The Lord is just in all his actions, and exhibits love in all he does.

They will besiege all of your villages until all of your high and fortified walls collapse – those in which you put your confidence throughout the land. They will besiege all your villages throughout the land the Lord your God has given you.

He is the Lord our God; he carries out judgment throughout the earth.

I will think about all you have done; I will reflect upon your deeds!”

Tell the nations about his splendor! Tell all the nations about his amazing deeds!

He is the Lord our God; he carries out judgment throughout the earth.

He put him in charge of his palace, and made him manager of all his property,

He ordered flies to come; gnats invaded their whole territory.

How blessed are those who observe his rules, and seek him with all their heart,

With all my heart I seek you. Do not allow me to stray from your commands!

Give me understanding so that I might observe your law, and keep it with all my heart.

I seek your favor with all my heart. Have mercy on me as you promised!

Acknowledge him in all your ways, and he will make your paths straight.

One who has isolated himself seeks his own desires; he rejects all sound judgment.

“‘Do not defile yourselves with any of these things, for the nations which I am about to drive out before you have been defiled with all these things.

Syria from the east, and the Philistines from the west, they gobbled up Israelite territory. Despite all this, his anger does not subside, and his hand is ready to strike again.

In spite of all this, Israel’s sister, unfaithful Judah, has not turned back to me with any sincerity; she has only pretended to do so,” says the Lord.

Now as for these four young men, God endowed them with knowledge and skill in all sorts of literature and wisdom – and Daniel had insight into all kinds of visions and dreams.

“But surely I gave you no food to eat in any of your cities; you lacked food everywhere you live. Still you did not come back to me.” The Lord is speaking!

You know that I’ve worked for your father as hard as I could,