Through My Bible Yr 02 – October 19

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2 Chronicles 3:1 – 5:1

Through My Bible – October 19

2 Chronicles 3:1 – 5:1 (EHV)

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The Construction of the Temple

2 Chronicles 3

1 Then Solomon began to build the House of the Lord at Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had appeared to his father David. He constructed it on the site that David had specified, [1] namely, the threshing floor of Ornan [2] the Jebusite. 2 He began building on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign.

The Sanctuary

3 Now these are the dimensions of the foundations which Solomon laid for the building of God’s house. The length was ninety feet and the width thirty feet. [3] 4 The porch [4] that was in front of the temple building was thirty feet wide, the same as the width of the building, and it was thirty feet high. [5]

He overlaid the inside with pure gold. 5 He lined the larger front room of the building with fir paneling, [6] which he overlaid with fine gold and decorated with palm trees and chains. 6 He beautified the house with dazzling precious stones. The gold was gold of Parvaim. [7] 7 He also overlaid the house, the beams and rafters, the thresholds and door frames, its walls, and its doors with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls.

8 He made the Most Holy Place. It was thirty feet by thirty feet, the same dimensions as the width of the building, and he overlaid it with six hundred talents of fine gold. [8] 9 The weight of the gold nails was more than a pound. [9] He overlaid the upper areas with gold.

The Cherubim

10 In the Most Holy Place he made two carved cherubim that were overlaid with gold. 11 The total wingspan of the cherubim was thirty feet. One wing of the first cherub was seven and a half feet long and touched the outer wall of the house. The other wing was also seven and a half feet long and touched the wing of the other cherub. 12 One wing of the other cherub was seven and a half feet long and touched the outer wall of the house. The other wing was also seven and a half feet long and touched the wing of the first cherub. 13 The wings of these cherubim spread out over thirty feet. They stood upright on their feet, and they faced toward the front of the sanctuary building. [10] 14 He made the veil of blue, purple, and crimson material and fine white linen, and he decorated it with cherubim.

Pillars

15 For the front of the house he made two pillars with a combined height of fifty-three feet, [11] and the capitals that were on top of each of them were seven and a half feet tall. 16 He made chains for the inner sanctuary [12] and also put them on the tops of the pillars. He also made one hundred pomegranates and put them on the chains. 17 He set up the pillars in front of the temple building, [13] one on the south side and the other on the north. He named the one on the south Jakin [14] and the one on the north Boaz. [15]

The Temple Furnishings

2 Chronicles 4

1 He made a bronze altar thirty feet long, thirty feet wide, and fifteen feet high.

2 He also made the sea of cast metal. It was round and fifteen feet from rim to rim. It was seven and a half feet high and forty-five feet in circumference. 3 Under the rim, figurines of cattle [16] completely encircled it, one every two inches, all the way around the sea. These cattle were in two rows, cast as one piece with the sea. 4 The sea stood on twelve cattle, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The sea was set on them, with all their hindquarters toward the center. 5 The sea was three inches [17] thick. Its rim was shaped like the rim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It held eighteen thousand gallons. [18]

6 He also made ten basins for washing and put five on the south side and five on the north. The pieces of the burnt offering were washed in the basins, but the priests washed in the sea.

7 He made ten gold lampstands according to the specifications that had been given for them, and he set them in the outer room of the temple building, five on the south side and five on the north.

8 He made ten tables and placed them in the outer room of the temple, five on the south side and five on the north. He also made one hundred gold sprinkling bowls.

9 He also made the courtyard of the priests and the great enclosure, [19] and he made doors for the enclosure and overlaid them with bronze. 10 He set the sea on the south side of the temple building near its southeast corner.

11 Huram [20] also made the pots, the shovels, and the bowls.

So Huram finished the work that he carried out for King Solomon for God’s house: 12 the two pillars, the two globe-shaped capitals on top of the pillars, the two latticeworks to cover the two globe-shaped capitals on top of the pillars, 13 and the four hundred pomegranates for the two latticeworks (two rows of pomegranates for each latticework to cover the two globe-shaped capitals that were on the pillars). 14 He also made the carts, and he made the basins on the carts, 15 one sea, and the twelve cattle under it. 16 Huram Abi also made the pots, the shovels, the meat hooks, [21] and all the vessels of burnished bronze for King Solomon, for the House of the Lord.

17 The king cast them in clay molds, in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zeredatha. [22] 18 Solomon made all these vessels in such great quantity that the weight of the bronze was not determined.

19 Solomon made all the furnishings that were in God’s house: the gold altar, the tables on which the Bread of the Presence was arranged, 20 and the lampstands with their lamps, which were to burn in front of the inner sanctuary according to the regulations. He made them of pure gold. [23] 21 He also made the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs of the purest gold, [24] 22 and the snuffers, the sprinkling bowls, the small dishes, and the fire pans [25] of pure gold. For the entrances into the sanctuary, he made the gold inner doors for the Most Holy Place and the gold doors for the front room of the sanctuary.

2 Chronicles 5

1 All the work which Solomon carried out for the House of the Lord was completed, so Solomon brought the things his father David had dedicated, namely, the silver, the gold, and all the vessels and utensils, and put them into the treasuries of the House of God.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 3:1 Or prepared
  2. 2 Chronicles 3:1 In 2 Samuel 24 he is called Araunah or Aravnah.
  3. 2 Chronicles 3:3 The measurements are given in cubits of the old measure, a much disputed term. The translation uses 18-inch cubits. Using a long cubit of 20+ inches, the temple would be 105 feet by 35 feet.
  4. 2 Chronicles 3:4 Or entry hall. It is uncertain if this was an unroofed porch or an enclosed vestibule.
  5. 2 Chronicles 3:4 The Hebrew text reads one hundred twenty cubits (one hundred eighty feet), but the Greek and Syriac texts and the data concerning the height of the pillars for the porch all support a height of twenty cubits (thirty feet). Perhaps the Hebrew word amwt (cubit) was accidentally changed into the word mawt (hundred) by the inversion of two letters. The account in Kings does not give the height of the porch.
  6. 2 Chronicles 3:5 According to 1 Kings 6:15, the floor was fir and the walls were cedar. This verse in Chronicles does not mention this distinction.
  7. 2 Chronicles 3:6 The meaning or location of the Hebrew term Parvaim is unknown.
  8. 2 Chronicles 3:8 Because of widely varying estimates for the weight of a talent (68 pounds to 130 pounds) most translations retain the term talents. The smallest estimated weight of the gold would be about 20 tons. The notes of this translation use the estimate of 75 pounds for a talent.
  9. 2 Chronicles 3:9 Literally fifty shekels
  10. 2 Chronicles 3:13 It is uncertain whether this means they faced toward the front entrance of the building (what we would call the front of a church when we are standing outside) or whether they faced toward the back of the building and thus toward the Lord (what we would call the front of a church when we are standing inside).
  11. 2 Chronicles 3:15 The word combined is not in the Hebrew text, but the parallel text in 1 Kings 7:15 indicates that this is the combined height of the two pillars.
  12. 2 Chronicles 3:16 See 1 Kings 6:21, which states that the chains were across the front of the inner room.
  13. 2 Chronicles 3:17 Here the Hebrew word hekal refers to the whole temple building. Sometimes it refers only to the front room.
  14. 2 Chronicles 3:17 Jakin means he establishes.
  15. 2 Chronicles 3:17 Boaz means in him is strength.
  16. 2 Chronicles 4:3 The parallel text in 1 Kings 7:24 reads gourds rather than cattle.
  17. 2 Chronicles 4:5 Literally a handbreadth
  18. 2 Chronicles 4:5 Literally three thousand baths. In 1 Kings 7:26, it reads two thousand baths. Perhaps the two passages were using different standards for the bath or rounding off.
  19. 2 Chronicles 4:9 Not the usual Hebrew word for courtyard, but a special word ‘azarah
  20. 2 Chronicles 4:11 He is called Hiram in 1 Kings.
  21. 2 Chronicles 4:16 Or forks
  22. 2 Chronicles 4:17 Also called Zarethan in 1 Kings 7:46
  23. 2 Chronicles 4:20 Literally closed gold, also in verse 22. Most translations translate this as pure gold or solid gold, but perhaps it means gold plate in some contexts. The precise distinctions between the various terms for pure gold or solid gold are uncertain.
  24. 2 Chronicles 4:21 Literally perfection of gold
  25. 2 Chronicles 4:22 The precise identification of some of these vessels and utensils is uncertain.




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Through My Bible Yr 02 – October 18

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Through My Bible Yr 02 – October 18

2 Chronicles 1 – 2

Through My Bible – October 18

2 Chronicles 1 – 2 (EHV)

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God Blesses Solomon With Wisdom and Possessions

2 Chronicles 1

1 Solomon, the son of David, firmly established his rule over his kingdom. The Lord his God was with him and made him very great. 2 Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the commanders of the units of a thousand and a hundred, to the judges, to all the leaders of all Israel, that is, to all the leading fathers. [1]

3 Solomon and the whole assembly with him went to the high place at Gibeon, because God’s Tent of Meeting, which Moses, the servant of the Lord, had made in the wilderness, was located there.

4 (David had brought up the Ark of God from Kiriath Jearim to the place he had prepared for it, because he had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem. 5 But the bronze altar, which Bezalel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, was set up in front of the Tent of the Lord, so that was where Solomon and the assembly sought God.)

6 Solomon went to the bronze altar there in the presence of the Lord at the Tent of Meeting, and he offered a thousand burnt offerings upon the altar.

