Isaac and Rebekah

24 Now Abraham was old, well advanced in years. And the Lord (A)had blessed Abraham in all things.

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Isaac and Rebekah

24 Abraham was now very old,(A) and the Lord had blessed(B) him in every way.(C)

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The Righteous Will Never Be Moved

112 [a] (A)Praise the Lord!
(B)Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,
    who (C)greatly delights in his commandments!
His (D)offspring will be mighty in the land;
    (E)the generation of the upright will be blessed.
(F)Wealth and riches are in his house,
    and his (G)righteousness endures forever.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 112:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each line beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet

Psalm 112[a]

Praise the Lord.[b](A)

Blessed are those(B) who fear the Lord,(C)
    who find great delight(D) in his commands.

Their children(E) will be mighty in the land;
    the generation of the upright will be blessed.
Wealth and riches(F) are in their houses,
    and their righteousness endures(G) forever.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 112:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the lines of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
  2. Psalm 112:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah

So then, those who are of faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.

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So those who rely on faith(A) are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.(B)

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33 But (A)seek first (B)the kingdom of God and his righteousness, (C)and all these things will be added to you.

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33 But seek first his kingdom(A) and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.(B)

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22 (A)The blessing of the Lord makes rich,
    and he adds no sorrow with it.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:22 Or and toil adds nothing to it

22 The blessing of the Lord(A) brings wealth,(B)
    without painful toil for it.(C)

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(A)Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.

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Abram had become very wealthy(A) in livestock(B) and in silver and gold.

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Spiritual Blessings in Christ

(A)Blessed be (B)the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing (C)in the heavenly places,

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Praise for Spiritual Blessings in Christ

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,(A) who has blessed us in the heavenly realms(B) with every spiritual blessing in Christ.

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11 Now (A)Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in years. The way of women had ceased to be with Sarah.

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11 Abraham and Sarah were already very old,(A) and Sarah was past the age of childbearing.(B)

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(A)And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.

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for while (A)bodily training is of some value, godliness (B)is of value in every way, as (C)it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.

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For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things,(A) holding promise for both the present life(B) and the life to come.(C)

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Look to Abraham your father
    and to Sarah who bore you;
for (A)he was but one when I called him,
    that I might bless him and multiply him.

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look to Abraham,(A) your father,
    and to Sarah, who gave you birth.
When I called him he was only one man,
    and I blessed him and made him many.(B)

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But they had no child, because (A)Elizabeth was barren, and (B)both were advanced in years.

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But they were childless because Elizabeth was not able to conceive, and they were both very old.

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David in His Old Age

Now King David was old and advanced in years. And although they covered him with clothes, he could not get warm.

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Adonijah Sets Himself Up as King

When King David was very old, he could not keep warm even when they put covers over him.

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