And David said to God, I have sinned exceedingly, in that I have done this thing; and now, I pray, remove the sin of Your servant; for I have been exceedingly foolish.

And David spoke to the Lord when he saw the angel smiting the people, and he said, Behold, it is I that has done wrong, but these sheep, what have they done? Let Your hand be upon me, I pray, and upon my father's house.

Against You alone have I sinned, and done evil before You; that You might be justified in Your words, and might overcome when You are judged.

that you may remember, and be ashamed, and may no more be able to open your mouth for your shame, when I am reconciled to you for all that you have done, says the Lord.

And he said, Not so. I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains as a flock without a shepherd. And the Lord said, [Is] not God [the] Lord of these? Let each one return to his home in peace.

You made us as sheep [intended] for food; and You scattered us among the nations.

And the Lord caused His anger to burn forth again in Israel, and [Satan] stirred up David against them, saying, Go, number Israel and Judah.

Now then I will remain a servant with you instead of the lad, a slave of my lord; but let the lad go up with his brothers.

And now if You will forgive their sin, forgive; and if not, blot me out of Your book, which You have written.

And the Lord said to Moses, If anyone has sinned against Me, I will blot them out of My book.

I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.

But a hired hand, he who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them.

For I could wish that I myself to be accursed from Christ on behalf of my brothers, my countrymen according to the flesh,

By this we have come to know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives in behalf of our brothers.

You shall not bow down to them, nor serve them; for I am the Lord your God, a jealous God, recompensing the sins of the fathers upon the children, to the third and fourth generation to them that hate Me,

Now therefore the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised Me, and you have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite, to be your wife.

Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation; [and] my tongue shall joyfully declare Your righteousness.

They shall also take of your children whom you shall beget; and they shall make them eunuchs in the house of the king of the Babylonians.

And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, The word of the Lord is good, which He has spoken; let there be peace and righteousness in my days.

And you have revolted this day from the Lord; and it shall come to pass if you revolt this day from the Lord, that tomorrow there shall be wrath upon all Israel.