Psalm 120-130 - To You I Lift Up My Eyes

O Yahweh, Deliver My Soul

Psa 120:1-2 LSB - [1] A Song of Ascents. 

In my distress I called to Yahweh, 

And He answered me. [2] 

O Yahweh, deliver my soul from a lying lip, 

From a deceitful tongue.

My Help Comes from Yahweh

Psa 121:1-2 LSB - [1] A Song of Ascents. 

I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; 

From where shall my help come? 

[2] My help [comes] from Yahweh, 

Who made heaven and earth.

Psa 121:6 LSB - 

[6] The sun will not strike you by day, 

Nor the moon by night.

Go to the House of Yahweh

Psa 122:1 LSB - [1] A Song of Ascents. Of David. 

I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of Yahweh."

To You I Lift Up My Eyes

Psa 123:1-2 LSB - [1] A Song of Ascents. 

To You I lift up my eyes, 

The One enthroned in the heavens! 

[2] Behold, as the eyes of slaves [look] to the hand of their master, 

As the eyes of a servant-girl to the hand of her mistress, 

So our eyes [look] to Yahweh our God, 

Until He is gracious to us.

Yahweh Was on Our Side

Psa 124:2-3 LSB - [2] "Had it not been Yahweh who was on our side 

When men rose up against us, 

[3] Then they would have swallowed us alive, 

When their anger was kindled against us;

Psa 124:8 LSB - [8] Our help is in the name of Yahweh, 

Who made heaven and earth.

Yahweh Surrounds His People

Psa 125:2 LSB - [2] As the mountains surround Jerusalem, So Yahweh surrounds His people From now until forever.

Those Who Sow in Tears Shall Reap with Joy

Psa 126:4-5 LSB - [4] Restore our captivity, O Yahweh, 

As the streams in the Negev. 

[5] Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy.

Unless Yahweh Builds the House

Psa 127:1 LSB - [1] A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon. 

Unless Yahweh builds the house, 

They labor in vain who build it; 

Unless Yahweh watches the city, 

The watchman keeps awake in vain.

Blessed Is Everyone Who Fears Yahweh

Psa 128:1 LSB - [1] A Song of Ascents. How blessed is everyone who fears Yahweh, Who walks in His ways.

Yahweh Has Cut the Cords of the Wicked

Psa 129:2-3 LSB - 

[2] "Many times they have assailed me from my youth up; 

Yet they have not prevailed against me. 

[3] "The plowers plowed upon my back; 

They lengthened their furrows."

Yahweh Will Redeem Israel

Psa 130:3-4 ESV - 

[3] If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? 

[4] But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared.

Psalm 119

I Love Your Law, O Yahweh

Psa 119:1 LSB - [1] ALEPH 

How blessed are those whose way is blameless, 

Who walk in the law of Yahweh.

Psa 119:9 LSB - [9] BETH 

How can a young man keep his way pure? 

By keeping [it] according to Your word.

Psa 119:11 LSB - 

[11] Your word I have treasured in my heart, 

That I may not sin against You.

Psa 119:25 LSB - [25] DALETH 

My soul clings to the dust; 

Revive me according to Your word.

Psa 119:27 LSB - 

[27] Make me understand the way of Your precepts, 

So I will muse on Your wondrous deeds.

Psa 119:33 LSB - [33] HE 

Instruct me, O Yahweh, in the way of Your statutes, 

That I may observe it to the end.

Psa 119:34-39 LSB - 

[34] Cause me to understand, that I may observe Your law 

And keep it with all [my] heart. 

[35] Cause me to walk in the path of Your commandments, 

For I delight in it. 

[36] Cause my heart to incline to Your testimonies 

And not to [dishonest] gain. 

[37] Cause my eyes to turn away from looking at worthlessness, 

And revive me in Your ways. 

[38] Cause Your word to be established for Your slave, 

As that which produces fear for You. 

[39] Cause my reproach which I dread to pass away, 

For Your judgments are good.

