O Lord, when you departed ¹  from Seir, when you marched from Edom’s plains, the earth shook, the heavens poured down, the clouds poured down rain. ² 

Your servant has struck down both the lion and the bear. This uncircumcised Philistine will be just like one of them. ¹  For he has defied the armies of the living God!”

When it was reported to Saul, he sent more messengers, but they prophesied too. So Saul sent messengers a third time, but they also prophesied.

Both night and day they were a protective wall for us the entire time we were with them, while we were tending our flocks.

Abner advised ¹  the elders of Israel, “Previously you were wanting David to be your king. ² 

So I thought to myself, “The fate of the fool will happen even to me! ¹  Then what did I gain by becoming so excessively ²  wise?” ³  So I lamented to myself, ⁴  “The benefits of wisdom ⁵  are ultimately ⁶  meaningless!”

For all day long ¹  his work produces pain and frustration, ²  and even at night his mind cannot relax! ³  This also is futile!

I set a trap for you, Babylon; you were caught before you knew it. You fought against me. So you were found and captured. ¹ 

Take the choice bone of the flock, heap up bones under it; boil rapidly, and boil its bones in it.

What he did was evil in the Lord’s sight, so the Lord ¹  killed him too.

He followed in the footsteps of ¹  the kings of Israel; he also made images of the Baals.

What you know, ¹  I ²  know also; I am not inferior ³  to you!

Even now my witness ¹  is in heaven; my advocate ²  is on high.

“Yes, ¹  the lamp ²  of the wicked is extinguished; his flame of fire ³  does not shine.

Even youngsters have scorned me; when I get up, ¹  they scoff at me. ² 

“Why do the wicked go on living, ¹  grow old, ²  even increase in power?

“Even today my complaint is still bitter; ¹  his ²  hand is heavy despite ³  my groaning.

The drought as well as the heat carry away the melted snow; ¹  so the grave ²  takes away those who have sinned. ³ 

Moreover, the strength of their ¹  hands – what use was it to me? Men whose strength ²  had perished;

then this ¹  also would be iniquity to be judged, ²  for I would have been false ³  to God above.