For the sakeof the houseof the LORDour God,I will seekyour good.
"Moreover,in my delightin the houseof my God,the treasureI haveof goldand silver,I giveto the houseof my God,overand aboveallthat I have already providedfor the holytemple,
Rememberme for this,O my God,and do not blotout my loyaldeedswhichI have performedfor the houseof my Godand its services.
When Sanballatthe Horoniteand Tobiahthe Ammoniteofficialheard[about it], it was verydispleasingto them that someonehad cometo seekthe welfareof the sonsof Israel.
For Mordecaithe Jewwas second[only] to KingAhasuerus,and greatamong the Jewsand in favorwith his manykinsmen,one who soughtthe goodof his peopleand one who spokefor the welfareof his wholenation.
O LORD,I lovethe habitationof Your houseAnd the placewhereYour glorydwells.
For zealfor Your househas consumedme, And the reproachesof those who reproachYou have fallenon me.
For a dayin Your courtsis betterthana thousand[outside]. I would rather standat the thresholdof the houseof my GodThandwellin the tentsof wickedness.
His disciplesrememberedthat it was written,"ZEALFOR YOUR HOUSEWILL CONSUMEME."
