2 Kings 13-14

New American Standard Bible

Kings of Israel: Jehoahaz and Jehoash

13 In the twenty-third year of Joash the son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu became king over Israel at Samaria, and he reigned for seventeen years. ²He did evil in the sight of the Lord, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, ^(A)into which he misled Israel; he did not turn from them. ³^(B)So the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and He continually handed them over to ^(C)Hazael king of Aram, and to ^(D)Ben-hadad, the son of Hazael. ⁴Then ^(E)Jehoahaz appeased the Lord, and the Lord listened to him; for ^(F)He saw the oppression of Israel, how the king of Aram oppressed them. ⁵And the Lord gave Israel a ^[a]^(G)savior, so that they ^[b]escaped from under the hand of the Arameans; and the sons of Israel lived in their tents as previously. ⁶Nevertheless they did not abandon the sins of the house of Jeroboam, ^(H)into which he misled Israel; rather, they walked in ^[c]them; and ^(I)the ^[d]Asherah also remained standing in Samaria. ⁷For he left to Jehoahaz no more of the ^[e]army than fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and ten thousand infantry, because the king of Aram had eliminated them and ^(J)made them like the dust at threshing. ⁸Now as for the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, and all that he did and his might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? ⁹And Jehoahaz ^[f]lay down with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria; and his son Joash became king in his place.

¹⁰In the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of Judah, ^[g]Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz became king over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned for sixteen years. ¹¹He did evil in the sight of the Lord; he did not turn away from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, into which he misled Israel; rather, he walked in ^[h]them. ¹²^(K)Now as for the rest of the acts of Joash and all that he did, and his might with which he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? ¹³So Joash ^[i]lay down with his fathers, and Jeroboam sat on his throne; and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.

Death of Elisha

¹⁴When Elisha ^[j]became sick with the illness of which he was to die, Joash the king of Israel came down to him, and wept over ^[k]him and said, “^(L)My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!” ¹⁵And Elisha said to him, “Take a bow and arrows.” So he ^[l]took a bow and arrows. ¹⁶Then Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Lay your hand on the bow.” And he laid his hand on it, then Elisha put his hands on the king’s hands. ¹⁷And he said, “Open the window toward the east,” and he opened it. Then Elisha said, “Shoot!” So he shot. And he said, “The Lord’s arrow of victory, and the arrow of victory over Aram; for you will ^[m]defeat the Arameans at ^(M)Aphek until you have put an end to them.” ¹⁸Then he said, “Take the arrows,” and he took them. And he said to the king of Israel, “Strike the ground,” and he struck it three times and ^[n]stopped. ¹⁹Then ^(N)the man of God became angry at him and said, “You should have struck five or six times, then you would have struck Aram until you put an end to it. But now you shall strike Aram ^(O)only three times.”

²⁰And Elisha died, and they buried him. Now ^(P)the marauding bands of the Moabites would invade the land ^[o]in the spring of the year. ²¹And as they were burying a man, behold, they saw a marauding band; and they threw the man into the grave of Elisha. And when the man ^[p]touched the bones of Elisha he ^(Q)revived and stood up on his feet.

²²Now ^(R)Hazael king of Aram had oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. ²³But the ^(S)Lord was gracious to them and ^(T)had compassion on them and turned to them because of ^(U)His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and He was unwilling to eliminate them or cast them away from His presence until now.

²⁴When Hazael king of Aram died, his son Ben-hadad became king in his place. ²⁵Then ^(V)Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz again took from the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael the cities which he had taken in war from the hand of his father Jehoahaz. ^(W)Three times Joash ^[q]defeated him and recovered the cities of Israel.

Amaziah Reigns over Judah

14 ^(X)In the second year of Joash son of Joahaz king of Israel, ^(Y)Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah became king. ²He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned for twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jehoaddin of Jerusalem. ³He did what was right in the sight of the Lord, yet not like his father David; he acted in accordance with everything that his father Joash had done. ⁴Only ^(Z)the high places were not eliminated; ^(AA)the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. ⁵Now it came about, as soon as the kingdom was firmly in his hand, that he ^[r]^(AB)killed his servants who had ^[s]killed the king, his father. ⁶But he did not put the sons of ^[t]the murderers to death, in ^[u]obedience to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, as the Lord commanded, saying, “^(AC)The fathers shall not be put to death for the sons, nor the sons be put to death for the fathers; but ^(AD)each shall be put to death for his own sin.”

