And the Lord said, “I will make all my goodness pass before your face, and I will proclaim the Lord by name before you; I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, I will show mercy to whom I will show mercy.”

So get up now and go out and give some encouragement to your servants. For I swear by the Lord that if you don’t go out there, not a single man will stay here with you tonight! This disaster will be worse for you than any disaster that has overtaken you from your youth right to the present time!”

He was buried in the tomb he had carved out in the City of David. They laid him to rest on a bier covered with spices and assorted mixtures of ointments. They made a huge bonfire to honor him.

saying “Praised be the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has not abandoned his faithful love for my master! The Lord has led me to the house of my master’s relatives!”

Even if the mountains are removed and the hills displaced, my devotion will not be removed from you, nor will my covenant of friendship be displaced,” says the Lord, the one who has compassion on you.

So I went in and looked. I noticed every figure of creeping thing and beast – detestable images – and every idol of the house of Israel, engraved on the wall all around.

“But woe to you Pharisees! You give a tenth of your mint, rue, and every herb, yet you neglect justice and love for God! But you should have done these things without neglecting the others.

The master commended the dishonest manager because he acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their contemporaries than the people of light.

Any person who eats any blood – that person will be cut off from his people.’”

The Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you;

But Nadab and Abihu died when they offered strange fire before the Lord.

her husband came after her, hoping he could convince her to return. He brought with him his servant and a pair of donkeys. When she brought him into her father’s house and the girl’s father saw him, he greeted him warmly.

Will it make numerous supplications to you, will it speak to you with tender words?

But I trust in your faithfulness. May I rejoice because of your deliverance!

For I am ever aware of your faithfulness, and your loyalty continually motivates me.

Smile on your servant! Deliver me because of your faithfulness!

May we experience your faithfulness, O Lord, for we wait for you.

When I tripped, they taunted me relentlessly, and tried to bite me.

For your loyal love extends beyond the sky, and your faithfulness reaches the clouds.

Because experiencing your loyal love is better than life itself, my lips will praise you.