The birds of the sky live beside them; they chirp among the bushes. ¹ 

Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people! Let them praise him in the place where the leaders preside! ¹ 

As for the heads of those who surround me – may the harm done by ¹  their lips overwhelm them!

The sluggard plunges ¹  his hand in the dish, and he will not even bring it back to his mouth! ² 

You will never come back to this land to which you will long to return!” ¹ 

They feed on the sin offerings of my people; their appetites long for their iniquity!

Lift your hand triumphantly against your adversaries; ¹  may all your enemies be destroyed! ² 

When he came to the steps, Paul ¹  had to be carried ²  by the soldiers because of the violence ³  of the mob,

So I want the men ¹  to pray ²  in every place, lifting up holy hands ³  without anger or dispute.

And God will exalt you in due time, ¹  if you humble yourselves under his mighty hand ² 

“Announce ¹  the news among the nations! Proclaim it! Signal for people to pay attention! ²  Declare the news! Do not hide it! Say: ‘Babylon will be captured. Bel ³  will be put to shame. Marduk will be dismayed. Babylon’s idols will be put to shame. Her disgusting images ⁴  will be dismayed. ⁵ 

While they are watching, raise your baggage onto your shoulder and carry it out in the dark. ¹  You must cover your face so that you cannot see the ground ²  because I have made you an object lesson ³  to the house of Israel.”

“The prince ¹  who is among them will raise his belongings ²  onto his shoulder in darkness, and will go out. He ³  will dig a hole in the wall to leave through. He will cover his face so that he cannot see the land with his eyes.

The flood engulfed the earth for forty days. As the waters increased, they lifted the ark and raised it above the earth.

But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I raise my hand ¹  to the Lord, the Most High God, Creator of heaven and earth, and vow ² 

and the priest is to take the male lamb of the guilt offering and the log of olive oil and wave them ¹  as a wave offering before the Lord.

and he must wave the sheaf before the Lord to be accepted for your benefit ¹  – on the day after the Sabbath the priest is to wave it. ² 

And your raised offering will be credited ¹  to you as though it were grain from the threshing floor or as new wine ²  from the winepress.

Only the holy things and votive offerings that belong to you, you must pick up and take to the place the Lord will choose. ¹ 

Hear, O kings! Pay attention, O rulers! I will sing to the Lord! ¹  I will sing ²  to the Lord God of Israel!