Exodus 25-27

English Standard Version

Contributions for the Sanctuary

25 The Lord said to Moses, ²^(A)“Speak to the people of Israel, that they take for me a contribution. From ^(B)every man whose heart moves him you shall receive the contribution for me. ³And this is the contribution that you shall receive from them: gold, silver, and bronze, ⁴^(C)blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, goats' hair, ⁵tanned ^(D)rams' skins, goatskins,^[a] acacia wood, ⁶^(E)oil for the lamps, ^(F)spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense, ⁷onyx stones, and stones for setting, for the ^(G)ephod and for the breastpiece. ⁸And let them make me a ^(H)sanctuary, that ^(I)I may dwell in their midst. ⁹^(J)Exactly as I show you concerning the pattern of the ^(K)tabernacle, and of all its furniture, so you shall make it.

The Ark of the Covenant

¹⁰^(L)“They shall make an ark of acacia wood. Two cubits^[b] and a half shall be its length, a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height. ¹¹You shall overlay it with ^(M)pure gold, inside and outside shall you overlay it, and you shall make on it a molding of gold around it. ¹²You shall cast four rings of gold for it and put them on its ^(N)four feet, two rings on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it. ¹³You shall make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. ¹⁴And you shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry the ark by them. ¹⁵The ^(O)poles shall remain in the rings of the ark; they shall not be taken from it. ¹⁶^(P)And you shall put into the ark the ^(Q)testimony that I shall give you.

¹⁷^(R)“You shall make a mercy seat^[c] of pure gold. Two cubits and a half shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth. ¹⁸And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of ^(S)hammered work shall you make them, on the two ends of the mercy seat. ¹⁹Make one cherub on the one end, and one cherub on the other end. ^(T)Of one piece with the mercy seat shall you make the cherubim on its two ends. ²⁰^(U)The cherubim shall spread out their wings above, overshadowing the mercy seat with their wings, their faces one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubim be. ²¹And you shall put the mercy seat on the top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the testimony that I shall give you. ²²^(V)There I will meet with you, and from above the mercy seat, from ^(W)between the two cherubim that are on the ark of the testimony, I will speak with you about all that I will give you in commandment for the people of Israel.

The Table for Bread

²³^(X)“You shall make a table of acacia wood. Two cubits shall be its length, a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height. ²⁴You shall overlay it with ^(Y)pure gold and make a molding of gold around it. ²⁵And you shall make a rim around it a handbreadth^[d] wide, and a molding of gold around the rim. ²⁶And you shall make for it four rings of gold, and fasten the rings to the four corners at its four legs. ²⁷Close to the frame the rings shall lie, as ^(Z)holders for the poles to carry the table. ²⁸You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, and the table shall be carried with these. ²⁹And you shall make its plates and ^(AA)dishes for incense, and its flagons and bowls with which to pour drink offerings; you shall make them of pure gold. ³⁰And you shall set the ^(AB)bread of the Presence on the table before me regularly.

The Golden Lampstand

³¹^(AC)“You shall make a lampstand of pure gold. The lampstand shall be made of hammered work: its base, its stem, its cups, its calyxes, and its flowers shall be of one piece with it. ³²And there shall be six branches going out of its sides, three branches of the lampstand out of one side of it and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side of it; ³³three cups made like almond blossoms, each with calyx and flower, on one branch, and three cups made like almond blossoms, each with calyx and flower, on the other branch—so for the six branches going out of the lampstand. ³⁴And on the lampstand itself there shall be four cups made like almond blossoms, with their calyxes and flowers, ³⁵and a calyx of one piece with it under each pair of the six branches going out from the lampstand. ³⁶Their calyxes and their branches shall be of one piece with it, the whole of it a single piece of hammered work of pure gold. ³⁷You shall make seven lamps for it. And the lamps ^(AD)shall be set up so as ^(AE)to give light on the space in front of it. ³⁸Its tongs and their trays shall be of pure gold. ³⁹It shall be made, with all these utensils, out of a talent^[e] of pure gold. ⁴⁰And ^(AF)see that you make them after the pattern for them, which is being shown you on the mountain.

