1 O Lord God, I will joyfully praise your name among those who know your equitable judgments. 2 Because you are kind and merciful, the refuge of the destitute. When I cry out in anguish to you, do not ignore me. 3 For if no one can rob a strong man, who can take anything from all you have made, unless you give it away? 4 Because a person and their destiny are on the scales before you; no one can add anything that goes against your decisions, O God. 5 When we are persecuted, we call on you for help and you will not turn away from our prayer, because you are our God.

23 So he called them and spoke to them in parables: “How can Satan cast out Satan? 24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom will not be able to stand. 25 If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. 26 And if Satan rises against himself and is divided, he is not able to stand and his end has come. 27 But no one is able to enter a strong man’s house and steal his property unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can thoroughly plunder his house. 28 I tell you the truth, people will be forgiven for all sins, even all the blasphemies they utter. 29 But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven, but is guilty of an eternal sin” 30 (because they said, “He has an unclean spirit”).