Psalm 87-88

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The Privileges of Citizenship in Zion.

A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A Song.

87 His ^(A)foundation is in the holy mountains.
²The Lord ^(B)loves the gates of Zion
More than all the other dwelling places of Jacob.
³^(C)Glorious things are spoken of you,
^(D)City of God. Selah
⁴“I shall mention ^[a]^(E)Rahab and Babylon ^[b]among those who know Me;
Behold, Philistia and ^(F)Tyre with ^[c]^(G)Cush:
‘This one was born there.’”
⁵But of Zion it will be said, “This one and that one were born in her”;
And the Most High Himself will ^(H)establish her.
⁶The Lord will count when He ^(I)registers the peoples,
“This one was born there.” Selah
⁷Then those who ^(J)sing as well as those who ^[d]^(K)play the flutes will say,
“All my ^(L)springs of joy are in you.”

A Petition to Be Saved from Death.

A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the music director; according to Mahalath Leannoth. A ^[e]Maskil of Heman ^[f]the Ezrahite.

88 Lord, the ^(M)God of my salvation,
I have ^(N)cried out by day and in the night before You.
²Let my prayer ^(O)come before You;
^(P)Incline Your ear to my cry!
³For my ^(Q)soul has ^[g]had enough troubles,
And ^(R)my life has approached ^[h]Sheol.
⁴I am counted among those who ^(S)go down to the pit;
I have become like a man ^(T)without strength,
⁵^[i]Abandoned ^(U)among the dead,
Like the slain who lie in the grave,
Whom You no longer remember,
And they are ^(V)cut off from Your hand.
⁶You have put me in ^(W)the lowest pit,
In ^(X)dark places, in the ^(Y)depths.
⁷Your wrath ^(Z)has rested upon me,
And You have afflicted me with ^(AA)all Your waves. Selah
⁸You have removed ^(AB)my acquaintances far from me;
You have made me an ^[j]^(AC)object of loathing to them;
I am ^(AD)shut up and cannot go out.
⁹My ^(AE)eye grows dim from misery;
I have ^(AF)called upon You every day, Lord;
I have ^(AG)spread out my ^[k]hands to You.

¹⁰Will You perform wonders for the dead?
Or will ^(AH)the departed spirits rise and praise You? Selah
¹¹Will Your graciousness be declared in the grave,
Your faithfulness in ^[l]Abaddon?
¹²Will Your wonders be made known in the ^(AI)darkness?
And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

¹³But I, Lord, have cried out ^(AJ)to You for help,
And ^(AK)in the morning my prayer comes before You.
¹⁴Lord, why ^(AL)do You reject my soul?
Why do You ^(AM)hide Your face from me?
¹⁵I was miserable and ^(AN)about to die from my youth on;
I suffer ^(AO)Your terrors; I grow weary.
¹⁶Your ^(AP)burning anger has passed over me;
Your terrors have ^[m]^(AQ)destroyed me.
¹⁷They have ^(AR)surrounded me ^(AS)like water all day long;
They have ^(AT)encircled me altogether.
¹⁸You have removed ^(AU)lover and friend far from me;
My acquaintances are in a hiding place.

Footnotes

Psalm 87:4 I.e., Egypt, as a sea monster; not to be confused with Rahab in Joshua 2
Psalm 87:4 Or as
Psalm 87:4 Or Ethiopia
Psalm 87:7 Or dance
Psalm 88 Title Possibly, Contemplative; or Didactic; or Skillful Psalm
Psalm 88 Title 1 Kin 4:31; 1 Chr 2:6; Ps 89: title
Psalm 88:3 Or been satisfied with
Psalm 88:3 I.e., the netherworld
Psalm 88:5 Lit A freed one among the dead
Psalm 88:8 Lit abomination to them
Psalm 88:9 Lit palms
Psalm 88:11 I.e., place of destruction
Psalm 88:16 Or silenced

Romans 13

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Be Subject to Government

13 Every ^[a]^(A)person is to be ^(B)subject to the governing authorities. For ^(C)there is no authority except ^[b]from God, and those which exist are established by God. ²Therefore ^[c]whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves. ³For ^(D)rulers are not a cause of fear for ^[d]good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same; ⁴for it is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a servant of God, an ^(E)avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil. ⁵Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of wrath, but also ^(F)for the sake of conscience. ⁶For because of this you also pay taxes, for rulers are servants of God, devoting themselves to this very thing. ⁷^(G)Pay to all what is due them: ^(H)tax to whom tax is due; ^(I)custom to whom custom; ^[e]respect to whom ^[f]respect; honor to whom honor.

⁸Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for ^(J)the one who loves ^[g]his neighbor has fulfilled the Law. ⁹For this, “^(K)You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this saying, “^(L)You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” ¹⁰Love ^[h]does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore ^(M)love is the fulfillment of the Law.

¹¹Do this, knowing the time, that it is ^(N)already the hour for you to ^(O)awaken from sleep; for now ^[i]salvation is nearer to us than when we first believed. ¹²^(P)The night is almost gone, and ^(Q)the day is near. Therefore let’s rid ourselves of ^(R)the deeds of darkness and put on ^(S)the armor of light. ¹³Let’s ^[j]^(T)behave properly as in the day, ^(U)not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and debauchery, not in strife and jealousy. ¹⁴But ^(V)put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh ^(W)in regard to its lusts.