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And now, O Lord our God, that hast brought thy people forth out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and hast gotten thee renown, as at this day; we have sinned, we have done wickedly.
Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.
And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.
There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.
In that day also he shall come even to thee from Assyria, and from the fortified cities, and from the fortress even to the river, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain.
And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:
But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the light of Israel.
I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:
Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press.
And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone.
But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.
And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.
But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?
And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.
And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.
And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there.
What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling?
