10 I seek you with all my heart;(A)
    do not let me stray from your commands.(B)

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34 Give me understanding,(A) so that I may keep your law(B)
    and obey it with all my heart.(C)

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Blessed(A) are those who keep his statutes(B)
    and seek him(C) with all their heart—(D)

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    he refreshes my soul.(A)
He guides me(B) along the right paths(C)
    for his name’s sake.(D)

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15 All Judah rejoiced about the oath because they had sworn it wholeheartedly. They sought God(A) eagerly, and he was found by them. So the Lord gave them rest(B) on every side.

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And a highway(A) will be there;
    it will be called the Way of Holiness;(B)
    it will be for those who walk on that Way.
The unclean(C) will not journey on it;
    wicked fools will not go about on it.

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133 Direct my footsteps according to your word;(A)
    let no sin rule(B) over me.

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118 You reject all who stray(A) from your decrees,
    for their delusions come to nothing.

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21 You rebuke the arrogant,(A) who are accursed,(B)
    those who stray(C) from your commands.

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22 Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to curry their favor, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord.

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10 In spite of all this, her unfaithful sister Judah did not return(A) to me with all her heart, but only in pretense,(B)” declares the Lord.(C)

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16 Whoever strays from the path of prudence
    comes to rest in the company of the dead.(A)

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13 who have left the straight paths
    to walk in dark ways,(A)

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37 their hearts were not loyal(A) to him,
    they were not faithful to his covenant.

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But those who turn(A) to crooked ways(B)
    the Lord will banish(C) with the evildoers.

Peace be on Israel.(D)

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176 I have strayed like a lost sheep.(A)
    Seek your servant,
    for I have not forgotten(B) your commands.

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So Samuel said to all the Israelites, “If you are returning(A) to the Lord with all your hearts, then rid(B) yourselves of the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths(C) and commit(D) yourselves to the Lord and serve him only,(E) and he will deliver(F) you out of the hand of the Philistines.”

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On Not Loving the World

15 Do not love the world or anything in the world.(A) If anyone loves the world, love for the Father[a] is not in them.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 2:15 Or world, the Father’s love

24 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.(A)

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those who bow down on the roofs
    to worship the starry host,(A)
those who bow down and swear by the Lord
    and who also swear by Molek,[a](B)
those who turn back from following(C) the Lord
    and neither seek(D) the Lord nor inquire(E) of him.”

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 1:5 Hebrew Malkam

Their heart is deceitful,(A)
    and now they must bear their guilt.(B)
The Lord will demolish their altars(C)
    and destroy their sacred stones.(D)

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69 Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies,(A)
    I keep your precepts with all my heart.

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Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,(A)
    for I have put my trust in you.
Show me the way(B) I should go,
    for to you I entrust my life.(C)
Rescue me(D) from my enemies,(E) Lord,
    for I hide myself in you.
10 Teach me(F) to do your will,
    for you are my God;(G)
may your good Spirit
    lead(H) me on level ground.(I)

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58 I have sought(A) your face with all my heart;
    be gracious to me(B) according to your promise.(C)

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My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill.(A) They were scattered(B) over the whole earth, and no one searched or looked for them.(C)

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