Psalm 62

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God Alone a Refuge from Treachery and Oppression.

For the music director; ^[a]according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

62 ^(A)My soul waits in silence for God alone;
From Him ^(B)comes my salvation.
²He alone is my ^(C)rock and my salvation,
My ^(D)stronghold; I will not be greatly shaken.

³How long will you attack a man,
That you may murder him, all of you,
Like a ^(E)leaning wall, like a tottering fence?
⁴They have planned only to thrust him down from his high position;
They ^(F)delight in falsehood;
They ^(G)bless with ^[b]their mouth,
But inwardly they curse. Selah

⁵My soul, ^(H)wait in silence for God alone,
For my hope is from Him.
⁶He alone is ^(I)my rock and my salvation,
My refuge; I will not be shaken.
⁷My ^(J)salvation and my glory rest on God;
The rock of my strength, my ^(K)refuge is in God.
⁸^(L)Trust in Him at all times, you people;
^(M)Pour out your hearts before Him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah

⁹People of ^(N)low standing are only ^(O)breath, and people of rank are a ^(P)lie;
In the ^(Q)balances they go up.
Together they are lighter than breath.
¹⁰^(R)Do not trust in oppression,
And do not vainly rely on ^(S)robbery;
If wealth increases, ^(T)do not set your heart on it.

¹¹God has ^(U)spoken ^[c]once;
^[d]Twice I have heard this:
That ^(V)power belongs to God;
¹²And faithfulness ^(W)is Yours, Lord,
For You ^(X)reward a person according to his work.

Footnotes

Psalm 62 Title Cf. 1 Chr 16:41; 25:1; Ps 39 and 77 titles
Psalm 62:4 Lit his
Psalm 62:11 Or one thing
Psalm 62:11 Or These two things I have heard

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

Ecclesiastes 7:1-14

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Wisdom and Foolishness Contrasted

7 A ^(A)good name is better than good ^[a]oil,
And the ^(B)day of one’s death is better than the day of one’s birth.
²It is better to go to a house of mourning
Than to go to a house of feasting,
Because ^[b]that is the ^(C)end of every person,
And the living ^[c]^(D)takes it to ^[d]heart.
³^(E)Sorrow is better than laughter,
For ^(F)when a face is sad a heart may be happy.
⁴The ^[e]mind of the wise is in the house of mourning,
While the ^[f]mind of fools is in the house of pleasure.
⁵It is better to ^(G)listen to the rebuke of a wise person
Than for one to listen to the song of fools.
⁶For as the ^[g]crackling of ^(H)thorn bushes under a pot,
So is the ^(I)laughter of the fool;
And this too is futility.
⁷For ^(J)oppression makes a wise person look foolish,
And a ^(K)bribe ^[h]corrupts the heart.
⁸The ^(L)end of a matter is better than its beginning;
^(M)Patience of spirit is better than arrogance of spirit.
⁹Do not be ^[i]^(N)eager in your spirit to be angry,
For anger resides in the ^[j]heart of fools.
¹⁰Do not say, “Why is it that the former days were better than these?”
For it is not from wisdom that you ask about this.
¹¹Wisdom along with an inheritance is good,
And an ^(O)advantage to those who see the sun.
¹²For ^(P)wisdom is ^[k]protection just as money is ^[l]protection,
But the advantage of knowledge is that ^(Q)wisdom keeps its possessors alive.
¹³Consider the ^(R)work of God,
For who is ^(S)able to straighten what He has bent?
¹⁴^(T)On the day of prosperity be happy,
But ^(U)on the day of adversity consider:
God has made the one as well as the other
So that a person will ^(V)not discover anything that will come after him.

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Footnotes

Ecclesiastes 7:1 I.e., olive oil
Ecclesiastes 7:2 I.e., death
Ecclesiastes 7:2 Lit gives
Ecclesiastes 7:2 Lit his heart
Ecclesiastes 7:4 Lit heart
Ecclesiastes 7:4 Lit heart
Ecclesiastes 7:6 Lit voice
Ecclesiastes 7:7 Lit destroys
Ecclesiastes 7:9 Lit hasty
Ecclesiastes 7:9 Lit chest
Ecclesiastes 7:12 Lit in a shadow
Ecclesiastes 7:12 Lit in a shadow

Galatians 4:12-20

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¹²I beg of you, ^(A)brothers and sisters, ^(B)become as I am, for I also have become as you are. You have done me no wrong; ¹³but you know that it was because of a ^[a]bodily illness that I preached the gospel to you the ^[b]first time; ¹⁴and you did not despise that which was a trial to you in my ^[c]bodily condition, nor express contempt, but ^(C)you received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus Himself. ¹⁵Where then is ^[d]that sense of blessing you had? For I testify about you that, if possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me. ¹⁶So have I become your enemy ^(D)by ^[e]telling you the truth? ¹⁷They eagerly seek you, not ^[f]in a commendable way, but they want to shut you out so that you will seek them. ¹⁸But it is good always to be eagerly sought ^[g]in a commendable way, and ^(E)not only when I am present with you. ¹⁹^(F)My children, with whom ^(G)I am again in labor until ^(H)Christ is formed in you— ²⁰but I could wish to be present with you now and to change my tone of voice, for ^(I)I am at a loss about you!

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Galatians 4:13 Lit weakness of the flesh
Galatians 4:13 Or former
Galatians 4:14 Lit flesh
Galatians 4:15 I.e., considering yourselves fortunate
Galatians 4:16 Or dealing truthfully with you
Galatians 4:17 Or with good intentions
Galatians 4:18 Or with good intentions

Matthew 15:21-28

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The Faith of a Canaanite Woman

²¹^(A)Jesus went away from there, and withdrew into the region of ^(B)Tyre and ^(C)Sidon. ²²And a Canaanite woman from that region came out and began to cry out, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord, ^(D)Son of David; my daughter is severely ^(E)demon-possessed.” ²³But He did not answer her with even a word. And His disciples came up and urged Him, saying, “Send her away, because she keeps shouting ^[a]at us!” ²⁴But He answered and said, “I was sent only to ^(F)the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” ²⁵But she came and ^(G)began ^[b]to bow down before Him, saying, “Lord, help me!” ²⁶Yet He answered and said, “It is not ^[c]good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” ²⁷And she said, “Yes, Lord; but please help, for even the dogs feed on the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.” ²⁸Then Jesus said to her, “O woman, ^(H)your faith is great; it shall be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed ^[d]at once.