<p class="poetry">because they did not have faith in God,p> <p class="poetry">and did not trust his ability to deliver them.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Despite all this, they continued to sin,p> <p class="poetry">and did not trust him to do amazing things.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">They were not really committed to him,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and they were unfaithful to his covenant.p>

<p class="poetry">it will remain stable, like the moon,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">his throne will endure like the skies.&#8221;<n id="2" /> (Selah)p>

<p class="poetry">His acts are characterized by<n id="1" /> faithfulness and justice;p> <p class="poetry">all his precepts are reliable.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Teach me proper discernment<n id="1" /> and understanding!p> <p class="poetry">For I consider your commands to be reliable.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The one who goes about slandering others<n id="1" /> reveals<n id="2" /> secrets,p> <p class="poetry">but the one who is trustworthy<n id="3" /> conceals a matter.p>

<p class="poetry">A naive person<n id="1" /> believes everything,p> <p class="poetry">but the shrewd person discerns his steps.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Who would have believed<n id="1" /> what we<n id="2" /> just heard?<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">When<n id="4" /> was the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s power<n id="5" /> revealed through him?p>

<p class="bodytext">Early the next morning they marched out to the Desert of Tekoa. When they were ready to march, Jehoshaphat stood up and said: &#8220;Listen to me, you people of Judah<n id="1" /> and residents of Jerusalem! Trust in the <sc>Lordsc> your God and you will be safe!<n id="2" /> Trust in the message of his prophets and you will win.&#8221;

But you must bring<n id="1" /> your youngest brother to me. Then<n id="2" /> your words will be verified<n id="3" /> and you will not die.&#8221; They did as he said.<n id="4" />p>

Your life will hang in doubt before you; you will be terrified by night and day and will have no certainty of surviving from one day to the next.<n id="1" />

Naomi took the child and placed him on her lap;<n id="1" /> she became his caregiver.<n id="2" />

All Israel from Dan to Beer Sheba realized that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the <sc>Lordsc>.

So Achish trusted David, thinking to himself,<n id="1" /> &#8220;He is really hated<n id="2" /> among his own people in<n id="3" /> Israel! From now on<n id="4" /> he will be my servant.&#8221;p>

Your house and your kingdom will stand before me<n id="1" /> permanently; your dynasty<n id="2" /> will be permanent.&#8217;&#8221;

Now, O God of Israel, may the promise you made<n id="1" /> to your servant, my father David, be realized.<n id="2" />p>

But they did not pay attention and were as stubborn as their ancestors,<n id="1" /> who had not trusted the <sc>Lordsc> their God.

Now, O <sc>Lordsc> God of Israel, may the promise you made to your servant David be realized.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">He does not expect<n id="1" /> to escape from darkness;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">he is marked for the sword;<n id="3" />p>