For the sake of my brothers and my neighbors I will say, “May there be peace in you!”

For the sake of the temple of the Lord our God I will pray for you to prosper.

O Lord, for the sake of your reputation, revive me! Because of your justice, rescue me from trouble!

So you will walk in the way of good people, and will keep on the paths of the righteous.

The path of life is upward for the wise person, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.

Listen to advice and receive discipline, that you may become wise by the end of your life.

The Lord wanted to exhibit his justice by magnifying his law and displaying it.

Remind me of what happened! Let’s debate! You, prove to me that you are right!

So tell them you are my sister so that it may go well for me because of you and my life will be spared on account of you.”

He said, “Tomorrow.” And Moses said, “It will be as you say, so that you may know that there is no one like the Lord our God.

Thus you will remember and obey all my commandments and be holy to your God.

Then you must delegate some of your authority to him, so that the whole community of the Israelites will be obedient.

You must not eat it so that it may go well with you and your children after you; you will be doing what is right in the Lord’s sight.

Then all the nations of the earth will recognize that the Lord is the only genuine God.

However, for your father David’s sake I will not do this while you are alive. I will tear it away from your son’s hand instead.

I will humiliate David’s descendants because of this, but not forever.”

He ordered the people living in Jerusalem to contribute the portion prescribed for the priests and Levites so they might be obedient to the law of the Lord.

Fear the sword yourselves, for wrath brings the punishment by the sword, so that you may know that there is judgment.”

Lord, lead me in your righteousness because of those who wait to ambush me, remove the obstacles in the way in which you are guiding me!

From the mouths of children and nursing babies you have ordained praise on account of your adversaries, so that you might put an end to the vindictive enemy.