17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.

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17 till I entered the sanctuary(A) of God;
    then I understood their final destiny.(B)

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20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

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20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool!(A) This very night your life will be demanded from you.(B) Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’(C)

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One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple.

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One thing(A) I ask from the Lord,
    this only do I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
    all the days of my life,(B)
to gaze on the beauty of the Lord
    and to seek him in his temple.

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12 Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:

13 But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.

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12 Although a wicked person who commits a hundred crimes may live a long time, I know that it will go better(A) with those who fear God,(B) who are reverent before him.(C) 13 Yet because the wicked do not fear God,(D) it will not go well with them, and their days(E) will not lengthen like a shadow.

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13 Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God?

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13 Your ways, God, are holy.
    What god is as great as our God?(A)

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37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.

38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.

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37 Consider the blameless,(A) observe the upright;(B)
    a future awaits those who seek peace.[a](C)
38 But all sinners(D) will be destroyed;(E)
    there will be no future[b] for the wicked.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 37:37 Or upright; / those who seek peace will have posterity
  2. Psalm 37:38 Or posterity

24 Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counselors.

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24 Your statutes are my delight;
    they are my counselors.

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To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.

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I have seen you in the sanctuary(A)
    and beheld your power and your glory.(B)

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31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?

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31 The prophets prophesy lies,(A)
    the priests(B) rule by their own authority,
and my people love it this way.
    But what will you do in the end?(C)

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130 The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.

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130 The unfolding of your words gives light;(A)
    it gives understanding to the simple.(B)

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For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?

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For what hope have the godless(A) when they are cut off,
    when God takes away their life?(B)

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22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;

23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

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22 “The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side.

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