Psalm 24

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The King of Glory Entering Zion.

A Psalm of David.

24 The ^(A)earth is the Lord’s, and ^[a]all it contains,
The ^(B)world, and those who live in it.
²For He has ^(C)founded it upon the seas
And established it upon the rivers.
³Who may ^(D)ascend onto the ^(E)hill of the Lord?
And who may stand in His holy ^(F)place?
⁴One who has ^(G)clean hands and a ^(H)pure heart,
Who has not ^(I)lifted up his soul to deceit
And has not ^(J)sworn deceitfully.
⁵He will receive a ^(K)blessing from the Lord
And ^[b]^(L)righteousness from the God of his salvation.
⁶^[c]This is the generation of those who ^(M)seek Him,
Who seek Your face—even Jacob. Selah

⁷^(N)Lift up your heads, you gates,
And be lifted up, you ^[d]ancient doors,
That the King of ^(O)glory may come in!
⁸Who is the King of glory?
The Lord ^(P)strong and mighty,
The Lord ^(Q)mighty in battle.
⁹Lift up your heads, you gates,
And lift them up, you ^[e]ancient doors,
That the King of ^(R)glory may come in!
¹⁰Who is this King of glory?
The Lord of ^(S)armies,
He is the King of glory. Selah

Footnotes

Psalm 24:1 Lit its fullness
Psalm 24:5 I.e., as vindicated
Psalm 24:6 Or Such
Psalm 24:7 Lit everlasting
Psalm 24:9 Lit everlasting

Psalm 54

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Prayer for Defense against Enemies.

For the music director; on stringed instruments. A ^[a]Maskil of David, ^[b]when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “Is David not keeping himself hidden among us?”

54 Save me, God, by ^(A)Your name,
And ^[c]vindicate me by ^(B)Your power.
²^(C)Hear my prayer, God;
^(D)Listen to the words of my mouth.
³For strangers have ^(E)risen against me
And ^(F)violent men have ^(G)sought my ^[d]life;
They have ^(H)not set God before them. Selah

⁴Behold, ^(I)God is my helper;
The Lord is ^[e]the ^(J)sustainer of my soul.
⁵^[f]He will ^(K)pay back the evil to my enemies;
^[g]^(L)Destroy them ^(M)in Your ^[h]faithfulness.

⁶^[i]^(N)Willingly I will sacrifice to You;
I will ^(O)praise Your name, Lord, for it is good.
⁷For ^[j]He has ^(P)saved me from all ^[k]trouble,
And my eye has ^(Q)looked with satisfaction upon my enemies.

Footnotes

Psalm 54 Title Possibly Contemplative; or Didactic; or Skillful Psalm
Psalm 54 Title 1 Sam 23:19; 26:1
Psalm 54:1 Lit judge
Psalm 54:3 Or soul
Psalm 54:4 Lit as those who sustain
Psalm 54:5 LXX; MT The evil will return
Psalm 54:5 Or Put to silence
Psalm 54:5 Or truth
Psalm 54:6 Or With a voluntary offering
Psalm 54:7 Or it; i.e., His name
Psalm 54:7 Or distress

Psalm 84

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Longing for the Temple Worship.

For the music director; ^[a]on the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

84 How lovely are Your ^(A)dwelling places,
Lord of armies!
²My ^(B)soul longed and even yearned for the courtyards of the Lord;
My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the ^(C)living God.
³The bird also has found a house,
And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may put her young:
Your ^(D)altars, Lord of armies,
^(E)My King and my God.
⁴^(F)Blessed are those who dwell in Your house!
They are ^(G)ever praising You. Selah

⁵Blessed is the person whose ^(H)strength is in You,
In ^[b]whose heart are the ^(I)roads to Zion!
⁶Passing through the Valley of ^[c]Baca they make it a ^[d]spring;
The ^(J)early rain also covers it with blessings.
⁷They ^(K)go from strength to strength,
^[e]Every one of them ^(L)appears before God in Zion.

⁸^(M)Lord God of armies, hear my prayer;
Listen, ^(N)God of Jacob! Selah
⁹See our ^(O)shield, God,
And look at the face of ^(P)Your anointed.
¹⁰For ^(Q)a day in Your courtyards is better than a thousand elsewhere.
I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God
Than live in the tents of wickedness.
¹¹For the Lord God is ^(R)a sun and ^(S)shield;
The Lord gives grace and ^(T)glory;
^(U)He withholds no good thing ^[f]from those who walk with integrity.
¹²Lord of armies,
^(V)Blessed is the person who trusts in You!

Footnotes

Psalm 84 Title Or according to
Psalm 84:5 Lit their
Psalm 84:6 Prob. Weeping; or Balsam-shrubs
Psalm 84:6 Or place of springs
Psalm 84:7 Some ancient versions The God of gods will be seen in Zion
Psalm 84:11 Lit with regard to

Psalm 114

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God’s Rescue of Israel from Egypt.

114 When Israel went forth ^(A)from Egypt,
The house of Jacob from a people of a ^(B)foreign language,
²Judah became ^(C)His sanctuary;
Israel, ^(D)His dominion.

³The ^(E)sea looked and fled;
The ^(F)Jordan turned back.
⁴The mountains ^(G)skipped like rams,
The hills, like lambs.
⁵What ^(H)ails you, sea, that you flee?
Jordan, that you turn back?
⁶Mountains, that you skip like rams?
Hills, like lambs?

⁷^(I)Tremble, earth, before the Lord,
Before the God of Jacob,
⁸Who ^(J)turned the rock into a ^(K)pool of water,
The ^(L)flint into a fountain of water.

Psalm 144

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Prayer for Rescue and Prosperity.

A Psalm of David.

