Psalms 134–137

Psalm 134:1-137:9

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Genesis

The Creation of the World 1:1-2:3 The Creation of Man and Woman 2:4-25 The Fall of Man 3:1-24 Cain and Abel 4:1-26 From Adam to Noah 5:1-32 The Flood 6:1-8:22 God’s Covenant with Noah 9:1-17 Noah’s Drunkenness and Curse 9:18-29 Nations Descended from Noah 10:1-32 The Tower of Babel 11:1-9 From Shem to Abram 11:10-32 The Call of Abram 12:1-9 Abram in Egypt 12:10-20 Abram and Lot Separate 13:1-18 Abram Rescues Lot 14:1-24 God’s Covenant with Abram 15:1-21 Hagar and Ishmael 16:1-16 The Covenant of Circumcision 17:1-27 A Son Promised to Sarah 18:1-15 Abraham Intercedes for Sodom 18:16-33 The Destruction of Sodom 19:1-29 The Origin of Moab and Ammon 19:30-38 Abraham and Abimelech 20:1-18 The Birth of Isaac 21:1-7 Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away 21:8-21 A Treaty with Abimelech 21:22-34 The Sacrifice of Isaac 22:1-19 Nahor’s Children 22:20-24 The Death and Burial of Sarah 23:1-20 A Wife for Isaac 24:1-67 The Death of Abraham 25:1-11 Ishmael’s Descendants 25:12-18 Esau and Jacob 25:19-34 Isaac and Abimelech 26:1-35 Jacob Takes Esau’s Blessing 27:1-40 Jacob Sent to Paddan-aram 27:41-28:9 Jacob’s Dream at Bethel 28:10-22 Jacob Meets Rachel 29:1-14 Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel 29:15-30 The Children of Jacob 29:31-30:24 Jacob’s Prosperity 30:25-43 Jacob Flees from Laban 31:1-21 Jacob and Laban Make a Covenant 31:22-55 Jacob Prepares to Meet Esau 32:1-21 Jacob Wrestles with God 32:22-32 Jacob Meets Esau 33:1-20 Dinah and the Shechemites 34:1-31 God Blesses Jacob at Bethel 35:1-15 Deaths of Rachel and Isaac 35:16-29 Esau’s Descendants 36:1-30 The Kings of Edom 36:31-43 Joseph’s Dreams 37:1-11 Joseph Sold by His Brothers 37:12-36 Judah and Tamar 38:1-30 Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife 39:1-23 Joseph Interprets Dreams in Prison 40:1-23 Pharaoh’s Dreams 41:1-40 Joseph Rises to Power 41:41-57 Joseph’s Brothers Go to Egypt 42:1-38 Joseph’s Brothers Return with Benjamin 43:1-34 The Silver Cup 44:1-34 Joseph Reveals Himself 45:1-28 Jacob Goes to Egypt 46:1-47:12 Joseph and the Famine 47:13-31 Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh 48:1-22 Jacob Blesses His Sons 49:1-28 The Death and Burial of Jacob 49:29-50:14 Joseph Reassures His Brothers 50:15-21 The Death of Joseph 50:22-26

Exodus

Israel Increases in Egypt 1:1-22 The Birth of Moses 2:1-10 Moses Flees to Midian 2:11-25 The Burning Bush 3:1-22 Signs for Moses 4:1-17 Moses Returns to Egypt 4:18-31 Moses and Aaron Before Pharaoh 5:1-21 God Promises Deliverance 5:22-6:12 The Genealogy of Moses and Aaron 6:13-27 Moses and Aaron Sent to Pharaoh 6:28-7:7 Aaron’s Staff Becomes a Serpent 7:8-13 The First Plague: Water to Blood 7:14-24 The Second Plague: Frogs 7:25-8:15 The Third Plague: Gnats 8:16-19 The Fourth Plague: Flies 8:20-32 The Fifth Plague: Livestock Die 9:1-7 The Sixth Plague: Boils 9:8-12 The Seventh Plague: Hail 9:13-35 The Eighth Plague: Locusts 10:1-20 The Ninth Plague: Darkness 10:21-29 A Final Plague Threatened 11:1-10 The Passover 12:1-30 The Exodus 12:31-42 Passover Regulations 12:43-51 Consecration of the Firstborn 13:1-16 Crossing the Red Sea 13:17-14:31 The Song of Moses 15:1-21 Bitter Water Made Sweet 15:22-27 Manna from Heaven 16:1-36 Water from the Rock 17:1-7 Amalek Defeated 17:8-16 Jethro’s Advice 18:1-27 Israel at Mount Sinai 19:1-25 The Ten Commandments 20:1-21 Laws About Altars 20:22-21:1 Laws About Slaves 21:2-11 Laws About Personal Injuries 21:12-36 Laws About Restitution 22:1-15 Laws About Holiness 22:16-31 Laws About Justice 23:1-9 Sabbath Years and Weeks 23:10-13 The Three Feasts 23:14-19 The Angel and the Promises 23:20-33 The Covenant Confirmed 24:1-18 Contributions for the Sanctuary 25:1-9 The Ark of the Testimony 25:10-22 The Table for Bread 25:23-30 The Golden Lampstand 25:31-40 The Tabernacle 26:1-37 The Bronze Altar 27:1-8 The Court of the Tabernacle 27:9-19 Oil for the Lamp 27:20-21 The Priests’ Garments 28:1-5 The Ephod 28:6-14 The Breastpiece of Judgment 28:15-30 Other Priestly Garments 28:31-43 Consecration of the Priests 29:1-46 The Altar of Incense 30:1-10 The Census Tax 30:11-16 The Bronze Basin 30:17-21 The Anointing Oil 30:22-33 The Incense 30:34-38 Oholiab and Bezalel 31:1-11 The Sabbath Sign 31:12-18 The Golden Calf 32:1-33:6 The Tent of Meeting 33:7-11 Moses’ Intercession and God’s Glory 33:12-23 New Tablets and Covenant 34:1-28 The Shining Face of Moses 34:29-35 Sabbath Regulations 35:1-3 Freewill Offerings for the Tabernacle 35:4-29 Bezalel and Oholiab Set Apart 35:30-36:7 Making the Tabernacle 36:8-38 Making the Ark 37:1-9 Making the Table 37:10-16 Making the Lampstand 37:17-24 Making the Altar of Incense 37:25-29 Making the Bronze Altar 38:1-7 Making the Bronze Basin 38:8 Making the Court 38:9-20 Materials of the Tabernacle 38:21-31 Making the Priests’ Garments 39:1 The Ephod Made 39:2-7 The Breastpiece Made 39:8-21 Other Garments Made 39:22-31 The Work Completed 39:32-43 The Tabernacle Erected 40:1-33 The Glory Fills the Tabernacle 40:34-38

Numbers

The Census of Israel 1:1-54 Arrangement of the Camp 2:1-34 The Levites’ Duties 3:1-51 Kohathites’ Service 4:1-20 Gershonites’ Service 4:21-28 Merarites’ Service 4:29-33 Census of the Levites 4:34-49 Unclean Removed from Camp 5:1-4 Restitution for Wrongs 5:5-10 The Test for Adultery 5:11-31 The Nazirite Vow 6:1-21 The Priestly Blessing 6:22-27 Offerings of the Leaders 7:1-89 The Lamps 8:1-4 The Levites Consecrated 8:5-26 The Passover Celebrated 9:1-14 The Cloud Over the Tabernacle 9:15-23 The Silver Trumpets 10:1-10 Departure from Sinai 10:11-36 Complaint and Quail; Seventy Elders 11:1-35 Miriam and Aaron Oppose Moses 12:1-16 Spies Sent into Canaan 13:1-25 Report of the Spies 13:26-33 The People Rebel 14:1-45 Offerings and Firstfruits 15:1-21 Unintentional Sin and Presumptuous Sin 15:22-31 The Sabbath-Breaker 15:32-36 Tassels on Garments 15:37-41 Korah’s Rebellion 16:1-50 Aaron’s Staff Buds 17:1-13 Priests’ and Levites’ Duties 18:1-7 Portions for Priests and Levites 18:8-32 The Red Heifer 19:1-22 Water from the Rock at Meribah 20:1-13 Edom Refuses Passage 20:14-21 Aaron’s Death 20:22-29 Arad Defeated 21:1-3 The Bronze Serpent 21:4-9 Journeys in the Wilderness 21:10-20 Victories over Sihon and Og 21:21-35 Balaam Summoned 22:1-20 Balaam’s Donkey and the Angel 22:21-41 Balaam’s First Oracle 23:1-12 Balaam’s Second Oracle 23:13-26 Balaam’s Third Oracle 23:27-24:14 The Star out of Jacob 24:15-19 Balaam’s Final Sayings 24:20-25 Baal of Peor and Phinehas 25:1-18 The Second Census 26:1-65 Daughters of Zelophehad 27:1-11 Joshua Appointed 27:12-23 Daily Offerings 28:1-8 Sabbath Offerings 28:9-10 Monthly Offerings 28:11-15 Passover Offerings 28:16-25 Weeks (Firstfruits) Offerings 28:26-31 Trumpets Offerings 29:1-6 Day of Atonement Offerings 29:7-11 Booths Offerings 29:12-40 Vows 30:1-16 War with Midian—Spoils 31:1-24 Division of the Spoils 31:25-54 Reuben, Gad, and Half-Manasseh 32:1-42 Stages of Israel’s Journey 33:1-56 Boundaries of the Land 34:1-29 Levitical Cities 35:1-5 Cities of Refuge 35:6-34 Marriage of Zelophehad’s Daughters 36:1-13

Deuteronomy

Preamble and Setting 1:1-8 Leaders Appointed 1:9-18 Spies Sent 1:19-25 Rebellion and Judgment 1:26-46 Journey Through Edom, Moab, Ammon 2:1-23 Victory over Sihon 2:24-37 Victory over Og 3:1-11 Allotment East of Jordan 3:12-20 Moses Forbidden to Enter 3:21-29 Call to Obey 4:1-14 No Idols 4:15-31 The LORD Alone Is God 4:32-40 Cities of Refuge East 4:41-43 Introduction to the Law 4:44-49 The Ten Commandments Rehearsed 5:1-33 The Shema and Instruction 6:1-25 Warning Against the Nations 7:1-26 Do Not Forget the LORD 8:1-20 Not for Your Righteousness 9:1-6 Israel’s Rebellions Recounted 9:7-29 New Tablets; Ark 10:1-11 Fear the LORD 10:12-22 Love, Obey, Choose 11:1-32 The Place of Worship 12:1-32 False Prophets and Idolatry 13:1-18 Clean and Unclean Foods 14:1-21 Tithes 14:22-29 Sabbatical Year 15:1-11 Hebrew Slaves 15:12-18 Firstborn Animals 15:19-23 Passover 16:1-8 Weeks 16:9-12 Booths 16:13-17 Justice 16:18-20 Forbidden Worship 16:21-17:7 Difficult Cases 17:8-13 Laws for the King 17:14-20 Provision for Levites 18:1-8 Abominable Practices 18:9-13 A Prophet Like Moses 18:14-22 Cities of Refuge 19:1-14 Witnesses and Penalties 19:15-21 Rules for War 20:1-20 Unsolved Murder 21:1-9 Wives from War 21:10-14 Rights of the Firstborn 21:15-17 Rebellious Son 21:18-21 Various Laws 21:22-22:12 Laws of Chastity 22:13-30 Assembly Exclusions 23:1-8 Camp Purity 23:9-14 Various Laws Continued 23:15-25:19 Firstfruits and Tithes Confession 26:1-15 You Are the LORD’s People 26:16-19 Law on Stones and Altar 27:1-8 Curses Pronounced 27:9-26 Blessings for Obedience 28:1-14 Curses for Disobedience 28:15-68 Renewal in Moab 29:1-29 Choose Life 30:1-20 Joshua Commissioned 31:1-8 Public Reading of the Law 31:9-13 Moses’ Warning of Apostasy 31:14-29 The Song of Moses 31:30-32:47 Moses to Die on Nebo 32:48-52 Moses Blesses Israel 33:1-29 The Death of Moses 34:1-12

Joshua

Joshua Commissioned and Encouraged 1:1-18 Rahab Protects the Spies 2:1-24 Crossing the Jordan and Memorial Stones 3:1-4:24 Renewal at Gilgal: Circumcision and Passover 5:1-12 The Commander Appears and the Fall of Jericho 5:13-6:27 Defeat at Ai and Achan's Sin Revealed 7:1-26 The Capture and Destruction of Ai 8:1-29 Altar on Mount Ebal and the Law Proclaimed 8:30-35 The Gibeonite Deception and Treaty 9:1-27 Victory at Gibeon and the Long Day 10:1-15 Capture and Execution of the Five Kings 10:16-28 The Southern Campaign and Conquest of Cities 10:29-43 Defeat of the Northern Coalition and Hazor Destroyed 11:1-23 Lists of Kings Defeated East and West of the Jordan 12:1-24 Land Remaining to Be Possessed 13:1-7 Allotments East of the Jordan 13:8-33 Procedure for Distributing the Land and Levitical Cities 14:1-5 Caleb's Claim and Inheritance of Hebron 14:6-15 Boundaries and Towns of Judah 15:1-63 Ephraim and West Manasseh: Boundaries and Claims 16:1-17:18 Shiloh Established and the Land Surveyed 18:1-10 Territory and Towns of Benjamin 18:11-28 Territory of Simeon 19:1-9 Territory of Zebulun 19:10-16 Territory of Issachar 19:17-23 Territory of Asher 19:24-31 Territory of Naphtali 19:32-39 Territory of Dan 19:40-48 Completion of the Allotments and Joshua's Inheritance 19:49-51 Cities of Refuge Established 20:1-9 Levitical Cities and Their Holdings 21:1-45 The Eastern Tribes' Altar and the Reconciliation 22:1-34 Joshua's Farewell Exhortation and Warning 23:1-16 Renewal of the Covenant at Shechem 24:1-27 Death and Burial of Joshua and Eleazar 24:28-33

1 Samuel

Hannah's Prayer for a Son 1:1-20 Hannah Presents Samuel to the Lord 1:21-28 Hannah's Song of Praise 2:1-11 Eli's Corrupt Sons and Samuel's Childhood 2:12-26 Prophecy of Judgment on Eli's House 2:27-36 Samuel's Call and the Lord's Word to Eli 3:1-4:1 Israel Defeated and the Ark Captured 4:2-11 Eli's Death and the Birth of Ichabod 4:12-22 The Ark Brings Judgment in Philistine Cities 5:1-12 The Ark Returned to Israel 6:1-7:1 Samuel Judges Israel and Delivers Them at Mizpah 7:2-17 Israel Demands a King 8:1-22 Saul Chosen and Given Signs 9:1-10:8 Saul Proclaimed King by Lot 10:9-27 Saul's Victory at Jabesh-Gilead 11:1-11 Saul Confirmed as King at Gilgal 11:12-15 Samuel's Farewell and Exhortation to Israel 12:1-25 Saul's Unauthorized Sacrifice and Rebuke 13:1-15 Philistine Pressure and Israel's Lack of Arms 13:16-22 Jonathan's Bold Assault and Victory 13:23-14:14 Saul's Rash Oath and Its Consequences 14:15-23 Saul's Pursuit and Jonathan's Exploits 14:24-48 Saul's Family and Mighty Men 14:49-52 Saul's Disobedience and Rejection as King 15:1-35 David Anointed by Samuel 16:1-13 David Serves Saul and Eases His Torment 16:14-23 David and Goliath 17:1-58 David's Rise and Saul's Jealousy 18:1-30 Saul's Attempts on David's Life and Jonathan's Intervention 19:1-24 David and Jonathan's Covenant 20:1-42 David at Nob: Bread and Goliath's Sword 21:1-9 David Feigns Madness at Gath 21:10-15 David Gathers Followers and Seeks Priestly Aid 22:1-5 Massacre at Nob and Abiathar Joins David 22:6-23 David Delivers Keilah and Inquires of God 23:1-6 Saul's Pursuit, Ziphite Betrayal, and David's Escape 23:7-29 David Spares Saul in a Cave 24:1-22 Nabal's Folly and Abigail's Intervention 25:1-44 David Again Spares Saul in His Camp 26:1-25 David Seeks Refuge with Achish 27:1-12 Saul and the Witch of Endor 28:1-25 The Philistines Reject David 29:1-11 David Recovers His Family and Defeats the Amalekites 30:1-31 The Death of Saul and His Sons 31:1-13

2 Samuel

An Amalekite Reports Saul and Jonathan's Death 1:1-16 David's Lament for Saul and Jonathan 1:17-27 David Anointed King of Judah at Hebron 2:1-7 Ish‑Bosheth Made King; Civil War with David Begins 2:8-3:5 Abner Seeks Alliance with David 3:6-21 Joab Murders Abner; David's Protest and Mourning 3:22-39 Ish‑Bosheth Assassinated 4:1-12 David Anointed King over All Israel 5:1-5 David Captures Jerusalem and Establishes His House 5:6-16 David's Victories over the Philistines 5:17-25 Bringing the Ark to Jerusalem; Uzzah's Death and David's Joy 6:1-23 God's Covenant with David 7:1-17 David's Prayer of Thanksgiving for God's Promise 7:18-29 David's Military Victories 8:1-14 David's Officials and Mighty Men 8:15-18 David Shows Kindness to Mephibosheth 9:1-13 War with the Ammonites and Syrians 10:1-19 David and Bathsheba; the Death of Uriah 11:1-27 Nathan Rebukes David; Judgment and Aftermath 12:1-31 Amnon's Crime against Tamar 13:1-22 Absalom Kills Amnon and Flees 13:23-39 Joab Secures Absalom's Return and Reconciliation 14:1-33 Absalom's Conspiracy and Rise to Power 15:1-12 David Flees Jerusalem; Loyal Followers Accompany Him 15:13-37 Ziba Brings Provisions to David 16:1-4 Shimei Curses David as He Flees 16:5-14 Counsel in Absalom's Court; Ahithophel's Plan and Hushai's Counterplot 16:15-17:29 Battle in the Forest of Ephraim and Absalom's Death 18:1-18 Reports of Victory and David's Grief for Absalom 18:19-19:8 David's Return to Jerusalem; Reconciliation and Disputes 19:9-43 Sheba's Revolt and Its Suppression 20:1-26 Famine and the Gibeonites' Demand; Saul's Descendants Executed 21:1-14 David's Battles with the Philistines and the Valor of His Men 21:15-22 David's Song of Deliverance 22:1-51 David's Final Oracle 23:1-7 The Deeds of David's Mighty Warriors 23:8-39 David's Census and the Resulting Plague 24:1-17 David Purchases the Threshing Floor; Sacrifice and End of Plague 24:18-25

1 Kings

Adonijah Attempts to Seize the Throne 1:1-27 Solomon Anointed King 1:28-53 David's Charge to Solomon and Death 2:1-12 Solomon Consolidates His Power 2:13-46 Solomon's Request for Wisdom 3:1-15 Solomon's Wise Judgment 3:16-28 Solomon's Officials and Administrative Order 4:1-19 The Wealth and Prosperity of Israel 4:20-28 Solomon's Wisdom and Fame 4:29-34 Alliances and Preparations for the Temple 5:1-18 Solomon Builds the Temple 6:1-38 Solomon's Palace and Structural Works 7:1-12 Temple Furnishings and the Work of Hiram 7:13-51 The Ark Brought into the Temple 8:1-21 Solomon's Prayer of Dedication 8:22-61 The Dedication Celebrated with Sacrifice 8:62-66 God's Promise and Warning to Solomon 9:1-9 Solomon's Building Projects and Trade 9:10-28 The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon 10:1-13 The Wealth and Splendor of Solomon's Reign 10:14-29 Solomon's Foreign Wives and Apostasy 11:1-13 Adversaries Raised Against Solomon 11:14-25 Jeroboam's Call and the Promise of Division 11:26-40 Summary of Solomon's Reign and Death 11:41-43 Rehoboam's Folly and the Kingdom Divides 12:1-24 Jeroboam Establishes Golden Calves 12:25-33 Prophetic Rebuke at Bethel and Deception 13:1-34 Ahijah's Prophecy Against Jeroboam 14:1-20 Rehoboam's Unfaithfulness and Shishak's Invasion 14:21-31 Abijam's Short Reign in Judah 15:1-8 Asa's Reforms and Early Reign 15:9-24 Nadab's Reign and Baasha's Conspiracy 15:25-32 Baasha's Reign and Jehu's Prophecy 15:33-16:7 Elah Assassinated and Zimri's Usurpation 16:8-14 Zimri's Suicide and Omri's Rise to Power 16:15-20 Omri Establishes Samaria as Capital 16:21-28 Ahab and Jezebel Introduce Baal Worship 16:29-34 Elijah Announces the Drought and Is Fed by Ravens 17:1-6 Elijah in Zarephath: Provision and Resurrection 17:7-24 Elijah Confronts Ahab and Prepares for Confrontation 18:1-15 Elijah on Mount Carmel and the Fall of Baal's Prophets 18:16-46 Elijah Flees to Horeb and Is Renewed 19:1-9 God's Response to Elijah and New Commissions 19:10-18 The Call of Elisha 19:19-21 Ben‑hadad Besieges Samaria; Israel's Defiant Response 20:1-12 Israel's Victories Over Aram and Ahab's Mercy 20:13-34 A Prophet Enacts Judgment on the King 20:35-43 Naboth's Vineyard: Ahab and Jezebel's Crime and Punishment 21:1-29 Ahab and Jehoshaphat Seek Counsel; Micaiah's True Prophecy 22:1-28 Ahab Dies at Ramoth‑Gilead 22:29-40 Jehoshaphat's Reign in Judah 22:41-50 Ahaziah Succeeds Ahab and Does Evil 22:51-53

