Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.

And he believed the Lord, and he counted it to him as righteousness.

But you must bring your youngest brother to me, so that your words may be verified and that you may not die.’ This they proceeded to do.

and bring your youngest brother to me. So your words will be verified, and you shall not die.” And they did so.

They told him, ‘Joseph is still alive! In fact, he is ruler of all Egypt.’ Jacob was stunned; he did not believe them.

And they told him, “Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt.” And his heart became numb, for he did not believe them.

Moses answered, ‘What if they do not believe me or listen to me and say, “The Lord did not appear to you”?’

Then Moses answered, “But behold, they will not believe me or listen to my voice, for they will say, ‘The Lord did not appear to you.’”

‘This,’ said the Lord, ‘is so that they may believe that the Lord, the God of their fathers – the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob – has appeared to you.’

“that they may believe that the Lord the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.”

Then the Lord said, ‘If they do not believe you or pay attention to the first sign, they may believe the second.

“If they will not believe you,” God said, “or listen to the first sign, they may believe the latter sign.

But if they do not believe these two signs or listen to you, take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground. The water you take from the river will become blood on the ground.’

If they will not believe even these two signs or listen to your voice, you shall take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground, and the water that you shall take from the Nile will become blood on the dry ground.”

and they believed. And when they heard that the Lord was concerned about them and had seen their misery, they bowed down and worshipped.

And the people believed; and when they heard that the Lord had visited the people of Israel and that he had seen their affliction, they bowed their heads and worshiped.

And when the Israelites saw the mighty hand of the Lord displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the Lord and put their trust in him and in Moses his servant.

Israel saw the great power that the Lord used against the Egyptians, so the people feared the Lord, and they believed in the Lord and in his servant Moses.

The Lord said to Moses, ‘I am going to come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear me speaking with you and will always put their trust in you.’ Then Moses told the Lord what the people had said.

And the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I am coming to you in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with you, and may also believe you forever.”

When Moses told the words of the people to the Lord,

Did I conceive all these people? Did I give them birth? Why do you tell me to carry them in my arms, as a nurse carries an infant, to the land you promised on oath to their ancestors?

Did I conceive all this people? Did I give them birth, that you should say to me, ‘Carry them in your bosom, as a nurse carries a nursing child,’ to the land that you swore to give their fathers?

But this is not true of my servant Moses;
he is faithful in all my house.

Not so with my servant Moses. He is faithful in all my house.

The Lord said to Moses, ‘How long will these people treat me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in me, in spite of all the signs I have performed among them?

And the Lord said to Moses, “How long will this people despise me? And how long will they not believe in me, in spite of all the signs that I have done among them?

But the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, ‘Because you did not trust in me enough to honour me as holy in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this community into the land I give them.’

And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not believe in me, to uphold me as holy in the eyes of the people of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land that I have given them.”

In spite of this, you did not trust in the Lord your God,

Yet in spite of this word you did not believe the Lord your God,

Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.

Know therefore that the Lord your God is God the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations,

And when the Lord sent you out from Kadesh Barnea, he said, ‘Go up and take possession of the land I have given you.’ But you rebelled against the command of the Lord your God. You did not trust him or obey him.

And when the Lord sent you from Kadesh-barnea, saying, ‘Go up and take possession of the land that I have given you,’ then you rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God and did not believe him or obey his voice.

the Lord will send fearful plagues on you and your descendants, harsh and prolonged disasters, and severe and lingering illnesses.

then the Lord will bring on you and your offspring extraordinary afflictions, afflictions severe and lasting, and sicknesses grievous and lasting.

You will live in constant suspense, filled with dread both night and day, never sure of your life.

Your life shall hang in doubt before you. Night and day you shall be in dread and have no assurance of your life.

Sihon, however, did not trust Israel to pass through his territory. He mustered all his troops and encamped at Jahaz and fought with Israel.

but Sihon did not trust Israel to pass through his territory, so Sihon gathered all his people together and encamped at Jahaz and fought with Israel.

Then Naomi took the child in her arms and cared for him.

Then Naomi took the child and laid him on her lap and became his nurse.

