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Psalms 27

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Psalm 27
Of David.
1The LORD is my light and my salvation—
whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the stronghold of my life—
of whom shall I be afraid?

2When evil men advance against me
to devour my flesh,Or to slander me
when my enemies and my foes attack me,
they will stumble and fall.

3Though an army besiege me,
my heart will not fear;
though war break out against me,
even then will I be confident.

4One thing I ask of the LORD,
this is what I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life,
to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD
and to seek him in his temple.

5For in the day of trouble
he will keep me safe in his dwelling;
he will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle
and set me high upon a rock.

6Then my head will be exalted
above the enemies who surround me;
at his tabernacle will I sacrifice with shouts of joy;
I will sing and make music to the LORD.

7Hear my voice when I call, O LORD;
be merciful to me and answer me.

8My heart says of you, “Seek hisOr To you, O my heart, he has said, “Seek my face!”
Your face, LORD, I will seek.

9Do not hide your face from me,
do not turn your servant away in anger;
you have been my helper.
Do not reject me or forsake me,
O God my Savior.

10Though my father and mother forsake me,
the LORD will receive me.

11Teach me your way, O LORD;
lead me in a straight path
because of my oppressors.

12Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes,
for false witnesses rise up against me,
breathing out violence.

13I am still confident of this:
I will see the goodness of the LORD
in the land of the living.

14Wait for the LORD;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the LORD.

New International Version (NIV) Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society

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Psalms 51

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Psalm 51
For the director of music. A psalm of David. When the prophet Nathan came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba.
1Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your unfailing love;
according to your great compassion
blot out my transgressions.

2Wash away all my iniquity
and cleanse me from my sin.

3For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is always before me.

4Against you, you only, have I sinned
and done what is evil in your sight,
so that you are proved right when you speak
and justified when you judge.

5Surely I was sinful at birth,
sinful from the time my mother conceived me.

6Surely you desire truth in the inner partsThe meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.;
you teachOr you desired…; / you taught me wisdom in the inmost place.

7Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

8Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones you have crushed rejoice.

9Hide your face from my sins
and blot out all my iniquity.

10Create in me a pure heart, O God,
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

11Do not cast me from your presence
or take your Holy Spirit from me.

12Restore to me the joy of your salvation
and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.

13Then I will teach transgressors your ways,
and sinners will turn back to you.

14Save me from bloodguilt, O God,
the God who saves me,
and my tongue will sing of your righteousness.

15O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth will declare your praise.

16You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it;
you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.

17The sacrifices of God areOr My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart,
O God, you will not despise.

18In your good pleasure make Zion prosper;
build up the walls of Jerusalem.

19Then there will be righteous sacrifices,
whole burnt offerings to delight you;
then bulls will be offered on your altar.

New International Version (NIV) Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society

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Psalms 150

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Psalm 145
This psalm is an acrostic poem, the verses of which (including verse 13b) begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
A psalm of praise. Of David.
1I will exalt you, my God the King;
I will praise your name for ever and ever.

2Every day I will praise you
and extol your name for ever and ever.

3Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise;
his greatness no one can fathom.

4One generation will commend your works to another;
they will tell of your mighty acts.

5They will speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty,
and I will meditate on your wonderful works.Dead Sea Scrolls and Syriac (see also Septuagint); Masoretic Text On the glorious splendor of your majesty / and on your wonderful works I will meditate

6They will tell of the power of your awesome works,
and I will proclaim your great deeds.

7They will celebrate your abundant goodness
and joyfully sing of your righteousness.

8The LORD is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and rich in love.

9The LORD is good to all;
he has compassion on all he has made.

10All you have made will praise you, O LORD;
your saints will extol you.

11They will tell of the glory of your kingdom
and speak of your might,

12so that all men may know of your mighty acts
and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.

13Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and your dominion endures through all generations.
The LORD is faithful to all his promises
and loving toward all he has made.One manuscript of the Masoretic Text, Dead Sea Scrolls and Syriac (see also Septuagint); most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text do not have the last two lines of verse 13.

14The LORD upholds all those who fall
and lifts up all who are bowed down.

15The eyes of all look to you,
and you give them their food at the proper time.

16You open your hand
and satisfy the desires of every living thing.

17The LORD is righteous in all his ways
and loving toward all he has made.

18The LORD is near to all who call on him,
to all who call on him in truth.

19He fulfills the desires of those who fear him;
he hears their cry and saves them.

20The LORD watches over all who love him,
but all the wicked he will destroy.

