[osis-core] FULL SPEED AHEAD. See attached files.
Todd Tillinghast
osis-core@bibletechnologieswg.org
Tue, 16 Apr 2002 15:57:40 -0500
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FULL SPEED AHEAD!
I had NO problems with what you sent.
I did name it OSISCore_01096.xsd since I alread had an 01094 and 01095 so
the files below expect to see OSISCore_01096.xsd that is what you sent as
OSISCore_01096.xsd.
Attached is a OSISScripture_01096.xsd as well as OSISJosphus_01096.xsd and
OSISTEVPsMatt.xml.
I provide the OSISJosephus_01096.xsd as a schema that seems complete to me
from your Josephus.xml document. Please provide comments if I have the
wrong idea somewhere there.
Todd
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<author role=3D"aut">
<persName/>
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<date/>
<copyright>
<work>English Version--SecondEdition</work>
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<year>1992</year>
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<copyright>
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<year>1992</year>
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<year>1971</year>
<year>1976</year>
<year>1992</year>
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<copyright>
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<year>1976</year>
<year>1978</year>
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<copyright>
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<year>1993</year>
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<revisionDesc>
<p/>
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<div><p>Scripture quotations taken from the Good News Translation (GNT) =
(c) 1992, American Bible Society. Used by permission. The GNT may not =
be reproduced other than as part of the documentation for OSIS. For =
any other reprint and quotation rights, please contact the Permission =
Office of the American Bible Society, 1865 Broadway, New York, NY =
10023</p></div>
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<titlePart>Old Testament</titlePart>
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<div type=3D"x-bookGroup" refStart=3D"Ps" refEnd=3D"Ps">
<title>
<titlePart>Poetry</titlePart>
</title>
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<title>
<titlePart> Psalms
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-XSEMText" refStart=3D"Ps.1.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.150.6">
<div refStart=3D"Ps.1.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.41.13">
<title>
<titlePart>BOOK ONE </titlePart>
</title>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.1.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.1.6">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.1"/>
<title>
<titlePart>True Happiness</titlePart>
</title>
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<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.1.1"/>Happy are those</line>
<line>who reject the advice of evil people,</line>
<line>who do not follow the example of sinners</line>
<line>or join those who have no use for God.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.1.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.1.2"/>Instead, they find joy in obeying the Law of =
the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>and they study it day and night.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.1.2"/>
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<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.1.3"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.1.3" noteStop=3D"Ps.1.3">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Jer.17.8"/>
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</note> They are like trees that grow beside a stream,</line>
<line>that bear fruit at the right time,</line>
<line>and whose leaves do not dry up.</line>
<line>They succeed in everything they do.</line>
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<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.1.3"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.1.4"/>But evil people are not like this at =
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<line>they are like straw that the wind blows away.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.1.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.1.5"/>Sinners will be condemned by God</line>
<line>and kept apart from God's own people.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.1.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.1.6"/>The righteous are guided and protected by =
the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>but the evil are on the way to their doom.<verseEnd =
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<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.1"/>
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<div refStart=3D"Ps.2.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.2.12">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.2"/>
<title>
<titlePart>God's Chosen King</titlePart>
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<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.2.1" noteStop=3D"Ps.2.1">
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<reference targetStart=3D"Acts.4.25"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Acts.4.26"/>
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</note> Why do the nations plan rebellion?</line>
<line>Why do people make their useless plots?<verseEnd =
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<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.2.2"/>Their kings revolt,</line>
<line>their rulers plot together against the <divineName =
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<line>and against the king he chose.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.2.2"/>
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<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.2.3"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.2.3-000"/>Let us free ourselves from their rule,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.2.3-000"/> they say;</line>
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<qStart MID=3D"Ps.2.3-001"/>let us throw off their control.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.2.3-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.2.3"/>
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<line>and mocks their feeble plans.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.2.4"/>
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<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.2.5"/>Then he warns them in anger</line>
<line>and terrifies them with his fury.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.2.5"/>
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<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.2.6"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.2.6-002"/>On Zion,<note type=3D"x-background">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">ZION: The term=20
Zion
(originally a designation for=20
David's City,
the Jebusite stronghold captured by King David's forces) was later =
extended in meaning to refer to the hill on which the Temple =
stood.</notePart>
</note> my sacred hill,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.2.6-002"/> he says,</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.2.6-003"/>I have installed my king.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.2.6-003"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.2.6"/>
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<reference targetStart=3D"Heb.1.5"/>
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<qStart MID=3D"Ps.2.7-004"/>I will announce,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.2.7-004"/> says the king,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.2.7-005"/>what the <divineName =
