He does not allow the wicked to live, ¹  but he gives justice to the poor.

Permit no sleep to your eyes ¹  or slumber to your eyelids.

Open the gates so a righteous nation can enter – one that remains trustworthy.

But when Paul wanted to enter the public assembly, ¹  the disciples would not let him.

Therefore do not let what you consider good ¹  be spoken of as evil.

And you must not accept a ransom for anyone who has fled to a town of refuge, to allow him to return home and live on his own land before the death of the high priest. ¹ 

But King Sihon of Heshbon was unwilling to allow us to pass near him because the Lord our ¹  God had made him obstinate ²  and stubborn ³  so that he might deliver him over to you ⁴  this very day.

Now the Ammonites, Moabites, and men from Mount Seir are coming! ¹  When Israel came from the land of Egypt, you did not allow them to invade these lands. ²  They bypassed them and did not destroy them.

But Daniel made up his mind ¹  that he would not defile ²  himself with the royal delicacies or the royal wine. ³  He therefore asked the overseer of the court officials for permission not to defile himself.

Their wicked deeds do not allow them to return to their God; because a spirit of idolatry ¹  controls their heart, ²  and they do not acknowledge the Lord.

We sailed slowly ¹  for many days and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus. ²  Because the wind prevented us from going any farther, ³  we sailed under the lee ⁴  of Crete off Salmone. ⁵ 

For three and a half days those from every ¹  people, tribe, ²  nation, and language will look at their corpses, because they will not permit them to be placed in a tomb. ³ 

“‘If in spite of these things ¹  you do not allow yourselves to be disciplined and you walk in hostility against me, ² 

“Do not allow the tribe of the families of the Kohathites to be cut off ¹  from among the Levites;

if ¹  iniquity is in your hand – put it far away, ²  and do not let evil reside in your tents.

They are filled with food from your house, and you allow them to drink from the river of your delicacies.

But the Lord does not surrender the godly, or allow them to be condemned in a court of law. ¹ 

As for me, you uphold ¹  me because of my integrity; ²  you allow ³  me permanent access to your presence. ⁴ 

You made us retreat ¹  from the enemy. Those who hate us take whatever they want from us. ² 

How long, O God, will the adversary hurl insults? Will the enemy blaspheme your name forever?