who was the son of Zerahiah, who was the son of Uzzi, who was the son of Bukki,

of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> gives me strength and protects me;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">he has become my deliverer.&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

his son Bukki, his son Uzzi, his son Zerahiah,

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc><n id="1" /> is my strength and my song,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and he has become my salvation.p> <p class="poetry">This is my God, and I will praise him,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">my father&#8217;s God, and I will exalt him.p>

Abishua was the father of Bukki, and Bukki was the father of Uzzi.

<p class="bodytext">The son<n id="1" /> of Uzzi:p> <p class="bodytext">Izrachiah.p> <p class="bodytext">The sons of Izrahiah:p> <p class="bodytext">Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All five were leaders.p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> strengthens and protects me;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I trust in him with all my heart.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">I am rescued<n id="3" /> and my heart is full of joy;<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">I will sing to him in gratitude.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">You are my source of strength! I will sing praises to you!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">For God is my refuge,<n id="2" /> the God who loves me.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">God delivers me and exalts me;p> <p class="poetry">God is my strong protector and my shelter.<n id="1" />p>

Ibneiah son of Jeroham; Elah son of Uzzi, son of Mikri; and Meshullam son of Shephatiah, son of Reuel, son of Ibnijah.p>

<p class="poetry">Look, God is my deliverer!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I will trust in him<n id="2" /> and not fear.p> <p class="poetry">For the <sc>Lordsc> gives me strength and protects me;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">he has become my deliverer.&#8221;<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">The dogs have big appetites;p> <p class="poetry">they are never full.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">They are shepherds who have no understanding;p> <p class="poetry">they all go their own way,p> <p class="poetry">each one looking for monetary gain.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="bodytext">The sons of Tola:p> <p class="bodytext">Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Jibsam,<n id="1" /> and Samuel.<n id="2" /> They were leaders of their families.<n id="3" /> In the time of David there were 22,600 warriors listed in Tola&#8217;s genealogical records.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="bodytext">The overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. He was one of Asaph&#8217;s descendants who were the singers responsible for the service of the temple of God.

<p class="poetry">So now the <sc>Lordsc> says,p> <p class="poetry">the one who formed me from birth<n id="1" /> to be his servant &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">he did this<n id="2" /> to restore Jacob to himself,p> <p class="poetry">so that Israel might be gathered to him;p> <p class="poetry">and I will be honored<n id="3" /> in the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s sight,p> <p class="poetry">for my God is my source of strength<n id="4" /> &#8211;p>

<p class="bodytext">Then I said,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;<sc>Lordsc>, you give me strength and protect me.p> <p class="poetry">You are the one I can run to for safety when I am in trouble.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Nations from all over the earthp> <p class="poetry">will come to you and say,p> <p class="poetry">&#8216;Our ancestors had nothing but false gods &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">worthless idols that could not help them at all.<n id="3" />p>