[For the Chief Musician. A Psalm for the sons of Korah]. Jehovah, thou hast been favorable unto thy land; Thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.
The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can show the king's matter, forasmuch as no king, lord, or ruler, hath asked such a thing of any magician, or enchanter, or Chaldean.
And if thy right hand causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body go into hell.