7 That night God appeared to Solomon and said to him, “Ask for whatever you want me to give to you.”

8 Solomon said to God, “You have shown great mercy and faithfulness [2] to my father David, and you have made me king in his place. 9 Now, Lord God, let your commitment to David my father be fully realized, because you have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth. 10 Now give me wisdom and knowledge, so that I can come and go [3] before this people, for who is up to the task of judging [4] this great people of yours?”

11 God said to Solomon, “Because this was on your heart, and you did not ask for riches, possessions, and honor, or for the lives of those who hate you, or even for many days of life, and because you have asked for wisdom and knowledge for yourself so that you can judge my people, over whom I have made you king, 12 wisdom and knowledge will be given to you. I will also give you riches, possessions, and honor, the likes of which the kings before you never had, nor will those who come after you.”

Military and Economic Prosperity

13 After Solomon had gone up to the high place in Gibeon, he returned from the Tent of Meeting to Jerusalem, and he ruled as king over Israel.

14 Solomon accumulated chariots and charioteers. He had fourteen hundred chariots and twelve thousand charioteers, and he stationed them in the chariot cities, as well as with the king in Jerusalem. 15 In Jerusalem the king made silver and gold as plentiful as ordinary stones. He made cedar as plentiful as sycamore fig trees in the Shephelah. [5] 16 Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue. [6] The king’s dealers bought them from Kue for the market price. 17 They could import a chariot from Egypt for six hundred silver shekels and a horse for one hundred fifty. In the same way these dealers exported chariots to all the kings of the Hittites and Aram.

Preparations for Building the Temple

2 Chronicles 2

1 Solomon said that he would build a temple for the Name of the Lord and a palace for his kingdom. [7] 2 He assigned seventy thousand men to transport materials, eighty thousand to quarry stone in the hills, and thirty-six hundred to supervise them.

Solomon’s Letter

3 Solomon sent this message to Huram [8] king of Tyre:

Send me cedar as you did for my father David, when you sent him cedar to build a house for himself to live in.

4 I am building a house for the Name of the Lord my God, to dedicate it to him for burning fragrant incense before him, for the continual arrangement of bread, for burnt offerings in the morning and evening, for the sabbaths, the new moons, and the appointed festivals of the Lord our God. This is to be a permanent regulation for Israel.

5 The house that I am building will be great, because our God is greater than all the gods. 6 But who is able to build a house for him? The heavens, even the highest heaven, [9] cannot contain him. Who am I to build a house for him, except as a place to send incense and sacrifices up in smoke before him?

7 Now send me a man who is skillful at working with gold, silver, bronze, and iron, as well as with purple, crimson, and blue material, and who is trained in engraving. He will work with the skilled craftsmen who are with me in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided.

8 Send me cedar, fir, and algum [10] timber from Lebanon, because I know that your servants know how to cut timber from Lebanon. Look, my servants will work with your servants 9 to prepare lumber for me in abundance because the house which I am building will be great and wonderful.

10 To support the lumberjacks who work for you, I have set aside one hundred twenty thousand bushels [11] of crushed wheat, and one hundred twenty thousand bushels of barley, one hundred twenty thousand gallons [12] of wine, and one hundred twenty thousand gallons of olive oil.

Huram’s Reply

11 Huram king of Tyre sent a letter to Solomon which said:

Because of the love of the Lord for his people, he has made you king over them.

12 Huram also said:

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth. He has given King David a wise son, who has discretion and understanding, who will build a house for the Lord and a house for his kingdom.

13 Now I have sent a skilled man who has expertise, Huram Abi, 14 the son of a woman from among the daughters of Dan. His father is a man from Tyre. He is skillful at working with gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and wood, and with purple, blue, and crimson material and fine white linen. He is qualified to do all the engraving and to execute every design which is given to him, together with your craftsmen and the craftsmen of my lord David, your father.

15 Now let my lord Solomon send the wheat, barley, oil, and wine that he promised to us, his servants. 16 We will cut timber from Lebanon according to all your needs and will ship it to you at Joppa, as rafts upon the sea. You can then transport it up to Jerusalem.

17 Solomon took a census of all the male aliens who were residing in the land of Israel, after the census his father David had taken. There were 153,600.

18 Out of that number he designated 70,000 to transport materials, 80,000 to quarry stone in the hills, and 3600 overseers to make the people work.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 1:2 The leaders of the societal units of Israel are regularly called fathers.
  2. 2 Chronicles 1:8 The Hebrew word chesed has connotations of both mercy and faithfulness, so the translation here includes bothconcepts.
  3. 2 Chronicles 1:10 Or carry out my duties
  4. 2 Chronicles 1:10 Or ruling over
  5. 2 Chronicles 1:15 That is, the western foothills
  6. 2 Chronicles 1:16 Probably Cilicia, on the southeast coast of Turkey
  7. 2 Chronicles 2:1 English chapter 2 starts at Hebrew 1:18. Therefore, in chapter 2 the English verse numbers are all one number higher than the corresponding Hebrew verse numbers.
  8. 2 Chronicles 2:3 Also called Hiram in 1 Kings
  9. 2 Chronicles 2:6 That is, the dwelling of God, which lies beyond the heavens where the birds fly and where the stars run their courses
  10. 2 Chronicles 2:8 Perhaps the same as almug in 1 Kings 10:11, but that wood was from the Red Sea region. If this is a form of sandalwood, it may be from a source along the Mediterranean Sea, on the north coast of Africa.
  11. 2 Chronicles 2:10 Literally twenty thousand cors. The value of the various ancient measures of volume is uncertain.
  12. 2 Chronicles 2:10 Literally twenty thousand baths




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Through My Bible Yr 02 – October 17

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Through My Bible Yr 02 – October 17

Psalm 137 – 138

Through My Bible – October 17

Psalm 137 – 138 (EHV)

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Psalm 137

Beside the Rivers of Babylon

Sorrow for Jerusalem

1 Beside the rivers [1] of Babylon,
there we sat, and, yes, we wept as we remembered Zion.
2 There we hung up our lyres on the willows,
3 because there our captors asked us for words of a song,
and our tormentors asked for a happy song:
“Sing for us one of the songs of Zion!”

Zeal for Zion

4 How can we sing a song of the Lord on foreign soil?
5 If I forget you, Jerusalem,
may my right hand forget how to play music. [2]
6 May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth
if I do not remember you,
if I do not exalt Jerusalem above my highest joy.

Zeal for God’s Vengeance

7 Remember the day of Jerusalem, O Lord,
against the descendants of Edom [3] who said,
“Tear it down, tear it down to its foundations!”
8 Daughter of Babylon, doomed to be destroyed,
how blessed is the one who repays you
    with the same deeds you did against us.
9 How blessed is the one who seizes your children
and dashes them against the cliff.

Psalm 138

May the Kings Praise You

Heading
By David.

Thanks From a Grateful Heart

1 I will thank you with all my heart.
Before the gods [4] I will make music for you.
2 I will bow down toward your holy temple.
I will give thanks to your name
    because of your mercy and because of your truth.
Yes, you made your word even greater than your name. [5]
3 By day I called, and you answered me.
You have made my soul strong.
4 All the kings of the earth will thank you, Lord,
when they have heard the message from your mouth.
5 Then they will sing about the ways of the Lord,
because the glory of the Lord is great.
6 Indeed the Lord is exalted, but he sees the lowly,
and he recognizes the proud from a distance.
7 If I walk surrounded by danger, you keep me alive
    in spite of the anger of my enemies.
You stretch out your hand.
You save me with your right hand.
8 The Lord will fulfill his purpose [6] for me.
Lord, your mercy endures forever.
Do not let go of the works [7] of your hands.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 137:1 Many of the rivers were in fact canals running off the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
  2. Psalm 137:5 The words how to play music are supplied to clarify the point of reference.
  3. Psalm 137:7 This wording recalls the hostility between Jacob (called Israel) and Esau (called Edom).
  4. Psalm 138:1 Gods here may refer to angels, though that use of the term is rare. The point may simply be a declaration of God’s superiority to the pagan gods, who are only demons.
  5. Psalm 138:2 Literally for you have made great over all your name your saying or, with a different reading of the Hebrew, you made your word higher than the heavens
  6. Psalm 138:8 Or complete his plans
  7. Psalm 138:8 Hebrew variant work




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Through My Bible Yr 02 – October 16

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Through My Bible Yr 02 – October 16

Psalm 136

Through My Bible – October 16

Psalm 136 (EHV)

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Psalm 136

His Mercy Endures Forever

Introduction

1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.
    For his mercy endures forever.
2 Give thanks to the God of Gods.
    For his mercy endures forever.
3 Give thanks to the Lord of Lords.
    For his mercy endures forever.

His Creating Love

4 To him who alone does great wonders— [1]
    For his mercy endures forever.
5 To him who by his understanding made the heavens—
    For his mercy endures forever.
6 To him who spread out the earth on the waters—
    For his mercy endures forever.
7 To him who made the great lights,
    For his mercy endures forever.
8 the sun to rule by day,
    For his mercy endures forever.
9 the moon and stars to rule by night—
    For his mercy endures forever.

