author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

And were

Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;

Enlighten my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death,

For You light my lamp;
The Lord my God illumines my darkness.

Light is sown like seed for the righteous

And gladness for the upright in heart.

For the Jews there was light and gladness and joy and honor.

Their

Fill their faces with dishonor,

That they may seek Your name, O Lord.

Then Joab came into the house to the king and said, “Today you have covered with shame the faces of all your servants, who today have saved your life and the lives of your sons and daughters, the lives of your wives, and the lives of your concubines,

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Fill their faces with dishonor,

That they may seek Your name, O Lord.

In the day of my trouble I shall call upon You,
For You will answer me.

Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;
He saved them out of their distresses.