² For that the leaders took the lead in Israel, For that the people offered themselves willingly, Bless ye Jehovah.

⁹ My heart is toward the governors of Israel, That offered themselves willingly among the people: Bless ye Jehovah.

³ Thy people offer themselves willingly In the day of thy power, in holy array: Out of the womb of the morning Thou hast the dew of thy youth.

¹⁶ and next to him Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto Jehovah; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valor.

⁷ `Let' each man `do' according as he hath purposed in his heart: not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

¹³ for it is God who worketh in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure.

¹⁴ but without thy mind I would do nothing; that thy goodness should not be as of necessity, but of free will.

⁵ And I heard the angel of the waters saying, Righteous art thou, who art and who wast, thou Holy One, because thou didst thus judge:

⁶ for they poured out the blood of the saints and the prophets, and blood hast thou given them to drink: they are worthy.

²⁰ Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye saints, and ye apostles, and ye prophets; for God hath judged your judgment on her.

² for true and righteous are his judgments; for he hath judged the great harlot, her that corrupted the earth with her fornication, and he hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.

¹² For if the readiness is there, `it is' acceptable according as `a man' hath, not according as `he' hath not.

¹⁷ For if I do this of mine own will, I have a reward: but if not of mine own will, I have a stewardship intrusted to me.

⁶ `Let' the high praises of God `be' in their mouth, And a two-edged sword in their hand;

⁷ To execute vengeance upon the nations, And punishments upon the peoples;

⁸ To bind their kings with chains, And their nobles with fetters of iron;

⁹ To execute upon them the judgment written: This honor have all his saints. Praise ye Jehovah.

⁴⁷ Jehovah liveth; And blessed be my rock; And exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,

⁴⁸ Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, And that bringeth down peoples under me,

² And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.

⁴⁷ Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, And subdueth peoples under me.

¹¹ Let mount Zion be glad, Let the daughters of Judah rejoice, Because of thy judgments.

¹ O Jehovah, thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth.

⁸ Zion heard and was glad, And the daughters of Judah rejoiced, Because of thy judgments, O Jehovah.

¹⁵ But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea; For his lovingkindness `endureth' for ever:

¹⁹ Sihon king of the Amorites; For his lovingkindness `endureth' forever;

²⁰ And Og king of Bashan; For his lovingkindness `endureth' for ever;

⁴³ Rejoice, O ye nations, `with' his people: For he will avenge the blood of his servants, And will render vengeance to his adversaries, And will make expiation for his land, for his people.