רָבַב

Now when men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born to them,

Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Because their sin is so grievous,

I will not drive them out before you in a single year; otherwise the land would become desolate and wild animals would multiply against you.

The LORD did not set His affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than the other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples.

But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters.

If you sin, what do you accomplish against Him? If you multiply your transgressions, what do you do to Him?

A Psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom. O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me!

You have filled my heart with more joy than when grain and new wine abound.

Consider my enemies, for they are many, and they hate me with vicious hatred.

Many are my enemies without cause, and many hate me without reason.

Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me—my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay.

How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.

Our storehouses will be full, supplying all manner of produce; our flocks will bring forth thousands, tens of thousands in our fields.

When good things increase, so do those who consume them; what then is the profit to the owner, except to behold them with his eyes?

…until the LORD has driven men far away and the land is utterly forsaken.

You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the City of David. You collected water from the lower pool.

For our transgressions are multiplied before You, and our sins testify against us. Our transgressions are indeed with us, and we know our iniquities:

For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.

Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, a wolf from the desert will ravage them. A leopard will lie in wait near their cities, and everyone who ventures out will be torn to pieces. For their rebellious acts are many, and their unfaithful deeds are numerous.

Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our rebellions are many; we have sinned against You.

They will chop down her forest, declares the LORD, dense though it may be, for they are more numerous than locusts; they cannot be counted.