21My mouth will speak in praise of the LORD.
Let every creature praise his holy name
for ever and ever.

Psalm 146
1Praise the LORD.Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 10
Praise the LORD, O my soul.

2I will praise the LORD all my life;
I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.

3Do not put your trust in princes,
in mortal men, who cannot save.

4When their spirit departs, they return to the ground;
on that very day their plans come to nothing.

5Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the LORD his God,

6the Maker of heaven and earth,
the sea, and everything in them—
the LORD, who remains faithful forever.

7He upholds the cause of the oppressed
and gives food to the hungry.
The LORD sets prisoners free,

8the LORD gives sight to the blind,
the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down,
the LORD loves the righteous.

9The LORD watches over the alien
and sustains the fatherless and the widow,
but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.

10The LORD reigns forever,
your God, O Zion, for all generations.
Praise the LORD.

Psalm 147
1Praise the LORD.Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 20
How good it is to sing praises to our God,
how pleasant and fitting to praise him!

2The LORD builds up Jerusalem;
he gathers the exiles of Israel.

3He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.

4He determines the number of the stars
and calls them each by name.

5Great is our Lord and mighty in power;
his understanding has no limit.

6The LORD sustains the humble
but casts the wicked to the ground.

7Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving;
make music to our God on the harp.

8He covers the sky with clouds;
he supplies the earth with rain
and makes grass grow on the hills.

9He provides food for the cattle
and for the young ravens when they call.

10His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse,
nor his delight in the legs of a man;

11the LORD delights in those who fear him,
who put their hope in his unfailing love.

12Extol the LORD, O Jerusalem;
praise your God, O Zion,

13for he strengthens the bars of your gates
and blesses your people within you.

14He grants peace to your borders
and satisfies you with the finest of wheat.

15He sends his command to the earth;
his word runs swiftly.

16He spreads the snow like wool
and scatters the frost like ashes.

17He hurls down his hail like pebbles.
Who can withstand his icy blast?

18He sends his word and melts them;
he stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow.

19He has revealed his word to Jacob,
his laws and decrees to Israel.

20He has done this for no other nation;
they do not know his laws.
Praise the LORD.

Psalm 148
1Praise the LORD.Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 14
Praise the LORD from the heavens,
praise him in the heights above.

2Praise him, all his angels,
praise him, all his heavenly hosts.

3Praise him, sun and moon,
praise him, all you shining stars.

4Praise him, you highest heavens
and you waters above the skies.

5Let them praise the name of the LORD,
for he commanded and they were created.

6He set them in place for ever and ever;
he gave a decree that will never pass away.

7Praise the LORD from the earth,
you great sea creatures and all ocean depths,

8lightning and hail, snow and clouds,
stormy winds that do his bidding,

9you mountains and all hills,
fruit trees and all cedars,

10wild animals and all cattle,
small creatures and flying birds,

11kings of the earth and all nations,
you princes and all rulers on earth,

12young men and maidens,
old men and children.

13Let them praise the name of the LORD,
for his name alone is exalted;
his splendor is above the earth and the heavens.

14He has raised up for his people a horn,Horn here symbolizes strong one, that is, king.
the praise of all his saints,
of Israel, the people close to his heart.
Praise the LORD.

Psalm 149
1Praise the LORD.Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 9
Sing to the LORD a new song,
his praise in the assembly of the saints.

2Let Israel rejoice in their Maker;
let the people of Zion be glad in their King.

3Let them praise his name with dancing
and make music to him with tambourine and harp.

4For the LORD takes delight in his people;
he crowns the humble with salvation.

5Let the saints rejoice in this honor
and sing for joy on their beds.

6May the praise of God be in their mouths
and a double-edged sword in their hands,

7to inflict vengeance on the nations
and punishment on the peoples,

8to bind their kings with fetters,
their nobles with shackles of iron,

9to carry out the sentence written against them.
This is the glory of all his saints.
Praise the LORD.

Psalm 150
1Praise the LORD.Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 6
Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty heavens.

2Praise him for his acts of power;
praise him for his surpassing greatness.

3Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,
praise him with the harp and lyre,

4praise him with tambourine and dancing,
praise him with the strings and flute,

5praise him with the clash of cymbals,
praise him with resounding cymbals.

6Let everything that has breath praise the LORD.
Praise the LORD.

New International Version (NIV) Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society

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Isaiah 40:28-31

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Chapter 40
Comfort for God's People
1Comfort, comfort my people,
says your God.

2Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
and proclaim to her
that her hard service has been completed,
that her sin has been paid for,
that she has received from the LORD's hand
double for all her sins.

