The Philistines again came up and spread out in the valley of Rephaim.

The one true God ¹  is my mighty refuge; ²  he removes ³  the obstacles in my way. ⁴ 

Now the Philistines had come and raided ¹  the Valley of Rephaim.

The Philistines again raided the valley.

The one true God ¹  gives ²  me strength; ³  he removes ⁴  the obstacles in my way. ⁵ 

The Lord is both kind and fair; ¹  that is why he teaches sinners the right way to live. ² 

I consider my actions ¹  and follow ²  your rules.

Hurl lightning bolts and scatter them! Shoot your arrows and rout them! ¹ 

He was passing by the street near her corner, making his way ¹  along the road to her house ² 

Listen, my child, ¹  and be wise, and guide your heart on the right way.

Do two walk together without having met? ¹ 

Then we turned and set out toward the desert land on the way to the Red Sea ¹  just as the Lord told me to do, detouring around Mount Seir for a long time.

It then crossed from there to Luz, to the slope of Luz to the south (that is, Bethel), ¹  and descended to Ataroth Addar located on the hill that is south of lower Beth Horon.

It went northward, extending to En Shemesh and Geliloth opposite the Pass ¹  of Adummim, and descended to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.

He told his servant, “Go on up and look in the direction of the sea.” So he went on up, looked, and reported, “There is nothing.” ¹  Seven times Elijah sent him to look. ² 

I proceeded through the Valley Gate by night, in the direction of the Well of the Dragons ¹  and the Dung Gate, ²  inspecting ³  the walls of Jerusalem that had been breached and its gates that had been destroyed by fire.

The second choir was proceeding ¹  in the opposite direction. I followed them, along with half the people, on top of the wall, past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall,

The prophets prophesy lies. The priests exercise power by their own authority. ¹  And my people love to have it this way. But they will not be able to help you when the time of judgment comes! ² 

The chariot with the black horses is going to the north country and the white ones are going after them, but the spotted ones are going to the south country.

Get up and ¹  walk throughout ²  the land, ³  for I will give it to you.”