The Tabernacle

26 “Moreover, ^(AG)you shall make the ^(AH)tabernacle with ten curtains of ^(AI)fine twined linen and blue and purple and scarlet yarns; you shall make them with cherubim ^(AJ)skillfully worked into them. ²The length of each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits,^[f] and the breadth of each curtain four cubits; all the curtains shall be the same size. ³Five curtains shall be coupled to one another, and the other five curtains shall be coupled to one another. ⁴And you shall make loops of blue on the edge of the outermost curtain in the first set. Likewise you shall make loops on the edge of the outermost curtain in the second set. ⁵Fifty loops you shall make on the one curtain, and fifty loops you shall make on the edge of the curtain that is in the second set; the loops shall be opposite one another. ⁶And you shall make fifty clasps of gold, and couple the curtains one to the other with the clasps, so that the tabernacle may be a single whole.

⁷“You shall also make ^(AK)curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the tabernacle; eleven curtains shall you make. ⁸The length of each curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits. The eleven curtains shall be the same size. ⁹You shall couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and the sixth curtain you shall double over at the front of the tent. ¹⁰You shall make fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in one set, and fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in the second set.

¹¹“You shall make fifty clasps of bronze, and put the clasps into the loops, and couple the tent together that it may be a single whole. ¹²And the part that remains of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remains, shall hang over the back of the tabernacle. ¹³And the extra that remains in the length of the curtains, the cubit on the one side, and the cubit on the other side, shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle, on this side and that side, to cover it. ¹⁴^(AL)And you shall make for the tent a covering of tanned ^(AM)rams' skins^[g] and a covering of goatskins on top.

¹⁵“You shall make upright frames for the tabernacle of acacia wood. ¹⁶Ten cubits shall be the length of a frame, and a cubit and a half the breadth of each frame. ¹⁷There shall be two tenons in each frame, for fitting together. So shall you do for all the frames of the tabernacle. ¹⁸You shall make the frames for the tabernacle: twenty frames for the south side; ¹⁹and forty bases of silver you shall make under the twenty frames, two bases under one frame for its two tenons, and two bases under the next frame for its two tenons; ²⁰and for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side twenty frames, ²¹and their forty bases of silver, two bases under one frame, and two bases under the next frame. ²²And for the rear of the tabernacle westward you shall make six frames. ²³And you shall make two frames for corners of the tabernacle in the rear; ²⁴they shall be separate beneath, but joined at the top, at the first ring. Thus shall it be with both of them; they shall form the two corners. ²⁵And there shall be eight frames, with their bases of silver, sixteen bases; two bases under one frame, and two bases under another frame.

²⁶“You shall make bars of acacia wood, five for the frames of the one side of the tabernacle, ²⁷and five bars for the frames of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the frames of the side of the tabernacle at the rear westward. ²⁸The middle bar, halfway up the frames, shall run from end to end. ²⁹You shall overlay the frames with gold and shall make their rings of gold for ^(AN)holders for the bars, and you shall overlay the bars with gold. ³⁰Then you shall erect the tabernacle ^(AO)according to the plan for it that you were shown on the mountain.

³¹^(AP)“And you shall make a veil of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and ^(AQ)fine twined linen. It shall be made with cherubim ^(AR)skillfully worked into it. ³²And you shall hang it on four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold, with hooks of gold, on four bases of silver. ³³And you shall hang ^(AS)the veil from the clasps, and bring ^(AT)the ark of the testimony in there within the veil. And the veil shall separate for you the Holy Place from the Most Holy. ³⁴^(AU)You shall put the mercy seat on the ark of the testimony in the Most Holy Place. ³⁵And ^(AV)you shall set the table outside the veil, and the ^(AW)lampstand on the south side of the tabernacle opposite the table, and you shall put the table on the north side.

³⁶“You shall make a ^(AX)screen for the entrance of the tent, of ^(AY)blue and purple and scarlet yarns and ^(AZ)fine twined linen, embroidered with needlework. ³⁷And you shall make for the screen five pillars of acacia, and overlay them with gold. Their hooks shall be of gold, and you shall cast five bases of bronze for them.

