Psalm 129-131

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Psalm 129

A song of ascents.

¹“They have greatly oppressed^(A) me from my youth,”^(B)
    let Israel say;^(C)
²“they have greatly oppressed me from my youth,
    but they have not gained the victory^(D) over me.
³Plowmen have plowed my back
    and made their furrows long.
⁴But the Lord is righteous;^(E)
    he has cut me free^(F) from the cords of the wicked.”^(G)

⁵May all who hate Zion^(H)
    be turned back in shame.^(I)
⁶May they be like grass on the roof,^(J)
    which withers^(K) before it can grow;
⁷a reaper cannot fill his hands with it,^(L)
    nor one who gathers fill his arms.
⁸May those who pass by not say to them,
    “The blessing of the Lord be on you;
    we bless you^(M) in the name of the Lord.”

Psalm 130

A song of ascents.

¹Out of the depths^(N) I cry to you,^(O) Lord;
² Lord, hear my voice.^(P)
Let your ears be attentive^(Q)
to my cry for mercy.^(R)

³If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,
Lord, who could stand?^(S)
⁴But with you there is forgiveness,^(T)
so that we can, with reverence, serve you.^(U)

⁵I wait for the Lord,^(V) my whole being waits,^(W)
    and in his word^(X) I put my hope.
⁶I wait for the Lord
    more than watchmen^(Y) wait for the morning,
    more than watchmen wait for the morning.^(Z)

⁷Israel, put your hope^(AA) in the Lord,
    for with the Lord is unfailing love^(AB)
    and with him is full redemption.^(AC)
⁸He himself will redeem^(AD) Israel
    from all their sins.^(AE)

Psalm 131

A song of ascents. Of David.

¹My heart is not proud,^(AF) Lord,
    my eyes are not haughty;^(AG)
I do not concern myself with great matters^(AH)
    or things too wonderful for me.^(AI)
²But I have calmed and quieted myself,^(AJ)
    I am like a weaned child with its mother;
    like a weaned child I am content.^(AK)

³Israel, put your hope^(AL) in the Lord
both now and forevermore.^(AM)

1 Corinthians 11:1-16

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11 ¹Follow my example,^(A) as I follow the example of Christ.^(B)

On Covering the Head in Worship

²I praise you^(C) for remembering me in everything^(D) and for holding to the traditions just as I passed them on to you.^(E) ³But I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ,^(F) and the head of the woman is man,^[a]^(G) and the head of Christ is God.^(H) ⁴Every man who prays or prophesies^(I) with his head covered dishonors his head. ⁵But every woman who prays or prophesies^(J) with her head uncovered dishonors her head—it is the same as having her head shaved.^(K) ⁶For if a woman does not cover her head, she might as well have her hair cut off; but if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, then she should cover her head.

⁷A man ought not to cover his head,^[b] since he is the image^(L) and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man. ⁸For man did not come from woman, but woman from man;^(M) ⁹neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.^(N) ¹⁰It is for this reason that a woman ought to have authority over her own^[c] head, because of the angels. ¹¹Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman. ¹²For as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God.^(O)

¹³Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered? ¹⁴Does not the very nature of things teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him, ¹⁵but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering. ¹⁶If anyone wants to be contentious about this, we have no other practice—nor do the churches of God.^(P)

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Footnotes

1 Corinthians 11:3 Or of the wife is her husband
1 Corinthians 11:7 Or ⁴Every man who prays or prophesies with long hair dishonors his head. ⁵But every woman who prays or prophesies with no covering of hair dishonors her head—she is just like one of the “shorn women.” ⁶If a woman has no covering, let her be for now with short hair; but since it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair shorn or shaved, she should grow it again. ⁷A man ought not to have long hair
1 Corinthians 11:10 Or have a sign of authority on her