His Redeeming Love

10 To him who struck Egypt by killing their firstborn,
    For his mercy endures forever.
11 and brought Israel out from their midst,
    For his mercy endures forever.
12 with a mighty hand and outstretched arm—
    For his mercy endures forever.
13 To him who cut the Red Sea in two,
    For his mercy endures forever.
14 and brought Israel through the middle of it,
    For his mercy endures forever.
15 but brushed off Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea—
    For his mercy endures forever.
16 To him who made his people travel through the wilderness—
    For his mercy endures forever.
17 To him who struck down great kings,
    For his mercy endures forever.
18 and killed mighty kings,
    For his mercy endures forever.
19 Sihon king of the Amorites,
    For his mercy endures forever.
20 and Og king of Bashan,
    For his mercy endures forever.
21 and gave their land as a possession,
    For his mercy endures forever.
22 a possession to his servant Israel.
    For his mercy endures forever.

His Continuing Love

23 Who remembered us in our low condition,
    For his mercy endures forever.
24 and tore us out of the hands of our oppressors.
    For his mercy endures forever.
25 He gives food to all living creatures. [2]
    For his mercy endures forever.
26 Give thanks to the God of the heavens.
    For his mercy endures forever.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 136:4 This psalm has special indentation and punctuation to set off the repeated refrain that interrupts the body of the psalm. Dashes at the end of a line indicate that the line is one unit of a string of descriptions that form one basis for thanks. In all of the lines from verses 4 through 22 one must assume the repetition of the verb give thanks to from the previous section, verses 1-3. Occasionally a comma is substituted for the dash to show that this line must be joined with the next line to complete one of the units that begins with to him who.
  2. Psalm 136:25 Literally all flesh




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Through My Bible Yr 02 – October 15

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Through My Bible Yr 02 – October 15

Psalm 135

Through My Bible – October 15

Psalm 135 (EHV)

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Psalm 135

Israel, Praise the Lord

Introduction

1 Praise the Lord. [1]

Praise the name of the Lord.
Praise him, you servants of the Lord,
2     who stand in the house of the Lord,
    in the courtyards of the house of our God.
3 Praise the Lord, [2] for the Lord is good.
Make music to his name, for it is pleasant.
4 Yes, the Lord chose Jacob for himself.
He chose Israel as his special treasure.

The Superiority of the Lord

5 Yes, I know that the Lord is great.
Our Lord is greater than all gods.
6 The Lord does whatever he pleases
    in the heavens and on the earth,
    in the seas and in all the depths.
7 He makes clouds rise from the end of the earth.
He sends lightning for the rainstorm.
He releases the wind from his storehouses.
8 He is the one who struck down
    the firstborn of Egypt, both men and animals.
9 Egypt! He sent warning signs into your midst,
    against Pharaoh and against all his officials.
10 He is the one who struck down many nations.
He killed mighty kings—
11     Sihon king of the Amorites,
    and Og king of Bashan,
    and all the kingdoms of Canaan.
12 He gave their land as a possession,
a possession to Israel, his people.
13 Lord, your name stands forever.
Lord, your reputation remains through all generations.
14 For the Lord will judge in favor of his people.
He will have pity on his servants.
15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of human hands.
16 They have a mouth, but they cannot speak.
They have eyes, but they cannot see.
17 They have ears, but cannot hear.
There is not even any breath in their mouths.
18 Those who make them will be like them.
So will all who trust in them.

Conclusion

19 House of Israel, bless the Lord.
House of Aaron, bless the Lord.
20 House of Levi, bless the Lord.
You who fear the Lord, bless the Lord.
21 The Lord, who dwells in Jerusalem, will be blessed from Zion.
Praise the Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 135:1 Hebrew hallelu Yah
  2. Psalm 135:3 The short form of the divine name, Yah, is used rather than the full form, Yahweh, which is traditionally translated Lord. Also in verse 4.




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Through My Bible Yr 02 – October 14

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Through My Bible Yr 02 – October 14

Psalm 133 – 134

Through My Bible – October 14

Psalm 133 – 134 (EHV)

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Psalm 133

Pleasant Unity

Heading
A song of the ascents. By David.

Pleasant Unity

1 Look, how good and how pleasant it is
    when brothers live together in unity!
2 It is like the precious oil poured on the head,
    running down on the beard, the beard of Aaron,
    running down on the collar of his robes.
3 It is like the dew from Hermon
    running down on the mountains of Zion.
For there the Lord commands this blessing: life to eternity.

Psalm 134

The Pilgrims’ Blessing

Heading
A song of the ascents.

The People

1 Come, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord,
    who stand in the house of the Lord at night.
2 Lift up your hands toward the sanctuary
and bless the Lord.

The Priests

3 May the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion.




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Through My Bible Yr 02 – October 13

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Through My Bible Yr 02 – October 13

Psalm 132

Through My Bible – October 13

Psalm 132 (EHV)

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Psalm 132

Remember David and His Son

Heading
A song of the ascents.

David’s Oath

1 Remember for David’s sake, O Lord, all his afflictions.
2 Remember how he swore to the Lord.
He made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:
3 “I will not enter my own house. [1]
I will not get into my own bed. [2]
4 I will not allow my eyes to sleep
or my eyelids to slumber,
5 until I find a place for the Lord,
a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

Israel’s Response

6 Yes, we heard about it in Ephrathah.
We found it in the fields of Ja’ar.
7 Let us go to his dwelling place.
Let us bow down at his footstool.
8 Arise, O Lord, come to your resting place,
    you and the ark of your strength.
9 May your priests be clothed with righteousness.
May your favored ones shout for joy.
10 For the sake of David your servant,
do not reject the face of your Anointed One. [3]

The Lord’s Oath

11 The Lord swore to David
    a truth from which he will not turn back:
“From the fruit of your body
    I will place kings on your throne.
12 If your sons keep my covenant
and my testimonies that I teach them,
then their sons will sit on your throne forever.”
13 For the Lord has chosen Zion.
He has desired it for his dwelling.
14 “This is my resting place forever.
Here I will live, for I have desired it.
15 I will bless her greatly with food.
I will satisfy Zion’s poor with bread.
16 I will clothe her priests with salvation,
and her favored ones will shout for joy.
17 There I will make a horn shoot up for David.
I will set up a lamp for my Anointed One.
18 I will clothe his enemies with shame,
but on him his crown will be beautiful.”

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 132:3 Literally the tent of my house
  2. Psalm 132:3 Literally the couch of my bed
  3. Psalm 132:10 That is, the line of kings culminating in Christ




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Through My Bible Yr 02 – October 12

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Through My Bible Yr 02 – October 12

Psalm 130 – 131

Through My Bible – October 12

Psalm 130 – 131 (EHV)

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Psalm 130

Out of the Depths

Heading
A song of the ascents.

Out of the Depths

1 Out of the depths I have called to you, O Lord.
2 Lord, hear my voice.
Let your ears be attentive to the sound of my cry for mercy.
3 If you, Lord, [1] kept a record of guilt,
O Lord, who could stand?
4 But with you there is pardon,
so you are feared.
5 I wait for the Lord. My soul waits,
and in his word I have put my hope.
6 My soul waits for the Lord
more than watchmen wait for the morning,
more than watchmen wait for the morning.
7 Israel, wait confidently for the Lord,
because with the Lord there is mercy.
With him there is abundant redemption.
8 So he himself will redeem Israel from all its guilt.

Psalm 131

My Heart Is Not Proud

Heading
A song of the ascents. By David.

Like a Satisfied Baby

1 Lord, my heart is not haughty,
and my eyes are not proud.
So I do not intrude into great matters
or into things too wonderful for me.
2 Instead I have soothed and quieted my soul.
As a nursed child rests with its mother,
like a nursed [2] child my soul rests with me.
3 Wait confidently, O Israel, for the Lord
    from now to eternity.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 130:3 Yah, the short form of the divine name, is used here.
  2. Psalm 131:2 Or weaned




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Through My Bible Yr 02 – October 11

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Through My Bible Yr 02 – October 11

Psalm 127 – 129

Through My Bible – October 11

Psalm 127 – 129 (EHV)

See series: Through My Bible

Psalm 127

The Lord Builds the House

Heading
A song of the ascents. By Solomon.

The Lord Builds the House

1 If the Lord does not build the house,
    it is useless for the builders to work hard over it.
If the Lord does not watch over the city,
    it is useless for the watchman to stand guard.
2 It is useless for you to get up early and to work late,
worrying about bread to eat,
because God grants sleep to the one he loves. [1]
3 Indeed, children are a heritage from the Lord.
The fruit of the womb is a reward from him.
4 Sons born during one’s youth are like arrows
    in the hand of a warrior.
5 How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them.
They will not be put to shame
    when they dispute with enemies at the city gate. [2]

Psalm 128

A Blessed Family

Heading
A song of the ascents.

Promise

1 How blessed is everyone who fears the Lord,
everyone who is walking in his ways.
2 Yes, you will eat the food you worked for.
How blessed you are! It will go well for you!
3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine in the inner rooms of your house.
Your children will be like olive shoots around your table.
4 Look! This is how blessed the man is who fears the Lord!

Prayer

5 May the Lord bless you from Zion,
so that you see the prosperity of Jerusalem,
all the days of your life,
6 and you see your children’s children.
Peace be on Israel.

Psalm 129

No Blessing

Heading
A song of the ascents.

They Have Greatly Afflicted Me

1 Greatly they have afflicted me from my youth—
let Israel say—
2 greatly they have afflicted me from my youth,
yet they have not been able to defeat me.
3 On my back plowmen have plowed.
They made their furrows long.

They Will Be Suppressed by God

4 The Lord is righteous.
He has cut the ropes of the wicked to pieces.
5 Let all who hate Zion be ashamed and turned back.
6 Let them be like grass on the roof,
    which withers even before it is pulled up.
7 The reaper cannot fill his hand with it.
The one who binds sheaves cannot fill his arms.
8 May those who pass by never say,
“The blessing of the Lord be with you.
We bless you in the name of the Lord.”

