He abandoned the Lord God of his ancestors and did not follow the Lord’s instructions.

Ascribe to the Lord the splendor he deserves! Bring an offering and enter his presence! Worship the Lord in holy attire!

Then Solomon offered burnt sacrifices to the Lord on the altar of the Lord which he had built in front of the temple’s porch.

But as for us, the Lord is our God and we have not rejected him. Aaron’s descendants serve as the Lord’s priests and the Levites assist them with the work.

Then a spirit stepped forward and stood before the Lord. He said, ‘I will deceive him.’ The Lord asked him, ‘How?’

The people of Judah assembled to ask for the Lord’s help; they came from all the cities of Judah to ask for the Lord’s help.

They assembled their brothers and consecrated themselves. Then they went in to purify the Lord’s temple, just as the king had ordered, in accordance with the word of the Lord.

He did evil in the sight of the Lord and committed the same horrible sins practiced by the nations whom the Lord drove out ahead of the Israelites.

He built altars in the Lord’s temple, about which the Lord had said, “Jerusalem will be my permanent home.”

He did evil in the sight of the Lord his God. He did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, the Lord’s spokesman.

Afterward they offered the continual burnt offerings and those for the new moons and those for all the holy assemblies of the Lord and all those that were being voluntarily offered to the Lord.

Realize that the Lord shows the godly special favor; the Lord responds when I cry out to him.

The Lord judges the nations. Vindicate me, Lord, because I am innocent, because I am blameless, O Exalted One!

The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord’s throne is in heaven. His eyes watch; his eyes examine all people.

The law of the Lord is perfect and preserves one’s life. The rules set down by the Lord are reliable and impart wisdom to the inexperienced.

The Lord’s precepts are fair and make one joyful. The Lord’s commands are pure and give insight for life.

The commands to fear the Lord are right and endure forever. The judgments given by the Lord are trustworthy and absolutely just.

Who is this majestic king? The Lord who is strong and mighty! The Lord who is mighty in battle!

By David. Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have integrity, and I trust in the Lord without wavering.

By David. The Lord delivers and vindicates me! I fear no one! The Lord protects my life! I am afraid of no one!