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I commune[a] with my heart in the night;
    I meditate and search my spirit:[b](A)

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  1. 77.6 Gk Syr: Heb My music
  2. 77.6 Syr Jerome: Heb my spirit searches

I remembered my songs in the night.
    My heart meditated and my spirit asked:

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By day the Lord commands his steadfast love,
    and at night his song is with me,
    a prayer to the God of my life.(A)

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By day the Lord directs his love,(A)
    at night(B) his song(C) is with me—
    a prayer to the God of my life.(D)

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When you are disturbed,[a] do not sin;
    ponder it on your beds, and be silent. Selah(A)

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  1. 4.4 Or are angry

Tremble and[a] do not sin;(A)
    when you are on your beds,(B)
    search your hearts and be silent.

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  1. Psalm 4:4 Or In your anger (see Septuagint)

23 Search me, O God, and know my heart;
    test me and know my thoughts.(A)
24 See if there is any wicked[a] way in me,
    and lead me in the way everlasting.[b](B)

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  1. 139.24 Heb hurtful
  2. 139.24 Or the ancient way

23 Search me,(A) God, and know my heart;(B)
    test me and know my anxious thoughts.
24 See if there is any offensive way(C) in me,
    and lead me(D) in the way everlasting.

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28 Examine yourselves, and only then eat of the bread and drink of the cup.(A) 29 For all who eat and drink[a] without discerning the body[b] eat and drink judgment against themselves. 30 For this reason many of you are weak and ill, and some have died.[c] 31 But if we judged ourselves, we would not be judged.(B) 32 But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined[d] so that we may not be condemned along with the world.(C)

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  1. 11.29 Other ancient authorities add in an unworthy manner,
  2. 11.29 Other ancient authorities read the Lord’s body
  3. 11.30 Gk fallen asleep
  4. 11.32 Or When we are judged, we are being disciplined by the Lord

28 Everyone ought to examine themselves(A) before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup. 29 For those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves. 30 That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.(B) 31 But if we were more discerning with regard to ourselves, we would not come under such judgment.(C) 32 Nevertheless, when we are judged in this way by the Lord, we are being disciplined(D) so that we will not be finally condemned with the world.(E)

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Trust and Joy in the Midst of Trouble

17 Though the fig tree does not blossom
    and no fruit is on the vines;
though the produce of the olive fails
    and the fields yield no food;
though the flock is cut off from the fold
    and there is no herd in the stalls,(A)
18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord;
    I will exult in the God of my salvation.(B)

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17 Though the fig tree does not bud
    and there are no grapes on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
    and the fields produce no food,(A)
though there are no sheep in the pen
    and no cattle in the stalls,(B)
18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord,(C)
    I will be joyful in God my Savior.(D)

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“Go at once to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it, for their wickedness has come up before me.”(A)

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“Go to the great city of Nineveh(A) and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.”

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40 Let us test and examine our ways
    and return to the Lord.(A)

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40 Let us examine our ways and test them,(A)
    and let us return to the Lord.(B)

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16 I said to myself, “I have acquired great wisdom, surpassing all who were over Jerusalem before me, and my mind has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.”(A)

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16 I said to myself, “Look, I have increased in wisdom more than anyone who has ruled over Jerusalem before me;(A) I have experienced much of wisdom and knowledge.”

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10 But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker,
    who gives strength in the night,(A)

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10 But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker,(A)
    who gives songs(B) in the night,(C)

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I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn me;
    let me know why you contend against me.(A)

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I say to God:(A) Do not declare me guilty,
    but tell me what charges(B) you have against me.(C)

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25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.(A)

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25 About midnight(A) Paul and Silas(B) were praying and singing hymns(C) to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.

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