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But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the LORD had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of the heavens.
David did not count the men aged twenty or under, because the LORD had said that He would make Israel as numerous as the stars of the sky.
And all the elders of Israel came; and the Levites took up the ark.
When all the elders of Israel had arrived, the Levites took up the ark,
If they return to thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity,
whither they have carried them
captives, and pray toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, and toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name:
and when they return to You with all their heart and soul in the land of the enemies who
took them
captive, and when they pray in the direction of the land that You gave to their fathers, the city You have chosen, and the house I have built for Your Name,
And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to
Ophir, and
took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.
So
Hiram sent him ships captained by his servants, along with crews of experienced sailors. They went with Solomon’s servants to
Ophir and acquired from there 450 talents of gold, which they delivered to King Solomon.
And Solomon told her all her questions: and there was nothing
hid from Solomon which he told her not.
And Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too difficult for him to explain.
And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their
apparel; his cupbearers also, and their
apparel; and his
ascent by which he went up into the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.
the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and
attire of his attendants and cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it
took her breath away.
And king
Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people?
Then King
Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you
advise me to
respond to these people?” he asked.
But he
forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and
took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him.
But
Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders; instead, he consulted the young men who had grown up with him and served him.
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;
And
Rehoboam married Mahalath, who was the daughter of David’s son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of
Jesse’s son Eliab.
And after her he
took Maachah the daughter of
Absalom; which bare him
Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
After her, he married
Maacah daughter of
Absalom, and she bore to him
Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
And
Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of
Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he
took eighteen wives, and
threescore concubines; and
begat twenty and eight sons, and
threescore daughters.)
Rehoboam loved
Maacah daughter of
Absalom more than all his wives and concubines. In all, he had eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he was the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.
And he
took the
fenced cities which
pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.
He captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.
So
Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and
took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house; he
took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
So King
Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem and seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He
took everything, including the gold shields that Solomon had made.
And
Abijah pursued after
Jeroboam, and
took cities from him,
Bethel with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah with the towns thereof, and Ephrain with the towns thereof.
Abijah pursued
Jeroboam and captured some cities from him:
Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron, along with their villages.
For he
took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and
brake down the images, and cut down the groves:
He removed the foreign altars and high places,
shattered the sacred pillars, and
chopped down the Asherah poles.
Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.
He also removed the high places and incense altars from all the cities of Judah, and under him the kingdom was at peace.
And when
Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of
Oded the prophet, he
took courage, and put away the
abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the LORD, that was before the
porch of the LORD.
When
Asa heard these words and the prophecy of
Azariah son of
Oded the prophet, he
took courage and removed the
detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then restored the altar of the LORD that was in front of the
portico of the LORD’s temple.
They
took an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with
shouting,
trumpets, and rams’ horns.
Then King
Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away the stones of
Ramah and the timbers
Baasha had used for building. And with these materials he built up Geba and
Mizpah.
And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD: moreover he took away the high places and groves out of Judah.
And his heart
took delight in the ways of the LORD;
furthermore, he removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.
But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king,
took Joash the son of
Ahaziah, and
stole him from among the king’s sons that were slain, and put him and his
nurse in a
bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister of
Ahaziah,)
hid him from
Athaliah, so that she
slew him not.
But Jehoshabeath daughter of King Jehoram
took Joash son of
Ahaziah and
stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered, and she put him and his
nurse in a
bedroom. Because Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram and the wife of Jehoiada the priest, was
Ahaziah’s sister, she
hid Joash from
Athaliah so that she could not kill him.
And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and
took the captains of hundreds,
Azariah the son of Jeroham, and
Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and
Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him.
Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada strengthened himself and made a covenant with the commanders of hundreds—with
Azariah son of Jeroham,
Ishmael son of Jehohanan,
Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zichri.
So the Levites and all Judah did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest had commanded, and took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that were to go out on the sabbath: for Jehoiada the priest dismissed not the courses.
So the Levites and all Judah did everything that Jehoiada the priest had ordered. Each of them took his men—those coming on duty on the Sabbath and those going off duty—for Jehoiada the priest had not released any of the divisions.
And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the LORD: and they came through the high gate into the king’s house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.
He also
took with him the commanders of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD and entered the royal palace through the Upper Gate. They seated King
Joash on the royal throne,
And Jehoiada
took for him two wives; and he
begat sons and daughters.
Jehoiada took for him two wives, and he had sons and daughters.
