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Book IV

(Psalms 90–106)

Psalm 90

God’s Eternity and Human Frailty

A Prayer of Moses, the man of God.

Lord, you have been our dwelling place[a]
    in all generations.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 90.1 Or our refuge

BOOK IV

Psalms 90–106

Psalm 90

A prayer of Moses the man of God.

Lord, you have been our dwelling place(A)
    throughout all generations.

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27 He subdues the ancient gods,[a]
    shatters[b] the forces of old;[c]
he drove out the enemy before you
    and said, ‘Destroy!’(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 33.27 Cn: Heb The eternal God is a dwelling place
  2. 33.27 Cn: Heb from underneath
  3. 33.27 Or the everlasting arms

27 The eternal(A) God is your refuge,(B)
    and underneath are the everlasting(C) arms.
He will drive out your enemies before you,(D)
    saying, ‘Destroy them!’(E)

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Be to me a rock of refuge,
    a strong fortress[a] to save me,
    for you are my rock and my fortress.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 71.3 Gk: Heb to come continually you have commanded

Be my rock of refuge,
    to which I can always go;
give the command to save me,
    for you are my rock and my fortress.(A)

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16 So we have known and believe the love that God has for us.

God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them.

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16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.

God is love.(A) Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.(B)

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16 Therefore say: Thus says the Lord God: Though I removed them far away among the nations and though I scattered them among the countries, yet I have been a sanctuary to them for a little while[a] in the countries where they have gone.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 11.16 Or a little sanctuary

16 “Therefore say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Although I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, yet for a little while I have been a sanctuary(A) for them in the countries where they have gone.’

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Psalm 91

Assurance of God’s Protection

You who live in the shelter of the Most High,
    who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 91.1 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai

Psalm 91

Whoever dwells in the shelter(A) of the Most High
    will rest in the shadow(B) of the Almighty.[a]

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  1. Psalm 91:1 Hebrew Shaddai

56 Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me and I in them.(A)

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56 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them.(A)

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Because you have made the Lord your refuge,[a]
    the Most High your dwelling place,

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Footnotes

  1. 91.9 Cn: Heb Because you, Lord, are my refuge; you have made

If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,”
    and you make the Most High your dwelling,

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Psalm 89

God’s Covenant with David

A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.

I will sing of your steadfast love, O Lord,[a] forever;
    with my mouth I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 89.1 Gk: Heb the steadfast love of the Lord

Psalm 89[a]

A maskil[b] of Ethan the Ezrahite.

I will sing(A) of the Lord’s great love forever;
    with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known(B)
    through all generations.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 89:1 In Hebrew texts 89:1-52 is numbered 89:2-53.
  2. Psalm 89:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term

14 He will become a sanctuary, a stone one strikes against; for both houses of Israel he will become a rock one stumbles over, a trap and a snare for the inhabitants of Jerusalem.(A)

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14 He will be a holy place;(A)
    for both Israel and Judah he will be
a stone(B) that causes people to stumble(C)
    and a rock that makes them fall.(D)
And for the people of Jerusalem he will be
    a trap and a snare.(E)

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14 He said, “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”(A) 15 And he said to him, “If your presence will not go, do not bring us up from here. 16 For how shall it be known that I have found favor in your sight, I and your people, unless you go with us? In this way, we shall be distinct, I and your people, from every people on the face of the earth.”(B)

17 The Lord said to Moses, “I will also do this thing that you have asked, for you have found favor in my sight, and I know you by name.”(C) 18 Moses[a] said, “Please show me your glory.” 19 And he said, “I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you the name, ‘The Lord,’[b] and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 33.18 Heb he
  2. 33.19 Heb YHWH; see note at 3.15

14 The Lord replied, “My Presence(A) will go with you, and I will give you rest.”(B)

15 Then Moses said to him, “If your Presence(C) does not go with us, do not send us up from here. 16 How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us?(D) What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?”(E)

17 And the Lord said to Moses, “I will do the very thing you have asked,(F) because I am pleased with you and I know you by name.”(G)

18 Then Moses said, “Now show me your glory.”(H)

19 And the Lord said, “I will cause all my goodness to pass(I) in front of you, and I will proclaim my name,(J) the Lord, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.(K)

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The Good Fight of Faith

11 But as for you, man of God, shun all this; pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, gentleness.

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Final Charge to Timothy

11 But you, man of God,(A) flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness,(B) faith, love,(C) endurance and gentleness.

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A Man of God from Judah

13 A man of God came out of Judah by the word of the Lord to Bethel, while Jeroboam was standing by the altar to offer incense.(A)

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The Man of God From Judah

13 By the word of the Lord a man of God(A) came from Judah to Bethel,(B) as Jeroboam was standing by the altar to make an offering.

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