Behold, the Lord esteemeth all flesh in one;
_he that is righteous is favored of God.
_but behold, this people had rejected every word of God,
_and they were ripe in iniquity;
_and the fulness of the wrath of God was upon them;
_and the Lord did curse the land against them,
_and bless it unto our fathers;
_yea, he did curse it against them unto their destruction,
_and he did bless it unto our fathers
_unto their obtaining power over it.
Behold, the Lord hath created the earth
_that it should be inhabited;
_and he hath created his children that they should possess it.
_and he raiseth up a righteous nation,
_and destroyeth the nations of the wicked.
And he leadeth away the righteous into precious lands,
_and the wicked he destroyeth,
_and curseth the land unto them for their sakes.
He ruleth high in the heavens,
_for it is his throne,
_and this earth is his footstool.
And he loveth those who will have him to be their God.