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No one finds security by wickedness,
    but the root of the righteous will never be moved.(A)

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No one can be established through wickedness,
    but the righteous cannot be uprooted.(A)

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25 When the tempest passes, the wicked are no more,
    but the righteous are established forever.(A)

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25 When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,
    but the righteous stand firm(A) forever.(B)

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17 and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love.

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17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts(A) through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted(B) and established in love,

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12 The wicked covet the proceeds of wickedness,[a]
    but the root of the righteous bears fruit.

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Footnotes

  1. 12.12 Or covet the catch of the wicked

12 The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers,
    but the root of the righteous endures.

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rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.(A)

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rooted(A) and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught,(B) and overflowing with thankfulness.

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Psalm 125

The Security of God’s People

A Song of Ascents.

Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion,
    which cannot be moved but abides forever.(A)
As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
    so the Lord surrounds his people
    from this time on and forevermore.(B)

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Psalm 125

A song of ascents.

Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion,(A)
    which cannot be shaken(B) but endures forever.
As the mountains surround Jerusalem,(C)
    so the Lord surrounds(D) his people
    both now and forevermore.

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16 Though they heap up silver like dust
    and pile up clothing like clay,(A)
17 they may pile it up, but the just will wear it,
    and the innocent will divide the silver.(B)
18 They build their houses like nests,
    like booths made by sentinels of the vineyard.

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16 Though he heaps up silver like dust(A)
    and clothes like piles of clay,(B)
17 what he lays up(C) the righteous will wear,(D)
    and the innocent will divide his silver.(E)
18 The house(F) he builds is like a moth’s cocoon,(G)
    like a hut(H) made by a watchman.

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who do not lend money at interest
    and do not take a bribe against the innocent.

Those who do these things shall never be moved.(A)

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who lends money to the poor without interest;(A)
    who does not accept a bribe(B) against the innocent.

Whoever does these things
    will never be shaken.(C)

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that the exulting of the wicked is short
    and the joy of the godless is but for a moment?(A)
Even though they mount up high as the heavens
    and their head reaches to the clouds,(B)
they will perish forever like their own dung;
    those who have seen them will say, ‘Where are they?’
They will fly away like a dream and not be found;
    they will be chased away like a vision of the night.(C)
The eye that saw them will see them no more,
    nor will their place behold them any longer.(D)

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that the mirth of the wicked(A) is brief,
    the joy of the godless(B) lasts but a moment.(C)
Though the pride(D) of the godless person reaches to the heavens(E)
    and his head touches the clouds,(F)
he will perish forever,(G) like his own dung;
    those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’(H)
Like a dream(I) he flies away,(J) no more to be found,
    banished(K) like a vision of the night.(L)
The eye that saw him will not see him again;
    his place will look on him no more.(M)

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I have seen fools taking root,
    but suddenly I cursed their dwelling.(A)
Their children are far from safety,
    they are crushed in the gate,
    and there is no one to deliver them.(B)
The hungry eat their harvest,
    and they take it even out of the thorns,[a]
    and the thirsty[b] pant after their wealth.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 5.5 Meaning of Heb uncertain
  2. 5.5 Aquila Symmachus Syr Vg: Heb snare

I myself have seen(A) a fool taking root,(B)
    but suddenly(C) his house was cursed.(D)
His children(E) are far from safety,(F)
    crushed in court(G) without a defender.(H)
The hungry consume his harvest,(I)
    taking it even from among thorns,
    and the thirsty pant after his wealth.

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33 Blessed be your good sense, and blessed be you, who kept me today from bloodguilt and from avenging myself by my own hand!

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33 May you be blessed for your good judgment and for keeping me from bloodshed(A) this day and from avenging myself with my own hands.

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29 they will not be rich, and their wealth will not endure,
    nor will they strike root in the earth;[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 15.29 Vg: Meaning of Heb uncertain

29 He will no longer be rich and his wealth will not endure,(A)
    nor will his possessions spread over the land.(B)

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