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I hear censure that insults me,
    and a spirit beyond my understanding answers me.(A)

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My words declare the uprightness of my heart,
    and what my lips know they speak sincerely.(A)

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I will open my mouth in a parable;
    I will utter dark sayings from of old,(A)
things that we have heard and known,
    that our ancestors have told us.(B)
We will not hide them from their children;
    we will tell to the coming generation
the glorious deeds of the Lord and his might
    and the wonders that he has done.(C)

He established a decree in Jacob
    and appointed a law in Israel,
which he commanded our ancestors
    to teach to their children,(D)

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My mouth shall speak wisdom;
    the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.(A)

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11 I will teach you concerning the hand of God;
    that which is with the Almighty[a] I will not conceal.

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Footnotes

  1. 27.11 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai

“Listen! My thoughts urge me to answer
    because of the agitation within me.

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29 be afraid of the sword,
    for wrath brings the punishment of the sword,
    so that you may know there is a judgment.”(A)

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These ten times you have cast reproach upon me;
    are you not ashamed to wrong me?

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