2 Kings

Ahaziah Seeks Counsel and Elijah’s Judgment 1:1-18 Elijah Taken Up; Elisha Succeeds 2:1-18 Elisha Purifies Jericho’s Water 2:19-22 Mockers of Elisha Mauled by Bears 2:23-25 Alliance Against Moab and Elisha’s Miracle 3:1-27 The Widow’s Oil Multiplied 4:1-7 Elisha Restores the Shunammite’s Son 4:8-37 Poisoned Stew Made Safe 4:38-41 Elisha Feeds a Hundred Men 4:42-44 Naaman Healed of Leprosy and Gehazi’s Greed 5:1-27 The Floating Axe Head 6:1-7 Elisha Foils the Aramean Raid 6:8-23 Famine Besieges Samaria 6:24-7:2 Arameans Flee; Samaria’s Deliverance 7:3-20 The Shunammite Restored to Her Land 8:1-6 Elisha Foretells Hazael’s Rise 8:7-15 Jehoram’s Reign in Israel 8:16-24 Ahaziah of Judah Ascends the Throne 8:25-29 Anointing of Jehu as King 9:1-13 Jehu Slays Joram and the House of Ahab 9:14-29 The Death of Jezebel 9:30-37 Jehu Executes Ahab’s Kin at Jezreel 10:1-17 Jehu Destroys Baal Worship 10:18-36 Joash Crowned; Athaliah Overthrown 11:1-21 Joash Repairs the Temple 12:1-21 Jehoahaz of Israel and Aramean Oppression 13:1-9 Jehoash of Israel and Elisha’s Final Acts 13:10-25 Amaziah of Judah: Victory and Pride 14:1-22 Jeroboam II Restores Israel’s Borders 14:23-29 Azariah (Uzziah) King of Judah 15:1-7 Zechariah’s Short Reign and Assassination 15:8-12 Shallum’s Brief Usurpation and Murder 15:13-16 Menahem’s Reign and Tribute to Assyria 15:17-22 Pekahiah Murdered; Pekah’s Conspiracy 15:23-26 Pekah Rules and Wars with Judah 15:27-31 Jotham King of Judah 15:32-38 Ahaz’s Reign and Submission to Assyria 16:1-20 Fall of Samaria and Israel’s Exile 17:1-6 Reasons for Israel’s Exile 17:7-23 Resettling Samaria and Syncretistic Worship 17:24-41 Hezekiah’s Reforms and Fortifications 18:1-16 Rabshakeh’s Taunts before Jerusalem 18:17-37 Hezekiah’s Plea and Isaiah’s Prophecy 19:1-13 Hezekiah’s Prayer of Surrender 19:14-19 The LORD Delivers Jerusalem from Sennacherib 19:20-37 Hezekiah’s Illness, Recovery, and the Sign 20:1-11 Hezekiah’s Pride and a Warning about Babylon 20:12-21 Manasseh’s Long, Wicked Reign 21:1-18 Amon’s Short Reign and Assassination 21:19-26 Josiah Finds the Book of the Law and Reforms 22:1-20 Josiah’s Covenant Renewal and Passover 23:1-30 Jehoahaz Deposed; Jehoiakim Installed by Egypt 23:31-35 Jehoiakim’s Reign and Babylonian Pressure 23:36-24:7 Jehoiachin’s Brief Reign and First Exile 24:8-17 Zedekiah Appointed as Babylon’s Vassal 24:18-19 Siege and Fall of Jerusalem; Destruction and Exile 24:20-25:26 Jehoiachin Released from Babylonian Prison 25:27-30

1 Chronicles

Genealogies from Adam to Abraham 1:1-27 The Descendants of Abraham 1:28-34 The Edomite Genealogies (Esau and Seir) 1:35-54 The Sons of Israel 2:1-2 The Genealogy and Families of Judah 2:3-55 David’s Descendants and the Royal Line 3:1-24 Judahite Families and Notable Descendants 4:1-23 The Families and Settlements of Simeon 4:24-43 Transjordanian Tribes and Their Chiefs 5:1-10 Wars and Settlements East of the Jordan 5:11-22 Loss of Territory and Exile East of the Jordan 5:23-26 The Levites: Genealogy and Temple Service 6:1-81 The Tribe of Issachar 7:1-5 A Register of Benjamin’s Households 7:6-12 A Brief Genealogical Note 7:13 The Tribe of Naphtali 7:14-19 The Tribe of Manasseh 7:20-29 The Tribe of Ephraim 7:30-40 The Genealogy of Benjamin (including Saul’s Line) 8:1-9:1 Resettlement of Jerusalem: Residents and Officials 9:2-34 Gatekeepers and Temple Servants in Jerusalem 9:35-44 The Death of Saul and the End of His House 10:1-14 David Anointed King over Israel 11:1-3 David Captures Jerusalem (Zion) 11:4-9 David’s Mighty Men and Warriors 11:10-47 Those Who Came to David at Hebron (Judah’s Support) 12:1-22 Israel’s Warriors Join David at Hebron 12:23-40 Bringing the Ark: Preparations and Uzzah’s Death 13:1-14 David’s Household and Philistine Submission 14:1-7 David’s Victories over the Philistines 14:8-17 Preparations for Bringing the Ark to Jerusalem 15:1-16:6 David Institutes Worship and a Song of Praise 16:7-43 God’s Covenant with David (Nathan’s Oracle) 17:1-15 David’s Prayer of Thanksgiving for the Covenant 17:16-27 David’s Military Victories and Tribute 18:1-13 David’s Officials and the Spoils of War 18:14-17 War with the Ammonites and Their Allies 19:1-19 The Campaign against Rabbah (Ammon) 20:1-3 Defeat of the Philistines and Their Champions 20:4-8 David’s Census, Plague, and Purchase of the Temple Site 21:1-22:1 David’s Preparations and Instructions for Solomon 22:2-19 David Organizes the Levites 23:1-6 Levitical Families and Their Heads 23:7-11 Age Regulations and Duties of the Levites 23:12-20 Assignments of Levites: Singers, Gatekeepers, Treasurers 23:21-32 Divisions of the Priests into Twenty‑Four Courses 24:1-19 Priestly Families and Their Cities 24:20-31 The Levitical Musicians and Their Organization 25:1-31 Gatekeepers and Their Lineages 26:1-19 Officials Responsible for Treasuries and Records 26:20-32 Military Divisions and Their Commanders 27:1-15 David’s Civil Officials and Overseers 27:16-24 Heads of the King’s Household and Provisions 27:25-34 David’s Charge to Solomon and the Temple Plan 28:1-21 The Nation’s Offerings for the Temple 29:1-9 David’s Prayer of Praise and Blessing for Solomon 29:10-20 David’s Final Acts and Organization of the Kingdom 29:21-25 The Death of David and Solomon’s Accession 29:26-30

2 Chronicles

Solomon's Sacrifice at Gibeon and Prayer for Wisdom 1:1-17 Solomon Secures Materials and Craftsmen for the Temple 2:1-18 The Temple: Foundation and Structure 3:1-17 Temple Furnishings and Completion of the Work 4:1-5:1 The Ark Installed and Solomon's Dedication Prayer 5:2-6:11 Solomon's Prayer of Dedication and God's Assurance 6:12-42 The Lord Fills the Temple and the Dedication Festival 7:1-10 God Appears to Solomon and Gives a Conditional Promise 7:11-22 Solomon's Other Buildings and Relations with Hiram 8:1-18 The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon 9:1-12 Solomon's Wealth, Trade, and Administration 9:13-28 Summary of Solomon's Reign and Death 9:29-31 Rehoboam's Folly and the Division of the Kingdom 10:1-11:4 Rehoboam Fortifies Judah and Consolidates Support 11:5-17 Rehoboam's Descendants and Death 11:18-23 Shishak's Invasion and Judah's Loss 12:1-16 Abijah's Victory over Israel and His Death 13:1-14:1 Asa's Reforms and Victory over Ethiopia 14:2-15 Asa Strengthened by Prophecy and Covenant Renewal 15:1-19 Asa's Alliance with Aram and Reproof by Hanani 16:1-14 Jehoshaphat Strengthens Judah and Reforms Justice 17:1-19 Jehoshaphat's Alliance with Ahab and the Battle at Ramoth-gilead 18:1-27 Jehu Rebukes Jehoshaphat for the Alliance with Ahab 18:28-19:3 Judicial Reforms: Judges Appointed to Administer Justice 19:4-11 Jehoshaphat's Deliverance through Prayer and Praise 20:1-30 End of Jehoshaphat's Reign and Jehoram's Accession 20:31-21:3 Jehoram's Wicked Reign, Revolts, and Judgment 21:4-20 Ahaziah Succeeds His Father and Is Wounded 22:1-9 Athaliah's Usurpation Overthrown and Joash Crowned 22:10-23:21 Joash's Temple Restoration under Jehoiada 24:1-16 Joash's Apostasy, Punishment, and Assassination 24:17-27 Amaziah's Reign: Victory, Pride, and Defeat by Israel 25:1-28 Uzziah's Prosperity and Pride; Leprosy for Presumption 26:1-23 Jotham's Reign: Fortifications and Prosperity 27:1-9 Ahaz's Idolatry, Defeats, and Assyrian Subjugation 28:1-27 Hezekiah's Temple Restoration and Religious Reforms 29:1-36 Hezekiah's Passover and National Repentance 30:1-31:1 Hezekiah's Religious Administration and Temple Support 31:2-21 Hezekiah's Defense Against Sennacherib and Divine Deliverance 32:1-23 Hezekiah's Illness, Pride, and the Babylonian Envoys 32:24-33 Manasseh's Idolatry, Captivity, Repentance, and Restoration 33:1-20 Amon's Wicked Reign and Assassination 33:21-25 Josiah's Early Reforms and Temple Repair 34:1-13 The Book of the Law Found, Huldah's Prophecy, and Josiah's Covenant 34:14-33 Josiah's Observance of the Passover 35:1-19 Josiah Killed at Megiddo and National Mourning 35:20-36:1 Jehoahaz Reigns Briefly and Is Deposed by Pharaoh 36:2-4 Jehoiakim's Reign and Disobedience 36:5-8 Jehoiachin's Short Reign and Exile to Babylon 36:9-10 Zedekiah's Reign and Rejection of Prophetic Warnings 36:11-14 Judgment, Exile, and the Decree of Cyrus 36:15-23

Psalm

Psalms 1–2 1:1-2:12 Psalms 3–8 3:1-8 Psalms 4–8 4:1-8 Psalms 5–12 5:1-12 Psalms 6–10 6:1-10 Psalms 7–17 7:1-17 Psalms 8–9 8:1-9 Psalms 9–10 9:1-10:18 Psalms 11–7 11:1-7 Psalms 12–8 12:1-8 Psalms 13–6 13:1-6 Psalms 14–7 14:1-7 Psalms 15–5 15:1-5 Psalms 16–11 16:1-11 Psalms 17–15 17:1-15 Psalms 18–50 18:1-50 Psalms 19–14 19:1-14 Psalms 20–9 20:1-9 Psalms 21–13 21:1-13 Psalms 22–31 22:1-31 Psalms 23–6 23:1-6 Psalms 24–10 24:1-10 Psalms 25–22 25:1-22 Psalms 26–12 26:1-12 Psalms 27–14 27:1-14 Psalms 28–9 28:1-9 Psalms 29–11 29:1-11 Psalms 30–12 30:1-12 Psalms 31–24 31:1-24 Psalms 32–33 32:1-33:22 Psalms 34–22 34:1-22 Psalms 35–28 35:1-28 Psalms 36–12 36:1-12 Psalms 37–40 37:1-40 Psalms 38–22 38:1-22 Psalms 39–13 39:1-13 Psalms 40–17 40:1-17 Psalms 41–13 41:1-13 Psalms 42–43 42:1-43:5 Psalms 44–26 44:1-26 Psalms 45–17 45:1-17 Psalms 46–11 46:1-11 Psalms 47–9 47:1-9 Psalms 48–14 48:1-14 Psalms 49–20 49:1-20 Psalms 50–23 50:1-23 Psalms 51–19 51:1-19 Psalms 52–9 52:1-9 Psalms 53–6 53:1-6 Psalms 54–7 54:1-7 Psalms 55–23 55:1-23 Psalms 56–13 56:1-13 Psalms 57–11 57:1-11 Psalms 58–11 58:1-11 Psalms 59–17 59:1-17 Psalms 60–12 60:1-12 Psalms 61–8 61:1-8 Psalms 62–12 62:1-12 Psalms 63–11 63:1-11 Psalms 64–10 64:1-10 Psalms 65–13 65:1-13 Psalms 66–20 66:1-20 Psalms 67–7 67:1-7 Psalms 68–35 68:1-35 Psalms 69–36 69:1-36 Psalms 70–71 70:1-71:24 Psalms 72–20 72:1-20 Psalms 73–28 73:1-28 Psalms 74–23 74:1-23 Psalms 75–10 75:1-10 Psalms 76–12 76:1-12 Psalms 77–20 77:1-20 Psalms 78–72 78:1-72 Psalms 79–13 79:1-13 Psalms 80–19 80:1-19 Psalms 81–16 81:1-16 Psalms 82–8 82:1-8 Psalms 83–18 83:1-18 Psalms 84–12 84:1-12 Psalms 85–13 85:1-13 Psalms 86–17 86:1-17 Psalms 87–7 87:1-7 Psalms 88–18 88:1-18 Psalms 89–52 89:1-52 Psalms 90–91 90:1-91:16 Psalms 92–97 92:1-97:12 Psalms 98–99 98:1-99:9 Psalms 100–5 100:1-5 Psalms 101–8 101:1-8 Psalms 102–28 102:1-28 Psalms 103–106 103:1-106:48 Psalms 107–43 107:1-43 Psalms 108–13 108:1-13 Psalms 109–31 109:1-31 Psalms 110–118 110:1-118:29 Psalms 119–8 119:1-8 Psalms 119–16 119:9-16 Psalms 119–24 119:17-24 Psalms 119–32 119:25-32 Psalms 119–40 119:33-40 Psalms 119–48 119:41-48 Psalms 119–56 119:49-56 Psalms 119–64 119:57-64 Psalms 119–72 119:65-72 Psalms 119–80 119:73-80 Psalms 119–88 119:81-88 Psalms 119–176 119:89-176 Psalms 119–104 119:96-104 Psalms 119–112 119:105-112 Psalms 119–120 119:113-120 Psalms 119–128 119:121-128 Psalms 119–136 119:129-136 Psalms 119–144 119:137-144 Psalms 119–152 119:145-152 Psalms 119–160 119:153-160 Psalms 119–168 119:161-168 Psalms 119–176 119:169-176 Psalms 120–7 120:1-7 Psalms 121–8 121:1-8 Psalms 122–9 122:1-9 Psalms 123–4 123:1-4 Psalms 124–8 124:1-8 Psalms 125–5 125:1-5 Psalms 126–6 126:1-6 Psalms 127–5 127:1-5 Psalms 128–6 128:1-6 Psalms 129–8 129:1-8 Psalms 130–8 130:1-8 Psalms 131–3 131:1-3 Psalms 132–18 132:1-18 Psalms 133–3 133:1-3 Psalms 134–137 134:1-137:9 Psalms 138–8 138:1-8 Psalms 139–24 139:1-24 Psalms 140–13 140:1-13 Psalms 141–10 141:1-10 Psalms 142–7 142:1-7 Psalms 143–12 143:1-12 Psalms 144–15 144:1-15 Psalms 145–150 145:1-150:6

Proverbs

Introduction: The Purpose of Proverbs and the Fear of the Lord 1:1-7 Warning Against Enticement by Sinners 1:8-19 Wisdom's Public Call and the Folly of Rejection 1:20-33 The Value of Wisdom and Its Protection 2:1-22 Trusting God and Walking in Wisdom 3:1-35 A Father's Exhortation to Hold Fast to Wisdom 4:1-27 Warning Against Adultery and a Call to Fidelity 5:1-23 Warnings: Surety, Laziness, and Wickedness 6:1-19 Obey Parental Commands and the Dangers of Adultery 6:20-35 The Example of a Young Man Seduced 7:1-27 Wisdom's Proclamation and Blessings 8:1-36 Contrasting Invitations of Wisdom and Folly 9:1-18 Solomon's Proverbs: Contrasts of Righteousness and Folly 10:1-32 Proverbs on Justice, Integrity, and Righteous Living 11:1-31 Wise Conduct, Diligence, and Righteous Speech 12:1-28 Discipline, Wealth, and the Wise Child 13:1-25 Sayings on Wisdom, Folly, and the Fear of the Lord 14:1-35 The Power of Speech and the Benefits of Wisdom 15:1-33 God's Sovereignty Over Human Plans 16:1-33 Relations and Righteousness: Peace, Speech, and Integrity 17:1-28 The Power of Words and the Nature of Companionship 18:1-24 Advice on Wealth, Conduct, and Discipline 19:1-29 Counsel, Justice, and Warnings Against Excess 20:1-30 Divine Sovereignty, Justice, and the King's Role 21:1-31 Reputation, Generosity, and Child Discipline 22:1-16 Sayings of the Wise: Practical Moral Instruction 22:17-24:34 Solomon's Proverbs on Restraint and Leadership 25:1-28 Folly and Foolish Behavior in Speech and Deeds 26:1-28 Friendship, Counsel, and Practical Wisdom for Life 27:1-27 Justice, Righteousness, and the Results of Rebellion 28:1-28 Discipline, Leadership, and Social Order 29:1-27 The Sayings of Agur: Humility and Observations 30:1-33 Advice to King Lemuel and the Virtuous Woman 31:1-31

