Then the menfearedthe LORDgreatly,and they offereda sacrificeto the LORDand madevows.
Then Jacobmadea vow,saying,"IfGodwill be with me and will keepme on thisjourneythat I take,and will giveme foodto eatand garmentsto wear,
Then Noahbuiltan altarto the LORD,and tookof everycleananimaland of everycleanbirdand offeredburntofferingson the altar.
Naamansaid,"If not, pleaselet your servantat least be giventwomules'loadof earth;for your servantwill nolongerofferburntofferingnorwill he sacrificeto othergods,but to the LORD.
"ThereforemenfearHim; He does not regardanywho are wiseof heart."
Let them also offersacrificesof thanksgiving,And tellof His workswith joyfulsinging.
I shall paymy vowsto the LORD,Oh[may it be] in the presenceof allHis people.
"Offerto Goda sacrificeof thanksgivingAnd payyour vowsto the MostHigh;
Whenyou makea vowto God,do not be latein payingit; for [He takes] nodelightin fools.Paywhatyou vow!
At nightmy soullongsfor You, Indeed,my spiritwithinme seeksYou diligently;For whenthe earthexperiences Your judgmentsThe inhabitantsof the worldlearnrighteousness.
Do you not fearMe?' declaresthe LORD.'Do you not tremblein My presence?For I have placedthe sandas a boundaryfor the sea,An eternaldecree,so it cannotcrossoverit. Though the wavestoss,yet they cannotprevail;Though they roar,yet they cannotcrossoverit.
"I makea decreethat in allthe dominionof my kingdommen are to fearand tremblebeforethe Godof Daniel;For He is the livingGodand enduringforever,And His kingdomis one whichwill not be destroyed,And His dominion[will be] forever.
Then the menbecameextremelyfrightenedand they saidto him, "Howcould you dothis?"For the menknewthat he was fleeingfrom the presenceof the LORD,becausehe had toldthem.
Then they calledon the LORDand said,"We earnestlypray,OLORD,do not let us perishon account of thisman'slifeand do not putinnocentbloodon us; for You, O LORD,have doneas You have pleased."
"[It is] likea mustardseed,which,whensownupon the soil,though it is smallerthan allthe seedsthat are upon the soil,
And greatfearcameoverthe wholechurch,and overallwho heardof these things.
The angelof the LORDsaidto Manoah,"Thoughyou detainme, I will not eatyour food,but ifyou preparea burntoffering,[then] offerit to the LORD."For Manoahdid not knowthat he was the angelof the LORD.
