Psalm 101

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I Will Walk with Integrity

A Psalm of David.

101 I will sing of ^(A)steadfast love and justice;
    to you, O Lord, I will make music.
²I will ^(B)ponder the way ^(C)that is blameless.
    Oh when will you ^(D)come to me?
I will ^(E)walk with ^(F)integrity of heart
    within my house;
³I will not set before my eyes
    anything ^(G)that is worthless.
I hate the work of those who ^(H)fall away;
    it shall not cling to me.
⁴^(I)A perverse heart shall be far from me;
    I will ^(J)know nothing of evil.

⁵Whoever slanders his neighbor ^(K)secretly
I will ^(L)destroy.
Whoever has a ^(M)haughty look and an ^(N)arrogant heart
I will not endure.

⁶I will look with favor on the faithful in the land,
that they may dwell with me;
he who walks in ^(O)the way that is blameless
shall minister to me.

⁷No one who ^(P)practices deceit
shall dwell in my house;
no one who utters lies
shall ^(Q)continue before my eyes.

⁸^(R)Morning by morning I will destroy
all the wicked in the land,
^(S)cutting off all ^(T)the evildoers
from ^(U)the city of the Lord.

Psalm 109

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Help Me, O Lord My God

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

109 ^(A)Be not silent, O ^(B)God of my praise!
²For wicked and ^(C)deceitful mouths are opened against me,
    speaking against me with lying tongues.
³They encircle me with words of hate,
    and attack me ^(D)without cause.
⁴In return for my love they ^(E)accuse me,
    but I ^(F)give myself to prayer.^[a]
⁵So they ^(G)reward me evil for good,
    and hatred for my love.

⁶^(H)Appoint a wicked man ^(I)against him;
    let an accuser stand ^(J)at his right hand.
⁷When he is tried, let him come forth guilty;
    let his ^(K)prayer be counted as sin!
⁸May his ^(L)days be few;
    may ^(M)another take his ^(N)office!
⁹May his ^(O)children be fatherless
    and his wife a widow!
¹⁰May his children ^(P)wander about and beg,
    ^(Q)seeking food far from the ruins they inhabit!
¹¹May ^(R)the creditor seize all that he has;
    may ^(S)strangers plunder the fruits of his toil!
¹²Let there be none to ^(T)extend kindness to him,
    nor any to ^(U)pity his fatherless children!
¹³May his ^(V)posterity be cut off;
    may his ^(W)name be blotted out in the second generation!
¹⁴May ^(X)the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord,
    and let not the sin of his mother be ^(Y)blotted out!
¹⁵^(Z)Let them be before the Lord continually,
    that he may ^(AA)cut off the memory of them from the earth!

¹⁶For he did not remember to show kindness,
    but pursued ^(AB)the poor and needy
    and ^(AC)the brokenhearted, to put them to death.
¹⁷^(AD)He loved to curse; let curses come^[b] upon him!
    He did not delight in blessing; may it be far^[c] from him!
¹⁸He ^(AE)clothed himself with cursing as his coat;
    may it ^(AF)soak^[d] into his body like water,
    like oil into his bones!
¹⁹May it be like a garment that he wraps around him,
    like a belt that he puts on every day!
²⁰May this be the reward of my ^(AG)accusers from the Lord,
    of those who speak evil against my life!

²¹But you, O God my Lord,
    deal on my behalf ^(AH)for your name's sake;
    because your ^(AI)steadfast love is good, deliver me!
²²For I am ^(AJ)poor and needy,
    and my heart is stricken within me.
²³I am gone like ^(AK)a shadow at evening;
    I am ^(AL)shaken off like a locust.
²⁴My knees are weak ^(AM)through fasting;
    my ^(AN)body has become gaunt, with no fat.
²⁵I am ^(AO)an object of scorn to my accusers;
    when they see me, they ^(AP)wag their heads.

²⁶^(AQ)Help me, O Lord my God!
    Save me according to your steadfast love!
²⁷Let them ^(AR)know that this is your hand;
    you, O Lord, have done it!
²⁸^(AS)Let them curse, but you will bless!
    They arise and are put to shame, but ^(AT)your servant will be glad!
²⁹May my accusers be ^(AU)clothed with dishonor;
    may they ^(AV)be wrapped in their own shame as in a cloak!

³⁰With my mouth I will give great thanks to the Lord;
I will ^(AW)praise him in the midst of the throng.
³¹For he stands ^(AX)at the right hand of the needy one,
to save him from those who condemn his soul to death.

Footnotes

Psalm 109:4 Hebrew but I am prayer
Psalm 109:17 Revocalization; Masoretic Text curses have come
Psalm 109:17 Revocalization; Masoretic Text it is far
Psalm 109:18 Revocalization; Masoretic Text it has soaked

Psalm 119:121-144

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Ayin

¹²¹I have done what is just and right;
    do not leave me to my oppressors.
¹²²Give your servant ^(A)a pledge of good;
    let not ^(B)the insolent oppress me.
¹²³My ^(C)eyes long for your salvation
    and for the fulfillment of your righteous promise.
¹²⁴Deal with your servant according to your steadfast love,
    and ^(D)teach me your statutes.
¹²⁵I am your ^(E)servant; ^(F)give me understanding,
    that I may know your testimonies!
¹²⁶It is time for the Lord to act,
    for your law has been broken.
¹²⁷Therefore I ^(G)love your commandments
    above gold, above fine gold.
¹²⁸Therefore I consider all your precepts to be right;
    I hate every ^(H)false way.

