You, by your power, defeated nations and settled our fathers on their land; you crushed the people living there and enabled our ancestors to occupy it.

May you give support to the one you have chosen, to the one whom you raised up for yourself!

Your arm is powerful, your hand strong, your right hand victorious.

Even when I must walk in the midst of danger, you revive me. You oppose my angry enemies, and your right hand delivers me.

Yet, Lord, you are our father. We are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the product of your labor.

I did not spend my time in the company of other people, laughing and having a good time. I stayed to myself because I felt obligated to you and because I was filled with anger at what they had done.

The Dedanites were your clients. Many coastlands were your customers; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.

Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your trade partners; for lambs, rams, and goats they traded with you.

Lift your hand triumphantly against your adversaries; may all your enemies be destroyed!

Abraham said to his servant, the senior one in his household who was in charge of everything he had, “Put your hand under my thigh

But the Lord said to Moses, “Put out your hand and grab it by the tail” – so he put out his hand and caught it, and it became a staff in his hand –

The Lord also said to him, “Put your hand into your robe.” So he put his hand into his robe, and when he brought it out – there was his hand, leprous like snow!

He said, “Put your hand back into your robe.” So he put his hand back into his robe, and when he brought it out from his robe – there it was, restored like the rest of his skin!

The Lord said to Moses, “Extend your hand toward heaven so that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness so thick it can be felt.”

And as for you, lift up your staff and extend your hand toward the sea and divide it, so that the Israelites may go through the middle of the sea on dry ground.

The Lord said to Moses, “Extend your hand toward the sea, so that the waters may flow back on the Egyptians, on their chariots, and on their horsemen!”

The Lord replied to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is such a spirit, and lay your hand on him;

You will not be allowed to eat in your villages your tithe of grain, new wine, olive oil, the firstborn of your herd and flock, any votive offerings you have vowed, or your freewill and personal offerings.

Instead, you must kill him without fail! Your own hand must be the first to strike him, and then the hands of the whole community.

Instead, you must be sure to open your hand to him and generously lend him whatever he needs.