Isaiah

Judah's Rebellion and Call to Repentance 1:1-31 The Mountain of the Lord and the Nations' Hope 2:1-6 Judgment on Arrogance and Idolatry 2:7-22 Judgment on Jerusalem's Leaders and Social Order 3:1-4:1 The Branch and the Renewal of Zion 4:2-6 The Song of the Vineyard: Israel's Failure 5:1-7 Woes to Israel and Coming Judgment 5:8-30 Isaiah's Vision and Commission 6:1-13 Ahaz, the Immanuel Sign, and Invasion 7:1-25 The Sign of Plunder and a Call to Courage 8:1-10 Trust the Lord, Not Alliances or Diviners 8:11-22 A Child Is Born: Promise of Peace 9:1-7 Israel's Arrogance and Coming Punishment 9:8-10:4 Assyria: Instrument of Judgment and Its Doom 10:5-19 The Remnant and the Fall of Assyria 10:20-34 The Righteous Branch and the Peaceable Kingdom 11:1-16 A Song of Praise for God's Salvation 12:1-6 Babylon's Doom and the Day of the Lord 13:1-14:23 God's Decree: Assyria Overthrown 14:24-27 Oracle Concerning Philistia and Promise to Zion 14:28-32 Lament for Moab 15:1-16:14 Judgment on Damascus and Northern Israel 17:1-14 A Message to Cush (Ethiopia) 18:1-7 Judgment on Egypt and Future Salvation 19:1-25 Isaiah's Sign against Egypt and Cush 20:1-6 Prophecy of Babylon's Fall (The Watchman's Report) 21:1-10 Oracle concerning Dumah: The Night Watchman's Lament 21:11-12 Oracle Against Arabia (Dedan and Kedar) 21:13-17 The Valley of Vision: Jerusalem's Fall and Leadership Change 22:1-25 Tyre's Fall and Future Restoration 23:1-18 The Lord's Universal Judgment and Final Reign 24:1-23 Praise for God's Triumph and Deliverance 25:1-12 Trust in God and Hope for Deliverance 26:1-21 The Slaying of Leviathan and Israel's Restoration 27:1-13 Woe to Ephraim and Judah: Drunkenness and Judgment 28:1-29 Woe to Ariel (Jerusalem) and Promise of Enlightenment 29:1-24 Rebuke for Seeking Egypt's Help; Call to Trust the Lord 30:1-33 Egypt Is No Help; The Lord Will Save Jerusalem 31:1-9 A Righteous King and Just Leadership 32:1-8 Call to Repentance and Promise of Renewal 32:9-20 A Plea for Deliverance and the Lord's Judgment 33:1-24 The Lord's Vengeance on the Nations (Edom) 34:1-17 The Glorious Restoration of the Redeemed 35:1-10 Sennacherib's Siege and Rabshakeh's Taunt 36:1-22 Hezekiah Seeks Isaiah; Rabshakeh's Threat 37:1-13 Hezekiah's Prayer and Isaiah's Assurance 37:14-20 God Delivers Jerusalem and Sennacherib's Defeat 37:21-38 Hezekiah's Illness, Prayer, and Recovery 38:1-22 Babylonian Envoys and the Announcement of Exile 39:1-8 Comfort for Zion and the Majesty of God 40:1-31 God Defends Israel Against the Nations and Idols 41:1-29 The Servant of the Lord: Covenant and Mission 42:1-9 A Call to Praise and God's Guidance for the Blind 42:10-17 Israel's Unfaithfulness and Resulting Judgment 42:18-25 Israel Redeemed: God's Sovereign Deliverer 43:1-13 The Lord Proclaims Redemption and Rebukes Israel 43:14-28 Israel Chosen and Blessed by the Spirit 44:1-5 The Folly of Idols and God's Uniqueness 44:6-23 God the Creator and the Call of Cyrus for Israel's Restoration 44:24-45:25 The God Who Carries and Redeems: Yahweh's Sovereignty over Idols 46:1-13 The Humbling of Babylon the Mistress 47:1-15 Israel's Stubbornness and God's Resolute Purpose 48:1-11 God's Sovereign 'I Am' and Call to Return 48:12-22 The Servant's Commission to Restore Israel and the Nations 49:1-8 Restoration and Promise to Gather Israel 49:9-26 The Servant's Suffering and Israel's Rejection 50:1-11 Comfort for Zion: Remember Abraham; God's Salvation 51:1-16 Awakening of Zion and Proclamation of Salvation 51:17-52:12 The Suffering Servant and Atonement 52:13-53:12 The Exalted Zion: Promise of Restoration and Protection 54:1-17 Invitation to Life and the Power of God's Word 55:1-13 Justice, Inclusion, and Sabbath Observance 56:1-8 Condemnation of Idolatry and Complacency 56:9-57:13 Restoration for the Humble and Promise of Peace 57:14-21 True Fasting: Justice, Mercy, and Sabbath Blessing 58:1-14 Sin's Consequences and God's Redeeming Intervention 59:1-21 The Glory and Gathering of Zion 60:1-22 The Year of the Lord's Favor and Joyful Restoration 61:1-11 Zion's Vindication and New Name 62:1-12 The Lord's Vengeance: Treading the Winepress 63:1-6 Remembering God's Mercy and Plea for Restoration 63:7-64:12 God's Grace to the Faithful and Judgment on the Rebellious 65:1-16 A New Creation: Joy and Peace 65:17-25 The Lord's Final Judgment and the New Creation 66:1-24

Jeremiah

The Call and Commission of Jeremiah 1:1-19 Israel's Unfaithfulness and Call to Repentance 2:1-3:5 Judah's Spiritual Adultery and Call to Return 3:6-4:4 The Coming Calamity on the Land 4:5-31 An Accusation against Jerusalem's Corruption 5:1-31 The Siege and Devastation of Jerusalem 6:1-30 The Temple Sermon: False Security Condemned 7:1-29 Violence and Corruption in the Land 7:30-8:3 Persistent Idolatry and Coming Punishment 8:4-9:26 The Folly of Idols 10:1-16 Judah's Flight and Jeremiah's Lament 10:17-22 A Prayer for Direction and Deliverance 10:23-25 The Broken Covenant and a Public Warning 11:1-17 Conspiracy against Jeremiah and God's Vindication 11:18-23 Jeremiah's Complaint to God 12:1-4 A Call to Endure and Judgment on Nations 12:5-17 The Linen Belt: Symbol of Judah's Humiliation 13:1-11 A Sign of Shame and Pronounced Judgment 13:12-14 A Lament of Shame and Imminent Disaster 13:15-27 Famine, False Prophets, and Divine Judgment 14:1-15:21 Symbolic Acts and the People's Sinfulness 16:1-17:18 Warning about Sabbath Violations 17:19-27 The Potter and the Broken Jar: Judgment on Jerusalem 18:1-19:15 Persecution by Pashhur the Priest 20:1-6 Jeremiah's Lament and Resolve 20:7-18 A Message to the Royal House: Doom for Jerusalem 21:1-14 Judgment on the Kings and Royal House 22:1-30 False Shepherds Condemned and a Righteous Branch Promised 23:1-8 Condemnation of False Prophets 23:9-32 The Lord Rebukes False Oracles 23:33-40 The Two Figs: Exile and Remnant 24:1-10 Seventy Years of Babylonian Dominion 25:1-14 The Cup of God's Wrath on the Nations 25:15-38 Jeremiah's Temple Address, Arrest, and Vindication 26:1-24 The Yoke of Babylon and Call to Submit 27:1-22 Hananiah's False Prophecy and Its Rebuke 28:1-17 Letter to the Exiles: Seek the Welfare of Babylon 29:1-23 Shemaiah's Letter and Its Condemnation 29:24-32 The Book of Comfort: Restoration and the New Covenant 30:1-31:40 Jeremiah Buys a Field: Faith and Hope in Captivity 32:1-44 Promise of Restoration and the Davidic Covenant 33:1-26 Zedekiah's Appeal and Jeremiah's Warning 34:1-7 Breach of Covenant and Punishment for Oppression 34:8-22 The Rechabites' Fidelity as a Rebuke to Judah 35:1-19 Baruch Writes Jeremiah's Words and the Scroll Is Burned 36:1-32 Jeremiah Imprisoned during the Siege of Jerusalem 37:1-21 Jeremiah Cast into a Cistern 38:1-13 Ebed‑Melech Rescues Jeremiah; Zedekiah's Failure 38:14-28 The Fall of Jerusalem and Jeremiah's Release 39:1-18 Gedaliah Appointed Governor and Jeremiah's Choice 40:1-6 Assassination of Gedaliah and the Terror in Judah 40:7-41:15 Rejection of Jeremiah's Counsel and Flight to Egypt 41:16-43:13 The Jews in Egypt: Idolatry and Condemnation 44:1-30 A Word to Baruch: Encouragement and Warning 45:1-5 Oracles against Egypt 46:1-28 Judgment on the Philistines 47:1-7 Judgment on Moab 48:1-47 Judgment on Ammon 49:1-6 Judgment on Edom 49:7-22 Judgment on Damascus and Aram 49:23-27 Destruction of Kedar and the Nomads 49:28-33 Judgment on Elam and Future Restoration 49:34-39 Judgment on Babylon and Its Final Fall 50:1-51:64 The Fall of Jerusalem and Zedekiah's Fate 52:1-30 Jehoiachin's Release from Babylonian Captivity 52:31-34

Ezekiel

The Vision of God's Glory and the Living Creatures 1:1-28 Ezekiel's Commission and the Eating of the Scroll 2:1-3:15 Ezekiel Appointed as Watchman and Made Speechless 3:16-27 Symbolic Acts of Siege and Judgment on Jerusalem 4:1-5:17 Judgment on Israel for Idolatry 6:1-14 The Day of the Lord: Impending Disaster 7:1-27 Visions of Temple Abominations 8:1-18 The Execution of Jerusalem's Wicked and the Marked Few 9:1-11 The Departure of God's Glory from the Temple 10:1-22 Condemnation of Jerusalem's Leaders 11:1-15 The Departure of God's Glory and Promise of Restoration 11:16-25 Signs of Exile and the Futility of False Hopes 12:1-28 Condemnation of False Prophets and Diviners 13:1-23 Elders' Idolatry and Its Consequences 14:1-11 Judgment on Nations and the Limits of Intercession 14:12-23 Jerusalem Portrayed as a Useless Vine 15:1-8 Jerusalem's Infidelity: Shame, Judgment, and Vindication 16:1-63 The Parable of the Two Eagles: Zedekiah's Folly 17:1-24 Individual Responsibility and the Call to Repentance 18:1-32 A Lament for Israel's Princes 19:1-14 Israel's History of Rebellion and Divine Judgment 20:1-29 Punishment for Profane Worship and Promise of Restoration 20:30-44 A Prophecy Against the Mountains of Israel 20:45-49 The Sword of the Lord: Judgment on Jerusalem and the Nations 21:1-32 Jerusalem's Corruption and the Search for a Righteous Remnant 22:1-31 The Sisters' Harlotry: Samaria and Jerusalem Condemned 23:1-49 The Boiling Pot: Prophecy of Jerusalem's Siege 24:1-14 The Sign of Ezekiel's Wife's Death: Judgment and Changed Lament 24:15-27 Oracle Against Ammon 25:1-7 Oracles Against Moab and Seir 25:8-11 Judgment on the Philistines 25:12-14 Oracle Against Tyre 25:15-17 The Fall of Tyre Foretold 26:1-21 Lamentation for Tyre, the Merchant City 27:1-36 The Pride and Fall of Tyre's Ruler 28:1-19 Judgment on Sidon and Promise of Israel's Security 28:20-26 Egypt's Humiliation and Years of Desolation 29:1-21 The Day of the Lord Against Egypt and Its Allies 30:1-26 Egypt Compared to the Fallen Cedar: Pride and Doom 31:1-18 Lament for Egypt's Collapse and Descent into Sheol 32:1-32 The Watchman's Duty and Personal Responsibility 33:1-20 Report of Jerusalem's Fall and the People's Alarm 33:21-33 Condemnation of Bad Shepherds and Promise of a Good Shepherd 34:1-31 Judgment on Edom for Rejoicing over Israel 35:1-15 Promise of Israel's Restoration and Spiritual Renewal 36:1-38 The Valley of Dry Bones: National Revival 37:1-14 The Two Sticks: Unity of Israel and the Davidic Covenant 37:15-28 The Invasion of Gog and Its Defeat 38:1-39:29 Vision of the Future Temple: Introduction and Commission 40:1-4 Measurements of the Outer Court and Gateways 40:5-16 Courtyard Entrances and Portico Dimensions 40:17-19 Inner Court Entrances and Chambers 40:20-23 Vestibules and Side Entrance Specifications 40:24-27 Details of Inner Chambers and Gate Structure 40:28-37 Porches, Chambers, and Steps of the Temple Court 40:38-43 Priests' Chambers and the Prince's Quarters 40:44-47 The Inner Sanctuary and Holy Place Measurements 40:48-41:26 Priestly Chambers and the Inner Court Layout 42:1-20 The Return of God's Glory to the Temple 43:1-12 Altar Design and Sacrificial Regulations 43:13-27 Temple Gates, Priestly Roles, and Exclusions 44:1-31 Land Allotments and the Prince's Portion 45:1-12 Worship Regulations: Offerings, Festivals, and the Prince 45:13-46:24 The Life-Giving River Flowing from the Temple 47:1-12 Division of the Land and Inheritance Boundaries 47:13-23 Tribal Allotments in the Restored Land 48:1-29 The City Gates and the Name: 'The Lord Is There' 48:30-35

Matthew

The Genealogy of Jesus 1:1-17 The Birth of Jesus Foretold to Joseph 1:18-25 The Visit of the Magi 2:1-12 Flight into Egypt and the Slaughter of the Innocents 2:13-18 Return to Nazareth 2:19-23 John the Baptist Prepares the Way 3:1-12 The Baptism of Jesus 3:13-17 The Temptation of Jesus 4:1-11 Jesus Begins His Galilean Ministry 4:12-17 Jesus Calls the First Disciples 4:18-22 Jesus Ministers Throughout Galilee 4:23-25 The Beatitudes 5:1-12 Salt and Light 5:13-16 Jesus and the Law 5:17-20 Teaching on Anger and Reconciliation 5:21-26 Teaching on Adultery and Lust 5:27-30 Teaching on Divorce 5:31-32 Teaching on Oaths and Honesty 5:33-37 Teaching on Retaliation and Generosity 5:38-42 Love Your Enemies 5:43-48 Giving to the Needy in Secret 6:1-4 Prayer and the Lord's Prayer 6:5-15 Teaching on Fasting 6:16-18 Treasures and Serving God 6:19-24 Do Not Worry 6:25-34 Do Not Judge 7:1-6 Ask, Seek, Knock and the Golden Rule 7:7-12 The Narrow and Wide Gates 7:13-14 Recognizing False Prophets 7:15-23 Parable of the Wise and Foolish Builders 7:24-29 Jesus Cleanses a Leper 8:1-4 The Faith of the Centurion 8:5-13 Jesus Heals Many and Fulfills Prophecy 8:14-17 The Cost of Discipleship 8:18-22 Jesus Calms the Storm 8:23-27 Healing of Two Demon-Possessed Men 8:28-34 Jesus Heals a Paralytic 9:1-8 Jesus Calls Matthew and Eats with Sinners 9:9-13 Fasting and the New Cloth and Wineskins 9:14-17 A Daughter Restored and a Woman Healed 9:18-26 Two Blind Men Healed and a Mute Man Restored 9:27-34 Jesus' Compassion and the Call for Workers 9:35-38 The Mission of the Twelve 10:1-42 John's Inquiry and Jesus' Testimony about John 11:1-19 Woe to Unrepentant Cities 11:20-24 The Father's Revelation and Rest for the Weary 11:25-30 Sabbath Controversies: Grain and Healing 12:1-14 Jesus Heals and Fulfills Isaiah's Prophecy 12:15-21 Accusation, Blasphemy Against the Spirit, and the Heart's Fruit 12:22-37 The Sign of Jonah and the Unclean Spirit 12:38-45 Jesus Redefines Family 12:46-50 The Parable of the Sower and Its Interpretation 13:1-23 The Parable of the Weeds 13:24-30 The Mustard Seed and the Yeast 13:31-35 Explanation of the Weeds and End-Time Judgment 13:36-43 Treasure and Pearl: The Kingdom's Value 13:44-46 The Net and New and Old Treasures 13:47-52 Jesus Rejected at Nazareth 13:53-58 The Execution of John the Baptist 14:1-12 Feeding the Five Thousand 14:13-21 Jesus Walks on Water and Heals Many 14:22-36 Tradition, Purity, and the Canaanite Woman's Faith 15:1-28 Jesus Heals Many and Feeds the Four Thousand 15:29-39 Pharisees Demand a Sign 16:1-4 Warning About the Teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees 16:5-12 Peter's Confession: You Are the Christ 16:13-20 Jesus Foretells His Death and Discipleship 16:21-28 The Transfiguration 17:1-13 Healing a Demon-Possessed Boy and a Second Prediction of Death 17:14-23 Payment of the Temple Tax 17:24-27 Humility and Care for Little Ones 18:1-9 The Parable of the Lost Sheep 18:10-14 Church Discipline and Prayer 18:15-20 Forgiveness and the Unforgiving Servant 18:21-35 Marriage, Divorce, and Children 19:1-15 The Rich Young Ruler and the Cost of Discipleship 19:16-30 The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard 20:1-16 Jesus Predicts His Death and Resurrection 20:17-19 Request for Honor and Teaching on Servanthood 20:20-28 Two Blind Men Healed Near Jericho 20:29-34 The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem 21:1-11 Jesus Cleanses the Temple and Heals 21:12-17 The Withered Fig Tree and Teaching on Faith 21:18-22 Jesus' Authority Challenged 21:23-27 The Parable of the Two Sons 21:28-32 The Parable of the Wicked Tenants 21:33-46 The Parable of the Wedding Banquet 22:1-14 Question about Paying Taxes to Caesar 22:15-22 The Sadducees and the Resurrection 22:23-33 The Greatest Commandment 22:34-40 Jesus Questions the Pharisees about the Messiah 22:41-46 Seven Woes on the Scribes and Pharisees 23:1-39 The Olivet Discourse: Signs of the End and the Temple's Destruction 24:1-35 The Olivet Discourse: Watchfulness and Judgment 24:36-51 The Parable of the Ten Virgins 25:1-13 The Parable of the Talents 25:14-30 The Final Judgment: Sheep and Goats 25:31-46 The Plot to Arrest Jesus 26:1-5 The Anointing at Bethany 26:6-13 Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus 26:14-16 The Last Supper 26:17-30 Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial 26:31-35 Prayer in Gethsemane 26:36-46 The Arrest of Jesus 26:47-56 Jesus Before the Sanhedrin 26:57-68 Peter's Denial and Repentance 26:69-75 Judas' Remorse and Suicide 27:1-10 Jesus Sentenced by Pilate 27:11-26 Jesus Mocked and Scourged 27:27-31 The Crucifixion and Mockery 27:32-44 The Death of Jesus 27:45-56 Jesus Is Buried 27:57-61 The Tomb Secured by the Authorities 27:62-66 The Resurrection: Women at the Tomb 28:1-10 The Guards' Report and the Chief Priests' Lie 28:11-15 The Great Commission 28:16-20

Mark

John the Baptist Prepares the Way 1:1-8 The Baptism and Temptation of Jesus 1:9-13 Jesus Begins His Ministry and Calls the First Disciples 1:14-20 Jesus Teaches with Authority and Casts Out an Unclean Spirit 1:21-28 Healings and Demons Cleansed at Simon's Home 1:29-34 Jesus Prays and Proclaims the Kingdom in Galilee 1:35-39 Healing of a Man with Leprosy 1:40-45 Forgiveness and Healing of a Paralytic 2:1-12 Calling of Levi and Eating with Sinners 2:13-17 Questions about Fasting; New Cloth and Wineskins 2:18-22 Sabbath Controversies: Grain, Healing, and Plot Against Jesus 2:23-3:6 Great Crowds Follow; Unclean Spirits Acknowledge Jesus 3:7-12 Jesus Appoints the Twelve Apostles 3:13-19 Accusations of Beelzebul and the Parable of the Strong Man 3:20-30 Jesus Redefines True Family 3:31-35 Parable of the Sower and Its Interpretation 4:1-20 A Lamp, Measure, and the Principle of Growth 4:21-25 Parable of the Growing Seed 4:26-29 The Mustard Seed and the Kingdom's Growth 4:30-34 Jesus Calms the Storm 4:35-41 The Gerasene Demoniac Restored 5:1-20 A Woman Healed and Jairus' Daughter Raised 5:21-43 Jesus Rejected in His Hometown 6:1-6 Jesus Sends Out the Twelve 6:7-13 Herod, Herodias, and the Death of John the Baptist 6:14-29 Feeding of the Five Thousand 6:30-44 Jesus Walks on Water and Heals at Gennesaret 6:45-56 Tradition, Inner Purity, and What Truly Defiles 7:1-23 A Gentile Woman's Faith and the Healing at Tyre 7:24-30 Jesus Heals a Deaf Man Who Could Not Speak Clearly 7:31-37 Feeding the Four Thousand and the Pharisees' Demand for a Sign 8:1-13 Beware the Yeast of the Pharisees and Herod 8:14-21 Healing of a Blind Man at Bethsaida 8:22-26 Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ 8:27-30 Jesus Predicts His Death and Calls Disciples to Take Up the Cross 8:31-9:1 The Transfiguration and the Return of Elijah 9:2-13 Healing of a Boy with an Unclean Spirit; Jesus Predicts His Passion Again 9:14-32 Who Is the Greatest? A Child as the Model of Service 9:33-37 Tolerance for Those Who Serve in Jesus' Name 9:38-41 Warnings about Causing Sin; Exhortations on Salt and Holiness 9:42-50 Jesus' Teaching on Divorce 10:1-12 Jesus Blesses Little Children 10:13-16 The Rich Young Man and the Cost of Discipleship 10:17-31 Jesus Again Predicts His Suffering, Death, and Resurrection 10:32-34 Ambition and Servanthood: The Way of True Greatness 10:35-45 Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus 10:46-52 The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem 11:1-11 Withered Fig Tree and the Cleansing of the Temple 11:12-19 Faith, Prayer, and the Call to Forgiveness 11:20-26 Religious Leaders Question Jesus' Authority 11:27-33 The Parable of the Wicked Tenants 12:1-12 Render to Caesar: Taxes and Allegiance 12:13-17 Sadducees Challenge Resurrection; Jesus Teaches Eternal Life 12:18-27 The Greatest Commandment: Love God and Neighbor 12:28-34 Jesus Questions the Messiah and Warns Against Scribes 12:35-40 The Widow's Offering: True Generosity 12:41-44 The Olivet Discourse: Signs of Destruction and the End 13:1-31 No One Knows the Day: Be Watchful 13:32-37 Plot to Kill Jesus and the Anointing at Bethany 14:1-11 The Passover Meal and Institution of the Lord's Supper 14:12-26 Jesus Predicts the Disciples' Flight and Peter's Denial 14:27-31 Gethsemane: Jesus' Agony and Prayer 14:32-42 The Arrest of Jesus in Gethsemane 14:43-52 Jesus Before the Council 14:53-65 Peter's Denial and His Remorse 14:66-72 Jesus Before Pilate; Barabbas Released 15:1-15 The Soldiers Mock and Scourge Jesus 15:16-20 The Way of the Cross and the Crucifixion 15:21-32 Jesus' Death and the Centurion's Confession 15:33-41 The Burial of Jesus 15:42-47 The Resurrection: Women Find the Empty Tomb 16:1-8 Appearances of the Risen Lord and the Commission 16:9-20

