Psalm 131

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I Have Calmed and Quieted My Soul

A Song of ^(A)Ascents. Of David.

131 O Lord, my heart is not ^(B)lifted up;
    my eyes are not ^(C)raised too high;
I do not ^(D)occupy myself with things
    too great and ^(E)too marvelous for me.
²But I have calmed and quieted my soul,
    like a weaned ^(F)child with its mother;
    like a weaned child is my soul within me.

³^(G)O Israel, hope in the Lord
from this time forth and forevermore.

Psalm 132

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The Lord Has Chosen Zion

A Song of ^(A)Ascents.

132 Remember, O Lord, in David's favor,
    all ^(B)the hardships he endured,
²how he swore to the Lord
    and ^(C)vowed to ^(D)the Mighty One of Jacob,
³“I will not enter my house
    or get into my bed,
⁴I will not ^(E)give sleep to my eyes
    or slumber to my eyelids,
⁵until I ^(F)find a place for the Lord,
    a dwelling place for ^(G)the Mighty One of Jacob.”

⁶Behold, we heard of it in ^(H)Ephrathah;
we found it in ^(I)the fields of Jaar.
⁷“Let us go to his dwelling place;
let us ^(J)worship at his ^(K)footstool!”

⁸^(L)Arise, O Lord, and go to your ^(M)resting place,
    you and the ark of your ^(N)might.
⁹Let your ^(O)priests be ^(P)clothed with righteousness,
    and let your ^(Q)saints shout for joy.
¹⁰For the sake of your servant David,
    ^(R)do not turn away the face of ^(S)your anointed one.

¹¹^(T)The Lord swore to David a sure oath
    ^(U)from which he will not turn back:
^(V)“One of the sons of your body^[a]
    I will set on your throne.
¹²If your sons keep my covenant
    and my testimonies that I shall teach them,
their sons also forever
    shall ^(W)sit on your throne.”

¹³For the Lord has ^(X)chosen Zion;
    he has ^(Y)desired it for his dwelling place:
¹⁴“This is my ^(Z)resting place forever;
    here I will ^(AA)dwell, for I have desired it.
¹⁵I will abundantly ^(AB)bless her provisions;
    I will ^(AC)satisfy her poor with bread.
¹⁶Her ^(AD)priests I will clothe with salvation,
    and her ^(AE)saints will shout for joy.
¹⁷There I will make ^(AF)a horn to sprout for David;
    I have prepared ^(AG)a lamp for ^(AH)my anointed.
¹⁸His enemies I will ^(AI)clothe with shame,
    but on him his crown will shine.”

Footnotes

Psalm 132:11 Hebrew of your fruit of the womb

Proverbs 23

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23 When you sit down to eat with a ruler,
    observe carefully what^[a] is before you,
²and put a knife to your throat
    if you are given to appetite.
³^(A)Do not desire his delicacies,
    for they are deceptive food.
⁴^(B)Do not toil to acquire wealth;
    ^(C)be discerning enough to desist.
⁵When your eyes light on it, it is gone,
    ^(D)for suddenly it sprouts wings,
    flying like an eagle toward heaven.
⁶^(E)Do not eat the bread of a man who is ^(F)stingy;^[b]
    ^(G)do not desire his delicacies,
⁷for he is like one who is inwardly calculating.^[c]
    “Eat and drink!” he says to you,
    but his ^(H)heart is not with you.
⁸You will vomit up the morsels that you have eaten,
    and waste your pleasant words.
⁹Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,
    for he will despise the good sense of your words.
¹⁰^(I)Do not move an ancient landmark
    or enter the fields of the fatherless,
¹¹for their ^(J)Redeemer is strong;
    he will ^(K)plead their cause against you.
¹²Apply your heart to instruction
    and your ear to words of knowledge.
¹³Do not withhold ^(L)discipline from a child;
    ^(M)if you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
¹⁴If you strike him with the rod,
    you will ^(N)save his soul from Sheol.
¹⁵^(O)My son, if your heart is wise,
    my heart too will be glad.
¹⁶My ^(P)inmost being^[d] will exult
    when your lips speak ^(Q)what is right.
¹⁷Let not your heart ^(R)envy sinners,
    but continue in ^(S)the fear of the Lord all the day.
¹⁸Surely ^(T)there is a future,
    and your ^(U)hope will not be cut off.

