Psalm 5

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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.

Footnotes

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 145

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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.

Footnotes

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

Proverbs 27:1-6

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Warnings and Instructions

27 ^(A)Do not boast about tomorrow,
For you ^(B)do not know what a day may bring.
²Let ^(C)another praise you, and not your own mouth;
A stranger, and not your own lips.
³A stone is heavy and the sand weighty,
But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.
⁴Wrath is fierce and anger is a flood,
But ^(D)who can stand before jealousy?
⁵Better is ^(E)open rebuke
Than love that is concealed.
⁶Faithful are the ^(F)wounds of a friend,
But ^[a]deceitful are the ^(G)kisses of an enemy.

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Footnotes

Proverbs 27:6 Or excessive

Proverbs 27:10-12

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¹⁰Do not abandon your ^(A)friend or ^(B)your father’s friend,
And do not go to your brother’s house on the day of your disaster;
Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away.
¹¹^(C)Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad,
So that I may ^(D)reply to one who taunts me.
¹²A prudent person sees evil and hides himself;
But the naive proceed, and pay the penalty.

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Philippians 2:1-13

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Be like Christ

2 Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any ^(A)fellowship of the Spirit, if any ^[a]^(B)affection and compassion, ²^(C)make my joy complete ^[b]by ^(D)being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose. ³Do nothing ^[c]from ^[d]^(E)selfishness or ^(F)empty conceit, but with humility ^(G)consider one another as more important than yourselves; ⁴^(H)do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. ⁵^(I)Have this attitude ^[e]in yourselves which was also in ^(J)Christ Jesus, ⁶who, as He already ^(K)existed in the ^(L)form of God, ^(M)did not consider equality with God something to be ^[f]grasped, ⁷but ^[g]^(N)emptied Himself by taking the form of a ^(O)bond-servant and ^[h]^(P)being born in the likeness of men. ⁸And being found in appearance as a man, ^(Q)He humbled Himself by becoming ^(R)obedient to the point of death: ^(S)death ^[i]on a cross. ⁹^(T)For this reason also God ^(U)highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him ^(V)the name which is above every name, ¹⁰so that at the name of Jesus ^(W)every knee will bow, of ^(X)those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, ¹¹and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is ^(Y)Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

¹²So then, my beloved, ^(Z)just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own ^(AA)salvation with ^(AB)fear and trembling; ¹³for it is ^(AC)God who is at work in you, both to ^[j]desire and to work ^(AD)for His good pleasure.

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Footnotes

Philippians 2:1 Lit inward parts
Philippians 2:2 Lit that you be
Philippians 2:3 Lit according to
Philippians 2:3 Or contentiousness
Philippians 2:5 Or among
Philippians 2:6 Or seized
Philippians 2:7 I.e., set aside His divine rights
Philippians 2:7 Or having come to be
Philippians 2:8 Lit of
Philippians 2:13 Or be willing

John 18:15-18

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¹⁵^(A)Simon Peter was following Jesus, and so was another disciple. Now that disciple was known to the high priest, and he entered with Jesus into ^(B)the courtyard of the high priest, ¹⁶^(C)but Peter was standing at the door outside. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the doorkeeper, and brought Peter in. ¹⁷^(D)Then the slave woman who was the doorkeeper *said to Peter, “^(E)You are not also one of this Man’s disciples, are you?” He *said, “I am not.” ¹⁸Now the slaves and the ^(F)officers were standing there, having made ^(G)a charcoal fire, for it was cold and they were ^(H)warming themselves; and Peter was also with them, standing and warming himself.

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John 18:25-27

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Peter’s Denial of Jesus

²⁵^(A)Now ^(B)Simon Peter was still standing and warming himself. So they said to him, “^(C)You are not one of His disciples as well, are you?” He denied it, and said, “I am not.” ²⁶One of the slaves of the high priest, who was related to the one ^(D)whose ear Peter cut off, *said, “Did I not see you in ^(E)the garden with Him?” ²⁷Peter then denied it again, and immediately ^(F)a rooster crowed.