Now it came to pass, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king’s office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king’s
scribe and the high priest’s officer came and
emptied the chest, and
took it, and carried it to his place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.
Whenever the chest was brought by the Levites to the king’s overseers and they saw that there was a large amount of money, the royal
scribe and the officer of the high priest would come and empty the chest and carry it back to its place. They did this daily and gathered the money in abundance.
And other ten thousand left alive did the children of Judah carry away
captive, and brought them unto the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, that they all were broken in pieces.
and the army of Judah also captured 10,000 men alive. They
took them to the top of a
cliff and threw them down so that all were
dashed to pieces.
But the soldiers of the army which
Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Beth-horon, and
smote three thousand of them, and
took much
spoil.
Meanwhile the troops that
Amaziah had dismissed from battle
raided the cities of Judah, from Samaria to Beth-horon. They struck down 3,000 people and carried off a great deal of
plunder.
Then
Amaziah king of Judah
took advice, and sent to
Joash, the son of
Jehoahaz, the son of
Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us see one another in the face.
Then
Amaziah king of Judah
took counsel and sent word to the king of Israel Jehoash son of
Jehoahaz, the son of
Jehu. “Come, let us meet face to face,” he said.
And
Joash the king of Israel
took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of
Joash, the son of
Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and
brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
There at Beth-shemesh, Jehoash king of Israel captured
Amaziah king of Judah, the son of
Joash, the son of
Jehoahaz. Then Jehoash brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate—a section of four hundred cubits.
And he
took all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obed-
edom, and the treasures of the king’s house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.
He
took all the gold and silver and all the articles found in the house of God with Obed-
edom and in the
treasuries of the royal palace, as well as some hostages. Then he returned to Samaria.
Then all the people of Judah
took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father
Amaziah.
All the people of Judah
took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father
Amaziah.
And they
withstood Uzziah the king, and said unto him, It appertaineth not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense unto the LORD, but to the priests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense: go out of the sanctuary; for thou hast
trespassed; neither shall it be for thine honour from the LORD God.
They took their stand against King Uzziah and said, “Uzziah, you have no right to offer incense to the LORD. Only the priests, the descendants of Aaron, are consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have acted unfaithfully; you will not receive honor from the LORD God.”
Wherefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they
smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them
captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who
smote him with a great slaughter.
So the LORD his God delivered
Ahaz into the hand of the king of
Aram, who attacked him and
took many
captives to Damascus.
Ahaz was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with great force.
And the children of Israel carried away
captive of their brethren two hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and
took also away much
spoil from them, and brought the
spoil to Samaria.
Then the Israelites
took 200,000
captives from their
kinsmen—women, sons, and daughters. They also carried off a great deal of
plunder and brought it to Samaria.
Now hear me therefore, and deliver the
captives again, which ye have taken
captive of your brethren: for the fierce wrath of the LORD is upon you.
Now therefore,
listen to me and return the
captives you
took from your
kinsmen, for the fierce anger of the LORD is upon you.”
And the men which were expressed by name rose up, and
took the
captives, and with the
spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and
arrayed them, and
shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and
anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them upon
asses, and brought them to
Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brethren: then they returned to Samaria.
Then the men who were designated by name arose,
took charge of the
captives, and provided from the
plunder clothing for the naked. They clothed them, gave them
sandals and food and drink,
anointed their wounds, and put all the feeble on
donkeys. So they brought them to
Jericho, the City of Palms, to their brothers. Then they returned to Samaria.
For
Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the LORD, and out of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of Assyria: but he helped him not.
Although
Ahaz had taken a portion from the house of the LORD, from the royal palace, and from the princes and had presented it to the king of Assyria, it did not help him.
And the priests went into the inner part of the house of the LORD, to
cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of the LORD into the court of the house of the LORD. And the Levites
took it, to carry it out abroad into the
brook Kidron.
So the priests went inside the house of the LORD to
cleanse it, and they brought out to the
courtyard all the unclean things that they found in the temple of the LORD. Then the Levites
took these things and carried them out to the Kidron Valley.
So they killed the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and
sprinkled it on the altar: likewise, when they had killed the rams, they
sprinkled the blood upon the altar: they killed also the lambs, and they
sprinkled the blood upon the altar.
So they slaughtered the bulls, and the priests
took the blood and
sprinkled it on the altar. They slaughtered the rams and
sprinkled the blood on the altar. And they slaughtered the lambs and
sprinkled the blood on the altar.
