10. Crush all those enemy rulers who think they are the only people in the world who matter!
11. Gather the tribes of Israel together again, and give them back their land as you gave it to them long ago.
12. Lord, have mercy on Israel, the people who are known by your name, whom you called your firstborn son.
13. Take pity on Jerusalem, your holy city, where you chose to stay.
14. Fill your Temple on Mount Zion with your glory and with hymns of praise.
15. Testify for your people, whom you created in the beginning; fulfil the prophecies that have been spoken in your name.
16. Reward those who have put their faith in you, and vindicate your prophets.
17. You have always been gracious to your people; listen to your servants as we pray. Then everyone on earth will recognize that you are the Lord, the God of the ages.
18. Any kind of food can be eaten, but some foods are better than others.
19. And just as the tongue can distinguish the flavours of different kinds of meat, so a sharp mind can detect lies.
20. A person with a warped mind causes trouble, but an experienced person knows how to pay it back.
21. A woman has to take any man as a husband, but a man must choose his wife carefully.