For he is not a human being like I am, that I might answer him, that we might come together in judgment.

Terrors are turned loose on me; they drive away my honor like the wind, and like a cloud my deliverance has passed away.

Otherwise they will rip me to shreds like a lion; they will tear me to bits and no one will be able to rescue me.

You prepare a feast before me in plain sight of my enemies. You refresh my head with oil; my cup is completely full.

As they pass through the Baca Valley, he provides a spring for them. The rain even covers it with pools of water.

Wisdom is directly in front of the discerning person, but the eyes of a fool run to the ends of the earth.

A good reputation is better than precious perfume; likewise, the day of one’s death is better than the day of one’s birth.

For like the crackling of quick-burning thorns under a cooking pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This kind of folly also is useless.

At that time Israel will be the third member of the group, along with Egypt and Assyria, and will be a recipient of blessing in the earth.

For look, I am ready to create new heavens and a new earth! The former ones will not be remembered; no one will think about them anymore.

We hoped for good fortune, but nothing good has come of it. We hoped for a time of relief, but instead we experience terror.

I will turn Mount Seir into a desolate ruin; I will cut off from it the one who passes through or returns.

The Lord is good – indeed, he is a fortress in time of distress, and he protects those who seek refuge in him.

“When an unclean spirit goes out of a person, it passes through waterless places looking for rest but does not find it.

The disciples said to him, “Where can we get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy so great a crowd?”

Because of the crowd, he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him so the crowd would not press toward him.

Just as Jesus was getting out of the boat, a man with an unclean spirit came from the tombs and met him.

Again and again they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Then they knelt down and paid homage to him.

But a Samaritan who was traveling came to where the injured man was, and when he saw him, he felt compassion for him.

“Here is a boy who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what good are these for so many people?”