Psalm 149

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Sing to the Lord a New Song

149 ^(A)Praise the Lord!
Sing to the Lord ^(B)a new song,
    his praise in ^(C)the assembly of the godly!
²Let Israel ^(D)be glad in ^(E)his Maker;
    let the children of Zion rejoice in their ^(F)King!
³Let them praise his name with ^(G)dancing,
    making melody to him with ^(H)tambourine and ^(I)lyre!
⁴For the Lord ^(J)takes pleasure in his people;
    he ^(K)adorns the humble with salvation.
⁵Let the godly exult in glory;
    let them ^(L)sing for joy on their ^(M)beds.
⁶Let ^(N)the high praises of God be in their throats
    and ^(O)two-edged swords in their hands,
⁷to execute vengeance on the nations
    and punishments on the peoples,
⁸to bind their kings with ^(P)chains
    and their nobles with fetters of iron,
⁹to execute on them the judgment ^(Q)written!
    ^(R)This is honor for all his godly ones.
^(S)Praise the Lord!

James 1:1-8

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Greeting

1 ^(A)James, a servant^[a] of God and ^(B)of the Lord Jesus Christ,

To ^(C)the twelve tribes in ^(D)the Dispersion:

Greetings.

Testing of Your Faith

²^(E)Count it all joy, my brothers,^[b] when you meet trials ^(F)of various kinds, ³for you know that ^(G)the testing of your faith ^(H)produces steadfastness. ⁴And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be ^(I)perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

⁵^(J)If any of you lacks wisdom, ^(K)let him ask God, ^(L)who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. ⁶But ^(M)let him ask in faith, ^(N)with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like ^(O)a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. ⁷For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; ⁸^(P)he is a double-minded man, ^(Q)unstable in all his ways.

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Footnotes

James 1:1 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
James 1:2 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters; also verses 16, 19