I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who will do according to what is in my heart and mind. I will firmly establish his priestly house, and they will minister before my anointed one always.

And I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who shall do according to what is in my heart and in my mind. And I will build him a sure house, and he shall go in and out before my anointed forever.

And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba recognised that Samuel was attested as a prophet of the Lord.

And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established as a prophet of the Lord.

Ahimelek answered the king, ‘Who of all your servants is as loyal as David, the king’s son-in-law, captain of your bodyguard and highly respected in your household?

Then Ahimelech answered the king, “And who among all your servants is so faithful as David, who is the king’s son-in-law, and captain over your bodyguard, and honored in your house?

‘Please forgive your servant’s presumption. The Lord your God will certainly make a lasting dynasty for my lord, because you fight the Lord’s battles, and no wrongdoing will be found in you as long as you live.

Please forgive the trespass of your servant. For the Lord will certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord is fighting the battles of the Lord, and evil shall not be found in you so long as you live.

Achish trusted David and said to himself, ‘He has become so obnoxious to his people, the Israelites, that he will be my servant for life.’

And Achish trusted David, thinking, “He has made himself an utter stench to his people Israel; therefore he shall always be my servant.”

(Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in both feet. He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she hurried to leave, he fell and became disabled. His name was Mephibosheth.)

Jonathan, the son of Saul, had a son who was crippled in his feet. He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel, and his nurse took him up and fled, and as she fled in her haste, he fell and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.

Your house and your kingdom shall endure for ever before me ; your throne shall be established for ever.”’

And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me. Your throne shall be established forever.’”

And now, God of Israel, let your word that you promised your servant David my father come true.

Now therefore, O God of Israel, let your word be confirmed, which you have spoken to your servant David my father.

But I did not believe these things until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half was told me; in wisdom and wealth you have far exceeded the report I heard.

but I did not believe the reports until I came and my own eyes had seen it. And behold, the half was not told me. Your wisdom and prosperity surpass the report that I heard.

If you do whatever I command you and walk in obedience to me and do what is right in my eyes by obeying my decrees and commands, as David my servant did, I will be with you. I will build you a dynasty as enduring as the one I built for David and will give Israel to you.

And if you will listen to all that I command you, and will walk in my ways, and do what is right in my eyes by keeping my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did, I will be with you and will build you a sure house, as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you.

Now there were in Samaria seventy sons of the house of Ahab. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria: to the officials of Jezreel, to the elders and to the guardians of Ahab’s children. He said,

Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the rulers of the city, to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying,

So the palace administrator, the city governor, the elders and the guardians sent this message to Jehu: ‘We are your servants and we will do anything you say. We will not appoint anyone as king; you do whatever you think best.’

So he who was over the palace, and he who was over the city, together with the elders and the guardians, sent to Jehu, saying, “We are your servants, and we will do all that you tell us. We will not make anyone king. Do whatever is good in your eyes.”

But they would not listen and were as stiff-necked as their ancestors, who did not trust in the Lord their God.

But they would not listen, but were stubborn, as their fathers had been, who did not believe in the Lord their God.

‘And now, Lord, let the promise you have made concerning your servant and his house be established for ever. Do as you promised,

And now, O Lord, let the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house be established forever, and do as you have spoken,

so that it will be established and that your name will be great for ever. Then people will say, “The Lord Almighty, the God over Israel, is Israel’s God!” And the house of your servant David will be established before you.

and your name will be established and magnified forever, saying, ‘The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, is Israel’s God,’ and the house of your servant David will be established before you.

Now, Lord God, let your promise to my father David be confirmed, for you have made me king over a people who are as numerous as the dust of the earth.

O Lord God, let your word to David my father be now fulfilled, for you have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth.

And now, Lord, the God of Israel, let your word that you promised your servant David come true.

Now therefore, O Lord, God of Israel, let your word be confirmed, which you have spoken to your servant David.

But I did not believe what they said until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half the greatness of your wisdom was told me; you have far exceeded the report I heard.

but I did not believe the reports until I came and my own eyes had seen it. And behold, half the greatness of your wisdom was not told me; you surpass the report that I heard.