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 127:2 Or he can provide for those he loves even when they sleep
  2. Psalm 127:5 The city gatehouse was the equivalent of our present-day courthouse.




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Through My Bible Yr 02 – October 10

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Through My Bible Yr 02 – October 10

Psalm 124 – 126

Through My Bible – October 10

Psalm 124 – 126 (EHV)

See series: Through My Bible

Psalm 124

The Lord Is on Our Side

Heading
A song of the ascents. By David.

The Lord Is on Our Side

1 Unless it was the Lord who was for us—
let Israel say—
2 unless it was the Lord who was for us
when people [1] rose against us,
3 they would have swallowed us alive
when their anger burned against us.
4 Then the waters would have submerged us.
The torrent would have swept our lives away.
5 Then the wild waters would have swept us away.
6 Blessed be the Lord,
    who has not let us be prey for their teeth.
7 We have escaped with our lives
    like a bird out of the fowlers’ snare.
The snare has been broken, and we have escaped.
8 Our help is in the name of the Lord,
    the Maker of heaven and earth.

Psalm 125

Mount Zion Cannot Be Shaken

Heading
A song of the ascents.

Those Who Trust in the Lord Cannot Be Shaken

1 Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion.
It cannot be shaken. It will stand forever.
2 As Jerusalem is surrounded by mountains,
so the Lord surrounds his people from now to eternity.
3 No, the scepter of wickedness will not rest
    on the land assigned to the righteous,
so that the righteous do not reach out their hands toward evil.
4 Do good, O Lord, for the good
and for those who are upright in their hearts.
5 But those who turn to their crooked ways—
the Lord will send them away with the evildoers.
Peace be on Israel.

Psalm 126

The Return of the Captives

Heading
A song of the ascents.

The Captives Return

1 When the Lord restored the captives to Zion, [2]
    we were like dreamers.
2 Then our mouths were filled with laughter,
and our tongues with shouts of joy.
Then they said among the nations,
“The Lord has done great things for them.”
3 The Lord has done great things for us.
We are glad.
4 Restore our fortunes, O Lord, like the dry gulches of the Negev.
5 Those who sow with weeping will reap with joyful shouts.
6 The one who walks along weeping, carrying a bag of seed to sow,
    will come back again with joyful shouts, carrying his sheaves.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 124:2 The Hebrew has a collective singular, mankind. The context refers to the nations hostile to Israel, especially Assyria and Babylon.
  2. Psalm 126:1 Or when the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion




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Through My Bible Yr 02 – October 09

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Through My Bible Yr 02 – October 09

Psalm 122 – 123

Through My Bible – October 09

Psalm 122 – 123 (EHV)

See series: Through My Bible

Psalm 122

The Peace of Jerusalem

Heading
A song of the ascents. By David.

The Peace of Jerusalem

1 I rejoiced with those who said to me,
“Let us go to the house of the Lord.”
2 Our feet are standing in your gates, O Jerusalem.
3 Jerusalem is a well-built city that is firmly joined together, [1]
4 a city to which the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, [2]
    as a testimony to Israel,
    to give praise to the name of the Lord.
5 That is where the thrones for judgment sit,
the thrones of the house of David.
6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May those who love you prosper.
7 May there be peace within your fortifications,
prosperity within your citadels.”
8 For the sake of my brothers and my friends,
now I will say, “Peace be within you.”
9 For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
I will seek good for you.

Psalm 123

The Eyes of a Servant

Heading
A song of the ascents.

The Eyes of a Servant

1 To you I lift up my eyes,
to you who are seated in heaven.
2 Indeed, as the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master,
as the eyes of a maid look to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes look to the Lord our God, until he shows us his grace.
3 Show grace to us, O Lord.
Show grace to us,
for we have had our fill of contempt.
4 Our souls have had their fill of the scorn of the smug
and of the contempt of the arrogant.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 122:3 The meaning is uncertain. Literally Jerusalem, the built one, like a city which is joined to her together
  2. Psalm 122:4 The short version of the divine name, Yah, is used rather than the full form, Yahweh.




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Through My Bible Yr 02 – October 08

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Through My Bible Yr 02 – October 08

Psalm 120 – 121

Through My Bible – October 08

Psalm 120 – 121 (EHV)

See series: Through My Bible

Psalm 120

A Man of Peace

Heading

A song of the ascents. [1]

A Man of Peace

1 In my distress I called to the Lord,
and he answered me.
2 Lord, save my life from lying lips.
Save me from deceitful tongues.
3 What will he give to you?
What more will he add to you, you deceitful tongue?
4 A warrior’s sharpened arrows with hot coals of the broom tree.
5 Woe to me that I am an alien in Meshek,
that I dwell among the tents of Kedar!
6 For too long my soul [2] has dwelt with those who hate peace.
7 I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war.

Psalm 121

Help From the Lord

Heading
A song for the ascents.

Help From the Lord, Israel’s Watchman

1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains.
Where does my help come from?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
    the Maker of heaven and earth.
3 He will not let your foot stumble.
He who watches over you will not slumber.
4 Yes, he who watches over Israel will not slumber.
He will not sleep.
5 The Lord watches over you.
The Lord is your shade at your right hand.
6 The sun will not strike you by day,
nor the moon by night.
7 The Lord will watch to keep you from all harm. [3]
He will watch over your life. [4]
8 The Lord will watch over your going and your coming
    from now to eternity.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 120:1 This group of psalms (Psalms 120–134) is usually called the Songs of Ascent in English, but the Hebrew title is songs of the ascents. The ascents may include both going up to Jerusalem and going up to God. These psalms celebrate pilgrimage to Jerusalem, especially the return from captivity in Babylon.
  2. Psalm 120:6 In Hebrew my soul is a more intense, emotional way of saying I or me.
  3. Psalm 121:7 Or evil
  4. Psalm 121:7 Or soul




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Through My Bible Yr 02 – October 07

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Through My Bible Yr 02 – October 07

Psalm 119:153-176

Through My Bible – October 07

Psalm 119:153-176 (EHV)

See series: Through My Bible

Psalm 119

Resh: I Have Not Forgotten

153 See my affliction and deliver me,
    because I have not forgotten your law.
154 Argue my case and redeem me.
    Give me life according to your saying.
155 Salvation is far away from the wicked,
    because they do not pursue your statutes.
156 Your compassions are many, O Lord.
    Give me life according to your judgments.
157 Many are my persecutors and my foes,
    but I have not turned from your testimonies.
158 I look at the hypocrites and I loathe them,
    because they do not keep your saying.
159 See how I love your precepts.
    Lord, according to your mercy, give me life.
160 The sum of your word is truth.
    All your righteous judgment is eternal.

Sin/Shin: I Wait for Salvation

161 Officials persecute me without cause,
    but my heart trembles at your word.
162 I rejoice over your sayings,
    like one who finds much plunder.
163 I hate and detest falsehood,
    but I love your law.
164 Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous judgments.
165 Great peace belongs to those who love your law,
    and nothing is a stumbling block for them.
166 I wait for your salvation, O Lord,
    and I obey your commandments.
167 My soul keeps your testimonies.
    I love them greatly.
168 I keep your precepts and your testimonies,
    because all my ways are before you.

Tav: Seek Your Servant

169 May my loud cry come before you, Lord.
    Give me understanding through your word.
170 May my plea for mercy come before you.
    Deliver me according to your saying.
171 May my lips overflow with praise,
    because you teach me your statutes.
172 May my tongue sing of your saying,
    because all your commandments are righteousness.
173 May your hand be ready to help me,
    because I have chosen your precepts.
174 I long for your salvation, O Lord,
    and your law is my delight.
175 Let my soul live and praise you,
    and may your judgments help me.
176 I have strayed like a perishing sheep.
    Seek your servant,
    because I have not forgotten your commandments.




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Through My Bible Yr 02 – October 06

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Through My Bible Yr 02 – October 06

Psalm 119:129-152

Through My Bible – October 06

Psalm 119:129-152 (EHV)

See series: Through My Bible

Psalm 119

Pe: Streams of Tears

129 Your testimonies are wonders.
    That is why my soul guards them.
130 The doorway to your words lets in light.
    It gives understanding to the inexperienced.
131 I open wide my mouth and I gasp,
    because I long for your commandments.
132 Turn to me and give me grace.
    This is your judgment for those who love your name. [1]
133 Keep my footsteps steady by your sayings,
    and do not let any evil rule over me.
134 Redeem me from oppressive people,
    and I will keep your precepts.
135 Make your face shine on your servant,
    and teach me your statutes.
136 Streams of water run down from my eyes,
    because they do not keep your laws.

Tsadhe: My Zeal for the Word

137 You are righteous, O Lord,
    and your judgments are right.
138 You have commanded your testimonies.
    They are righteous and very trustworthy.
139 My zeal wears me out,
    because my foes forget your words.
140 Your saying has been thoroughly refined,
    and your servant loves it.
141 I am insignificant and despised,
    but I do not forget your precepts.
142 Your righteousness is righteous forever,
    and your law is truth.
143 Distress and anguish have found me,
    but your commandments are my delights.
144 Your testimonies are right forever.
    Give me understanding, and I will live.

