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We have cast lots among the priests, Levites, and people for the donation of wood by our families at the appointed times each year. They are to bring it to the house of our God to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the Law.

We have cast lots among the priests, Levites, and people for the donation of wood by our families at the appointed times each year. They are to bring it to the house of our God to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the Law.

We have cast lots among the priests, Levites, and people for the donation of wood by our families at the appointed times each year. They are to bring it to the house of our God to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the Law.

We will also bring the firstfruits of our land and of every fruit tree to the house of the LORD year by year.

And we will bring the firstborn of our sons and our livestock, as it is written in the Law, and will bring the firstborn of our herds and flocks to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God.

And we will bring the firstborn of our sons and our livestock, as it is written in the Law, and will bring the firstborn of our herds and flocks to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God.

And we will bring the firstborn of our sons and our livestock, as it is written in the Law, and will bring the firstborn of our herds and flocks to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God.

And we will bring the firstborn of our sons and our livestock, as it is written in the Law, and will bring the firstborn of our herds and flocks to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God.

And we will bring the firstborn of our sons and our livestock, as it is written in the Law, and will bring the firstborn of our herds and flocks to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God.

Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor.

Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor.

Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor.

Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor.

Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor.

Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor.

A priest of Aaron’s line is to accompany the Levites when they collect the tenth, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of these tithes to the storerooms of the treasury in the house of our God.

For the Israelites and the Levites are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the singers stay. Thus we will not neglect the house of our God.”

…because they had not met the Israelites with food and water, but had hired Balaam to call down a curse against them (although our God had turned the curse into a blessing).

Now before this, Eliashib the priest, a relative of Tobiah, had been put in charge of the storerooms of the house of our God

Did not your forefathers do the same things, so that our God brought all this disaster on us and on this city? And now you are rekindling His wrath against Israel by profaning the Sabbath!”

Must we now hear that you too are doing all this terrible evil and acting unfaithfully against our God by marrying foreign women?”

For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow.

Both the gray-haired and the aged are on our side—men much older than your father.

‘Surely our foes are destroyed, and fire has consumed their excess.’

Indeed, God is great—beyond our knowledge; the number of His years is unsearchable.

Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot draw up our case because of our darkness.

Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot draw up our case because of our darkness.

The Almighty is beyond our reach; He is exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress.

For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens.

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth!

They say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?”

They say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?”

They say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?”

For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?

May we shout for joy at your victory and raise a banner in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your petitions.

Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.

In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them.

Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.

Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.

Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.

For our hearts rejoice in Him, since we trust in His holy name.

May Your loving devotion rest on us, O LORD, as we put our hope in You.

They gape at me and say, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen!”

He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.

For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in the days of old.

For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in the days of old.

With Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out.

Through You we repel our foes; through Your name we trample our enemies.

Through You we repel our foes; through Your name we trample our enemies.

For You save us from our enemies; You put those who hate us to shame.

But You have rejected and humbled us; You no longer go forth with our armies.

You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, a mockery and derision to those around us.

Our hearts have not turned back; our steps have not strayed from Your path.

Our hearts have not turned back; our steps have not strayed from Your path.

If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god,

If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god,

Why do You hide Your face and forget our affliction and oppression?

For our soul has sunk to the dust; our bodies cling to the earth.

For our soul has sunk to the dust; our bodies cling to the earth.

Rise up; be our help! Redeem us on account of Your loving devotion.

For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.

The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah

The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah

He subdues nations beneath us, and peoples under our feet.

He chooses our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom He loves. Selah

Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises!

A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.

As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of the LORD of Hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish her forever. Selah

For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death.

For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death.

Our God approaches and will not be silent! Consuming fire precedes Him, and a tempest rages around Him.

Do not kill them, or my people will forget. Scatter them by Your power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.

Have You not rejected us, O God? Will You no longer march out, O God, with our armies?

With God we will perform with valor, and He will trample our enemies.

Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A song. Praise awaits You, O God, in Zion; to You our vows will be fulfilled.

When iniquities prevail against me, You atone for our transgressions.

With awesome deeds of righteousness You answer us, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.

You attend to the earth and water it; with abundance You enrich it. The streams of God are full of water, for You prepare our grain by providing for the earth.

Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of His praise be heard.

He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping.

He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping.

You led us into the net; You laid burdens on our backs.

You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance.

The earth has yielded its harvest; God, our God, blesses us.

Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, the God of our salvation. Selah

Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, the God of our salvation. Selah

Our God is a God of deliverance; the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death.

Our God is a God of deliverance; the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death.

Summon Your power, O God; show Your strength, O God, which You have exerted on our behalf.

Your way, O God, is holy. What god is so great as our God?

…that we have heard and known and our fathers have relayed to us.

For He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers to teach to their children,

We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and derision to those around us.

Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; deliver us and atone for our sins, for the sake of Your name.

Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; deliver us and atone for our sins, for the sake of Your name.

Why should the nations ask, “Where is their God?” Before our eyes, make known among the nations Your vengeance for the bloodshed of Your servants.

Pay back into the laps of our neighbors sevenfold the reproach they hurled at You, O Lord.

You make us contend with our neighbors; our enemies mock us.

You make us contend with our neighbors; our enemies mock us.