Psalm 88:1-7

New King James Version

A Prayer for Help in Despondency

A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. To the Chief Musician. Set to “Mahalath Leannoth.” A ^[a]Contemplation of ^(A)Heman the Ezrahite.

88 O Lord, ^(B)God of my salvation,
I have cried out day and night before You.
²Let my prayer come before You;
^[b]Incline Your ear to my cry.

³For my soul is full of troubles,
And my life ^(C)draws near to the grave.
⁴I am counted with those who ^(D)go^[c] down to the pit;
^(E)I am like a man who has no strength,
⁵^[d]Adrift among the dead,
Like the slain who lie in the grave,
Whom You remember no more,
And who are cut off from Your hand.

⁶You have laid me in the lowest pit,
In darkness, in the depths.
⁷Your wrath lies heavy upon me,
And You have afflicted me with all ^(F)Your waves. Selah

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Footnotes

Psalm 88:1 Heb. Maschil
Psalm 88:2 Listen to
Psalm 88:4 Die
Psalm 88:5 Lit. Free

Proverbs 19:22-24

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²²What is desired in a man is ^[a]kindness,
And a poor man is better than a liar.

²³^(A)The fear of the Lord leads to life,
And he who has it will abide in satisfaction;
He will not be visited with evil.

²⁴^(B)A lazy man buries his hand in the ^[b]bowl,
And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

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Footnotes

Proverbs 19:22 Lit. lovingkindness
Proverbs 19:24 LXX, Syr. bosom; Tg., Vg. armpit

Luke 9:1-9

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Sending Out the Twelve^(A)

9 Then ^(B)He called His twelve disciples together and ^(C)gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases. ²^(D)He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. ³^(E)And He said to them, “Take nothing for the journey, neither staffs nor bag nor bread nor money; and do not have two tunics apiece.

⁴^(F)“Whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart. ⁵^(G)And whoever will not receive you, when you go out of that city, ^(H)shake off the very dust from your feet as a testimony against them.”

⁶^(I)So they departed and went through the towns, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere.

Herod Seeks to See Jesus^(J)

⁷^(K)Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by Him; and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead, ⁸and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen again. ⁹Herod said, “John I have beheaded, but who is this of whom I hear such things?” ^(L)So he sought to see Him.

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Colossians 4:1-6

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Christian Graces; Final Greetings

4 Masters,^(A) give your bondservants what is just and fair, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.

Christian Graces

²^(B)Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it ^(C)with thanksgiving; ³^(D)meanwhile praying also for us, that God would ^(E)open to us a door for the word, to speak ^(F)the ^[a]mystery of Christ, ^(G)for which I am also in chains, ⁴that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.

⁵^(H)Walk in ^(I)wisdom toward those who are outside, ^(J)redeeming the time. ⁶Let your speech always be ^(K)with grace, ^(L)seasoned with salt, ^(M)that you may know how you ought to answer each one.