<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> always proves faithful and reliable<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">to those who follow the demands of his covenant.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Loyal love and faithfulness meet;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">deliverance and peace greet each other with a kiss.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Do not those who devise<n id="1" /> evil go astray?p> <p class="poetry">But those who plan good exhibit<n id="2" /> faithful covenant love.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Through loyal love and truth<n id="1" /> iniquity is appeased;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">through fearing the <sc>Lordsc><n id="3" /> one avoids<n id="4" /> evil.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">Loyal love and truth<n id="1" /> preserve a king,p> <p class="poetry">and his throne is upheld by loyal love.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">May he reign<n id="1" /> forever before God!p> <p class="poetry">Decree that your loyal love and faithfulness should protect him.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and merciful God.p> <p class="poetry">You are patient<n id="1" /> and demonstrate great loyal love and faithfulness.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Equity and justice are the foundation of your throne.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Loyal love and faithfulness characterize your rule.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">For his loyal love towers<n id="1" /> over us,p> <p class="poetry">and the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s faithfulness endures.p> <p class="poetry">Praise the <sc>Lordsc>!p>

<p class="poetry">Do not let truth and mercy<n id="1" /> leave you;p> <p class="poetry">bind them around your neck,p> <p class="poetry">write them on the tablet of your heart.<n id="2" />p>

But I will most surely<n id="1" /> heal the wounds of this city and restore it and its people to health.<n id="2" /> I will show them abundant<n id="3" /> peace and security.

The <sc>Lordsc> passed by before him and proclaimed:<n id="1" /> &#8220;The <sc>Lordsc>, the <sc>Lordsc>,<n id="2" /> the compassionate and gracious<n id="3" /> God, slow to anger,<n id="4" /> and abounding in loyal love and faithfulness,<n id="5" />

Now may the <sc>Lordsc> show you true kindness!<n id="1" /> I also will reward you,<n id="2" /> because you have done this deed.

Hezekiah said to Isaiah, &#8220;The <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s word which you have announced is appropriate.&#8221;<n id="1" /> Then he added,<n id="2" /> &#8220;At least there will be peace and stability during my lifetime.&#8221;<n id="3" />p>

Letters were sent<n id="1" /> to all the Jews in the hundred and twenty-seven provinces of the empire of Ahasuerus &#8211; words of true peace<n id="2" /> &#8211;

Hezekiah said to Isaiah, &#8220;The <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s word which you have announced is appropriate.&#8221;<n id="1" /> Then he thought,<n id="2" /> &#8220;For<n id="3" /> there will be peace and stability during my lifetime.&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">One friend deceives anotherp> <p class="poetry">and no one tells the truth.p> <p class="poetry">These people have trained themselves<n id="1" /> to tell lies.p> <p class="poetry">They do wrong and are unable to repent.p>

Now, if you will show faithful love to my master, tell me. But if not, tell me as well, so that I may go on my way.&#8221;<n id="1" />p>

The time<n id="1" /> for Israel to die approached, so he called for his son Joseph and said to him, &#8220;If now I have found favor in your sight, put your hand under my thigh<n id="2" /> and show me kindness and faithfulness.<n id="3" /> Do not bury me in Egypt,

The men said to her, &#8220;If you<n id="1" /> die, may we die too!<n id="2" /> If you do not report what we&#8217;ve been up to,<n id="3" /> then, when the <sc>Lordsc> hands the land over to us, we will show unswerving allegiance<n id="4" /> to you.&#8221;<n id="5" />p>