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<line>He said to me:=20
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.2.7-006"/>You are my son;</line>
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<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.2.8"/>Ask, and I will give you all the =
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<line>the whole earth will be yours.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.2.8"/>
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<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.2.9"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.2.9" noteStop=3D"Ps.2.9">
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<reference targetStart=3D"Rev.2.26"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Rev.2.27"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Rev.12.5"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Rev.19.15"/>
</notePart>
</note> You will break them with an iron rod;</line>
<line>you will shatter them in pieces like a clay pot.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.2.7-006"/>
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.2.7-005"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.2.9"/>
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<line>learn this lesson, you rulers of the world:<verseEnd =
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<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.2.11"/>Serve the <divineName =
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<line>tremble -|<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.2.11"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.2.12"/>and bow down to him;<note =
type=3D"x-exegesis">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Probable text<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> =
tremble ... him; </notePart>some other possible texts<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> with trembling kiss his feet </notePart>and<notePart =
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<line>or else his anger will be quickly aroused,</line>
<line>and you will suddenly die.</line>
<line>Happy are all who go to him for protection.<verseEnd =
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<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.2"/>
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<title>
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<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David, after =
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<line>so many who turn against me!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.3.1"/>
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<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.3.2"/>They talk about me and say,</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.3.2-000"/>God will not help him.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.3.2-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.3.2"/>
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<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.3.3"/>But you, O <divineName =
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danger;</line>
<line>you give me victory</line>
<line>and restore my courage.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.3.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.3.4"/>I call to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> for help,</line>
<line>and from his sacred hill<note type=3D"x-background">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">SACRED HILL: See=20
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.2.6"/> . </notePart>
</note> he answers me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.3.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.3.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.3.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.3.5"/>I lie down and sleep,</line>
<line>and all night long the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> =
protects me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.3.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.3.6"/>I am not afraid of the thousands of =
enemies</line>
<line>who surround me on every side.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.3.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.3.7" refEnd=3D"Ps.3.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.3.7"/>Come, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>! Save me, my God!</line>
<line>You punish all my enemies</line>
<line>and leave them powerless to harm me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.3.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.3.8"/>Victory comes from the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>--</line>
<line>may he bless his people.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.3.8"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.4.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.4.8">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.4"/>
<title>
<titlePart>Evening Prayer for Help </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.4.1">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.4.1"/>Answer me when I pray,</line>
<line>O God, my defender!</line>
<line>When I was in trouble, you helped me.</line>
<line>Be kind to me now and hear my prayer.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.4.1"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.4.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.4.2"/>How long will you people insult me?</line>
<line>How long will you love what is worthless</line>
<line>and go after what is false?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.4.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.4.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.4.3"/>Remember that the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> has chosen the righteous for his =
own,</line>
<line>and he hears me when I call to him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.4.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.4.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.4.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.4.4"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.4.4" noteStop=3D"Ps.4.4">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Eph.4.26"/>
</notePart>
</note> Tremble with fear and stop sinning;</line>
<line>think deeply about this,</line>
<line>when you lie in silence on your beds.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.4.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.4.5"/>Offer the right sacrifices to the =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>and put your trust in him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.4.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.4.6" refEnd=3D"Ps.4.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.4.6"/>There are many who pray:</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.4.6-000"/>Give us more blessings, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>.</line>
<line>Look on us with kindness!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.4.6-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.4.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.4.7"/>But the joy that you have given me</line>
<line>is more than they will ever have</line>
<line>with all their grain and wine.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.4.7"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.4.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.4.8"/>When I lie down, I go to sleep in =
peace;</line>
<line>you alone, O <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, keep me =