⁷He ^[v]killed ten thousand of the Edomites in ^(AE)the Valley of Salt, and took ^(AF)Sela by war, and named it ^(AG)Joktheel, as it is to this day.

⁸^(AH)Then Amaziah sent messengers to ^[w]Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “^(AI)Come, let’s face each other in combat.” ⁹But Jehoash king of Israel sent messengers to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, “^(AJ)The thorn bush that was in Lebanon sent word to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son ^[x]in marriage.’ But a wild animal that was in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thorn bush. ¹⁰^(AK)You have indeed ^[y]defeated Edom, and ^(AL)your heart ^[z]is elated. Enjoy the glory and stay home; for why should you get involved in trouble so that you would fall, you and Judah with you?”

¹¹But Amaziah would not listen. So Jehoash king of Israel went up; and they faced each other, he and Amaziah king of Judah, at ^(AM)Beth-shemesh, which belongs to Judah. ¹²And Judah was defeated by Israel, and ^(AN)they fled, every man to his tent. ¹³Then Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and came to Jerusalem and tore down the wall of Jerusalem from ^(AO)the Gate of Ephraim to ^(AP)the Corner Gate, ^[aa]four hundred cubits. ¹⁴And ^(AQ)he took all the gold and silver and all the utensils which were found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasuries of the king’s house, the hostages as well, and returned to Samaria.

Jeroboam II Succeeds Jehoash (Joash) in Israel

¹⁵^(AR)Now as for the rest of the acts of Jehoash that he did, and his might and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? ¹⁶So Jehoash ^[ab]lay down with his fathers and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel; and his son Jeroboam became king in his place.

Azariah (Uzziah) Succeeds Amaziah in Judah

¹⁷^(AS)Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel. ¹⁸Now as for the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? ¹⁹They formed a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to ^(AT)Lachish; but they sent men to Lachish after him and they killed him there. ²⁰Then they carried him on horses, and he was buried in Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David. ²¹And all the people of Judah took ^[ac]Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah. ²²^(AU)He built Elath and restored it to Judah after the king ^[ad]lay down with his fathers.

²³In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah, Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel became king in Samaria, and reigned for forty-one years. ²⁴He did evil in the sight of the Lord; he did not abandon all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, into which he misled Israel. ²⁵^(AV)He restored the border of Israel from ^(AW)the entrance of Hamath as far as ^(AX)the Sea of the Arabah, in accordance with the word of the Lord, the God of Israel, which He spoke ^[ae]through His servant ^(AY)Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet, who was from ^(AZ)Gath-hepher. ²⁶For the ^(BA)Lord saw the misery of Israel, which was very bitter; for ^(BB)there was neither ^[af]bond nor free spared, nor was there any helper for Israel. ²⁷Yet the ^(BC)Lord did not say that He would wipe out the name of Israel from under heaven, but He saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.

Zechariah Reigns over Israel

²⁸Now as for the rest of the acts of Jeroboam and all that he did and his might, how he fought and how he recovered for Israel ^(BD)Damascus and ^(BE)Hamath, which had belonged to Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? ²⁹And Jeroboam ^[ag]lay down with his fathers, with the kings of Israel, and his son Zechariah became king in his place.

Footnotes

2 Kings 13:5 Or deliverer
2 Kings 13:5 Lit went out
2 Kings 13:6 Lit it
2 Kings 13:6 I.e., wooden symbol of a female deity
2 Kings 13:7 Lit people
2 Kings 13:9 I.e., died
2 Kings 13:10 In Heb Jehoash is another spelling of Joash
2 Kings 13:11 Lit it
2 Kings 13:13 I.e., died
2 Kings 13:14 Lit was sick with his sickness
2 Kings 13:14 Lit his face
2 Kings 13:15 Lit took to himself
2 Kings 13:17 Lit strike
2 Kings 13:18 Lit stood still
2 Kings 13:20 Lit at the coming of
2 Kings 13:21 Lit went and touched
2 Kings 13:25 Lit struck
2 Kings 14:5 Lit struck
2 Kings 14:5 Lit struck
2 Kings 14:6 Lit those who struck
2 Kings 14:6 Lit accordance with what
2 Kings 14:7 Lit struck
2 Kings 14:8 In Heb Jehoash is another spelling of Joash
2 Kings 14:9 Lit as a wife
2 Kings 14:10 Lit struck
2 Kings 14:10 Lit has lifted you up
2 Kings 14:13 About 600 ft. or 183 m
2 Kings 14:16 I.e., died
2 Kings 14:21 In 2 Chr 26:1, Uzziah
2 Kings 14:22 I.e., died
2 Kings 14:25 Lit by the hand of
2 Kings 14:26 Or child nor adult
2 Kings 14:29 I.e., died

Psalm 119

New American Standard Bible

Meditations and Prayers Relating to the Law of God.

