The heavens were bent, so that he might come down; and it was dark under his feet.

So that he might have eternal life, and never see the underworld.

Though he might have pride in his soul in his life-time, and men will give you praise if you do well for yourself,

He put up a witness in Jacob, and made a law in Israel; which he gave to our fathers so that they might give knowledge of them to their children;

So that the generation to come might have knowledge of them, even the children of the future, who would give word of them to their children;

So that they might put their hope in God, and not let God's works go out of their minds, but keep his laws;

The sea was cut in two so that they might go through; the waters were massed together on this side and on that.

You made ready a place for it, so that it might take deep root, and it sent out its branches over all the land.

So I gave them up to the desires of their hearts; that they might go after their evil purposes.

And I made an oath in my wrath, that they might not come into my place of rest.

You made a limit over which they might not go, so that the earth would never again be covered by them.

To give his chiefs teaching at his pleasure, and so that his law-givers might get wisdom from him.

At his word the locusts came, and young locusts more than might be numbered,

So that they might keep his orders, and be true to his laws. Give praise to the Lord.

But he was their saviour because of his name, so that men might see his great power.

That their children might be mixed among the nations, and sent away into other lands.

Guiding them in the right way, so that they might come into the town of their resting-place.

I have been hard pushed by you, so that I might have a fall: but the Lord was my helper.

You have put your orders into our hearts, so that we might keep them with care.

If only my ways were ordered so that I might keep your rules!

I have kept your sayings secretly in my heart, so that I might do no sin against you.

It is good for me to have been through trouble; so that I might come to the knowledge of your rules.

I have kept back my feet from all evil ways, so that I might be true to your word.