Why do you say, O Yaʽ
And I said, ‘I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for emptiness, and in vain. But my right-ruling is with יהוה, and my work with my Elohim.’ ”
But Tsiyon says, “יהוה has forsaken me, and יהוה has forgotten me.”
“As Ě
For Iyoḇ
O יהוה, You are my Elohim. I exalt You, I praise Your Name, for You shall do a wonder – counsels of long ago, trustworthiness, truth.
“In an overflow of wrath I hid My face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I shall have compassion on you,” said יהוה, your Redeemer.
And Dawiḏ
For He completes my portion, and many like these are with Him.
“Remember these matters, O Yaʽ
