Psalm 119:65-72

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ט Teth

⁶⁵Do good^(A) to your servant
    according to your word,^(B) Lord.
⁶⁶Teach me knowledge^(C) and good judgment,
    for I trust your commands.
⁶⁷Before I was afflicted^(D) I went astray,^(E)
    but now I obey your word.^(F)
⁶⁸You are good,^(G) and what you do is good;
    teach me your decrees.^(H)
⁶⁹Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies,^(I)
    I keep your precepts with all my heart.
⁷⁰Their hearts are callous^(J) and unfeeling,
    but I delight in your law.
⁷¹It was good for me to be afflicted^(K)
    so that I might learn your decrees.
⁷²The law from your mouth is more precious to me
    than thousands of pieces of silver and gold.^(L)

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Isaiah 2:12-17

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¹²The Lord Almighty has a day^(A) in store
    for all the proud^(B) and lofty,^(C)
for all that is exalted^(D)
    (and they will be humbled),^(E)
¹³for all the cedars of Lebanon,^(F) tall and lofty,^(G)
    and all the oaks of Bashan,^(H)
¹⁴for all the towering mountains
    and all the high hills,^(I)
¹⁵for every lofty tower^(J)
    and every fortified wall,^(K)
¹⁶for every trading ship^[a]^(L)
    and every stately vessel.
¹⁷The arrogance of man will be brought low^(M)
    and human pride humbled;^(N)
the Lord alone will be exalted in that day,^(O)

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Footnotes

Isaiah 2:16 Hebrew every ship of Tarshish

Titus 1:1-9

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1 Paul, a servant of God^(A) and an apostle^(B) of Jesus Christ to further the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth^(C) that leads to godliness^(D)— ²in the hope of eternal life,^(E) which God, who does not lie,^(F) promised before the beginning of time,^(G) ³and which now at his appointed season^(H) he has brought to light^(I) through the preaching entrusted to me^(J) by the command of God^(K) our Savior,^(L)

⁴To Titus,^(M) my true son^(N) in our common faith:

Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.^(O)

Appointing Elders Who Love What Is Good^(P)

⁵The reason I left you in Crete^(Q) was that you might put in order what was left unfinished and appoint^[a] elders^(R) in every town, as I directed you. ⁶An elder must be blameless,^(S) faithful to his wife, a man whose children believe^[b] and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient. ⁷Since an overseer^(T) manages God’s household,^(U) he must be blameless—not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.^(V) ⁸Rather, he must be hospitable,^(W) one who loves what is good,^(X) who is self-controlled,^(Y) upright, holy and disciplined. ⁹He must hold firmly^(Z) to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine^(AA) and refute those who oppose it.