Is not your wickedness great and is there no end to your iniquity?

He broke open rocks in the wilderness, and gave them enough water to fill the depths of the sea.

They are fresh every morning; your faithfulness is abundant!

and on to Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon.

When the righteous rejoice, great is the glory, but when the wicked rise to power, people are sought out.

So the Lord said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so blatant

God was with the boy as he grew. He lived in the wilderness and became an archer.

He had so many sheep and cattle and such a great household of servants that the Philistines became jealous of him.

He had many supplies stored in the cities of Judah and an army of skilled warriors stationed in Jerusalem.

because I was terrified of the great multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I remained silent and would not go outdoors –

Your justice is like the highest mountains, your fairness like the deepest sea; you preserve mankind and the animal kingdom.

He alone is my protector and deliverer. He is my refuge; I will not be upended.

a God who is honored in the great angelic assembly, and more awesome than all who surround him?

He executes judgment against the nations; he fills the valleys with corpses; he shatters their heads over the vast battlefield.

For there is a proper time and procedure for every matter, for the oppression of the king is severe upon his victim.

The tree grew large and strong. Its top reached far into the sky; it could be seen from the borders of all the land.

So I will set fire to Rabbah’s city wall; fire will consume her fortresses. War cries will be heard on the day of battle; a strong gale will blow on the day of the windstorm.

In the spring, at the time when kings normally conduct wars, Joab led the army into battle and devastated the land of the Ammonites. He went and besieged Rabbah, while David stayed in Jerusalem. Joab defeated Rabbah and tore it down.

But the Lord saw that the wickedness of humankind had become great on the earth. Every inclination of the thoughts of their minds was only evil all the time.

But while the meat was still between their teeth, before they chewed it, the anger of the Lord burned against the people, and the Lord struck the people with a very great plague.