perfectly safe.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.4.8"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.5.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.5.12">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.5"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer for Protection </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.5.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.5.1">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.5.1"/>Listen to my words, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>and hear my sighs.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.5.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.5.2"/>Listen to my cry for help,</line>
<line>my God and king!</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.5.3">
<lineGroup>
<line> I pray to you, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.5.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.5.3"/>you hear my voice in the morning;</line>
<line>at sunrise I offer my prayer<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">prayer; </notePart>or<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> sacrifice.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>and wait for your answer.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.5.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.5.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.5.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.5.4"/>You are not a God who is pleased with =
wrongdoing;</line>
<line>you allow no evil in your presence.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.5.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.5.5"/>You cannot stand the sight of the =
proud;</line>
<line>you hate all wicked people.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.5.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.5.6"/>You destroy all liars</line>
<line>and despise violent, deceitful people.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.5.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.5.7" refEnd=3D"Ps.5.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.5.7"/>But because of your great love</line>
<line>I can come into your house;</line>
<line>I can worship in your holy Temple</line>
<line>and bow down to you in reverence.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.5.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.5.8"/>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, I have so many =
enemies!</line>
<line>Lead me to do your will;</line>
<line>make your way plain for me to follow.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.5.8"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.5.9" refEnd=3D"Ps.5.10">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.5.9"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.5.9" noteStop=3D"Ps.5.9">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Rom.3.13"/>
</notePart>
</note> What my enemies say can never be trusted;</line>
<line>they only want to destroy.</line>
<line>Their words are flattering and smooth,</line>
<line>but full of deadly deceit.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.5.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.5.10"/>Condemn and punish them, O God;</line>
<line>may their own plots cause their ruin.</line>
<line>Drive them out of your presence</line>
<line>because of their many sins</line>
<line>and their rebellion against you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.5.10"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.5.11" refEnd=3D"Ps.5.12">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.5.11"/>But all who find safety in you will =
rejoice;</line>
<line>they can always sing for joy.</line>
<line>Protect those who love you;</line>
<line>because of you they are truly happy.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.5.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.5.12"/>You bless those who obey you, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>your love protects them like a shield.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.5.12"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.6.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.6.10">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.6"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer for Help in Time of Trouble </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.6.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.6.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.6.1"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.6.1" noteStop=3D"Ps.6.1">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.38.1"/>
</notePart>
</note>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, don't be angry and rebuke =
me!</line>
<line>Don't punish me in your anger!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.6.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.6.2"/>I am worn out, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>; have pity on me!</line>
<line>Give me strength; I am completely exhausted</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.6.2"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.6.3"/>and my whole being is deeply =
troubled.</line>
<line>How long, O <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, will you =
wait to help me?</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.6.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.6.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.6.3"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.6.4"/>Come and save me, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>in your mercy rescue me from death.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.6.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.6.5"/>In the world of the dead you are not =
remembered;</line>
<line>no one can praise you there.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.6.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.6.6" refEnd=3D"Ps.6.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.6.6"/>I am worn out with grief;</line>
<line>every night my bed is damp from my weeping;</line>
<line>my pillow is soaked with tears.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.6.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.6.7"/>I can hardly see;</line>
<line>my eyes are so swollen</line>
<line>from the weeping caused by my enemies.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.6.7"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.6.8" refEnd=3D"Ps.6.10">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.6.8"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.6.8" noteStop=3D"Ps.6.8">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.7.23"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.13.27"/>
</notePart>
</note> Keep away from me, you evil people!</line>
<line>The <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> hears my =
weeping;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.6.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.6.9"/>he listens to my cry for help</line>
<line>and will answer my prayer.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.6.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.6.10"/>My enemies will know the bitter shame of =
defeat;</line>
<line>in sudden confusion they will be driven away.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.6.10"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.7.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.7.17">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.7"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer for Justice </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A song which David sang =
to the LORD because of Cush the Benjaminite. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.7.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.7.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.7.1"/>O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, my God, I come to you for =