The Bronze Altar

27 “You shall make the ^(BA)altar of acacia wood, five cubits^[h] long and five cubits broad. The altar shall be square, and its height shall be three cubits. ²And you shall make ^(BB)horns for it on its four corners; its horns shall be of one piece with it, and ^(BC)you shall overlay it with bronze. ³You shall make pots for it to receive its ashes, and shovels and basins and ^(BD)forks and fire pans. You shall make all its utensils of bronze. ⁴You shall also make for it a grating, a network of bronze, and on the net you shall make four bronze rings at its four corners. ⁵And you shall set it under the ledge of the altar so that the net extends halfway down the altar. ⁶And you shall make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with bronze. ⁷And the poles shall be put through the rings, so that the poles are on the two sides of the altar when it is carried. ⁸You shall make it hollow, with boards. ^(BE)As it has been shown you on the mountain, so shall it be made.

The Court of the Tabernacle

⁹^(BF)“You shall make the court of the tabernacle. On the south side the court shall have hangings of fine twined linen a hundred cubits long for one side. ¹⁰Its twenty pillars and their twenty bases shall be of bronze, but the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver. ¹¹And likewise for its length on the north side there shall be hangings a hundred cubits long, its pillars twenty and their bases twenty, of bronze, but the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver. ¹²And for the breadth of the court on the west side there shall be hangings for fifty cubits, with ten pillars and ten bases. ¹³The breadth of the court on the front to the east shall be fifty cubits. ¹⁴The hangings for the one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and three bases. ¹⁵On the other side the hangings shall be fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and three bases. ¹⁶For the gate of the court there shall be ^(BG)a screen twenty cubits long, of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, embroidered with needlework. It shall have four pillars and with them four bases. ¹⁷All the pillars around the court shall be filleted with silver. Their hooks shall be of silver, and their bases of bronze. ¹⁸The length of the court shall be a hundred cubits, the breadth fifty, and the height five cubits, with hangings of fine twined linen and bases of bronze. ¹⁹All the utensils of the tabernacle for every use, and all its pegs and all the pegs of the court, shall be of bronze.

Oil for the Lamp

²⁰^(BH)“You shall command the people of Israel that they bring to you pure beaten olive oil for the light, that a lamp may regularly be set up to burn. ²¹^(BI)In the tent of meeting, ^(BJ)outside the veil that is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall tend it from evening to morning before the Lord. It shall be a statute forever to be observed throughout their generations by the people of Israel.

Footnotes

Exodus 25:5 Uncertain; possibly dolphin skins, or dugong skins; compare 26:14
Exodus 25:10 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
Exodus 25:17 Or cover
Exodus 25:25 A handbreadth was about 3 inches or 7.5 centimeters
Exodus 25:39 A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms
Exodus 26:2 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
Exodus 26:14 Or of rams’ skins dyed red
Exodus 27:1 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters

Matthew 26:31-46

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³¹Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away because of me this night. For it is written, ‘I will ^(A)strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ ³²But after I am raised up, ^(B)I will go before you to Galilee.” ³³^(C)Peter answered him, “Though they all fall away because of you, I will never fall away.” ³⁴^(D)Jesus said to him, “Truly, I tell you, this very night, ^(E)before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” ³⁵^(F)Peter said to him, “Even if I must die with you, I will not deny you!” And all the disciples said the same.

Jesus Prays in Gethsemane

³⁶^(G)Then Jesus went with them ^(H)to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go over there and pray.” ³⁷And taking with him ^(I)Peter and ^(J)the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled. ³⁸Then he said to them, ^(K)“My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and ^(L)watch^[a] with me.” ³⁹And going a little farther he fell on his face ^(M)and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it be possible, let ^(N)this cup pass from me; ^(O)nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.” ⁴⁰And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter, “So, could you not watch with me one hour? ⁴¹^(P)Watch and ^(Q)pray that you ^(R)may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” ⁴²Again, for the second time, he went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, ^(S)your will be done.” ⁴³And again he came and found them sleeping, for ^(T)their eyes were heavy. ⁴⁴So, leaving them again, he went away and prayed for ^(U)the third time, saying the same words again. ⁴⁵Then he came to the disciples and said to them, “Sleep and take your rest later on.^[b] See, ^(V)the hour is at hand, and ^(W)the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. ⁴⁶Rise, let us be going; see, my betrayer is at hand.”

