David replied, “What have I done now? Can’t I say anything?”

God is in its fortresses; he reveals himself as its defender.

Many are appalled when they see me, but you are my secure shelter.

Like the fire that burns down the forest, or the flames that consume the mountainsides,

Do not accuse anyone without legitimate cause, if he has not treated you wrongly.

The sovereign master decreed judgment on Jacob, and it fell on Israel.

For messengers are coming, heralding disaster, from the city of Dan and from the hills of Ephraim.

(The cherubim appeared to have the form of human hands under their wings.)

When she had weaned ‘No Pity’ (Lo-Ruhamah) she conceived again and gave birth to another son.

For the fortress is neglected; the once-crowded city is abandoned. Hill and watchtower are permanently uninhabited. Wild donkeys love to go there, and flocks graze there.

“Have I ever said, ‘Give me something, and from your fortune make gifts in my favor’?

You made us an object of disdain to our neighbors; those who live on our borders taunt and insult us.

The Lord abhors dishonest scales, but an accurate weight is his delight.

The one who goes about gossiping reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with someone who is always opening his mouth.

And after agreeing with the workers for the standard wage, he sent them into his vineyard.

The four wheels were under the frames and the crossbars of the axles were connected to the stand. Each wheel was two and one-quarter feet high.

The ledge is 24½ feet long and 24½ feet wide on four sides; the border around it is 10½ inches, and its surrounding base 1¾ feet. Its steps face east.”

Every grain offering which is baked in the oven or made in the pan or on the griddle belongs to the priest who presented it.

You must have an accurate and correct stone weight and an accurate and correct measuring container, so that your life may be extended in the land the Lord your God is about to give you.

For this is what the sovereign master has told me: “Within exactly one year all the splendor of Kedar will come to an end.