But the priests were
too few, so that they could not
flay all the burnt offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the other priests had
sanctified themselves: for the Levites were more upright in heart to
sanctify themselves than the priests.
However, since there were not enough priests to skin all the burnt offerings, their
Levite brothers helped them until the work was finished and until the priests had been consecrated. For the Levites had been more
diligent in
consecrating themselves than the priests had been.
And they arose and
took away the altars that were in Jerusalem, and all the altars for incense
took they away, and cast them into the
brook Kidron.
They proceeded to remove the altars in Jerusalem and to take away the incense altars and throw them into the Kidron Valley.
And the whole assembly
took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with
gladness.
The whole assembly agreed to observe seven more days, so they observed seven days with joy.
He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were without the city: and they did help him.
he consulted with his leaders and commanders about
stopping up the waters of the springs outside the city, and they helped him carry it out.
And he set a carved image, the
idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:
Manasseh even
took the carved image he had made and set it up in the house of God, of which God had said to David and his son Solomon, “In this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will establish My Name
forever.
Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which
took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with
fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
So the LORD brought against them the military commanders of the king of Assyria, who captured
Manasseh, put a hook in his nose, bound him with bronze
shackles, and
took him to Babylon.
And he
took away the strange gods, and the
idol out of the house of the LORD, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the LORD, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.
He removed the foreign gods and the
idol from the house of the LORD, along with all the altars he had built on the temple mount and in Jerusalem, and he
dumped them outside the city.
And
Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that
pertained to the children of Israel, and made all that were present in Israel to serve, even to serve the LORD their God. And all his days they departed not from following the LORD, the God of their fathers.
And
Josiah removed all the abominations from all the lands belonging to the Israelites, and he required
everyone in Israel to serve the LORD their God. Throughout his reign they did not turn aside from following the LORD, the God of their fathers.
His servants therefore
took him out of that
chariot, and put him in the second
chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried in one of the
sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem
mourned for
Josiah.
So his servants
took him out of his
chariot, put him in his second
chariot, and brought him to Jerusalem, where he died. And
Josiah was buried in the tomb of his fathers, and all Judah and Jerusalem
mourned for him.
Then the people of the land
took Jehoahaz the son of
Josiah, and made him king in his father’s
stead in Jerusalem.
Then the people of the land
took Jehoahaz son of
Josiah and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father.
And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and turned his name to
Jehoiakim. And
Necho took Jehoahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.
Then Neco king of Egypt made Eliakim brother of
Jehoahaz king over Judah and Jerusalem, and he changed Eliakim’s name to
Jehoiakim. But Neco
took Eliakim’s brother
Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt.
Nebuchadnezzar also carried of the vessels of the house of the LORD to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon.
Nebuchadnezzar also
took to Babylon some of the articles from the house of the LORD, and he put them in his temple in Babylon.
And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; which took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name:
And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).
And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their
apparel with
trumpets, and the Levites the sons of
Asaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the
ordinance of David king of Israel.
When the builders had laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests in their
apparel with
trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of
Asaph) with cymbals,
took their positions to praise the LORD, as David king of Israel had prescribed.
And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which
Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;
He also removed from the temple of Babylon the gold and silver articles belonging to the house of God, which
Nebuchadnezzar had taken and carried there from the temple in Jerusalem. King Cyrus gave these articles to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom he appointed governor
And also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which
Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought unto Babylon, be restored, and brought again unto the temple which is at Jerusalem, every one to his place, and place them in the house of God.
Furthermore, the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which
Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and carried to Babylon, must also be returned to the temple in Jerusalem and deposited in the house of God.
And hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king’s mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.
and who has shown me favor before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officials. And because the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, I took courage and gathered the leaders of Israel to return with me.
So took the priests and the Levites the weight of the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house of our God.
So the priests and Levites
took charge of the silver and gold and sacred articles that had been
weighed out to be taken to the house of our God in Jerusalem.
Then arose
Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to
swear that they should do according to this word. And they
sware.
So
Ezra got up and made the leading priests, Levites, and all Israel take an oath to do what had been said. And they
took the oath.
And it came to pass in the month
Nisan, in the
twentieth year of
Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I
took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been
beforetime sad in his presence.
Now in the month of
Nisan, in the
twentieth year of King
Artaxerxes, when wine was set before him, I
took the wine and gave it to the king. I had never been
sad in his presence,
Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise.
