Psalm 5

New American Standard Bible

Prayer for Protection from the Wicked.

For the music director; for ^[a]flute accompaniment. A Psalm of David.

5 ^(A)Listen to my words, Lord,
Consider my ^(B)sighing.
²Listen to ^(C)the sound of my cry for help, ^(D)my King and my God,
For to You I pray.
³In the morning, Lord, ^[b]You will hear my voice;
In the ^(E)morning I will present my ^[c]prayer to You and be on the ^(F)watch.

⁴For You are not a God ^(G)who takes pleasure in wickedness;
^(H)No evil can dwell with You.
⁵The ^(I)boastful will not ^(J)stand before Your eyes;
You ^(K)hate all who do injustice.
⁶You ^(L)destroy those who speak lies;
The Lord loathes ^(M)the person of bloodshed and deceit.
⁷But as for me, ^(N)by Your abundant graciousness I will enter Your house,
^[d]At Your holy temple I will ^(O)bow in ^(P)reverence for You.

⁸Lord, ^(Q)lead me ^(R)in Your righteousness ^(S)because of my enemies;
Make Your way ^[e]straight before me.
⁹For there is ^(T)nothing ^[f]trustworthy in ^[g]their mouth;
Their ^(U)inward part is destruction itself.
Their ^(V)throat is an open grave;
They ^[h]flatter with their tongue.
¹⁰Make them pay, God;
^(W)Have them fall by their own schemes!
^(X)Scatter them in the multitude of their wrongdoings,
For they are ^(Y)rebellious against You.

¹¹But ^(Z)rejoice, all who ^(AA)take refuge in You,
Sing for joy forever!
And ^[i]may You ^(AB)shelter them,
That those who ^(AC)love Your name may rejoice in You.
¹²For You ^(AD)bless the righteous person, Lord,
You ^(AE)surround him with favor as with a shield.

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Psalm 5 Title Heb Nehiloth
Psalm 5:3 Or May You hear
Psalm 5:3 Or sacrifice
Psalm 5:7 Or Toward
Psalm 5:8 Or smooth
Psalm 5:9 Or true
Psalm 5:9 So ancient versions; MT his
Psalm 5:9 Or make their tongue smooth
Psalm 5:11 Or You shelter

Psalm 5

New International Version

Psalm 5^[a]

For the director of music. For pipes. A psalm of David.

¹Listen^(A) to my words, Lord,
    consider my lament.^(B)
²Hear my cry for help,^(C)
    my King and my God,^(D)
    for to you I pray.

³In the morning,^(E) Lord, you hear my voice;
    in the morning I lay my requests before you
    and wait expectantly.^(F)
⁴For you are not a God who is pleased with wickedness;
    with you, evil people^(G) are not welcome.
⁵The arrogant^(H) cannot stand^(I)
    in your presence.
You hate^(J) all who do wrong;
⁶    you destroy those who tell lies.^(K)
The bloodthirsty and deceitful
    you, Lord, detest.
⁷But I, by your great love,
    can come into your house;
in reverence^(L) I bow down^(M)
    toward your holy temple.^(N)

⁸Lead me, Lord, in your righteousness^(O)
    because of my enemies—
    make your way straight^(P) before me.
⁹Not a word from their mouth can be trusted;
    their heart is filled with malice.
Their throat is an open grave;^(Q)
    with their tongues they tell lies.^(R)
¹⁰Declare them guilty, O God!
    Let their intrigues be their downfall.
Banish them for their many sins,^(S)
    for they have rebelled^(T) against you.
¹¹But let all who take refuge in you be glad;
    let them ever sing for joy.^(U)
Spread your protection over them,
    that those who love your name^(V) may rejoice in you.^(W)

¹²Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous;^(X)
you surround them^(Y) with your favor as with a shield.^(Z)

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Psalm 5:1 In Hebrew texts 5:1-12 is numbered 5:2-13.

Psalm 145

New American Standard Bible

The Lord Exalted for His Goodness.

A Psalm of Praise, of David.

145 I will ^(A)exalt You, ^(B)my God, the King,
And I will ^(C)bless Your name forever and ever.
²Every day I will bless You,
And I will ^(D)praise Your name forever and ever.
³^(E)Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised;
And His ^(F)greatness is unsearchable.
⁴One ^(G)generation will praise Your works to another,
And will declare Your mighty acts.
⁵On the ^(H)glorious ^[a]splendor of Your majesty
And ^(I)on Your wonderful works, I will meditate.
⁶People will speak of the ^[b]power of Your ^(J)awesome acts,
And I will ^(K)tell of Your greatness.
⁷They will burst forth ^[c]in speaking of Your ^(L)abundant goodness,
And will ^(M)shout joyfully of Your righteousness.

⁸The Lord is ^(N)gracious and compassionate;
Slow to anger and great in mercy.
⁹The Lord is ^(O)good to all,
And His ^(P)mercies are over all His works.
¹⁰^(Q)All Your works will give thanks to You, Lord,
And Your ^(R)godly ones will bless You.
¹¹They will speak of the ^(S)glory of Your kingdom,
And talk of Your might,
¹²To ^(T)make known to the sons of mankind ^[d]Your mighty acts,
And the ^(U)glory of the majesty of ^[e]Your kingdom.
¹³Your kingdom is ^[f]an ^(V)everlasting kingdom,
And Your dominion endures throughout all generations.
^[g]The Lord is faithful in His words,
And holy in all His works.

¹⁴The Lord ^(W)supports all who fall,
And ^(X)raises up all who are bowed down.
¹⁵The eyes of all ^[h]look to You,
And You ^(Y)give them their food in due time.
¹⁶You ^(Z)open Your hand
And satisfy the desire of every living thing.

¹⁷The Lord is ^(AA)righteous in all His ways,
And kind in all His works.
¹⁸The Lord is ^(AB)near to all who call on Him,
To all who call on Him ^(AC)in truth.
¹⁹He will ^(AD)fulfill the desire of those who fear Him;
He will also ^(AE)hear their cry for help and save them.
²⁰The Lord ^(AF)watches over all who love Him,
But He will destroy all the ^(AG)wicked.
²¹My ^(AH)mouth will speak the praise of the Lord,
And ^(AI)all flesh will ^(AJ)bless His holy name forever and ever.

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Psalm 145:5 Or majesty of Your splendor
Psalm 145:6 Or strength
Psalm 145:7 Lit the mention of
Psalm 145:12 Lit His
Psalm 145:12 Lit His
Psalm 145:13 Lit a kingdom of all ages
Psalm 145:13 The Lord...His works in LXX (cf. DSS); not found in MT
Psalm 145:15 Lit wait; or hope for

Psalm 145

New International Version

Psalm 145^[a]

A psalm of praise. Of David.

¹I will exalt you,^(A) my God the King;^(B)
I will praise your name^(C) for ever and ever.
²Every day I will praise^(D) you
and extol your name^(E) for ever and ever.

³Great^(F) is the Lord and most worthy of praise;^(G)
    his greatness no one can fathom.^(H)
⁴One generation^(I) commends your works to another;
    they tell^(J) of your mighty acts.^(K)
⁵They speak of the glorious splendor^(L) of your majesty—
    and I will meditate on your wonderful works.^[b]^(M)
⁶They tell^(N) of the power of your awesome works—^(O)
    and I will proclaim^(P) your great deeds.^(Q)
⁷They celebrate your abundant goodness^(R)
    and joyfully sing^(S) of your righteousness.^(T)

⁸The Lord is gracious and compassionate,^(U)
slow to anger and rich in love.^(V)

⁹The Lord is good^(W) to all;
    he has compassion^(X) on all he has made.
¹⁰All your works praise you,^(Y) Lord;
    your faithful people extol^(Z) you.^(AA)
¹¹They tell of the glory of your kingdom^(AB)
    and speak of your might,^(AC)
¹²so that all people may know of your mighty acts^(AD)
    and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.^(AE)
¹³Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,^(AF)
    and your dominion endures through all generations.

