Leviticus 2

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Laws for Grain Offerings

2 “When anyone brings a ^(A)grain offering as an offering to the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour. ^(B)He shall pour oil on it and put frankincense on it ²and bring it to Aaron's sons the priests. And he shall take from it a handful of the fine flour and oil, with all of its frankincense, and the priest shall burn this as its ^(C)memorial portion on the altar, a food ^(D)offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord. ³But the ^(E)rest of the grain offering shall be for Aaron and his sons; ^(F)it is a most holy part of the Lord's food offerings.

⁴“When you bring a grain offering baked in the oven as an offering, it shall be ^(G)unleavened loaves of fine flour mixed with oil or unleavened wafers smeared with oil. ⁵And if your offering is a grain offering ^(H)baked on a griddle, it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mixed with oil. ⁶You shall break it in pieces and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering. ⁷And if your offering is a grain offering cooked in a pan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil. ⁸And you shall bring the grain offering that is made of these things to the Lord, and when it is presented to the priest, he shall bring it to the altar. ⁹And the priest shall take from the grain offering its memorial portion and burn this on the altar, a food ^(I)offering with a ^(J)pleasing aroma to the Lord. ¹⁰But the ^(K)rest of the grain offering shall be for Aaron and his sons; ^(L)it is a most holy part of the Lord's food offerings.

¹¹“No grain offering that you bring to the Lord shall be made with ^(M)leaven, for you shall burn no leaven nor any honey as a food offering to the Lord. ¹²^(N)As an offering of firstfruits you may bring them to the Lord, but they shall not be offered on the altar for a pleasing aroma. ¹³You ^(O)shall season all your grain offerings with salt. You shall not let the ^(P)salt of the covenant with your God be missing from your grain offering; ^(Q)with all your offerings you shall offer salt.

¹⁴“If you offer a grain offering of firstfruits to the Lord, you shall offer for the grain offering of your firstfruits fresh ^(R)ears, roasted with fire, crushed new grain. ¹⁵And ^(S)you shall put oil on it and lay frankincense on it; it is a grain offering. ¹⁶And the priest shall burn as its ^(T)memorial portion some of the crushed grain and some of the oil with all of its frankincense; it is a food offering to the Lord.

Psalm 57

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Let Your Glory Be over All the Earth

To the choirmaster: according to ^(A)Do Not Destroy. A ^(B)Miktam^[a] of David, when he fled from Saul, in ^(C)the cave.

57 ^(D)Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me,
    for in you my soul ^(E)takes refuge;
in ^(F)the shadow of your wings I will take refuge,
    ^(G)till the storms of destruction pass by.
²I cry out to God Most High,
    to God who ^(H)fulfills his purpose for me.
³^(I)He will send from heaven and save me;
    he will put to shame ^(J)him who tramples on me. Selah
^(K)God will send out ^(L)his steadfast love and his faithfulness!

⁴My soul is in the midst of ^(M)lions;
I lie down amid fiery beasts—
the children of man, whose ^(N)teeth are spears and arrows,
whose ^(O)tongues are sharp swords.

⁵^(P)Be exalted, O God, above the heavens!
Let your glory be over all the earth!

⁶They set ^(Q)a net for my steps;
    my soul was ^(R)bowed down.
They ^(S)dug a pit in my way,
    but they have fallen into it themselves. Selah
⁷^(T)My heart is ^(U)steadfast, O God,
    my heart is steadfast!
I will sing and make melody!
⁸    ^(V)Awake, ^(W)my glory!^[b]
Awake, ^(X)O harp and lyre!
    I will awake the dawn!
⁹I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples;
    I will sing praises to you among the nations.
¹⁰For your ^(Y)steadfast love is great to the heavens,
    your faithfulness to the clouds.