30 This same Hezekiah (A)closed the upper outlet of the waters of (B)Gihon and directed them down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.

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30 It was Hezekiah who blocked(A) the upper outlet of the Gihon(B) spring and channeled(C) the water down to the west side of the City of David. He succeeded in everything he undertook.

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33 And the king said to them, “Take with you (A)the servants of your lord and have Solomon my son ride on my own mule, and bring him down to (B)Gihon.

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33 he said to them: “Take your lord’s servants with you and have Solomon my son mount my own mule(A) and take him down to Gihon.(B)

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and you saw that (A)the breaches of the city of David were many. (B)You collected the waters of the lower pool, 10 and you counted the houses of Jerusalem, and you broke down the houses to fortify the wall. 11 (C)You made a reservoir between (D)the two walls for the water of (E)the old pool. But (F)you did not look to him who did it, or see him who planned it long ago.

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You saw that the walls of the City of David
    were broken through(A) in many places;
you stored up water
    in the Lower Pool.(B)
10 You counted the buildings in Jerusalem
    and tore down houses(C) to strengthen the wall.(D)
11 You built a reservoir between the two walls(E)
    for the water of the Old Pool,(F)
but you did not look to the One who made it,
    or have regard(G) for the One who planned(H) it long ago.

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Book One

The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked

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;
but his (G)delight is in the law[b] of the Lord,
    and on his (H)law he meditates day and night.

He 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.

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Footnotes

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

BOOK I

Psalms 1–41

Psalm 1

Blessed is the one(A)
    who does not walk(B) in step with the wicked(C)
or stand in the way(D) that sinners take(E)
    or sit(F) in the company of mockers,(G)
but whose delight(H) is in the law of the Lord,(I)
    and who meditates(J) on his law day and night.
That person is like a tree(K) planted by streams(L) of water,(M)
    which yields its fruit(N) in season
and whose leaf(O) does not wither—
    whatever they do prospers.(P)

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A great many people were gathered, and they stopped all the springs and (A)the brook that flowed through the land, saying, “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find much water?”

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They gathered a large group of people who blocked all the springs(A) and the stream that flowed through the land. “Why should the kings[a] of Assyria come and find plenty of water?” they said.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 32:4 Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac king

20 (A)The rest of the deeds of Hezekiah and all his might and how he made (B)the pool and the conduit (C)and brought water into the city, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?

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20 As for the other events of Hezekiah’s reign, all his achievements and how he made the pool(A) and the tunnel(B) by which he brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?

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45 And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at (A)Gihon, and they have gone up from there rejoicing, so that the city is in an uproar. This is the noise that you have heard.

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45 and Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at Gihon. From there they have gone up cheering, and the city resounds(A) with it. That’s the noise you hear.

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38 So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, (A)and the Cherethites and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon ride on King David's mule and brought him to Gihon.

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38 So Zadok(A) the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites(B) and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon mount King David’s mule, and they escorted him to Gihon.(C)

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Only be strong and (A)very courageous, being careful to do according to all the law (B)that Moses my servant commanded you. (C)Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success[a] wherever you go. This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but (D)you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 1:7 Or may act wisely

“Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey(A) all the law(B) my servant Moses(C) gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left,(D) that you may be successful wherever you go.(E) Keep this Book of the Law(F) always on your lips;(G) meditate(H) on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.(I)

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