Psa 119:41 LSB - [41] VAV 

May Your lovingkindnesses also come to me, O Yahweh, 

Your salvation according to Your word;

Psa 119:49 LSB - [49] ZAYIN 

Remember the word to Your slave, 

In which You have made me wait.

Psa 119:57 LSB - [57] HETH 

Yahweh is my portion; 

I have promised to keep Your words.

Psa 119:58-59 LSB - 

[58] I have sought to please Your face with all [my] heart; 

Be gracious to me according to Your word. 

[59] I thought upon my ways 

And I turned my feet to Your testimonies.

Psa 119:65 LSB - [65] TETH 

You have dealt well with Your slave, O Yahweh, according to Your word.

Psa 119:73 LSB - [73] YODH 

Your hands made me and established me; 

Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.

Psa 119:81-82 LSB - [81] KAPH 

My soul fails [with longing] for Your salvation; 

I wait for Your word. 

[82] My eyes fail [with longing] for Your word, 

Saying, "When will You comfort me?"

Psalm 119:89 LSB — Lamedh

Forever, O Yahweh,

Your word stands firm in heaven.

Psalm 119:93-94 LSB — I will never forget Your precepts,

For by them You have revived me. I am Yours, save me;

For I have sought Your precepts.

Psalm 119:97 LSB — Mem

Oh how I love Your law!

It is my meditation all the day.

Psalm 119:103 LSB — 

How sweet is Your word to my taste!

Sweeter than honey to my mouth!

Psalm 119:105 LSB — Nun

Your word is a lamp to my feet

And a light to my path.

Psalm 119:113 LSB — Samekh

I hate those who are double-minded,

But I love Your law.

Psalm 119:114 LSB — 

You are my hiding place and my shield;

I wait for Your word.

Psalm 32:7 LSB — 

You are my hiding place; 

You guard me from trouble; 

You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.

Psalm 119:121 LSB — Ayin

I have done justice and righteousness;

Do not leave me to my oppressors.

Psalm 119:123 LSB — 

My eyes fail with longing for Your salvation

And for Your righteous word.

Psalm 119:129 LSB — Pe

Your testimonies are wonderful;

Therefore my soul observes them.

Psalm 119:135 LSB — 

Make Your face shine upon Your slave,

And teach me Your statutes.

Psalm 119:137 LSB — Tsadhe

Righteous are You, O Yahweh,

And upright are Your judgments.

Psalm 111-118 - The stone which the builders rejected

Yahweh Is Gracious and Compassionate

Psa 111:1 LSB - [1] 

ALEPH 

Praise Yah! I will give thanks to Yahweh with all [my] heart, 

BETH 

In the council of the upright and in the congregation.

The Righteous Will Be Remembered Forever

Psa 112:1 LSB - [1] 

ALEPH 

Praise Yah! How blessed is the man who fears Yahweh, 

BETH 

Who greatly delights in His commandments.

Psa 112:5 LSB - [5] 

TETH 

It is well with the man who is gracious and lends; 

YODH 

[Who] sustains his works with justice.

Who Is like Yahweh Our God?

Psa 113:1 LSB - [1] Praise Yah! Praise, O slaves of Yahweh, Praise the name of Yahweh.

Psa 113:5 LSB - [5] Who is like Yahweh our God, The One who sits on high,

When Israel Went Out from Egypt

To Yahweh’s Name Give Glory

Psa 115:1 LSB - [1] Not to us, O Yahweh, not to us, 

But to Your name give glory 

Because of Your lovingkindness, because of Your truth.

Psa 115:1 ESV - [1] Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness!

Psa 115:17-18 LSB - [17] It is not the dead that praise Yah, And it is none of those who go down to silence; [18] But as for us, we will bless Yah From now until forever. Praise Yah!

I Love Yahweh

Psa 116:1-2 LSB - 

[1] I love Yahweh, because He hears My voice [and] my supplications. 

[2] Because He has inclined His ear to me, So I shall call [upon Him] in all my days.

