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You gave them bread from heaven for their hunger and brought water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and you told them to go in to possess the land that you had sworn to give them.

You multiplied their children as the stars of heaven, and you brought them into the land that you had told their fathers to enter and possess.

Therefore you gave them into the hand of their enemies, who made them suffer. And in the time of their suffering they cried out to you and you heard them from heaven, and according to your great mercies you gave them saviors who saved them from the hand of their enemies.

But after they had rest they did evil again before you, and you abandoned them to the hand of their enemies, so that they had dominion over them. Yet when they turned and cried to you, you heard from heaven, and many times you delivered them according to your mercies.

While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, "The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants and consumed them, and I alone have escaped to tell you."

And when they saw him from a distance, they did not recognize him. And they raised their voices and wept, and they tore their robes and sprinkled dust on their heads toward heaven.

It is higher than heaven—what can you do? Deeper than Sheol—what can you know?

Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and he who testifies for me is on high.

Thick clouds veil him, so that he does not see, and he walks on the vault of heaven.'

"Dominion and fear are with God; he makes peace in his high heaven.

The pillars of heaven tremble and are astounded at his rebuke.

Under the whole heaven he lets it go, and his lightning to the corners of the earth.

From whose womb did the ice come forth, and who has given birth to the frost of heaven?

Who has first given to me, that I should repay him? Whatever is under the whole heaven is mine.

The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord 's throne is in heaven; his eyes see, his eyelids test the children of man.

The Lord looks down from heaven on the children of man, to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God.

Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed; he will answer him from his holy heaven with the saving might of his right hand.

The Lord looks down from heaven; he sees all the children of man;

God looks down from heaven on the children of man to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God.

He will send from heaven and save me; he will put to shame him who tramples on me. Selah God will send out his steadfast love and his faithfulness!