The Lord is trustworthy^(AG) in all he promises^(AH)
    and faithful in all he does.^[c]
¹⁴The Lord upholds^(AI) all who fall
    and lifts up all^(AJ) who are bowed down.^(AK)
¹⁵The eyes of all look to you,
    and you give them their food^(AL) at the proper time.
¹⁶You open your hand
    and satisfy the desires^(AM) of every living thing.

¹⁷The Lord is righteous^(AN) in all his ways
    and faithful in all he does.^(AO)
¹⁸The Lord is near^(AP) to all who call on him,^(AQ)
    to all who call on him in truth.
¹⁹He fulfills the desires^(AR) of those who fear him;^(AS)
    he hears their cry^(AT) and saves them.^(AU)
²⁰The Lord watches over^(AV) all who love him,^(AW)
    but all the wicked he will destroy.^(AX)

²¹My mouth will speak^(AY) in praise of the Lord.
Let every creature^(AZ) praise his holy name^(BA)
for ever and ever.

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Psalm 145:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the verses of which (including verse 13b) begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
Psalm 145:5 Dead Sea Scrolls and Syriac (see also Septuagint); Masoretic Text On the glorious splendor of your majesty / and on your wonderful works I will meditate
Psalm 145:13 One manuscript of the Masoretic Text, Dead Sea Scrolls and Syriac (see also Septuagint); most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text do not have the last two lines of verse 13.

Joshua 2:1-14

New American Standard Bible

Rahab Shelters Spies

2 Then Joshua the son of Nun sent two men as spies secretly from ^(A)Shittim, saying, “Go, view the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of ^(B)a prostitute whose name was Rahab, and rested there. ²But it was told to the king of Jericho, saying, “Behold, men from the sons of Israel have come here tonight to spy out the land.” ³And the king of Jericho sent word to Rahab, saying, “Bring out the men who have come to you, who have entered your house, for they have come to spy out all the land.” ⁴But the ^(C)woman had taken the two men and hidden them, and she said, “Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know where they were from. ⁵It came about, when it was time to shut the gate at dark, that the men went out; I do not know where the men went. Pursue them quickly, for you will overtake them.” ⁶But ^(D)she had brought them up to the roof and hidden them in the stalks of flax which she had laid in order on the roof. ⁷So the men pursued them on the road to the Jordan, to the crossing places; and as soon as those who were pursuing them had gone out, they shut the gate.

⁸Now before ^[a]the spies lay down, she came up to them on the roof, ⁹and said to the men, “^(E)I know that the Lord has given you the land, and that the ^(F)terror of you has fallen on us, and that all the inhabitants of the land have despaired because of you. ¹⁰^(G)For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the ^[b]Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and ^(H)what you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and Og, whom you ^[c]utterly destroyed. ¹¹When we heard these reports, ^(I)our hearts melted and no ^[d]courage remained in anyone any longer because of you; for the ^(J)Lord your God, He is God in heaven above and on earth below. ¹²Now then, please swear to me by the Lord, since I have dealt kindly with you, that you also will deal kindly with my father’s household, and give me a ^(K)pledge of ^[e]truth, ¹³and ^[f]spare my father and my mother, and my brothers and my sisters, and all who belong to them, and save our ^[g]lives from death.” ¹⁴So the men said to her, “Our ^[h]life ^[i]for yours if you do not tell this business of ours; and it shall come about when the Lord gives us the land that we will ^(L)deal kindly and ^[j]faithfully with you.”

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Joshua 2:8 Lit they lay
Joshua 2:10 Lit Sea of Reeds
Joshua 2:10 Or put under the ban
Joshua 2:11 Lit spirit arose
Joshua 2:12 Or faithfulness
Joshua 2:13 Lit let live
Joshua 2:13 Lit souls
Joshua 2:14 Lit soul
Joshua 2:14 Lit instead of you to die
Joshua 2:14 Or truly

Joshua 2:1-14

New International Version

Rahab and the Spies

2 Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies^(A) from Shittim.^(B) “Go, look over^(C) the land,” he said, “especially Jericho.^(D)” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab^(E) and stayed there.

²The king of Jericho was told, “Look, some of the Israelites have come here tonight to spy out the land.” ³So the king of Jericho sent this message to Rahab:^(F) “Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house, because they have come to spy out the whole land.”

