When Athaliah heard the royal guard shout, she joined the crowd at the Lord’s temple.

Those who remain in Judah will take root in the ground and bear fruit.

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

Have them hand it over to the construction foremen assigned to the Lord’s temple. They in turn should pay the temple workers to repair it,

and set up in it a place for the ark containing the covenant the Lord made with the Israelites.”

(Huram’s servants, aided by Solomon’s servants, brought gold from Ophir, as well as fine timber and precious gems.

Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind:

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.

May my words and my thoughts be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my sheltering rock and my redeemer.

The Lord’s shout is heard over the water; the majestic God thunders, the Lord appears over the surging water.

The bravehearted were plundered; they “fell asleep.” All the warriors were helpless.

A song, a psalm written by the Korahites; for the music director; according to the machalath-leannoth style; a well-written song by Heman the Ezrachite. O Lord God who delivers me! By day I cry out and at night I pray before you.

He announced that he would do mighty deeds for his people, giving them a land that belonged to other nations.

The reward which the righteous receive is life; the recompense which the wicked receive is judgment.

I overpowered kingdoms ruled by idols, whose carved images were more impressive than Jerusalem’s or Samaria’s.

Those who remain in Judah will take root in the ground and bear fruit.

The Lord told Isaiah,

The Lord said to me,

The Lord spoke to me. He said: