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O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.
So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?
If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Beth-lehem his city: for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.
And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years.
And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.
For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,
Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.
Their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
And they departed from the mount of the LORD three days' journey: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD went before them in the three days' journey, to search out a resting place for them.
Then let them take a young bullock with his meat offering, even fine flour mingled with oil, and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin offering.
And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled.
And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,
Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.
He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.
But shall minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of the congregation, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites touching their charge.
Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.
Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.
And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.
And as for me also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, but I will recompense their way upon their head.
Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?