Qoph: I Will Obey

145 I call with all my heart.
    Answer me, O Lord.
    I will guard your statutes.
146 I call to you. Save me,
    and I will keep your testimonies.
147 I get up before dawn, and I cry for help.
    I wait confidently for your word.
148 My eyes look forward to the night watches
    when I can meditate on your sayings.
149 Hear my voice according to your mercy.
    Lord, give me life based on your judgments.
150 Those who pursue evil plans are near,
    but they are far from your law.
151 You are near, O Lord,
    and all your commandments are truth.
152 Long ago I knew from your testimonies
    that you established them to endure forever.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 119:132 Some translations take the Hebrew word mishpat, translated as judgment above, to mean this is your usual way to deal with those who love your name, but if this is done, there is no name for God’s Word in this verse.




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Through My Bible Yr 02 – October 05

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Through My Bible Yr 02 – October 05

Psalm 119:105-128

Through My Bible – October 05

Psalm 119:105-128 (EHV)

See series: Through My Bible

Psalm 119

Nun: A Lamp for My Feet

105 Your words are a lamp for my feet
    and a light for my path.
106 I have sworn and affirmed
    that I will keep your righteous judgments.
107 I have suffered much.
    Lord, give me life according to your words.
108 Lord, please accept the willing praise from my mouth,
    and teach me your judgments.
109 I take my life in my hands constantly,
    but I will not forget your law.
110 The wicked have set a snare for me,
    but I have not wandered from your precepts.
111 I have inherited your testimonies forever.
    Yes, they are the joy of my heart.
112 I turn my heart to do your statutes,
    forever, right to the end.

Samekh: Get Away From Me, You Evildoers

113 I hate the doubleminded, but I love your law.
114 You are my hiding place and my shield.
    I wait confidently for your word.
115 Get away from me, you evildoers,
    so that I may guard the commandments of my God!
116 Sustain me according to your sayings, and I will live.
    Do not let me be ashamed of my hope.
117 Hold me up, and I will be saved.
    Then I will always have regard for your statutes.
118 You reject all who stray from your statutes,
    because their deceitfulness is built on a lie. [1]
119 You discard all the wicked of the earth like slag.
    Therefore, I love your testimonies.
120 My flesh trembles because I am afraid of you,
    because I fear your judgments.

Ayin: It Is Time to Act

121 I have carried out what is just and right.
    Do not leave me to my oppressors.
122 Guarantee good for your servant.
    Do not let the arrogant oppress me.
123 My eyes wear out,
    as I watch for your salvation and your righteousness.
124 Deal with your servant according to your mercy,
    and teach me your statutes.
125 I am your servant. Give me discernment,
    so that I may know your testimonies.
126 Lord, it is time to do something!
    They have broken your laws.
127 Because I love your commandments more than gold,
    more than pure gold,
128 because I value everything in all your precepts,
    I hate every wrong road.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 119:118 Or is useless




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Through My Bible Yr 02 – October 04

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Through My Bible Yr 02 – October 04

Psalm 119:81-104

Through My Bible – October 04

Psalm 119:81-104 (EHV)

See series: Through My Bible

Psalm 119

Kaph: A Wineskin in the Smoke

81 My soul is worn out, as I wait for your salvation.
I wait confidently for your word.
82 My eyes are worn out, as I look for your sayings.
I say, “When will you comfort me?”
83 Though I am like a wineskin in the smoke,
I do not forget your statutes.
84 How many days does your servant have?
When will you inflict judgment on my persecutors?
85 The arrogant dig pits for me.
This is against your laws.
86 All your commandments are trustworthy.
The arrogant persecute me wrongfully. Help me.
87 They almost put an end to me here on earth,
but I have not forsaken your precepts.
88 Give me life according to your mercy,
and I will obey the testimony from your mouth.

Lamed: Your Commands Have No Limits

89 To eternity, O Lord, your word is fixed firmly in the heavens.
90 For generation after generation, your faithfulness remains.
You established the earth, and it stands.
91 As for your judgments, they stand to this day,
because all things are your servants.
92 Unless your law had been my delight,
I would have perished in my affliction.
93 To eternity I will not forget your precepts,
because by them you have given me life.
94 I am yours. Save me,
because I have sought your precepts.
95 The wicked are lying in wait for me to kill me,
but I will ponder your testimonies.
96 I see a limit to all perfection,
but your commandment has no limits.

Mem: Sweeter Than Honey

97 How I love your laws!
I meditate on them all day long.
98 Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies,
because it is always with me.
99 I have more wisdom than all my teachers,
because your testimonies are my meditation.
100 I have more understanding than the elders,
    because I guard your precepts.
101 I have kept my feet off every evil path
    in order to keep your words.
102 I have not turned from your judgments,
    because you yourself have instructed me.
103 How sweet are your sayings to my taste,
    sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104 From your precepts I gain understanding.
    Therefore, I hate every false road.




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Through My Bible Year 02 – October 03

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Through My Bible Yr 02 – October 03

Psalm 119:49-80

Through My Bible – October 03

Psalm 119:49-80 (EHV)

See series: Through My Bible

Psalm 119

Zayin: Comfort in Suffering

49 Remember your word to your servant,
because you have given me hope.
50 This is my comfort in my suffering:
that your saying gives me life.
51 The arrogant mock me constantly,
but I do not fall away from your law.
52 I remember your judgments from of old, Lord,
and I comfort myself with them.
53 Indignation grips me because of the wicked, who forsake your laws.
54 Your statutes are songs for me in the house where I am staying.
55 I remember your name during the night, O Lord,
and I will keep your laws.
56 This I have done: I guard your precepts.

Ḥet: I Will Not Forget

57 You are my portion, O Lord.
I said I would keep your words.
58 I have sought your favor with all my heart.
Be gracious to me according to your sayings.
59 I have considered my ways, [1]
and I have turned my feet to your testimonies.
60 I will hurry. I will not delay.
I will keep your commandments.
61 The ropes of the wicked bind me,
but I do not forget your law.
62 At midnight I rise to give you thanks for your righteous judgments.
63 I am a companion to all who fear you,
that is, to all who keep your precepts.
64 Your mercy, Lord, fills the earth.
Teach me your statutes.

Tet: It Is Good to Be Afflicted

65 You have done good for your servant, O Lord,
    according to your words.
66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge,
for I believe in your commandments.
67 Before I was afflicted I strayed,
but now I keep your saying.
68 You are good, and you do good.
Teach me your statutes.
69 The arrogant have smeared me with lies.
I guard your precepts with all my heart.
70 Their calloused hearts [2] feel nothing,
but I delight in your law.
71 It was good for me that I was afflicted,
so that I might learn your statutes.
72 Better for me is the law from your mouth
    than thousands of pieces of silver and gold.

Yod: Those Who Fear You

73 Your hands made me and established me.
Give me understanding.
Then I will learn your commandments.
74 May those who fear you see me and rejoice,
because I wait confidently for your word.
75 I know, Lord, that your judgments are righteous.
In faithfulness you have afflicted me.
76 Please let your mercy be my comfort,
    according to your saying to your servant.
77 Let your abundant compassion come to me that I may live,
because your law is my delight.
78 Let the arrogant be put to shame,
because they have wronged me with lies.
As for me, I will meditate on your precepts.
79 Let those who fear you turn to me,
and those who know your testimonies.
80 Let my heart be blameless regarding your statutes,
so that I may not be put to shame.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 119:59 In these and other verses of the psalm it is sometimes uncertain whether the Hebrew verb forms refer to past actions, present attitudes, or future intentions.
  2. Psalm 119:70 Literally their fat hearts




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Through My Bible Yr 02 – October 02

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Through My Bible Yr 02 – October 02

Psalm 119:25-48

Through My Bible – October 02

Psalm 119:25-48 (EHV)

See series: Through My Bible

Psalm 119

Dalet: A Changed Heart

25 My soul [1] is stuck in the dust.
Revive my life according to your words.
26 I told you about my ways and you answered me.
Teach me your statutes.
27 Make me understand the meaning of your precepts.
Then I will meditate on your wonders.
28 My soul melts with sorrow.
By your words make me stand firm.
29 Turn me away from false ways,
and be gracious to me through your law.
30 I have chosen the way of truth.
I accept [2] your judgments.
31 I cling to your testimonies, O Lord.
Do not let me be put to shame.
32 I run the way of your commandments,
for you have strengthened my heart. [3]

He: That You May Be Feared

33 Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes.
Then I will guard it to the end.
34 Give me understanding, and I will guard your law.
I will keep it with all my heart.
35 Make me walk on the path of your commandments,
for I take pleasure in it.
36 Direct my heart toward your testimonies
and not toward material gain.
37 Keep my eyes from looking at worthless things.
Give me life according to your ways. [4]
38 Confirm your sayings to your servant,
so that you may be feared.
39 Take away my disgrace which I dread,
for your judgments are good.
40 How I long for your precepts!
Give me life in your righteousness.

Vav: Speak Before Kings

41 So let your mercies come to me, O Lord,
and let your salvation come according to your sayings.
42 Then I will give an answer to those who insult me,
    because I trust in your words.
43 But do not tear away the word of truth from my mouth,
    because I wait confidently for your judgments.
44 Then I will continually keep your law forever and ever.
45 Then I will walk around freely,
because I have sought your precepts.
46 Then I will speak of your testimonies before kings,
and I will not be put to shame.
47 For I delight in your commandments, which I love.
48 I lift up my hands to your commandments, which I love,
and I meditate on your statutes.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 119:25 In the Old Testament my soul is a more emotional way of saying I or me.
  2. Psalm 119:30 Or I set before me
  3. Psalm 119:32 Or you increased my understanding or you motivated me. Literally you made my heart wide.
  4. Psalm 119:37 A few Hebrew manuscripts have your word. Without this alteration there is no name of the Word in this verse.



