"That the leadersledin Israel,That the peoplevolunteered,Blessthe LORD!
and nextto him Amasiahthe sonof Zichri,who volunteeredfor the LORD,and with him 200,000valiantwarriors;
And the peopleblessedallthe menwho volunteeredto livein Jerusalem.
Blessthe LORD,O my soul,And forgetnoneof His benefits;
Your peoplewill volunteerfreelyin the dayof Your power;In holyarray,from the wombof the dawn,Your youthare to You [as] the dew.
But He overthrewPharaohand his armyin the RedSea,For His lovingkindnessis everlasting.
The Godwho executesvengeancefor me, And subduespeoplesunderme.
Let MountZionbe glad,Let the daughtersof JudahrejoiceBecauseof Your judgments.
O LORD,Godof vengeance,Godof vengeance,shineforth!
Zionheard[this] and was glad,And the daughtersof Judahhave rejoicedBecauseof Your judgments,O LORD.
For ifI dothisvoluntarily,I havea reward;but ifagainst my will,I have a stewardshipentrustedto me.
For ifthe readinessis present,it is acceptableaccordingto what [a person] has,not accordingto what he does not have.
Each one[must do] justas he has purposedin his heart,not grudginglyorundercompulsion,for Godlovesa cheerfulgiver.
"Rejoice,O nations,[with] His people;For He will avengethe bloodof His servants,And will rendervengeanceon His adversaries,And will atonefor His land[and] His people."
"Then he providedthe first[part] for himself, For therethe ruler'sportionwas reserved;And he came[with] the leadersof the people;He executedthe justiceof the LORD,And His ordinanceswith Israel."
for it is Godwho is at workin you, bothto willand to workfor [His] good pleasure.
but withoutyour consentI did not wantto doanything,sothat your goodnesswould not be, in effect,by compulsionbut of your own free will.
"Rejoiceoverher, O heaven,and you saintsand apostlesand prophets,becauseGodhas pronouncedjudgmentfor you againsther."
BECAUSEHIS JUDGMENTSARE true AND RIGHTEOUS;for He has judgedthe greatharlotwhowas corruptingthe earthwith her immorality,and HE HAS AVENGEDTHE BLOODOF HIS BOND-SERVANTSON HER."
"My heart[goes out] to the commandersof Israel,The volunteersamong the people;Blessthe LORD!
