Psalm 1

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BOOK I

Psalms 1–41

Psalm 1

¹Blessed is the one^(A)
    who does not walk^(B) in step with the wicked^(C)
or stand in the way^(D) that sinners take^(E)
    or sit^(F) in the company of mockers,^(G)
²but whose delight^(H) is in the law of the Lord,^(I)
    and who meditates^(J) on his law day and night.
³That person is like a tree^(K) planted by streams^(L) of water,^(M)
    which yields its fruit^(N) in season
and whose leaf^(O) does not wither—
    whatever they do prospers.^(P)

⁴Not so the wicked!
    They are like chaff^(Q)
    that the wind blows away.
⁵Therefore the wicked will not stand^(R) in the judgment,^(S)
    nor sinners in the assembly^(T) of the righteous.

⁶For the Lord watches over^(U) the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.^(V)

Isaiah 9:6

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⁶For to us a child is born,^(A)
    to us a son is given,^(B)
    and the government^(C) will be on his shoulders.^(D)
And he will be called
    Wonderful Counselor,^(E) Mighty God,^(F)
    Everlasting^(G) Father,^(H) Prince of Peace.^(I)

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Isaiah 48:18

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¹⁸If only you had paid attention^(A) to my commands,
your peace^(B) would have been like a river,^(C)
your well-being^(D) like the waves of the sea.

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John 8:32

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³²Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”^(A)

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John 8:36

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³⁶So if the Son sets you free,^(A) you will be free indeed.

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Ephesians 2:12-22

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¹²remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners^(A) to the covenants of the promise,^(B) without hope^(C) and without God in the world. ¹³But now in Christ Jesus you who once^(D) were far away have been brought near^(E) by the blood of Christ.^(F)

¹⁴For he himself is our peace,^(G) who has made the two groups one^(H) and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, ¹⁵by setting aside in his flesh^(I) the law with its commands and regulations.^(J) His purpose was to create in himself one^(K) new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, ¹⁶and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross,^(L) by which he put to death their hostility. ¹⁷He came and preached peace^(M) to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.^(N) ¹⁸For through him we both have access^(O) to the Father^(P) by one Spirit.^(Q)

¹⁹Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers,^(R) but fellow citizens^(S) with God’s people and also members of his household,^(T) ²⁰built^(U) on the foundation^(V) of the apostles and prophets,^(W) with Christ Jesus himself^(X) as the chief cornerstone.^(Y) ²¹In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple^(Z) in the Lord. ²²And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.^(AA)