protection;</line>
<line>rescue me and save me from all who pursue me,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.7.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.7.2"/>or else like a lion they will carry me =
off</line>
<line>where no one can save me,</line>
<line>and there they will tear me to pieces.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.7.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.7.3" refEnd=3D"Ps.7.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.7.3-4"/>O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, my God, if I have wronged =
anyone,</line>
<line>if I have betrayed a friend</line>
<line>or without cause done violence to my enemy<note =
type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">without cause done violence to my enemy; =
</notePart>or<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> shown mercy to someone who =
wronged me unjustly.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>--</line>
<line>if I have done any of these things--<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.7.3-4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.7.5"/>then let my enemies pursue me and catch =
me,</line>
<line>let them cut me down and kill me</line>
<line>and leave me lifeless on the ground!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.7.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.7.6" refEnd=3D"Ps.7.9">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.7.6"/>Rise in your anger, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!</line>
<line>Stand up against the fury of my enemies;</line>
<line>rouse yourself and help me!</line>
<line>Justice is what you demand,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.7.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.7.7"/>so bring together all the peoples around =
you,</line>
<line>and rule over them from above.<note type=3D"x-exegesis">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Probable text<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> =
rule over them from above; </notePart>Hebrew<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> return above over them.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.7.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.7.8"/>You are the judge of all people.</line>
<line>Judge in my favor, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>you know that I am innocent.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.7.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.7.9"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.7.9" noteStop=3D"Ps.7.9">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Rev.2.23"/>
</notePart>
</note> You are a righteous God</line>
<line>and judge our thoughts and desires.</line>
<line>Stop the wickedness of evildoers</line>
<line>and reward those who are good.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.7.9"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.7.10" refEnd=3D"Ps.7.13">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.7.10"/>God is my protector;</line>
<line>he saves those who obey him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.7.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.7.11"/>God is a righteous judge</line>
<line>and always condemns the wicked.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.7.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.7.12"/>If they do not change their ways,</line>
<line>God will sharpen his sword.</line>
<line>He bends his bow and makes it ready;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.7.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.7.13"/>he takes up his deadly weapons</line>
<line>and aims his burning arrows.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.7.13"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.7.14" refEnd=3D"Ps.7.16">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.7.14"/>See how wicked people think up evil;</line>
<line>they plan trouble and practice deception.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.7.14"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.7.15"/>But in the traps they set for =
others,</line>
<line>they themselves get caught.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.7.15"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.7.16"/>So they are punished by their own =
evil</line>
<line>and are hurt by their own violence.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.7.16"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.7.17">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.7.17"/>I thank the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> for his justice;</line>
<line>I sing praises to the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, =
the Most High.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.7.17"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.7"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.8.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.8.9">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.8"/>
<title>
<titlePart>God's Glory and Human Dignity </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.8.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.8.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.8.1"/>O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, our Lord,</line>
<line>your greatness is seen in all the world!</line>
<line>Your praise reaches up to the heavens;<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.8.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.8.2"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.8.2" noteStop=3D"Ps.8.2">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.21.16"/>
</notePart>
</note> it is sung by children and babies.</line>
<line>You are safe and secure from all your enemies;</line>
<line>you stop anyone who opposes you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.8.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.8.3" refEnd=3D"Ps.8.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.8.3"/>When I look at the sky, which you have =
made,</line>
<line>at the moon and the stars, which you set in their =
places--<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.8.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.8.4"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.8.4" noteStop=3D"Ps.8.4">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Job.7.17"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Job.7.18"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.144.3"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Heb.2.6" targetEnd=3D"Heb.2.8"/>
</notePart>
</note> what are human beings, that you think of them;</line>
<line>mere mortals, that you care for them?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.8.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.8.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.8.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.8.5"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.8.5" noteStop=3D"Ps.8.5">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Wis.2.23"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Sir.17.1" targetEnd=3D"Sir.17.4"/>
</notePart>
</note> Yet you made them inferior only to yourself;<note =
type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">yourself; </notePart>or<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> the gods, </notePart>or<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> =
the angels.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>you crowned them with glory and honor.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.8.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.8.6"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.8.6" noteStop=3D"Ps.8.6">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Cor.15.27"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Eph.1.22"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Heb.2.8"/>