144 Blessed be the Lord, ^(A)my rock,
Who ^(B)trains my hands for war,
And my fingers for battle;
²My faithfulness and ^(C)my fortress,
My ^(D)stronghold and my savior,
My ^(E)shield and He in whom I take refuge,
Who ^(F)subdues ^[a]my people under me.
³Lord, ^(G)what is man, that You look after him?
Or a son of man, that You think of him?
⁴^(H)Man is like the breath;
His ^(I)days are like a passing shadow.

⁵^(J)Bend down Your heavens, Lord, and ^(K)come down;
^(L)Touch the mountains, that they may smoke.
⁶Flash forth ^(M)lightning and scatter them;
Send out Your ^(N)arrows and confuse them.
⁷Reach out with Your hand ^(O)from on high;
Rescue me and ^(P)save me from great waters,
From the hand of ^(Q)foreigners
⁸Whose mouths ^(R)speak deceit,
And whose ^(S)right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

⁹God, I will sing a ^(T)new song to You;
On a ^(U)harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You,
¹⁰Who ^(V)gives salvation to kings,
Who ^(W)rescues His servant David from the evil sword.
¹¹Rescue me and save me from the hand of ^(X)foreigners,
Whose mouth ^(Y)speaks deceit
And whose ^(Z)right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

¹²When our sons in their youth are like ^(AA)growing plants,
And our daughters like ^(AB)corner pillars ^[b]fashioned for a palace,
¹³Our ^(AC)granaries are full, providing every kind of produce,
And our flocks deliver thousands and ten thousands in our ^[c]fields;
¹⁴May our ^(AD)cattle ^[d]be bred
Without ^[e]^(AE)mishap and without ^[f]^(AF)loss,
May there be no ^(AG)outcry in our streets!
¹⁵Blessed are the people who are so situated;
^(AH)Blessed are the people whose God is the Lord!

Footnotes

Psalm 144:2 Another reading is peoples
Psalm 144:12 Lit cut after the pattern of
Psalm 144:13 Lit outside
Psalm 144:14 Lit be laden
Psalm 144:14 Lit breach
Psalm 144:14 Lit going out; i.e., miscarriage

Proverbs 24

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Precepts and Warnings

24 Do not be ^(A)envious of evil people,
Nor desire to ^(B)be with them;
²For their ^[a]minds plot ^(C)violence,
And their lips ^(D)talk of trouble.

³^(E)By wisdom a house is built,
And by understanding it is established;
⁴And by knowledge the rooms are ^(F)filled
With all precious and pleasant riches.

⁵A ^(G)wise man is ^[b]strong,
And a person of knowledge ^[c]increases power.
⁶For ^(H)by wise guidance you will ^[d]wage war,
And ^(I)in an abundance of counselors there is victory.

⁷Wisdom is ^(J)too exalted for a fool,
He does not open his mouth ^(K)at the gate.

⁸One who ^(L)plans to do evil,
People will call a ^[e]schemer.
⁹The ^(M)devising of foolishness is sin,
And the scoffer is an abomination to humanity.

¹⁰If you ^(N)show yourself lacking courage on the day of distress,
Your strength is meager.

¹¹^(O)Rescue those who are being taken away to death,
And those who are staggering to the slaughter, Oh hold them back!
¹²If you say, “See, we did not know this,”
Does He ^(P)who weighs the hearts not ^(Q)consider it?
And ^(R)does He who ^(S)watches over your soul not know it?
And will He not ^[f]^(T)repay a person according to his work?

¹³My son, eat ^(U)honey, for it is good;
Yes, the ^(V)honey from the comb is sweet to your taste;
¹⁴Know that ^(W)wisdom is the same for your soul;
If you find it, then there will be a ^[g]^(X)future,
And your hope will not be cut off.

¹⁵^(Y)Do not lie in ambush, you wicked person, against the home of the righteous;
Do not destroy his resting place;
¹⁶For a ^(Z)righteous person falls seven times and rises again,
But the ^(AA)wicked stumble in time of disaster.

¹⁷^(AB)Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,
And do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,
¹⁸Otherwise, the Lord will see and ^[h]be displeased,
And turn His anger away from him.

¹⁹^(AC)Do not get upset because of evildoers
Or be ^(AD)envious of the wicked;
²⁰For ^(AE)there will be no ^[i]^(AF)future for the evil person;
The ^(AG)lamp of the wicked will be put out.

²¹My son, ^[j]^(AH)fear the Lord and the king;
Do not get involved with those ^[k]of high rank,
²²For their ^(AI)disaster will rise suddenly,
And who knows the ruin that can come from both of them?

²³These also are ^(AJ)sayings of the wise:
To ^[l]^(AK)show partiality in judgment is not good.
²⁴One ^(AL)who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
^(AM)Peoples will curse him, nations will scold him;
²⁵But ^(AN)for those who rebuke the wicked there will be delight,
And a good blessing will come upon them.
²⁶One who gives ^[m]a right answer
Kisses the lips.

²⁷Prepare your work outside,
And ^(AO)make it ready for yourself in the field;
Afterward, then, build your house.

²⁸Do not be a ^(AP)witness against your neighbor for no reason,
And ^(AQ)do not deceive with your lips.
²⁹^(AR)Do not say, “I shall do the same to him as he has done to me;
I will ^[n]repay the person according to his work.”

³⁰I passed by the field of ^[o]a lazy one,
And by the vineyard of a person ^(AS)lacking ^[p]sense,
³¹And behold, it was completely ^(AT)overgrown with weeds;
Its surface was covered with ^(AU)weeds,
And its stone ^(AV)wall was broken down.
³²When I saw, I ^[q]reflected upon it;
I looked, and received instruction.
³³“^(AW)A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest,”
³⁴Then your poverty will come like ^[r]a drifter,
And your need like ^[s]an armed man.