Surely the wrath of man shall praise You; With the remainder of wrath You shall gird Yourself.

For John had said to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."

Therefore Herodias held it against him and wanted to kill him, but she could not;

Then he bowed himself, and said, "What [is] your servant, that you should look upon such a dead dog as I?"

Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, "Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Please, let me go over and take off his head!"

"You shall not bring the wages of a harlot or the price of a dog to the house of the LORD your God for any vowed offering, for both of these [are] an abomination to the LORD your God.

"After whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom do you pursue? A dead dog? A flea?

"Therefore let the LORD be judge, and judge between you and me, and see and plead my case, and deliver me out of your hand."

So Hazael said, "But what [is] your servant -- a dog, that he should do this gross thing?" And Elisha answered, "The LORD has shown me that you [will become] king over Syria."

"May God do so to Abner, and more also, if I do not do for David as the LORD has sworn to him --

"Now then, do [it!] For the LORD has spoken of David, saying, 'By the hand of My servant David, I will save My people Israel from the hand of the Philistines and the hand of all their enemies.' "

"Also, in time past, when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them in; and the LORD said to you, 'You shall shepherd My people Israel, and be ruler over Israel.' "

So Samuel said to him, "The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today, and has given it to a neighbor of yours, [who is] better than you.

Why do the nations rage, And the people plot a vain thing?

"Let us break Their bonds in pieces And cast away Their cords from us."

"Whom have you reproached and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised [your] voice, And lifted up your eyes on high? Against the Holy One of Israel.

Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?"

And he said, "Who are You, Lord?" Then the Lord said, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It [is] hard for you to kick against the goads."