The steps of a person are ordained by the Lord – so how can anyone understand his own way?

The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless are taken in the place of the upright.

In the transgression of an evil person there is a snare, but a righteous person can sing and rejoice.

Many people seek the face of a ruler, but it is from the Lord that one receives justice.

The Elamites picked up the quiver, and came with chariots and horsemen; the men of Kir prepared the shield.

No resident of Zion will say, “I am ill”; the people who live there will have their sin forgiven.

(6:1) So Darius the Mede took control of the kingdom when he was about sixty-two years old.

I tell you the truth, you will never get out of there until you have paid the last penny!

He has brought down the mighty from their thrones, and has lifted up those of lowly position;

But Jesus said, “Enough of this!” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him.

But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law and boast of your relationship to God

For there must in fact be divisions among you, so that those of you who are approved may be evident.

Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not of human origin.

For he gazes at himself and then goes out and immediately forgets what sort of person he was.

Yet these men, as a result of their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and insult the glorious ones.

When the Israelites cried out for help to the Lord, he raised up a deliverer for them. His name was Ehud son of Gera the Benjaminite, a left-handed man. The Israelites sent him to King Eglon of Moab with their tribute payment.

Now, look, I have made every effort to supply what is needed to build the Lord’s temple. I have stored up 100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver, and so much bronze and iron it cannot be weighed, as well as wood and stones. Feel free to add more!

He put an idolatrous image he had made in God’s temple, about which God had said to David and to his son Solomon, “This temple in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, will be my permanent home.

I have asked the Lord for one thing – this is what I desire! I want to live in the Lord’s house all the days of my life, so I can gaze at the splendor of the Lord and contemplate in his temple.

If you do this, then the kings and princes who follow in David’s succession and ride in chariots or on horses will continue to enter through these gates, as well as their officials and the people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem. This city will always be filled with people.