25 Whom have I in heaven but you?(A)
    And earth has nothing I desire besides you.(B)

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25 Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.

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What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing(A) Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ(B)

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Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,

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I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;(A)
    apart from you I have no good thing.”(B)

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O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;

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Because your love is better than life,(A)
    my lips will glorify you.

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Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

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Lord, you alone are my portion(A) and my cup;(B)
    you make my lot(C) secure.

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The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.

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Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your laws,[a](A)
    we wait(B) for you;
your name(C) and renown
    are the desire of our hearts.
My soul yearns for you in the night;(D)
    in the morning my spirit longs(E) for you.
When your judgments(F) come upon the earth,
    the people of the world learn righteousness.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 26:8 Or judgments

Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Lord, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.

With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

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34 May my meditation be pleasing to him,
    as I rejoice(A) in the Lord.

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34 My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the Lord.

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Take delight(A) in the Lord,
    and he will give you the desires of your heart.(B)

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Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

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And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them.(A) They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.(B)

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And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.

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Dear friends,(A) now we are children of God,(B) and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears,[a](C) we shall be like him,(D) for we shall see him as he is.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 3:2 Or when it is made known

Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

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37 “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.(A)

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37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

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Blessed are the pure in heart,(A)
    for they will see God.(B)

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Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

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I spread out my hands(A) to you;
    I thirst for you like a parched land.[a]

Answer me quickly,(B) Lord;
    my spirit fails.(C)
Do not hide your face(D) from me
    or I will be like those who go down to the pit.
Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,(E)
    for I have put my trust in you.
Show me the way(F) I should go,
    for to you I entrust my life.(G)

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  1. Psalm 143:6 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.

I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.

Hear me speedily, O Lord: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.

Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.

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