Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest… Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence, As {when} the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries, {that} the nations may tremble at thy presence! {the melting..: Heb. the fire of meltings} When thou didst terrible things {which} we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence. [Read More]

[A Song of degrees.] Many a time have they afflicted… [A Song of degrees] Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say: {Many…: or, Much} Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me. {Many…: or, Much} [A Song of degrees.] Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. [Read More]

And it came to pass, when all the people were clean… And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying, Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man, And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests’ feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this nightThen Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man: And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel: That this may be a sign among you, {that} when your children ask {their fathers} in time to come, saying, What {mean} ye by these stones? [Read More]

And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of… And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their citiesNow when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another? [Read More]

Who {is} this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments… Who {is} this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this {that is} glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save{glorious: Heb. decked} Wherefore {art thou} red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat? I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people {there was} none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment. [Read More]