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Psalm 87-88; Romans 13 (New International Version)

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Psalm 87-88

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Psalm 87

Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm. A song.
 1 He has set his foundation on the holy mountain;

 2 the LORD loves the gates of Zion
       more than all the dwellings of Jacob.

 3 Glorious things are said of you,
       O city of God:
       Selah

 4 "I will record Rahab [a] and Babylon
       among those who acknowledge me—
       Philistia too, and Tyre, along with Cush[b]—
       and will say, 'This [c] one was born in Zion.' "

 5 Indeed, of Zion it will be said,
       "This one and that one were born in her,
       and the Most High himself will establish her."

 6 The LORD will write in the register of the peoples:
       "This one was born in Zion."
       Selah

 7 As they make music they will sing,
       "All my fountains are in you."

Psalm 88

A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah. For the director of music. According to mahalath leannoth. A maskil of Heman the Ezrahite.
 1[d] [e]
       O LORD, the God who saves me,
       day and night I cry out before you.

 2 May my prayer come before you;
       turn your ear to my cry.

 3 For my soul is full of trouble
       and my life draws near the grave. [f]

 4 I am counted among those who go down to the pit;
       I am like a man without strength.

 5 I am set apart with the dead,
       like the slain who lie in the grave,
       whom you remember no more,
       who are cut off from your care.

 6 You have put me in the lowest pit,
       in the darkest depths.

 7 Your wrath lies heavily upon me;
       you have overwhelmed me with all your waves.
       Selah

 8 You have taken from me my closest friends
       and have made me repulsive to them.
       I am confined and cannot escape;

 9 my eyes are dim with grief.
       I call to you, O LORD, every day;
       I spread out my hands to you.

 10 Do you show your wonders to the dead?
       Do those who are dead rise up and praise you?
       Selah

 11 Is your love declared in the grave,
       your faithfulness in Destruction [g] ?

 12 Are your wonders known in the place of darkness,
       or your righteous deeds in the land of oblivion?

 13 But I cry to you for help, O LORD;
       in the morning my prayer comes before you.

 14 Why, O LORD, do you reject me
       and hide your face from me?

 15 From my youth I have been afflicted and close to death;
       I have suffered your terrors and am in despair.

 16 Your wrath has swept over me;
       your terrors have destroyed me.

 17 All day long they surround me like a flood;
       they have completely engulfed me.

 18 You have taken my companions and loved ones from me;
       the darkness is my closest friend.

Footnotes:
  1. Psalm 87:4 A poetic name for Egypt
  2. Psalm 87:4 That is, the upper Nile region
  3. Psalm 87:4 Or "O Rahab and Babylon, / Philistia, Tyre and Cush, / I will record concerning those who acknowledge me: / 'This
  4. Psalm 88:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
  5. Psalm 88:1 Title: Possibly a tune, "The Suffering of Affliction"
  6. Psalm 88:3 Hebrew Sheol
  7. Psalm 88:11 Hebrew Abaddon

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Romans 13

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Romans 13

Submission to the Authorities
 1Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. 2Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. 3For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and he will commend you. 4For he is God's servant to do you good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword for nothing. He is God's servant, an agent of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. 5Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also because of conscience. 6This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God's servants, who give their full time to governing. 7Give everyone what you owe him: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.
Love, for the Day is Near
 8Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law. 9The commandments, "Do not commit adultery," "Do not murder," "Do not steal," "Do not covet,"[a] and whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this one rule: "Love your neighbor as yourself."[b] 10Love does no harm to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

 11And do this, understanding the present time. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. 12The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. 13Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. 14Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature.[c]

Footnotes:
  1. Romans 13:9 Exodus 20:13-15,17; Deut. 5:17-19,21
  2. Romans 13:9 Lev. 19:18
  3. Romans 13:14 Or the flesh

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