3A voice of one calling:
“In the desert prepare
the way for the LORDOr A voice of one calling in the desert: / “Prepare the way for the LORD;
make straight in the wilderness
a highway for our God.Hebrew; Septuagint make straight the paths of our God

4Every valley shall be raised up,
every mountain and hill made low;
the rough ground shall become level,
the rugged places a plain.

5And the glory of the LORD will be revealed,
and all mankind together will see it.
For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.”

6A voice says, “Cry out.”
And I said, “What shall I cry?”
“All men are like grass,
and all their glory is like the flowers of the field.

7The grass withers and the flowers fall,
because the breath of the LORD blows on them.
Surely the people are grass.

8The grass withers and the flowers fall,
but the word of our God stands forever.”

9You who bring good tidings to Zion,
go up on a high mountain.
You who bring good tidings to Jerusalem,Or O Zion, bringer of good tidings, / go up on a high mountain. / O Jerusalem, bringer of good tidings
lift up your voice with a shout,
lift it up, do not be afraid;
say to the towns of Judah,
“Here is your God!”

10See, the Sovereign LORD comes with power,
and his arm rules for him.
See, his reward is with him,
and his recompense accompanies him.

11He tends his flock like a shepherd:
He gathers the lambs in his arms
and carries them close to his heart;
he gently leads those that have young.

12Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand,
or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens?
Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket,
or weighed the mountains on the scales
and the hills in a balance?

13Who has understood the mindOr Spirit; or spirit of the LORD,
or instructed him as his counselor?

14Whom did the LORD consult to enlighten him,
and who taught him the right way?
Who was it that taught him knowledge
or showed him the path of understanding?

15Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket;
they are regarded as dust on the scales;
he weighs the islands as though they were fine dust.

16Lebanon is not sufficient for altar fires,
nor its animals enough for burnt offerings.

17Before him all the nations are as nothing;
they are regarded by him as worthless
and less than nothing.

18To whom, then, will you compare God?
What image will you compare him to?

19As for an idol, a craftsman casts it,
and a goldsmith overlays it with gold
and fashions silver chains for it.

20A man too poor to present such an offering
selects wood that will not rot.
He looks for a skilled craftsman
to set up an idol that will not topple.

21Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
Has it not been told you from the beginning?
Have you not understood since the earth was founded?

22He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth,
and its people are like grasshoppers.
He stretches out the heavens like a canopy,
and spreads them out like a tent to live in.

23He brings princes to naught
and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.

24No sooner are they planted,
no sooner are they sown,
no sooner do they take root in the ground,
than he blows on them and they wither,
and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff.

25“To whom will you compare me?
Or who is my equal?” says the Holy One.

26Lift your eyes and look to the heavens:
Who created all these?
He who brings out the starry host one by one,
and calls them each by name.
Because of his great power and mighty strength,
not one of them is missing.

27Why do you say, O Jacob,
and complain, O Israel,
“My way is hidden from the LORD;
my cause is disregarded by my God”?

28Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The LORD is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
and his understanding no one can fathom.

29He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak.

30Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall;

31but those who hope in the LORD
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.

New International Version (NIV) Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society

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Daniel 3

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Chapter 3
The Image of Gold and the Fiery Furnace
1King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, ninety feet high and nine feetAramaic sixty cubits high and six cubits wide (about 27 meters high and 2.7 meters wide) wide, and set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.2He then summoned the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all the other provincial officials to come to the dedication of the image he had set up.3So the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all the other provincial officials assembled for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up, and they stood before it.

4Then the herald loudly proclaimed, “This is what you are commanded to do, O peoples, nations and men of every language:5As soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up.6Whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace.”

7Therefore, as soon as they heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp and all kinds of music, all the peoples, nations and men of every language fell down and worshiped the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

8At this time some astrologersOr Chaldeans came forward and denounced the Jews.9They said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, live forever!10You have issued a decree, O king, that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes and all kinds of music must fall down and worship the image of gold,11and that whoever does not fall down and worship will be thrown into a blazing furnace.12But there are some Jews whom you have set over the affairs of the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego—who pay no attention to you, O king. They neither serve your gods nor worship the image of gold you have set up.”

13Furious with rage, Nebuchadnezzar summoned Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king,14and Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the image of gold I have set up?15Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down and worship the image I made, very good. But if you do not worship it, you will be thrown immediately into a blazing furnace. Then what god will be able to rescue you from my hand?”

16Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter.17If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and he will rescue us from your hand, O king.18But even if he does not, we want you to know, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.”

19The