18 (A)Oh, that you had heeded My commandments!
(B)Then your peace would have been like a river,
And your righteousness like the waves of the sea.

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18 If only you had paid attention(A) to my commands,
    your peace(B) would have been like a river,(C)
    your well-being(D) like the waves of the sea.

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12 For thus says the Lord:

“Behold, (A)I will extend peace to her like a river,
And the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream.
Then you shall (B)feed;
On her sides shall you be (C)carried,
And be dandled on her knees.

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12 For this is what the Lord says:

“I will extend peace(A) to her like a river,(B)
    and the wealth(C) of nations like a flooding stream;
you will nurse and be carried(D) on her arm
    and dandled on her knees.

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29 (A)Oh, that they had such a heart in them that they would fear Me and (B)always keep all My commandments, (C)that it might be well with them and with their children forever!

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29 Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me(A) and keep all my commands(B) always, so that it might go well with them and their children forever!(C)

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29 (A)Oh, that they were wise, that they understood this,
That they would consider their (B)latter end!

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29 If only they were wise and would understand this(A)
    and discern what their end will be!(B)

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165 (A)Great peace have those who love Your law,
And [a]nothing causes them to stumble.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 119:165 Lit. they have no stumbling block

165 Great peace(A) have those who love your law,
    and nothing can make them stumble.(B)

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13 “Oh,(A) that My people would listen to Me,
That Israel would walk in My ways!
14 I would soon subdue their enemies,
And turn My hand against their adversaries.
15 (B)The haters of the Lord would pretend submission to Him,
But their [a]fate would endure forever.
16 He would (C)have fed them also with [b]the finest of wheat;
And with honey (D)from the rock I would have satisfied you.”

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 81:15 Lit. time
  2. Psalm 81:16 Lit. fat of wheat

13 “If my people would only listen to me,(A)
    if Israel would only follow my ways,
14 how quickly I would subdue(B) their enemies
    and turn my hand against(C) their foes!
15 Those who hate the Lord would cringe(D) before him,
    and their punishment would last forever.
16 But you would be fed with the finest of wheat;(E)
    with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”

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(A)They are abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house,
And You give them drink from (B)the river of Your pleasures.

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They feast on the abundance of your house;(A)
    you give them drink from your river(B) of delights.(C)

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Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem

41 Now as He drew near, He saw the city and (A)wept over it, 42 saying, “If you had known, even you, especially in this (B)your day, the things that (C)make for your (D)peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.

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41 As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it(A) 42 and said, “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes.

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24 (A)But let justice run down like water,
And righteousness like a mighty stream.

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24 But let justice(A) roll on like a river,
    righteousness(B) like a never-failing stream!(C)

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“Rain(A) down, you heavens, from above,
And let the skies pour down righteousness;
Let the earth open, let them bring forth salvation,
And let righteousness spring up together.
I, the Lord, have created it.

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“You heavens above, rain(A) down my righteousness;(B)
    let the clouds shower it down.
Let the earth open wide,
    let salvation(C) spring up,
let righteousness flourish with it;
    I, the Lord, have created it.

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15 Until (A)the Spirit is poured upon us from on high,
And (B)the wilderness becomes a fruitful field,
And the fruitful field is counted as a forest.

The Peace of God’s Reign

16 Then justice will dwell in the wilderness,
And righteousness remain in the fruitful field.
17 (C)The work of righteousness will be peace,
And the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever.
18 My people will dwell in a peaceful habitation,
In secure dwellings, and in quiet (D)resting places,

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15 till the Spirit(A) is poured on us from on high,
    and the desert becomes a fertile field,(B)
    and the fertile field seems like a forest.(C)
16 The Lord’s justice(D) will dwell in the desert,(E)
    his righteousness(F) live in the fertile field.
17 The fruit of that righteousness(G) will be peace;(H)
    its effect will be quietness and confidence(I) forever.
18 My people will live in peaceful(J) dwelling places,
    in secure homes,(K)
    in undisturbed places of rest.(L)

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Jesus Laments over Jerusalem(A)

37 (B)“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets (C)and stones those who are sent to her! How often (D)I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks (E)under her wings, but you were not willing!

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37 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you,(A) how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings,(B) and you were not willing.

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17 (A)for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and (B)peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

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17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking,(A) but of righteousness, peace(B) and joy in the Holy Spirit,(C)

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