<p class="poetry">Can you tie the bands<n id="1" /> of the Pleiades,p> <p class="poetry">or release the cords of Orion?p>

<p class="poetry">O Lord, give me the words!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Then my mouth will praise you.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">You give food to them and they receive it;p> <p class="poetry">you open your hand and they are filled with food.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan;p> <p class="poetry">it engulfed<n id="1" /> the group led by Abiram.<n id="2" />p>

Then the <sc>Lordsc> said, &#8220;This means<n id="1" /> destruction will break out from the north on all who live in the land.

You are to engrave the two stones with the names of the sons of Israel with the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a seal;<n id="1" /> you are to have them set<n id="2" /> in gold filigree<n id="3" /> settings.

Instead, you must be sure to open your hand to him and generously lend<n id="1" /> him whatever he needs.<n id="2" />

<p class="poetry">O sky, rain down from above!p> <p class="poetry">Let the clouds send down showers<n id="1" /> of deliverance!p> <p class="poetry">Let the earth absorb it<n id="2" /> so salvation may grow,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">and deliverance may sprout up<n id="4" /> along with it.p> <p class="poetry">I, the <sc>Lordsc>, create it.<n id="5" />p>

There will never cease to be some poor people in the land; therefore, I am commanding you to make sure you open<n id="1" /> your hand to your fellow Israelites<n id="2" /> who are needy and poor in your land.p>