Psalm 19

New American Standard Bible

The Works and the Word of God.

For the music director. A Psalm of David.

19 The ^(A)heavens tell of the glory of God;
And their ^(B)expanse declares the work of His hands.
²Day to ^(C)day pours forth speech,
And ^(D)night to night reveals knowledge.
³There is no speech, nor are there words;
Their voice is not heard.
⁴Their ^[a]^(E)line has gone out into all the earth,
And their words to the end of the world.
In them He has ^(F)placed a tent for the sun,
⁵Which is like a groom coming out of his chamber;
It rejoices like a strong person to run his course.
⁶Its ^(G)rising is from ^[b]one end of the heavens,
And its circuit to the ^[c]other end of them;
And there is nothing hidden from its heat.

⁷^(H)The Law of the Lord is ^[d]^(I)perfect, ^(J)restoring the soul;
The testimony of the Lord is ^(K)sure, making ^(L)wise the simple.
⁸The precepts of the Lord are ^(M)right, ^(N)rejoicing the heart;
The commandment of the Lord is ^(O)pure, ^(P)enlightening the eyes.
⁹The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever;
The judgments of the Lord are ^(Q)true; they are ^(R)righteous altogether.
¹⁰They are more desirable than ^(S)gold, yes, than much pure gold;
^(T)Sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.
¹¹Moreover, ^(U)Your servant is warned by them;
In keeping them there is great ^(V)reward.
¹²Who can ^(W)discern his errors? ^(X)Acquit me of ^(Y)hidden faults.
¹³Also keep Your servant back ^(Z)from presumptuous sins;
Let them not ^(AA)rule over me;
Then I will be ^(AB)innocent,
And I will be blameless of ^(AC)great wrongdoing.
¹⁴May the words of my mouth and ^(AD)the meditation of my heart
Be acceptable in Your sight,
Lord, ^(AE)my rock and my ^(AF)Redeemer.

Footnotes

Psalm 19:4 Another reading is sound
Psalm 19:6 Lit the end
Psalm 19:6 Lit the ends
Psalm 19:7 I.e., blameless

Proverbs 1:1-8

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The Usefulness of Proverbs

1 The ^(A)proverbs of Solomon ^(B)the son of David, king of Israel:

²To know ^(C)wisdom and instruction,
To discern the sayings of ^(D)understanding,
³To ^(E)receive instruction in wise behavior,
^(F)Righteousness, justice, and integrity;
⁴To give ^(G)prudence to the naive,
To the youth ^(H)knowledge and discretion,
⁵A wise person will hear and ^(I)increase in learning,
And a ^(J)person of understanding will acquire wise counsel,
⁶To understand a proverb and a saying,
The words of the wise and their ^(K)riddles.

⁷^(L)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
Fools despise wisdom and instruction.

The Enticement of Sinners

⁸^(M)Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction,
And ^(N)do not ignore your mother’s teaching;

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Romans 15:4-13

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⁴For ^(A)whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. ⁵Now may the ^(B)God ^[a]who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you ^(C)to be of the same mind with one another, according to Christ Jesus, ⁶so that with one purpose and one ^[b]voice you may glorify ^(D)the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁷Therefore, ^[c]^(E)accept one another, just as Christ also accepted ^[d]us, for the glory of God. ⁸For I say that Christ has become a servant to ^(F)the circumcision in behalf of the truth of God, to confirm ^(G)the promises given to the fathers, ⁹and for ^(H)the Gentiles to ^(I)glorify God for His mercy; as it is written: