Deuteronomy 19

• 1. When the LORD thy God hath cut off the nations, whose land the LORD thy God giveth thee, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their cities, and in their houses;
• 2. Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.
• 3. Thou shalt prepare thee a way, and divide the coasts of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to inherit, into three parts, that every slayer may flee thither.
• 4. And this is the case of the slayer, which shall flee thither, that he may live: Whoso killeth his neighbour ignorantly, whom he hated not in time past;
• 5. As when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live:
• 6. Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.
• 7. Wherefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt separate three cities for thee.
• 8. And if the LORD thy God enlarge thy coast, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto thy fathers;
• 9. If thou shalt keep all these commandments to do them, which I command thee this day, to love the LORD thy God, and to walk ever in his ways; then shalt thou add three cities more for thee, beside these three:
• 10. That innocent blood be not shed in thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee.
• 11. But if any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and fleeth into one of these cities:
• 12. Then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.
• 13. Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.
• 14. Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour's landmark, which they of old time have set in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the land that the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.
• 15. One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.
• 16. If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;
• 17. Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;
• 18. And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;
• 19. Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you.
• 20. And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among you.
• 21. And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

Psalms 106

• 1. Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
• 2. Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? who can shew forth all his praise?
• 3. Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.
• 4. Remember me, O LORD, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation;
• 5. That I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance.
• 6. We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.
• 7. Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; but provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea.
• 8. Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.
• 9. He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness.
• 10. And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
• 11. And the waters covered their enemies: there was not one of them left.
• 12. Then believed they his words; they sang his praise.
• 13. They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:
• 14. But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.
• 15. And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.
• 16. They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the LORD.
• 17. The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan and covered the company of Abiram.
• 18. And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.
• 19. They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image.
• 20. Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.
• 21. They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;
• 22. Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea.
• 23. Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.
• 24. Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word:
• 25. But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD.
• 26. Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness:
• 27. To overthrow their seed also among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands.
• 28. They joined themselves also unto Baalpeor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.
• 29. Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions: and the plague brake in upon them.
• 30. Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and so the plague was stayed.
• 31. And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore.
• 32. They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:
• 33. Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips.
• 34. They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the LORD commanded them:
• 35. But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.
• 36. And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them.
• 37. Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils,
• 38. And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.
• 39. Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions.
• 40. Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.
• 41. And he gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated them ruled over them.
• 42. Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand.
• 43. Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.
• 44. Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:
• 45. And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.
• 46. He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives.
• 47. Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to give thanks unto thy holy name, and to triumph in thy praise.
• 48. Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the LORD.

Isaiah 46

• 1. Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast.
• 2. They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.
• 3. Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb:
• 4. And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.
• 5. To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?
• 6. They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.
• 7. They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.
• 8. Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors.
• 9. Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,
• 10. Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
• 11. Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.
• 12. Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness:
• 13. I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.

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