⁴But the woman had taken the two men^(G) and hidden them.^(H) She said, “Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know where they had come from. ⁵At dusk, when it was time to close the city gate,^(I) they left. I don’t know which way they went. Go after them quickly. You may catch up with them.”^(J) ⁶(But she had taken them up to the roof and hidden them under the stalks of flax^(K) she had laid out on the roof.)^(L) ⁷So the men set out in pursuit of the spies on the road that leads to the fords of the Jordan,^(M) and as soon as the pursuers^(N) had gone out, the gate was shut.

⁸Before the spies lay down for the night, she went up on the roof^(O) ⁹and said to them, “I know that the Lord has given you this land and that a great fear^(P) of you has fallen on us, so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you. ¹⁰We have heard how the Lord dried up^(Q) the water of the Red Sea^[a] for you when you came out of Egypt,^(R) and what you did to Sihon and Og,^(S) the two kings of the Amorites^(T) east of the Jordan,^(U) whom you completely destroyed.^[b]^(V) ¹¹When we heard of it, our hearts melted in fear^(W) and everyone’s courage failed^(X) because of you,^(Y) for the Lord your God^(Z) is God in heaven above and on the earth^(AA) below.

¹²“Now then, please swear to me^(AB) by the Lord that you will show kindness^(AC) to my family, because I have shown kindness to you. Give me a sure sign^(AD) ¹³that you will spare the lives of my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them^(AE)—and that you will save us from death.”

¹⁴“Our lives for your lives!”^(AF) the men assured her. “If you don’t tell what we are doing, we will treat you kindly and faithfully^(AG) when the Lord gives us the land.”

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Joshua 2:10 Or the Sea of Reeds
Joshua 2:10 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.

Romans 11:1-12

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Israel Has Not Been Rejected

11 I say then, God has not ^(A)rejected His people, has He? ^[a]^(B)Far from it! For ^(C)I too am an Israelite, ^[b]a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. ²God ^(D)has not rejected His people whom He ^(E)foreknew. ^(F)Or do you not know what the Scripture says in the passage about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel? ³“Lord, ^(G)they have killed Your prophets, they have torn down Your altars, and I alone am left, and they are seeking my life.” ⁴But what ^[c]is the divine response to him? “^(H)I have kept for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” ⁵In the same way then, there has also come to be at the present time ^(I)a remnant according to God’s ^[d]gracious choice. ⁶But ^(J)if it is by grace, it is no longer ^[e]on the basis of works, since otherwise grace is no longer grace.

⁷What then? What ^(K)Israel is seeking, it has not obtained, but ^[f]those who were chosen obtained it, and the rest were ^(L)hardened; ⁸just as it is written:

“^(M)God gave them a spirit of stupor,
Eyes to see not and ears to hear not,
Down to this very day.”

⁹And David says,

“^(N)May their table become a snare and a trap,
And a stumbling block and a retribution to them.
¹⁰^(O)May their eyes be darkened to see not,
And bend their backs continually.”

¹¹^(P)I say then, they did not stumble so as to fall, did they? ^[g]^(Q)Far from it! But by their wrongdoing ^(R)salvation has come to the Gentiles, to ^(S)make them jealous. ¹²Now if their wrongdoing proves to be riches for the world, and their failure, riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their ^[h]^(T)fulfillment be!

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Romans 11:1 Lit May it never happen!
Romans 11:1 Lit of the seed of Abraham
Romans 11:4 Lit says
Romans 11:5 Lit choice of grace
Romans 11:6 Lit out of
Romans 11:7 Lit the election
Romans 11:11 Lit May it never happen!
Romans 11:12 Or fullness

Romans 11:1-12

New International Version

The Remnant of Israel

11 I ask then: Did God reject his people? By no means!^(A) I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham,^(B) from the tribe of Benjamin.^(C) ²God did not reject his people,^(D) whom he foreknew.^(E) Don’t you know what Scripture says in the passage about Elijah—how he appealed to God against Israel: ³“Lord, they have killed your prophets and torn down your altars; I am the only one left, and they are trying to kill me”^[a]?^(F) ⁴And what was God’s answer to him? “I have reserved for myself seven thousand who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”^[b]^(G) ⁵So too, at the present time there is a remnant^(H) chosen by grace.^(I) ⁶And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works;^(J) if it were, grace would no longer be grace.

