Colossians 1:9-14

English Standard Version

⁹And so, ^(A)from the day we heard, ^(B)we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that ^(C)you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all ^(D)spiritual wisdom and understanding, ¹⁰so as ^(E)to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, ^(F)fully pleasing to him: ^(G)bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; ¹¹^(H)being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for ^(I)all endurance and patience ^(J)with joy; ¹²^(K)giving thanks^[a] to the Father, who has qualified you^[b] to share in ^(L)the inheritance of the saints in light. ¹³He ^(M)has delivered us from ^(N)the domain of darkness and transferred us to ^(O)the kingdom of ^(P)his beloved Son, ¹⁴^(Q)in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

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Colossians 1:12 Or patience, with joy giving thanks
Colossians 1:12 Some manuscripts us

Psalm 119:1-16

English Standard Version

Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet

Aleph

119 ^[a] Blessed are those whose ^(A)way is blameless,
    who ^(B)walk in the law of the Lord!
²Blessed are those who ^(C)keep his ^(D)testimonies,
    who ^(E)seek him with their whole heart,
³who also ^(F)do no wrong,
    but walk in his ways!
⁴You have commanded your ^(G)precepts
    to be kept diligently.
⁵Oh that my ways may ^(H)be steadfast
    in keeping your statutes!
⁶^(I)Then I shall not be put to shame,
    having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.
⁷I will praise you with an upright heart,
    when I learn ^(J)your righteous rules.^[b]
⁸I will keep your statutes;
    ^(K)do not utterly forsake me!

Beth

⁹How can ^(L)a young man keep his way pure?
    By guarding it according to your word.
¹⁰^(M)With my whole heart I seek you;
    let me not ^(N)wander from your commandments!
¹¹I have ^(O)stored up your word in my heart,
    that I might not sin against you.
¹²Blessed are you, O Lord;
    ^(P)teach me your statutes!
¹³With my lips I ^(Q)declare
    all the rules^[c] of your mouth.
¹⁴In the way of your testimonies I ^(R)delight
    as much as in all ^(S)riches.
¹⁵I will ^(T)meditate on your precepts
    and fix my eyes on your ^(U)ways.
¹⁶I will ^(V)delight in your statutes;
    I will not forget your word.

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Psalm 119:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem of twenty-two stanzas, following the letters of the Hebrew alphabet; within a stanza, each verse begins with the same Hebrew letter
Psalm 119:7 Or your just and righteous decrees; also verses 62, 106, 160, 164
Psalm 119:13 Or all the just decrees