Judah, you are he whom your brothers shall praise; your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; your father's children shall bow down before you.

The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a Lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh comes; and to Him shall be the cleansing of the peoples.

His eyes flashing with wine, and His teeth white with milk.

Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass that the children of Israel asked Jehovah, saying, Who shall first go up for us against the Canaanites to fight against them?

And Judah said to Simeon his brother, Come up with me to my allotted territory, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I will likewise go with you to your allotted territory. And Simeon went with him.

And they found Adoni-Bezek in Bezek, and fought against him; and they struck the Canaanites and the Perizzites.

And Adoni-Bezek said, Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off used to gather scraps under my table; as I have done, so God has repaid me. Then they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.

but chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which He loved.

He also chose David His servant, and took him from the sheepfolds;

And you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are insignificant among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall come forth to Me the One to be Ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from the days of eternity.

Behold, I send My messenger, and He will prepare the way before Me. And the Lord whom you seek shall suddenly come to His temple, even the Messenger of the Covenant, in whom you delight. Behold, He comes, says Jehovah of Hosts.

For it is evident that our Lord arose from Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.

Now there was long warfare between the house of Saul and the house of David. But David grew stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.

Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and spoke, saying, Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.

And David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand? And Jehovah said to David, Go up, for I will deliver up to give the Philistines into your hand.

And it shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, that you shall be decisive. For then Jehovah shall have gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.

for at that time they came to David day by day to help him, until it was a great camp, like the host of God.

So Jehoshaphat went on to become highly magnified, and he built fortresses and storage cities in Judah.

These are their numbers, according to their fathers' houses. Of Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah the commander, and with him three hundred thousand mighty men of valor;

and next to him was Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto Jehovah, and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valor.

and next to him was Jehozabad, and with him one hundred and eighty thousand prepared for war.

Therefore the Lord shall not rejoice over their young men, nor shall He have mercy on their orphans and widows; for everyone is a hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks foolishness. In all this His anger is not turned away, but His hand is stretched out still.

And He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.

And out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He might strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.

And I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies before you, and have made you a great name, like the name of the great men who are on the earth.

since the day that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel, and have caused you to rest from all your enemies. And Jehovah has declared to you that He will make you a house.

i1 [To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.] i0 par In Jehovah I put my trust; how can you say to my soul, Flee like a bird to the mountains?

If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?

Jehovah tries the righteous; but His soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence.

For the righteous Jehovah loves righteousness; His face beholds the upright.

sending you help from the sanctuary, and sustaining you out of Zion.

i1 [To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.] i0 par The king shall rejoice in Your strength, O Jehovah; and in Your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

Your hand shall find out all Your enemies; Your right hand shall find out those who hate You.

i1 [A Psalm of David.] i0 par Jehovah said unto my Lord, Sit at My right hand, until I place Your enemies as Your footstool.

Jehovah shall send the staff of Your strength out of Zion. Rule in the midst of Your enemies.

Blessed is he who has the Mighty God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Jehovah his God,

But bring here those enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, and slay them before me.

For it is necessary for Him to reign till He has put every enemy under His feet.

And the devil, who led them astray, was cast into the Lake of Fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God. And books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, out of the things which were written in the books.

And Death and Hades were cast into the Lake of Fire. This is the second death.