Psalm 125

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Psalm 125

A song of ascents.

¹Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion,^(A)
    which cannot be shaken^(B) but endures forever.
²As the mountains surround Jerusalem,^(C)
    so the Lord surrounds^(D) his people
    both now and forevermore.

³The scepter^(E) of the wicked will not remain^(F)
over the land allotted to the righteous,
for then the righteous might use
their hands to do evil.^(G)

⁴Lord, do good^(H) to those who are good,
to those who are upright in heart.^(I)
⁵But those who turn^(J) to crooked ways^(K)
the Lord will banish^(L) with the evildoers.

Peace be on Israel.^(M)

Proverbs 4:10-27

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¹⁰Listen, my son,^(A) accept what I say,
    and the years of your life will be many.^(B)
¹¹I instruct^(C) you in the way of wisdom
    and lead you along straight paths.^(D)
¹²When you walk, your steps will not be hampered;
    when you run, you will not stumble.^(E)
¹³Hold on to instruction, do not let it go;
    guard it well, for it is your life.^(F)
¹⁴Do not set foot on the path of the wicked
    or walk in the way of evildoers.^(G)
¹⁵Avoid it, do not travel on it;
    turn from it and go on your way.
¹⁶For they cannot rest until they do evil;^(H)
    they are robbed of sleep till they make someone stumble.
¹⁷They eat the bread of wickedness
    and drink the wine of violence.^(I)

¹⁸The path of the righteous^(J) is like the morning sun,^(K)
shining ever brighter till the full light of day.^(L)
¹⁹But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness;^(M)
they do not know what makes them stumble.^(N)

²⁰My son,^(O) pay attention to what I say;
    turn your ear to my words.^(P)
²¹Do not let them out of your sight,^(Q)
    keep them within your heart;
²²for they are life to those who find them
    and health to one’s whole body.^(R)
²³Above all else, guard^(S) your heart,
    for everything you do flows from it.^(T)
²⁴Keep your mouth free of perversity;
    keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
²⁵Let your eyes^(U) look straight ahead;
    fix your gaze directly before you.
²⁶Give careful thought to the^[a] paths for your feet^(V)
    and be steadfast in all your ways.
²⁷Do not turn to the right or the left;^(W)
    keep your foot from evil.

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Footnotes

Proverbs 4:26 Or Make level

Romans 2:12-16

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¹²All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law^(A) will be judged by the law. ¹³For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God’s sight, but it is those who obey^(B) the law who will be declared righteous. ¹⁴(Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law,^(C) they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law. ¹⁵They show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts sometimes accusing them and at other times even defending them.) ¹⁶This will take place on the day when God judges people’s secrets^(D) through Jesus Christ,^(E) as my gospel^(F) declares.