The Lord who commands armies is on our side! The God of Jacob is our protector! (Selah)

He will defend the oppressed among the people; he will deliver the children of the poor and crush the oppressor.

I will remember the works of the Lord. Yes, I will remember the amazing things you did long ago!

The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life, and the one who wins souls is wise.

The words of a gossip are like delicious morsels; they go down into a person’s innermost being.

Turn aside from the way, stray off the path. Remove from our presence the Holy One of Israel.”

The Lord spoke to Jeremiah a second time while he was still confined in the courtyard of the guardhouse.

For I, the Lord, promise: “David will never lack a successor to occupy the throne over the nation of Israel.

The whole Babylonian army that came with the captain of the royal guard tore down the walls that surrounded Jerusalem.

Take away from me your noisy songs; I don’t want to hear the music of your stringed instruments.

One of the bystanders drew his sword and struck the high priest’s slave, cutting off his ear.

And tongues spreading out like a fire appeared to them and came to rest on each one of them.

But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of some crime or serious piece of villainy, I would have been justified in accepting the complaint of you Jews,

The priests could not carry out their duties because of the cloud; the Lord’s splendor filled God’s temple.

So he took David down, and they found them spread out over the land. They were eating and drinking and enjoying themselves because of all the loot they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah.

The Lord, who is the portion of the descendants of Jacob, is not like them. For he is the one who created everything, including the people of Israel whom he claims as his own. He is known as the Lord who rules over all.

Hezekiah energetically rebuilt every broken wall. He erected towers and an outer wall, and fortified the terrace of the City of David. He made many weapons and shields.

The Lord his God handed him over to the king of Syria. The Syrians defeated him and deported many captives to Damascus. He was also handed over to the king of Israel, who thoroughly defeated him.

Springs would well up from the earth and water the whole surface of the ground.

When he drank some of the wine, he got drunk and uncovered himself inside his tent.