Early in the morning they left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, ‘Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the Lord your God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful.’

And they rose early in the morning and went out into the wilderness of Tekoa. And when they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Hear me, Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe in the Lord your God, and you will be established; believe his prophets, and you will succeed.”

Now do not let Hezekiah deceive you and mislead you like this. Do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to deliver his people from my hand or the hand of my predecessors. How much less will your god deliver you from my hand!’

Now, therefore, do not let Hezekiah deceive you or mislead you in this fashion, and do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to deliver his people from my hand or from the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you out of my hand!’”

You found his heart faithful to you, and you made a covenant with him to give to his descendants the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites and Girgashites. You have kept your promise because you are righteous.

You found his heart faithful before you, and made with him the covenant to give to his offspring the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, and the Girgashite. And you have kept your promise, for you are righteous.

I put Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and a Levite named Pedaiah in charge of the storerooms and made Hanan son of Zakkur, the son of Mattaniah, their assistant, because they were considered trustworthy. They were made responsible for distributing the supplies to their fellow Levites.

And I appointed as treasurers over the storehouses Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah of the Levites, and as their assistant Hanan the son of Zaccur, son of Mattaniah, for they were considered reliable, and their duty was to distribute to their brothers.

Mordecai had a cousin named Hadassah, whom he had brought up because she had neither father nor mother. This young woman, who was also known as Esther, had a lovely figure and was beautiful. Mordecai had taken her as his own daughter when her father and mother died.

He was bringing up Hadassah, that is Esther, the daughter of his uncle, for she had neither father nor mother. The young woman had a beautiful figure and was lovely to look at, and when her father and her mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter.

If God places no trust in his servants,
if he charges his angels with error,

Even in his servants he puts no trust,
and his angels he charges with error;

Even if I summoned him and he responded,
I do not believe he would give me a hearing.

If I summoned him and he answered me,
I would not believe that he was listening to my voice.

He silences the lips of trusted advisors
and takes away the discernment of elders.

He deprives of speech those who are trusted
and takes away the discernment of the elders.

If God places no trust in his holy ones,
if even the heavens are not pure in his eyes,

Behold, God puts no trust in his holy ones,
and the heavens are not pure in his sight;

He despairs of escaping the realm of darkness;
he is marked for the sword.

He does not believe that he will return out of darkness,
and he is marked for the sword.

Let him not deceive himself by trusting what is worthless,
for he will get nothing in return.

Let him not trust in emptiness, deceiving himself,
for emptiness will be his payment.

But God drags away the mighty by his power;
though they become established, they have no assurance of life.

Yet God prolongs the life of the mighty by his power;
they rise up when they despair of life.

When I smiled at them, they scarcely believed it;
the light of my face was precious to them.

I smiled on them when they had no confidence,
and the light of my face they did not cast down.

Can you trust it to haul in your grain
and bring it to your threshing-floor?

Do you have faith in him that he will return your grain
and gather it to your threshing floor?

In frenzied excitement it eats up the ground;
it cannot stand still when the trumpet sounds.

With fierceness and rage he swallows the ground;
he cannot stand still at the sound of the trumpet.

The law of the Lord is perfect,
refreshing the soul.
The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy,
making wise the simple.

The law of the Lord is perfect,
reviving the soul;
the testimony of the Lord is sure,
making wise the simple;

I remain confident of this:
I will see the goodness of the Lord
in the land of the living.

I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord
in the land of the living!

They would not be like their ancestors –
a stubborn and rebellious generation,
whose hearts were not loyal to God,
whose spirits were not faithful to him.

and that they should not be like their fathers,
a stubborn and rebellious generation,
a generation whose heart was not steadfast,
whose spirit was not faithful to God.

for they did not believe in God
or trust in his deliverance.

because they did not believe in God
and did not trust his saving power.

In spite of all this, they kept on sinning;
in spite of his wonders, they did not believe.

In spite of all this, they still sinned;
despite his wonders, they did not believe.

their hearts were not loyal to him,
they were not faithful to his covenant.

Their heart was not steadfast toward him;
they were not faithful to his covenant.