The seven years of abundance in the land of Egypt came to an end.

For I do not trust in my bow, and I do not prevail by my sword.

For justice will prevail, ¹  and all the morally upright ²  will be vindicated. ³ 

There is no wisdom and there is no understanding, and there is no counsel against ¹  the Lord. ² 

All the women who are left in the royal palace of Judah will be led out to the officers of the king of Babylon. They will taunt you saying, ¹  ‘Your trusted friends misled you; they have gotten the best of you. Now that your feet are stuck in the mud, they have turned their backs on you.’ ² 

For this reason the law lacks power, ¹  and justice is never carried out. ²  Indeed, ³  the wicked intimidate ⁴  the innocent. ⁵  For this reason justice is perverted. ⁶ 

You give me ¹  your protective shield; ²  your willingness to help enables me to prevail. ³ 

A trap ¹  seizes him by the heel; a snare ²  grips him.

You ¹  prevail over ²  all your enemies; your power is too great for those who hate you. ³ 

During his days the godly will flourish; ¹  peace will prevail as long as the moon remains in the sky. ² 

When the righteous rejoice, ¹  great is the glory, ²  but when the wicked rise to power, people are sought out. ³ 

When the wicked gain control, ¹  people ²  hide themselves, ³  but when they perish, ⁴  the righteous increase.

The Lord says, ¹  “I will make youths their officials; malicious young men ²  will rule over them.

He said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, through whom I will reveal my splendor.” ¹ 

But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus killed.

“‘As for the prophet, if he is made a fool by being deceived into speaking a prophetic word – I, the Lord, have made a fool of ¹  that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand against him and destroy him from among my people Israel.

Then the king of the north will advance and will build siege mounds and capture a well-fortified city. ¹  The forces of the south will not prevail, not even his finest contingents. ²  They will have no strength to prevail.

Then ¹  one of the elders said ²  to me, “Stop weeping! ³  Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has conquered; ⁴  thus he can open ⁵  the scroll and its seven seals.”

So ¹  now, please come and curse this nation ²  for me, for they are too powerful for me. Perhaps I will prevail so that we may conquer them ³  and drive them out of the land. For I know that whoever you bless is blessed, ⁴  and whoever you curse is cursed.”

מ (Mem) He sent down fire ¹  into my bones, and it overcame ²  them. He spread out a trapper’s net ³  for my feet; he made me turn back. He has made me desolate; I am faint all day long.