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Cush was the father of Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on earth.
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Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.
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In earlier times Phinehas son of Eleazar was the official in charge of the gatekeepers, and the Lord was with him.
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He is the Lord our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
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Sing to the Lord, all the earth; proclaim his salvation day after day.
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Tremble before him, all the earth! The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
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Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns!”
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Let the trees of the forest sing, let them sing for joy before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth.
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I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make your name like the names of the greatest men on earth.
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“There is no one like you, Lord, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears.
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And who is like your people Israel—the one nation on earth whose God went out to redeem a people for himself, and to make a name for yourself, and to perform great and awesome wonders by driving out nations from before your people, whom you redeemed from Egypt?
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David looked up and saw the angel of the Lord standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand extended over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell facedown.
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But this word of the Lord came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and have fought many wars. You are not to build a house for my Name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in my sight.
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Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all.
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We are foreigners and strangers in your sight, as were all our ancestors. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.