The angelwho has redeemedme from allevil,Blessthe lads;And may my nameliveon in them, And the namesof my fathersAbrahamand Isaac;And may they growinto a multitudein the midstof the earth."
The LORDredeemsthe soulof His servants,And noneof those who takerefugein Him will be condemned.
"Josephis a fruitfulbough,A fruitfulboughby a spring;[Its] branchesrunovera wall.
"Nowyour twosons,who were bornto you in the landof EgyptbeforeI cameto you in Egypt,are mine; Ephraimand Manassehshall be mine, as Reubenand Simeonare.
The Lordwill rescueme from everyevildeed,and will bring me safelyto His heavenlykingdom;to Him [be] the gloryforeverand ever.Amen.
Joshuaspoketo the houseof Joseph,to Ephraimand Manasseh,saying,"You are a numerouspeopleand have greatpower;you shall not haveonelot[only],
By faithJacob,as he was dying,blessedeachof the sonsof Joseph,and worshiped,[leaning] on the topof his staff.
SOTHAT THE RESTOF MANKINDMAY SEEKTHE LORD,AND ALLTHE GENTILESWHOARE CALLEDBY MY NAME,'
"I do not askYou to takethem out of the world,but to keepthem from the evil[one].
In alltheir afflictionHe was afflicted,And the angelof His presencesavedthem; In His loveand in His mercyHe redeemedthem, And He liftedthem and carriedthem allthe daysof old.
The LORDwill protectyou from allevil;He will keepyour soul.
whogaveHimselffor us to redeemus from everylawless deed,and to purifyfor Himselfa peoplefor His ownpossession,zealousfor gooddeeds.
Norlet us trythe Lord,as someof them did,and were destroyedby the serpents.
That they may possessthe remnantof EdomAnd allthe nationswhoare calledby My name,"Declaresthe LORDwho doesthis.
and alldrankthe samespiritualdrink,for they were drinkingfrom a spiritualrockwhich followedthem; and the rockwas Christ.
And not onlythis, but alsowe ourselves,havingthe first fruitsof the Spirit,evenwe ourselvesgroanwithinourselves,waiting eagerlyfor [our] adoption as sons,the redemptionof our body.
And do not leadus into temptation,but deliverus from evil.[For Yoursis the kingdomand the powerand the gloryforever.Amen].'
"Behold,I am going to sendMy messenger,and he will clearthe waybeforeMe. And the Lord,whomyou seek,will suddenlycometo His temple;and the messengerof the covenant,in whomyou delight,behold,He is coming,"saysthe LORDof hosts.
"Whyare You like a mandismayed,Like a mightymanwho cannotsave?Yet You are in our midst,O LORD,And we are calledby Your name;Do not forsakeus!"
Our Redeemer,the LORDof hostsis His name,The HolyOneof Israel.
The angelof the LORDencampsaroundthose who fearHim, And rescuesthem.
My soulwill makeits boastin the LORD;The humblewill hearit and rejoice.
and My peoplewhoare calledby My namehumblethemselves and prayand seekMy faceand turnfrom their wickedways,then I will hearfrom heaven,will forgivetheir sinand will healtheir land.
"As the firstbornof his ox,majestyis his, And his hornsare the hornsof the wildox;With them he will pushthe peoples,Allat once,[to] the endsof the earth.And thoseare the tenthousandsof Ephraim,And thoseare the thousandsof Manasseh."
"So allthe peoplesof the earthwill seethat you are calledby the nameof the LORD,and they will be afraidof you.
even allthe numberedmen were 603,550
But the sonsof Israelwere fruitfuland increasedgreatly,and multiplied,and becameexceedinglymighty,so that the landwas filledwith them.
He said,"Your nameshall nolongerbe Jacob,but Israel;for you have strivenwith Godand with menand have prevailed."
But the angelof the LORDcalledto him from heavenand said,"Abraham,Abraham!"And he said,"HereI am."
Then the angelof the LORDcalledto Abrahama secondtimefrom heaven,
He said,"I am God,the Godof your father;do not be afraidto godownto Egypt,for I will makeyou a greatnationthere.
DavidansweredRechaband Baanahhis brother,sonsof Rimmonthe Beerothite,and saidto them, "As the LORDlives,whohas redeemedmy lifefrom alldistress,
"So I will deliveryou from the handof the wicked,And I will redeemyou from the graspof the violent."
The kingvowedand said,"As the LORDlives,whohas redeemedmy lifefrom alldistress,
O tasteand seethat the LORDis good;How blessedis the manwho takesrefugein Him!
