Lexicon :: Strong's H433 - 'ĕlôha

Then[fn] Jeshurun[fn] became fat and rebelled —

you became fat, bloated, and gorged.

He abandoned the God who made him

and scorned the Rock of his salvation.

They sacrificed to demons, not God,

to gods they had not known,

new gods that had just arrived,

which your ancestors did not fear.

the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.

“So now, don’t let Hezekiah deceive you, and don’t let him mislead you like this. Don’t believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to rescue his people from my power or the power of my predecessors. How much less will your God rescue you from my power! ’ ”

They refused to listen

and did not remember your wonders

you performed among them.

They became stiff-necked and appointed a leader

to return to their slavery in Egypt.[fn]

But you are a forgiving God,

gracious and compassionate,

slow to anger and abounding in faithful love,

and you did not abandon them.

If only that day had turned to darkness!

May God above not care about it,

or light shine on it.

Why is life given to a man whose path is hidden,

whom God has hedged in?

They perish at a single blast from God

and come to an end by the breath of his nostrils.

“Can a mortal be righteous before God?

Can a man be more pure than his Maker? ”

See how happy is the person whom God corrects;

so do not reject the discipline of the Almighty.

Surely the arrows of the Almighty have pierced[fn] me;

my spirit drinks their poison.

God’s terrors are arrayed against me.

If only my request would be granted

and God would provide what I hope for:

God does not hold back his anger;

Rahab’s assistants cringe in fear beneath him!

I will say to God,

“Do not declare me guilty!

Let me know why you prosecute me.

But if only God would speak

and open his lips against you!

I am a laughingstock to my[fn] friends,

by calling on God, who answers me.[fn]

The righteous and blameless man is a laughingstock.

The tents of robbers are safe,

and those who trouble God are secure;

God holds them in his hands.[fn]

Do you listen in on the council of God,

or have a monopoly on wisdom?

My friends scoff at me

as I weep before God.

then understand that it is God who has wronged me

and caught me in his net.

Have mercy on me, my friends, have mercy,

for God’s hand has struck me.

Even after my skin has been destroyed,[fn]

yet I will see God in[fn] my flesh.

Their homes are secure and free of fear;

no rod from God strikes them.

God reserves a person’s punishment for his children.

Let God repay the person himself, so that he may know it.

Isn’t God as high as the heavens?

And look at the highest stars ​— ​how lofty they are!

Then you will delight in the Almighty

and lift up your face to God.

From the city, men[fn] groan;

the mortally wounded cry for help,

yet God pays no attention to this crime.

as long as my breath is still in me

and the breath from God remains in my nostrils,

For what hope does the godless person have when he is cut off,

when God takes away his life?

Will he delight in the Almighty?

Will he call on God at all times?

If only I could be as in months gone by,

in the days when God watched over me,

I would be as I was in the days of my youth

when God’s friendship rested on my tent,

For what portion would I have from God above,

or what inheritance from the Almighty on high?

let God weigh me on accurate scales,

and he will recognize my integrity.

But I tell you that you are wrong in this matter,

since God is greater than man.

He will pray to God, and God will delight in him.

That person will see his face with a shout of joy,

and God will restore his righteousness to him.

But no one asks, “Where is God my Maker,

who provides us with songs in the night,

Be patient with me a little longer, and I will inform you,

for there is still more to be said on God’s behalf.

Do you know how God directs his clouds

or makes their lightning flash?

Out of the north he comes, shrouded in a golden glow;

awesome majesty surrounds him.

For God has deprived her of wisdom;

he has not endowed her with understanding.

Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him?

Let him who argues with God give an answer.[fn]

For who is God besides the LORD?

And who is a rock? Only our God.

The LORD lives ​— ​blessed be my rock!

The God of my salvation is exalted.

“Understand this, you who forget God,

or I will tear you apart,

and there will be no one to rescue you.

Tremble, earth, at the presence of the Lord,

at the presence of the God of Jacob,