Luke

Purpose and Order of the Gospel 1:1-4 Announcement of John the Baptist's Birth 1:5-25 The Annunciation to Mary 1:26-38 Mary Visits Elizabeth 1:39-45 Mary's Song (The Magnificat) 1:46-56 The Birth and Naming of John 1:57-66 Zechariah's Prophecy and John's Mission 1:67-80 The Birth of Jesus in Bethlehem 2:1-7 Angels Announce the Shepherds' Good News 2:8-20 Presentation in the Temple; Simeon and Anna 2:21-40 The Boy Jesus in the Temple 2:41-52 John the Baptist's Call to Repentance 3:1-20 The Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus 3:21-38 Jesus Tested in the Wilderness 4:1-13 Rejection at Nazareth 4:14-30 Authority over Unclean Spirits in Capernaum 4:31-37 Healings and Preaching in Galilee 4:38-44 The Call of the First Disciples 5:1-11 Healing a Man with Leprosy 5:12-16 A Paralytic Forgiven and Healed 5:17-26 The Calling of Levi and Eating with Sinners 5:27-32 Questions about Fasting; New Wine and Old Wineskins 5:33-39 Lord of the Sabbath and a Sabbath Healing 6:1-11 The Appointment of the Twelve Apostles 6:12-16 The Sermon on the Plain: Blessings and Woes 6:17-26 Love Your Enemies and Be Merciful 6:27-36 Judging Others and the Speck and Log 6:37-42 A Tree and Its Fruit: True Character Revealed 6:43-45 The Wise and Foolish Builders 6:46-49 The Faith of the Centurion 7:1-10 Raising the Widow's Son at Nain 7:11-17 John the Baptist's Inquiry and Jesus' Testimony 7:18-35 A Sinful Woman Forgiven 7:36-50 Parable of the Sower and Its Interpretation 8:1-15 Lighted Lamp and Hearing the Word 8:16-18 Jesus Redefines His Family 8:19-21 Jesus Calms the Storm 8:22-25 Healing the Gerasene Demoniac 8:26-39 Jairus' Daughter Raised and a Woman Healed 8:40-56 The Twelve Sent Out 9:1-9 Feeding the Five Thousand 9:10-17 Peter's Confession and the Way of the Cross 9:18-27 The Transfiguration 9:28-36 Healing a Demon-Possessed Boy; A Second Passion Prediction 9:37-45 Who Is Greatest and a Servant's Ministry 9:46-50 Jesus Resolves for Jerusalem; Samaritan Rejection 9:51-56 The Cost of Discipleship 9:57-62 The Seventy Sent Out and Their Return 10:1-24 The Good Samaritan 10:25-37 Mary and Martha: Choosing the Better Part 10:38-42 The Lord's Prayer and Persistent Prayer 11:1-13 Jesus, Beelzebul, and True Blessedness 11:14-28 Demand for a Sign; Jonah and the Queen of the South 11:29-32 The Light of the Body and Inner Purity 11:33-36 Woes to the Pharisees and Lawyers 11:37-54 Warnings against Hypocrisy and Confession before Men 12:1-12 The Parable of the Rich Fool 12:13-21 Do Not Worry; Seek God's Kingdom 12:22-34 Watchfulness and Faithful Stewardship 12:35-48 Division Caused by Christ 12:49-53 Interpreting the Times and Settling with Adversaries 12:54-59 Call to Repentance and the Barren Fig Tree 13:1-9 Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus' Rebuke 13:10-17 Parables of the Mustard Seed and Yeast 13:18-21 The Narrow Door and the Cost of Entry 13:22-30 Jesus Laments over Jerusalem 13:31-35 Healing at a Pharisee's House and Humility at the Table 14:1-14 Parable of the Great Banquet 14:15-24 The Cost of Following Jesus; Salt and Saltiness 14:25-35 The Parable of the Lost Sheep 15:1-7 The Parable of the Lost Coin 15:8-10 The Parable of the Prodigal Son 15:11-32 The Shrewd Manager and Teaching on Wealth 16:1-15 Law, the Kingdom, and Divorce 16:16-18 The Rich Man and Lazarus 16:19-31 Teachings on Temptation, Forgiveness, and Duty 17:1-10 Healing of the Ten Lepers 17:11-19 The Coming of the Kingdom and End-Time Sayings 17:20-37 Parable of the Persistent Widow 18:1-8 Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector 18:9-14 Jesus Blesses Little Children 18:15-17 The Rich Ruler and the Cost of Discipleship 18:18-30 Jesus Predicts His Death Again 18:31-34 Healing of Blind Bartimaeus 18:35-43 Zacchaeus: Salvation Comes to His House 19:1-10 Parable of the Ten Minas 19:11-27 Triumphal Entry and Lament over Jerusalem 19:28-44 Cleansing the Temple and Teaching 19:45-48 Jesus' Authority Challenged 20:1-8 Parable of the Wicked Tenants 20:9-19 Paying Taxes to Caesar 20:20-26 Question about the Resurrection 20:27-40 Jesus Questions the Pharisees; Warnings against Hypocrisy 20:41-47 The Widow's Offering 21:1-4 The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End 21:5-38 The Plot to Kill Jesus and Judas' Agreement 22:1-6 The Last Supper and Predictions of Denial 22:7-38 Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane 22:39-46 Jesus Arrested 22:47-53 Peter's Denial Fulfilled 22:54-62 Jesus Mocked and Beaten 22:63-65 Jesus before the Council and Pilate; Sentencing 22:66-23:25 The Way of the Cross and the Penitent Thief 23:26-43 The Death of Jesus and the Centurion's Confession 23:44-49 The Burial of Jesus 23:50-56 The Empty Tomb and the Women's Report 24:1-12 The Road to Emmaus and Recognition of the Risen Lord 24:13-35 Jesus Appears to the Disciples and Explains Scripture 24:36-49 The Ascension and the Disciples' Worship 24:50-53

John

The Word Became Flesh 1:1-18 John the Baptist's Witness 1:19-28 Behold the Lamb of God 1:29-34 The First Disciples and Simon Peter 1:35-42 Calling of Philip and Nathanael 1:43-51 The Wedding at Cana: Water Made Wine 2:1-11 Jesus Cleanses the Temple and Speaks of His Body 2:12-25 Nicodemus and the New Birth 3:1-21 John the Baptist Exalts Jesus 3:22-36 Jesus and the Samaritan Woman at the Well 4:1-26 The Harvest Is Ready 4:27-38 Samaritans Believe in Jesus 4:39-42 Healing of the Royal Official's Son 4:43-54 Jesus Heals at Bethesda 5:1-15 Jesus Claims Authority Over Life and Judgment 5:16-30 Witnesses to Jesus and Israel's Unbelief 5:31-47 Feeding the Five Thousand 6:1-15 Jesus Walks on the Sea 6:16-24 Jesus the Bread of Life 6:25-59 Many Turn Away; Peter's Confession 6:60-71 Jesus Stays Away from Judea 7:1-13 Jesus Teaches at the Festival 7:14-24 Growing Division Over Jesus 7:25-44 Temple Officers and the Adulterous Woman 7:45-8:11 Jesus the Light and His Claim 8:12-30 True Discipleship and Freedom 8:31-41 Jesus' Divine Origin and Opposition 8:42-47 Jesus' 'I Am' and Preexistence 8:48-59 Healing of a Man Born Blind 9:1-12 Controversy with the Pharisees over the Healing 9:13-34 Spiritual Sight and Blindness 9:35-41 The Good Shepherd and His Sheep 10:1-21 Feast of Dedication and Controversy over Jesus 10:22-42 Lazarus' Sickness and Jesus' Intention 11:1-16 Jesus Weeps at Lazarus' Tomb 11:17-37 Jesus Raises Lazarus from the Dead 11:38-44 Plot to Kill Jesus and Caiaphas' Counsel 11:45-57 Mary Anoints Jesus; Plot to Kill Lazarus 12:1-11 The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem 12:12-19 Greeks Seek Jesus; He Predicts His Death 12:20-36 Unbelief and Jesus' Final Appeal 12:37-50 Jesus Washes the Disciples' Feet 13:1-17 The Prediction of Judas' Betrayal 13:18-30 The New Commandment and Peter's Denial 13:31-38 Jesus Promises a Place in the Father's House 14:1-4 Jesus the Way to the Father 14:5-14 Promise of the Holy Spirit and Peace 14:15-31 The Vine and the Command to Love 15:1-17 The World's Hatred and the Cost of Discipleship 15:18-16:4 The Holy Spirit's Work 16:5-16 Sorrow Turned to Joy; Peace in Christ 16:17-33 The Son's Prayer for Glory 17:1-5 Prayer for the Disciples' Protection and Sanctification 17:6-19 Prayer for Unity Among Believers 17:20-26 Jesus Arrested in Gethsemane 18:1-11 Jesus Brought to Annas 18:12-14 Peter's First Denial 18:15-18 Jesus Questioned and Struck Before the High Priest 18:19-24 Peter Denies Jesus Three Times 18:25-27 Jesus Before Pilate 18:28-40 Jesus Scourged, Mocked, and Sentenced to Crucifixion 19:1-16 The Crucifixion and Jesus' Care for His Mother 19:17-27 Jesus' Death and the Fulfillment of Scripture 19:28-37 Jesus' Burial 19:38-42 The Empty Tomb Discovered 20:1-9 Mary Magdalene Meets the Risen Lord 20:10-18 Jesus Appears to His Disciples and Breathes the Spirit 20:19-23 Thomas Believes; Purpose of John's Gospel 20:24-31 The Miraculous Catch and Breakfast by the Sea 21:1-14 Peter Reinstated and the Beloved Disciple 21:15-25

Acts

The Ascension of Jesus 1:1-11 Prayer in the Upper Room and the Choosing of Matthias 1:12-26 Pentecost: The Coming of the Spirit 2:1-13 Peter's Sermon and Three Thousand Converted 2:14-41 The Early Christian Community 2:42-47 Healing at the Beautiful Gate 3:1-10 Peter's Address at Solomon's Colonnade 3:11-26 The Apostles Before the Sanhedrin 4:1-22 Believers Pray for Boldness 4:23-31 The Believers Share Possessions 4:32-37 Ananias and Sapphira 5:1-11 Signs Performed by the Apostles 5:12-16 Persecution of the Apostles and Their Witness 5:17-42 The Appointment of the Seven Deacons 6:1-7 Stephen's Wisdom and Opposition 6:8-15 Stephen's Speech before the Sanhedrin 7:1-53 The Stoning of Stephen and the Persecution of the Church 7:54-8:1 Saul's Persecution Scatters the Church 8:2-3 Philip Proclaims Christ in Samaria 8:4-8 Simon Magus and Peter's Rebuke 8:9-25 Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch 8:26-40 The Conversion of Saul 9:1-19 Saul's Early Ministry and Acceptance by the Church 9:20-31 Peter Heals Aeneas and Raises Tabitha 9:32-43 Cornelius' Vision and the Call for Peter 10:1-8 Peter's Vision and the Messengers from Cornelius 10:9-23 Peter at Cornelius' House: Gentiles Receive the Spirit 10:24-48 Peter Defends the Conversion of Gentiles 11:1-18 The Church in Antioch and Famine Relief 11:19-30 Herod Executes James; Peter Miraculously Freed 12:1-19 Herod's Death and the Church's Continued Growth 12:20-25 The First Missionary Sending 13:1-3 Ministry in Cyprus and Elymas's Blinding 13:4-12 Paul's Mission in Pisidian Antioch 13:13-52 Paul and Barnabas in Iconium 14:1-7 Healing in Lystra and Paul's Stoning 14:8-20 Paul and Barnabas Strengthen the Churches 14:21-28 The Jerusalem Council on Gentile Circumcision 15:1-21 The Council's Letter and Peace with Antioch 15:22-35 Paul and Barnabas Separate 15:36-41 Timothy Joins Paul and Churches Are Strengthened 16:1-5 The Call to Macedonia 16:6-10 Lydia's Conversion at Philippi 16:11-15 Paul and Silas Imprisoned and Released in Philippi 16:16-40 Preaching in Thessalonica and Opposition 17:1-9 Berea's Noble Reception and Paul's Departure 17:10-15 Paul's Address at the Areopagus 17:16-34 Paul's Ministry in Corinth and Conflict 18:1-17 Paul Departs; Apollos Instructed by Priscilla and Aquila 18:18-28 Paul's Ministry and the Ephesian Disciples 19:1-22 The Ephesian Riot over Artemis 19:23-41 Paul's Journeys Through Macedonia and Greece 20:1-6 Eutychus Raised in Troas 20:7-12 Paul's Farewell to the Ephesian Elders 20:13-38 Paul's Voyage to Jerusalem 21:1-16 Paul's Arrival in Jerusalem and the Temple Ritual 21:17-26 Paul Seized in the Temple 21:27-36 Paul's Defense: His Conversion and Mission 21:37-22:21 Paul's Arrest and the Council's Division 22:22-23:11 The Plot to Kill Paul and the Soldier's Intervention 23:12-22 Paul Escorted to Caesarea under Guard 23:23-35 Paul's Defense before Governor Felix 24:1-27 Paul Brought before Festus and the Jewish Charges 25:1-12 King Agrippa Learns of Paul's Case 25:13-22 Paul's Defense Before Agrippa 25:23-26:32 Paul's Voyage to Rome Begins 27:1-12 The Storm at Sea and God's Promise of Safety 27:13-26 Shipwreck and Deliverance on Malta 27:27-44 Paul on Malta: Healing and Hospitality 28:1-10 Voyage to Rome and Arrival 28:11-16 Paul in Rome: Preaching under House Arrest 28:17-31

Romans

Paul's Greeting and the Gospel's Power 1:1-17 God's Wrath Against Ungodliness 1:18-32 God's Impartial Judgment and Conscience 2:1-16 The Law, True Circumcision, and Jewish Identity 2:17-29 Israel's Advantage and God's Faithfulness 3:1-8 Universal Sinfulness and the Law's Condemnation 3:9-20 Righteousness Through Faith and Justification 3:21-31 Abraham: Justification by Faith 4:1-25 Peace with God and Reconciliation 5:1-11 Adam and Christ: Death, Grace, and Righteousness 5:12-21 Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ 6:1-14 Slavery to Sin or to Righteousness 6:15-23 Released from the Law to Serve in the Spirit 7:1-6 The Inner Conflict: Law, Sin, and the Flesh 7:7-25 Life in the Spirit: Freedom and Adoption 8:1-17 Future Glory and the Spirit's Intercession 8:18-27 Assurance of God's Love: Nothing Can Separate Us 8:28-39 Paul's Sorrow and God's Sovereign Election 9:1-29 Righteousness by Faith and Israel's Unbelief 9:30-10:21 A Remnant Preserved and Israel's Hardening 11:1-10 Gentiles Grafted In and a Warning Against Boasting 11:11-24 The Mystery of Israel's Salvation and God's Mercy 11:25-32 Doxology: Praise for God's Wisdom and Sovereignty 11:33-36 A Living Sacrifice and the Diversity of Gifts 12:1-8 Christian Conduct: Love, Humility, and Ethical Duties 12:9-21 Submission to Authorities and Civic Duty 13:1-7 Love Fulfills the Law; Walk in the Light 13:8-14 Christian Liberty, Conscience, and Mutual Acceptance 14:1-15:13 Paul's Service to the Gentiles and Missionary Ambition 15:14-22 Paul's Travel Plans and Prayer Requests 15:23-33 Personal Greetings, Final Warnings, and Doxology 16:1-27

Revelation

The Revelation Announced and the Blessing 1:1-3 Greeting and the Lord's Self‑Declaration 1:4-8 John's Vision of the Glorified Son of Man 1:9-20 Letter to Ephesus: Faithfulness and the Call to Repent 2:1-7 Letter to Smyrna: Persecution and the Crown of Life 2:8-11 Letter to Pergamum: Fidelity and False Teaching 2:12-17 Letter to Thyatira: Tolerance of Immorality and Promise to Overcomers 2:18-29 Letter to Sardis: Wakefulness and Repentance 3:1-6 Letter to Philadelphia: An Open Door and a Promise of Protection 3:7-13 Letter to Laodicea: Lukewarmness and the Call to Repent 3:14-22 The Throne in Heaven and Heavenly Worship 4:1-11 The Sealed Scroll and the Worthy Lamb 5:1-14 The Six Seals: Tribulation and Cosmic Disturbance 6:1-17 The Sealing of the 144,000 7:1-8 The Multitude Before the Throne: Salvation and Comfort 7:9-17 The Seventh Seal and the Prayers of the Saints 8:1-5 The Trumpet Judgments: Plagues and Woes 8:6-9:21 The Mighty Angel and the Little Scroll 10:1-11 The Two Witnesses: Prophecy, Death, and Resurrection 11:1-14 The Seventh Trumpet: God's Kingdom Proclaimed and the Temple Opened 11:15-19 The Cosmic Conflict: The Woman, the Dragon, and the Male Child 12:1-13:1 The Sea Beast: Blasphemy and Persecution 13:2-10 The Earth Beast and the Mark of the Beast 13:11-18 The Lamb on Mount Zion and the 144,000 14:1-5 The Three Angels' Messages and the Call to Endure 14:6-13 The Harvest of the Earth: Reaping God's Judgment 14:14-20 The Seven Last Plagues and the Victors' Song 15:1-8 The Bowl Judgments: The Seven Bowls of God's Wrath 16:1-21 The Fall of Babylon the Great and the Beast's Doom 17:1-18:24 Heavenly Praise and the Marriage of the Lamb 19:1-10 Christ's Triumphant Return and the Defeat of the Beast 19:11-21 Satan Bound and the Reign of the Saints 20:1-6 Satan's Final Rebellion and Defeat 20:7-10 The Great White Throne and the Final Judgment 20:11-15 The New Heaven and New Earth and the New Jerusalem 21:1-27 The River of Life and the Throne of God 22:1-6
1 A song of ascents. Behold—bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who stand in the house of the LORD by night.

