58 (A)Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in (B)the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord (C)your labor is not in vain.

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58 Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord,(A) because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.(B)

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And he humbled you and (A)let you hunger and (B)fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he might make you know that (C)man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word[a] that comes from the mouth of the Lord.

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  1. Deuteronomy 8:3 Hebrew by all

He humbled(A) you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna,(B) which neither you nor your ancestors had known, to teach(C) you that man does not live on bread(D) alone but on every word that comes from the mouth(E) of the Lord.(F)

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(A)Trust in the Lord, and do good;
    (B)dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.[a]
(C)Delight yourself in the Lord,
    and he will (D)give you the desires of your heart.

(E)Commit your way to the Lord;
    (F)trust in him, and he will act.

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  1. Psalm 37:3 Or and feed on faithfulness, or and find safe pasture

Trust in the Lord and do good;
    dwell in the land(A) and enjoy safe pasture.(B)
Take delight(C) in the Lord,
    and he will give you the desires of your heart.(D)

Commit your way to the Lord;
    trust in him(E) and he will do this:

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16 (A)Better is the little that the righteous has
    than the abundance of many wicked.

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16 Better the little that the righteous have
    than the wealth(A) of many wicked;

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Unless the Lord Builds the House

A Song of (A)Ascents. Of Solomon.

127 Unless the Lord builds the house,
    those who build it labor in vain.
Unless the Lord (B)watches over the city,
    the watchman stays awake in vain.
It is in vain that you rise up early
    and go late to rest,
eating the bread of anxious (C)toil;
    for he gives to his (D)beloved (E)sleep.

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Psalm 127

A song of ascents. Of Solomon.

Unless the Lord builds(A) the house,
    the builders labor in vain.
Unless the Lord watches(B) over the city,
    the guards stand watch in vain.
In vain you rise early
    and stay up late,
toiling for food(C) to eat—
    for he grants sleep(D) to[a] those he loves.(E)

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  1. Psalm 127:2 Or eat— / for while they sleep he provides for