Pe

¹²⁹Your testimonies are ^(I)wonderful;
    therefore my soul ^(J)keeps them.
¹³⁰The unfolding of your words gives light;
    it imparts ^(K)understanding to the simple.
¹³¹I ^(L)open my mouth and ^(M)pant,
    because I ^(N)long for your commandments.
¹³²^(O)Turn to me and be gracious to me,
    as is your way with those who love your name.
¹³³^(P)Keep steady my steps according to your promise,
    and let no iniquity ^(Q)get dominion over me.
¹³⁴^(R)Redeem me from man's oppression,
    that I may keep your precepts.
¹³⁵^(S)Make your face shine upon your servant,
    and ^(T)teach me your statutes.
¹³⁶My eyes ^(U)shed streams of tears,
    because people ^(V)do not keep your law.

Tsadhe

¹³⁷^(W)Righteous are you, O Lord,
    and right are your rules.
¹³⁸You have appointed your testimonies in ^(X)righteousness
    and in all ^(Y)faithfulness.
¹³⁹My ^(Z)zeal consumes me,
    because my foes forget your words.
¹⁴⁰Your promise is well ^(AA)tried,
    and your servant ^(AB)loves it.
¹⁴¹I am small and despised,
    yet I do not ^(AC)forget your precepts.
¹⁴²Your righteousness is righteous forever,
    and your law is ^(AD)true.
¹⁴³Trouble and anguish have found me out,
    but your commandments are my ^(AE)delight.
¹⁴⁴Your testimonies are righteous forever;
    ^(AF)give me understanding that I may ^(AG)live.

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Hosea 4:11-19

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     ¹¹whoredom, wine, and new wine,
    which ^(A)take away the understanding.
¹²My people ^(B)inquire of a piece of wood,
    and their walking staff gives them oracles.
For ^(C)a spirit of whoredom has led them astray,
    and they have left their God to play the whore.
¹³^(D)They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains
    and burn offerings on the hills,
^(E)under oak, poplar, and terebinth,
    because their shade is good.
Therefore your daughters play the whore,
    and your brides commit adultery.
¹⁴I will not punish your daughters when they play the whore,
    nor your brides when they commit adultery;
for ^(F)the men themselves go aside with prostitutes
    and sacrifice with ^(G)cult prostitutes,
and a people ^(H)without understanding shall come to ruin.

¹⁵Though you play the whore, O ^(I)Israel,
    let not ^(J)Judah become guilty.
^(K)Enter not into ^(L)Gilgal,
    nor go up to ^(M)Beth-aven,
    and swear not, “As the Lord lives.”
¹⁶Like a stubborn heifer,
    Israel is stubborn;
can the Lord now feed them
    like a lamb in a broad pasture?

¹⁷^(N)Ephraim is joined to idols;
    ^(O)leave him alone.
¹⁸When their drink is gone, they give themselves to whoring;
    ^(P)their rulers^[a] dearly love shame.
¹⁹^(Q)A wind has wrapped them^[b] in its wings,
    and they shall ^(R)be ashamed because of their sacrifices.

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Footnotes

Hosea 4:18 Hebrew shields
Hosea 4:19 Hebrew her

Acts 21:15-26

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¹⁵After these days we got ready and went up to Jerusalem. ¹⁶And some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us, bringing us to the house of Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we should lodge.

Paul Visits James

¹⁷When we had come to Jerusalem, ^(A)the brothers received us gladly. ¹⁸On the following day Paul went in with us to ^(B)James, and all ^(C)the elders were present. ¹⁹After greeting them, ^(D)he related one by one ^(E)the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ^(F)ministry. ²⁰And when they heard it, they ^(G)glorified God. And they said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed. They are all ^(H)zealous for the law, ²¹and they have been told about you that you teach all ^(I)the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, ^(J)telling them ^(K)not to circumcise their children or ^(L)walk according to ^(M)our customs. ²²What then is to be done? They will certainly hear that you have come. ²³Do therefore what we tell you. We have four men ^(N)who are under a vow; ²⁴take these men and ^(O)purify yourself along with them and pay their expenses, ^(P)so that they may shave their heads. Thus all will know that there is nothing in what they have been told about you, but that you yourself also live in observance of the law. ²⁵But as for the Gentiles who have believed, ^(Q)we have sent a letter with our judgment that they should abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled,^[a] and from sexual immorality.” ²⁶Then Paul took the men, and the next day ^(R)he purified himself along with them and ^(S)went into the temple, giving notice when the days of purification would be fulfilled and ^(T)the offering presented for each one of them.

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Acts 21:25 Some manuscripts omit and from what has been strangled

Luke 5:27-39

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Jesus Calls Levi

²⁷^(A)After this he went out and saw ^(B)a tax collector named ^(C)Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.” ²⁸And ^(D)leaving everything, he rose and followed him.

²⁹And Levi made him a great feast in his house, and there was a large company ^(E)of tax collectors and others reclining at table with them. ³⁰And the Pharisees and ^(F)their scribes grumbled at his disciples, saying, ^(G)“Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” ³¹And Jesus answered them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. ³²^(H)I have not come to call the righteous ^(I)but sinners ^(J)to repentance.”

A Question About Fasting

³³And they said to him, ^(K)“The disciples of John ^(L)fast often and ^(M)offer prayers, ^(N)and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink.” ³⁴And Jesus said to them, ^(O)“Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? ³⁵^(P)The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and ^(Q)then they will fast in those days.” ³⁶He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece from a new garment and puts it on an old garment. If he does, he will tear the new, and the piece from the new will not match the old. ³⁷And no one puts new wine into old ^(R)wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins and it will be spilled, and the skins will be destroyed. ³⁸But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins. ³⁹And no one after drinking old wine desires new, for he says, ‘The old is good.’”^[a]