Psa 18:1 LSB - [1] For the choir director. Of the servant of Yahweh, of David, who spoke to Yahweh the words of this song in the day that Yahweh delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. 

He said, "I love You, O Yahweh, my strength."

Psa 116:8-9 LSB - 

[8] For You have rescued my soul from death, 

My eyes from tears, 

My feet from stumbling. 

[9] I shall walk before Yahweh 

In the land of the living.

Psa 116:12-14 LSB - 

[12] What shall I give to Yahweh in return 

For all His bountiful dealings with me? 

[13] I shall lift up the cup of salvation 

And call upon the name of Yahweh. 

[14] I shall pay my vows to Yahweh, 

Oh [may it be] in the presence of all His people.

Psa 116:15 LSB - [15] Precious in the sight of Yahweh Is the death of His holy ones.

Yahweh’s Lovingkindness Prevails

Psa 117:1-2 LSB - 

[1] Praise Yahweh, all nations; 

Laud Him, all peoples! 

[2] For His lovingkindness prevails over us, 

And the truth of Yahweh is everlasting. 

Praise Yah!

Yahweh’s Lovingkindness Endures Forever

Psa 118:1 LSB - 

[1] Give thanks to Yahweh, for He is good; 

For His lovingkindness endures forever.

Psa 118:4 LSB - 

[4] Oh let those who fear Yahweh say, 

"His lovingkindness endures forever."

Psa 118:22-23 LSB - 

[22] The stone which the builders rejected 

Has become the chief corner [stone]. 

[23] This is from Yahweh; 

It is marvelous in our eyes.

Mat 21:42-43 LSB - 

[42] Jesus said to them, "Did you never read in the Scriptures, 

'THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED, 

THIS HAS BECOME THE CHIEF CORNER [stone]; 

THIS CAME ABOUT FROM THE LORD, 

AND IT IS MARVELOUS IN OUR EYES'? 

[43] "Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation, producing the fruit of it.

Eph 2:20-22 LSB - 

[20] having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner [stone], 

[21] in whom the whole building, being joined together, is growing into a holy sanctuary in the Lord, 

[22] in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling of God in the Spirit.

1Pe 2:6-8 LSB -
[6] For [this] is contained in Scripture: "BEHOLD, I LAY IN ZION A CHOICE STONE, A PRECIOUS CORNER [stone], AND HE WHO BELIEVES UPON HIM WILL NOT BE PUT TO SHAME."
[7] This precious value, then, is for you who believe; but for those who disbelieve, "THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED, THIS HAS BECOME THE CHIEF CORNER [stone],"
[8] and, "A STONE OF STUMBLING AND A ROCK OF OFFENSE." They stumble because they are disobedient to the word, and to this [stumbling] they were also appointed.

Psa 118:28-29 LSB -
[28] You are my God, and I give thanks to You;
[You are] my God, I exalt You.
[29] Give thanks to Yahweh, for He is good;
For His lovingkindness endures forever.

Psalm 107-110 - Let the Redeemed of YAHWEH Say So

Let the Redeemed of  YAHWEH Say So

Psa 107:1-2 LSB - 

[1] Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for He is good, 

For His lovingkindness endures forever. 

[2] Let the redeemed of Yahweh say [so], 

Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary

Psa 107:8-9 LSB - 

[8] Let them give thanks to Yahweh for His lovingkindness, 

And for His wondrous deeds to the sons of men! 

[9] For He has satisfied the thirsty soul, 

And the hungry soul He has filled with what is good.

Psa 107:15-16 LSB - 

[15] Let them give thanks to Yahweh for His lovingkindness, 

And for His wondrous deeds to the sons of men! 

[16] For He has shattered the doors of bronze 

And cut through the bars of iron.

Psa 107:21-22 LSB - 

[21] Let them give thanks to Yahweh for His lovingkindness, 

And for His wondrous deeds to the sons of men! 

