For seven years he will not have a human mind, but the mind of an animal.

The angel ordered the stump to be left in the ground. This means that you will become king again when you acknowledge that God rules all the world.

You will be driven away from human society, live with wild animals, and eat grass like an ox for seven years. Then you will acknowledge that the Supreme God has power over human kingdoms and that he can give them to anyone he chooses."

I look to the mountains; where will my help come from?

LORD, I look up to you, up to heaven, where you rule.

From the depths of my despair I call to you, LORD.

Hear my cry, O Lord; listen to my call for help!

"In my distress, O LORD, I called to you, and you answered me. From deep in the world of the dead I cried for help, and you heard me.

I thought I had been banished from your presence and would never see your holy Temple again.

But the tax collector stood at a distance and would not even raise his face to heaven, but beat on his breast and said, 'God, have pity on me, a sinner!'

He said, "I was born with nothing, and I will die with nothing. The LORD gave, and now he has taken away. May his name be praised!"

Let the giving of thanks be your sacrifice to God, and give the Almighty all that you promised.

Praise the LORD, my soul! All my being, praise his holy name!

He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases.

They must thank the LORD for his constant love, for the wonderful things he did for them.

They must thank the LORD for his constant love, for the wonderful things he did for them.

They must thank him with sacrifices, and with songs of joy must tell all that he has done.

They must thank the LORD for his constant love, for the wonderful things he did for them.

and those in the East will praise him. The people who live along the sea will praise the LORD, the God of Israel.

The thought of my pain, my homelessness, is bitter poison.

Yet hope returns when I remember this one thing:

Fresh as the morning, as sure as the sunrise.

This is the decision of the alert and watchful angels. So then, let all people everywhere know that the Supreme God has power over human kingdoms and that he can give them to anyone he chooses---even to those who are least important.'

You will be driven away from human society, live with wild animals, and eat grass like an ox for seven years. Then you will acknowledge that the Supreme God has power over human kingdoms and that he can give them to anyone he chooses."

I thank the LORD for his justice; I sing praises to the LORD, the Most High.

I will sing with joy because of you. I will sing praise to you, Almighty God.

How good it is to give thanks to you, O LORD, to sing in your honor, O Most High God,

Good and evil alike take place at his command.

The angel raised both hands toward the sky and made a solemn promise in the name of the Eternal God. I heard him say, "It will be three and a half years. When the persecution of God's people ends, all these things will have happened."

Before you created the hills or brought the world into being, you were eternally God, and will be God forever.

O God, do not take me away now before I grow old. O LORD, you live forever;

The LORD is king forever. Your God, O Zion, will reign for all time. Praise the LORD!

But you, LORD, are the true God, you are the living God and the eternal king. When you are angry, the world trembles; the nations cannot endure your anger.

Just as the Father is himself the source of life, in the same way he has made his Son to be the source of life.

To the eternal King, immortal and invisible, the only God---to him be honor and glory forever and ever! Amen.

He alone is immortal; he lives in the light that no one can approach. No one has ever seen him; no one can ever see him. To him be honor and eternal power! Amen.

the twenty-four elders fall down before the one who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives forever and ever. They throw their crowns down in front of the throne and say,

and took a vow in the name of God, who lives forever and ever, who created heaven, earth, and the sea, and everything in them. The angel said, "There will be no more delay!

"How great are the wonders God shows us! How powerful are the miracles he performs! God is king forever; he will rule for all time.

At the time of those rulers the God of heaven will establish a kingdom that will never end. It will never be conquered, but will completely destroy all those empires and then last forever.

He was given authority, honor, and royal power, so that the people of all nations, races, and languages would serve him. His authority would last forever, and his kingdom would never end.

The LORD is king forever and ever. Those who worship other gods will vanish from his land.

Your rule is eternal, and you are king forever. The LORD is faithful to his promises; he is merciful in all his acts.

A child is born to us! A son is given to us! And he will be our ruler. He will be called, "Wonderful Counselor," "Mighty God," "Eternal Father," "Prince of Peace."

His royal power will continue to grow; his kingdom will always be at peace. He will rule as King David's successor, basing his power on right and justice, from now until the end of time. The LORD Almighty is determined to do all this.

But you, LORD, are the true God, you are the living God and the eternal king. When you are angry, the world trembles; the nations cannot endure your anger.

They are crippled and far from home, but I will make a new beginning with those who are left, and they will become a great nation. I will rule over them on Mount Zion from that time on and forever."

and he will be the king of the descendants of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end!"

Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The power to rule over the world belongs now to our Lord and his Messiah, and he will rule forever and ever!"

O Lord, you have always been our home.