¹³ "If you set your heart aright, Stretch out your hands toward him.

⁹ My eyes are dim from grief. I have called on you daily, Yahweh. I have spread out my hands to you.

⁸ And might not be as their fathers, A stubborn and rebellious generation, A generation that didn't make their hearts loyal, Whose spirit was not steadfast with God.

³ Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If you do return to Yahweh with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts to Yahweh, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.

⁶ I spread forth my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. Selah.

⁴⁷ That servant, who knew his lord's will, and didn't prepare, nor do what he wanted, will be beaten with many stripes,

³¹ Princes shall come out of Egypt. Ethiopia shall hurry to stretch out her hands to God.

²¹ "Acquaint yourself with him, now, and be at peace. Thereby good shall come to you.

²² Please receive instruction from his mouth, And lay up his words in your heart.

⁵ If you want to seek God diligently, Make your supplication to the Almighty.

⁶ If you were pure and upright, Surely now he would awaken for you, And make the habitation of your righteousness prosperous.

⁸ "But as for me, I would seek God, To God would I commit my cause;

³ Nevertheless there are good things found in you, in that you have put away the Asheroth out of the land, and have set your heart to seek God.

¹⁴ He did that which was evil, because he didn't set his heart to seek Yahweh.