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Through My Bible Yr 02 – October 01

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Through My Bible Yr 02 – October 01

Psalm 119:1-24

Through My Bible – October 01

Psalm 119:1-24 (EHV)

See series: Through My Bible

Psalm 119

Psalm 119

The Great Psalm on the Law of the Lord [1]

Aleph: Blessed Are the Blameless

1 How blessed are those who are blameless in their way,
who walk in the law [2] of the Lord.
2 How blessed are those who keep [3] his testimonies.
With all their heart they seek him.
3 Indeed, they do no wrong.
They walk in his ways.
4 You have commanded that your precepts [4] be kept completely.
5 If only my ways were unwavering in keeping your statutes! [5]
6 Then I would not be put to shame when I consider all your commands.
7 I will thank you with an upright heart
    as I learn your righteous judgments. [6]
8 I will keep your statutes.
Do not abandon me completely.

Bet: Hidden in My Heart

9 How can a young man keep his path pure?
By guarding it with your words. [7]
10 With all my heart I seek you.
Do not let me stray from your commands.
11 I have hidden your sayings [8] in my heart,
    so that I may not sin against you.
12 Blessed are you, O Lord!
Teach me your statutes.
13 With my lips I tell about all the judgments
    that come from your mouth.
14 I rejoice in the way that is taught by your testimonies
    as much as I delight in all riches.
15 I will meditate on your precepts,
and I will consider your paths.
16 In your statutes I delight.
I will not forget your words.

Gimel: Open My Eyes

17 Reward your servant.
Then I will live, and I will keep your words.
18 Uncover my eyes, and I will behold wonders from your law.
19 I am an alien on earth.
Do not hide your commandments from me.
20 My soul is overwhelmed by desire for your judgments at all times.
21 You rebuke the arrogant, who are cursed,
those who stray from your commandments.
22 Remove scorn and contempt from me,
for I guard your testimonies.
23 Though officials sit together and speak against me,
your servant will meditate on your statutes.
24 Yes, your testimonies are my delights.
They are my advisors.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 119:1 Psalm 119, the longest chapter in the Bible, is a lengthy meditation on the characteristics and blessings of God’s Word. God’s Word is praised 176 times (22 × 8). Eight different names for God’s Word appear repeatedly throughout the psalm (laws, testimonies, precepts, statutes, commands, judgments, words, sayings). Though many of these terms sound like legal terms, they are all names for God’s whole Word. Each of the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet is represented by an eight-line stanza. All eight lines of each stanza begin with the appropriate Hebrew letter. The letter names are listed in the stanza headings.
  2. Psalm 119:1 Law in the Old Testament is often used in a wide sense as a name for God’s whole Word. It may refer to teaching of various kinds.
  3. Psalm 119:2 Or guard
  4. Psalm 119:4 Or regulations or rules
  5. Psalm 119:5 Or instructions
  6. Psalm 119:7 Or rulings or ordinances
  7. Psalm 119:9 Or word. In this psalm there are many textual variants between singular and plural forms of word. The translation does not note them all.
  8. Psalm 119:11 Or message. Many translate this as promise, but it is the common Hebrew root for say. Sometimes, of course, God’s sayings are promises.




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Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 30

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Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 30

Psalms 117 – 118

Through My Bible – September 30

Psalms 117 – 118 (EHV)

See series: Through My Bible

Psalm 117

Praise the Lord

1 Praise the Lord, all you nations.
Worship him, every race of people. [1]
2 For his mercy overwhelms us,
and the faithfulness [2] of the Lord endures forever.
Praise the Lord.

Psalm 118

The Stone the Builders Rejected

Introduction

1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his mercy endures forever.
2 Let Israel say now: Yes, his mercy endures forever.
3 Let the house of Aaron say now: Yes, his mercy endures forever.
4 Let those who fear the Lord say now: Yes, his mercy endures forever.

Trust During Distress

5 Under pressure I cried to the Lord. [3]
The Lord answered me.
He set me in a wide-open space.
6 The Lord is with me.
I will not be afraid.
What can people do to me?
7 The Lord, who is with me, is my helper,
so I will look in triumph on my enemies.
8 It is better to take refuge in the Lord
    than to trust in people.
9 It is better to take refuge in the Lord
    than to trust in human benefactors. [4]
10 All the nations surrounded me,
but in the name of the Lord I cut them off. [5]
11 They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me,
but in the name of the Lord I cut them off.
12 They surrounded me like bees,
but they were extinguished as quickly as a fire of thorns.
In the name of the Lord I cut them off.
13 You pushed me hard to make me fall,
but the Lord helped me.

The Messiah’s Joy in Victory

14 My strength and song is the Lord,
and he has become salvation for me.
15 Loud shouts of victory are heard in the tents of the righteous:
“The right hand of the Lord has done a mighty deed!
16 The right hand of the Lord is lifted high!
The right hand of the Lord has done a mighty deed!”
17 I will not die. No, I will live,
and I will proclaim the works of the Lord.
18 The Lord has chastened me severely,
but he has not handed me over to death.
19 Open for me the gates of righteousness.
I will enter them. I will give thanks to the Lord.
20 This is the gate to the Lord.
The righteous enter it.
21 I will give you thanks,
because you answered me,
and you have become salvation for me.

The Joy in Victory of Messiah’s Followers

22 The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. [6]
23 This is from the Lord.
It is marvelous in our eyes.
24 This is the day the Lord has made.
Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
25 O Lord, please save us now. [7]
O Lord, grant us success.
26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
We bless you from the house of the Lord.
27 The Lord is God,
and he makes light shine on us.
Bind the festival with branches as far as the horns of the altar. [8]
28 You are my God, and I will give you thanks.
You are my God, and I will exalt you.

Conclusion

29 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his mercy endures forever.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 117:1 The Hebrew word here is not one of the usual words for nation, people, or tribe, so it has been translated race to distinguish it from the more common words.
  2. Psalm 117:2 Or truth
  3. Psalm 118:5 Yah, the short form of the divine name, is used here, also in the next line, and in verses 14, 17, 18, 19.
  4. Psalm 118:9 The Hebrew word refers to rich people who have the willingness and the means to help the needy.
  5. Psalm 118:10 Or perhaps a rare homonym push them away
  6. Psalm 118:22 Literally the head of the corner. Other possible translations are the capstone or the keystone.
  7. Psalm 118:25 The Hebrew for please save us now is hosanna.
  8. Psalm 118:27 To avoid imposing a guess on the text, the translation retains a literal translation of this very difficult line. It seems to mean: It’s the festival! Decorate the route with boughs and march in a procession toward the horns of the altar. Many suggest it means: Decorate the festival sacrificial animal with boughs and tie it to the horns of the altar, but Israelite worshippers did not approach the altar. Only priests did that, and by then the sacrifice had been cut into pieces.




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Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 29

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Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 29

Psalms 116

Through My Bible – September 29

Psalms 116 (EHV)

See series: Through My Bible

Psalm 116

Deliverance From Death

Overview

1 I love the Lord, because he hears my voice.
He hears my cry for mercy.
2 Because he turned his ear to me,
I will call to him all my days.
3 The ropes of death entangled me.
The walls of the grave hemmed me in. [1]
I found distress and sorrow.
4 Then I called on the name of the Lord:
“Ah, Lord, please save my life!”
5 The Lord is gracious and righteous,
and our God is compassionate.
6 The Lord protects the inexperienced. [2]
In my weakness he saves me too.

Past Deliverance

7 Return, my soul, to your rest,
for the Lord has accomplished his purpose for you.
8 Indeed, you have delivered my soul from death,
my eye from weeping, my foot from stumbling,
9 so that I may walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
10 I believed. Therefore, I have spoken:
“I am greatly afflicted.”
11 In my haste I said:
“All people are deceptive.”

Future Devotion

12 How can I repay the Lord for all his benefits to me?
13 I will lift up the cup of salvation,
and I will call on [3] the name of the Lord.
14 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord,
now in the presence of all his people.
15 Precious in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his favored ones.
16 Ah, Lord, truly I am your servant.
I am your servant, the son of your maidservant.
You opened my chains.
17 To you I will sacrifice a thank offering,
and I will call on the name of the Lord.
18 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord
    here in the presence of all his people,
19     in the courtyards of the house of the Lord,
    in the middle of Jerusalem.
Praise the Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 116:3 Or, more literally, caught up with me
  2. Psalm 116:6 Or those with a childlike faith
  3. Psalm 116:13 Or proclaim




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Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 28

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Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 28

Psalms 115

Through My Bible – September 28

Psalms 115 (EHV)

See series: Through My Bible

Psalm 115

Not to Us

To God Alone Be Glory

1 Not to us, O Lord, not to us,
but to your name give glory,
because of your mercy,
because of your truth.

No Glory in Idols

2 Why should the nations say,
“So where is their God now?”
3 In fact, our God is in the heavens.
He does everything that pleases him.
4 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands.
5 They have a mouth, but they do not speak.
They have eyes, but they do not see.
6 They have ears, but they do not hear.
They have a nose, but they do not smell.
7 Their hands—they do not even feel.
Their feet—they do not even walk around.
They do not even make a sound with their throats.
8 Those who make them will be like them,
and so will all who trust in them.

Trust in the Lord

9 Israel, trust in the Lord—
he is their help and their shield.
10 House of Aaron, trust in the Lord—
he is their help and their shield.
11 You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord—
he is their help and their shield.
12 The Lord remembers us. He will bless.
He will bless the house of Israel.
He will bless the house of Aaron.
13 He will bless those who fear the Lord—
the small with the great.
14 May the Lord add blessings to you,
to you and to your children.
15 May you be blessed by the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.

