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The teaching of the Lord is perfect,
renewing life;
the decrees of the Lord are enduring,
making the simple wise;
The precepts of the Lord are just,
rejoicing the heart;
the instruction of the Lord…
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The word of the Lord came to me: Now you, O mortal, intone a dirge over Tyre. Say to Tyre:
O you who dwell at the gateway of the sea,
Who trade with the peoples on many coastlands:
Thus said the…
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And it came to pass, when they gathered to go, joyous in their departure and glad to run the course, the great God raised His voice, and the sound of thunder swiftly turned silent. All gave ear to the…
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Solomon de Oliveyra
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1665
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Every day, I ask all those that pass by the shepherd’s tents,
What is all this, why is all this?
Has my beloved had a change of heart, and abandoned his flock forever,
And rejected them, and…
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Judah Alkaletz
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Algiers, Ottoman Empire (Algiers, Algeria)
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Early 17th Century
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At the time when the florid season,
joyful springtime of life,
the tender infancy of its ardent age,
made its first step in the Orient
placing flower before Aprils
to my first juvenile…
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Diego Basurto Henríquez
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Rouen, Kingdom of France (Rouen, France)
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1649
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Polish the arrows,
Fill the quivers!
The Lord has roused the spirit of the kings of Media,
For His plan against Babylon is to destroy her.
This is the vengeance of the Lord,
Vengeance for His…
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Hear this word, O people of Israel,
That the Lord has spoken concerning you,
Concerning the whole family that I brought up from the land of Egypt:
You alone have I singled out
Of all the families…
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Thus said the Lord to Cyrus, His anointed one— Whose right hand He has grasped, Treading down nations before him, [ . . . ]. I am the Lord and there is none else;
Beside Me, there is no god.
I…
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Hallelujah.
Praise the Lord from the heavens;
praise Him on high.
Praise Him, all His angels,
praise Him, all His hosts.
Praise Him, sun and moon,
praise Him, all bright stars.
Praise Him…
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A poem by King Hezekiah of Judah when he recovered from the illness he had suffered:
I had thought:
I must depart in the middle of my days;
I have been consigned to the gates of Sheol
For the rest…
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