18 (A)You shall therefore [a]impress these words of mine on your heart and on your soul; and you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as [b]frontals [c]on your forehead. 19 (B)You shall teach them to your sons, talking of them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road and when you lie down and when you rise up. 20 (C)You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates, 21 so that (D)your days and the days of your sons may be multiplied on the land which the Lord swore to your fathers to give them, as [d](E)long as the heavens remain above the earth.

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  1. Deuteronomy 11:18 Lit put
  2. Deuteronomy 11:18 Lit frontlet bands
  3. Deuteronomy 11:18 Lit between your eyes
  4. Deuteronomy 11:21 Lit the days of the heavens

(A)This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may [a]be careful to do according to all that is written in it; (B)for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will [b]have success.

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  1. Joshua 1:8 Lit observe
  2. Joshua 1:8 Or act wisely

BOOK 1

The Righteous and the Wicked Contrasted.

How blessed is the man who (A)does not walk in the (B)counsel of the wicked,
Nor stand in the [a](C)path of sinners,
Nor (D)sit in the seat of scoffers!
But his (E)delight is (F)in the law of the Lord,
And in His law he meditates (G)day and (H)night.
He will be like (I)a tree firmly planted by [b]streams of water,
Which yields its fruit in its season
And its [c]leaf does not wither;
And [d]in whatever he does, (J)he prospers.

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  1. Psalm 1:1 Or way
  2. Psalm 1:3 Or canals
  3. Psalm 1:3 Or foliage
  4. Psalm 1:3 Or all that he does prospers

Beth.

How can a young man keep his way pure?
By (A)keeping it according to Your word.

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11 Your word I have (A)treasured in my heart,
That I may not sin against You.

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Nun.

105 Your word is a (A)lamp to my feet
And a light to my path.

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(A)Trust in the Lord with all your heart
And (B)do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways (C)acknowledge Him,
And He will (D)make your paths straight.

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31 Yet those who [a]wait for the Lord
Will (A)gain new strength;
They will [b](B)mount up with [c]wings like eagles,
They will run and not get tired,
They will walk and not become weary.

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  1. Isaiah 40:31 Or hope in
  2. Isaiah 40:31 Or sprout wings
  3. Isaiah 40:31 Or pinions

10 ‘Do not (A)fear, for I am with you;
Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you, surely (B)I will help you,
Surely I will uphold you with My righteous (C)right hand.’

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11 For I know the (A)plans that I [a]have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for (B)welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a (C)hope.

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  1. Jeremiah 29:11 Lit am planning

The Lord appeared to [a]him from afar, saying,
“I have (A)loved you with an everlasting love;
Therefore I have drawn you with (B)lovingkindness.

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  1. Jeremiah 31:3 Lit me

16 “For God so (A)loved the world, that He (B)gave His [a](C)only begotten Son, that whoever (D)believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

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  1. John 3:16 Or unique, only one of His kind

24 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and (A)believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and (B)does not come into judgment, but has (C)passed out of death into life.

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27 My sheep (A)hear My voice, and (B)I know them, and they follow Me; 28 and I give (C)eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and (D)no one will snatch them out of My hand.

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Deliverance from Bondage

Therefore there is now no (A)condemnation for those who are (B)in (C)Christ Jesus.

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28 And we know that [a]God causes (A)all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are (B)called according to His purpose.

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  1. Romans 8:28 One early ms reads all things work together for good

And do not (A)be conformed to (B)this [a]world, but be transformed by the (C)renewing of your mind, so that you may [b](D)prove what the will of God is, that which is good and [c]acceptable and perfect.

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  1. Romans 12:2 Or age
  2. Romans 12:2 Or approve
  3. Romans 12:2 Or well-pleasing

For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until (A)the day of Christ Jesus.

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(A)Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by (B)prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And (C)the peace of God, which surpasses all [a]comprehension, will (D)guard your hearts and your (E)minds in (F)Christ Jesus.

Finally, brethren, (G)whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is [b]lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, [c]dwell on these things.

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  1. Philippians 4:7 Lit mind
  2. Philippians 4:8 Or lovable and gracious
  3. Philippians 4:8 Lit ponder these things

23 Now (A)may the God of peace (B)Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your (C)spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, (D)without blame at (E)the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 (F)Faithful is He who (G)calls you, and He also will bring it to pass.

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25 Therefore He is able also to (A)save [a]forever those who (B)draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to (C)make intercession for them.

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  1. Hebrews 7:25 Or completely

(A)If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the (B)truth is not in us. (C)If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and (D)to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 (E)If we say that we have not sinned, we (F)make Him a liar and (G)His word is not in us.

Christ Is Our Advocate

(H)My little children, I am (I)writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, (J)we have an [a](K)Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous;

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  1. 1 John 2:1 Gr Paracletos, one called alongside to help; or Intercessor

This Is Written That You May Know

13 (A)These things I have written to you who (B)believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have (C)eternal life.

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24 (A)Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to (B)make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with (C)great joy, 25 to the (D)only (E)God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, (F)be glory, majesty, dominion and authority, (G)before all time and now and [a]forever. Amen.

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  1. Jude 1:25 Lit to all the ages