Serve the Lord

16 The heavens are heavens for the Lord,
but the earth he gave to the children of Adam.
17 It is not the dead who praise the Lord, [1]
nor any of those who go down to silence,
18 but we are the ones who bless the Lord, [2]
    from now to eternity.
Praise the Lord. [3]

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 115:17 The short form of the divine name, Yah, is used rather than the full form, Yahweh.
  2. Psalm 115:18 The short form Yah is used.
  3. Psalm 115:18 Hebrew hallelu Yah




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Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 27

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Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 27

Psalms 113 – 114

Through My Bible – September 27

Psalms 113 – 114 (EHV)

See series: Through My Bible

Psalm 113

The Mighty Deliverer

Invitation to Praise

1 Praise the Lord. [1]

Praise, you servants of the Lord,
praise the name of the Lord.
2 Let the name of the Lord be blessed, from now to eternity.
3 From the rising of the sun to its setting,
    the name of the Lord is to be praised.

The Basis for Praise

4 High above all the nations is the Lord.
His glory towers above the heavens.
5 Who is like the Lord our God?
He is seated on high.
6 He bends down to look at the heavens and at the earth.
7 He raises the poor from the dust.
He lifts the needy from the garbage pile
8     to seat them with nobles,
    with the nobles of his people.
9 He is the one who settles the barren woman in her home
    as a joyful mother of children.

Praise the Lord.

Psalm 114

When Israel Came Out of Egypt

1 When Israel came out of Egypt
and the house of Jacob from a people with a strange language,
2 Judah became his sanctuary,
Israel became his kingdom.
3 The sea saw and fled.
The Jordan turned back.
4 The mountains skipped like rams,
the hills like lambs.
5 What happened, O sea, that you fled,
O Jordan, that you turned back,
6 O mountains, that you skipped like rams,
you hills, like lambs?
7 Tremble in the presence of the Lord, O earth.
Tremble in the presence of the God of Jacob.
8 He turned the rock into a pool of water.
He turned flint into springs of water.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 113:1 Hebrew hallelu Yah




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Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 26

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Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 26

Psalms 111 – 112

Through My Bible – September 26

Psalms 111 – 112 (EHV)

See series: Through My Bible

Psalm 111

God’s Works and God’s Word

Opening Praise

1 Praise the Lord. [1]

I will thank the Lord with all my heart
    in the assembly of the upright and in the congregation.

God’s Works

2 Great are the deeds of the Lord.
They are studied by all who delight in them.
3 Glorious and majestic is his work,
and his righteousness stands forever.
4 He has set up a memorial to his wonders.
Gracious and compassionate is the Lord.
5 He gives food to those who fear him.
He remembers his covenant forever.
6 He has declared the power of his deeds to his people,
    to give them the nations as their possession.
7 The works of his hands are truth and justice.

God’s Word

All his precepts are trustworthy,
8 steadfast forever and ever,
done in truth and uprightness.
9 He sent redemption for his people.
He commanded his covenant forever.
Holy and awesome is his name.
10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning [2] of wisdom.
All who do his precepts have good understanding.

Closing Praise

His praise stands forever.

Psalm 112

The Man Who Fears the Lord

1 Praise the Lord. [3]

How blessed is a man who fears the Lord.
In his commands he delights greatly.
2 His descendants will be mighty in the land.
The circle of the upright will be blessed.
3 Wealth and riches are in his house,
and his righteousness stands forever.
4 In darkness, light dawns for the upright.
He is gracious and compassionate and righteous.
5 Good things will come to the man
    who is gracious and lends,
    who conducts his business with justice.
6 Surely he will never fall.
The righteous will be remembered forever.
7 He will not fear bad news.
His heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord.
8 His heart is secure.
He will have no fear, until he looks in triumph on his foes.
9 He scatters seed—he gives to the poor.
His righteousness stands forever.
His horn [4] will be lifted high in glory.

The End of the Wicked

10 The wicked person will see and be frustrated.
He will gnash his teeth and melt away.
The desire of the wicked will perish.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 111:1 Hebrew hallelu Yah
  2. Psalm 111:10 Or foundation or prerequisite
  3. Psalm 112:1 Hebrew hallelu Yah
  4. Psalm 112:9 His horn is his power.




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Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 25

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Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 25

Psalms 110

Through My Bible – September 25

Psalms 110 (EHV)

See series: Through My Bible

Psalm 110

The Lord’s Decree to My Lord

Heading
By David. A psalm.

The First Decree of the Lord

1 The decree of the Lord to my lord: [1]
“Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies
    a footstool under your feet.”

Description of King Messiah’s Rule

2 The Lord will stretch out your strong scepter from Zion.
Rule in the midst of your enemies.
3 Your people will be willing on the day of your power.
In majesty of holiness, from the womb of the dawn,
    the dew of your youth will be yours. [2]

The Second Decree of the Lord

4 The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind:
“You are a priest forever, in the manner of Melchizedek.”

Description of King Messiah’s Rule

5 The Lord is at your right hand.
He will crush kings on the day of his wrath.
6 He will judge the nations.
He will fill valleys with corpses. [3]
He will crush heads over the wide world. [4]
7 He will drink from a stream beside the way;
therefore, he will lift up his head.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 110:1 The second lord in verse 1 is not one of the divine names that are usually rendered Lord or Lord. It is the common noun for lord. It does refer to Christ but as a description, not a title.
  2. Psalm 110:3 Verse 3 is cryptic. The translation is quite literal.
  3. Psalm 110:6 The translation combines the Hebrew and Greek variants.
  4. Psalm 110:6 Or crush the head of the wide world




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Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 24

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Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 24

Psalms 109

Through My Bible – September 24

Psalms 109 (EHV)

See series: Through My Bible

Psalm 109

Deceitful Men Have Opened Their Mouths

Heading
For the choir director. By David. A psalm.

The Problem and the Prayer

1 O God whom I praise, do not be silent,
2 because they have opened wicked, deceitful mouths against me.
They have spoken against me with lying tongues.
3 They surround me with hateful words.
They attack me without cause.
4 In return for my love they accuse me,
but I am a man of prayer. [1]
5 They repay me with evil for good,
with hatred for my love.

The Curse

6 Appoint an evil one to testify against him,
and let an accuser [2] stand at his right hand.
7 When he is tried, let him be found guilty,
and let his prayer be sin.
8 Let his days be few.
Let another take his office.
9 Let his children be fatherless
and his wife a widow.
10 Let his children always wander and beg.
Let them seek food far from their ruined homes. [3]
11 Let a creditor confiscate all he has.
Let strangers plunder everything he worked for.
12 Let there be no one to extend mercy to him.
Let there be no one to show favor to his fatherless children.
13 Let his descendants be cut off.
In the next generation let their name be blotted out.
14 Let the guilt of his fathers be remembered before the Lord.
Let the sin of his mother never be blotted out.
15 Let their sins remain before the Lord continually,
and let the memory of these people be cut off from the earth.

16 Because he did not remember to show mercy,
but he pursued the poor man and the needy
    and the brokenhearted to put them to death.
17 Since he loved cursing, so let it fall on him.
He found no pleasure in blessing, so let it be far from him.
18 Since he wore cursing as his clothing,
let it enter into his stomach like water
and into his bones like oil.
19 Let it be like a garment wrapped around him,
like a belt tied around him forever.
20 May the Lord do all this to my accusers
and to those who speak evil against my life.

Prayer for Help

21 But you, Lord God, deal with me for the sake of your name.
Because of the goodness of your mercy, deliver me.
22 For I am poor and needy,
and my heart is wounded [4] within me.
23 Like a shadow after it lengthens, I go away.
I am shaken off like a locust.
24 My knees give way from fasting,
and my flesh has become lean, without fat.
25 But I—I am scorned by them.
They see me. They shake their heads.
26 Help me, O Lord my God.
Save me according to your mercy.
27 Let them know that this is your hand.
You, O Lord, have done it.
28 They may curse, but you will bless.
They rose up, but they will be put to shame.
Then your servant will rejoice.
29 My accusers will be dressed with disgrace.
Their shame will wrap around them like a robe.

Closing Praise

30 With my mouth I will keep on thanking the Lord.
In the midst of many people I will praise him.
31 For the Lord stands at the right hand of the needy,
    to save his life from those who condemn him.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 109:4 Literally I am prayer
  2. Psalm 109:6 The Hebrew noun is satan, which becomes the name of Satan.
  3. Psalm 109:10 The Greek reads may they be driven from their ruined homes.
  4. Psalm 109:22 The meaning of this verb is uncertain. It may mean flutter or beat wildly.




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Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 23

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Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 23

Psalms 108

Through My Bible – September 23

Psalms 108 (EHV)

See series: Through My Bible

Psalm 108

My Heart Is Steadfast
(Psalm 108:1-5 parallels Psalm 57:7-11)
(Psalm 108:6-13 parallels Psalm 60:5-12)

Heading
A song. A psalm by David.

David’s Confident Praise

1 My heart is steadfast, O God.
I will sing and I will make music.
Indeed, I will sing with all my being. [1]
2 Awake, harp and lyre!
I will awaken the dawn.
3 I will give you thanks among the peoples, Lord,
and I will make music to you among the nations, [2]
4 because your great mercy reaches above the heavens,
and your faithfulness to the skies.

