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And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there.
And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart.
Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.
Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments:
There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.
The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.
He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts.
He slew also the bullock and the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings, which was for the people: and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled upon the altar round about,
Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;
Thus saith the LORD, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.
And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.
The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.
For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.
Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.
And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.
Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.
That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O LORD.
In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.
So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.
