I will put you in charge of my country, and all my people will obey your orders. Your authority will be second only to mine.

He gave him the second royal chariot to ride in, and his guard of honor went ahead of him and cried out, "Make way! Make way!" And so Joseph was appointed governor over all Egypt.

The king said to him, "I am the king---and no one in all Egypt shall so much as lift a hand or a foot without your permission."

Then Samuel took a jar of olive oil and poured it on Saul's head, kissed him, and said, "The LORD anoints you as ruler of his people Israel. You will rule his people and protect them from all their enemies. And this is the proof to you that the LORD has chosen you to be the ruler of his people:

Yet I will leave seven thousand people alive in Israel---all those who are loyal to me and have not bowed to Baal or kissed his idol."

They still keep on sinning by making metal images to worship---idols of silver, designed by human minds, made by human hands. And then they say, "Offer sacrifices to them!" How can anyone kiss those idols---idols in the shape of bulls!

so that all will honor the Son in the same way as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.

The righteous are guided and protected by the LORD, but the evil are on the way to their doom.

Jesus answered him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life; no one goes to the Father except by me.

Then he warns them in anger and terrifies them with his fury.

with a flaming fire, to punish those who reject God and who do not obey the Good News about our Lord Jesus.

They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and from his glorious might,

They called out to the mountains and to the rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the eyes of the one who sits on the throne and from the anger of the Lamb!

The terrible day of their anger is here, and who can stand up against it?"

A third angel followed the first two, saying in a loud voice, "Those who worship the beast and its image and receive the mark on their forehead or on their hand

The smoke of the fire that torments them goes up forever and ever. There is no relief day or night for those who worship the beast and its image, for anyone who has the mark of its name."

Happy are those who trust the LORD, who do not turn to idols or join those who worship false gods.

LORD Almighty, how happy are those who trust in you!

Don't put your trust in human leaders; no human being can save you.

Happy are those who have the God of Jacob to help them and who depend on the LORD their God,

Pay attention to what you are taught, and you will be successful; trust in the LORD and you will be happy.

You, LORD, give perfect peace to those who keep their purpose firm and put their trust in you.

Trust in the LORD forever; he will always protect us.

And yet the LORD is waiting to be merciful to you. He is ready to take pity on you because he always does what is right. Happy are those who put their trust in the LORD.

"But I will bless the person who puts his trust in me.

that the scripture speaks of: "Look, I place in Zion a stone that will make people stumble, a rock that will make them fall. But whoever believes in him will not be disappointed."

The scripture says, "Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed."

Let us, then, who were the first to hope in Christ, praise God's glory!

Through him you believe in God, who raised him from death and gave him glory; and so your faith and hope are fixed on God.

For the scripture says, "I chose a valuable stone, which I am placing as the cornerstone in Zion; and whoever believes in him will never be disappointed."