Psa.134.1 - Details

Original Text

שיר המעלות הנה ׀ ברכו את־ יהוה כל־ עבדי יהוה העמדים בבית־ יהוה בלילות׃

Morphology

  • שיר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • המעלות: NOUN,f,pl,def
  • הנה: PART
  • ברכו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • את: PRT,acc
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • כל: DET
  • עבדי: NOUN,m,pl,cons
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • העמדים: VERB,qal,ptc,0,m,pl
  • בבית: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,def
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • בלילות: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs

Parallels

  • Psalm 134:2 (structural): Immediate continuation of the same Song of Ascents: summons to lift hands to the holy place and bless the LORD—direct structural and liturgical follow‑on to verse 1.
  • Psalm 135:1-2 (verbal): Uses nearly identical address—'servants of the LORD' who 'stand in the house of the LORD'—and issues a call to praise, a close verbal parallel.
  • Psalm 119:62 (thematic): 'At midnight I rise to give thanks to you' echoes the theme of night worship and praise found in Ps 134:1's image of servants standing in the house of the LORD by night.
  • 1 Chronicles 9:33 (verbal): Describes Levites/gatekeepers who 'waited on the house of the LORD,' echoing the language and function of those who 'stand in the house of the LORD' in Ps 134:1.

Alternative generated candidates

  • A song of ascents. Behold—bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, who stand in the house of the LORD by night.
  • A song of ascents. Behold—bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who stand in the house of the LORD by night.
2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.

Psa.134.2 - Details

Original Text

שאו־ ידכם קדש וברכו את־ יהוה׃

Morphology

  • שאו: VERB,qal,imp,2,pl
  • ידכם: NOUN,f,sg,abs,2mp
  • קדש: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • וברכו: VERB,qal,imp,2,m,pl
  • את: PRT,acc
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Psalm 63:4 (verbal): Uses the same phrase 'I will lift up my hands' in a vow of blessing and praise — a near verbal parallel in cultic posture and blessing.
  • Psalm 28:2 (verbal): Speaks of lifting up hands toward your holy sanctuary, echoing the gesture and its orientation toward the sanctuary found in Ps 134:2.
  • Lamentations 3:41 (verbal): Calls to 'lift up your hearts and hands to God,' closely mirroring the combined gesture of raised hands and devotion in Ps 134:2.
  • 1 Timothy 2:8 (allusion): Paulic instruction to 'lift up holy hands' in prayer echoes the postural-language of Ps 134:2, showing continuity of the raised-hands motif in worship.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Lift up your hands in the holy place, and bless the LORD.
  • Lift up your hands to the sanctuary and bless the LORD.
3 May the LORD bless you from Zion—he who made heaven and earth.

Psa.134.3 - Details

Original Text

יברכך יהוה מציון עשה שמים וארץ׃

Morphology

  • יברכך: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg,obj:2,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • מציון: PREP+NOUN,prop,sg,abs
  • עשה: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • שמים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • וארץ: NOUN,f,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Psalm 128:5 (quotation): Uses the same blessing formula — "May the LORD bless you from Zion" — invoking divine blessing from Zion on the people.
  • Psalm 121:2 (verbal): Explicitly calls God the one "who made heaven and earth" (Hebrew: עֹשֶׂה שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ), matching the creator language of Ps 134:3.
  • Psalm 146:6 (verbal): Describes Yahweh as the Maker of heaven and earth (and the sea), echoing the creator-title used in Ps 134:3 and stressing God's sovereign power.
  • Genesis 14:19 (thematic): Melchizedek blesses Abram in the name of 'God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth' — a thematically related recognition of God as lord/creator of heaven and earth.
  • Acts 4:24 (allusion): The early Christian prayer addresses God as the one 'who made the heaven and the earth,' echoing the OT characterization of God as creator found in Ps 134:3.

Alternative generated candidates

  • May the LORD bless you from Zion—he who made heaven and earth.
  • May the LORD bless you from Zion, he who made heaven and earth.
1 Praise the LORD! Praise the name of the LORD; praise, O servants of the LORD,

Psa.135.1 - Details

Original Text

הללו יה ׀ הללו את־ שם יהוה הללו עבדי יהוה׃

Morphology

  • הללו: VERB,piel,impv,2,m,pl
  • יה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הללו: VERB,piel,impv,2,m,pl
  • את: PRT,acc
  • שם: ADV
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • הללו: VERB,piel,impv,2,m,pl
  • עבדי: NOUN,m,pl,cons
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Ps.113.1 (verbal): Almost identical wording: a direct call for the servants of the LORD to praise the name of the LORD (shared liturgical formula).
  • Ps.134.1 (verbal): Address to ‘servants of the LORD’ to praise — same vocative summons used in a short night-duty temple context.
  • Ps.148.1 (thematic): General summons to praise the LORD echoed here, extending the call beyond worshippers to the heavens and creation (common praise motif).
  • Ps.150.1 (structural): Book‑end imperative ‘Praise the LORD!’ framing the Psalter with liturgical exhortation to praise in the sanctuary and beyond.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Praise the LORD! Praise the name of the LORD; praise, O servants of the LORD,
  • Praise the LORD! Praise the name of the LORD! Praise, O servants of the LORD,
2 you who stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God.

Psa.135.2 - Details

Original Text

שעמדים בבית יהוה בחצרות בית אלהינו׃

Morphology

  • שעמדים: VERB,qal,part,3,m,pl
  • בבית: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,def
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • בחצרות: PREP+NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • בית: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אלהינו: NOUN,m,pl,abs,poss:1,pl

Parallels

  • Ps.134:1-2 (verbal): Nearly identical wording — addresses the servants who stand in the house of the LORD/in the courts of the house of our God (a direct verbal parallel within the Psalter).
  • Ps.84:4 (or 3-5) (thematic): Speaks of those who dwell in God’s house and sing/praise in his courts — similar theme of presence in the temple/house and worship.
  • Ps.122:1-2 (thematic): Expresses joy in going to and standing within the house/gates of the LORD — related theme of assembly and presence in God’s house.
  • Ps.27:4 (thematic): The desire to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of life echoes the value placed on standing/being in God’s house and courts for worship.

Alternative generated candidates

  • who stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God.
  • you who stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God.
3 Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; sing to his name, for it is pleasant.

Psa.135.3 - Details

Original Text

הללו־ יה כי־ טוב יהוה זמרו לשמו כי נעים׃

Morphology

  • הללו: VERB,piel,impv,2,m,pl
  • יה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • כי: CONJ
  • טוב: ADJ,m,pl,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • זמרו: VERB,qal,imp,2,mp
  • לשמו: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
  • כי: CONJ
  • נעים: ADJ,m,sg

Parallels

  • Ps.136:1 (verbal): Shares the phrase of praise and the assertion 'for the Lord is good' as the opening motive for thanksgiving (close verbal and thematic parallel).
  • Ps.118:1 (verbal): Begins with the same refrain 'Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good'—a common liturgical formula echoing the sentiment of Ps 135:3.
  • Ps.92:1 (thematic): Declares that it is good to give thanks to the LORD and to sing to his name—parallels Ps 135:3's call to praise and sing because God is good.
  • Ps.147:1 (verbal): Also calls for praise on the grounds that the LORD is good and that singing to God is fitting/pleasant, echoing both language and liturgical function of Ps 135:3.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; sing to his name, for it is pleasant.
  • Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; sing to his name, for it is pleasant.
4 For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his own possession.

Psa.135.4 - Details

Original Text

כי־ יעקב בחר לו יה ישראל לסגלתו׃

Morphology

  • כי: CONJ
  • יעקב: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • בחר: VERB,qal,perf,3,ms
  • לו: PRON,3,m,sg
  • יה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לסגלתו: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs,3,m,sg

Parallels

  • Deuteronomy 7:6 (verbal): Uses the same theological formula — God has chosen Israel as a special/treasured people (Heb. סְגֻלָּה, 'segullah'), paralleling Ps 135:4's language of God's choosing of Jacob/Israel.
  • Deuteronomy 14:2 (verbal): Declares Israel to be holy to the LORD and his 'treasured possession' (segullah), echoing the Psalm's emphasis on God's choice of Jacob/Israel as his own.
  • Deuteronomy 26:18 (verbal): Affirms that the LORD has declared Israel to be his people and his treasured possession — a covenantal restatement closely mirroring the Psalm's claim of divine choosing.
  • Isaiah 41:8 (thematic): Addresses Jacob/Israel as the one whom God has chosen; thematically reinforces the idea of Israel's election found in Ps 135:4.
  • 1 Peter 2:9 (allusion): New Testament appropriation of Israel's election language ('a chosen people, a royal priesthood') — echoes the Psalmic theme of God's choosing of a distinct people for himself.

Alternative generated candidates

  • For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his own possession.
  • For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel for his own possession.
5 I know that the LORD is great, and our Lord is greater than all gods.

Psa.135.5 - Details

Original Text

כי אני ידעתי כי־ גדול יהוה ואדנינו מכל־ אלהים׃

Morphology

  • כי: CONJ
  • אני: PRON,1,sg
  • ידעתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,?,sg
  • כי: CONJ
  • גדול: ADJ,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • ואדנינו: NOUN,m,sg,abs,pre:W,suf:1pl
  • מכל: PREP
  • אלהים: NOUN,m,pl,abs

Parallels

  • Deuteronomy 10:17 (verbal): Affirms Yahweh’s supremacy as ‘God of gods and Lord of lords,’ paralleling the declaration that the LORD is greater than all other gods.
  • Isaiah 45:5 (thematic): Proclaims the uniqueness and sovereignty of the LORD (‘I am the LORD, and there is none else’), echoing the Psalm’s claim of Yahweh’s superiority over other deities.
  • Psalm 95:3 (verbal): Uses nearly identical language—‘For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods’—directly reflecting the same theme of divine supremacy.
  • Exodus 15:11 (verbal): The victory-song’s rhetorical question (‘Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods?’) celebrates Yahweh’s unmatched greatness, resonating with the Psalm’s affirmation of his supremacy.

Alternative generated candidates

  • For I know that the LORD is great; our Lord is above all gods.
  • For I know that the LORD is great; our Lord is above all gods.
6 Whatever the LORD pleases he does—in heaven and on earth, in the seas and in all the depths.

Psa.135.6 - Details

Original Text

כל אשר־ חפץ יהוה עשה בשמים ובארץ בימים וכל־ תהומות׃

Morphology

  • כל: DET
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • חפץ: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • עשה: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • בשמים: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • ובארץ: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,f,sg,cs
  • בימים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • וכל: CONJ+PRON,indef
  • תהומות: NOUN,f,pl,abs

Parallels

  • Psalm 115:3 (verbal): Nearly identical wording and thought: ‘Our God is in the heavens; he does whatever he pleases’—same declaration of Yahweh’s sovereign will.
  • Daniel 4:35 (verbal): Affirms God’s sovereign action ‘does according to his will’ in heaven and earth and that no one can hinder his purposes, echoing the Psalm’s theme.
  • Ephesians 1:11 (allusion): New Testament summary of divine sovereignty: ‘works all things according to the counsel of his will,’ echoing the OT assertion that God accomplishes what he pleases.
  • Isaiah 46:10 (thematic): Proclaims God’s control over history—declaring the end from the beginning and accomplishing his counsel—parallel theme of Yahweh effecting his will everywhere.
  • Job 42:2 (thematic): Job’s confession that God can do all things and no purpose of his can be thwarted parallels the Psalm’s affirmation of God’s irresistible will.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Whatever the LORD pleases he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps.
  • Whatever the LORD pleased he has done, in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and in all the deeps.
7 He brings up vapors from the ends of the earth; he makes lightning for the rain; he brings forth wind from his storehouses.

Psa.135.7 - Details

Original Text

מעלה נשאים מקצה הארץ ברקים למטר עשה מוצא־ רוח מאוצרותיו׃

Morphology

  • מעלה: VERB,qal,ptcp,m,sg
  • נשאים: PARTCP,pual,pass,m,pl
  • מקצה: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הארץ: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • ברקים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • למטר: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • עשה: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • מוצא: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • רוח: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • מאוצרותיו: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs,prn3,m,sg

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 10:13 (verbal): Very close verbal parallel — speaks of God making the clouds rise from the ends of the earth, making lightning for the rain, and bringing out the wind from his storehouses (almost identical imagery/phrasing).
  • Psalm 104:3-4 (allusion): Similar imagery of God governing the heavens and winds (clouds/chariot, walking on winds, making winds his messengers) — an extended poetic depiction of divine control over weather like Ps 135:7.
  • Psalm 147:8 (thematic): Speaks of God covering the heavens with clouds and preparing rain for the earth — same theme of God’s providential control of clouds, rain, and provision.
  • Job 36:27-28 (thematic): Describes God drawing up drops of water and causing clouds to pour down rain to water the earth — comparable meteorological language emphasizing God's role in producing rain and wind.
  • Isaiah 55:10 (thematic): Uses the rain (and snow) as God’s means to bless and effect his purposes on earth — thematically related to Ps 135:7’s link between divine agency and precipitation/wind as provision.

Alternative generated candidates

  • He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth; he makes lightning for the rain; he brings forth the wind from his storehouses.
  • He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth; he sends forth lightning for the rain; he brings out the wind from his storehouses.
8 Who struck the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and of beast.

Psa.135.8 - Details

Original Text

שהכה בכורי מצרים מאדם עד־ בהמה׃

Morphology

  • שהכה: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • בכורי: NOUN,m,sg,abs+1s
  • מצרים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • מאדם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • עד: PREP
  • בהמה: NOUN,f,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Exodus 12:29 (quotation): Narrates the same event: on the night of the Passover the LORD struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, directly corresponding to the psalm's statement.
  • Exodus 11:4-5 (quotation): Moses' announced judgment that God will strike the firstborn of Egypt; this proclamation is the source event the psalm alludes to.
  • Psalm 78:51 (verbal): Retells Israel's history and uses very similar language about God striking the firstborn of Egypt, echoing the psalmic tradition.
  • Psalm 105:36 (verbal): Another psalmic recounting that explicitly says God smote the firstborn in Egypt, closely mirroring the wording and theme of Ps 135:8.

Alternative generated candidates

  • He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast.
  • He struck the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and of beast.
9 He sent signs and wonders into the midst of Egypt—against Pharaoh and all his servants.

Psa.135.9 - Details

Original Text

שלח ׀ אתות ומפתים בתוככי מצרים בפרעה ובכל־ עבדיו׃

Morphology

  • שלח: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • אתות: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • ומפתים: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • בתוככי: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • מצרים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • בפרעה: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ובכל: CONJ+PREP
  • עבדיו: NOUN,m,pl,abs+3ms

Parallels

  • Exodus 7:3-5 (verbal): God declares he will multiply his ‘signs and wonders’ in the land of Egypt and harden Pharaoh’s heart—this is the primary narrative source behind the psalm’s statement.
  • Exodus 11:9 (verbal): Summary statement that Moses and Aaron performed wonders before Pharaoh and that the LORD hardened his heart—echoes the psalm’s focus on signs directed at Pharaoh and his officials.
  • Psalm 78:43-51 (thematic): A poetic retelling of the plagues and miraculous signs in Egypt; like Ps.135:9 it recounts God’s acts of power displayed against Pharaoh and his land.
  • Acts 7:36 (verbal): Stephen’s speech summarizes the Exodus, saying God ‘brought them out’ after showing ‘wonders and signs’ in Egypt—the New Testament echo of the same tradition invoked in Ps.135:9.

Alternative generated candidates

  • He sent signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.
  • He sent signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.
10 Who struck many nations and slew mighty kings.

Psa.135.10 - Details

Original Text

שהכה גוים רבים והרג מלכים עצומים׃

Morphology

  • שהכה: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • גוים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • רבים: ADJ,m,pl,abs
  • והרג: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • מלכים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • עצומים: ADJ,m,pl,abs

Parallels

  • Psalm 136:17-18 (verbal): Nearly identical wording in the parallel thanksgiving psalm: 'He smote great kings... and slew famous kings,' linking Psalm 135's claim to the refrain-driven recounting in Psalm 136.
  • Exodus 15:3-5 (thematic): The Song of the Sea depicts Yahweh as a warrior who overthrows mighty enemies and their chariots/captains—the same theme of God striking down powerful nations and rulers.
  • Deuteronomy 3:1-6 (allusion): Narrative account of God giving Og king of Bashan and his cities into Israel's hand; exemplifies the historic pattern behind the psalm's claim that God 'smote great nations' and 'slew mighty kings.'
  • Joshua 10:10-11 (thematic): Description of Yahweh aiding Israel in routing and killing enemy kings and armies in battle (including extraordinary phenomena), paralleling the psalm's emphasis on divine defeat of powerful rulers.
  • 2 Samuel 8:2 (thematic): Report of David's victories over Moab and other peoples—while about the king, the narrative is framed as results of divine aid, reflecting the psalm's attribution of military triumphs to God.

Alternative generated candidates

  • He struck many nations and slew mighty kings.
  • He struck many nations and slew mighty kings;
11 Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan.

Psa.135.11 - Details

Original Text

לסיחון ׀ מלך האמרי ולעוג מלך הבשן ולכל ממלכות כנען׃

Morphology

  • לסיחון: PREP+NOUN,prop,m,sg
  • מלך: NOUN,m,sg,cons
  • האמרי: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • ולעוג: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,prop,m,sg
  • מלך: NOUN,m,sg,cons
  • הבשן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ולכל: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ממלכות: NOUN,f,pl,cs
  • כנען: NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Numbers 21:21-35 (allusion): Narrative account of Israel’s battles against Sihon king of the Amorites and the conquest of his territory—direct historical background to the psalm’s reference to Sihon.
  • Deuteronomy 2:24-37 (thematic): Moses’ commission and report concerning the defeat of Sihon and the dispossession of his land; thematically parallels the psalm’s celebration of God’s victories over Canaanite kings.
  • Deuteronomy 3:1-11 (allusion): Account of the battle with Og king of Bashan and his defeat—provides the historical source for the psalm’s mention of Og.
  • Joshua 12:2-4 (verbal): List of kings defeated by Moses and Joshua that explicitly names Sihon and Og; closely parallels the psalm’s cataloguing of conquered Canaanite rulers.
  • Psalm 136:17-22 (structural): Thanksgiving litany that recounts the same acts—striking down great kings and giving their lands to Israel—repeating the motif and many of the same names found in Ps 135:11.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan.
  • Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan.
12 And he gave their land as a heritage—a heritage to Israel his people.

Psa.135.12 - Details

Original Text

ונתן ארצם נחלה נחלה לישראל עמו׃

Morphology

  • ונתן: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • ארצם: NOUN,f,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,pl
  • נחלה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • נחלה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • לישראל: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • עמו: PREP+PRON,3,m,sg

Parallels

  • Psalm 135:4 (verbal): Same psalm's affirmation that the LORD has chosen Jacob and made Israel his possession — closely linked language and idea of Israel as God's heritage.
  • Psalm 105:44-45 (thematic): Retells God's gift of the lands of the nations to Israel so that they might keep his statutes — a thematic recounting of God giving the land as an inheritance.
  • Joshua 21:43-45 (quotation): Explicit historical summary: 'Thus the LORD gave to Israel all the land…' — a fulfillment-statement that echoes Psalm 135:12's claim of God giving the land to Israel.
  • Deuteronomy 32:8-9 (allusion): God's allotting of the nations and his taking of Israel as his own portion parallels the motif of divine distribution of land and Israel as God's special heritage.
  • Genesis 15:18 (thematic): God's covenantal grant to Abraham ('I give this land…') is the foundational promise behind later statements that God gave the land as an inheritance to Israel.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And he gave their land as a heritage—a heritage to Israel his people.
  • He gave their land as a heritage—a heritage to Israel his people.
13 Your name, O LORD, endures forever; your renown, O LORD, to all generations.

Psa.135.13 - Details

Original Text

יהוה שמך לעולם יהוה זכרך לדר־ ודר׃

Morphology

  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • שמך: NOUN,m,sg,cs,2,m,sg
  • לעולם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • זכרך: NOUN,m,sg,abs,2ms
  • לדר: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ודר: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Exodus 3:15 (verbal): God declares, 'This is my name forever, and thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations' (Hebrew uses the same language about name and remembrance 'לְעוֹלָם' / 'לְדוֹר־ דּוֹר'), a near verbal precedent for Ps 135:13.
  • Psalm 72:17 (verbal): 'May his name endure forever; may his fame continue as long as the sun!'—an explicitly parallel petition/blessing that the king's (and by extension God's) name and renown endure for all generations.
  • Psalm 145:13 (structural): 'Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations'—shares the structural theme of divine rule and durability 'לְדֹר וָדֹר' (throughout all generations) found in Ps 135:13.
  • Psalm 115:1 (thematic): 'Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to your name give glory'—focuses on honoring and ascribing enduring glory/reputation to God's name, thematically consonant with Ps 135:13's emphasis on God's name and renown enduring.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Your name, O LORD, endures forever; your renown, O LORD, to all generations.
  • Your name, O LORD, endures forever; your memorial, O LORD, through all generations.
14 For the LORD will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants.

