² Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.

⁹ My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD.

³ Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.

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

⁷ Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

¹³ For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

¹⁴ But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.

⁵ And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.

⁶ For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.

²⁰ Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.

² For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.

¹² For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.

¹⁷ For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto 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 heathen, and punishments upon the people;

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

⁹ To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD.

⁴⁷ The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.

⁴⁸ It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me.

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

⁴⁷ It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.

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

¹ O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.

⁸ Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O LORD.

¹⁵ But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy endureth for ever.

¹⁹ Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endureth for ever:

²⁰ And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy 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 be merciful unto his land, and to his people.