Psalm 60

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He Will Tread Down Our Foes

To the choirmaster: according to ^(A)Shushan Eduth. A ^(B)Miktam^[a] of David; ^(C)for instruction; when he ^(D)strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and when Joab on his return struck down twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.

60 O God, ^(E)you have rejected us, ^(F)broken our defenses;
    you have been angry; ^(G)oh, restore us.
²You have made the land to quake; you have torn it open;
    ^(H)repair its breaches, for it totters.
³^(I)You have made your people see hard things;
    ^(J)you have given us ^(K)wine to drink that made us stagger.

⁴You have set up ^(L)a banner for those who fear you,
that they may flee to it ^(M)from the bow.^[b] Selah
⁵^(N)That your ^(O)beloved ones may be delivered,
give salvation by your right hand and answer us!

⁶God has spoken ^(P)in his holiness:^[c]
    “With exultation ^(Q)I will divide up ^(R)Shechem
    and portion out the Vale of ^(S)Succoth.
⁷^(T)Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine;
    ^(U)Ephraim is ^(V)my helmet;
    Judah is my ^(W)scepter.
⁸^(X)Moab is my washbasin;
    upon Edom I ^(Y)cast my shoe;
    over ^(Z)Philistia I shout in triumph.”^[d]

⁹Who will bring me to the fortified city?
    ^(AA)Who will lead me to Edom?
¹⁰Have you not ^(AB)rejected us, O God?
    You ^(AC)do not go forth, O God, with our armies.
¹¹Oh, grant us help against the foe,
    for ^(AD)vain is the salvation of man!
¹²With God we shall ^(AE)do valiantly;
    it is he who will ^(AF)tread down our foes.

Footnotes

Psalm 60:1 Probably musical or liturgical terms
Psalm 60:4 Or that it may be displayed because of truth
Psalm 60:6 Or sanctuary
Psalm 60:8 Revocalization (compare Psalm 108:10); Masoretic Text over me, O Philistia, shout in triumph

Proverbs 29

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29 ^(A)He who is often reproved, yet stiffens his neck,
    will suddenly be ^(B)broken ^(C)beyond healing.
²When ^(D)the righteous increase, the people rejoice,
    but when ^(E)the wicked rule, the people groan.
³He who ^(F)loves wisdom makes his father glad,
    but ^(G)a companion of prostitutes ^(H)squanders his wealth.
⁴By justice a king ^(I)builds up the land,
    but he who exacts gifts^[a] tears it down.
⁵^(J)A man who flatters his neighbor
    spreads ^(K)a net for his feet.
⁶An evil man is ^(L)ensnared in his transgression,
    but a righteous man ^(M)sings and rejoices.
⁷A righteous man ^(N)knows the rights of the poor;
    a wicked man does not ^(O)understand such knowledge.
⁸^(P)Scoffers set a city aflame,
    but the wise turn away wrath.
⁹If a wise man has an argument with a fool,
    the fool only rages and laughs, and there is ^(Q)no quiet.
¹⁰Bloodthirsty men ^(R)hate one who is blameless
    and seek the life of the upright.^[b]
¹¹A fool gives full vent to his spirit,
    but a wise man quietly holds it back.
¹²If a ruler listens to falsehood,
    all his officials will be wicked.
¹³The poor man and the oppressor ^(S)meet together;
    the Lord ^(T)gives light to the eyes of both.
¹⁴If a king ^(U)faithfully judges the poor,
    his throne will ^(V)be established forever.
¹⁵^(W)The rod and reproof give wisdom,
    but a child left to himself ^(X)brings shame to his mother.
¹⁶When the wicked increase, transgression increases,
    but ^(Y)the righteous will look upon their downfall.
¹⁷^(Z)Discipline your son, and he will give you rest;
    he will give delight to your heart.
¹⁸Where ^(AA)there is no prophetic vision the people ^(AB)cast off restraint,^[c]
    but blessed is he who ^(AC)keeps the law.
¹⁹By mere words a servant is not disciplined,
    for though he understands, he will not respond.
²⁰Do you see a man who is hasty in his words?
    ^(AD)There is more hope for a fool than for him.
²¹Whoever pampers his servant from childhood
    will in the end find him his heir.^[d]
²²^(AE)A man of wrath stirs up strife,
    and one given to anger causes much transgression.
²³^(AF)One's pride will bring him low,
    ^(AG)but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.
²⁴The partner of a thief ^(AH)hates his own life;
    ^(AI)he hears the curse, but discloses nothing.
²⁵^(AJ)The fear of man lays a snare,
    but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.
²⁶Many ^(AK)seek the face of a ruler,
    but it is from the Lord that a man ^(AL)gets justice.
²⁷^(AM)An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous,
    but one whose way is straight is an abomination to the wicked.

Footnotes

Proverbs 29:4 Or who taxes heavily
Proverbs 29:10 Or but the upright seek his soul
Proverbs 29:18 Or the people are discouraged
Proverbs 29:21 The meaning of the Hebrew word rendered his heir is uncertain

Romans 16:17-20

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Final Instructions and Greetings

¹⁷I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles ^(A)contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; ^(B)avoid them. ¹⁸For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but ^(C)their own appetites,^[a] and ^(D)by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive. ¹⁹For ^(E)your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you ^(F)to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil. ²⁰^(G)The God of peace ^(H)will soon crush Satan under your feet. ^(I)The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.