</notePart>
</note> You appointed them rulers over everything you made;</line>
<line>you placed them over all creation:</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.8.6"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.8.7"/>sheep and cattle, and the wild animals =
too;</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.8.7"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.8.8"/>the birds and the fish</line>
<line>and the creatures in the seas.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.8.8"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.8.9">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.8.9"/>O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, our Lord,</line>
<line>your greatness is seen in all the world!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.8.9"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.8"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.9.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.9.20">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.9"/>
<title>
<titlePart>Thanksgiving to God for His Justice </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.9.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.9.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.9.1"/>I will praise you, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, with all my heart;</line>
<line>I will tell of all the wonderful things you have done.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.9.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.9.2"/>I will sing with joy because of you.</line>
<line>I will sing praise to you, Almighty God.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.9.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.9.3" refEnd=3D"Ps.9.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.9.3"/>My enemies turn back when you appear;</line>
<line>they fall down and die.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.9.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.9.4"/>You are fair and honest in your =
judgments,</line>
<line>and you have judged in my favor.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.9.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.9.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.9.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.9.5"/>You have condemned the heathen</line>
<line>and destroyed the wicked;</line>
<line>they will be remembered no more.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.9.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.9.6"/>Our enemies are finished forever;</line>
<line>you have destroyed their cities,</line>
<line>and they are completely forgotten.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.9.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.9.7" refEnd=3D"Ps.9.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.9.7"/>But the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is king forever;</line>
<line>he has set up his throne for judgment.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.9.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.9.8"/>He rules the world with =
righteousness;</line>
<line>he judges the nations with justice.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.9.8"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.9.9" refEnd=3D"Ps.9.10">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.9.9"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is a refuge for the oppressed,</line>
<line>a place of safety in times of trouble.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.9.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.9.10"/>Those who know you, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, will trust you;</line>
<line>you do not abandon anyone who comes to you.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.9.10"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.9.11" refEnd=3D"Ps.9.12">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.9.11"/>Sing praise to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, who rules in Zion!</line>
<line>Tell every nation what he has done!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.9.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.9.12"/>God remembers those who suffer;</line>
<line>he does not forget their cry,</line>
<line>and he punishes those who wrong them.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.9.12"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.9.13" refEnd=3D"Ps.9.13">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.9.13"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.9.13" noteStop=3D"Ps.9.13">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Wis.16.13"/>
</notePart>
</note> Be merciful to me, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!</line>
<line>See the sufferings my enemies cause me!</line>
<line>Rescue me from death, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.9.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.9.14"/>that I may stand before the people of =
Jerusalem</line>
<line>and tell them all the things for which I praise you.</line>
<line>I will rejoice because you saved me.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.9.15" refEnd=3D"Ps.9.16">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.9.14"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.9.15"/>The heathen have dug a pit and fallen =
in;</line>
<line>they have been caught in their own trap.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.9.15"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.9.16"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> has revealed himself by his righteous =
judgments,</line>
<line>and the wicked are trapped by their own deeds.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.9.16"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.9.17" refEnd=3D"Ps.9.18">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.9.17"/>Death is the destiny of all the =
wicked,</line>
<line>of all those who reject God.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.9.17"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.9.18"/>The needy will not always be =
neglected;</line>
<line>the hope of the poor will not be crushed forever.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.9.18"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.9.19" refEnd=3D"Ps.9.20">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.9.19"/>Come, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>! Do not let anyone defy you!</line>
<line>Bring the heathen before you</line>
<line>and pronounce judgment on them.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.9.19"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.9.20"/>Make them afraid, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>make them know that they are only mortal beings.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.9.20"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.9"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.10.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.10.18">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.10"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer for Justice</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.10.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.10.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.10.1"/>Why are you so far away, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>?</line>
<line>Why do you hide yourself when we are in trouble?<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.10.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.10.2"/>The wicked are proud and persecute the =
poor;</line>