David’s Prayer

5 Be exalted above the heavens, O God.
Let your glory be over all the earth.
6 So that the ones you love may be rescued,
bring salvation by your right hand and answer me.

David’s Confidence in God’s Help

7 God has spoken in his holiness. [3]
I will triumph. I will distribute Shechem,
and I will measure off the Valley of Succoth.
8 Gilead is mine. Manasseh is mine.
Ephraim is my helmet. Judah is my scepter.
9 Moab is my washbasin. On Edom I toss my sandal.
I shout aloud over Philistia. [4]
10 Who will bring me into the fortified city?
Who will lead me to Edom?
11 Is it not you, O God, who have rejected us?
Is it not you, O God, who no longer go out with our armies?
12 Give us help against the foe,
for human help is worthless.
13 In God we will do mighty deeds.
He is the one who will trample our foes.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 108:1 Literally glory
  2. Psalm 108:3 The main Hebrew text divides the word for nations into two words to create the derogatory term non-peoples. This gives the connotation heathen nations.
  3. Psalm 108:7 Or holy place
  4. Psalm 108:9 It is possible that the speaker of these verses is God rather than David. See Psalm 60.




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Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 22

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Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 22

Psalms 107:33-43

Through My Bible – September 22

Psalms 107:33-43 (EHV)

See series: Through My Bible

Psalms 107

Curses and Blessings

33 He turned rivers into a wilderness
and flowing springs into thirsty ground.
34 He turned fruitful land into a salt waste,
because of the wickedness of those who lived in it.
35 He turned the wilderness into pools of water
and the desert into flowing springs.
36 Then he let the hungry live there,
and they founded a city where they could live.
37 Then they sowed fields, and they planted vineyards,
    which produced abundant fruit.
38 Then he blessed them, so they increased greatly in number.
He did not let their herds of cattle decrease.

39 But then their numbers decreased,
and they were humbled by oppression, disaster, and sorrow.
40 He who pours contempt on nobles made them wander in confusion
    where there was no road.
41 But he lifted up the needy out of affliction
and made their families like a flock.
42 The upright see and rejoice,
but all wickedness shuts its mouth.

Application: Be Wise

43 Whoever is wise, let him keep these things.
Let them take to heart the mercies of the Lord.




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Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 21

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Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 21

Psalms 107:1-32

Through My Bible – September 21

Psalms 107:1-32 (EHV)

See series: Through My Bible

Psalms 107

Book V
Psalms 107–150

Psalm 107

He Redeemed Them From Trouble

Invocation to Give Thanks

1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his mercy endures forever.
2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say this,
those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,
3 those he gathered from the lands,
from the east and from the west,
from the north and from the south. [1]

First Crisis: The Wilderness

4 They wandered in the wilderness, in the wasteland.
They did not find the way to a city where they could live.
5 They were hungry and also thirsty,
so their lives were draining away.

Refrain

6 Then they cried out to the Lord in their distress.
He delivered them from their troubles.
7 He led them by a straight way to come to a city where they could live.

8 Let them give thanks to the Lord
for his mercy and his wonderful deeds for all people, [2]
9 because he satisfies the desire of the thirsty,
and he fills the desire of the hungry with good things.

Second Crisis: Imprisonment

10 They were sitting in darkness and the shadow of death,
prisoners, bound in misery and chains,
11 because they had rebelled against the words of God,
and they despised the plan of the Most High.
12 So he broke their hearts with hard labor.
They stumbled, and there was no helper.

Refrain

13 Then they cried out to the Lord in their distress.
He saved them from their troubles.
14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,
and he tore off their chains.

15 Let them give thanks to the Lord
for his mercy and his wonderful deeds for all people,
16 because he shatters bronze doors,
and he cuts through iron bars.

Third Crisis: Rebellion

17 They became fools through their rebellious way,
and they brought affliction on themselves by their guilt.
18 They lost their appetite for food,
    so they approached the gates of death.

Refrain

19 Then they cried out to the Lord in their distress.
He saved them from their troubles.
20 He sent his word and healed them.
He rescued them from the pits that trapped them.
21 Let them give thanks to the Lord
for his mercy and his wonderful deeds for all people,
22 so let them sacrifice thank offerings
and tell about his works with a joyful shout.

Fourth Crisis: On the Sea

23 They went down to the sea in ships.
They conducted trade on many waters.
24 They saw the deeds of the Lord
and his wonders on the deep.
25 For he spoke and stirred up a violent storm,
    which produced large waves.
26 They were raised up to the sky.
They sank down into the depths.
In their danger their courage melted.
27 They reeled and staggered like a drunk.
All their skill disappeared.

Refrain

28 Then they cried out to the Lord in their distress.
He brought them out of their troubles.
29 He calmed the storm. Its waves were hushed.
30 They were glad when it grew quiet,
and he guided them to the port they desired.
31 Let them give thanks to the Lord
for his mercy and his wonderful deeds for all people.
32 Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people
and praise him in the session of the elders.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 107:3 The translation follows the Targum. The main Hebrew reading is from the sea.
  2. Psalm 107:8 Or all the children of Adam




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Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 20

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Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 20

1 Chronicles 29

Through My Bible – September 20

1 Chronicles 29 (EHV)

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1 King David said this to the whole assembly:

My son Solomon, the one God has chosen, is young and inexperienced. The work is great because this citadel is not for a man. It is for the Lord God. 2 According to all my strength, I have provided these things for the house of my God: gold for the gold items, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, wood for the wooden, onyx stones and settings, antimony, [1] stones of many different colors, every kind of precious stone, and alabaster [2] in abundance.

3 Because of my devotion to the house of my God, from my personal treasure of gold and silver I am also giving for the house of my God in addition to all that I have already provided for this holy house: 4 three thousand talents [3] of gold from Ophir and seven thousand talents of refined silver for overlaying the walls of the structures.

5 I have given gold for gold items and silver for silver items for all the work by the craftsmen. Who else is willing to dedicate himself to the Lord today?

6 The officials of fathers’ houses, the officials of the tribes of Israel, and the officers of the thousands and of the hundreds made their offerings to the officials who were in charge of the king’s work. 7 They gave for the service of the house of God five thousand talents and ten thousand darics [4] of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of bronze, and one hundred thousand talents of iron. 8 Anyone who possessed stones gave them to the treasury of the House of the Lord, which was under the control of Jehiel the Gershonite. 9 The people rejoiced over their willing giving, since with an undivided heart they had offered freely to the Lord. King David also was very joyful.

10 David blessed the Lord in the presence of the entire assembly. He said:

Blessed are you, Lord, the God of Israel, our father, from eternity to eternity. 11 To you, O Lord, belong greatness, power, glory, victory, and majesty, because everything in the heavens and on the earth belongs to you. You, Lord, are exalted as head above everything. The kingdom belongs to you. 12 Riches and honor come from you. You are ruling over everything. In your hand are power and strength. It is in your power to make anyone great and strong. 13 Now, our God, we are thanking you and praising your glorious name.

14 Who am I? Who are my people that we are able to offer willingly like this? For everything comes from you. What we have given to you came from your hand. 15 We are aliens and temporary residents before you, as were all our fathers. Our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no hope of staying.

16 Lord, our God, all this abundance, which we have provided for building a house for you, for your holy name, is from your hand. This abundance belongs to you.

17 I know, my God, that you test the heart, and you take pleasure in uprightness. In the uprightness of my heart I have freely offered all these things. Now with joy I see your people, who are present here to bring the offering freely to you.

18 Lord, the God of our fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, preserve forever this purpose and way of thinking in the heart of your people. Direct their heart to you.

19 To my son Solomon, give an undivided heart to keep your commandments, your testimonies, and your statutes, to do everything needed to build the citadel for which I have made preparations.

20 David said to the whole assembly, “Now bless the Lord your God.” So all the assembly blessed the Lord, the God of their fathers. They bowed and stretched out flat on the ground before the Lord and the king. 21 They offered sacrifices to the Lord. On the next day they offered burnt offerings to the Lord (one thousand bulls, one thousand rams, one thousand lambs), their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel. 22 They ate and drank before the Lord on that day with great joy. They made Solomon, the son of David, king a second time. They anointed him as the ruler for the Lord and Zadok as the priest.

23 Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as king in the place of David his father. He prospered, and all Israel obeyed him. 24 All the officials, the strong warriors, and also all the sons of King David pledged loyalty to Solomon the king. 25 The Lord made Solomon extremely great in the presence of all Israel. He gave him kingly majesty, such as had not been bestowed upon any king before him in Israel.

26 David son of Jesse had been king over all Israel. 27 He was king over Israel for forty years, in Hebron for seven years and in Jerusalem for thirty-three years. 28 He died at a good age, full of days, riches, and honor. Then Solomon his son reigned as king in his place.

29 The acts of King David from first to last are written in the records of Samuel the seer, the records [5] of Nathan the prophet, and the records of Gad the seer, 30 including everything about his kingship, his mighty deeds, and the events that happened during his time, to him, to Israel, and to the kingdoms of the other lands.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 29:2 The identification of this substance is uncertain. Turquoise is another possibility.
  2. 1 Chronicles 29:2 Or marble
  3. 1 Chronicles 29:4 The weight of a talent is uncertain. It may be about 75 pounds. This gift would be about 225,000 pounds.
  4. 1 Chronicles 29:7 A daric is a unit of weight that appears in post-exilic books. It is apparently a Persian term, equal to the Greek drachma, perhaps a third of an ounce. It is also the name for the standard gold coin of the Persian Empire.
  5. 1 Chronicles 29:29 Or chronicles




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