This Ezra went up from Babylon, and he was a scribe skilled in the law of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel had given; and the king granted him all he requested because the hand of the Lord his God was upon him.

Also the utensils which are given to you for the service of the house of your God, deliver in full before the God of Jerusalem.

and 220 of the temple servants, whom David and the princes had given for the service of the Levites, all of them designated by name.

Since the days of our fathers to this day we have been in great guilt, and on account of our iniquities we, our kings and our priests have been given into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity and to plunder and to open shame, as it is this day.

But now for a brief moment grace has been shown from the Lord our God, to leave us an escaped remnant and to give us a peg in His holy place, that our God may enlighten our eyes and grant us a little reviving in our bondage.

For we are slaves; yet in our bondage our God has not forsaken us, but has extended lovingkindness to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us reviving to raise up the house of our God, to restore its ruins and to give us a wall in Judah and Jerusalem.

So now do not give your daughters to their sons nor take their daughters to your sons, and never seek their peace or their prosperity, that you may be strong and eat the good things of the land and leave it as an inheritance to your sons forever.’

After all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and our great guilt, since You our God have requited us less than our iniquities deserve, and have given us an escaped remnant as this,

And I said to the king, “If it please the king, let letters be given me for the governors of the provinces beyond the River, that they may allow me to pass through until I come to Judah,

and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the fortress which is by the temple, for the wall of the city and for the house to which I will go.” And the king granted them to me because the good hand of my God was on me.

So I answered them and said to them, “The God of heaven will give us success; therefore we His servants will arise and build, but you have no portion, right or memorial in Jerusalem.”

Hear, O our God, how we are despised! Return their reproach on their own heads and give them up for plunder in a land of captivity.

Please, give back to them this very day their fields, their vineyards, their olive groves and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money and of the grain, the new wine and the oil that you are exacting from them.”

Then they said, “We will give it back and will require nothing from them; we will do exactly as you say.” So I called the priests and took an oath from them that they would do according to this promise.

And all the people gathered as one man at the square which was in front of the Water Gate, and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses which the Lord had given to Israel.

They read from the book, from the law of God, translating to give the sense so that they understood the reading.

“You alone are the Lord.
You have made the heavens,
The heaven of heavens with all their host,
The earth and all that is on it,
The seas and all that is in them.
You give life to all of them
And the heavenly host bows down before You.

“You found his heart faithful before You,
And made a covenant with him
To give him the land of the Canaanite,
Of the Hittite and the Amorite,
Of the Perizzite, the Jebusite and the Girgashite—
To give it to his descendants.
And You have fulfilled Your promise,
For You are righteous.

“You provided bread from heaven for them for their hunger,
You brought forth water from a rock for them for their thirst,
And You told them to enter in order to possess
The land which You swore to give them.

“However, You bore with them for many years,
And admonished them by Your Spirit through Your prophets,
Yet they would not give ear.
Therefore You gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.

are joining with their kinsmen, their nobles, and are taking on themselves a curse and an oath to walk in God’s law, which was given through Moses, God’s servant, and to keep and to observe all the commandments of God our Lord, and His ordinances and His statutes;

and that we will not give our daughters to the peoples of the land or take their daughters for our sons.

The heads of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers opposite them, to praise and give thanks, as prescribed by David the man of God, division corresponding to division.

and on that day they offered great sacrifices and rejoiced because God had given them great joy, even the women and children rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard from afar.

I also discovered that the portions of the Levites had not been given them, so that the Levites and the singers who performed the service had gone away, each to his own field.

So I contended with them and cursed them and struck some of them and pulled out their hair, and made them swear by God, “You shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take of their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.

The drinking was done according to the law, there was no compulsion, for so the king had given orders to each official of his household that he should do according to the desires of each person.

If it pleases the king, let a royal edict be issued by him and let it be written in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti may no longer come into the presence of King Ahasuerus, and let the king give her royal position to another who is more worthy than she.

When the king’s edict which he will make is heard throughout all his kingdom, great as it is, then all women will give honor to their husbands, great and small.”

Let the king appoint overseers in all the provinces of his kingdom that they may gather every beautiful young virgin to the citadel of Susa, to the harem, into the custody of Hegai, the king’s eunuch, who is in charge of the women; and let their cosmetics be given them.

the young lady would go in to the king in this way: anything that she desired was given her to take with her from the harem to the king’s palace.

Then the king said to her, “What is troubling you, Queen Esther? And what is your request? Even to half of the kingdom it shall be given to you.”

Then Queen Esther replied, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, let my life be given me as my petition, and my people as my request;

So King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, “Behold, I have given the house of Haman to Esther, and him they have hanged on the gallows because he had stretched out his hands against the Jews.

The couriers, hastened and impelled by the king’s command, went out, riding on the royal steeds; and the decree was given out at the citadel in Susa.

Satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.

“Why is light given to him who suffers,
And life to the bitter of soul,

“Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden,
And whom God has hedged in?

“He gives rain on the earth
And sends water on the fields,

“For He inflicts pain, and gives relief;
He wounds, and His hands also heal.

“Have I said, ‘Give me something,’
Or, ‘Offer a bribe for me from your wealth,’

“The earth is given into the hand of the wicked;
He covers the faces of its judges.
If it is not He, then who is it?

“I loathe my own life;
I will give full vent to my complaint;
I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

To whom alone the land was given,
And no alien passed among them.

“Indeed, the light of the wicked goes out,
And the flame of his fire gives no light.

“His sons favor the poor,
And his hands give back his wealth.

“To the weary you have given no water to drink,
And from the hungry you have withheld bread.

“What counsel you have given to one without wisdom!
What helpful insight you have abundantly provided!

“Pure gold cannot be given in exchange for it,
Nor can silver be weighed as its price.

“But it is a spirit in man,
And the breath of the Almighty gives them understanding.

“The Spirit of God has made me,
And the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

“Why do you complain against Him
That He does not give an account of all His doings?

“If you are righteous, what do you give to Him,
Or what does He receive from your hand?

“But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker,
Who gives songs in the night,

“He does not keep the wicked alive,
But gives justice to the afflicted.

“For by these He judges peoples;
He gives food in abundance.

“From whose womb has come the ice?
And the frost of heaven, who has given it birth?

“Who has put wisdom in the innermost being
Or given understanding to the mind?

“Do you know the time the mountain goats give birth?
Do you observe the calving of the deer?

“Can you count the months they fulfill,
Or do you know the time they give birth?

Because God has made her forget wisdom,
And has not given her a share of understanding.

“Do you give the horse his might?
Do you clothe his neck with a mane?

“Who has given to Me that I should repay him?
Whatever is under the whole heaven is Mine.

‘Ask of Me, and I will surely give the nations as Your inheritance,
And the very ends of the earth as Your possession.

For the choir director; for flute accompaniment. A Psalm of David.
Give ear to my words, O Lord,
Consider my groaning.

For there is no mention of You in death;
In Sheol who will give You thanks?

I will give thanks to the Lord according to His righteousness
And will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.

For the choir director; on Muth-labben. A Psalm of David.
I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart;
I will tell of all Your wonders.

A Prayer of David.
Hear a just cause, O Lord, give heed to my cry;
Give ear to my prayer, which is not from deceitful lips.

You have also given me the shield of Your salvation,
And Your right hand upholds me;
And Your gentleness makes me great.

Therefore I will give thanks to You among the nations, O Lord,
And I will sing praises to Your name.

He gives great deliverance to His king,
And shows lovingkindness to His anointed,
To David and his descendants forever.

You have given him his heart’s desire,
And You have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.

The Lord will give strength to His people;
The Lord will bless His people with peace.

Sing praise to the Lord, you His godly ones,
And give thanks to His holy name.

That my soul may sing praise to You and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.

And You have not given me over into the hand of the enemy;
You have set my feet in a large place.

Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre;
Sing praises to Him with a harp of ten strings.

I will give You thanks in the great congregation;
I will praise You among a mighty throng.

They drink their fill of the abundance of Your house;
And You give them to drink of the river of Your delights.

Delight yourself in the Lord;
And He will give you the desires of your heart.

The wicked borrows and does not pay back,
But the righteous is gracious and gives.

“Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear to my cry;
Do not be silent at my tears;
For I am a stranger with You,
A sojourner like all my fathers.

The Lord will protect him and keep him alive,
And he shall be called blessed upon the earth;
And do not give him over to the desire of his enemies.

In God we have boasted all day long,
And we will give thanks to Your name forever. Selah.

You give us as sheep to be eaten
And have scattered us among the nations.

Listen, O daughter, give attention and incline your ear:
Forget your people and your father’s house;

I will cause Your name to be remembered in all generations;
Therefore the peoples will give You thanks forever and ever.

For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
Hear this, all peoples;
Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,

No man can by any means redeem his brother
Or give to God a ransom for him—

For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it;
You are not pleased with burnt offering.

I will give You thanks forever, because You have done it,
And I will wait on Your name, for it is good, in the presence of Your godly ones.

Hear my prayer, O God;
Give ear to the words of my mouth.

Willingly I will sacrifice to You;
I will give thanks to Your name, O Lord, for it is good.

For the choir director; on stringed instruments. A Maskil of David.
Give ear to my prayer, O God;
And do not hide Yourself from my supplication.

Give heed to me and answer me;
I am restless in my complaint and am surely distracted,

I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to You among the nations.

You have made Your people experience hardship;
You have given us wine to drink that makes us stagger.

You have given a banner to those who fear You,
That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

O give us help against the adversary,
For deliverance by man is in vain.