the one who was constantly going before you to find places for you to set up camp. He appeared by fire at night and cloud by day, to show you the way you ought to go.

When they saw the chest was full of silver, the royal secretary and the high priest counted the silver that had been brought to the Lord’s temple and bagged it up.

At that time they will say, “Look, here is our God! We waited for him and he delivered us. Here is the Lord! We waited for him. Let’s rejoice and celebrate his deliverance!”

By your loyal love you will lead the people whom you have redeemed; you will guide them by your strength to your holy dwelling place.

I am willing to shame and humiliate myself even more than this! But with the slave girls whom you mentioned let me be distinguished!”

They crossed the Jordan and camped at Aroer, on the south side of the city, at the wadi of Gad, near Jazer.

Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah to Samaria and attacked Shallum son of Jabesh. He killed him and took his place as king.

The Lord told my father David, ‘It is right for you to have a strong desire to build a temple to honor me.

Wait patiently for the Lord! Wait confidently for him! Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, a man who carries out wicked schemes!

While the people were filled with anticipation and they all wondered whether perhaps John could be the Christ,

but now he has reconciled you by his physical body through death to present you holy, without blemish, and blameless before him –

He must take a wife who is a virgin.

At that time the Lord will whistle for flies from the distant streams of Egypt and for bees from the land of Assyria.

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One must not take either lower or upper millstones as security on a loan, for that is like taking a life itself as security.

The priest said to them, “Go with confidence. The Lord will be with you on your mission.”

Then Jonathan son of Saul left and went to David at Horesh. He encouraged him through God.

He says to himself, “I will never be upended, because I experience no calamity.”

They are absolutely terrified, for God defends the godly.

For the music director; a psalm of David. How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly! When trouble comes, the Lord delivers him.