Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
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And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;
2 Chronicles
HistoryIn the place where they kill the burnt offering shall they kill the trespass offering: and the blood thereof shall he sprinkle round about upon the altar.
Leviticus
Law / MosesTherefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.
Amos
Minor ProphetsAnd the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?
Numbers
LawAnd he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.
1 Chronicles
HistoryFor, behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown:
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,
Joshua
HistoryTherefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.
2 Kings
HistoryGo and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:
1 Chronicles
HistoryTherefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
Luke
GospelsHereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.
Genesis
LawBecause it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
1 Peter
General Epistles / PeterTwo things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:
Proverbs
WisdomAnd he made the pillars, and two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the chapiters that were upon the top, with pomegranates: and so did he for the other chapiter.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
Genesis
Law / MosesHe shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.
Malachi
Minor ProphetsBut the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
Luke
GospelsAnd said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.
Acts
History / LukeAnd when Shaul was dead, Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.