They made an image of a calf at Horeb, and worshiped a metal idol.

They cultivated fields, and planted vineyards, which yielded a harvest of fruit.

His God instructs him; he teaches him the principles of agriculture.

People writhe in fear when they see them. All of their faces turn pale with fright.

May the Lord our God be constantly aware of these requests of mine I have presented to him, so that he might vindicate his servant and his people Israel as the need arises.

Then the king of the north will advance and will build siege mounds and capture a well-fortified city. The forces of the south will not prevail, not even his finest contingents. They will have no strength to prevail.

For the music director; a psalm of David, written when Nathan the prophet confronted him after David’s affair with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, because of your loyal love! Because of your great compassion, wipe away my rebellious acts!

This is what the sovereign Lord says: Because your lust was poured out and your nakedness was uncovered in your prostitution with your lovers, and because of all your detestable idols, and because of the blood of your children you have given to them,

So the Lord will hand the people of Israel over to their enemies until the time when the woman in labor gives birth. Then the rest of the king’s countrymen will return to be reunited with the people of Israel.

But I will also make the son of the slave wife into a great nation, for he is your descendant too.”

So Israel’s sons came to buy grain among the other travelers, for the famine was severe in the land of Canaan.

The sin of these young men was very great in the Lord’s sight, for they treated the Lord’s offering with contempt.

So David went up, along with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail, formerly the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

After Hezron’s death, Caleb had sexual relations with Ephrath, his father Hezron’s widow, and she bore to him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.

David then said, “This is the place where the temple of the Lord God will be, along with the altar for burnt sacrifices for Israel.”

After Jehoiada died, the officials of Judah visited the king and declared their loyalty to him. The king listened to their advice.

from the descendants of Adonikam there were the latter ones. Their names were Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah, and with them 60 men;

“You are the LORD God who chose Abram and brought him forth from Ur of the Chaldeans. You changed his name to Abraham.

May their names be deleted from the scroll of the living! Do not let their names be listed with the godly!

For the music director; written by the Korahites, a psalm. O Lord, you showed favor to your land; you restored the well-being of Jacob.