There is no one greater in this household than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you because you are his wife. So how could I do<n id="1" /> such a great evil and sin against God?&#8221;

Eli<n id="1" /> said, &#8220;What message did he speak to you? Don&#8217;t conceal it from me. God will judge you severely<n id="2" /> if you conceal from me anything that he said to you!&#8221;p>

Judah recognized them and said, &#8220;She is more upright<n id="1" /> than I am, because I wouldn&#8217;t give her to Shelah my son.&#8221; He did not have sexual relations with her<n id="2" /> again.p>

<p class="bodytext">Then Pharaoh summoned<n id="1" /> Moses and Aaron and said, &#8220;Pray<n id="2" /> to the <sc>Lordsc> that he may take the frogs away<n id="3" /> from me and my people, and I will release<n id="4" /> the people that they may sacrifice<n id="5" /> to the <sc>Lordsc>.&#8221;

Stand aside<n id="1" /> and I will destroy them, obliterating their very name from memory,<n id="2" /> and I will make you into a stronger and more numerous nation than they are.&#8221;p>

He said to them, &#8220;Watch me and do as I do. Watch closely!<n id="1" /> I am going to the edge of the camp. Do as I do!

Why are you<n id="1" /> scorning my sacrifice and my offering that I commanded for my dwelling place?<n id="2" /> You have honored your sons more than you have me by having made yourselves fat from the best parts of all the offerings of my people Israel.&#8217;p>

He said to David, &#8220;You are more innocent<n id="1" /> than I, for you have treated me well, even though I have tried to harm you!

Today I am weak, even though I am anointed as king. These men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too much for me to bear!<n id="1" /> May the <sc>Lordsc> punish appropriately the one who has done this evil thing!&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

Joab<n id="1" /> said, &#8220;If the Arameans start to overpower me,<n id="2" /> you come to my rescue. If the Ammonites start to overpower you,<n id="3" /> I will come to your rescue.

Joab<n id="1" /> said, &#8220;If the Arameans start to overpower me,<n id="2" /> you come to my rescue. If the Ammonites start to overpower you,<n id="3" /> I will come to your rescue.

<t /><p class="poetry">&#8220;But now they mock me, those who are younger<n id="1" /> than I,p> <p class="poetry">whose fathers I disdained too much<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">to put with my sheep dogs.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">you asked,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8216;Who is this who darkens counselp> <p class="poetry">without knowledge?&#8217;p> <p class="poetry">But<n id="2" /> I have declared without understanding<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">things too wonderful for me to know.<n id="4" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; a psalm of David.p> <p class="poetry">How long, <sc>Lordsc>, will you continue to ignore me?<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">How long will you pay no attention to me?<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Do not reject me!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Do not push your servant away in anger!p> <p class="poetry">You are my deliverer!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Do not forsake or abandon me,p> <p class="poetry">O God who vindicates me!p>

<p class="poetry">Because of all my enemies, people disdain me;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">my neighbors are appalled by my suffering<n id="2" /> &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">those who know me are horrified by my condition;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">those who see me in the street run away from me.p>

<p class="poetry">Do not ignore me in my time of trouble!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Listen to me!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">When I call out to you, quickly answer me!p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">A song of ascents,<n id="2" /> by David.p> <p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, my heart is not proud,p> <p class="poetry">nor do I have a haughty look.<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">I do not have great aspirations,p> <p class="poetry">or concern myself with things that are beyond me.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Look to the right and see!p> <p class="poetry">No one cares about me.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I have nowhere to run;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">no one is concerned about my life.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Answer me quickly, <sc>Lordsc>!p> <p class="poetry">My strength is fading.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Do not reject me,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">or I will join<n id="3" /> those descending into the grave.<n id="4" />p>