Psa.135.14 - Details

Original Text

כי־ ידין יהוה עמו ועל־ עבדיו יתנחם׃

Morphology

  • כי: CONJ
  • ידין: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • עמו: PREP+PRON,3,m,sg
  • ועל: CONJ+PREP
  • עבדיו: NOUN,m,pl,abs+3ms
  • יתנחם: VERB,hitp,impf,3,m,sg

Parallels

  • Deuteronomy 32:36 (quotation): Nearly identical wording/echo: Yahweh will vindicate/judge his people and have compassion on his servants (direct verbal parallel).
  • Exodus 34:6–7 (verbal): God’s revealed character as merciful, compassionate yet just—combines judgment and mercy, framing divine dealings with his people.
  • Psalm 103:13 (thematic): Affirms God’s compassionate care for his people (like a father toward children), echoing the theme of divine compassion for God’s servants.
  • Isaiah 63:9 (allusion): Speaks of God’s compassion and redemptive presence with his afflicted people—links divine pity with active intervention on behalf of God’s servants.
  • Psalm 94:14 (thematic): Assures that the LORD will not abandon his people—complements Ps 135:14’s assurance that God judges for and shows compassion to his servants.

Alternative generated candidates

  • For the LORD will vindicate his people; on his servants he will have compassion.
  • For the LORD will judge his people; he will have compassion on his servants.
15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of human hands.

Psa.135.15 - Details

Original Text

עצבי הגוים כסף וזהב מעשה ידי אדם׃

Morphology

  • עצבי: NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,1,NA,sg
  • הגוים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • כסף: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • וזהב: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • מעשה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ידי: NOUN,f,pl,cons
  • אדם: NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Psalm 115:4-8 (verbal): Nearly identical wording and imagery: the nations' idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands, and are mute and powerless—Psalm 135:15 echoes Psalm 115's language and theme.
  • Isaiah 44:9-20 (thematic): A sustained denunciation of idols as human-made objects (often of metal and wood), emphasizing the futility and foolishness of carving and worshiping images—paralleling Psalm 135's judgement of idols as products of human craft.
  • Jeremiah 10:3-5 (allusion): Describes people fashioning and worshiping wooden idols that cannot speak, highlighting the man-made and impotent character of idols, echoing Psalm 135:15's focus on idols as the work of human hands.
  • Habakkuk 2:18-19 (thematic): Rhetorical critique of idols and their makers—'What profit is an idol...?' and 'Woe to him who says to wood, Awake!'—which parallels Psalm 135's denunciation of idols as lifeless human artifacts.

Alternative generated candidates

  • The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.
  • The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of human hands.
16 They have mouths, but they do not speak; they have eyes, but they do not see.

Psa.135.16 - Details

Original Text

פה־ להם ולא ידברו עינים להם ולא יראו׃

Morphology

  • פה: ADV
  • להם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • ולא: CONJ
  • ידברו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • עינים: NOUN,f,du,abs
  • להם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • ולא: CONJ
  • יראו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl

Parallels

  • Psalm 115:4-8 (quotation): Psalm 135 echoes and largely repeats this earlier psalm’s lines about idols having mouths but not speaking, eyes but not seeing (verbatim parallels).
  • Isaiah 44:18 (verbal): Prophetic denunciation of idolatry uses the same language (they have eyes but do not see; they have ears but do not hear), echoing the motif of blind, deaf idols.
  • Isaiah 46:7 (thematic): Describes idols as powerless and silent—unable to speak or act and needing to be carried—reinforcing the theme of impotent, inanimate gods.
  • Deuteronomy 4:28 (thematic): Predicts Israel serving man-made gods of wood and stone that ‘cannot see or hear,’ an earlier legal/traditional statement of the same idea about mute, blind idols.

Alternative generated candidates

  • They have mouths, but they do not speak; they have eyes, but they do not see.
  • They have mouths and do not speak; they have eyes and do not see.
17 They have ears, but they do not hear; there is no breath in their mouths.

Psa.135.17 - Details

Original Text

אזנים להם ולא יאזינו אף אין־ יש־ רוח בפיהם׃

Morphology

  • אזנים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • להם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • ולא: CONJ
  • יאזינו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • אף: ADV
  • אין: PART,neg
  • יש: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • רוח: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • בפיהם: PREP+NOUN,m,pl+PRON,3,m,pl

Parallels

  • Psalm 115:5-7 (verbal): Near-verbatim parallel passage: both Psalms portray idols as having ears but not hearing, mouths that cannot speak, and no breath—explicitly identical imagery condemning lifeless idols.
  • Psalm 135:15-18 (structural): Immediate literary context: the stanza in Psalm 135 enumerates the senses of idols and their lifelessness (mouths, eyes, ears, noses), with verse 17 part of this sustained polemic against idols.
  • Deuteronomy 4:28 (thematic): The law warns Israel they may serve wood and stone gods that 'neither see, nor hear, nor eat'—same theme of idols as insentient objects incapable of perception or speech.
  • Isaiah 44:18 (thematic): Isaiah depicts idol-makers and idols as ignorant and unseeing—'They know not... he hath shut their eyes'—echoing the prophetic critique of idols as without senses or life.

Alternative generated candidates

  • They have ears, but they do not hear; neither is there any breath in their mouths.
  • They have ears and do not hear; they have nostrils, yet there is no breath in their mouths.
18 Those who make them shall become like them—everyone who trusts in them.

Psa.135.18 - Details

Original Text

כמוהם יהיו עשיהם כל אשר־ בטח בהם׃

Morphology

  • כמוהם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • יהיו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • עשיהם: NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,3,m,pl
  • כל: DET
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • בטח: ADV
  • בהם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl

Parallels

  • Ps.115:8 (quotation): Nearly identical line: 'Those who make them are like them; so are all who trust in them.' — direct repetition of the same judgment against idols and their makers.
  • Isaiah 44:9-20 (thematic): Extended polemic against idol-makers: craftsmen fashion idols from wood and metal and are depicted as foolish—makers and users of idols are shown to be like the idols themselves.
  • Habakkuk 2:18-19 (verbal): Rhetorical condemnation of carved images: 'What profit is an idol when its maker has shaped it?...' — parallels the idea that makers/trusters are comparable to the idols.
  • Jeremiah 10:14-15 (thematic): Jeremiah denounces human-made gods as vain and powerless and portrays those who fashion or trust them as foolish, echoing the Psalm's verdict on makers and trusters.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Those who make them shall be like them—everyone who trusts in them.
  • Those who make them shall be like them—everyone who trusts in them.
19 House of Israel, bless the LORD! House of Aaron, bless the LORD!

Psa.135.19 - Details

Original Text

בית ישראל ברכו את־ יהוה בית אהרן ברכו את־ יהוה׃

Morphology

  • בית: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ברכו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • את: PRT,acc
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • בית: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אהרן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ברכו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • את: PRT,acc
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Psalm 134:2-3 (structural): A close liturgical parallel: a temple/household call to bless the LORD addressed to those who serve in the sanctuary (same imperative formula calling God’s servants to bless YHWH).
  • Psalm 113:1 (verbal): Both verses address ‘servants of the LORD’/servant-groups and issue the imperative to praise or bless the name of the LORD (similar wording and function in worship).
  • Numbers 6:24-26 (allusion): The famous Aaronic/priestly blessing identifies the house of Aaron as the priestly locus of blessing; Ps 135:19 calls the house of Aaron to bless the LORD, invoking the priestly role in worship (thematic inversion/allusion to Aaronic function).
  • Psalm 115:18 (thematic): A corporate vow to bless the LORD (‘we will bless the LORD from this time forth’). Both passages reflect communal liturgical responses of Israel to God’s acts and encourage ongoing praise by the people.

Alternative generated candidates

  • House of Israel, bless the LORD! House of Aaron, bless the LORD!
  • Bless the LORD, O house of Israel; bless the LORD, O house of Aaron.
20 House of Levi, bless the LORD! You who fear the LORD, bless the LORD!

Psa.135.20 - Details

Original Text

בית הלוי ברכו את־ יהוה יראי יהוה ברכו את־ יהוה׃

Morphology

  • בית: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הלוי: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • ברכו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • את: PRT,acc
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • יראי: NOUN,m,pl,cons
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • ברכו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • את: PRT,acc
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Ps.134:1 (verbal): A near-identical liturgical summons: 'Behold, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD' — same imperative to temple/household ministers to bless YHWH.
  • Ps.113:1 (thematic): Another priest/servant-oriented call to praise: 'Praise, O servants of the LORD,' echoing the communal summons to bless or praise God.
  • Num.6:22-27 (allusion): The priestly (Aaronic) blessing — priests are commanded to bless Israel, linking the role of Levi/priests with the act of blessing the LORD and the people.
  • Deut.10:8 (structural): Describes the LORD's appointment of the tribe of Levi to minister before the LORD, providing the institutional background for addressing the 'house of Levi' to bless the LORD.

Alternative generated candidates

  • House of Levi, bless the LORD! You who fear the LORD, bless the LORD!
  • Bless the LORD, O house of Levi; you who fear the LORD, bless the LORD.
21 Blessed be the LORD from Zion, he who dwells in Jerusalem—Hallelujah!

Psa.135.21 - Details

Original Text

ברוך יהוה ׀ מציון שכן ירושלם הללו־ יה׃

Morphology

  • ברוך: ADJ,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • מציון: PREP+NOUN,prop,sg,abs
  • שכן: VERB,qal,impv,2,m,sg
  • ירושלם: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • הללו: VERB,piel,impv,2,m,pl
  • יה: NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Psalm 135:1-3 (structural): Begins the same psalm with repeated imperatives to 'Praise the LORD' and addresses God's servants—framing the bookending structure that culminates in the specific summons to Zion/Jerusalem in v.21.
  • Psalm 147:12 (verbal): Uses nearly identical wording: 'Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion,' directly echoing the imperative addressed to Jerusalem/Zion in Ps 135:21.
  • Psalm 149:2 (verbal): Commands 'let the children of Zion be joyful in their King,' closely paralleling the call for Zion/Jerusalem to bless or praise the LORD.
  • Zechariah 9:9 (thematic): 'Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem'—a prophetic summons for communal rejoicing in Zion that aligns thematically with the psalm's instruction to bless the LORD from Zion.
  • Isaiah 52:9 (thematic): Calls Jerusalem to 'break forth into joy' and sing together; thematically parallels the collective liturgical call for Jerusalem/Zion to praise or bless the LORD in Ps 135:21.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Blessed be the LORD from Zion, he who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!
  • Blessed be the LORD from Zion, he who dwells in Jerusalem—hallelujah!
1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever.

Psa.136.1 - Details

Original Text

הודו ליהוה כי־ טוב כי לעולם חסדו׃

Morphology

  • הודו: VERB,qal,impv,2,m,pl
  • ליהוה: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,def
  • כי: CONJ
  • טוב: ADJ,m,pl,abs
  • כי: CONJ
  • לעולם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • חסדו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms

Parallels

  • 1 Chronicles 16:34 (quotation): Identical liturgical line used in the ark/temple thanksgiving: “Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever.”
  • Psalm 107:1 (verbal): Same wording begins a thanksgiving psalm, repeating the refrain about God’s goodness and enduring steadfast love.
  • Psalm 118:1 (verbal): Another psalm that opens with the same formula of thanksgiving—linking communal praise to God’s everlasting chesed (steadfast love).
  • Exodus 34:6 (thematic): God’s self-declaration emphasizes his goodness and steadfast love/mercy (chesed), providing the theological basis for the thanksgiving refrain.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever.
  • Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever.
2 Give thanks to the God of gods, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Psa.136.2 - Details

Original Text

הודו לאלהי האלהים כי לעולם חסדו׃

Morphology

  • הודו: VERB,qal,impv,2,m,pl
  • לאלהי: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,const
  • האלהים: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • כי: CONJ
  • לעולם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • חסדו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms

Parallels

  • Psalm 136:26 (verbal): Closely parallel refrain in the same psalm: 'Give thanks to the God of heaven, for his steadfast love endures forever' — same thanksgiving formula and eternal love refrain.
  • Psalm 107:1 (verbal): Identical liturgical line: 'Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever,' echoing the refrain and theme of God's enduring steadfast love.
  • 1 Chronicles 16:34 (quotation): David's liturgical proclamation uses the same thanksgiving formula — 'Give thanks to the LORD, for his steadfast love endures forever' — showing its use in worship and tradition.
  • Psalm 118:1 (verbal): Another psalm that repeats the same refrains: 'Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his steadfast love endures forever,' reinforcing the standard cultic thanksgiving refrain.
  • Deuteronomy 7:9 (thematic): Theologically linked: speaks of God's faithfulness and covenantal steadfast love toward those who keep his covenant — connects the reason for thanksgiving to God's enduring covenantal chesed.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Give thanks to the God of gods, for his steadfast love endures forever.
  • Give thanks to the God of gods, for his steadfast love endures forever.
3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Psa.136.3 - Details

Original Text

הודו לאדני האדנים כי לעלם חסדו׃

Morphology

  • הודו: VERB,qal,impv,2,m,pl
  • לאדני: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,m,poss1s
  • האדנים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • כי: CONJ
  • לעלם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • חסדו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms

Parallels

  • 1 Chronicles 16:34 (verbal): Uses the exact thanksgiving refrain—“Give thanks to the LORD, for his steadfast love endures forever”—matching the psalm’s recurring line.
  • Psalm 107:1 (verbal): Closely parallels the language and theme: “Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.”
  • Psalm 136:1 (structural): Opening line of the same psalm that establishes the repeated refrain of thanksgiving for God’s enduring steadfast love.
  • Psalm 136:26 (verbal): Final occurrence of the psalmic refrain—“Give thanks to the God of heaven, for his steadfast love endures forever”—showing a formulaic variation on the same thanksgiving motif.
  • Deuteronomy 10:17 (verbal): Contains the title “Lord of lords,” echoing the divine sovereignty language of Ps 136:3 and linking the praise of God’s supreme status with his covenantal steadfast love.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his steadfast love endures forever.
  • Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his steadfast love endures forever.
4 To him who alone does great wonders, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Psa.136.4 - Details

Original Text

לעשה נפלאות גדלות לבדו כי לעולם חסדו׃

Morphology

  • לעשה: VERB,qal,inf,NA,NA,NA
  • נפלאות: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • גדלות: ADJ,f,pl,abs
  • לבדו: PREP+PRON,3,m,sg
  • כי: CONJ
  • לעולם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • חסדו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms

Parallels

  • Psalm 86:10 (verbal): Uses near-verbal language about God doing wonders and emphasizes God’s uniqueness (‘you alone are God’), echoing ‘does great wonders alone.’
  • Psalm 77:14 (verbal): Explicitly declares God to be the one who has performed wondrous deeds (עשית נפלאות), a close verbal parallel to ‘לעשה נפלאות גדלות.’
  • Exodus 15:11 (thematic): The Song of the Sea praises the LORD’s unmatched wonders and mighty deeds—thematically parallel praise of God’s wondrous acts and singularity.
  • Psalm 111:2 (thematic): Speaks of the LORD’s ‘great works’ (גדולים מעשי יהוה), echoing the theme of God’s great/wondrous deeds celebrated in Psalm 136:4.
  • Isaiah 25:1 (thematic): Offers thanksgiving for the LORD’s ‘wonderful deeds’ and faithful plans—themically related praise of God’s wondrous acts and enduring faithfulness.

Alternative generated candidates

  • To him who alone does great wonders, for his steadfast love endures forever.
  • To him who alone does great wonders, for his steadfast love endures forever.
5 To him who made the heavens by understanding, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Psa.136.5 - Details

Original Text

לעשה השמים בתבונה כי לעולם חסדו׃

Morphology

  • לעשה: VERB,qal,part,3,m,sg
  • השמים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • בתבונה: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • כי: CONJ
  • לעולם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • חסדו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms

Parallels

  • Proverbs 3:19 (verbal): Uses nearly identical language: 'By wisdom the LORD founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens,' paralleling 'made the heavens with understanding.'
  • Jeremiah 10:12 (verbal): Speaks of God creating the earth/world 'by his wisdom'—a close verbal and thematic echo of divine wisdom in creation.
  • Psalm 104:24 (thematic): Celebrates God's wisdom in making the works of creation ('in wisdom you made them all'), thematically aligned with 'made the heavens with understanding.'
  • Isaiah 45:18 (thematic): Affirms that God 'created the heavens' and formed the earth intentionally—paralleling the creator role attributed in Ps 136:5.
  • Psalm 136:1 (structural): Shares the recurring refrain 'for his steadfast love endures forever,' which structures and unifies Psalm 136, also found in v.5.

Alternative generated candidates

  • To him who made the heavens by understanding, for his steadfast love endures forever.
  • To him who made the heavens with understanding, for his steadfast love endures forever.
6 To him who spread out the earth above the waters, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Psa.136.6 - Details

Original Text

לרקע הארץ על־ המים כי לעולם חסדו׃

Morphology

  • לרקע: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הארץ: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • על: PREP
  • המים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • כי: CONJ
  • לעולם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • חסדו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms

Parallels

  • Genesis 1:9-10 (thematic): Creation account of God gathering the waters and causing dry land to appear — the same act of arranging earth and waters underlying Psalm 136:6.
  • Job 9:8 (verbal): Speaks of God spreading out the heavens and treading on the waves of the sea; shares the motif and similar language of divine authority over the waters and the earth.
  • Psalm 24:2 (verbal): Declares that God founded the earth upon the seas and established it upon the waters, closely echoing the image of the earth set over the waters in Psalm 136:6.
  • Psalm 104:5-6 (thematic): Describes God laying the earth’s foundations and covering it with the deep, using waters-and-land imagery that parallels the creation theme of Psalm 136:6.

Alternative generated candidates

  • To him who spread out the earth upon the waters, for his steadfast love endures forever.
  • To him who spread out the earth upon the waters, for his steadfast love endures forever.
7 To him who made the great lights, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Psa.136.7 - Details

Original Text

לעשה אורים גדלים כי לעולם חסדו׃

Morphology

  • לעשה: PREP+VERB,qal,ptcp,ms,sg
  • אורים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • גדלים: ADJ,m,pl,abs
  • כי: CONJ
  • לעולם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • חסדו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms

Parallels

  • Genesis 1:16 (verbal): The account of creation: God 'made the two great lights' (sun and moon), directly corresponding to 'made the great lights' in Ps 136:7.
  • Psalm 118:1 (quotation): Shares the refrains of thanksgiving: 'Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his steadfast love endures forever,' the same recurring line as Ps 136:7's closing clause.
  • 1 Chronicles 16:34 (quotation): Uses the identical liturgical refrain 'for his steadfast love endures forever' in a liturgical thanksgiving context, paralleling the refrain of Psalm 136.
  • Psalm 19:1 (thematic): Both celebrate the heavens and celestial bodies as evidence of God's creative glory—'The heavens declare the glory of God' parallels the praise for God who made the great lights.
  • Isaiah 40:26 (allusion): Calls attention to God as creator of the heavenly host ('Who created these?'), thematically echoing Psalm 136's praise for God who made the great lights.

Alternative generated candidates

  • To him who made the great lights, for his steadfast love endures forever.
  • To him who made the great lights, for his steadfast love endures forever.
8 The sun to rule by day, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Psa.136.8 - Details

Original Text

את־ השמש לממשלת ביום כי לעולם חסדו׃

Morphology

  • את: PRT,acc
  • השמש: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • לממשלת: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,const
  • ביום: PREP
  • כי: CONJ
  • לעולם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • חסדו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms

Parallels

  • Genesis 1:16 (verbal): God 'made the two great lights' (sun and moon); a direct creation statement paralleling Psalm 136's attribution of the sun to God's creative activity.
  • Psalm 74:16 (thematic): Speaks of the day and the sun as belonging to the LORD ('The day is yours, and also the night; you have prepared the light and the sun'), echoing the theme of God's sovereignty over the sun and day.
  • Psalm 104:19 (thematic): Describes God appointing the moon and the sun's role ('He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows its time for setting'), reflecting the ordering of day and celestial bodies by God.
  • Jeremiah 31:35 (allusion): Portrays the LORD as the one who gives the sun for light by day and the moon by night, alluding to God's ongoing ordinance of day and night as in Psalm 136.

