He handed the territory of nations over to them, and they took possession of what other peoples had produced,

The water covered their enemies; not even one of them survived.

They did not destroy the nations, as the Lord had commanded them to do.

Many times he delivered them, but they had a rebellious attitude, and degraded themselves by their sin.

They cried out to the Lord in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles.

They cried out to the Lord in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles.

They cried out to the Lord in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles.

They cried out to the Lord in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles.

I am disdained by them. When they see me, they shake their heads.

They curse, but you will bless. When they attack, they will be humiliated, but your servant will rejoice.

I claim your rules as my permanent possession, for they give me joy.

For they will be like an elegant garland on your head, and like pendants around your neck.

for they are life to those who find them and healing to one’s entire body.

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down into the person’s innermost being.

Thorns and snares are in the path of the perverse, but the one who guards himself keeps far from them.

The words of a gossip are like delicious morsels; they go down into a person’s innermost being.

There are three things that are too wonderful for me, four that I do not understand:

There are three things that are magnificent in their step, four things that move about magnificently:

There may be sixty queens, and eighty concubines, and young women without number.

They lift their voices and shout joyfully; they praise the majesty of the Lord in the west.