150 They draw near who persecute me with evil purpose;
    they are far from your law.

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150 Those who devise wicked schemes(A) are near,
    but they are far from your law.

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When evildoers assail me
    to (A)eat up my flesh,
my adversaries and foes,
    it is they who stumble and fall.

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When the wicked advance against me
    to devour[a] me,
it is my enemies and my foes
    who will stumble and fall.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 27:2 Or slander

If one turns away his ear from hearing the law,
    even his (A)prayer is an abomination.

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If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction,
    even their prayers are detestable.(A)

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17 (A)For you hate discipline,
    (B)and you cast my words behind you.

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17 You hate(A) my instruction
    and cast my words behind(B) you.

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16 For (A)dogs encompass me;
    a company of evildoers (B)encircles me;
they have (C)pierced my hands and feet[a]

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  1. Psalm 22:16 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Vulgate, Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts like a lion [they are at] my hands and feet

16 Dogs(A) surround me,
    a pack of villains encircles me;
    they pierce[a](B) my hands and my feet.

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  1. Psalm 22:16 Dead Sea Scrolls and some manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Septuagint and Syriac; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text me, / like a lion

11 Be not (A)far from me,
    for trouble is near,
    and there is (B)none to help.

12 Many bulls encompass me;
    (C)strong bulls of (D)Bashan surround me;
13 they (E)open wide their mouths at me,
    like a ravening and roaring lion.

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11 Do not be far from me,(A)
    for trouble is near(B)
    and there is no one to help.(C)

12 Many bulls(D) surround me;(E)
    strong bulls of Bashan(F) encircle me.
13 Roaring lions(G) that tear their prey(H)
    open their mouths wide(I) against me.

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14 They say to God, (A)‘Depart from us!
    We do not desire the knowledge of your ways.

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14 Yet they say to God, ‘Leave us alone!(A)
    We have no desire to know your ways.(B)

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16 Now therefore send quickly and tell David, ‘Do not stay tonight at (A)the fords of the wilderness, but by all means pass over, lest the king and all the people who are with him be (B)swallowed up.’”

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16 Now send a message at once and tell David, ‘Do not spend the night at the fords in the wilderness;(A) cross over without fail, or the king and all the people with him will be swallowed up.(B)’”

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16 And Jonathan, Saul's son, rose and went to David at Horesh, and strengthened his hand in God.

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16 And Saul’s son Jonathan went to David at Horesh and helped him find strength(A) in God.

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13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were (A)far off have been brought near (B)by the blood of Christ. 14 For (C)he himself is our peace, (D)who has made us both one and has broken down (E)in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility

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13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once(A) were far away have been brought near(B) by the blood of Christ.(C)

14 For he himself is our peace,(D) who has made the two groups one(E) and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility,

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46 Rise, let us be going; see, my betrayer is at hand.”

Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

47 (A)While he was still speaking, (B)Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the elders of the people.

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46 Rise! Let us go! Here comes my betrayer!”

Jesus Arrested(A)

47 While he was still speaking, Judas,(B) one of the Twelve, arrived. With him was a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and the elders of the people.

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22 “How long, O (A)simple ones, will you love being simple?
How long will (B)scoffers delight in their scoffing
    and fools (C)hate knowledge?

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22 “How long will you who are simple(A) love your simple ways?
    How long will mockers delight in mockery
    and fools hate(B) knowledge?

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(A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
    fools despise wisdom and instruction.

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The fear of the Lord(A) is the beginning of knowledge,
    but fools[a] despise wisdom(B) and instruction.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 1:7 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote a person who is morally deficient.