"For He performswhatis appointedfor me, And manysuch[decrees] are with Him.
Yet thesethingsYou have concealedin Your heart;I knowthat thisis withinYou:
"But He is uniqueand whocan turnHim? And [what] His souldesires,that He does.
"Therefore,I would be dismayedat His presence;[When] I consider,I am terrifiedof Him.
Soam I allottedmonthsof vanity,And nightsof troubleare appointedme.
Your waywas in the seaAnd Your pathsin the mightywaters,And Your footprintsmay not be known.
Cloudsand thickdarknesssurroundHim; Righteousnessand justiceare the foundationof His throne.
The voiceof the LORDwill callto the city--And it is soundwisdomto fearYour name:"Hear,O tribe.Whohas appointedits time?
Oh,the depthof the richesbothof the wisdomand knowledgeof God!Howunsearchableare His judgmentsand unfathomableHis ways!
so that no onewould be disturbedby theseafflictions;for you yourselvesknowthat we have been destinedfor this.
For Godhas not destinedus for wrath,but for obtainingsalvationthroughour LordJesusChrist,
and, "A STONEOF STUMBLINGAND A ROCKOF OFFENSE";for they stumblebecause they are disobedientto the word,and to this[doom] they were alsoappointed.
