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

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who (A)does not put out his money at interest
    and (B)does not take a bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things shall never be (C)moved.

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Sooner than your pots can feel the heat of (A)thorns,
    whether green or ablaze, may he (B)sweep them away![a]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 58:9 The meaning of the Hebrew verse is uncertain

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

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30 (A)The righteous will never be removed,
    but (B)the wicked will not dwell in the land.

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19 But God's firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: (A)“The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone (B)who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.”

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19 thus (A)storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may (B)take hold of (C)that which is truly life.

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20 (A)built on the foundation of the (B)apostles and prophets, (C)Christ Jesus himself being (D)the cornerstone,

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18 And I tell you, (A)you are Peter, and (B)on this rock[a] I will build my church, and (C)the gates of (D)hell[b] shall not prevail against it.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 16:18 The Greek words for Peter and rock sound similar
  2. Matthew 16:18 Greek the gates of Hades

Build Your House on the Rock

24 (A)“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like (B)a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. 26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like (C)a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”

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24 Scarcely are they planted, scarcely sown,
    scarcely has their stem taken root in the earth,
when he blows on them, and they wither,
    (A)and the tempest carries them off like stubble.

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(A)The wicked are (B)overthrown and are no more,
    (C)but the house of the righteous will stand.

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27 when terror strikes you like (A)a storm
    and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
    when distress and anguish come upon you.

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18 Truly you set them in (A)slippery places;
    you make them fall to ruin.
19 How they are destroyed (B)in a moment,
    swept away utterly by (C)terrors!
20 Like (D)a dream when one awakes,
    O Lord, when (E)you rouse yourself, you despise them as phantoms.

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(A)For the evildoers shall be cut off,
    but those who wait for the Lord shall (B)inherit the land.

10 In (C)just a little while, the wicked will be no more;
    though you look carefully at (D)his place, he will not be there.

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19 He goes to bed rich, but will (A)do so no more;
    he opens his eyes, and (B)his wealth is gone.
20 (C)Terrors overtake him like (D)a flood;
    in the night a whirlwind (E)carries him off.
21 (F)The east wind lifts him up and he is gone;
    it (G)sweeps him out of his place.

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18 That they are like (A)straw before the wind,
    and like (B)chaff that the storm carries away?

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