Aleph

119 Blessed are those whose way is ^[a]^(A)blameless,
Who ^(B)walk in the Law of the Lord.
²Blessed are those who ^(C)comply with His ^[b]testimonies,
And ^(D)seek Him ^(E)with all their heart.
³They also ^(F)do no injustice;
They walk in His ways.
⁴You have ^[c]^(G)ordained Your precepts,
^[d]That we are to keep them diligently.
⁵Oh that my ^(H)ways may be established
To ^(I)keep Your statutes!
⁶Then I ^(J)will not be ashamed
When I look at all Your commandments.
⁷I will ^(K)give thanks to You with uprightness of heart,
When I learn Your righteous judgments.
⁸I will keep Your statutes;
Do not utterly ^(L)abandon me!

Beth

⁹How can a young man keep his way pure?
By ^(M)keeping it according to Your word.
¹⁰With ^(N)all my heart I have sought You;
Do not let me ^(O)wander from Your commandments.
¹¹I have ^(P)treasured Your word in my heart,
So that I may not sin against You.
¹²Blessed are You, Lord;
^(Q)Teach me Your statutes.
¹³With my lips I have ^(R)told of
All the ^(S)ordinances of Your mouth.
¹⁴I have ^(T)rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
^[e]As much as in all riches.
¹⁵I will ^(U)meditate on Your precepts
And ^[f]regard ^(V)Your ways.
¹⁶I shall ^[g]^(W)delight in Your statutes;
I will ^(X)not forget Your word.

Gimel

¹⁷^(Y)Deal generously with Your servant,
That I may live and keep Your word.
¹⁸Open my eyes, that I may behold
Wonderful things from Your Law.
¹⁹I am a ^(Z)stranger on the earth;
Do not hide Your commandments from me.
²⁰My soul is crushed ^[h]^(AA)with longing
For Your ordinances at all times.
²¹You ^(AB)rebuke the arrogant, ^[i]the ^(AC)cursed,
Who ^(AD)wander from Your commandments.
²²^(AE)Take disgrace and contempt away from me,
For I ^(AF)comply with Your testimonies.
²³Even though ^(AG)rulers sit and speak against me,
Your servant ^(AH)meditates on Your statutes.
²⁴Your testimonies also are my ^(AI)delight;
They are ^[j]my advisers.

Daleth

²⁵My ^(AJ)soul clings to the dust;
^(AK)Revive me ^(AL)according to Your word.
²⁶I have told of my ways, and You have answered me;
^(AM)Teach me Your statutes.
²⁷Make me understand the way of Your precepts,
And I will ^(AN)meditate on Your wonders.
²⁸My ^(AO)soul ^[k]weeps because of grief;
^(AP)Strengthen me according to Your word.
²⁹Remove the false way from me,
And graciously grant me Your Law.
³⁰I have chosen the faithful way;
I have ^[l]placed Your judgments before me.
³¹I ^(AQ)cling to Your testimonies;
Lord, do not put me to shame!
³²I shall run the way of Your commandments,
For You will ^(AR)enlarge my heart.

He

³³^(AS)Teach me, the way of Your statutes, Lord,
And I shall comply with it to the end.
³⁴^(AT)Give me understanding, so that I may ^(AU)comply with Your Law
And keep it ^(AV)with all my heart.
³⁵Make me walk in the ^(AW)path of Your commandments,
For I ^(AX)delight in it.
³⁶^(AY)Incline my heart to Your testimonies,
And not to ^(AZ)dishonest gain.
³⁷Turn my ^(BA)eyes away from looking at what is worthless,
And ^(BB)revive me in Your ways.
³⁸^(BC)Establish Your ^[m]word to Your servant
^[n]As that which produces reverence for You.
³⁹^(BD)Take away my disgrace which I dread,
For Your judgments are good.
⁴⁰Behold, I ^(BE)long for Your precepts;
Revive me through Your righteousness.

