Prayer for Israel’s deliverance

¹Have mercy on us, Lord God of all;

²and teach all nations to stand

in awe of you.

³Raise up your hand

against foreign nations,

and let them see your power.

⁴Just as they saw your holiness

made visible in our midst,

so let us see your power

made visible in their midst.

⁵Let them know you,

just as we also have known, Lord,

that there’s no God except you.

⁶Renew the signs,

and work different wonders;

⁷make your strong hand and arm glorious.

⁸Arouse your anger;

pour out your wrath;

⁹remove the adversary;

destroy the enemy.

¹⁰Act quickly,

remember what you have sworn,

and let people tell of your mighty acts.

¹¹Let those who survive

be consumed in a fiery wrath,

and may those who harm your people

come to destruction.

¹²Crush the heads of hostile rulers,

who say, “We’re all that matters.”

¹³Gather all the tribes of Jacob,[#36.13 Due to a mistaken transposition in chapter and verse order in every Gk manuscript, no text is missing, but verses 36:14–15 are not used for chap 36.]

¹⁶and give them their inheritance,

as you did at the beginning.

¹⁷Have mercy, Lord, on the people

who have been called by your name;

on Israel, whom you made like

an oldest child.

¹⁸Take pity on the city

where your sanctuary is;

on Jerusalem,

the place where you live.

¹⁹Fill Zion with the celebration

of your mighty deeds,

and fill your temple with your glory.

²⁰Bear witness to those

whom you created at the beginning,

and fulfill the prophecies

that were given in your name.

²¹Give a reward to those

who wait for you,

and let your prophets

be found trustworthy.

²²Hear, Lord, the prayer

of your household slaves

according to your goodwill

toward your people,

Wives, friends, and counselors

²³The stomach will accept any food,

but one kind of food

is better than another.

²⁴As the palate tastes different

types of game,

so an intelligent mind tests false words.

²⁵A perverse heart will cause grief,

but an experienced person

will know how to give payback.

²⁶A woman will accept any male

as a husband,

but some daughters are preferable

to other ones.

²⁷A woman’s beauty brightens a man’s face,

and she surpasses a man’s every desire.

²⁸If her speech is characterized

by mercy and gentleness,

her husband is unlike anyone else.

²⁹Whoever acquires a wife

takes his first step toward success.

She will be a fit helper for him

and a pillar of rest.

³⁰Where no fence exists,

the property is carried off,

and where there’s no wife,

a man sighs as he wanders about.

³¹Who will trust a well-equipped robber

Likewise, who will trust a man

who does not have a nest