Then the people of all nations will call you happy, because your land will be a good place to live.

And the LORD said, "If they pronounce my name as a blessing upon the people of Israel, I will bless them."

if they pray to me and repent and turn away from the evil they have been doing, then I will hear them in heaven, forgive their sins, and make their land prosperous again.

You treat us as though you had never been our ruler, as though we had never been your people.

Listen to us, O God; look at us and see the trouble we are in and the suffering of the city that bears your name. We are praying to you because you are merciful, not because we have done right.

Lord, hear us. Lord, forgive us. Lord, listen to us, and act! In order that everyone will know that you are God, do not delay! This city and these people are yours."

Obey them faithfully, and this will show the people of other nations how wise you are. When they hear of all these laws, they will say, 'What wisdom and understanding this great nation has!'

No other nation, no matter how great, has laws so just as those that I have taught you today.

Wherever you go in that land, the LORD your God will make the people fear you, as he has promised, and no one will be able to stop you.

The Egyptians urged the people to hurry and leave the country; they said, "We will all be dead if you don't leave."

He made the wheels of their chariots get stuck, so that they moved with great difficulty. The Egyptians said, "The LORD is fighting for the Israelites against us. Let's get out of here!"

All the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the Mediterranean Sea heard that the LORD had dried up the Jordan until the people of Israel had crossed it. They became afraid and lost their courage because of the Israelites.

Saul was afraid of David because the LORD was with David but had abandoned him.

and was successful in all he did, because the LORD was with him.

David's fame spread everywhere, and the LORD made every nation afraid of him.

Jerusalem will be a source of joy, honor, and pride to me; and every nation in the world will fear and tremble when they hear about the good things that I do for the people of Jerusalem and about the prosperity that I bring to the city."

Listen! As for that group that belongs to Satan, those liars who claim that they are Jews but are not, I will make them come and bow down at your feet. They will all know that I love you.