Psalm 103:8-10

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⁸The Lord is ^(A)merciful and gracious,
    slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
⁹^(B)He will not always chide,
    nor will he ^(C)keep his anger forever.
¹⁰He does not deal with us ^(D)according to our sins,
    nor repay us according to our iniquities.

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Psalm 1

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Book One

The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked

1 Blessed is the man^[a]
    who ^(A)walks not in ^(B)the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in ^(C)the way of sinners,
    nor ^(D)sits in ^(E)the seat of ^(F)scoffers;
²but his ^(G)delight is in the law^[b] of the Lord,
    and on his ^(H)law he meditates day and night.

³He is like ^(I)a tree
    planted by ^(J)streams of water
that yields its fruit in its season,
    and its ^(K)leaf does not wither.
^(L)In all that he does, he prospers.
⁴The wicked are not so,
    but are like ^(M)chaff that the wind drives away.

⁵Therefore the wicked ^(N)will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in ^(O)the congregation of the righteous;
⁶for the Lord ^(P)knows ^(Q)the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked will perish.

Footnotes

Psalm 1:1 The singular Hebrew word for man (ish) is used here to portray a representative example of a godly person; see Preface
Psalm 1:2 Or instruction

Jeremiah 17:5-10

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⁵Thus says the Lord:
“Cursed is the man ^(A)who trusts in man
    and makes flesh his strength,^[a]
    whose heart turns away from the Lord.
⁶^(B)He is like a shrub in the desert,
    ^(C)and shall not see any good come.
He shall dwell in the parched places of the wilderness,
    in ^(D)an uninhabited salt land.

⁷^(E)“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,
    ^(F)whose trust is the Lord.
⁸^(G)He is like a tree planted by water,
    that sends out its roots by the stream,
and does not fear when heat comes,
    for its leaves remain green,
and is not anxious in the year of drought,
    for it does not cease to bear fruit.”

⁹The heart is deceitful above all things,
    and desperately sick;
    who can understand it?
¹⁰^(H)“I the Lord search the heart
    ^(I)and test the mind,^[b]
^(J)to give every man according to his ways,
    according to the fruit of his deeds.”

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Footnotes

Jeremiah 17:5 Hebrew arm
Jeremiah 17:10 Hebrew kidneys

1 Corinthians 15:12-20

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The Resurrection of the Dead

¹²Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, ^(A)how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? ¹³But if there is no resurrection of the dead, ^(B)then not even Christ has been raised. ¹⁴And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. ¹⁵We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that ^(C)he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. ¹⁶For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. ¹⁷And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and ^(D)you are still in your sins. ¹⁸Then those also who ^(E)have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. ¹⁹If in Christ we have hope^[a] in this life only, ^(F)we are of all people most to be pitied.

²⁰But in fact ^(G)Christ has been raised from the dead, ^(H)the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

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1 Corinthians 15:19 Or we have hoped

Psalm 32:1-2

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Blessed Are the Forgiven

A Maskil^[a] of David.

32 ^(A)Blessed is the one whose ^(B)transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered.
²Blessed is the man against whom the Lord ^(C)counts no iniquity,
and in whose spirit ^(D)there is no deceit.

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Psalm 32:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term

Luke 9:37-43

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Jesus Heals a Boy with an Unclean Spirit

³⁷^(A)On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great crowd met him. ³⁸And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for ^(B)he is my only child. ³⁹And behold, a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly cries out. It convulses him so that he foams at the mouth, and shatters him, and will hardly leave him. ⁴⁰And I begged your disciples to cast it out, but ^(C)they could not.” ⁴¹Jesus answered, “O ^(D)faithless and twisted generation, ^(E)how long am I to be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here.” ⁴²While he was coming, the demon threw him to the ground and convulsed him. But Jesus ^(F)rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy, and ^(G)gave him back to his father. ⁴³And all were astonished at ^(H)the majesty of God.

Jesus Again Foretells His Death

^(I)But while they were all marveling at everything he was doing, Jesus^[a] said ^(J)to his disciples,

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Luke 9:43 Greek he

Numbers 6:24-26

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²⁴The Lord ^(A)bless you and ^(B)keep you;
²⁵the Lord ^(C)make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;
²⁶the Lord ^(D)lift up his countenance^[a] upon you and give you peace.