⁷What then? What the people of Israel sought so earnestly they did not obtain.^(K) The elect among them did, but the others were hardened,^(L) ⁸as it is written:

“God gave them a spirit of stupor,
eyes that could not see
and ears that could not hear,^(M)
to this very day.”^[c]^(N)

⁹And David says:

“May their table become a snare and a trap,
a stumbling block and a retribution for them.
¹⁰May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,^(O)
and their backs be bent forever.”^[d]^(P)

Ingrafted Branches

¹¹Again I ask: Did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Not at all!^(Q) Rather, because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles^(R) to make Israel envious.^(S) ¹²But if their transgression means riches for the world, and their loss means riches for the Gentiles,^(T) how much greater riches will their full inclusion bring!

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Romans 11:3 1 Kings 19:10,14
Romans 11:4 1 Kings 19:18
Romans 11:8 Deut. 29:4; Isaiah 29:10
Romans 11:10 Psalm 69:22,23

Matthew 25:1-13

New American Standard Bible

Parable of Ten Virgins

25 “Then ^(A)the kingdom of heaven will be comparable to ten virgins, who took their ^(B)lamps and went out to meet the groom. ²Five of them were foolish, and five were ^(C)prudent. ³For when the foolish took their lamps, they did not take extra oil with them; ⁴but the ^(D)prudent ones took oil in flasks with their lamps. ⁵Now while the groom was delaying, they all became drowsy and began to sleep. ⁶But at midnight ^[a]there finally was a shout: ‘Behold, the groom! Come out to meet him.’ ⁷Then all those virgins got up and trimmed their lamps. ⁸But the foolish virgins said to the prudent ones, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’ ⁹However, the ^(E)prudent ones answered, ‘No, there most certainly would not be enough for us and you too; go instead to the merchants and buy some for yourselves.’ ¹⁰But while they were ^[b]on their way to buy the oil, the groom came, and those who were ^(F)ready went in with him to ^(G)the wedding feast; and ^(H)the door was shut. ¹¹Yet later, the other virgins also came, saying, ‘^(I)Lord, lord, open up for us.’ ¹²But he answered, ‘Truly I say to you, I do not know you.’ ¹³^(J)Be on the alert then, because you do not know the day nor the hour.

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Matthew 25:6 Lit a shout has occurred
Matthew 25:10 Lit departing

Matthew 25:1-13

New International Version

The Parable of the Ten Virgins

25 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like^(A) ten virgins who took their lamps^(B) and went out to meet the bridegroom.^(C) ²Five of them were foolish and five were wise.^(D) ³The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. ⁴The wise ones, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. ⁵The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep.^(E)

⁶“At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’

⁷“Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. ⁸The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’^(F)

⁹“‘No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’

¹⁰“But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet.^(G) And the door was shut.

¹¹“Later the others also came. ‘Lord, Lord,’ they said, ‘open the door for us!’

¹²“But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know you.’^(H)

¹³“Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.^(I)

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Psalm 5 New American Standard Bible

Prayer for Protection from the Wicked.

For the music director; for [a]flute accompaniment. A Psalm of David.

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Psalm 5 New International Version

Psalm 5[a]

For the director of music. For pipes. A psalm of David.

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Psalm 145 New American Standard Bible

The Lord Exalted for His Goodness.

A Psalm of Praise, of David.

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Psalm 145 New International Version

Psalm 145[a]

A psalm of praise. Of David.

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Joshua 2:1-14 New American Standard Bible

Rahab Shelters Spies

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Joshua 2:1-14 New International Version

Rahab and the Spies

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Romans 11:1-12 New American Standard Bible

Israel Has Not Been Rejected

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Romans 11:1-12 New International Version

The Remnant of Israel

Ingrafted Branches

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Matthew 25:1-13 New American Standard Bible

Parable of Ten Virgins

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