Lexicon :: Strong's H1077 - bal

Tremble [reverently] before Him, all the earth;

The world is firmly established, it will not be moved.

“The folds of his flesh are joined together,

Firm on him and immobile [when he moves].

The wicked, in the haughtiness of his face, will not seek nor inquire for Him;

All his thoughts are, “There is no God [so there is no accountability or punishment].”

He says to himself, “I will not be moved;

For throughout all generations I will not be in adversity [for nothing bad will happen to me].”

He says to himself, “God has [quite] forgotten;

He has hidden His face; He will never see my deed.”

Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer,

Seek out his wickedness until You find no more.

To vindicate and obtain justice for the fatherless and the oppressed,

So that man who is of the earth will no longer terrify them.

I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord;

I have no good besides You.”

The sorrows [pain and suffering] of those who have chosen another god will be multiplied [because of their idolatry];

I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood,

Nor will I take their names upon my lips.

I have set the LORD continually before me;

Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

You have tried my heart;

You have visited me in the night;

You have tested me and You find nothing [evil in me];

I intend that my mouth will not transgress.

My steps have held closely to Your paths;

My feet have not staggered.

You have given him his heart’s desire,

And You have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.

For the king [confidently] trusts in the LORD,

And through the lovingkindness (faithfulness, goodness) of the Most High he will never be shaken.

For they planned evil against You;

They devised a [malevolent] plot

And they will not succeed.

As for me, in my prosperity I said,

“I shall never be moved.”

Do not be like the horse or like the mule which have no understanding,

Whose trappings include bridle and rein to hold them in check,

Otherwise they will not come near to you.

God is in the midst of her [His city], she will not be moved;

God will help her when the morning dawns.

But man, with all his [self] honor and pomp, will not endure;

He is like the beasts that perish.

I will praise and give thanks to You, O Lord, among the people;

I will sing praises to You among the nations.

Let them be as a snail which melts away (secretes slime) as it goes along,

Like the miscarriage of a woman which never sees the sun.

And turned their rivers into blood,

And their streams, so that they could not drink.

The LORD reigns, He is clothed with majesty and splendor;

The LORD has clothed and encircled Himself with strength;

the world is firmly established, it cannot be moved.

Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns;

Indeed, the world is firmly and securely established, it shall not be moved;

He will judge and rule the people with fairness.”

He established the earth on its foundations,

So that it will not be moved forever and ever.

You set a boundary [for the waters] that they may not cross over,

So that they will not return to cover the earth.

I will praise and give thanks to You, O LORD, among the people;

And I will sing praises to You among the nations.

Ayin.

I have done justice and righteousness;

Do not leave me to those who oppress me.

“Let burning coals fall upon them;

Let them be thrown into the fire,

Into deep [water] pits from which they cannot rise.

Do not incline my heart to [consent to or tolerate] any evil thing,

Or to practice deeds of wickedness

With men who plan and do evil;

And let me not eat of their delicacies (be tempted by their gain).

He has not dealt this way with any [other] nation;

They have not known [understood, appreciated, heeded, or cherished] His ordinances.

Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)

To execute vengeance on the nations

And punishment on the peoples,

The foolish woman is restless and noisy;

She is naive and easily misled and thoughtless, and knows nothing at all [of eternal value].

The [consistently] righteous will never be shaken,

But the wicked will not inhabit the earth.

A man will not be established by wickedness,

But the root of the [consistently] righteous will not be moved.

Leave the presence of a [shortsighted] fool,

For you will not find knowledge or hear godly wisdom from his lips.

The fear of the LORD leads to life,

So that one may sleep satisfied, untouched by evil.

Do you see a man skillful and experienced in his work?

He will stand [in honor] before kings;

He will not stand before obscure men.

For as he thinks in his heart, so is he [in behavior—one who manipulates].

He says to you, “Eat and drink,”

Yet his heart is not with you [but it is begrudging the cost].

“They struck me, but I was not hurt!

They beat me, but I did not feel it!

When will I wake up?

I will seek more wine.”

These also are sayings of the wise:

To show partiality in judgment is not good.

“Prepare a slaughtering place for his sons

Because of the wickedness [the sin, the injustice, the wrongdoing] of their fathers.

They must not rise and take possession of the earth,

And fill the face of the world with cities.”

Though the wicked is shown compassion and favor,

He does not learn righteousness;

In the land of uprightness he deals unjustly,

And refuses to see the majesty of the LORD.

The [wicked] dead will not live [again], the spirits of the dead will not rise and return;

Therefore You have punished and destroyed them,

And You have wiped out every memory of them [every trace of them].

We have been with child, we have twisted and struggled in labor;

We gave birth, as it seems, only to wind.

We could not accomplish salvation for the earth,

Nor were inhabitants of the world [fn]born.

Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts and observances;

Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a undisturbed settlement,

A tent which will not be taken down;

Not one of its stakes will ever be pulled up,

Nor any of its ropes be severed.

Your ship’s ropes (tackle) hang loose;

They cannot hold the base of their mast firmly,

Nor spread out the sail.

Then an abundance of spoil and plunder will be divided;

Even the lame will take the plunder.