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Psalms 119:1-88
Chapter 119
Meditations and Prayers Relating to the Law of God.
1 Blessed are those whose way is (F1)(C1)blameless,
Who (C2)walk in the Law of the LORD.
2 Blessed are those who (C1)comply with His (F1)testimonies,
And (C2)seek Him (C3)with all their heart.
3 They also (C1)do no injustice;
They walk in His ways.
4 You have (F1)(C1)ordained Your precepts,
(F2)That we are to keep them diligently.
5 Oh that my (C1)ways may be established
To (C2)keep Your statutes!
6 Then I (C1)will not be ashamed
When I look at all Your commandments.
7 I will (C1)give thanks to You with uprightness of heart,
When I learn Your righteous judgments.
8 I will keep Your statutes;
Do not utterly (C1)abandon me!
9 How can a young man keep his way pure?
By (C1)keeping it according to Your word.
10 With (C1)all my heart I have sought You;
Do not let me (C2)wander from Your commandments.
11 I have (C1)treasured Your word in my heart,
So that I may not sin against You.
12 Blessed are You, LORD;
(C1)Teach me Your statutes.
13 With my lips I have (C1)told of
All the (C2)ordinances of Your mouth.
14 I have (C1)rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
(F1)As much as in all riches.
15 I will (C1)meditate on Your precepts
And (F1)regard (C2)Your ways.
16 I shall (F1)(C1)delight in Your statutes;
I will (C2)not forget Your word.
17 (C1)Deal generously with Your servant,
That I may live and keep Your word.
18 Open my eyes, that I may behold
Wonderful things from Your Law.
19 I am a (C1)stranger on the earth;
Do not hide Your commandments from me.
20 My soul is crushed (F1)(C1)with longing
For Your ordinances at all times.
21 You (C1)rebuke the arrogant, (F1)the (C2)cursed,
Who (C3)wander from Your commandments.
22 (C1)Take disgrace and contempt away from me,
For I (C2)comply with Your testimonies.
23 Even though (C1)rulers sit and speak against me,
Your servant (C2)meditates on Your statutes.
24 Your testimonies also are my (C1)delight;
They are (F1)my advisers.
25 My (C1)soul clings to the dust;
(C2)Revive me (C3)according to Your word.
26 I have told of my ways, and You have answered me;
(C1)Teach me Your statutes.
27 Make me understand the way of Your precepts,
And I will (C1)meditate on Your wonders.
28 My (C1)soul (F1)weeps because of grief;
(C2)Strengthen me according to Your word.
29 Remove the false way from me,
And graciously grant me Your Law.
30 I have chosen the faithful way;
I have (F1)placed Your judgments before me.
31 I (C1)cling to Your testimonies;
LORD, do not put me to shame!
32 I shall run the way of Your commandments,
For You will (C1)enlarge my heart.
33 (C1)Teach me the way of Your statutes, LORD,
And I shall comply with it to the end.
34 (C1)Give me understanding, so that I may (C2)comply with Your Law
And keep it (C3)with all my heart.
35 Make me walk in the (C1)path of Your commandments,
For I (C2)delight in it.
36 (C1)Incline my heart to Your testimonies,
And not to (C2)dishonest gain.
37 Turn my (C1)eyes away from looking at what is worthless,
And (C2)revive me in Your ways.
38 (C1)Establish Your (F1)word to Your servant
(F2)As that which produces reverence for You.
39 (C1)Take away my disgrace which I dread,
For Your judgments are good.
40 Behold, I (C1)long for Your precepts;
Revive me through Your righteousness.
41 May Your (C1)favor also come to me, LORD,
Your salvation (C2)according to Your (F1)word;
42 So that I will have an (C1)answer for one who (C2)taunts me,
For I trust in Your word.
43 And do not take the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
For I (F1)(C1)wait for Your judgments.
44 So I will (C1)keep Your Law continually,
Forever and ever.
45 And I will (C1)walk (F1)at liberty,
For I (C2)seek Your precepts.
46 I will also speak of Your testimonies (C1)before kings
And shall not be ashamed.
47 I will (C1)delight in Your commandments,
Which I (C2)love.
48 And I shall lift up my hands to Your commandments,
Which I (C1)love;
And I will (C2)meditate on Your statutes.
49 Remember the word to Your servant,
(F1)In which You have made me hope.
50 This is my (C1)comfort in my misery,
That Your word has (F1)revived me.
51 The arrogant (C1)utterly deride me,
Yet I do not (C2)turn aside from Your Law.
52 I have (C1)remembered Your judgments from (F1)of old, LORD,
And comfort myself.
53 Burning (C1)indignation has seized me because of the wicked,
Who (C2)abandon Your Law.
54 Your statutes are my songs
In the house of my (C1)pilgrimage.
55 LORD, I (C1)remember Your name (C2)in the night,
And keep Your Law.
56 This has become mine,
(F1)That I (C1)comply with Your precepts.
57 The LORD is my (C1)portion;
I have (F1)promised to (C2)keep Your words.
58 I (C1)sought Your favor (C2)with all my heart;
(C3)Be gracious to me (C4)according to Your (F1)word.
59 I (C1)considered my ways
And turned my feet to Your testimonies.
