"Praise God in the meeting of his people; praise the LORD, all you descendants of Jacob!"

Children that you have by other women will do you no good.

So be happy with your wife and find your joy with the woman you married---

Listen to this, people of Israel, you that are descended from Judah: You swear by the name of the LORD and claim to worship the God of Israel--- but you don't mean a word you say.

The ocean depths raise their voice, O LORD; they raise their voice and roar.

The LORD rules supreme in heaven, greater than the roar of the ocean, more powerful than the waves of the sea.

That country has many rivers and rich treasures, but its time is up, and its thread of life is cut.

Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came to me and said, "Come, and I will show you how the famous prostitute is to be punished, that great city that is built near many rivers.

The angel also said to me, "The waters you saw, on which the prostitute sits, are nations, peoples, races, and languages.

Powerful kings have reigned there and have ruled over the entire province of West-of-Euphrates, collecting taxes and revenue.

"On Zion, my sacred hill," he says, "I have installed my king."

Ask, and I will give you all the nations; the whole earth will be yours.

Now listen to this warning, you kings; learn this lesson, you rulers of the world:

You saved me from a rebellious people and made me ruler over the nations; people I did not know have now become my subjects.

"Teacher," answered Nathanael, "you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"

And so, in honor of the name of Jesus all beings in heaven, on earth, and in the world below will fall on their knees,

and all will openly proclaim that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

On his robe and on his thigh was written the name: "King of kings and Lord of lords."

he captured King Agag of Amalek alive and killed all the people.

But Saul and his men spared Agag's life and did not kill the best sheep and cattle, the best calves and lambs, or anything else that was good; they destroyed only what was useless or worthless.

"Bring King Agag here to me," Samuel ordered. Agag came to him, trembling with fear, thinking to himself, "What a bitter thing it is to die!"

Samuel said, "As your sword has made many mothers childless, so now your mother will become childless." And he cut Agag to pieces in front of the altar in Gilgal.

And so David realized that the LORD had established him as king of Israel and was making his kingdom prosperous for the sake of his people.

Solomon's kingdom included all the nations from the Euphrates River to Philistia and the Egyptian border. They paid him taxes and were subject to him all his life.

And so David realized that the LORD had established him as king of Israel and was making his kingdom prosperous for the sake of his people.

In days to come the mountain where the Temple stands will be the highest one of all, towering above all the hills. Many nations will come streaming to it,

His royal power will continue to grow; his kingdom will always be at peace. He will rule as King David's successor, basing his power on right and justice, from now until the end of time. The LORD Almighty is determined to do all this.

At the time of those rulers the God of heaven will establish a kingdom that will never end. It will never be conquered, but will completely destroy all those empires and then last forever.

Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The power to rule over the world belongs now to our Lord and his Messiah, and he will rule forever and ever!"