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21 “For his eyes are on the ways of a man.
    He sees all his goings.
22 There is no darkness, nor thick gloom,
    where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
23 For he doesn’t need to consider a man further,
    that he should go before God in judgment.
24 He breaks mighty men in pieces in ways past finding out,
    and sets others in their place.
25 Therefore he takes knowledge of their works.
    He overturns them in the night, so that they are destroyed.
26 He strikes them as wicked men
    in the open sight of others;
27 because they turned away from following him,
    and wouldn’t pay attention to any of his ways,
28 so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him.
    He heard the cry of the afflicted.
29 When he gives quietness, who then can condemn?
    When he hides his face, who then can see him?
    He is over a nation or a man alike,
30 that the godless man may not reign,
    that there be no one to ensnare the people.

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21 For his eyes watch over a man’s ways,
and he observes all his steps.(A)
22 There is no darkness, no deep darkness,
where evildoers can hide.(B)
23 God does not need to examine a person further,
that one should[a] approach him in court.
24 He shatters the mighty without an investigation
and sets others in their place.(C)
25 Therefore, he recognizes their deeds(D)
and overthrows them by night, and they are crushed.
26 In full view of the public,[b]
he strikes them for their wickedness,
27 because they turned aside from following him
and did not understand any of his ways
28 but caused the poor to cry out to him,
and he heard the outcry of the needy.(E)
29 But when God is silent, who can declare him guilty?
When he hides his face, who can see him?
Yet he watches over both individuals and nations,
30 so that godless men should not rule
or ensnare the people.

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Footnotes

  1. 34:23 Some emend to God has not appointed a time for man to
  2. 34:26 Lit In a place of spectators