Psalms 30:6

“If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be to him as a creditor. You shall not charge him interest.

and behold, joy and gladness, killing cattle and killing sheep, eating meat and drinking wine: “Let’s eat and drink, for tomorrow we will die.”

You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality. You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.

He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress. I will not be shaken.

he who hasn’t lent to them with interest, hasn’t taken any increase from them, who has withdrawn his hand from iniquity, has executed true justice between man and man,

In you have they taken bribes to shed blood. You have taken interest and increase, and you have greedily gained of your neighbors by oppression, and have forgotten me,” says the Lord Yahweh.

are to deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

Though while he lived he blessed his soul— and men praise you when you do well for yourself—

For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who judge his soul.

When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more; but the righteous stand firm forever.

I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with mirth: therefore enjoy pleasure;” and behold, this also was vanity.

Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

For I, Yahweh your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you, ‘Don’t be afraid. I will help you.’

Her filthiness was in her skirts. She didn’t remember her latter end. Therefore she has come down astoundingly. She has no comforter. “See, Yahweh, my affliction; for the enemy has magnified himself.”

But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened so that he dealt proudly, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him.

“But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then those you let remain of them will be like pricks in your eyes and thorns in your sides. They will harass you in the land in which you dwell.

You shall not lend on interest to your brother: interest of money, interest of food, interest of anything that is lent on interest.

Oh that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!

Therefore I also said, ‘I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.’ ”

His sons didn’t walk in his ways, but turned away after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.

But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up, so that he did corruptly, and he trespassed against Yahweh his God; for he went into Yahweh’s temple to burn incense on the altar of incense.

A man who has riches without understanding, is like the animals that perish.

He alone is my rock, my salvation, and my fortress. I will never be greatly shaken.

Nevertheless, I am continually with you. You have held my right hand.

The Lord is at your right hand. He will crush kings in the day of his wrath.

Yahweh is your keeper. Yahweh is your shade on your right hand.

Pride goes before destruction, and an arrogant spirit before a fall.

A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes the life glad; and money is the answer for all things.

Rejoice, young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth, and walk in the ways of your heart, and in the sight of your eyes; but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.

Woe to those who are mighty to drink wine, and champions at mixing strong drink;

For he has said, “By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I have understanding. I have removed the boundaries of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures. Like a valiant man I have brought down their rulers.

Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldeans’ pride, will be like when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.

“Sit in silence, and go into darkness, daughter of the Chaldeans. For you shall no longer be called the mistress of kingdoms.

Those who put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

But if that evil servant should say in his heart, ‘My lord is delaying his coming,’

and said, “What are you willing to give me, that I should deliver him to you?” They weighed out for him thirty pieces of silver.

If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.

If I fought with animals at Ephesus for human purposes, what does it profit me? If the dead are not raised, then “let’s eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”

And on her forehead a name was written, “MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.”

A mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying, “Thus with violence will Babylon, the great city, be thrown down, and will be found no more at all.

He said to me, ‘Yahweh, before whom I walk, will send his angel with you, and prosper your way. You shall take a wife for my son from my relatives, and of my father’s house.

‘Cursed is he who takes a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly as this? For all things come from you, and we have given you of your own.

Then I consulted with myself, and contended with the nobles and the rulers, and said to them, “You exact usury, everyone of his brother.” I held a great assembly against them.

Yahweh said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your power. Only on himself don’t stretch out your hand.” So Satan went out from the presence of Yahweh.

For the king trusts in Yahweh. Through the loving kindness of the Most High, he shall not be moved.

Cast your burden on Yahweh and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.

They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, they threaten oppression.

My flesh and my heart fails, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

Blessed are those who keep justice. Blessed is one who does what is right at all times.

For he will never be shaken. The righteous will be remembered forever.

Then I wouldn’t be disappointed, when I consider all of your commandments.

Yahweh upholds all who fall, and raises up all those who are bowed down.

The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.

A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

“They hit me, and I was not hurt! They beat me, and I don’t feel it! When will I wake up? I can do it again. I can find another.”

Don’t boast about tomorrow; for you don’t know what a day may bring.

I made myself great works. I built myself houses. I planted myself vineyards.

He who walks righteously and speaks blamelessly, he who despises the gain of oppressions, who gestures with his hands, refusing to take a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from looking at evil—

The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority; and my people love to have it so. What will you do in the end of it?

Woe is me, my mother, that you have borne me, a man of strife, and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have not lent, neither have men lent to me; yet every one of them curses me.

“ ‘ “Behold, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: pride, fullness of bread, and prosperous ease was in her and in her daughters. She also didn’t strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

Again, when the wicked man turns away from his wickedness that he has committed, and does that which is lawful and right, he will save his soul alive.

“ ‘ “There will be no more a pricking brier to the house of Israel, nor a hurting thorn of any that are around them that scorned them. Then they will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.”

Their hands are on that which is evil to do it diligently. The ruler and judge ask for a bribe; and the powerful man dictates the evil desire of his soul. Thus they conspire together.

He said to him, “Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death!”

For David says concerning him, ‘I saw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved.

It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast. For I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

that no one would be moved by these afflictions. For you know that we are appointed to this task.

The great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. Babylon the great was remembered in the sight of God, to give to her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.

However much she glorified herself, and grew wanton, so much give her of torment and mourning. For she says in her heart, ‘I sit a queen, and am no widow, and will in no way see mourning.’

standing far away for the fear of her torment, saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! For your judgment has come in one hour.’

Abram moved his tent, and came and lived by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built an altar there to Yahweh.

Take no interest from him or profit; but fear your God, that your brother may live among you.

He says in his heart, “I shall not be shaken. For generations I shall have no trouble.”

he who doesn’t lend out his money for usury, nor take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be shaken.

I have set Yahweh always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

Hold me up, and I will be safe, and will have respect for your statutes continually.

You said, ‘I will be a princess forever,’ so that you didn’t lay these things to your heart, nor did you remember the results.

“Come,” say they, “I will get wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and tomorrow will be as today, great beyond measure.”

The king spoke and said, “Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?”

But he spoke all the more, “If I must die with you, I will not deny you.” They all said the same thing.

I will tell my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry.” ’

By reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted excessively, a thorn in the flesh was given to me: a messenger of Satan to torment me, that I should not be exalted excessively.

Therefore, brothers, be more diligent to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never stumble.