Vav

⁴¹May Your ^(BF)favor also come to me, Lord,
Your salvation ^(BG)according to Your ^[o]word;
⁴²So that I will have an ^(BH)answer for one who ^(BI)taunts me,
For I trust in Your word.
⁴³And do not take the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
For I ^[p]^(BJ)wait for Your judgments.
⁴⁴So I will ^(BK)keep Your Law continually,
Forever and ever.
⁴⁵And I will ^(BL)walk ^[q]at liberty,
For I ^(BM)seek Your precepts.
⁴⁶I will also speak of Your testimonies ^(BN)before kings
And shall not be ashamed.
⁴⁷I will ^(BO)delight in Your commandments,
Which I ^(BP)love.
⁴⁸And I shall lift up my hands to Your commandments,
Which I ^(BQ)love;
And I will ^(BR)meditate on Your statutes.

Zayin

⁴⁹Remember the word to Your servant,
^[r]In which You have made me hope.
⁵⁰This is my ^(BS)comfort in my misery,
That Your word has ^[s]revived me.
⁵¹The arrogant ^(BT)utterly deride me,
Yet I do not ^(BU)turn aside from Your Law.
⁵²I have ^(BV)remembered Your judgments from ^[t]of old, Lord,
And comfort myself.
⁵³Burning ^(BW)indignation has seized me because of the wicked,
Who ^(BX)abandon Your Law.
⁵⁴Your statutes are my songs
In the house of my ^(BY)pilgrimage.
⁵⁵Lord, I ^(BZ)remember Your name ^(CA)in the night,
And keep Your Law.
⁵⁶This has become mine,
^[u]That I ^(CB)comply with Your precepts.

Heth

⁵⁷The Lord is my ^(CC)portion;
I have ^[v]promised to ^(CD)keep Your words.
⁵⁸I ^(CE)sought Your favor ^(CF)with all my heart;
^(CG)Be gracious to me ^(CH)according to Your ^[w]word.
⁵⁹I ^(CI)considered my ways
And turned my feet to Your testimonies.
⁶⁰I hurried and did not delay
To keep Your commandments.
⁶¹The ^(CJ)snares of the wicked have surrounded me,
But I have ^(CK)not forgotten Your Law.
⁶²At ^(CL)midnight I will rise to give thanks to You
Because of Your ^(CM)righteous judgments.
⁶³I am a ^(CN)companion to all those who ^[x]fear You,
And to those who keep Your precepts.
⁶⁴^(CO)The earth is full of Your goodness, Lord;
^(CP)Teach me Your statutes.

Teth

⁶⁵You have treated Your servant well,
Lord, according to Your word.
⁶⁶Teach me good ^[y]^(CQ)discernment and knowledge,
For I believe in Your commandments.
⁶⁷^(CR)Before I was afflicted I went astray,
But now I keep Your word.
⁶⁸You are ^(CS)good and You ^(CT)do good;
^(CU)Teach me Your statutes.
⁶⁹The arrogant ^[z]have ^(CV)forged a lie against me;
With all my heart I will ^(CW)comply with Your precepts.
⁷⁰Their heart is ^(CX)insensitive, like fat,
But I ^(CY)delight in Your Law.
⁷¹It is ^(CZ)good for me that I was afflicted,
So that I may learn Your statutes.
⁷²The ^(DA)Law of Your mouth is better to me
Than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

Yodh

⁷³^(DB)Your hands made me and ^[aa]fashioned me;
^(DC)Give me understanding, so that I may learn Your commandments.
⁷⁴May those who ^[ab]fear You ^(DD)see me and be glad,
Because I ^[ac]^(DE)wait for Your word.
⁷⁵I know, Lord, that Your judgments are ^(DF)righteous,
And that You have afflicted me ^(DG)in faithfulness.
⁷⁶May Your favor ^[ad]comfort me,
According to Your ^[ae]word to Your servant.
⁷⁷May ^(DH)Your compassion come to me so that I may live,
For Your Law is my ^(DI)delight.
⁷⁸May ^(DJ)the arrogant be put to shame, because they lead me astray ^(DK)with a lie;
But I shall ^(DL)meditate on Your precepts.
⁷⁹May those who ^[af]fear You turn to me,
And those who know Your testimonies.
⁸⁰May my heart be ^[ag]^(DM)blameless in Your statutes,
So that I will not ^(DN)be ashamed.

