From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs. Glory to the righteous! But I said, *I pine away! I pine away! woe is me!* The treacherous have dealt treacherously. Yes, the treacherous have dealt very treacherously.
that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
I went out full, and the LORD has brought me home again empty; why do you call me Na`omi 1, seeing the LORD has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?*