He made fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in the first set and fifty loops along the edge of the curtain that joined the second set.

It was four fingers thick and its rim was like that of a cup shaped like a lily blossom. It could hold 18,000 gallons.<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">I, Daniel, watched as two others stood there, one on each side of the river.<n id="1" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">The whole earth<n id="1" /> had a common language and a common vocabulary.<n id="2" />

<p class="poetry">&#8220;Should not this<n id="1" /> abundance of words be answered,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">or should this<n id="3" /> talkative man<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">be vindicated?<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">But if only God would speak,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">if only he would open his lips against you,<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Your own mouth condemns<n id="1" /> you, not I;p> <p class="poetry">your own lips testify against<n id="2" /> you.p>

<p class="poetry">I have not departed from the commands of his lips;p> <p class="poetry">I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my allotted portion.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">my<n id="1" /> lips will not speak wickedness,p> <p class="poetry">and my tongue will whisper<n id="2" /> no deceit.p>

<p class="poetry">My words come from the uprightness of my heart,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and my lips will utter knowledge sincerely.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">As for the actions of people<n id="1" /> &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">just as you have commanded,p> <p class="poetry">I have not followed in the footsteps of violent men.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Then make sure you don&#8217;t speak evil words<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">or use deceptive speech!<n id="2" />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">Because<n id="1" /> experiencing<n id="2" /> your loyal love is better than life itself,p> <p class="poetry">my lips will praise you.p>

<p class="poetry">which my lips utteredp> <p class="poetry">and my mouth spoke when I was in trouble.p>

<p class="poetry">My lips will shout for joy! Yes,<n id="1" /> I will sing your praises!p> <p class="poetry">I will praise you when you rescue me!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">I will not break<n id="1" /> my covenantp> <p class="poetry">or go back on what I promised.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">I said,<n id="1" /> &#8220;O <sc>Lord,sc> rescue me<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">from those who lie with their lips<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">and those who deceive with their tongue.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">As for the heads of those who surround me &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">may the harm done by<n id="1" /> their lips overwhelm them!p>

<p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, place a guard on my mouth!p> <p class="poetry">Protect the opening<n id="1" /> of my lips!<n id="2" />p>