Kaph

⁸¹My ^(DO)soul languishes for Your salvation;
I ^[ah]^(DP)wait for Your word.
⁸²My ^(DQ)eyes fail with longing for Your ^[ai]word,
^[aj]While I say, “When will You comfort me?”
⁸³Though I have ^(DR)become like a wineskin in the smoke,
I do ^(DS)not forget Your statutes.
⁸⁴How many are the ^(DT)days of Your servant?
When will You ^(DU)execute judgment on those who persecute me?
⁸⁵The arrogant have ^(DV)dug pits for me,
People who are not in accord with Your Law.
⁸⁶All Your commandments are ^(DW)faithful;
They have ^(DX)persecuted me with a lie; ^(DY)help me!
⁸⁷They almost destroyed me on earth,
But as for me, I ^(DZ)did not abandon Your precepts.
⁸⁸Revive me according to Your faithfulness,
So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.

Lamedh

⁸⁹^(EA)Forever, Lord,
Your word stands in heaven.
⁹⁰Your ^(EB)faithfulness continues ^[ak]throughout generations;
You ^(EC)established the earth, and it ^(ED)stands.
⁹¹They stand this day by Your ^(EE)ordinances,
For ^(EF)all things are Your servants.
⁹²If Your Law had not been my ^(EG)delight,
Then I would have perished ^(EH)in my misery.
⁹³I will ^(EI)never forget Your precepts,
For by them You have ^[al]^(EJ)revived me.
⁹⁴I am Yours, ^(EK)save me;
For I have ^(EL)sought Your precepts.
⁹⁵The wicked ^(EM)wait for me to destroy me;
I will diligently consider Your testimonies.
⁹⁶I have seen ^[am]a limit to all perfection;
Your commandment is exceedingly broad.

Mem

⁹⁷How I ^(EN)love Your Law!
It is my ^(EO)meditation all the day.
⁹⁸Your ^(EP)commandments make me wiser than my enemies,
For they are ever ^[an]mine.
⁹⁹I have more insight than all my teachers,
For Your testimonies are my ^(EQ)meditation.
¹⁰⁰I understand ^(ER)more than those who are old,
Because I have ^(ES)complied with Your precepts.
¹⁰¹I have ^(ET)restrained my feet from every evil way,
So that I may keep Your word.
¹⁰²I have not ^(EU)turned aside from Your judgments,
For You Yourself have taught me.
¹⁰³How ^(EV)sweet are Your ^[ao]words to my ^[ap]taste!
Yes, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
¹⁰⁴From Your precepts I ^(EW)get understanding;
Therefore I ^(EX)hate every false way.

Nun

¹⁰⁵Your word is a ^(EY)lamp to my feet
And a light to my path.
¹⁰⁶I have ^(EZ)sworn and I will confirm it,
That I will keep Your righteous judgments.
¹⁰⁷I am exceedingly ^(FA)afflicted;
^[aq]^(FB)Revive me, Lord, according to Your word.
¹⁰⁸Be pleased to accept the ^(FC)^[ar]voluntary offerings of my mouth, Lord,
And ^(FD)teach me Your judgments.
¹⁰⁹My ^[as]^(FE)life is continually ^[at]in my hand,
Yet I do not ^(FF)forget Your Law.
¹¹⁰The wicked have ^(FG)set a ^[au]trap for me,
Yet I have not ^(FH)wandered from Your precepts.
¹¹¹I have ^(FI)inherited Your testimonies forever,
For they are the ^(FJ)joy of my heart.
¹¹²I have ^(FK)inclined my heart to perform Your statutes
Forever, even ^(FL)to the end.

Samekh

¹¹³I hate those who are ^(FM)double-minded,
But I love Your ^(FN)Law.
¹¹⁴You are my ^(FO)hiding place and my ^(FP)shield;
I ^[av]^(FQ)wait for Your word.
¹¹⁵^(FR)Leave me, you evildoers,
So that I may ^(FS)comply with the commandments of my God.
¹¹⁶^(FT)Sustain me according to Your ^[aw]word, that I may live;
And ^(FU)do not let me be ^[ax]ashamed of my hope.
¹¹⁷Sustain me so that I may be ^(FV)safe,
That I may ^(FW)have regard for Your statutes continually.
¹¹⁸You have ^[ay]rejected all those ^(FX)who stray from Your statutes,
For their deceitfulness is ^[az]useless.
¹¹⁹You have ^[ba]removed all the wicked of the earth like ^[bb]^(FY)impurities;
Therefore I ^(FZ)love Your testimonies.
¹²⁰My flesh ^[bc]^(GA)trembles from the fear of You,
And I am ^(GB)afraid of Your judgments.

