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No wonder my heart is glad, and I rejoice.[a]
    My body rests in safety.

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  1. 16:9 Greek version reads and my tongue shouts his praises. Compare Acts 2:26.

Therefore my heart is glad(A) and my tongue rejoices;
    my body also will rest secure,(B)

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26 No wonder my heart is glad,
    and my tongue shouts his praises!
    My body rests in hope.

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26 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
    my body also will rest in hope,

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12 that I might sing praises to you and not be silent.
    O Lord my God, I will give you thanks forever!

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12 that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent.
    Lord my God, I will praise(A) you forever.(B)

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Wake up, my heart!
    Wake up, O lyre and harp!
    I will wake the dawn with my song.

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Awake, my soul!
    Awake, harp and lyre!(A)
    I will awaken the dawn.

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You have given me greater joy
    than those who have abundant harvests of grain and new wine.
In peace I will lie down and sleep,
    for you alone, O Lord, will keep me safe.

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Fill my heart(A) with joy(B)
    when their grain and new wine(C) abound.

In peace(D) I will lie down and sleep,(E)
    for you alone, Lord,
    make me dwell in safety.(F)

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Psalm 108

A song. A psalm of David.

My heart is confident in you, O God;
    no wonder I can sing your praises with all my heart!

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Psalm 108[a](A)(B)

A song. A psalm of David.

My heart, O God, is steadfast;(C)
    I will sing(D) and make music with all my soul.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 108:1 In Hebrew texts 108:1-13 is numbered 108:2-14.

In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches.

But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire. And among all the parts of the body, the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself.[a]

People can tame all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and fish, but no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison. Sometimes it praises our Lord and Father, and sometimes it curses those who have been made in the image of God.

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Footnotes

  1. 3:6 Or for it will burn in hell (Greek Gehenna).

Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts.(A) Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is a fire,(B) a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body,(C) sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.(D)

All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind, but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.(E)

With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness.(F)

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The Hope of the Resurrection

13 And now, dear brothers and sisters, we want you to know what will happen to the believers who have died[a] so you will not grieve like people who have no hope. 14 For since we believe that Jesus died and was raised to life again, we also believe that when Jesus returns, God will bring back with him the believers who have died.

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  1. 4:13 Greek those who have fallen asleep; also in 4:14.

Believers Who Have Died

13 Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed(A) about those who sleep in death,(B) so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope.(C) 14 For we believe that Jesus died and rose again,(D) and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.(E)

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Jesus’ Prayer of Thanksgiving

21 At that same time Jesus was filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit, and he said, “O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike. Yes, Father, it pleased you to do it this way.

22 “My Father has entrusted everything to me. No one truly knows the Son except the Father, and no one truly knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”

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21 At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.(A) Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.

22 “All things have been committed to me by my Father.(B) No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”(C)

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26 And after my body has decayed,
    yet in my body I will see God![a]
27 I will see him for myself.
    Yes, I will see him with my own eyes.
    I am overwhelmed at the thought!

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Footnotes

  1. 19:26 Or without my body I will see God. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.

26 And after my skin has been destroyed,
    yet[a] in[b] my flesh I will see God;(A)
27 I myself will see him
    with my own eyes(B)—I, and not another.
    How my heart yearns(C) within me!

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  1. Job 19:26 Or And after I awake, / though this body has been destroyed, / then
  2. Job 19:26 Or destroyed, / apart from

19 But those who die in the Lord will live;
    their bodies will rise again!
Those who sleep in the earth
    will rise up and sing for joy!
For your life-giving light will fall like dew
    on your people in the place of the dead!

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19 But your dead(A) will live, Lord;
    their bodies will rise—
let those who dwell in the dust(B)
    wake up and shout for joy—
your dew(C) is like the dew of the morning;
    the earth will give birth to her dead.(D)

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32 The wicked are crushed by disaster,
    but the godly have a refuge when they die.

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32 When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down,(A)
    but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God.(B)

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14 Can the dead live again?
    If so, this would give me hope through all my years of struggle,
    and I would eagerly await the release of death.
15 You would call and I would answer,
    and you would yearn for me, your handiwork.

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14 If someone dies, will they live again?
    All the days of my hard service(A)
    I will wait for my renewal[a](B) to come.
15 You will call and I will answer you;(C)
    you will long for the creature your hands have made.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 14:14 Or release