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Footnotes

Matthew 26:38 Or keep awake; also verses 40, 41
Matthew 26:45 Or Are you still sleeping and taking your rest?

Psalm 50-55

English Standard Version

God Himself Is Judge

A Psalm of ^(A)Asaph.

50 ^(B)The Mighty One, God the Lord,
    speaks and summons the earth
    ^(C)from the rising of the sun to its setting.
²Out of Zion, ^(D)the perfection of beauty,
    ^(E)God shines forth.

³Our God comes; he ^(F)does not keep silence;^[a]
    before him is a devouring ^(G)fire,
    around him a mighty tempest.
⁴^(H)He calls to the heavens above
    and to the earth, that he may judge his people:
⁵“Gather to me my faithful ones,
    who made ^(I)a covenant with me by sacrifice!”
⁶^(J)The heavens declare his righteousness,
    for ^(K)God himself is judge! Selah

⁷^(L)“Hear, O my people, and I will speak;
    O Israel, I will testify against you.
    ^(M)I am God, your God.
⁸Not for your sacrifices ^(N)do I rebuke you;
    your burnt offerings are continually before me.
⁹I will not accept a bull from your house
    or goats from your folds.
¹⁰For every beast of the forest is mine,
    the cattle on a thousand hills.
¹¹^(O)I know all the birds of the hills,
    and all that moves in the field is mine.

¹²“If I were hungry, I would not tell you,
    ^(P)for the world and its fullness are mine.
¹³Do I eat the flesh of bulls
    or drink the blood of goats?
¹⁴^(Q)Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving,^[b]
    and ^(R)perform your vows to the Most High,
¹⁵and ^(S)call upon me in the day of trouble;
    I will ^(T)deliver you, and you shall ^(U)glorify me.”

¹⁶But to the wicked God says:
    “What right have you to recite my statutes
    or take my covenant on your lips?
¹⁷^(V)For you hate discipline,
    ^(W)and you cast my words behind you.
¹⁸If you see a thief, ^(X)you are pleased with him,
    ^(Y)and you keep company with adulterers.

¹⁹“You give your mouth free rein for evil,
    ^(Z)and your tongue frames deceit.
²⁰You sit and speak against your brother;
    you slander your own mother's son.
²¹These things you have done, and I ^(AA)have been silent;
    you thought that I^[c] was one like yourself.
But now I ^(AB)rebuke you and ^(AC)lay the charge before you.

²²“Mark this, then, you who ^(AD)forget God,
    lest I tear you apart, and there be ^(AE)none to deliver!
²³The one who ^(AF)offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me;
    to one who ^(AG)orders his way rightly
    I will show the ^(AH)salvation of God!”

Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when ^(AI)Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

51 ^(AJ)Have mercy on me,^[d] O God,
    according to your steadfast love;
according to your ^(AK)abundant mercy
    ^(AL)blot out my transgressions.
²^(AM)Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
    and ^(AN)cleanse me from my sin!

³^(AO)For I know my transgressions,
    and my sin is ever before me.
⁴^(AP)Against you, you only, have I sinned
    and done what is evil ^(AQ)in your sight,
^(AR)so that you may be justified in your words
    and blameless in your judgment.
⁵Behold, ^(AS)I was brought forth in iniquity,
    and in sin did my mother conceive me.
⁶Behold, you delight in truth in ^(AT)the inward being,
    and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.

⁷Purge me ^(AU)with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
    ^(AV)wash me, and I shall be ^(AW)whiter than snow.
⁸Let me hear joy and gladness;
    ^(AX)let the bones ^(AY)that you have broken rejoice.
⁹^(AZ)Hide your face from my sins,
    and ^(BA)blot out all my iniquities.
¹⁰^(BB)Create in me a ^(BC)clean heart, O God,
    and ^(BD)renew a right^[e] spirit within me.
¹¹^(BE)Cast me not away from your presence,
    and take not ^(BF)your Holy Spirit from me.
¹²Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
    and uphold me with a willing spirit.