Ayin

¹²¹I have ^(GC)done justice and righteousness;
Do not leave me to my oppressors.
¹²²Be ^(GD)a guarantor for Your servant for good;
Do not let the arrogant ^(GE)oppress me.
¹²³My ^(GF)eyes fail with longing for Your salvation,
And for Your righteous ^[bd]word.
¹²⁴Deal with Your servant ^(GG)according to Your graciousness,
And ^(GH)teach me Your statutes.
¹²⁵^(GI)I am Your servant; ^(GJ)give me understanding,
So that I may know Your testimonies.
¹²⁶It is time for the Lord to ^(GK)act,
For they have broken Your Law.
¹²⁷Therefore I ^(GL)love Your commandments
Above gold, yes, above pure gold.
¹²⁸Therefore I carefully follow all Your ^(GM)precepts concerning everything,
I ^(GN)hate every false way.

Pe

¹²⁹Your testimonies are ^(GO)wonderful;
Therefore my soul ^(GP)complies with them.
¹³⁰The ^(GQ)unfolding of Your words gives light;
It gives ^(GR)understanding to the simple.
¹³¹I ^(GS)opened my mouth wide and ^(GT)panted,
For I ^(GU)longed for Your commandments.
¹³²^(GV)Turn to me and be gracious to me,
As is right for those who love Your name.
¹³³Establish my ^(GW)footsteps in Your ^[be]word,
And do not let any ^[bf]wrongdoing ^(GX)have power over me.
¹³⁴^(GY)Redeem me from oppression by man,
So that I may keep Your precepts.
¹³⁵^(GZ)Make Your face shine upon Your servant,
And ^(HA)teach me Your statutes.
¹³⁶My eyes ^[bg]shed ^(HB)streams of water,
Because they ^(HC)do not keep Your Law.

Tsadhe

¹³⁷^(HD)You are righteous, Lord,
And Your judgments are right.
¹³⁸You have commanded Your testimonies in ^(HE)righteousness
And great ^(HF)faithfulness.
¹³⁹My ^(HG)zeal has ^[bh]consumed me,
Because my enemies have forgotten Your words.
¹⁴⁰Your ^(HH)word is very ^[bi]pure,
Therefore Your servant ^(HI)loves it.
¹⁴¹I am small and ^(HJ)despised,
Yet I do not ^(HK)forget Your precepts.
¹⁴²Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
And ^(HL)Your Law is truth.
¹⁴³Trouble and anguish have ^[bj]come upon me,
Yet Your commandments are my ^(HM)delight.
¹⁴⁴Your ^(HN)testimonies are righteous forever;
^(HO)Give me understanding that I may live.

Qoph

¹⁴⁵I cried out ^(HP)with all my heart; answer me, Lord!
I will ^(HQ)comply with Your statutes.
¹⁴⁶I cried to You; ^(HR)save me
And I shall keep Your testimonies.
¹⁴⁷I ^[bk]^(HS)rise before dawn and cry for help;
I ^[bl]wait for Your words.
¹⁴⁸My eyes anticipate the ^(HT)night watches,
So that I may ^(HU)meditate on Your ^[bm]word.
¹⁴⁹Hear my voice ^(HV)according to Your faithfulness;
^(HW)Revive me, Lord, according to Your judgments.
¹⁵⁰Those who follow after wickedness approach;
They are far from Your Law.
¹⁵¹You are ^(HX)near, Lord,
And all Your commandments are ^(HY)truth.
¹⁵²From long ago I have ^(HZ)known from Your testimonies
That You have founded them ^(IA)forever.

Resh

¹⁵³^(IB)Look at my ^(IC)affliction and rescue me,
For I have not ^(ID)forgotten Your Law.
¹⁵⁴^(IE)Plead my cause and ^(IF)redeem me;
Revive me according to Your ^[bn]word.
¹⁵⁵Salvation is ^(IG)far from the wicked,
For they ^(IH)do not seek Your statutes.
¹⁵⁶^[bo]^(II)Great are Your mercies, Lord;
Revive me according to Your judgments.
¹⁵⁷Many are my ^(IJ)persecutors and my enemies,
Yet I do not ^(IK)turn aside from Your testimonies.
¹⁵⁸I see the ^(IL)treacherous and ^(IM)loathe them,
Because they do not keep Your word.
¹⁵⁹Consider how I ^(IN)love Your precepts;
^(IO)Revive me, Lord, according to Your faithfulness.
¹⁶⁰The ^(IP)sum of Your word is ^(IQ)truth,
And every one of Your righteous judgments ^(IR)is everlasting.

