The people commended all who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.
Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.
The one who was dying blessed me; I made the widow’s heart sing.
and their hearts did not bless me for warming them with the fleece from my sheep,
Your troops will be willing on your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor, your young men will come to you like dew from the morning’s womb.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you be secure.
Return their cloak by sunset so that your neighbor may sleep in it. Then they will thank you, and it will be regarded as a righteous act in the sight of the Lord your God.
My heart is with Israel’s princes, with the willing volunteers among the people. Praise the Lord!