60 I hurried and did not delay
To keep Your commandments.
61 The (C1)snares of the wicked have surrounded me,
But I have (C2)not forgotten Your Law.
62 At (C1)midnight I will rise to give thanks to You
Because of Your (C2)righteous judgments.
63 I am a (C1)companion to all those who (F1)fear You,
And to those who keep Your precepts.
64 (C1)The earth is full of Your goodness, LORD;
(C2)Teach me Your statutes.
65 You have treated Your servant well,
LORD, according to Your word.
66 Teach me good (F1)(C1)discernment and knowledge,
For I believe in Your commandments.
67 (C1)Before I was afflicted I went astray,
But now I keep Your word.
68 You are (C1)good and You (C2)do good;
(C3)Teach me Your statutes.
69 The arrogant (F1)have (C1)forged a lie against me;
With all my heart I will (C2)comply with Your precepts.
70 Their heart is (C1)insensitive, like fat,
But I (C2)delight in Your Law.
71 It is (C1)good for me that I was afflicted,
So that I may learn Your statutes.
72 The (C1)Law of Your mouth is better to me
Than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
73 (C1)Your hands made me and (F1)fashioned me;
(C2)Give me understanding, so that I may learn Your commandments.
74 May those who (F1)fear You (C1)see me and be glad,
Because I (F2)(C2)wait for Your word.
75 I know, LORD, that Your judgments are (C1)righteous,
And that You have afflicted me (C2)in faithfulness.
76 May Your favor (F1)comfort me,
According to Your (F2)word to Your servant.
77 May (C1)Your compassion come to me so that I may live,
For Your Law is my (C2)delight.
78 May (C1)the arrogant be put to shame, because they lead me astray (C2)with a lie;
But I shall (C3)meditate on Your precepts.
79 May those who (F1)fear You turn to me,
And those who know Your testimonies.
80 May my heart be (F1)(C1)blameless in Your statutes,
So that I will not (C2)be ashamed.
81 My (C1)soul languishes for Your salvation;
I (F1)(C2)wait for Your word.
82 My (C1)eyes fail with longing for Your (F1)word,
(F2)While I say, "When will You comfort me?"
83 Though I have (C1)become like a wineskin in the smoke,
I do (C2)not forget Your statutes.
84 How many are the (C1)days of Your servant?
When will You (C2)execute judgment on those who persecute me?
85 The arrogant have (C1)dug pits for me,
People who are not in accord with Your Law.
86 All Your commandments are (C1)faithful;
They have (C2)persecuted me with a lie; (C3)help me!
87 They almost destroyed me on earth,
But as for me, I (C1)did not abandon Your precepts.
88 Revive me according to Your faithfulness,
So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.<
1 Thessalonians 5
Chapter 5
The Day of the Lord
1 Now as to the (C1)periods and (F1)times, brothers and sisters, you (C2)have no need of anything to be written to you.2 For you yourselves know full well that (C1)the day of the Lord is coming (C2)just like a thief in the night.3 While they are saying, "(C1)Peace and safety!" then (C2)sudden destruction (F1)will come upon them like (C3)labor pains upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.4 But you, brothers and sisters, are not in (C1)darkness, so that the day would overtake you (F1)(C2)like a thief;5 for you are all (C1)sons of light and sons of day. We are not of night nor of (C2)darkness;6 so then, let's not (C1)sleep as (F1)(C2)others do, but let's be alert and (F2)(C3)sober.7 For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who are drunk, (C1)get drunk at night.8 But since (C1)we are of the day, let's (C2)be (F1)sober, having put on the (C3)breastplate of (C4)faith and love, and as a (C5)helmet, the (C6)hope of salvation.9 For God has not destined us for (C1)wrath, but for (C2)obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,10 (C1)who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we will live together with Him.11 Therefore, (F1)encourage one another and (C1)build one another up, just as you also are doing.
Christian Conduct
12 But we ask you, brothers and sisters, to (C1)recognize those (C2)who diligently labor among you and (F1)(C3)are in leadership over you in the Lord, and give you (F2)instruction,13 and that you regard them very highly in love because of their work. (C1)Live in peace with one another.14 We urge you, brothers and sisters, admonish (C1)the (F1)unruly, encourage (C2)the fainthearted, help (C3)the weak, be (C4)patient with everyone.15 See that (C1)no one repays another with evil for evil, but always (C2)seek what is good for one another and for all people.16 (C1)Rejoice always,17 (C1)pray without ceasing,18 in everything (C1)give thanks; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.19 (C1)Do not quench the Spirit,20 do not utterly reject (F1)(C1)prophecies,21 but (C1)examine everything; (C2)hold firmly to that which is good,22 abstain from every (F1)form of evil.
23 Now (C1)may the God of peace (C2)Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your (C3)spirit and soul and body be kept complete, (C4)without blame at (C5)the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.24 (C1)Faithful is He who (C2)calls you, and He also will do it.
25 Brothers and sisters, (C1)pray for us(F1).
26 (C1)Greet all the brothers and sisters with a holy kiss.27 I put you under oath by the Lord to (C1)have this letter read to all the (C2)brothers and sisters.
28 (C1)May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
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