Shin

¹⁶¹^(IS)Rulers persecute me without cause,
But my heart ^(IT)stands in awe of Your words.
¹⁶²I ^(IU)rejoice at Your ^[bp]word,
Like one who ^(IV)finds great plunder.
¹⁶³I ^(IW)hate and loathe falsehood,
But I ^(IX)love Your Law.
¹⁶⁴Seven times a day I praise You
Because of Your ^(IY)righteous judgments.
¹⁶⁵Those who love Your Law have ^(IZ)great peace,
And ^[bq]^(JA)nothing causes them to stumble.
¹⁶⁶I ^(JB)hope for Your salvation, Lord,
And do Your commandments.
¹⁶⁷My ^(JC)soul keeps Your testimonies,
And I ^(JD)love them exceedingly.
¹⁶⁸I ^(JE)keep Your precepts and Your testimonies,
For all my ^(JF)ways are before You.

Tav

¹⁶⁹Let my ^(JG)cry ^[br]come before You, Lord;
^(JH)Give me understanding ^(JI)according to Your word.
¹⁷⁰Let my ^(JJ)pleading come before You;
^(JK)Save me according to Your ^[bs]word.
¹⁷¹Let my ^(JL)lips pour out praise,
For You ^(JM)teach me Your statutes.
¹⁷²Let my ^(JN)tongue sing about Your ^[bt]word,
For all Your ^(JO)commandments are righteousness.
¹⁷³Let Your ^(JP)hand be ^[bu]ready to help me,
For I have ^(JQ)chosen Your precepts.
¹⁷⁴I ^(JR)long for Your salvation, Lord,
And Your Law is my ^(JS)delight.
¹⁷⁵Let my ^(JT)soul live that it may praise You,
And let Your ordinances help me.
¹⁷⁶I have ^(JU)wandered about like a lost sheep; search for Your servant,
For I do ^(JV)not forget Your commandments.

Footnotes

Psalm 119:1 Lit complete; or having integrity
Psalm 119:2 Or provisions, and so throughout the Psalm
Psalm 119:4 Lit commanded
Psalm 119:4 Lit To keep
Psalm 119:14 Lit As over all
Psalm 119:15 Or look at
Psalm 119:16 Lit delight myself
Psalm 119:20 Lit for
Psalm 119:21 Or Cursed are those who wander...
Psalm 119:24 Lit the men of my counsel
Psalm 119:28 Lit drops
Psalm 119:30 Or accounted Your ordinances worthy
Psalm 119:38 Or promise
Psalm 119:38 Lit Which is for the fear of You
Psalm 119:41 Or promise
Psalm 119:43 Or hope in
Psalm 119:45 Lit in a wide place
Psalm 119:49 Lit On
Psalm 119:50 Or preserved me alive
Psalm 119:52 Or everlasting
Psalm 119:56 Or Because
Psalm 119:57 Lit said that I would keep
Psalm 119:58 Or promise
Psalm 119:63 Or revere
Psalm 119:66 Or judgment
Psalm 119:69 Lit besmear me with lies
Psalm 119:73 Lit established
Psalm 119:74 Or revere
Psalm 119:74 Or hope in
Psalm 119:76 Lit be for my comfort
Psalm 119:76 Or promise
Psalm 119:79 Or revere
Psalm 119:80 Lit complete; or having integrity
Psalm 119:81 Or hope in
Psalm 119:82 Or promise
Psalm 119:82 Lit Saying
Psalm 119:90 Lit to
Psalm 119:93 Or kept me alive
Psalm 119:96 Lit an end of
Psalm 119:98 Or with me
Psalm 119:103 Or promises
Psalm 119:103 Lit palate
Psalm 119:107 Or Keep me alive
Psalm 119:108 Or freewill offerings
Psalm 119:109 Lit soul
Psalm 119:109 I.e., in danger
Psalm 119:110 Lit trapping net
Psalm 119:114 Or hope in
Psalm 119:116 Or promise
Psalm 119:116 Lit put to shame because of
Psalm 119:118 Lit made light of
Psalm 119:118 Lit falsehood
Psalm 119:119 Lit caused to cease
Psalm 119:119 Lit dross
Psalm 119:120 Lit bristles up from
Psalm 119:123 Or promise
Psalm 119:133 Or promise
Psalm 119:133 Or injustice
Psalm 119:136 Lit run down
Psalm 119:139 Lit put an end to
Psalm 119:140 Lit refined
Psalm 119:143 Lit found me
Psalm 119:147 Lit anticipate the dawn
Psalm 119:147 Or hope in
Psalm 119:148 Or promise
Psalm 119:154 Or promise
Psalm 119:156 Or Many
Psalm 119:162 Or promise
Psalm 119:165 Lit they have no stumbling block.
Psalm 119:169 Lit come near before
Psalm 119:170 Or promise
Psalm 119:172 Or promise
Psalm 119:173 Lit to help me

