Cush was the father of Nimrod, who established himself as a mighty warrior on earth.

There the prisoners relax together; they do not hear the voice of the oppressor.

You made us an object of ridicule among the nations; foreigners treat us with contempt.

He gave their crops to the grasshopper, the fruit of their labor to the locust.

O God, take notice of our shield! Show concern for your chosen king!

May you be blessed by the Lord, the creator of heaven and earth!

Praise him with the blast of the horn! Praise him with the lyre and the harp!

Even in laughter the heart may ache, and the end of joy may be grief.

Then the kingdom, authority, and greatness of the kingdoms under all of heaven will be delivered to the people of the holy ones of the Most High. His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; all authorities will serve him and obey him.’

and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.

Now a man named Ananias, together with Sapphira his wife, sold a piece of property.

for a crowd of people followed them, screaming, “Away with him!”

Therefore do not let what you consider good be spoken of as evil.

Finally, be strengthened in the Lord and in the strength of his power.

For by it the people of old received God’s commendation.

Now the Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a land that was inhabited; they ate manna until they came to the border of the land of Canaan.

You must sound loud horn blasts – in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, on the Day of Atonement – you must sound the horn in your entire land.

From the descendants of Gad: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.

From the descendants of Judah: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.

From the descendants of Issachar: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.