You must leave nothing until morning, but you must burn with fire whatever remains of it until morning.

and with cutting and setting stone, and with cutting wood, to work in all kinds of craftsmanship.

the hangings of the courtyard, its posts and its bases, and the curtain for the gateway to the courtyard;

He made its horns on its four corners; its horns were part of it, and he overlaid it with bronze.

“Speak to the Israelites and tell them, ‘When you have crossed the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

The priest will then take the basket from you and set it before the altar of the Lord your God.

Joshua and his whole army caught them by surprise at the Waters of Merom and attacked them.

No city made peace with the Israelites (except the Hivites living in Gibeon); they had to conquer all of them,

(Now Saul had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Paltiel son of Laish, who was from Gallim.)

Solomon left all these items unweighed; there were so many of them they did not weigh the bronze.

So the Lord was furious with Israel and rejected them; only the tribe of Judah was left.

Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and to Elat on the coast in the land of Edom.

King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz prayed about this and cried out to heaven.

You will be protected from malicious gossip, and will not be afraid of the destruction when it comes.

Or speak to the earth and it will teach you, or let the fish of the sea declare to you.

Turn back from me, all you who behave wickedly, for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping!

A psalm of David. I will sing about loyalty and justice! To you, O Lord, I will sing praises!

א (Alef) How blessed are those whose actions are blameless, who obey the law of the Lord.

Deliver yourself like a gazelle from a snare, and like a bird from the trap of the fowler.

The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride and the evil way and perverse utterances.