Alternative generated candidates

  • The sun to govern the day, for his steadfast love endures forever.
  • The sun to rule by day, for his steadfast love endures forever.
9 The moon and stars to rule by night, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Psa.136.9 - Details

Original Text

את־ הירח וכוכבים לממשלות בלילה כי לעולם חסדו׃

Morphology

  • את: PRT,acc
  • הירח: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • וכוכבים: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • לממשלות: PREP+NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • בלילה: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • כי: CONJ
  • לעולם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • חסדו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms

Parallels

  • Genesis 1:14-18 (structural): The creation account establishing lights in the expanse to separate day from night and to serve as signs—foundation for Psalm’s claim that God made the moon and stars to govern the night.
  • Psalm 104:19 (verbal): Directly parallels wording and idea: 'He made the moon for seasons; the sun knows its setting'—like Ps 136:9 attributing the moon and stars' role in the night to God's action.
  • Job 38:31-33 (thematic): God’s control and ordering of the constellations (Pleiades, Orion) and the heavenly ordinances echoes the theme of God assigning roles to celestial bodies to govern time and the night.
  • Psalm 8:3 (thematic): Meditation on the heavens—the moon and stars as the work of God’s hands—reinforces Psalm 136’s attribution of the celestial order to divine handiwork and care.
  • Isaiah 40:26 (allusion): Calls attention to God as creator and sustainer of the stars (calling them by name, giving great power), paralleling Ps 136’s affirmation of God’s sovereign ordering of the moon and stars.

Alternative generated candidates

  • The moon and the stars to govern the night, for his steadfast love endures forever.
  • The moon and the stars to rule by night, for his steadfast love endures forever.
10 To him who struck Egypt in their firstborn, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Psa.136.10 - Details

Original Text

למכה מצרים בבכוריהם כי לעולם חסדו׃

Morphology

  • למכה: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • מצרים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • בבכוריהם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs+3,m,pl
  • כי: CONJ
  • לעולם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • חסדו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms

Parallels

  • Exodus 12:29-30 (thematic): Narrates the death of Egypt’s firstborn on the night of the Passover—the historical event Psalm 136 commemorates when it praises God for striking Egypt’s firstborn.
  • Exodus 12:12 (thematic): States God’s purpose for the Passover night—‘to strike all the firstborn’—providing the theological motive behind the act celebrated in Psalm 136:10.
  • Exodus 11:5 (thematic): Prophetic announcement that every firstborn in Egypt would die (including Pharaoh’s), the immediate antecedent to the plague cited in Psalm 136:10.
  • Psalm 78:51 (verbal): Retells the Exodus plagues, explicitly saying God ‘struck down every firstborn in Egypt,’ echoing the same language and memory found in Psalm 136:10.
  • Psalm 105:36–37 (allusion): Recounts the plague against Egypt and Israel’s departure with spoil; an allied retelling of the Exodus episode that Psalm 136:10 invokes to praise God’s deeds.

Alternative generated candidates

  • To him who struck Egypt through their firstborn, for his steadfast love endures forever.
  • To him who struck Egypt through their firstborn, for his steadfast love endures forever.
11 And brought Israel out from among them, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Psa.136.11 - Details

Original Text

ויוצא ישראל מתוכם כי לעולם חסדו׃

Morphology

  • ויוצא: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • מתוכם: PREP,3,m,pl
  • כי: CONJ
  • לעולם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • חסדו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms

Parallels

  • Psalm 135:11 (verbal): Nearly identical wording: both speak of God bringing Israel out from among the nations and conclude with the refrain about his steadfast love.
  • Deuteronomy 7:8 (thematic): Explains the motive for Israel's exodus — God brought Israel out because he loved them and kept his oath — paralleling the psalm's emphasis on God's love as the reason for deliverance.
  • Exodus 14:30-31 (thematic): Narrates the actual deliverance at the Red Sea: Israel is delivered from Egypt and comes to fear and trust the LORD — the historical event the psalm commemorates.
  • Exodus 3:7-10 (thematic): God’s proclamation of intent to rescue Israel from Egyptian bondage because he has seen their affliction—provides the divine initiative for the exodus celebrated in the psalm.
  • Psalm 136:1 (structural): Shares the recurring refrain 'for his steadfast love endures forever,' which frames each act of deliverance (including bringing Israel out) throughout the psalm.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And brought Israel out from among them, for his steadfast love endures forever.
  • And who brought Israel out from among them, for his steadfast love endures forever.
12 With a strong hand and an outstretched arm, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Psa.136.12 - Details

Original Text

ביד חזקה ובזרוע נטויה כי לעולם חסדו׃

Morphology

  • ביד: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • חזקה: ADJ,f,sg,abs
  • ובזרוע: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • נטויה: ADJ,f,sg,abs
  • כי: CONJ
  • לעולם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • חסדו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms

Parallels

  • Exodus 6:6 (verbal): God's promise to bring Israel out 'with a stretched out arm' and 'with a mighty hand'—the same language of a strong hand and outstretched arm used for deliverance from Egypt.
  • Deuteronomy 26:8 (verbal): In the covenant recitation the LORD is said to have brought Israel out of Egypt 'with a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm,' echoing the precise wording of Psalm 136:12.
  • Exodus 3:20 (verbal): God declares 'I will stretch out my hand' against Egypt to bring about signs and wonders—uses the same motif of God's outstretched arm effecting salvation and judgment.
  • Isaiah 63:12-14 (allusion): Isaiah recalls God leading Israel 'by the right hand of Moses' and acting with his 'glorious arm' to deliver them—the prophetic retelling alludes to the 'strong hand' and 'outstretched arm' imagery of Exodus and the psalm.

Alternative generated candidates

  • With a strong hand and an outstretched arm, for his steadfast love endures forever.
  • With a strong hand and an outstretched arm, for his steadfast love endures forever.
13 To him who divided the Sea—the Red Sea—asunder, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Psa.136.13 - Details

Original Text

לגזר ים־ סוף לגזרים כי לעולם חסדו׃

Morphology

  • לגזר: PREP+VERB,qal,inf
  • ים: NOUN,m,sg,cs
  • סוף: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לגזרים: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • כי: CONJ
  • לעולם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • חסדו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms

Parallels

  • Exodus 14:21–22 (verbal): The primary narrative account of God dividing the sea at the Exodus — the historical event commemorated by Ps 136:13.
  • Exodus 15:8–10 (thematic): The Song of Moses celebrates the drowning of the Egyptians as the waters returned — a poetic articulation of the same deliverance praised in the psalm.
  • Psalm 78:13 (verbal): A Psalm retelling the Exodus using language very close to Ps 136 (God ‘divided the sea’ and made the waters stand like a heap) — a direct verbal/poetic parallel.
  • Psalm 106:9 (thematic): Another thanksgiving psalm that recounts God’s rebuke of the Red Sea and Israel’s passage — same saving act celebrated in Ps 136:13.
  • Isaiah 63:11–12 (allusion): The prophetic memory of God’s leading Israel and dividing the sea — an allusion to the Exodus deliverance echoed in Ps 136:13.

Alternative generated candidates

  • To him who divided the Red Sea in sunder, for his steadfast love endures forever.
  • To him who divided the Sea of Reeds and made a way through, for his steadfast love endures forever.
14 And made Israel pass through it, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Psa.136.14 - Details

Original Text

והעביר ישראל בתוכו כי לעולם חסדו׃

Morphology

  • והעביר: VERB,hif,perf,3,m,sg
  • ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בתוכו: PREP,3,m,sg
  • כי: CONJ
  • לעולם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • חסדו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms

Parallels

  • Exodus 14:22 (verbal): Narrates the same event—the Israelites passing through the sea on dry ground during the Exodus (direct historical parallel to 'made Israel pass through it').
  • Exodus 15:1-5 (structural): The Song of Moses celebrates the Red Sea crossing and God's deliverance; a poetically parallel account framing the same miracle in liturgical/song form.
  • Psalm 106:9 (verbal): Retells the Red Sea episode ('he rebuked the Red Sea... so he led them through'), echoing the psalm's account of God bringing Israel through the waters.
  • Psalm 77:19 (thematic): Poetic reflection on God's way through the sea ('Thy way was in the sea...'), thematically recalling the divine guidance in the crossing.
  • 1 Corinthians 10:1-2 (allusion): New Testament typological use of the sea episode—Paul cites Israel's passage through the sea (baptism into Moses) as a theological precedent for the church.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And made Israel pass through the midst of it, for his steadfast love endures forever.
  • And who led Israel through it, for his steadfast love endures forever.
15 But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Psa.136.15 - Details

Original Text

ונער פרעה וחילו בים־ סוף כי לעולם חסדו׃

Morphology

  • ונער: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • פרעה: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • וחילו: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
  • בים: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • סוף: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • כי: CONJ
  • לעולם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • חסדו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms

Parallels

  • Exodus 14:28 (quotation): Narrates the waters returning and covering Pharaoh's chariots and host—directly describing the event Psalm 136:15 commemorates.
  • Exodus 15:4 (quotation): The Song of the Sea proclaims that Pharaoh's chariots and army were hurled into the sea, language echoed by the psalm's reference to striking down Pharaoh and his host.
  • Psalm 78:13 (thematic): Retells the Red Sea deliverance and God's defeat of Egypt, paralleling Psalm 136's praise for that salvific act.
  • Psalm 106:9 (allusion): Recounts God rebuking the Red Sea and leading Israel through it—another psalmic reflection on the same deliverance celebrated in Ps 136:15.
  • Isaiah 63:11-12 (allusion): Isaiah remembers God leading Israel by Moses and dividing the sea, alluding to the divine victory over Egypt reflected in Psalm 136:15.

Alternative generated candidates

  • But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea, for his steadfast love endures forever.
  • But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Sea of Reeds, for his steadfast love endures forever.
16 To him who led his people through the wilderness, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Psa.136.16 - Details

Original Text

למוליך עמו במדבר כי לעולם חסדו׃

Morphology

  • למוליך: PREP+VERB,hiphil,ptcp,3,m,sg
  • עמו: PREP+PRON,3,m,sg
  • במדבר: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • כי: CONJ
  • לעולם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • חסדו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms

Parallels

  • Exod.15:13 (verbal): Direct verbal and thematic parallel — Exodus praises God for leading the redeemed in his steadfast love (Hebrew רַחֲמֶיךָ/חַסְדֶּךָ) and guiding them to his dwelling, echoing the Psalm’s ‘led his people in the wilderness’ motif.
  • Num.9:15-23 (structural): Describes the pillar of cloud and fire that guided Israel through the wilderness, providing the concrete means by which God ‘led his people in the wilderness,’ a central scene implied in Psalm 136:16.
  • Deut.8:2 (thematic): Moses recalls God’s prolonged leading of Israel ‘in the wilderness’ to test and humble them — echoing the Psalm’s emphasis on God’s guidance in the desert as an act of covenantal care.
  • Ps.78:14,55 (thematic): Psalm 78 recounts God’s leading of Israel by a cloudy pillar and guiding them ‘in the wilderness like a flock,’ closely paralleling the wilderness-guidance theme and divine providence celebrated in Ps 136:16.
  • Ps.105:39 (verbal): Speaks of God spreading a cloud for a covering and giving fire by night while leading Israel — language and images that parallel the Psalm’s depiction of God’s wilderness guidance and sustaining love.

Alternative generated candidates

  • To him who led his people through the wilderness, for his steadfast love endures forever.
  • To him who led his people through the wilderness, for his steadfast love endures forever.
17 To him who struck great kings, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Psa.136.17 - Details

Original Text

למכה מלכים גדלים כי לעולם חסדו׃

Morphology

  • למכה: PREP+VERB,qal,ptcp,3,m,sg
  • מלכים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • גדלים: ADJ,m,pl,abs
  • כי: CONJ
  • לעולם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • חסדו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms

Parallels

  • Psalm 136:15 (verbal): Same psalm immediately recounts God’s overthrow of Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea and uses the identical refrain “for his steadfast love endures forever,” linking divine conquest with the refrain.
  • Psalm 135:12 (verbal): Psalm 135 describes God striking down many nations and killing mighty kings (e.g., Sihon and Og), using language very similar to “struck great kings,” showing a shared liturgical tradition.
  • Exodus 14:27-28 (quotation): Narrates the overthrow of Pharaoh’s army when the waters returned—an historical event explicitly recalled in the Psalms as God’s striking of mighty rulers.
  • 1 Chronicles 16:34 (structural): Uses the same liturgical refrain “Give thanks to the LORD, for his steadfast love endures forever,” linking royal acts of God (deliverance and judgment) with the perpetual refrain found in Psalm 136.

Alternative generated candidates

  • To him who struck great kings, for his steadfast love endures forever.
  • To him who struck great kings, for his steadfast love endures forever.
18 And slew mighty kings, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Psa.136.18 - Details

Original Text

ויהרג מלכים אדירים כי לעולם חסדו׃

Morphology

  • ויהרג: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • מלכים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • אדירים: ADJ,m,pl,abs
  • כי: CONJ
  • לעולם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • חסדו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms

Parallels

  • Exodus 15:4 (verbal): In the Song at the Sea Israel sings that God cast Pharaoh's chariots and host into the sea—another poetic depiction of God overthrowing mighty enemies, paralleling 'he killed mighty kings.'
  • Isaiah 37:36 (allusion): God acts directly to destroy an enemy army (the Assyrian camp), showing the motif of divine killing of powerful foes in salvation history akin to 'he killed mighty kings.'
  • Joshua 10:8-11 (thematic): Narrative account where the LORD defeats the Amorite kings on behalf of Israel (stones from heaven and rout by Israel), thematically parallel to God subduing great kings.
  • 1 Chronicles 16:34 (verbal): The refrain 'for his steadfast love endures forever' (or 'for his mercy endureth for ever') appears here as in Psalm 136, linking the motif of God's saving acts with his enduring steadfast love.
  • Psalm 136:17 (verbal): Immediate parallel within the same psalm ('Who smote great kings'), essentially the same claim repeated with the recurring refrain about God's everlasting mercy.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And slew mighty kings, for his steadfast love endures forever.
  • And slew mighty kings, for his steadfast love endures forever.
19 Sihon king of the Amorites, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Psa.136.19 - Details

Original Text

לסיחון מלך האמרי כי לעולם חסדו׃

Morphology

  • לסיחון: PREP+NOUN,prop,m,sg
  • מלך: NOUN,m,sg,cons
  • האמרי: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • כי: CONJ
  • לעולם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • חסדו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms

Parallels

  • Numbers 21:21-31 (verbal): Narrative account of Israel's demand for passage and the subsequent defeat of Sihon king of the Amorites—the historical event Psalm 136 commemorates.
  • Deuteronomy 2:24-37 (verbal): Moses' retelling of the conquest of Sihon and the seizure of his land, paralleling the psalm's praise for God giving Sihon to Israel.
  • Joshua 12:2 (structural): Part of a royal list of kings defeated by Israel (including Sihon), echoing Psalm 136's litany of God's acts in subduing foes and granting their land.
  • Psalm 135:10-12 (quotation): Another psalm that names Sihon and Og and attributes their defeat and the giving of their land to God's power—closely related language and tradition to Ps 136:19.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Sihon king of the Amorites, for his steadfast love endures forever.
  • Sihon king of the Amorites, for his steadfast love endures forever.
20 And Og king of Bashan, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Psa.136.20 - Details

Original Text

ולעוג מלך הבשן כי לעולם חסדו׃

Morphology

  • ולעוג: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,prop,m,sg
  • מלך: NOUN,m,sg,cons
  • הבשן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • כי: CONJ
  • לעולם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • חסדו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms

Parallels

  • Numbers 21:33-35 (allusion): Narrates Israel’s defeat of Og king of Bashan—event to which Psalm 136 refers when giving thanks for God’s acts of deliverance.
  • Deuteronomy 3:1-11 (verbal): Gives the fuller account of the conquest of Og (including the famous bed/size detail in v.11); shares the same identification 'Og king of Bashan' cited in the psalm.
  • Joshua 12:4 (thematic): Summary list of defeated kings that includes Og king of Bashan; parallels Psalm 136’s recall of God’s victories over Israel’s enemies.
  • Psalm 135:10-11 (verbal): Within the Psalter’s hymnody this passage also names Og king of Bashan among those God smote and connects the acts of God with his enduring mercy—close verbal and thematic parallel to Ps 136:20.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And Og king of Bashan, for his steadfast love endures forever.
  • And Og king of Bashan, for his steadfast love endures forever.
21 And gave their land as a heritage, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Psa.136.21 - Details

Original Text

ונתן ארצם לנחלה כי לעולם חסדו׃

Morphology

  • ונתן: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • ארצם: NOUN,f,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,pl
  • לנחלה: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • כי: CONJ
  • לעולם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • חסדו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms

Parallels

  • Ps.135:12 (verbal): Nearly identical wording in Hebrew — both say God 'gave their land as an inheritance; for his steadfast love endures forever.' (direct liturgical parallel).
  • Ps.105:44 (verbal): Speaks of God giving the lands of the nations to Israel as a possession ('gave them their lands as an inheritance'), using similar language and theme of divine grant of territory.
  • Gen.15:18 (thematic): God's covenant promise to Abraham: 'To your offspring I give this land' — the foundational promise of the land as an inheritance that underlies the psalm's affirmation.
  • Josh.21:43 (thematic): Narrates the historical fulfillment: 'And the LORD gave to Israel all the land...' — parallels the psalm's assertion that God gave the land as a heritage to his people.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And gave their land as a heritage, for his steadfast love endures forever.
  • And gave their land as a heritage, for his steadfast love endures forever.
22 A heritage to Israel his servant, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Psa.136.22 - Details

Original Text

נחלה לישראל עבדו כי לעולם חסדו׃

Morphology

  • נחלה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • לישראל: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • עבדו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3,m,sg
  • כי: CONJ
  • לעולם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • חסדו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms

Parallels

  • Genesis 17:8 (allusion): God's promise to Abraham: 'I will give to you and to your offspring... the land of Canaan for an everlasting possession'—an archetypal covenantal grant of land echoed in 'gave a heritage to Israel.'
  • Exodus 6:7-8 (thematic): Yahweh's promise to free Israel and bring them into the land, saying he will bring them in and give them the land as an inheritance—parallels the theme of God giving Israel a heritage.
  • Psalm 105:8-11 (verbal): Speaks of God remembering his covenant and giving the nations' land to his people as an inheritance; language and theme closely mirror Psalm 136's claim that God gave Israel a heritage.
  • Joshua 21:43 (thematic): Narrative statement that 'the LORD gave to Israel all the land' (fulfillment of the promise), paralleling Psalm 136's declaration of God giving the land to Israel as their heritage.