<line>catch them in the traps they have made.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.10.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.10.3" refEnd=3D"Ps.10.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.10.3"/>The wicked are proud of their evil =
desires;</line>
<line>the greedy curse and reject the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.10.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.10.4"/>The wicked do not care about the =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>in their pride they think that God doesn't matter.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.10.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.10.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.10.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.10.5"/>The wicked succeed in everything.</line>
<line>They cannot understand God's judgments;</line>
<line>they sneer at their enemies.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.10.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.10.6"/>They say to themselves,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.10.6-000"/>We will never fail;</line>
<line>we will never be in trouble.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.10.6-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.10.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.10.7"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.10.7" noteStop=3D"Ps.10.7">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Rom.3.14"/>
</notePart>
</note> Their speech is filled with curses, lies, and threats;</line>
<line>they are quick to speak hateful, evil words.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.10.7"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.10.8" refEnd=3D"Ps.10.9">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.10.8"/>They hide themselves in the =
villages,</line>
<line>waiting to murder innocent people.</line>
<line>They spy on their helpless victims;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.10.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.10.9"/>they wait in their hiding place like =
lions.</line>
<line>They lie in wait for the poor;</line>
<line>they catch them in their traps and drag them away.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.10.9"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.10.10" refEnd=3D"Ps.10.11">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.10.10"/>The helpless victims lie crushed;</line>
<line>brute strength has defeated them.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.10.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.10.11"/>The wicked say to themselves,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.10.11-001"/>God doesn't care!</line>
<line>He has closed his eyes and will never see me!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.10.11-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.10.11"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.10.12" refEnd=3D"Ps.10.13">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.10.12"/>O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, punish those wicked people!</line>
<line>Remember those who are suffering!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.10.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.10.13"/>How can the wicked despise God</line>
<line>and say to themselves,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.10.13-002"/>He will not punish me
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.10.13-002"/>?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.10.13"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.10.14">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.10.14"/>But you do see; you take notice of trouble =
and suffering</line>
<line>and are always ready to help.</line>
<line>The helpless commit themselves to you;</line>
<line>you have always helped the needy.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.10.14"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.10.15">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.10.15"/>Break the power of wicked and evil =
people;</line>
<line>punish them for the wrong they have done</line>
<line>until they do it no more.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.10.15"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.10.16">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.10.16"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is king forever and ever.</line>
<line>Those who worship other gods</line>
<line>will vanish from his land.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.10.16"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.10.17" refEnd=3D"Ps.10.18">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.10.17"/>You will listen, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, to the prayers of the lowly;</line>
<line>you will give them courage.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.10.17"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.10.18"/>You will hear the cries of the oppressed =
and the orphans;</line>
<line>you will judge in their favor,</line>
<line>so that mortal men may cause terror no more.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.10.18"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.10"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.11.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.11.7">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.11"/>
<title>
<titlePart>Confidence in the LORD </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: By David. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.11.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.11.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.11.1"/>I trust in the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> for safety.</line>
<line>How foolish of you to say to me,</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.11.1-000"/>Fly away like a bird to the mountains,<note =
type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Some ancient translations<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> like a bird to the mountains; =
</notePart>Hebrew<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> bird, to your =
</notePart>(plural)<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> mountain.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.11.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.11.2"/>because the wicked have drawn their bows =
and aimed their arrows</line>
<line>to shoot from the shadows at good people.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.11.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.11.3"/>There is nothing a good person can =
do</line>
<line>when everything falls apart.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.11.1-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.11.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.11.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.11.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.11.4"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is in his holy temple;</line>
<line>he has his throne in heaven.</line>
<line>He watches people everywhere</line>
<line>and knows what they are doing.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.11.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.11.5"/>He examines the good and the wicked =
alike;</line>
<line>the lawless he hates with all his heart.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.11.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.11.6" refEnd=3D"Ps.11.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.11.6"/>He sends down flaming coals<note =
type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">One ancient translation<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> coals; </notePart>Hebrew<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> traps.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> and burning sulfur on the wicked;</line>
