<p class="poetry">For the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s allotment is his people,p> <p class="poetry">Jacob is his special possession.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> alone was guiding him,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">no foreign god was with him.p>

Then Joshua and all Israel returned to the camp at Gilgal.p>

<p class="bodytext">Joshua and all Israel turned to Debir and fought against it.

Then Joshua and all Israel returned to the camp at Gilgal.p>

Now David achieved success in all he did,<n id="1" /> for the <sc>Lordsc> was with him.

David&#8217;s power grew steadily, for the <sc>Lordsc> God<n id="1" /> who commands armies<n id="2" /> was with him.<n id="3" />p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">The king and all Israel with him were presenting sacrifices to the <sc>Lordsc>.

David&#8217;s power steadily grew, for the <sc>Lordsc> who commands armies was with him.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="bodytext">The <sc>Lordsc> confronted<n id="1" /> Manasseh and his people, but they paid no attention.

<t /><p class="poetry">&#8220;How much less,<n id="1" /> then, can I answer him<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and choose my words<n id="3" /> to argue<n id="4" /> with<n id="5" /> him!<n id="6" />p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;Reconcile yourself<n id="1" /> with God,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and be at peace<n id="3" /> with him;p> <p class="poetry">in this way your prosperity will be good.p>

<p class="poetry">There<n id="1" /> an upright personp> <p class="poetry">could present his case<n id="2" /> before him,p> <p class="poetry">and I would be delivered forever from my judge.p>

<p class="poetry">He summons the heavens above,p> <p class="poetry">as well as the earth, so that he might judge his people.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">When you see a thief, you join him;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">you associate with men who are unfaithful to their wives.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Therefore they have more than enough food to eat,p> <p class="poetry">and even suck up the water of the sea.<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">He took him away from following the mother sheep,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and made him the shepherd of Jacob, his people,p> <p class="poetry">and of Israel, his chosen nation.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">My hand will support him,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and my arm will strengthen him.p>

<p class="poetry">He will experience my faithfulness and loyal love,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and by my name he will win victories.<n id="2" />p>