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How precious is Your mercy, God! And the sons of mankind take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.

"With rebukes You punish a person for wrongdoing; You consume like a moth what is precious to him; Certainly all mankind is mere breath! Selah

He will rescue their life from oppression and violence, And their blood will be precious in his sight;

Precious in the sight of the LORD Is the death of His godly ones.

It is like the precious oil on the head, Running down upon the beard, As on Aaron's beard, The oil which ran down upon the edge of his robes.

How precious also are Your thoughts for me, God! How vast is the sum of them!

We will find all kinds of precious wealth, We will fill our houses with plunder;

She is more precious than jewels, And nothing you desire compares with her.

For the price of a prostitute reduces one to a loaf of bread, And an adulteress hunts for a precious life.

A lazy person does not roast his prey, But the precious possession of a person is diligence.

There is gold, and an abundance of jewels; But lips of knowledge are a more precious thing.

There is precious treasure and oil in the home of the wise, But a foolish person swallows it up.

And by knowledge the rooms are filled With all precious and pleasant riches.

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: "Behold, I am laying a stone in Zion, a tested stone, A precious cornerstone for the foundation, firmly placed. The one who believes in it will not be disturbed.

"Since you are precious in My sight, Since you are honored and I love you, I will give other people in your place and other nations in exchange for your life.

"Moreover, I will make your battlements of rubies, And your gates of crystal, And your entire wall of precious stones.

Our holy and beautiful house, Where our fathers praised You, Has been burned by fire; And all our precious things have become a ruin.

Therefore, this is what the LORD says: "If you return, then I will restore you— You will stand before Me; And if you extract the precious from the worthless, You will become My spokesman. They, for their part, may turn to you, But as for you, you are not to turn to them.

"Wail, you shepherds, and cry out; Wallow in the dust, you masters of the flock; For the days of your slaughter and your dispersions have come, And you will fall like a precious vessel.

The adversary has stretched out his hand Over all her precious things, For she has seen the nations enter her sanctuary, The ones whom You commanded That they were not to enter Your congregation.