¹³Then I will teach transgressors your ways,
    and sinners will ^(BG)return to you.
¹⁴Deliver me from ^(BH)bloodguiltiness, O God,
    O ^(BI)God of my salvation,
    and ^(BJ)my tongue will sing aloud of your ^(BK)righteousness.
¹⁵O Lord, open my lips,
    and my mouth will declare your praise.
¹⁶^(BL)For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it;
    you will not be pleased with a burnt offering.
¹⁷The sacrifices of God are ^(BM)a broken spirit;
    a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

¹⁸^(BN)Do good to Zion in your good pleasure;
    ^(BO)build up the walls of Jerusalem;
¹⁹then will you delight in ^(BP)right sacrifices,
    in burnt offerings and ^(BQ)whole burnt offerings;
    then bulls will be offered on your altar.

The Steadfast Love of God Endures

To the choirmaster. A Maskil^[f] of David, when ^(BR)Doeg, the Edomite, came and told Saul, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.”

52 Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man?
    The steadfast love of God endures all the day.
²Your ^(BS)tongue plots destruction,
    like ^(BT)a sharp razor, you ^(BU)worker of deceit.
³You love evil more than good,
    and ^(BV)lying more than speaking what is right. Selah
⁴You love all words that devour,
    O deceitful tongue.

⁵But God will break you down forever;
    he will snatch and ^(BW)tear you from your tent;
    he will uproot you from ^(BX)the land of the living. Selah
⁶The righteous shall ^(BY)see and fear,
    and shall ^(BZ)laugh at him, saying,
⁷“See the man who would not make
    God his refuge,
but ^(CA)trusted in the abundance of his riches
    and sought refuge in his own destruction!”^[g]

⁸But I am like ^(CB)a green olive tree
    in the house of God.
I trust in the steadfast love of God
    forever and ever.
⁹I will thank you forever,
    because you have done it.
I will wait for your name, ^(CC)for it is good,
    in the presence of the ^(CD)godly.

There Is None Who Does Good

To the choirmaster: according to ^(CE)Mahalath. A Maskil^[h] of David.

53 ^(CF)The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity;
there is none who does good.

²God looks down from heaven
on the children of man
to see if there are any who understand,^[i]
who seek after God.

³They have all fallen away;
together they have become corrupt;
there is none who does good,
not even one.

⁴Have those who work evil no knowledge,
who eat up my people as they eat bread,
and do not call upon God?

⁵There they are, in great terror,
^(CG)where there is no terror!
For God ^(CH)scatters the bones of him who encamps against you;
you put them to shame, for God has rejected them.

⁶Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
When God restores the fortunes of his people,
let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.

The Lord Upholds My Life

To the choirmaster: with ^(CI)stringed instruments. A Maskil^[j] of David, ^(CJ)when the Ziphites went and told Saul, “Is not David hiding among us?”

54 O God, save me by your ^(CK)name,
and vindicate me by your might.
²O God, ^(CL)hear my prayer;
give ear to the words of my mouth.

³^(CM)For ^(CN)strangers^[k] have risen against me;
ruthless men ^(CO)seek my life;
they do not set God before themselves. Selah

⁴Behold, ^(CP)God is my helper;
the Lord is the upholder of my life.
⁵He will return the evil to my enemies;
in your ^(CQ)faithfulness ^(CR)put an end to them.

⁶With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you;
I will give thanks to your name, O Lord, ^(CS)for it is good.
⁷For he has delivered me from every trouble,
and my eye has ^(CT)looked in triumph on my enemies.

Cast Your Burden on the Lord

To the choirmaster: with ^(CU)stringed instruments. A Maskil^[l] of David.

55 ^(CV)Give ear to my prayer, O God,
    and hide not yourself from my plea for mercy!
²Attend to me, and answer me;
    I am restless ^(CW)in my complaint and I ^(CX)moan,
³because of the noise of the enemy,
    because of the oppression of the wicked.
For they ^(CY)drop trouble upon me,
    and in anger they bear a grudge against me.

⁴My heart is in anguish within me;
    ^(CZ)the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
⁵Fear and trembling come upon me,
    and ^(DA)horror ^(DB)overwhelms me.
⁶And I say, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!
    I would fly away and be at rest;
⁷^(DC)yes, I would wander far away;
    I would lodge in the wilderness; Selah
⁸I would hurry to find a shelter
    from ^(DD)the raging wind and tempest.”

