Take this walking stick with you; for with it you will perform miracles."

So Moses took his wife and his sons, put them on a donkey, and set out with them for Egypt, carrying the walking stick that God had told him to take.

Jacob got green branches of poplar, almond, and plane trees and stripped off some of the bark so that the branches had white stripes on them.

One of every ten domestic animals belongs to the LORD. When the animals are counted, every tenth one belongs to the LORD.

From Zion the LORD will extend your royal power. "Rule over your enemies," he says.

he will judge the poor fairly and defend the rights of the helpless. At his command the people will be punished, and evil persons will die.

Be a shepherd to your people, LORD, the people you have chosen. Although they live apart in the wilderness, there is fertile land around them. Let them go and feed in the rich pastures of Bashan and Gilead, as they did long ago.