You know how troubled I am; you have kept a record of my tears. Aren't they listed in your book?

like dogs roaming about for food and growling if they do not find enough.

People will wander from the Dead Sea to the Mediterranean and then on around from the north to the east. They will look everywhere for a message from the LORD, but they will not find it.

They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were killed by the sword. They went around clothed in skins of sheep or goats---poor, persecuted, and mistreated.

The world was not good enough for them! They wandered like refugees in the deserts and hills, living in caves and holes in the ground.

So David and his men---about six hundred in all---left Keilah at once and kept on the move. When Saul heard that David had escaped from Keilah, he gave up his plan.

And now may the LORD be kind and faithful to you. I too will treat you well because of what you have done.

With faithfulness and love he leads all who keep his covenant and obey his commands.

He will answer from heaven and save me; he will defeat my oppressors. God will show me his constant love and faithfulness.

May he rule forever in your presence, O God; protect him with your constant love and faithfulness.

Love and faithfulness will meet; righteousness and peace will embrace.

Your kingdom is founded on righteousness and justice; love and faithfulness are shown in all you do.

You will earn the trust and respect of others if you work for good; if you work for evil, you are making a mistake.

God gave the Law through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

May the Lord show mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he cheered me up many times. He was not ashamed that I am in prison,

May the Lord grant him his mercy on that Day! And you know very well how much he did for me in Ephesus.