⁹Destroy, O Lord, ^(DE)divide their tongues;
    for I see ^(DF)violence and strife in the city.
¹⁰Day and night they go around it
    on its walls,
and ^(DG)iniquity and trouble are within it;
¹¹    ruin is in its midst;
^(DH)oppression and fraud
    do not depart from its marketplace.

¹²For it is not an enemy who taunts me—
    then I could bear it;
it is not an adversary who ^(DI)deals insolently with me—
    then I could hide from him.
¹³^(DJ)But it is you, a man, my equal,
    my companion, my familiar friend.
¹⁴We used to take sweet counsel together;
    within God's house we walked in ^(DK)the throng.
¹⁵Let death steal over them;
    let them go down to Sheol ^(DL)alive;
    for evil is in their dwelling place and in their heart.

¹⁶But I call to God,
    and the Lord will save me.
¹⁷^(DM)Evening and ^(DN)morning and at ^(DO)noon
    I ^(DP)utter my complaint and moan,
    and he hears my voice.
¹⁸He redeems my soul in safety
    from the battle that I wage,
    for ^(DQ)many are arrayed against me.
¹⁹God will give ear and humble them,
    he who is ^(DR)enthroned from of old, Selah
because they do not ^(DS)change
    and do not fear God.

²⁰My companion^[m] ^(DT)stretched out his hand against his friends;
    he violated his covenant.
²¹His ^(DU)speech was ^(DV)smooth as butter,
    yet war was in his heart;
his words were softer than oil,
    yet they were ^(DW)drawn swords.

²²^(DX)Cast your burden on the Lord,
and he will sustain you;
^(DY)he will never permit
the righteous to be moved.

²³But you, O God, ^(DZ)will cast them down
into ^(EA)the pit of destruction;
men of ^(EB)blood and treachery
shall not ^(EC)live out half their days.
But I will ^(ED)trust in you.

Footnotes

Psalm 50:3 Or May our God come, and not keep silence
Psalm 50:14 Or Make thanksgiving your sacrifice to God
Psalm 50:21 Or that the I am
Psalm 51:1 Or Be gracious to me
Psalm 51:10 Or steadfast
Psalm 52:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
Psalm 52:7 Or in his work of destruction
Psalm 53:1 Probably musical or liturgical terms
Psalm 53:2 Or who act wisely
Psalm 54:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
Psalm 54:3 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Targum insolent men (compare Psalm 86:14)
Psalm 55:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
Psalm 55:20 Hebrew He

Proverbs 9

English Standard Version

The Way of Wisdom

9 ^(A)Wisdom has built her house;
    she has hewn her ^(B)seven ^(C)pillars.
²She has ^(D)slaughtered her beasts; she has ^(E)mixed her wine;
    she has also ^(F)set her table.
³She has ^(G)sent out her young women to ^(H)call
    from ^(I)the highest places in the town,
⁴^(J)“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”
    ^(K)To him who lacks sense she says,
⁵“Come, ^(L)eat of my bread
    and ^(M)drink of ^(N)the wine I have mixed.
⁶Leave ^(O)your simple ways,^[a] and ^(P)live,
    ^(Q)and walk in the way of insight.”

⁷Whoever corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse,
    and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury.
⁸^(R)Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you;
    ^(S)reprove a wise man, and he will love you.
⁹Give instruction^[b] to a wise man, and he will be ^(T)still wiser;
    teach a righteous man, and he will ^(U)increase in learning.
¹⁰^(V)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
    and ^(W)the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.
¹¹For by me ^(X)your days will be multiplied,
    and years will be added to your life.
¹²^(Y)If you are wise, you are wise for yourself;
    if you scoff, you alone will bear it.

The Way of Folly

¹³^(Z)The woman Folly is ^(AA)loud;
    she is seductive^[c] and ^(AB)knows nothing.
¹⁴She sits at the door of her house;
    she takes a seat on ^(AC)the highest places of the town,
¹⁵calling to those who pass by,
    who are ^(AD)going straight on their way,
¹⁶^(AE)“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”
    And to him who lacks sense she says,
¹⁷^(AF)“Stolen water is sweet,
    and ^(AG)bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
¹⁸But he does not know ^(AH)that the dead^[d] are there,
    that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.