The Philistines again came up and spread out in the valley of Rephaim.

The people continued to offer sacrifices at the high places, but only to the Lord their God.

People who had seen him will not see him again, and the place where he was will recognize him no longer.

for while my spirit is still in me, and the breath from God is in my nostrils,

“They are dismayed and cannot answer any more; they have nothing left to say.

“Be patient with me a little longer and I will instruct you, for I still have words to speak on God’s behalf.

so that he might continue to live forever and not experience death.

I asked, “Will the Lord reject me forever? Will he never again show me his favor?

Yet they continued to sin against him, and rebelled against the sovereign One in the desert.

Despite all this, they continued to sin, and did not trust him to do amazing things.

How blessed are those who live in your temple and praise you continually! (Selah)

They bear fruit even when they are old; they are filled with vitality and have many leaves.

Give instruction to a wise person, and he will become wiser still; teach a righteous person and he will add to his learning.

One person is generous and yet grows more wealthy, but another withholds more than he should and comes to poverty.

let them drink and forget their poverty, and remember their misery no more.

Daughter Tarshish, travel back to your land, as one crosses the Nile; there is no longer any marketplace in Tyre.

Once again you will plant vineyards on the hills of Samaria. Those who plant them will once again enjoy their fruit.

I will silence the noise of your songs; the sound of your harps will be heard no more.

I will no longer subject you to the nations’ insults; no longer will you bear the shame of the peoples, and no longer will you bereave your nation, declares the sovereign Lord.’”

I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will rule over them all. They will never again be two nations and never again be divided into two kingdoms.