Psalm 3

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Psalm 3^[a]

A psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom.^(A)

¹Lord, how many are my foes!
How many rise up against me!
²Many are saying of me,
“God will not deliver him.^(B)”^[b]

³But you, Lord, are a shield^(C) around me,
my glory, the One who lifts my head high.^(D)
⁴I call out to the Lord,^(E)
and he answers me from his holy mountain.^(F)

⁵I lie down and sleep;^(G)
I wake again,^(H) because the Lord sustains me.
⁶I will not fear^(I) though tens of thousands
assail me on every side.^(J)

⁷Arise,^(K) Lord!
Deliver me,^(L) my God!
Strike^(M) all my enemies on the jaw;
break the teeth^(N) of the wicked.

⁸From the Lord comes deliverance.^(O)
May your blessing^(P) be on your people.

Footnotes

Psalm 3:1 In Hebrew texts 3:1-8 is numbered 3:2-9.
Psalm 3:2 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 4 and 8.

Habakkuk 2:5-11

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⁵indeed, wine^(A) betrays him;
    he is arrogant^(B) and never at rest.
Because he is as greedy as the grave
    and like death is never satisfied,^(C)
he gathers to himself all the nations
    and takes captive^(D) all the peoples.

⁶“Will not all of them taunt^(E) him with ridicule and scorn, saying,

“‘Woe to him who piles up stolen goods
    and makes himself wealthy by extortion!^(F)
    How long must this go on?’
⁷Will not your creditors suddenly arise?
    Will they not wake up and make you tremble?
    Then you will become their prey.^(G)
⁸Because you have plundered many nations,
    the peoples who are left will plunder you.^(H)
For you have shed human blood;^(I)
    you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them.^(J)

⁹“Woe to him who builds^(K) his house by unjust gain,^(L)
    setting his nest^(M) on high
    to escape the clutches of ruin!
¹⁰You have plotted the ruin^(N) of many peoples,
    shaming^(O) your own house and forfeiting your life.
¹¹The stones^(P) of the wall will cry out,
    and the beams of the woodwork will echo it.

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1 John 5:1-5

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Faith in the Incarnate Son of God

5 Everyone who believes^(A) that Jesus is the Christ^(B) is born of God,^(C) and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well.^(D) ²This is how we know^(E) that we love the children of God:^(F) by loving God and carrying out his commands. ³In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands.^(G) And his commands are not burdensome,^(H) ⁴for everyone born of God^(I) overcomes^(J) the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. ⁵Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.^(K)

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1 John 5:13-21

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Concluding Affirmations

¹³I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God^(A) so that you may know that you have eternal life.^(B) ¹⁴This is the confidence^(C) we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.^(D) ¹⁵And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know^(E) that we have what we asked of him.^(F)

¹⁶If you see any brother or sister commit a sin that does not lead to death, you should pray and God will give them life.^(G) I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death.^(H) I am not saying that you should pray about that.^(I) ¹⁷All wrongdoing is sin,^(J) and there is sin that does not lead to death.^(K)

¹⁸We know that anyone born of God^(L) does not continue to sin; the One who was born of God keeps them safe, and the evil one^(M) cannot harm them.^(N) ¹⁹We know that we are children of God,^(O) and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.^(P) ²⁰We know also that the Son of God has come^(Q) and has given us understanding,^(R) so that we may know him who is true.^(S) And we are in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.^(T)