Job 29 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

“Oh ^H4310 H5414 that ^H4310 H5414 I were as in months ^H3391 gone ^H6924 by ^H6924,

As in the days ^H3117 when God ^H433 kept ^H8104 me,

When His lamp ^H5216 shone ^H1984 over ^H5921 my head ^H7218,

And by His light ^H216 I walked ^H1980 through darkness ^H2822,

As I was in [fn]the prime ^H2779 of my days ^H3117,

When the intimate counsel ^H5475 with God ^H433 was over ^H5921 my tent ^H168,

When [fn]the Almighty ^H7706 was yet ^H5750 with me,

And my children ^H5288 were around ^H5439 me,

When my steps ^H1978 were bathed ^H7364 in butter ^H2529,

And the rock ^H6697 poured ^H6694 out ^H6694 for me streams ^H6388 of oil ^H8081!

“When I went ^H3318 out ^H3318 to the gate ^H8179 of the city ^H7176,

When I [fn]took ^H3559 my seat ^H4186 in the square ^H7339,

The young ^H5288 men ^H5288 saw ^H7200 me and hid ^H2244,

And the old ^H3453 men ^H3453 arose ^H6965 and stood ^H5975.

“The princes ^H8269 stopped ^H6113 talking ^H4405

And put ^H7760 their hands ^H3709 on their mouths ^H6310;

The voice ^H6963 of the nobles ^H5057 was hidden ^H2244 away,

And their tongue ^H3956 clung ^H1692 to their palate ^H2441.

“For the ear ^H241 heard ^H8085, and it called ^H833 me blessed ^H833,

And the eye ^H5869 saw ^H7200, and it gave ^H5749 witness ^H5749 of ^H5749 me,

Because ^H3588 I provided ^H4422 escape ^H4422 for the afflicted ^H6041 who cried ^H7768 for ^H7768 help ^H7768,

And the orphan ^H3490 who had no ^H3808 helper ^H5826.

“The blessing ^H1293 of the one ready to perish ^H6 came ^H935 upon me,

And I made the widow’s ^H490 heart ^H3820 sing ^H7442 for ^H7442 joy ^H7442.

“I clothed ^H3847 myself with righteousness ^H6664, and it clothed ^H3847 me;

My justice ^H4941 was like a robe ^H4598 and a turban ^H6797.

“I was eyes ^H5869 to the blind ^H5787

And feet ^H7272 to the lame ^H6455.

“I was a father ^H1 to the needy ^H34,

And I searched ^H2713 out ^H2713 the case ^H7379 which I did not know ^H3045.

“I broke ^H7665 the fangs ^H4973 of the unjust ^H5767

And snatched ^H7993 the prey ^H2964 from his teeth ^H8127.

“Then I [fn]said ^H559, ‘I will breathe ^H1478 my last ^H1478 [fn]in my nest ^H7064,

And I shall multiply ^H7235 my days ^H3117 as the sand ^H2344.

‘My root ^H8328 is spread ^H6605 out ^H6605 to the waters ^H4325,

And dew ^H2919 lies ^H3885 all night ^H3885 on my branch ^H7105.

‘My glory ^H3519 is ever new ^H2319 with me,

And my bow ^H7198 is renewed ^H2498 in my hand ^H3027.’

“To me they listened ^H8085 and waited ^H3176,

And kept ^H1826 silent ^H1826 for my counsel ^H6098.

“After ^H310 my words ^H1697 they did ^H8138 not speak ^H8138 again ^H8138,

And my speech ^H4405 dropped ^H5197 on them.

“They waited ^H3176 for me as for the rain ^H4306,

And opened ^H6473 their mouth ^H6310 as for the [fn]late ^H4456 rain ^H4456.

“I laughed ^H7832 with them as they could not believe ^H539 it,

And the light ^H216 of my face ^H6440 they did not cast ^H5307 down ^H5307.

“I chose ^H977 a way ^H1870 for them and sat ^H3427 as chief ^H7218,

And dwelt ^H7931 as their head ^H4428 among the troops ^H1416,

As one who ^H834 comforted ^H5162 the mourners ^H57.