[22] Let them also offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, 

And recount His works with joyful singing.

Psa 107:31-32 LSB - 

[31] Let them give thanks to Yahweh for His lovingkindness, 

And for His wondrous deeds to the sons of men! 

[32] Let them exalt Him also in the assembly of the people, 

And praise Him at the seat of the elders.

Psa 107:43 LSB - [43] Who is wise? Let him keep these things, 

And carefully consider the lovingkindnesses of Yahweh.

He Will Tread Down Our Adversaries

Psa 108:1 LSB - [1] A Song. A Psalm of David. 

My heart is set, O God; 

I will sing, I will sing praises, even with my glory.

Psa 108:1 ESV - [1] A Song. A Psalm of David. 

My heart is steadfast, O God! 

I will sing and make melody with all my being!

Psa 108:2 LSB - [2] Awake, harp and lyre; I will awaken the dawn!

Psa 108:3-4 LSB - 

[3] I will give thanks to You, O Yahweh, among the peoples, 

And I will sing praises to You among the nations. 

[4] For Your lovingkindness is great above the heavens, 

And Your truth [reaches] to the skies.

O God, Do Not Be Silent

Psa 109:4 LSB - [4] In return for my love they accuse me; 

But I am [in] prayer.

Psa 109:4 ESV - [4] In return for my love they accuse me, 

but I give myself to prayer.

Psa 109:21 LSB - 

[21] But as for You, O Yahweh, O Lord, deal with me for Your name's sake; 

Because Your lovingkindness is good, deliver me;

Psa 109:22 LSB - 

[22] For I am afflicted and needy, 

And my heart is pierced within me.

You Are a Priest Forever

Psa 110:1 LSB - [1] Of David. A Psalm. 

Yahweh says to my Lord: 

"Sit at My right hand 

Until I put Your enemies as a footstool for Your feet."

Psa 110:2-4 LSB - 

[2] Yahweh will stretch forth Your strong scepter from Zion, [saying], 

"Have dominion in the midst of Your enemies." 

[3] Your people will offer themselves freely in the day of Your power; 

In the splendor of holiness, from the womb of the dawn, 

The dew of Your youthfulness will be Yours. 

[4] Yahweh has sworn and will not change His mind, 

"You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek."

Titus 1-3 - Qualifications of Elders

Greetings and Grace

Tit 1:1-3 LSB - 

[1] Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, 

for the faith of God's elect 

and the full knowledge of the truth 

which is according to godliness, 

[2] in the hope of eternal life, 

which the God who cannot lie promised from all eternity, 

[3] but at the proper time manifested His word in preaching, 

with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior,

Qualifications of Elders

Tit 1:6 LSB - [6] [namely], if any man is beyond reproach, 

the husband of one wife, 

having faithful children, [who are] not accused of dissipation, or rebellious.

Tit 1:7-9 LSB - 

[7] For the overseer must be beyond reproach as God's steward, 

not self-willed, 

not quick-tempered, 

not addicted to wine, 

not pugnacious, 

not fond of dishonest gain, 

[8] but hospitable, 

loving what is good, 

sensible, 

righteous, holy, 

self-controlled, 

[9] holding fast the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, 

so that he will be able both to exhort in sound doctrine and to reprove those who contradict.

Instructions for the Older and Younger

Tit 2:2 LSB - [2] Older men are to be temperate, dignified, sensible, sound in faith, in love, in perseverance.

Tit 2:7-8 LSB - 

[7] in all things 

show yourself to be a model of good works, 

[with] purity in doctrine, 

dignified, 

[8] sound [in] word which is irreproachable, 

so that the opponent will be put to shame, 

having nothing bad to say about us.

Tit 2:10 LSB - [10] not pilfering, 

but demonstrating all good faith 

so that they will adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in everything.