<line>he punishes them with scorching winds.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.11.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.11.7"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is righteous and loves good =
deeds;</line>
<line>those who do them will live in his presence.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.11.7"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.11"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.12.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.12.8">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.12"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer for Help </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.12.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.12.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.12.1"/>Help us, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!</line>
<line>There is not a good person left;</line>
<line>honest people can no longer be found.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.12.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.12.2"/>All of them lie to one another;</line>
<line>they deceive each other with flattery.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.12.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.12.3" refEnd=3D"Ps.12.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.12.3"/>Silence those flattering tongues, O =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!</line>
<line>Close those boastful mouths that say,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.12.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.12.4"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.12.4-000"/>With our words we get what we want.</line>
<line>We will say what we wish,</line>
<line>and no one can stop us.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.12.4-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.12.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.12.5"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.12.5-001"/>But now I will come,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.12.5-001"/> says the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.12.5-002"/>because the needy are oppressed</line>
<line>and the persecuted groan in pain.</line>
<line>I will give them the security they long for.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.12.5-002"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.12.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.12.5"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.12.6"/>The promises of the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> can be trusted;</line>
<line>they are as genuine as silver</line>
<line>refined seven times in the furnace.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.12.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.12.7" refEnd=3D"Ps.12.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.12.7-8"/>The wicked are everywhere,</line>
<line>and everyone praises what is evil.</line>
<line>Keep us always safe, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>and preserve us from such people.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.12.7-8"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.12"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.13.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.13.6">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.13"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer for Help </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.13.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.13.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.13.1"/>How much longer will you forget me, =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>? Forever?</line>
<line>How much longer will you hide yourself from me?<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.13.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.13.2"/>How long must I endure trouble?</line>
<line>How long will sorrow fill my heart day and night?</line>
<line>How long will my enemies triumph over me?<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.13.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.13.3" refEnd=3D"Ps.13.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.13.3"/>Look at me, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> my God, and answer me.</line>
<line>Restore my strength; don't let me die.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.13.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.13.4"/>Don't let my enemies say,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.13.4-000"/>We have defeated him.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.13.4-000"/>
</line>
<line>Don't let them gloat over my downfall.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.13.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.13.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.13.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.13.5"/>I rely on your constant love;</line>
<line>I will be glad, because you will rescue me.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.13.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.13.6"/>I will sing to you, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>because you have been good to me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.13.6"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.13"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.14.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.14.7">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.14"/>
<title>
<titlePart>Human Wickedness </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: By David. </titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.53.1"/>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.14.1">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.14.1"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.14.1" noteStop=3D"Ps.14.1">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Rom.3.10" targetEnd=3D"Rom.3.12"/>
</notePart>
</note> Fools say to themselves,</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.14.1-000"/>There is no God!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.14.1-000"/>
</line>
<line>They are all corrupt,</line>
<line>and they have done terrible things;</line>
<line>there is no one who does what is right.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.14.1"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.14.2" refEnd=3D"Ps.14.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.14.2"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> looks down from heaven at us =
humans</line>
<line>to see if there are any who are wise,</line>
<line>any who worship him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.14.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.14.3"/>But they have all gone wrong;</line>
<line>they are all equally bad.</line>
<line>Not one of them does what is right,</line>
<line>not a single one.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.14.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.14.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.14.4"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.14.4-001"/>Don't they know?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.14.4-001"/> asks the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>.</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.14.4-002"/>Are all these evildoers ignorant?</line>
<line>They live by robbing my people,</line>
<line>and they never pray to me.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.14.4-002"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.14.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.14.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.14.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.14.5"/>But then they will be terrified,</line>
