Those who are godless keep on being angry, and even when punished, they don't pray for help.

Saul died because he was unfaithful to the LORD. He disobeyed the LORD's commands; he tried to find guidance by consulting the spirits of the dead

instead of consulting the LORD. So the LORD killed him and gave control of the kingdom to David son of Jesse.

When his troubles were at their worst, that man Ahaz sinned against the LORD more than ever.

He offered sacrifices to the gods of the Syrians, who had defeated him. He said, "The Syrian gods helped the kings of Syria, so if I sacrifice to them, they may help me too." This brought disaster on him and on his nation.

The people will wander through the land, discouraged and hungry. In their hunger and their anger they will curse their king and their God. They may look up to the sky

So remember your Creator while you are still young, before those dismal days and years come when you will say, "I don't enjoy life."

Have you forgotten the LORD who made you, who stretched out the heavens and laid the earth's foundations? Why should you live in constant fear of the fury of those who oppress you, of those who are ready to destroy you? Their fury can no longer touch you.

So then, those who suffer because it is God's will for them, should by their good actions trust themselves completely to their Creator, who always keeps his promise.

I don't know how to flatter, and God would quickly punish me if I did.

My knowledge is wide; I will use what I know to show that God, my Creator, is just.

Your Creator will be like a husband to you--- the LORD Almighty is his name. The holy God of Israel will save you--- he is the ruler of all the world.

May the LORD show his constant love during the day, so that I may have a song at night, a prayer to the God of my life.

I spend the night in deep thought; I meditate, and this is what I ask myself:

In the middle of the night I wake up to praise you for your righteous judgments.

Let God's people rejoice in their triumph and sing joyfully all night long.

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.