Elisha<n id="1" /> just stared at him until Hazael became uncomfortable.<n id="2" /> Then the prophet started crying.

He turned his face to the wall and prayed to the <sc>Lordsc>,

Jehoshaphat was afraid, so he decided to seek the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s advice.<n id="1" /> He decreed that all Judah should observe a fast.

<p class="poetry">Even if he slays me, I will hope in him;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I will surely<n id="2" /> defend<n id="3" /> my ways to his face!p>

<p class="poetry">No one denounces his conduct to his face;p> <p class="poetry">no one repays him for what<n id="1" /> he has done.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">He entreats God, and God<n id="1" /> delights in him,p> <p class="poetry">he sees God&#8217;s face<n id="2" /> with rejoicing,p> <p class="poetry">and God<n id="3" /> restores to him his righteousness.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">He says to himself,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;God overlooks it;p> <p class="poetry">he does not pay attention;p> <p class="poetry">he never notices.&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Rise up, <sc>Lordsc>!p> <p class="poetry">Confront him!<n id="1" /> Knock him down!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Use your sword to rescue me from the wicked man!<n id="3" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm, a song.p> <p class="poetry">May God show us his favor<n id="2" /> and bless us!<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">May he smile on us!<n id="4" /> (Selah)p>

<p class="poetry">I saw<n id="1" /> that thorns had grown up all over it,p> <p class="poetry">the ground<n id="2" /> was covered with weeds,p> <p class="poetry">and its stone wall was broken down.p>

<p class="bodytext">Then I looked,<n id="1" /> and I saw one wheel<n id="2" /> on the ground<n id="3" /> beside each of the four beings.

<p class="bodytext">He measured the length and width of the gate of the outer court which faces north.

The glory of the <sc>Lordsc> came into the temple by way of the gate that faces east.

You must also say, &#8216;In fact your servant Jacob is behind us.&#8217;&#8221;<n id="1" /> Jacob thought,<n id="2" /> &#8220;I will first appease him<n id="3" /> by sending a gift ahead of me.<n id="4" /> After that I will meet him.<n id="5" /> Perhaps he will accept me.&#8221;<n id="6" />

<p class="bodytext">Then Abraham bowed down with his face to the ground and laughed<n id="1" /> as he said to himself,<n id="2" /> &#8220;Can<n id="3" /> a son be born to a man who is a hundred years old?<n id="4" /> Can Sarah<n id="5" /> bear a child at the age of ninety?&#8221;<n id="6" />

He left<n id="1" /> with all he owned. He quickly crossed<n id="2" /> the Euphrates River<n id="3" /> and headed for<n id="4" /> the hill country of Gilead.p>

He gave them portions of the food set before him,<n id="1" /> but the portion for Benjamin was five times greater than the portions for any of the others. They drank with Joseph until they all became drunk.<n id="2" />p>

He added, &#8220;I am the God of your father,<n id="1" /> the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.&#8221; Then Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look<n id="2" /> at God.p>

the other<n id="1" /> two ends of the two chains you will attach to the two settings and then attach them<n id="2" /> to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front of it.

You are to make two more<n id="1" /> gold rings and attach them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces on the front of the ephod, close to the juncture above the waistband of the ephod.