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9 You shall take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel, 10 six of their names on one stone, and the names of the remaining six on the other stone, in the order of their birth.
29 So Aaron shall bear the names of the sons of Israel in the breastpiece of judgement on his heart when he goes into the holy place, for a continual remembrance before the LORD. 30 In the breastpiece of judgement you shall put the Urim and the Thummim, and they shall be on Aaron''s heart when he goes in before the LORD; thus Aaron shall bear the judgement of the Israelites on his heart before the LORD continually.
Psalm 68:1-20 | |
1 | Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered; * |
let those who hate him flee before him. | |
2 | Let them vanish like smoke when the wind drives it away; * |
as the wax melts at the fire, so let the wicked perish at | |
the presence of God. | |
3 | But let the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; * |
let them also be merry and joyful. | |
4 | Sing to God, sing praises to his Name; |
exalt him who rides upon the heavens; * | |
YAHWEH is his Name, rejoice before him! | |
5 | Father of orphans, defender of widows, * |
God in his holy habitation! | |
6 | God gives the solitary a home and brings forth prisoners |
into freedom; * | |
but the rebels shall live in dry places. | |
7 | O God, when you went forth before your people, * |
when you marched through the wilderness, | |
8 | The earth shook, and the skies poured down rain, |
at the presence of God, the God of Sinai, * | |
at the presence of God, the God of Israel. | |
9 | You sent a gracious rain, O God, upon your inheritance; * |
you refreshed the land when it was weary. | |
10 | Your people found their home in it; * |
in your goodness, O God, you have made provision | |
for the poor. | |
11 | The Lord gave the word; * |
great was the company of women who bore the tidings: | |
12 | ""Kings with their armies are fleeing away; * |
the women at home are dividing the spoils."" | |
13 | Though you lingered among the sheepfolds, * |
you shall be like a dove whose wings are covered with silver, | |
whose feathers are like green gold. | |
14 | When the Almighty scattered kings, * |
it was like snow falling in Zalmon. | |
15 | O mighty mountain, O hill of Bashan! * |
O rugged mountain, O hill of Bashan! | |
16 | Why do you look with envy, O rugged mountain, |
at the hill which God chose for his resting place? * | |
truly, the LORD will dwell there for ever. | |
17 | The chariots of God are twenty thousand, |
even thousands of thousands; * | |
the Lord comes in holiness from Sinai. | |
18 | You have gone up on high and led captivity captive; |
you have received gifts even from your enemies, * | |
that the LORD God might dwell among them. | |
19 | Blessed be the Lord day by day, * |
the God of our salvation, who bears our burdens. | |
20 | He is our God, the God of our salvation; * |
God is the LORD, by whom we escape death. |
14 And this is the boldness we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 15 And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have obtained the requests made of him.