I see him, but not now: looking on him, but not near: a star will come out of Jacob, and a rod of authority out of Israel, sending destruction to the farthest limits of Moab and on the head of all the sons of Sheth.
And Israel will go on in strength, and Jacob will have rule over his haters.
How fair are your tents, O Jacob, your houses, O Israel!
Truly, not one of the men of twenty years old and over who came out of Egypt will see the land which I gave by oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; because they have not been true to me with all their heart;
Because you were the cause of violent death and because of your cruel behaviour to your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame and will be cut off for ever.
But in Mount Zion some will be kept safe, and it will be holy; and the children of Jacob will take their heritage.
And the children of Jacob will be a fire and those of Joseph a flame, and the children of Esau dry stems of grass, burned up by them till all is gone: and there will be no people living in Esau; for the Lord has said it.
And he gave it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an eternal agreement;
Then Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob was living in the land of Ham.
O you seed of Abraham, his servant, you children of Jacob, his loved ones.
When Israel came out of Egypt, the children of Jacob from a people whose language was strange to them;
Be troubled, O earth, before the Lord, before the God of Jacob;
How he made an oath to the Lord, and gave his word to the great God of Jacob, saying,
Till I have got a place for the Lord, a resting-place for the great God of Jacob.
For the Lord has taken Jacob for himself, and Israel for his property.
Happy is the man who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God:
May the salvation of Israel come out of Zion! when the fate of his people is changed by the Lord, Jacob will have joy and Israel will be glad.
He makes his word clear to Jacob, teaching Israel his laws and his decisions.
<To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> May the Lord give ear to you in the day of trouble; may you be placed on high by the name of the God of Jacob;
You who have fear of the Lord, give him praise; all you seed of Jacob, give him glory; go in fear of him, all you seed of Israel.
This is the generation of those whose hearts are turned to you, even to your face, O God of Jacob. (Selah.)
You are my King and my God; ordering salvation for Jacob.
The Lord of armies is with us; the God of Jacob is our high tower. (Selah.)
The Lord of armies is with us; the God of Jacob is our high tower. (Selah.)
He will give us our heritage, the glory of Jacob who is dear to him. (Selah.)
May the salvation of Israel come out of Zion! When the fate of his people is changed by God, Jacob will have joy, and Israel will be glad.
Put an end to them in your wrath, put an end to them, so that they may not be seen again; let them see that God is ruling in Jacob and to the ends of the earth. (Selah.)
But I will ever be full of joy, making songs of praise to the God of Jacob.
At the voice of your wrath, O God of Jacob, deep sleep has overcome carriage and horse.
With your arm you have made your people free, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. (Selah.)
So these things came to the Lord's ears, and he was angry; and a fire was lighted against Jacob, and wrath came up against Israel;
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;
From looking after the sheep which were giving milk, he took him to give food to Jacob his people, and to Israel his heritage.
For they have taken Jacob for their meat, and made waste his house.
<To the chief music-maker; put to the Gittith. Of Asaph.> Make a song to God our strength: make a glad cry to the God of Jacob.
For this is a rule for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.
O Lord God of armies, let my prayer come to you: give ear, O God of Jacob. (Selah.)
<To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of the sons of Korah.> Lord, you were good to your land: changing the fate of Jacob.
The Lord has more love for the doors of Zion than for all the tents of Jacob.
And they say, Jah will not see it, the God of Jacob will not give thought to it.
The king's power is used for righteousness; you give true decisions, judging rightly in the land of Jacob.
And so all Israel will get salvation: as it is said in the holy Writings, There will come out of Zion the One who makes free; by him wrongdoing will be taken away from Jacob:
Even as it is said, I had love for Jacob, but for Esau I had hate.
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