Tit 2:11-13 LSB - 

[11] For the grace of God has appeared, 

bringing salvation to all men, 

[12] instructing us that, 

denying ungodliness and worldly desires, 

we should live sensibly, righteously, and godly in the present age, 

[13] looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,

Tit 2:13-14 LSB - 

[13] looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of 

our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, 

[14] who gave Himself for us 

that He might redeem us from all lawlessness, 

and purify for Himself 

a people for His own possession, zealous for good works.

Be Ready for Every Good Work

Tit 3:1-2 LSB - [1] Remind them to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, [2] to slander no one, to be peaceable, considerate, demonstrating all gentleness to all men.

Tit 3:4-6 LSB - 

[4] But when the kindness and affection of God our Savior appeared, 

[5] He saved us, 

not by works which we did in righteousness, 

but according to His mercy, 

through the washing of regeneration and 

renewing by the Holy Spirit, 

[6] whom He poured out upon us richly 

through Jesus Christ our Savior,

Tit 3:7 LSB - [7] so that having been justified by His grace, 

we would become heirs according to [the] hope of eternal life.

Personal Instructions and Greetings

2 Chronicles 34-36 - The Land Kept Sabbath

Josiah Reigns over Judah

2Ch 34:1-2 LSB - [1] Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. [2] And he did what was right in the sight of Yahweh and walked in the ways of his father David and did not turn aside to the right or to the left.

2Ch 34:3 LSB - [3] Now in the eighth year of his reign while he was still a youth, he began to seek the God of his father David; and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherim, the graven images, and the molten images.

Josiah Repairs the House of Yahweh

2Ch 34:9 LSB - [9] And they came to Hilkiah the high priest and gave him the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites, the doorkeepers, had gathered from the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and from all the remnant of Israel, and from all Judah and Benjamin and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Hilkiah Finds the Book of the Law

2Ch 34:21 LSB - [21] "Go, inquire of Yahweh for me and those who are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book which has been found, for great is the wrath of Yahweh which is poured out against us, because our fathers have not kept the word of Yahweh, to do according to all that is written in this book."

Josiah Will Not See Yahweh’s Wrath

2Ch 34:26-28 LSB - [26] "But to the king of Judah who sent you to inquire of Yahweh, thus you shall say to him, 'Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, "[Regarding] the words which you have heard, [27] because your heart was soft and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its inhabitants, and [because] you humbled yourself before Me, tore your clothes and wept before Me, I truly have heard you," declares Yahweh. [28] "Behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace, so your eyes will not see all the evil which I will bring on this place and on its inhabitants."'" So they brought back word to the king.

Josiah Cuts a Covenant with Yahweh

2Ch 34:30 LSB - [30] And the king went up to the house of Yahweh and all the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests and the Levites and all the people, from the greatest to the least; and he read in their hearing all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of Yahweh.

2Ch 34:31-33 LSB - [31] Then the king stood in his place and cut a covenant before Yahweh, to walk after Yahweh, and to keep His commandments and His testimonies and His statutes with all his heart and with all his soul, to do the words of the covenant that were written in this book. [32] Moreover, he made all who were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand [with him]. So the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers. [33] And Josiah took away all the abominations from all the lands belonging to the sons of Israel, and made all who were present in Israel to serve Yahweh their God. Throughout his lifetime they did not turn away from following Yahweh, the God of their fathers.

Josiah Celebrates the Passover

2Ch 35:3 LSB - [3] He also said to the Levites who provided understanding to all Israel [and] who were holy to Yahweh, "Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel built; it will be a burden on [your] shoulders no longer. Now serve Yahweh your God and His people Israel.

2Ch 35:18 LSB - [18] And there had not been celebrated a Passover like it in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; nor had any of the kings of Israel celebrated such a Passover as Josiah celebrated with the priests, the Levites, all Judah and Israel who were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Josiah Dies in War

2Ch 35:22 LSB - [22] However, Josiah would not turn away from him, but disguised himself in order to make war with him; nor did he listen to the words of Neco from the mouth of God, but came to make war on the plain of Megiddo.

