If the Lord had not helped me, I would have laid down in the silence of death.

The children of your servants will settle down here, and their descendants will live securely in your presence.”

The birds of the sky live beside them; they chirp among the bushes.

For too long I have had to reside with those who hate peace.

The Lord deserves praise in Zion – he who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!

But the one who listens to me will live in security, and will be at ease from the dread of harm.

For the upright will reside in the land, and those with integrity will remain in it,

(She is loud and rebellious, she does not remain at home –

“I, wisdom, live with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.

The righteous will never be moved, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.

I will avenge their blood which I had not previously acquitted. It is the Lord who dwells in Zion!

May God enlarge Japheth’s territory and numbers! May he live in the tents of Shem and may Canaan be his slave!”

The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; settle down in the land that I will point out to you.

Zebulun will live by the haven of the sea and become a haven for ships; his border will extend to Sidon.

So the Israelites set out on their journeys from the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud settled in the wilderness of Paran.

with the harvest of the earth and its fullness and the pleasure of him who resided in the burning bush. May blessing rest on Joseph’s head, and on the top of the head of the one set apart from his brothers.

Of Gad he said: Blessed be the one who enlarges Gad. Like a lioness he will dwell; he will tear at an arm – indeed, a scalp.

I will live among the Israelites and will not abandon my people Israel.”

For David said, “The Lord God of Israel has given his people rest and has permanently settled in Jerusalem.

Let darkness and the deepest shadow claim it; let a cloud settle on it; let whatever blackens the day terrify it!