⁶ And if a Levite, moved by a strong desire, comes from any town in all Israel where he is living to the place marked out by the Lord;

² Give orders to the children of Israel to give to the Levites, from the heritage which is theirs, towns for themselves, with land on the outskirts of the towns.

³ These towns are to be their living-places, with land round them for their cattle and their food and all their beasts,

⁵ But let your hearts be turned to the place which will be marked out by the Lord your God, among your tribes, to put his name there;

² Keep watch over the flock of God which is in your care, using your authority, not as forced to do so, but gladly; and not for unclean profit but with a ready mind;

¹ This is a true saying, A man desiring the position of a Bishop has a desire for a good work.

¹⁰ For a day in your house is better than a thousand. It is better to be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to be living in the tents of sin.

⁵ Happy is the man whose strength is in you; in whose heart are the highways to Zion.

¹ <A Psalm. Of David. When he was in the waste land of Judah.> O God, you are my God; early will I make my search for you: my soul is dry for need of you, my flesh is wasted with desire for you, as a dry and burning land where no water is;

² To see your power and your glory, as I have seen you in the holy place.

⁴ One prayer have I made to the Lord, and this is my heart's desire; that I may have a place in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, looking on his glory, and getting wisdom in his Temple.

⁸ Lord, your house has been dear to me, and the resting-place of your glory.

² The Passover offering, from your flock or your herd, is to be given to the Lord your God in the place marked out by him as the resting-place of his name.