For I have obeyed the Lord’s commands; I have not rebelled against my God.

The Lord rewarded me for my godly deeds; he took notice of my blameless behavior.

Indeed, you are my lamp, Lord. The Lord illumines the darkness around me.

They cry out, but there is no one to help them; they cry out to the Lord, but he does not answer them.

The Lord is alive! My protector is praiseworthy! The God who delivers me is exalted as king!

So I will give you thanks, O Lord, before the nations! I will sing praises to you.

The Lord’s spirit spoke through me; his word was on my tongue.

So David went up as Gad instructed him to do, according to the Lord’s instructions.

In the month Ziv of the fourth year of Solomon’s reign the foundation was laid for the Lord’s temple.

Then Solomon said, “The Lord has said that he lives in thick darkness.

The king and all Israel with him were presenting sacrifices to the Lord.

Asa did what the Lord approved like his ancestor David had done.

The Lord told Elijah the Tishbite:

The Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite,

Then a spirit stepped forward and stood before the Lord. He said, ‘I will deceive him.’ The Lord asked him, ‘How?’

This is an easy task for the Lord; he will also hand Moab over to you.

He went in by himself and closed the door. Then he prayed to the Lord.

Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Listen to the word of the Lord,

He did evil in the sight of the Lord, just like his father Manasseh had done.

He did evil in the sight of the Lord as his ancestors had done.