If Cain is to be avenged seven times as much, then Lamech seventy-seven times!” ¹ 

God says, ¹  “At the appointed times, ²  I judge ³  fairly.

I thought about the days of old, about ancient times. ¹ 

I desperately long to know ¹  your regulations at all times.

“Speak to the Israelites and tell them, ‘These are the Lord’s appointed times which you must proclaim as holy assemblies – my appointed times: ¹ 

“Three times ¹  in the year you must make a pilgrim feast ²  to me.

At ¹  three times in the year all your males will appear before the Lord God. ² 

So Moses spoke to the Israelites about the appointed times of the Lord. ¹ 

They contacted ¹  me four times in this way, and I responded the same way each time. ² 

These ten times ¹  you have been reproaching me; ²  you are not ashamed to attack me! ³ 

Will he find delight ¹  in the Almighty? Will he call out to God at all times?

“Indeed, God does all these things, twice, three times, in his dealings ²  with a person,

Consequently ¹  the Lord provides safety for the oppressed; ²  he provides safety in times of trouble. ³ 

by saving their lives from death ¹  and sustaining them during times of famine. ² 

But the Lord delivers the godly; ¹  he protects them in times of trouble. ² 

You have made your people experience hard times; ¹  you have made us drink intoxicating wine. ² 

to the one who rides through the sky from ancient times! ¹  Look! He thunders loudly. ² 

But God has been my ¹  king from ancient times, performing acts of deliverance on the earth. ² 

Your throne has been secure from ancient times; you have always been king. ¹ 

in order to protect him from times of trouble, ¹  until the wicked are destroyed. ²