¹⁰⁶ I have sworn, and I confirm `it', To keep the judgments of Thy righteousness.

²⁹ are laying hold on their brethren, their honourable ones, and coming in to an execration, and in to an oath, to walk in the law of God, that was given by the hand of Moses, servant of God, and to observe and to do all the commands of Jehovah our Lord, and His judgments, and His statutes;

³ And the king standeth by the pillar, and maketh the covenant before Jehovah, to walk after Jehovah, and to keep His commands, and His testimonies, and His statutes, with all the heart, and with all the soul, to establish the words of this covenant that are written on this book, and all the people stand in the covenant.

¹³ and every one who doth not seek for Jehovah, God of Israel, is put to death, from small unto great, from man unto woman.

¹⁴ And they swear to Jehovah with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets,

¹² On me, O God, `are' Thy vows, I repay thank-offerings to Thee.

¹³ I enter Thy house with burnt-offerings, I complete to Thee my vows,

¹⁴ For opened were my lips, And my mouth spake in my distress:

¹¹⁵ Turn aside from me, ye evil-doers, And I keep the commands of my God.

⁴ When thou vowest a vow to God, delay not to complete it, for there is no pleasure in fools; that which thou vowest -- complete.

⁵ Better that thou do not vow, than that thou dost vow and dost not complete.

³³ `Again, ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not swear falsely, but thou shalt pay to the Lord thine oaths;

⁵ and not according as we expected, but themselves they did give first to the Lord, and to us, through the will of God,