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Psalm 116

 ¹ I love the LORD, for he heard my voice;
       he heard my cry for mercy.

 ² Because he turned his ear to me,
       I will call on him as long as I live.

 ³ The cords of death entangled me,
       the anguish of the grave ^[a] came upon me;
       I was overcome by trouble and sorrow.

 ⁴ Then I called on the name of the LORD :
       "O LORD, save me!"

 ⁵ The LORD is gracious and righteous;
       our God is full of compassion.

 ⁶ The LORD protects the simplehearted;
       when I was in great need, he saved me.

 ⁷ Be at rest once more, O my soul,
       for the LORD has been good to you.

 ⁸ For you, O LORD, have delivered my soul from death,
       my eyes from tears,
       my feet from stumbling,

 ⁹ that I may walk before the LORD
       in the land of the living.

 ¹⁰ I believed; therefore ^[b] I said,
       "I am greatly afflicted."

 ¹¹ And in my dismay I said,
       "All men are liars."

 ¹² How can I repay the LORD
       for all his goodness to me?

 ¹³ I will lift up the cup of salvation
       and call on the name of the LORD.

 ¹⁴ I will fulfill my vows to the LORD
       in the presence of all his people.

 ¹⁵ Precious in the sight of the LORD
       is the death of his saints.

 ¹⁶ O LORD, truly I am your servant;
       I am your servant, the son of your maidservant ^[c] ;
       you have freed me from my chains.

 ¹⁷ I will sacrifice a thank offering to you
       and call on the name of the LORD.

 ¹⁸ I will fulfill my vows to the LORD
       in the presence of all his people,

 ¹⁹ in the courts of the house of the LORD—
       in your midst, O Jerusalem.
       Praise the LORD. ^[d]

Psalm 117

 ¹ Praise the LORD, all you nations;
       extol him, all you peoples.

 ² For great is his love toward us,
       and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever.
       Praise the LORD. ^[e]

Psalm 118

 ¹ Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
       his love endures forever.

 ² Let Israel say:
       "His love endures forever."

 ³ Let the house of Aaron say:
       "His love endures forever."

 ⁴ Let those who fear the LORD say:
       "His love endures forever."

 ⁵ In my anguish I cried to the LORD,
       and he answered by setting me free.

 ⁶ The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid.
       What can man do to me?

 ⁷ The LORD is with me; he is my helper.
       I will look in triumph on my enemies.

 ⁸ It is better to take refuge in the LORD
       than to trust in man.

 ⁹ It is better to take refuge in the LORD
       than to trust in princes.

 ¹⁰ All the nations surrounded me,
       but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.

 ¹¹ They surrounded me on every side,
       but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.

 ¹² They swarmed around me like bees,
       but they died out as quickly as burning thorns;
       in the name of the LORD I cut them off.

 ¹³ I was pushed back and about to fall,
       but the LORD helped me.

 ¹⁴ The LORD is my strength and my song;
       he has become my salvation.

 ¹⁵ Shouts of joy and victory
       resound in the tents of the righteous:
       "The LORD's right hand has done mighty things!

 ¹⁶ The LORD's right hand is lifted high;
       the LORD's right hand has done mighty things!"

 ¹⁷ I will not die but live,
       and will proclaim what the LORD has done.

 ¹⁸ The LORD has chastened me severely,
       but he has not given me over to death.

 ¹⁹ Open for me the gates of righteousness;
       I will enter and give thanks to the LORD.

 ²⁰ This is the gate of the LORD
       through which the righteous may enter.

 ²¹ I will give you thanks, for you answered me;
       you have become my salvation.

 ²² The stone the builders rejected
       has become the capstone;

 ²³ the LORD has done this,
       and it is marvelous in our eyes.

 ²⁴ This is the day the LORD has made;
       let us rejoice and be glad in it.

 ²⁵ O LORD, save us;
       O LORD, grant us success.

 ²⁶ Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD.
       From the house of the LORD we bless you. ^[f]

 ²⁷ The LORD is God,
       and he has made his light shine upon us.
       With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession
       up ^[g] to the horns of the altar.

 ²⁸ You are my God, and I will give you thanks;
       you are my God, and I will exalt you.

 ²⁹ Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
       his love endures forever.

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1 Corinthians 7

Marriage

 ⁸Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I am. ⁹But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

 ¹⁰To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. ¹¹But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.

 ¹²To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. ¹³And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. ¹⁴For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.

 ¹⁵But if the unbeliever leaves, let him do so. A believing man or woman is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace. ¹⁶How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or, how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?

 ¹⁷Nevertheless, each one should retain the place in life that the Lord assigned to him and to which God has called him. This is the rule I lay down in all the churches. ¹⁸Was a man already circumcised when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man uncircumcised when he was called? He should not be circumcised. ¹⁹Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God's commands is what counts.