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Friday, May 17th, 2024
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Passage Lookup: Psalms 16-17

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Psalms 16:1
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A miktam[a] of David.

Keep me safe,(a) my God, for in you I take refuge.(b)
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Psalms 16:2
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I say to the Lord , "You are my Lord;(c) apart from you I have no good thing."(d)
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Psalms 16:3
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I say of the holy people(e) who are in the land,(f) "They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight."
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Psalms 16:4
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Those who run after other gods(g) will suffer(h) more and more. I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods or take up their names(i) on my lips.
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Psalms 16:5
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Lord , you alone are my portion(j) and my cup;(k) you make my lot(l) secure.
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Psalms 16:6
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The boundary lines(m) have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.(n)
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Psalms 16:7
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I will praise the Lord , who counsels me;(o) even at night(p) my heart instructs me.
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Psalms 16:8
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I keep my eyes always on the Lord . With him at my right hand,(q) I will not be shaken.(r)
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Psalms 16:9
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Therefore my heart is glad(s) and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure,(t)
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Psalms 16:10
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because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,(u) nor will you let your faithful[b] one(v) see decay.(w)
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Psalms 16:11
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You make known to me the path of life;(x) you will fill me with joy in your presence,(y) with eternal pleasures(z) at your right hand.(aa)
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Psalms 17:1
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A prayer of David.

Hear me,(a) Lord , my plea is just; listen to my cry.(b) Hear(c) my prayer— it does not rise from deceitful lips.(d)
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Psalms 17:2
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Let my vindication(e) come from you; may your eyes see what is right.(f)
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Psalms 17:3
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Though you probe my heart,(g) though you examine me at night and test me,(h) you will find that I have planned no evil;(i) my mouth has not transgressed.(j)
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Psalms 17:4
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Though people tried to bribe me, I have kept myself from the ways of the violent through what your lips have commanded.
Psalms 17:5
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My steps have held to your paths;(k) my feet have not stumbled.(l)
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Psalms 17:6
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I call on you, my God, for you will answer me;(m) turn your ear to me(n) and hear my prayer.(o)
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Psalms 17:7
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Show me the wonders of your great love,(p) you who save by your right hand(q) those who take refuge(r) in you from their foes.
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Psalms 17:8
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Keep me(s) as the apple of your eye;(t) hide me(u) in the shadow of your wings(v)
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Psalms 17:9
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from the wicked who are out to destroy me, from my mortal enemies who surround me.(w)
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Psalms 17:10
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They close up their callous hearts,(x) and their mouths speak with arrogance.(y)
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Psalms 17:11
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They have tracked me down, they now surround me,(z) with eyes alert, to throw me to the ground.
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Psalms 17:12
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They are like a lion(aa) hungry for prey,(ab) like a fierce lion crouching in cover.
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Psalms 17:13
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Rise up,(ac) Lord , confront them, bring them down;(ad) with your sword rescue me from the wicked.
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Psalms 17:14
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By your hand save me from such people, Lord , from those of this world(ae) whose reward is in this life.(af) May what you have stored up for the wicked fill their bellies; may their children gorge themselves on it, and may there be leftovers(ag) for their little ones.
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Psalms 17:15
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As for me, I will be vindicated and will see your face; when I awake,(ah) I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness.(ai)
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