Psalm 119:33-40

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ה He

³³Teach me,^(A) Lord, the way of your decrees,
    that I may follow it to the end.^[a]
³⁴Give me understanding,^(B) so that I may keep your law^(C)
    and obey it with all my heart.^(D)
³⁵Direct me^(E) in the path of your commands,^(F)
    for there I find delight.^(G)
³⁶Turn my heart^(H) toward your statutes
    and not toward selfish gain.^(I)
³⁷Turn my eyes away from worthless things;
    preserve my life^(J) according to your word.^[b]^(K)
³⁸Fulfill your promise^(L) to your servant,
    so that you may be feared.
³⁹Take away the disgrace^(M) I dread,
    for your laws are good.
⁴⁰How I long^(N) for your precepts!
    In your righteousness preserve my life.^(O)

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Footnotes

Psalm 119:33 Or follow it for its reward
Psalm 119:37 Two manuscripts of the Masoretic Text and Dead Sea Scrolls; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text life in your way

Exodus 22:21-27

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²¹“Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner,^(A) for you were foreigners^(B) in Egypt.

²²“Do not take advantage of the widow or the fatherless.^(C) ²³If you do and they cry out^(D) to me, I will certainly hear their cry.^(E) ²⁴My anger will be aroused, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your children fatherless.^(F)

²⁵“If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, do not treat it like a business deal; charge no interest.^(G) ²⁶If you take your neighbor’s cloak as a pledge,^(H) return it by sunset, ²⁷because that cloak is the only covering your neighbor has. What else can they sleep in?^(I) When they cry out to me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.^(J)

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1 Corinthians 10:23-11:1

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The Believer’s Freedom

²³“I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial.^(A) “I have the right to do anything”—but not everything is constructive. ²⁴No one should seek their own good, but the good of others.^(B)

²⁵Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience,^(C) ²⁶for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.”^[a]^(D)

²⁷If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat whatever is put before you^(E) without raising questions of conscience. ²⁸But if someone says to you, “This has been offered in sacrifice,” then do not eat it, both for the sake of the one who told you and for the sake of conscience.^(F) ²⁹I am referring to the other person’s conscience, not yours. For why is my freedom^(G) being judged by another’s conscience? ³⁰If I take part in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of something I thank God for?^(H)

³¹So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.^(I) ³²Do not cause anyone to stumble,^(J) whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God^(K)— ³³even as I try to please everyone in every way.^(L) For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many,^(M) so that they may be saved.^(N) 11 ¹Follow my example,^(O) as I follow the example of Christ.^(P)