the descendants ¹  of Parosh: 2,172;

the descendants ¹  of Parosh, 2,172;

And the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon and their colleagues who were guarding the gates – 172.

May my tongue sing about your instructions, ¹  for all your commands are just.

The Lord told him: ¹ 

For it is indeed fitting for us to have such a high priest: holy, innocent, undefiled, separate from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.

Surely mockery ¹  is with me; ²  my eyes must dwell on their hostility. ³ 

Make a just decision on my behalf! ¹  Decide what is right! ² 

May integrity and godliness protect me, for I rely on you!

To impart ¹  shrewdness ²  to the morally naive, ³  and ⁴  a discerning ⁵  plan ⁶  to the young person. ⁷ 

You who are naive, discern ¹  wisdom! And you fools, understand discernment! ² 

Righteousness ¹  guards the one who lives with integrity, ²  but wickedness ³  overthrows the sinner.

A naive person ¹  believes everything, but the shrewd person discerns his steps. ² 

“Son of man, offer a riddle, ¹  and tell a parable to the house of Israel.

“Tell ¹  Eleazar son of Aaron the priest to pick up ²  the censers out of the flame, for they are holy, and then scatter the coals of fire ³  at a distance.

For these are the kind who do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By their smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds ¹  of the naive.

Then I will confirm my covenant ¹  between me and you, and I will give you a multitude of descendants.” ² 

Nathan said to David, “You should do whatever you have in mind, ¹  for God is with you.”

“Surely, God does not reject a blameless man, ¹  nor does he grasp the hand ²  of the evildoers.

Indeed, God is mighty; and he does not despise people, ¹  he ²  is mighty, and firm ³  in his intent. ⁴