The Lord takes notice of us, he will bless – he will bless the family of Israel, he will bless the family of Aaron.

By the rivers of Babylon we sit down and weep when we remember Zion.

I recall the old days; I meditate on all you have done; I reflect on your accomplishments.

“Take the harp, go through the city, forgotten prostitute! Play it well, play lots of songs, so you’ll be noticed!”

O Lord, our God, masters other than you have ruled us, but we praise your name alone.

I, I am the one who blots out your rebellious deeds for my sake; your sins I do not remember.

Remember what I accomplished in antiquity! Truly I am God, I have no peer; I am God, and there is none like me,

Their children are always thinking about their altars and their sacred poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah, set up beside the green trees on the high hills

O Lord, reflect on what has happened to us; consider and look at our disgrace.

Yet I will remember the covenant I made with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish a lasting covenant with you.

None of the sins he has committed will be held against him; because of the righteousness he has done, he will live.

Yet she increased her prostitution, remembering the days of her youth when she engaged in prostitution in the land of Egypt.

None of the sins he has committed will be counted against him. He has done what is just and right; he will certainly live.

For I will remove the names of the Baal idols from your lips, so that you will never again utter their names!”

They do not realize that I remember all of their wicked deeds. Their evil deeds have now surrounded them; their sinful deeds are always before me.

The commander orders his officers; they stumble as they advance; they rush to the city wall and they set up the covered siege tower.

Indeed, the people of Israel are my dear children. They are the children I take delight in. For even though I must often rebuke them, I still remember them with fondness. So I am deeply moved with pity for them and will surely have compassion on them. I, the Lord, affirm it!

“Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: ‘Because you have brought up your own guilt by uncovering your transgressions and revealing your sins through all your actions, for this reason you will be taken by force.

When the rainbow is in the clouds, I will notice it and remember the perpetual covenant between God and all living creatures of all kinds that are on the earth.”

Then Joseph remembered the dreams he had dreamed about them, and he said to them, “You are spies; you have come to see if our land is vulnerable!”