Though the Lord is exalted, he takes note of the lowly, and recognizes the proud from far away.

There is one who pretends to be rich ¹  and yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor ²  and yet possesses great wealth. ³ 

So ¹  I will pounce on them like a lion; ²  like a leopard I will lurk by the path.

Bread made without yeast must be eaten ¹  for seven days; ²  no bread made with yeast shall be seen ³  among you, and you must have no yeast among you within any of your borders.

the gods of the surrounding people (whether near you or far from you, from one end of the earth ¹  to the other).

Now, divide up this land ¹  among the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.”

So David sent Tamar to the house saying, “Please go to the house of Amnon your brother and prepare some food for him.”

The king then said to the prophet, “Come home with me and have something to eat. I’d like to give a present.”

They transported the ark on a new cart from the house of Abinadab; Uzzah and Ahio were guiding the cart,

May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember you, and do not give Jerusalem priority over whatever gives me the most joy. ¹ 

Remember, O Lord, what the Edomites did on the day Jerusalem fell. ¹  They said, “Tear it down, tear it down, ²  right to its very foundation!”

O daughter Babylon, soon to be devastated! ¹  How blessed will be the one who repays you for what you dished out to us! ² 

By David. I will give you thanks with all my heart; before the heavenly assembly ²  I will sing praises to you.

Let all the kings of the earth give thanks ¹  to you, O Lord, when they hear the words you speak. ² 

The Lord avenges me. ¹  O Lord, your loyal love endures. Do not abandon those whom you have made! ² 

Have you not seen a false vision and announced a lying omen when you say, “the Lord declares,” although I myself never spoke?

Suppose your own full brother, ¹  your son, your daughter, your beloved wife, or your closest friend should seduce you secretly and encourage you to go and serve other gods ²  that neither you nor your ancestors ³  have previously known, ⁴ 

So there were quarrels ¹  between Abram’s herdsmen and Lot’s herdsmen. ²  (Now the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land at that time.) ³ 

If, however, the scab is spreading further ¹  on the skin after he has shown himself to the priest for his purification, then he must show himself to the priest a second time.

Some of the Hebrews crossed over the Jordan River ¹  to the land of Gad and Gilead. But Saul stayed at Gilgal; the entire army that was with him was terrified.