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Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the LORD his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet.
And they committed whoredoms in Egypt; they committed whoredoms in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity.
For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.
While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness; and hold such in reputation:
He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me.
What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?
He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.
Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.
It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.
And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.
Moreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shall be as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly.
Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more:
Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
For they served idols, whereof the LORD had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing.
For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
Woe is me for my hurt! my wound is grievous: but I said, Truly this is a grief, and I must bear it.
And David's men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?
And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.
