Psalm 59:9-17

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⁹You are my strength,^(A) I watch for you;
you, God, are my fortress,^(B)
¹⁰ my God on whom I can rely.

God will go before me
    and will let me gloat over those who slander me.
¹¹But do not kill them, Lord our shield,^[a]^(C)
    or my people will forget.^(D)
In your might uproot them
    and bring them down.^(E)
¹²For the sins of their mouths,^(F)
    for the words of their lips,^(G)
    let them be caught in their pride.^(H)
For the curses and lies they utter,
¹³    consume them in your wrath,
    consume them till they are no more.^(I)
Then it will be known to the ends of the earth
    that God rules over Jacob.^(J)

¹⁴They return at evening,
    snarling like dogs,
    and prowl about the city.
¹⁵They wander about for food^(K)
    and howl if not satisfied.
¹⁶But I will sing^(L) of your strength,^(M)
    in the morning^(N) I will sing of your love;^(O)
for you are my fortress,^(P)
    my refuge in times of trouble.^(Q)

¹⁷You are my strength, I sing praise to you;
you, God, are my fortress,
my God on whom I can rely.^(R)

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Footnotes

Psalm 59:11 Or sovereign

Matthew 4:18-24

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Jesus Calls His First Disciples^(A)

¹⁸As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee,^(B) he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter^(C) and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. ¹⁹“Come, follow me,”^(D) Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” ²⁰At once they left their nets and followed him.^(E)

²¹Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John.^(F) They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them, ²²and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.^(G)

Jesus Heals the Sick

²³Jesus went throughout Galilee,^(H) teaching in their synagogues,^(I) proclaiming the good news^(J) of the kingdom,^(K) and healing every disease and sickness among the people.^(L) ²⁴News about him spread all over Syria,^(M) and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed,^(N) those having seizures,^(O) and the paralyzed;^(P) and he healed them.