Alternative generated candidates

  • A heritage to Israel his servant, for his steadfast love endures forever.
  • A heritage to Israel his servant, for his steadfast love endures forever.
23 Who remembered us in our low estate, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Psa.136.23 - Details

Original Text

שבשפלנו זכר לנו כי לעולם חסדו׃

Morphology

  • שבשפלנו: REL+PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,1,pl
  • זכר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לנו: PREP+PRON,1,pl
  • כי: CONJ
  • לעולם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • חסדו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms

Parallels

  • Exodus 2:24 (verbal): God 'remembered' Israel in their affliction and acted to deliver them—same verb and deliverance-in-remembrance motif as Ps 136:23.
  • Genesis 8:1 (verbal): ’God remembered Noah’—uses the same root of 'remember' to signal God’s intervention on behalf of the lowly/in peril, paralleling Ps 136:23.
  • Luke 1:54–55 (thematic): Mary’s song: God 'has helped Israel, his servant, remembering his mercy'—links divine remembrance with mercy/steadfast love as in Ps 136:23.
  • Psalm 136:1 (structural): The refrain 'for his steadfast love endures forever' recurs throughout Psalm 136; Ps 136:23 combines the 'remembered us' motif with this structural refrain.
  • Psalm 106:4 (thematic): A petition 'Remember me, O LORD, when you show favor to your people' reflects the same concern with divine remembrance and favor that Ps 136:23 affirms as already enacted.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Who remembered us in our low estate, for his steadfast love endures forever.
  • Who remembered us in our low estate, for his steadfast love endures forever.
24 And rescued us from our foes, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Psa.136.24 - Details

Original Text

ויפרקנו מצרינו כי לעולם חסדו׃

Morphology

  • ויפרקנו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • מצרינו: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • כי: CONJ
  • לעולם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • חסדו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms

Parallels

  • Exodus 2:24 (verbal): God 'remembered' his people and the covenant, initiating deliverance from bondage—the same verb/theme of God recalling and rescuing the afflicted in Ps 136:24.
  • Psalm 106:44-45 (verbal): Describes God regarding their affliction and remembering his covenant, leading to mercy and rescue—closely parallels the motif of divine remembrance and mercy in Ps 136:24.
  • Psalm 118:1 (verbal): Opens with the refrain 'for his mercy/enduring love endures forever,' a near-identical liturgical refrain shared throughout Psalm 136.
  • Lamentations 3:22-23 (thematic): Affirms God's steadfast love/compassion as never failing and renewed—the same theological assertion of enduring mercy that underlies Ps 136:24.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And rescued us from our foes, for his steadfast love endures forever.
  • And rescued us from our foes, for his steadfast love endures forever.
25 He gives food to every living thing, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Psa.136.25 - Details

Original Text

נתן לחם לכל־ בשר כי לעולם חסדו׃

Morphology

  • נתן: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • לחם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לכל: PREP
  • בשר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • כי: CONJ
  • לעולם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • חסדו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms

Parallels

  • Psalm 104:27-28 (verbal): Both verses speak of all living creatures looking to God to give them food and of God opening his hand to satisfy every living thing — closely similar language and theme of divine provision.
  • Psalm 145:15-16 (verbal): Uses almost identical imagery: 'The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food,' emphasizing God's ongoing care and provision for every creature.
  • Matthew 6:11 (thematic): The Lord's Prayer petition 'Give us this day our daily bread' echoes the dependence on God for sustenance expressed in Psalm 136:25 — communal and daily trust in God's provision.
  • Acts 14:17 (thematic): Paul's declaration that God 'did good, giving you rains and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness' parallels the Psalm's emphasis that God provides food for all flesh as an expression of his steadfast love.
  • Luke 12:24 (thematic): Jesus' example of God's care for the ravens ('they neither sow nor reap... yet God feeds them') reflects the Psalm's teaching that God gives food to all creatures, underscoring divine provision for life.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Who gives food to all flesh, for his steadfast love endures forever.
  • Who gives food to every living thing, for his steadfast love endures forever.
26 Give thanks to the God of heaven, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Psa.136.26 - Details

Original Text

הודו לאל השמים כי לעולם חסדו׃

Morphology

  • הודו: VERB,qal,impv,2,m,pl
  • לאל: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • השמים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • כי: CONJ
  • לעולם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • חסדו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms

Parallels

  • Ps.136.1 (structural): Immediate refraining line of the same psalm: the exhortation to give thanks and the repeated refrain 'for his steadfast love endures forever' that structures the whole psalm.
  • Ps.107.1 (verbal): Nearly identical wording—'Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever'—sharing the key refrain and thanksgiving motif.
  • Ps.118.1 (verbal): Same refrain appears here ('Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his steadfast love endures forever'), linking communal praise and the motif of God's enduring steadfast love.
  • 1 Chron.16:34 (verbal): Davidic/Levitical thanksgiving formula in Chronicles mirrors the psalmic refrain ('Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever'), showing liturgical reuse of the line.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Give thanks to the God of heaven, for his steadfast love endures forever.
  • Give thanks to the God of heaven, for his steadfast love endures forever.
1 By the rivers of Babylon we sat down and wept when we remembered Zion.

Psa.137.1 - Details

Original Text

על נהרות ׀ בבל שם ישבנו גם־ בכינו בזכרנו את־ ציון׃

Morphology

  • על: PREP
  • נהרות: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • בבל: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • שם: ADV
  • ישבנו: VERB,qal,perf,1,_,pl
  • גם: ADV
  • בכינו: VERB,qal,perf,1,_,pl
  • בזכרנו: VERB,qal,perf,1,_,pl
  • את: PRT,acc
  • ציון: NOUN,prop,f,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Psalm 126:1 (thematic): Presents the opposite movement to Ps 137’s exile-weeping: celebrates the Lord’s restoration of Zion, highlighting the Psalm’s concern with loss and hoped-for return.
  • Lamentations 1:1 (thematic): Like Ps 137, Lamentations portrays Jerusalem’s desolation and the sorrow of those who remember Zion, sharing the theme of communal mourning in exile.
  • Jeremiah 29:10 (allusion): Places the psalm within the Babylonian exile framework by recalling the prophetic promise of return after seventy years, explaining the exiles’ longing for Zion.
  • Ezra 1:1–4 (structural): The decree of Cyrus permitting return to Jerusalem functions as the historical resolution to the exile-lament expressed in Ps 137, linking the Psalm’s yearning to later restoration.

Alternative generated candidates

  • By the rivers of Babylon—there we sat down; yea, we wept as we remembered Zion.
  • By the rivers of Babylon there we sat down and wept when we remembered Zion.
2 On the willows there we hung up our harps.

Psa.137.2 - Details

Original Text

על־ ערבים בתוכה תלינו כנרותינו׃

Morphology

  • על: PREP
  • ערבים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • בתוכה: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,fs
  • תלינו: VERB,qal,perf,1,pl
  • כנרותינו: NOUN,f,pl,abs+PRON,1,_,pl

Parallels

  • Psalm 137:1 (structural): Immediate context: the scene 'By the rivers of Babylon... we wept, when we remembered Zion' frames why the harps were hung on the willows.
  • Psalm 137:4 (structural): Direct continuation of the lament: the question 'How shall we sing the LORD's song in a strange land?' explains the refusal to play/hang up harps.
  • Lamentations 2:11 (thematic): Similar imagery of overwhelming weeping for Zion—'Mine eyes do fail with tears'—reflecting exile-grief and mourning over Jerusalem's destruction.
  • Jeremiah 9:1 (thematic): A comparable expression of intense sorrow for Jerusalem ('Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears'), echoing the psalmist's lament in exile.
  • 1 Chronicles 15:16 (allusion): Describes the Levites appointed to sing with harps and instruments in Jerusalem—provides a liturgical/functional contrast to the exiles who hung their harps on the willows.

Alternative generated candidates

  • On the willows in its midst we hung our harps.
  • Upon the willows in its midst we hung our harps.
3 For there our captors asked us for songs, and our tormentors demanded mirth: "Sing us one of the songs of Zion!"

Psa.137.3 - Details

Original Text

כי שם שאלונו שובינו דברי־ שיר ותוללינו שמחה שירו לנו משיר ציון׃

Morphology

  • כי: CONJ
  • שם: ADV
  • שאלונו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • שובינו: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • דברי: NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,1,c,sg
  • שיר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ותוללינו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • שמחה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • שירו: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לנו: PREP+PRON,1,pl
  • משיר: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ציון: NOUN,prop,f,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Psalm 137:4 (structural): Immediate continuation of the same scene—questions the possibility of singing the Lord’s song in a foreign land in response to captors’ demand for a Zion-song.
  • Psalm 126:1-2 (thematic): Contrasts the exile’s enforced sorrow in Babylon with the later restoration when mouths are filled with laughter and songs—both texts link national fortune with public singing.
  • Judges 16:25 (thematic): Philistines summon the captive Samson to entertain them at a festival—parallel motif of captors forcing a prisoner to provide songs/entertainment for their amusement.
  • Acts 16:25 (thematic): Paul and Silas sing hymns while imprisoned—echo of singing in captivity as an act of piety or resistance, paralleling captive Israelites’ refusal/pressure to sing Zion’s songs.
  • 2 Chronicles 36:20-21 (structural): Historical summary of the Judean exile to Babylon provides the background context for Psalm 137’s scene—explains why Zion-songs would be demanded and why the exiles mourn.

Alternative generated candidates

  • For there our captors asked of us songs, and our tormentors—mirth—'Sing us one of the songs of Zion!'
  • For there our captors asked of us the words of a song, and those who plundered us demanded mirth: "Sing us one of the songs of Zion."
4 How shall we sing the LORD's song in a foreign land?

Psa.137.4 - Details

Original Text

איך נשיר את־ שיר־ יהוה על אדמת נכר׃

Morphology

  • איך: ADV
  • נשיר: VERB,qal,impf,1,_,pl
  • את: PRT,acc
  • שיר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • על: PREP
  • אדמת: NOUN,f,sg,cons
  • נכר: NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Psalm 137:3 (verbal): Immediate context — the psalmists sit by the rivers of Babylon and weep for Zion, which sets up the question about how they can sing the LORD’s song in a foreign land.
  • Psalm 42:4 (thematic): Expresses the same longing to lead songs of praise in the house of God; contrasts present exile/absence with past festival worship in Jerusalem.
  • Psalm 126:1-2 (thematic): Speaks of singing and joyful song when the LORD restores Zion — a thematic counterpoint to the inability to sing while exiled.
  • Jeremiah 31:12 (thematic): Foresees a time when the people will 'sing aloud on the height of Zion' as part of restoration language that answers the Psalm’s lament about singing in a foreign land.
  • Lamentations 5:15 (thematic): Captures the loss of joy and public celebration in exile ('our dancing has been turned into mourning'), echoing the Psalm’s question about singing in a strange land.

Alternative generated candidates

  • How shall we sing the LORD's song in a foreign land?
  • How shall we sing the LORD's song in a foreign land?
5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill.

Psa.137.5 - Details

Original Text

אם־ אשכחך ירושלם תשכח ימיני׃

Morphology

  • אם: CONJ
  • אשכחך: VERB,qal,impf,1,c,sg
  • ירושלם: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • תשכח: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,sg
  • ימיני: ADJ,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Psalm 137:6 (structural): Immediate continuation of the same vow ('May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth...'); completes the oath formula that begins in v.5 and reinforces the pledge never to forget Jerusalem.
  • Lamentations 5:20 (thematic): Both voice the community's anguish over apparent divine abandonment or forgetting of Jerusalem; Lamentations pleads 'Why do you forget us forever?' echoing the theme of remembrance and loss.
  • Isaiah 49:15 (thematic): Contrasts human fear of forgetting Zion with God's promise not to forget his people ('Can a woman forget... yet I will not forget you'), offering a theological counterpoint to the psalmist's oath of remembrance.
  • Deuteronomy 8:11-14 (thematic): Warning against forgetting the LORD and the land after prospering; parallels Psalm 137's intense concern that Jerusalem (and covenant memory) not be abandoned or forgotten.

Alternative generated candidates

  • If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill.
  • If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill.
6 May my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember you, if I do not set Jerusalem above my chief joy.

Psa.137.6 - Details

Original Text

תדבק־ לשוני ׀ לחכי אם־ לא אזכרכי אם־ לא אעלה את־ ירושלם על ראש שמחתי׃

Morphology

  • תדבק: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,sg
  • לשוני: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs,1cs
  • לחכי: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs+1cs
  • אם: CONJ
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • אזכרכי: VERB,qal,imperfect,1,sg,OBJ:2,f,sg
  • אם: CONJ
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • אעלה: VERB,qal,impf,1,_,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • ירושלם: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • על: PREP
  • ראש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • שמחתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,c,sg

Parallels

  • Psalm 137:5 (structural): Immediate parallel within the same psalm: v.5 and v.6 form a paired oath series (right hand/tongue) underlining the vow never to forget Jerusalem.
  • Psalm 137:7 (structural): Continues the poem’s petition and retribution motif; v.6’s vow leads directly into v.7’s plea for God to remember Babylon’s treatment of Zion—same lament/justice structure.
  • Psalm 63:8 (verbal): Uses the verb 'cling' (Heb. דבק) in a devotional context—'my soul clings to you'—paralleling the image of clinging as intense devotion found in Ps 137:6.
  • Psalm 122:6 (thematic): Both psalms express deep commitment to Jerusalem; Ps 122:6’s call to seek Jerusalem’s peace echoes Ps 137:6’s placing of Jerusalem above personal joy.
  • Isaiah 49:15-16 (thematic): Isaiah’s assurance that God will not forget Zion ('I have engraved you on the palms of my hands') contrasts and complements Ps 137:6’s human vow to remember Jerusalem above all.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth—if I do not remember you; if I do not set Jerusalem above my chief joy.
  • Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember you, if I do not set Jerusalem above my chief joy.
7 Remember, O LORD, against the sons of Edom the day of Jerusalem—who said, "Raze it, raze it, even to its foundations!"

Psa.137.7 - Details

Original Text

זכר יהוה ׀ לבני אדום את יום ירושלם האמרים ערו ׀ ערו עד היסוד בה׃

Morphology

  • זכר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • לבני: PREP
  • אדום: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • את: PRT,acc
  • יום: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ירושלם: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • האמרים: VERB,qal,ptcp,0,m,pl
  • ערו: VERB,qal,imp,2,m,pl
  • ערו: VERB,qal,imp,2,m,pl
  • עד: PREP
  • היסוד: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • בה: PREP+PRON,3,f,sg

Parallels

  • Obadiah 1:10-14 (allusion): Condemns Edom for standing aloof and rejoicing at Jerusalem’s fall; echoes Ps.137:7’s accusation that Edom said ‘Raze it…to its foundation.’
  • Jeremiah 49:7-22 (thematic): Oracle against Edom calling for judgment for violence and rejoicing over Judah’s ruin—parallels the psalmist’s plea to ‘remember’ Edom’s role in Jerusalem’s destruction.
  • Ezekiel 35:11-15 (verbal): Speaks of Edom’s perpetual hatred and God’s response to make Mount Seir desolate—language and theme mirror the psalm’s charge and desire for vindication.
  • Amos 1:11-12 (thematic): Condemns Edom for pursuing his brother with the sword and showing no pity; parallels the moral indictment behind Ps.137:7’s call to hold Edom accountable for Jerusalem’s devastation.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Remember, O LORD, against the children of Edom the day of Jerusalem—'Raze it, raze it, even to its foundations!'
  • Remember, O LORD, against the children of Edom the day of Jerusalem—"Raze it, raze it, down to its foundations!" they cried.
8 O daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction—blessed is the one who repays you as you have served us.

Psa.137.8 - Details

Original Text

בת־ בבל השדודה אשרי שישלם־ לך את־ גמולך שגמלת לנו׃

Morphology

  • בת: NOUN,f,sg,cs
  • בבל: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • השדודה: ADJ,f,sg,def
  • אשרי: ADJ,m,sg,abs
  • שישלם: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • לך: PRON,2,m,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • גמולך: NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,2,f,sg
  • שגמלת: VERB,qal,perf,2,f,sg
  • לנו: PREP+PRON,1,pl

Parallels

  • Obadiah 1:15 (verbal): Uses the same retributive formula — “as you have done, it shall be done to you” / “your reward shall return upon your head,” echoing the psalm’s wish that one repay Babylon as it repaid Israel.
  • Deuteronomy 32:35 (thematic): “Vengeance is mine, and recompence” — expresses the same theme of divine or judicial repayment and retribution for enemies that underlies the psalm’s call for Babylon’s recompense.
  • Isaiah 47:1–3 (allusion): Addresses the “daughter/virgin of Babylon” and announces her humiliation and punishment; parallels the psalm’s direct address to Babylon and its expectation of retributive justice.
  • Nahum 1:2 (thematic): Depicts the LORD as an avenger who takes vengeance on nations opposed to him — a theological background for the psalm’s demand that Babylon be repaid for its deeds.

Alternative generated candidates

  • O Daughter of Babylon, who are to be destroyed—blessed shall he be who repays you as you have dealt with us.
  • O daughter of Babylon, who are to be devastated—happy shall he be who requites you as you have requited us.
9 Blessed is the one who seizes and dashes your little ones against the rock.

Psa.137.9 - Details

Original Text

אשרי ׀ שיאחז ונפץ את־ עלליך אל־ הסלע׃

Morphology

  • אשרי: ADJ,m,sg,abs
  • שיאחז: SUBORD+VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • ונפץ: CONJ+VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • עלליך: NOUN,m,pl,abs+2mp
  • אל: NEG
  • הסלע: NOUN,m,sg,def

Parallels

  • Isaiah 13:16 (verbal): Oracular judgment against Babylon: uses the nearly identical violent image — 'their little ones will be dashed to pieces before their eyes' — a direct verbal and thematic parallel.
  • Hosea 13:16 (verbal): Judgment on Samaria employs the same verb/image: 'their little ones shall be dashed in pieces,' echoing Psalm 137:9's punitive violence toward infants.
  • Nahum 3:10 (verbal): Prophecy against a fallen city describes infants 'dashed to pieces at the head of every street,' repeating the graphic motif of children slain in siege/vengeance contexts.
  • Psalm 109:9 (thematic): An imprecatory psalm that prays severe harm on an enemy's offspring ('may his children be fatherless'), sharing the broader theme of vengeance directed at descendants, though without the same graphic imagery.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Blessed shall be he who seizes and dashes your infants against the rock.
  • Happy shall he be who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rock.

A song of ascents. Behold—bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who stand in the house of the LORD by night.

Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.

May the LORD bless you from Zion—he who made heaven and earth.

Praise the LORD! Praise the name of the LORD; praise, O servants of the LORD,

you who stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God.

Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; sing to his name, for it is pleasant.

For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his own possession.

I know that the LORD is great, and our Lord is greater than all gods.

Whatever the LORD pleases he does—in heaven and on earth, in the seas and in all the depths.

He brings up vapors from the ends of the earth; he makes lightning for the rain; he brings forth wind from his storehouses.

Who struck the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and of beast.

He sent signs and wonders into the midst of Egypt—against Pharaoh and all his servants.

Who struck many nations and slew mighty kings.

Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan. And he gave their land as a heritage—a heritage to Israel his people.

Your name, O LORD, endures forever; your renown, O LORD, to all generations.

For the LORD will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants.

The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of human hands.

They have mouths, but they do not speak; they have eyes, but they do not see.

They have ears, but they do not hear; there is no breath in their mouths.

Those who make them shall become like them—everyone who trusts in them.

House of Israel, bless the LORD! House of Aaron, bless the LORD!

House of Levi, bless the LORD! You who fear the LORD, bless the LORD!

Blessed be the LORD from Zion, he who dwells in Jerusalem—Hallelujah!

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever.

Give thanks to the God of gods, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his steadfast love endures forever.

To him who alone does great wonders, for his steadfast love endures forever.

To him who made the heavens by understanding, for his steadfast love endures forever.

To him who spread out the earth above the waters, for his steadfast love endures forever.

To him who made the great lights, for his steadfast love endures forever.

The sun to rule by day, for his steadfast love endures forever.

The moon and stars to rule by night, for his steadfast love endures forever.

To him who struck Egypt in their firstborn, for his steadfast love endures forever. And brought Israel out from among them, for his steadfast love endures forever.

With a strong hand and an outstretched arm, for his steadfast love endures forever.

To him who divided the Sea—the Red Sea—asunder, for his steadfast love endures forever. And made Israel pass through it, for his steadfast love endures forever. But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea, for his steadfast love endures forever.

To him who led his people through the wilderness, for his steadfast love endures forever.

To him who struck great kings, for his steadfast love endures forever. And slew mighty kings, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Sihon king of the Amorites, for his steadfast love endures forever. And Og king of Bashan, for his steadfast love endures forever. And gave their land as a heritage, for his steadfast love endures forever.

A heritage to Israel his servant, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Who remembered us in our low estate, for his steadfast love endures forever. And rescued us from our foes, for his steadfast love endures forever.

He gives food to every living thing, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Give thanks to the God of heaven, for his steadfast love endures forever.

By the rivers of Babylon we sat down and wept when we remembered Zion.

On the willows there we hung up our harps.

For there our captors asked us for songs, and our tormentors demanded mirth: "Sing us one of the songs of Zion!"

How shall we sing the LORD's song in a foreign land?

If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill.

May my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember you, if I do not set Jerusalem above my chief joy.

Remember, O LORD, against the sons of Edom the day of Jerusalem—who said, "Raze it, raze it, even to its foundations!"

O daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction—blessed is the one who repays you as you have served us.

Blessed is the one who seizes and dashes your little ones against the rock.