“We will restore it,” they replied, “and will require nothing more from them. We will do as you say.” So I summoned the priests and required of the nobles and officials an oath that they would do what they had promised.
And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, which took one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name.
And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).
Moreover thou gavest them kingdoms and nations, and
didst divide them into corners: so they possessed the land of Sihon, and the land of the king of
Heshbon, and the land of
Og king of
Bashan.
You gave them kingdoms and peoples and
allotted to them every corner of the land. So they
took the land of Sihon king of
Heshbon and of
Og king of
Bashan.
And they
took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells
digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.
They captured fortified cities and fertile land and
took houses full of all goods, wells already
dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they
ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness.
Shall we then
hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to
transgress against our God in marrying strange wives?
Must we now hear that you too are doing all this terrible evil and acting unfaithfully against our God by marrying foreign women?”
Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king’s princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath.
This very day the noble women of Persia and Media who have heard about the queen’s conduct will say the same thing to all the king’s officials, resulting in much contempt and wrath.
And he brought up Hadassah, that is,
Esther, his uncle’s daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the
maid was fair and beautiful; whom
Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead,
took for his own daughter.
And
Mordecai had brought up Hadassah (that is,
Esther), the daughter of his uncle, because she did not have a father or mother. The young woman was lovely in form and appearance, and when her father and mother had died,
Mordecai had taken her in as his own daughter.
And the king
took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto
Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews’ enemy.
So the king removed the
signet ring from his finger and gave it to
Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.
Then
took Haman the
apparel and the horse, and
arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on
horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour.
So
Haman took the
robe and the horse,
arrayed Mordecai, and
paraded him through the city square, crying out before him, “This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor!”
The Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to their writing, and according to their appointed time every year;
the Jews bound themselves to establish the custom that they and their descendants and all who join them should not fail to
celebrate these two days at the appointed time each and every year, according to their regulation.
And the
Sabeans fell upon them, and
took them away;
yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
the
Sabeans swooped down and
took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away,
yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
While he was still speaking, another
messenger came and reported: “The Chaldeans formed three bands,
raided the camels, and
took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
And Job
took a piece of broken pottery to
scrape himself as he sat among the ashes.
When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!
When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square,
I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
I was a father to the
needy, and I
took up the case of the stranger.
Therefore I said,
Hearken to me; I also will
shew mine opinion.
Therefore I say, ‘
Listen to me; I
too will declare what I know.’
I said, I will answer also my part, I also will
shew mine opinion.
I
too will answer;
yes, I will declare what I know.
Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.
You asked, ‘Who is this who conceals My counsel without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.
He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.
He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which
hated me: for they were
too strong for me.
He
rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes
too mighty for me.
But thou art he that
took me out of the
womb: thou
didst make me hope when I was upon my mother’s breasts.
Yet You brought me forth from the
womb; You made me secure at my mother’s breast.
For I have heard the
slander of many: fear was on every side: while they
took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
For I hear the
slander of many; there is terror on every side. They
conspire against me and plot to take my life.
All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is
too strong for him,
yea, the poor and the
needy from him that spoileth him?
For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be
hateful.
For mine
iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are
too heavy for me.
For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.
Fear
took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in
travail.
We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.
We shared sweet
fellowship together; we walked with the crowd into the house of God.
They that
hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies
wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I
took not away.
Those who
hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me— my enemies for no reason. Though I did not
steal, I must repay.
By thee have I been
holden up from the
womb: thou art he that
took me out of my mother’s
bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee.
I have
leaned on You since birth; You pulled me from my mother’s
womb. My praise is always for You.
When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;
When I tried to understand all this, it was
troublesome in my sight
Thou holdest mine eyes
waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak.
You have kept my eyes from closing; I am too troubled to speak.
He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:
He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds;
Thou preparedst room before it, and
didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.
You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land.
Thou answeredst them, O LORD our God: thou
wast a God that forgavest them, though thou
tookest vengeance of their inventions.
O LORD our God, You answered them. You were a
forgiving God to them, yet an
avenger of their misdeeds.
Nevertheless he regarded their
affliction, when he heard their cry:
Nevertheless He heard their cry; He took note of their distress.
My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.
Too long have I dwelt among those who
hate peace.
LORD, my heart is not
haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things
too high for me.
My heart is not proud, O LORD, my eyes are not
haughty. I do not
aspire to great things or matters
too lofty for me.