“So now Pharaoh should look ¹  for a wise and discerning man ²  and give him authority ³  over all the land of Egypt.

And Pharaoh turned and went into his house. He did not pay any attention to this. ¹ 

¹ “You must not give ²  a false report. ³  Do not make common cause ⁴  with the wicked ⁵  to be a malicious ⁶  witness.

When the people heard this troubling word ¹  they mourned; ²  no one put on his ornaments.

Naomi took the child and placed him on her lap; ¹  she became his caregiver. ² 

Are not my days few? ¹  Cease, ²  then, and leave ³  me alone, ⁴  that I may find a little comfort, ⁵ 

“O that ¹  you would hide me in Sheol, ²  and conceal me till your anger has passed! ³  O that you would set me a time ⁴  and then remember me! ⁵ 

when I said, ‘To here you may come ¹  and no farther, ²  here your proud waves will be confined’? ³ 

Who has put wisdom in the heart, ¹  or has imparted understanding to the mind?

I am not afraid ¹  of the multitude of people ²  who attack me from all directions. ³ 

Terrify them, Lord! ¹  Let the nations know they are mere mortals! ²  (Selah)

He shrouded himself in darkness, ¹  in thick rain clouds. ² 

For you bring him ¹  rich ²  blessings; ³  you place a golden crown on his head.

For you grant him lasting blessings; you give him great joy by allowing him into your presence. ¹ 

You burn them up like a fiery furnace ¹  when you appear; ²  the Lord angrily devours them; ³  the fire consumes them.

Your ¹  sons will carry ²  on the dynasty of your ancestors; ³  you will make them princes throughout the land.

Consider its defenses! ¹  Walk through ²  its fortresses, so you can tell the next generation about it! ³ 

But as for me, God’s presence is all I need. ¹  I have made the sovereign Lord my shelter, as ²  I declare all the things you have done.

Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, ¹  and all their rulers like Zebah and Zalmunna, ² 

As they pass through the Baca Valley, ¹  he provides a spring for them. ²  The rain ³  even covers it with pools of water. ⁴