Judah’s Decline

2Ch 36:12 LSB - [12] And he did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh his God; he did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet [who spoke] from the mouth of Yahweh.

Jerusalem Captured and Burned

2Ch 36:15-16 LSB - [15] And Yahweh, the God of their fathers, sent [word] to them again and again by the hand of His messengers, because He had compassion on His people and on His habitation; [16] but they [continually] mocked the messengers of God, despised His words and scoffed at His prophets, until the wrath of Yahweh arose against His people, until there was no remedy.

2Ch 36:21 LSB - [21] to fulfill the word of Yahweh by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had made up for its sabbaths. All the days of its desolation it kept sabbath until seventy years were fulfilled.

The Proclamation of Cyrus

2Ch 36:22-23 LSB - [22] Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia--in order to complete the word of Yahweh by the mouth of Jeremiah--Yahweh stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he had a proclamation pass throughout all his kingdom, and also [put it] in writing, saying, [23] "Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, 'Yahweh, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and He has appointed me to build Him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whoever there is among you of all His people, may Yahweh his God be with him, and let him go up!'"

2 Chronicles 31-33 - Manasseh entreated Yahweh his God

Hezekiah Organizes the Priests

2Ch 31:2 LSB - [2] And Hezekiah set up the divisions of the priests and the Levites by their divisions, each according to his service, [both] the priests and the Levites, for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister and to give thanks and to praise in the gates of the camp of Yahweh.

Sennacherib Invades Judah

2Ch 32:7-8 LSB - [7] "Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be dismayed because of the king of Assyria nor because of all the multitude that is with him; for the one with us is greater than the one with him. [8] "With him is [only] an arm of flesh, but with us is Yahweh our God to help us and to fight our battles." And the people were sustained by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

Sennacherib Reproaches Yahweh

2Ch 32:19 LSB - [19] And they spoke of the God of Jerusalem as of the gods of the peoples of the earth, the work of men's hands.

Yahweh Wipes Out the Men of Assyria

2Ch 32:20 LSB - [20] But King Hezekiah and Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, prayed about this and cried out to heaven.

Manasseh Reigns over Judah

2Ch 33:2 LSB - [2] And he did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, according to the abominations of the nations whom Yahweh dispossessed before the sons of Israel.

Manasseh Removes Foreign Idols

2Ch 33:12-13 LSB - [12] And when he was in distress, he entreated Yahweh his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. [13] Then he prayed to Him, and He was moved by his entreaty and heard his supplication, and returned him back to Jerusalem to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that Yahweh [was] God.

Amon Reigns over Judah

2 Chronicles 28-30 - come to the house of Yahweh

Ahaz Reigns over Judah

Judah Defeated

2Ch 28:10 LSB - [10] "So now you are intending to subdue for yourselves the people of Judah and Jerusalem for male and female slaves. Surely, [do] you not [have] your own [matters of] guilt against Yahweh your God?

2Ch 28:19 LSB - [19] For Yahweh humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he had caused [it] to be out of control in Judah and was very unfaithful to Yahweh.

Hezekiah Reigns over Judah

Hezekiah Cleanses the Temple

Hezekiah Brings an Offering

2Ch 29:36 LSB - [36] Then Hezekiah and all the people were glad over what God had prepared for the people, because the thing came about suddenly.

Hezekiah Celebrates the Passover

2Ch 30:1 LSB - [1] And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of Yahweh at Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover to Yahweh, the God of Israel.

2Ch 30:8 LSB - [8] "Now do not stiffen your neck like your fathers, but give your hand to Yahweh and enter His sanctuary which He has set apart as holy forever, and serve Yahweh your God, that His burning anger may turn away from you.

2Ch 30:10-11 LSB - [10] So the couriers passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, and as far as Zebulun, but they were laughing at them to scorn and mocking them. [11] Nevertheless some men of Asher, Manasseh and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.

2Ch 30:27 LSB - [27] Then the Levitical priests arose and blessed the people; and their voice was heard and their prayer came to His holy habitation, to heaven.