¹⁹Hear, my son, and ^(V)be wise,
    and ^(W)direct your heart in the way.
²⁰Be not among ^(X)drunkards^[e]
    or among ^(Y)gluttonous eaters of meat,
²¹for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty,
    and ^(Z)slumber will clothe them with rags.

²²^(AA)Listen to your father who gave you life,
    ^(AB)and do not despise your mother when she is old.
²³^(AC)Buy truth, and do not sell it;
    buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
²⁴^(AD)The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;
    he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.
²⁵^(AE)Let your father and mother be glad;
    let ^(AF)her who bore you rejoice.

²⁶My son, give me your heart,
    and let your eyes observe^[f] my ways.
²⁷For a prostitute is ^(AG)a deep pit;
    ^(AH)an adulteress^[g] is a narrow ^(AI)well.
²⁸^(AJ)She lies in wait like a robber
    and increases the traitors among mankind.

²⁹^(AK)Who has woe? Who has sorrow?
    Who has strife? Who has complaining?
Who has ^(AL)wounds without cause?
    Who has ^(AM)redness of eyes?
³⁰Those who ^(AN)tarry long over wine;
    those who go to try ^(AO)mixed wine.
³¹Do not look at wine when it is red,
    when it sparkles in the cup
    and goes down smoothly.
³²In the end it ^(AP)bites like a serpent
    and stings like an adder.
³³Your eyes will see strange things,
    and your heart utter ^(AQ)perverse things.
³⁴You will be like one who lies down in the midst of the sea,
    like one who lies on the top of a mast.^[h]
³⁵“They ^(AR)struck me,” you will say,^[i] “but I was not hurt;
    they beat me, but I did not feel it.
When shall I awake?
    I ^(AS)must have another drink.”

Footnotes

Proverbs 23:1 Or who
Proverbs 23:6 Hebrew whose eye is evil
Proverbs 23:7 Or for as he calculates in his soul, so is he
Proverbs 23:16 Hebrew My kidneys
Proverbs 23:20 Hebrew those who drink too much wine
Proverbs 23:26 Or delight in
Proverbs 23:27 Hebrew a foreign woman
Proverbs 23:34 Or of the rigging
Proverbs 23:35 Hebrew lacks you will say

Ephesians 5:1-17

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Walk in Love

5 ^(A)Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. ²And ^(B)walk in love, ^(C)as Christ loved us and ^(D)gave himself up for us, a ^(E)fragrant ^(F)offering and sacrifice to God.

³But ^(G)sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness ^(H)must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints. ⁴Let there be ^(I)no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, ^(J)which are out of place, but instead ^(K)let there be thanksgiving. ⁵For you may be sure of this, that ^(L)everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (^(M)that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. ⁶^(N)Let no one ^(O)deceive you with empty words, for because of these things ^(P)the wrath of God comes upon ^(Q)the sons of disobedience. ⁷Therefore ^(R)do not become partners with them; ⁸for ^(S)at one time you were ^(T)darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. ^(U)Walk as children of light ⁹(for ^(V)the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), ¹⁰and ^(W)try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord. ¹¹^(X)Take no part in the ^(Y)unfruitful ^(Z)works of darkness, but instead ^(AA)expose them. ¹²For ^(AB)it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. ¹³But when ^(AC)anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, ¹⁴for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says,

^(AD)“Awake, O sleeper,
and ^(AE)arise from the dead,
and ^(AF)Christ will shine on you.”

¹⁵^(AG)Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, ¹⁶^(AH)making the best use of the time, because ^(AI)the days are evil. ¹⁷Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what ^(AJ)the will of the Lord is.