¹¹ So Aaron said to Moses, “Oh, my lord! Please ^(A)do not lay ^[a]this sin on us, in which we have done foolishly and in which we have sinned.

The Judgment on David’s Sin^(A)

¹⁰ And ^(B)David’s heart condemned him after he had numbered the people. So ^(C)David said to the Lord, ^(D)“I have sinned greatly in what I have done; but now, I pray, O Lord, take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have ^(E)done very foolishly.”

¹⁹ Then he said to the king, ^(A)“Do not let my lord ^[a]impute iniquity to me, or remember what ^(B)wrong your servant did on the day that my lord the king left Jerusalem, that the king should ^(C)take it to heart.

⁹ Indeed I will make ^(A)those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but lie—indeed ^(B)I will make them come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you.

²⁴ Then Simon answered and said, ^(A)“Pray to the Lord for me, that none of the things which you have spoken may come upon me.”

² and said to Jeremiah the prophet, ^(A)“Please, let our petition be acceptable to you, and ^(B)pray for us to the Lord your God, for all this remnant (since we are left but ^(C)a few of many, as you can see),

Prayer in Time of Chastening

A Psalm of David. ^(A)To bring to remembrance.

^9 (A)For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. In this ^(B)you have done foolishly; therefore from now on ^(C)you shall have wars.”