My people will live in peaceful settlements, in secure homes, and in safe, quiet places.

Look, ambassadors cry out in the streets; messengers sent to make peace weep bitterly.

He pursues them and passes by unharmed; he advances with great speed.

All your children will be followers of the Lord, and your children will enjoy great prosperity.

Those who live uprightly enter a place of peace; they rest on their beds.

“Is he well?” Jacob asked. They replied, “He is well. Now look, here comes his daughter Rachel with the sheep.”

Joseph replied to Pharaoh, “It is not within my power, but God will speak concerning the welfare of Pharaoh.”

Then I sent messengers from the Kedemoth Desert to King Sihon of Heshbon with an offer of peace:

Joshua made a peace treaty with them and agreed to let them live. The leaders of the community sealed it with an oath.

The Lord said to him, “You are safe! Do not be afraid! You are not going to die!”

The sons of Josiah: Johanan was the firstborn; Jehoiakim was born second; Zedekiah third; and Shallum fourth.

Ahitub was the father of Zadok, and Zadok was the father of Shallum.

Shallum son of Hallohesh, head of a half-district of Jerusalem, worked on the section adjacent to him, assisted by his daughters.

For they do not try to make peace with others, but plan ways to deceive those who are unsuspecting.

May those who desire my vindication shout for joy and rejoice! May they continually say, “May the Lord be praised, for he wants his servant to be secure.”

My whole body is sick because of your judgment; I am deprived of health because of my sin.

As for those who are bent on traveling a sinful path, may the Lord remove them, along with those who behave wickedly! May Israel experience peace!

The Beloved: I was a wall, and my breasts were like fortress towers. Then I found favor in his eyes.

O Lord, you make us secure, for even all we have accomplished, you have done for us.

Fairness will produce peace and result in lasting security.