Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the nations, ascribe to the Lord splendor and strength!

When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of Shimea, David’s brother, killed him.

All the men of Israel assembled before the king during the festival in the seventh month.

The leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The Lord is just.”

Asa passed away in the forty-first year of his reign.

He burned the bones of the pagan priests on their altars; he purified Judah and Jerusalem.

When the king heard the words of the law scroll, he tore his clothes.

God does not restrain his anger; under him the helpers of Rahab lie crushed.

he wanders about – food for vultures; he knows that the day of darkness is at hand.

you sent widows away empty-handed, and the arms of the orphans you crushed.

why it is so dark you cannot see, and why a flood of water covers you.

They reap fodder in the field, and glean in the vineyard of the wicked.

Mankind does not know its place; it cannot be found in the land of the living.

My harp is used for mourning and my flute for the sound of weeping.

because they have turned away from following him, and have not understood any of his ways,

It makes its tail stiff like a cedar, the sinews of its thighs are tightly wound.

Consequently the Lord provides safety for the oppressed; he provides safety in times of trouble.

for the needy are not permanently ignored, the hopes of the oppressed are not forever dashed.

He mounted a winged angel and flew; he glided on the wings of the wind.

When they hear of my exploits, they submit to me. Foreigners are powerless before me;