They will spring up among the grass
Like willows by the watercourses.’

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They will spring up like grass(A) in a meadow,
    like poplar trees(B) by flowing streams.(C)

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11 The Lord will guide you continually,
And satisfy your soul in drought,
And strengthen your bones;
You shall be like a watered garden,
And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.

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11 The Lord will guide(A) you always;
    he will satisfy your needs(B) in a sun-scorched land(C)
    and will strengthen(D) your frame.
You will be like a well-watered garden,(E)
    like a spring(F) whose waters never fail.

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He shall be like a tree
(A)Planted by the [a]rivers of water,
That brings forth its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall (B)prosper.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 1:3 channels

That person is like a tree(A) planted by streams(B) of water,(C)
    which yields its fruit(D) in season
and whose leaf(E) does not wither—
    whatever they do prospers.(F)

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13 Those who are planted in the house of the Lord
Shall flourish in the courts of our God.
14 They shall still bear fruit in old age;
They shall be [a]fresh and [b]flourishing,
15 To declare that the Lord is upright;
(A)He is my rock, and (B)there is no unrighteousness in Him.

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  1. Psalm 92:14 Full of oil or sap, lit. fat
  2. Psalm 92:14 green

13 planted in the house of the Lord,
    they will flourish in the courts of our God.(A)
14 They will still bear fruit(B) in old age,
    they will stay fresh and green,
15 proclaiming, “The Lord is upright;
    he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.(C)

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Then he took some of the seed of the land
And planted it in (A)a fertile field;
He placed it by abundant waters
And set it (B)like a willow tree.

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“‘He took one of the seedlings of the land and put it in fertile soil. He planted it like a willow by abundant water,(A)

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However, many of those who heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.

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But many who heard the message believed; so the number of men who believed grew(A) to about five thousand.

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Longing for Zion in a Foreign Land

137 By the rivers of Babylon,
There we sat down, yea, we wept
When we remembered Zion.
We hung our harps
Upon the willows in the midst of it.

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Psalm 137

By the rivers of Babylon(A) we sat and wept(B)
    when we remembered Zion.(C)
There on the poplars(D)
    we hung our harps,(E)

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14 And believers were increasingly added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women,

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14 Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to their number.(A)

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41 Then those who [a]gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them. 42 (A)And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ [b]doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. 43 Then fear came upon every soul, and (B)many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. 44 Now all who believed were together, and (C)had all things in common, 45 and [c]sold their possessions and goods, and (D)divided[d] them among all, as anyone had need.

46 (E)So continuing daily with one accord (F)in the temple, and (G)breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, 47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And (H)the Lord added [e]to the church daily those who were being saved.

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  1. Acts 2:41 NU omits gladly
  2. Acts 2:42 teaching
  3. Acts 2:45 would sell
  4. Acts 2:45 distributed
  5. Acts 2:47 NU omits to the church

41 Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number(A) that day.

The Fellowship of the Believers

42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching(B) and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread(C) and to prayer.(D) 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles.(E) 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common.(F) 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need.(G) 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts.(H) They broke bread(I) in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people.(J) And the Lord added to their number(K) daily those who were being saved.

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11 For as the earth brings forth its bud,
As the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth,
So the Lord God will cause (A)righteousness and (B)praise to spring forth before all the nations.

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11 For as the soil makes the sprout come up
    and a garden(A) causes seeds to grow,
so the Sovereign Lord will make righteousness(B)
    and praise spring up before all nations.

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40 And (A)you shall take for yourselves on the first day the [a]fruit of beautiful trees, branches of palm trees, the boughs of leafy trees, and willows of the brook; (B)and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God for seven days.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 23:40 foliage

40 On the first day you are to take branches(A) from luxuriant trees—from palms, willows and other leafy trees(B)—and rejoice(C) before the Lord your God for seven days.

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22 The lotus trees cover him with their shade;
The willows by the brook surround him.

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22 The lotuses conceal it in their shadow;
    the poplars by the stream(A) surround it.

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