Romans 2

New American Standard Bible

The Impartiality of God

2 Therefore you have ^(A)no excuse, ^[a]you foolish person, ^(B)everyone of you who passes judgment; for ^[b]in that matter in which ^(C)you judge someone else, you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. ²And we know that the judgment of God ^[c]rightly falls upon those who practice such things. ³But do you suppose this, ^[d]^(D)you foolish person who passes judgment on those who practice such things, and yet does them as well, that you will escape the judgment of God? ⁴Or do you think lightly of ^(E)the riches of His ^(F)kindness and ^[e]^(G)restraint and ^(H)patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance? ⁵But ^[f]because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart ^(I)you are storing up wrath for yourself ^(J)on the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, ⁶^(K)who will repay each person according to his deeds: ⁷to those who by ^(L)perseverance in doing good seek ^(M)glory, honor, and ^(N)immortality, He will give ^(O)eternal life; ⁸but to those who are ^(P)self-serving and ^(Q)do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, He will give wrath and indignation. ⁹There will be ^(R)tribulation and distress ^[g]for every soul of mankind who does evil, ^[h]for the Jew ^(S)first and also ^[i]for the Greek, ¹⁰but ^(T)glory, honor, and peace to everyone who does what is good, to the Jew ^(U)first and also to the Greek. ¹¹For ^(V)there is no partiality with God.

¹²For all who have sinned ^[j]^(W)without the Law will also perish ^[k]without the Law, and all who have sinned ^[l]under the Law will be judged ^[m]by the Law; ¹³for it is ^(X)not the hearers ^[n]of the Law who are ^[o]righteous before God, but the doers ^[p]of the Law who will be justified. ¹⁴For when Gentiles who do not have ^[q]the Law ^[r]^(Y)instinctively perform the requirements of the Law, these, though not having ^[s]the Law, are a law to themselves, ¹⁵in that they show ^(Z)the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience testifying and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them, ¹⁶on the day when, ^(AA)according to my gospel, ^(AB)God will judge the secrets of mankind through Christ Jesus.

The Jews under the Law

¹⁷But if you call yourself a ^[t]Jew and ^(AC)rely ^[u]upon the Law and boast in God, ¹⁸and know His will and ^[v]^(AD)distinguish the things that matter, being instructed from the Law, ¹⁹and are confident that you yourself are a guide to people who are blind, a light to those in darkness, ²⁰a ^[w]corrector of the foolish, a teacher of ^[x]the immature, possessing in the Law ^(AE)the embodiment of knowledge and of the truth— ²¹you, therefore, ^(AF)who teach someone else, do you not teach yourself? You who ^[y]preach that one is not to steal, do you steal? ²²You who say that one is not to commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who loathe idols, do you ^(AG)rob temples? ²³You who ^(AH)boast ^[z]in the Law, through your breaking the Law, do you dishonor God? ²⁴For “^(AI)the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles ^(AJ)because of you,” just as it is written.

²⁵For indeed circumcision is of value if you ^(AK)practice ^[aa]the Law; but if you are a violator ^[ab]of the Law, ^(AL)your circumcision has turned into uncircumcision. ²⁶^(AM)So if ^(AN)the ^[ac]uncircumcised man ^(AO)keeps the requirements of the Law, will his uncircumcision not be regarded as circumcision? ²⁷And ^(AP)he who is physically uncircumcised, if he keeps the Law, will he not ^(AQ)judge you who ^[ad]though having the letter of the Law and circumcision are a violator ^[ae]of the Law? ²⁸For ^(AR)he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh. ²⁹But ^(AS)he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and ^(AT)circumcision is of the heart, by the ^(AU)Spirit, not by the letter; ^(AV)and his praise is not from people, but from God.