Yes, Lord, you rescued my life from death, and kept my feet from stumbling.

O family of Israel, praise the Lord! O family of Aaron, praise the Lord!

O family of Levi, praise the Lord! You loyal followers of the Lord, praise the Lord!

For the Lord disciplines those he loves, just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.

It is better to be lowly in spirit with the afflicted than to share the spoils with the proud.

When you sit down to eat with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you,

Consider the work of God: For who can make straight what he has bent?

The Beloved to Her Lover: “I have already taken off my robe – must I put it on again? I have already washed my feet – must I soil them again?”

“My, how good you have become at chasing after your lovers! Why, you could even teach prostitutes a thing or two!

Because she took her prostitution so lightly, she defiled the land through her adulterous worship of gods made of wood and stone.

But your ancestors did not listen to me nor pay attention to me. They became obstinate and were more wicked than even their own forefathers.’”

Sing to the Lord! Praise the Lord! For he rescues the oppressed from the clutches of evildoers.

The Lord says, “I saw the prophets of Samaria doing something that was disgusting. They prophesied in the name of the god Baal and led my people Israel astray.

There were two copies of the deed of purchase. One was sealed and contained the order of transfer and the conditions of purchase. The other was left unsealed.

The exiles from Judah will say, ‘The Lord has brought about a great deliverance for us! Come on, let’s go and proclaim in Zion what the Lord our God has done!’

I will place the corpses of the people of Israel in front of their idols, and I will scatter your bones around your altars.

“As for you, son of man, are you willing to pronounce judgment, are you willing to pronounce judgment on the bloody city? Then confront her with all her abominable deeds!

Yet she increased her prostitution, remembering the days of her youth when she engaged in prostitution in the land of Egypt.

He sees the sword coming against the land, blows the trumpet, and warns the people,

In the womb he attacked his brother; in his manly vigor he struggled with God.