the Lord protects him and keeps him alive;
    he is called blessed in the land;
    you (A)do not give him up to the will of his enemies.

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The Lord protects(A) and preserves them—(B)
    they are counted among the blessed in the land—(C)
    he does not give them over to the desire of their foes.(D)

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Thus shall you say to him, Thus says the Lord: (A)Behold, what I have built I am breaking down, and what I have planted I am plucking up—that is, the whole land. And (B)do you seek great things for yourself? Seek them not, for behold, (C)I am bringing disaster upon all flesh, declares the Lord. But I will give you (D)your life as a prize of war in all places to which you may go.”

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But the Lord has told me to say to you, ‘This is what the Lord says: I will overthrow what I have built and uproot(A) what I have planted,(B) throughout the earth.(C) Should you then seek great(D) things for yourself? Do not seek them.(E) For I will bring disaster(F) on all people,(G) declares the Lord, but wherever you go I will let you escape(H) with your life.’”(I)

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12 (A)Give me not up to the will of my adversaries;
    for (B)false witnesses have risen against me,
    and they (C)breathe out violence.

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12 Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes,
    for false witnesses(A) rise up against me,
    spouting malicious accusations.

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for while (A)bodily training is of some value, godliness (B)is of value in every way, as (C)it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.

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For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things,(A) holding promise for both the present life(B) and the life to come.(C)

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32 The wicked (A)watches for the righteous
    and seeks to put him to death.
33 The Lord will not (B)abandon him to his power
    or let him (C)be condemned when he is brought to trial.

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32 The wicked lie in wait(A) for the righteous,(B)
    intent on putting them to death;
33 but the Lord will not leave them in the power of the wicked
    or let them be condemned(C) when brought to trial.(D)

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(A)Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked;
    do not further their[a] evil plot, or (B)they will be exalted! Selah

As for the head of those who surround me,
    let (C)the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 140:8 Hebrew his

Do not grant the wicked(A) their desires, Lord;
    do not let their plans succeed.

Those who surround me proudly rear their heads;
    may the mischief of their lips engulf them.(B)

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Blessed Is Everyone Who Fears the Lord

A Song of (A)Ascents.

128 (B)Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord,
    who (C)walks in his ways!
You (D)shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands;
    you shall be blessed, and it shall be well with you.

Your wife will be like (E)a fruitful vine
    within your house;
your children will be like (F)olive shoots
    around your table.
Behold, thus shall the man be blessed
    who fears the Lord.

(G)The Lord bless you (H)from Zion!
    May you see (I)the prosperity of Jerusalem
    all the days of your life!
May you see your (J)children's children!
    (K)Peace be upon Israel!

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Psalm 128

A song of ascents.

Blessed are all who fear the Lord,(A)
    who walk in obedience to him.(B)
You will eat the fruit of your labor;(C)
    blessings and prosperity(D) will be yours.
Your wife will be like a fruitful vine(E)
    within your house;
your children(F) will be like olive shoots(G)
    around your table.
Yes, this will be the blessing(H)
    for the man who fears the Lord.(I)

May the Lord bless you from Zion;(J)
    may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem(K)
    all the days of your life.
May you live to see your children’s children—(L)
    peace be on Israel.(M)

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For he will deliver you from (A)the snare of the fowler
    and from the deadly pestilence.
He will (B)cover you with his pinions,
    and under his (C)wings you will (D)find refuge;
    his (E)faithfulness is (F)a shield and buckler.
(G)You will not fear (H)the terror of the night,
    nor the arrow that flies by day,
nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness,
    nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.

A thousand may fall at your side,
    ten thousand at your right hand,
    but it will not come near you.

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Surely he will save you
    from the fowler’s snare(A)
    and from the deadly pestilence.(B)
He will cover you with his feathers,
    and under his wings you will find refuge;(C)
    his faithfulness will be your shield(D) and rampart.
You will not fear(E) the terror of night,
    nor the arrow that flies by day,
nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
    nor the plague that destroys at midday.
A thousand may fall at your side,
    ten thousand at your right hand,
    but it will not come near you.

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22 for those blessed by the Lord[a] shall (A)inherit the land,
    but those cursed by him (B)shall be cut off.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 37:22 Hebrew by him

22 those the Lord blesses will inherit the land,
    but those he curses(A) will be destroyed.(B)

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19 that he may (A)deliver their soul from death
    and keep them alive in (B)famine.

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19 to deliver them from death(A)
    and keep them alive in famine.(B)

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