The people believed, and when they heard that the LORD had paid attention to them and that He had seen their misery, they bowed down and worshiped.

Making a vow, she pleaded, "LORD of Hosts, if You will take notice of Your servant's affliction, remember and not forget me, and give Your servant a son, I will give him to the LORD all the days of his life, and his hair will never be cut."

Perhaps the LORD will see my affliction and restore goodness to me instead of Shimei's curses today."

He will look at men and say, "I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.

"The Lord has done this for me. He has looked with favor in these days to take away my disgrace among the people."

A new king, who had not known Joseph, came to power in Egypt.

Then the LORD said, "I have observed the misery of My people in Egypt, and have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I know about their sufferings.

I have come down to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and to bring them from that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey-- the territory of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.

For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.

Cast your burden on the LORD, and He will support you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.

Then I will announce to them, 'I never knew you! Depart from Me, you lawbreakers!'