<line>for God is with those who obey him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.14.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.14.6"/>Evildoers frustrate the plans of the =
humble,</line>
<line>but the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is their =
protection.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.14.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.14.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.14.7"/>How I pray that victory</line>
<line>will come to Israel from Zion.</line>
<line>How happy the people of Israel will be</line>
<line>when the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> makes them =
prosperous again!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.14.7"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.14"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.15.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.15.5">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.15"/>
<title>
<titlePart>What God Requires </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.15.1">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.15.1"/>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, who may enter your =
Temple?</line>
<line>Who may worship on Zion, your sacred hill?<note =
type=3D"x-background">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">SACRED HILL: See=20
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.2.6"/> . </notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.15.1"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.15.2" refEnd=3D"Ps.15.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.15.2"/>Those who obey God in everything</line>
<line>and always do what is right,</line>
<line>whose words are true and sincere,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.15.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.15.3"/>and who do not slander others.</line>
<line>They do no wrong to their friends</line>
<line>nor spread rumors about their neighbors.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.15.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.15.4"/>They despise those whom God rejects,</line>
<line>but honor those who obey the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>.</line>
<line>They always do what they promise,</line>
<line>no matter how much it may cost.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.15.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.15.5"/>They make loans without charging =
interest</line>
<line>and cannot be bribed to testify against the innocent.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote">
<lineGroup>
<line> Whoever does these things will always be secure.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.15.5"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.15"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.16.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.16.11">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.16"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer of Confidence </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.16.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.16.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.16.1"/>Protect me, O God; I trust in you for =
safety.</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.16.1"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.16.2"/>I say to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.16.2-000"/>You are my Lord;</line>
<line>all the good things I have come from you.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.16.2-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.16.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.16.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.16.3"/>How excellent are the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>'s faithful people!</line>
<line>My greatest pleasure is to be with them.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.16.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.16.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.16.4"/>Those who rush to other gods</line>
<line>bring many troubles on themselves.<note type=3D"x-exegesis">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Probable text<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> =
Those ... themselves; </notePart>Hebrew unclear.</notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>I will not take part in their sacrifices;</line>
<line>I will not worship their gods.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.16.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.16.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.16.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.16.5"/>You, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, are all I have,</line>
<line>and you give me all I need;</line>
<line>my future is in your hands.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.16.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.16.6"/>How wonderful are your gifts to me;</line>
<line>how good they are!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.16.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.16.7" refEnd=3D"Ps.16.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.16.7"/>I praise the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, because he guides me,</line>
<line>and in the night my conscience warns me.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.16.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.16.8"/>I am always aware of the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>'s presence;</line>
<line>he is near, and nothing can shake me.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.16.8"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.16.9" refEnd=3D"Ps.16.10">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.16.9"/>And so I am thankful and glad,</line>
<line>and I feel completely secure,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.16.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.16.10"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.16.10" noteStop=3D"Ps.16.10">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Acts.13.35"/>
</notePart>
</note> because you protect me from the power of death.</line>
<line>I have served you faithfully,</line>
<line>and you will not abandon me to the world of the dead.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.16.10"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.16.11">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.16.11"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.16.11" noteStop=3D"Ps.16.11">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Acts.2.25" targetEnd=3D"Acts.2.28"/>
</notePart>
</note> You will show me the path that leads to life;</line>
<line>your presence fills me with joy</line>
<line>and brings me pleasure forever.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.16.11"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.16"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.17.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.17.15">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.17"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The Prayer of an Innocent Person </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A prayer by David. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.17.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.17.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.17.1"/>Listen, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, to my plea for justice;</line>
<line>pay attention to my cry for help!</line>
<line>Listen to my honest prayer.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.17.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.17.2"/>You will judge in my favor,</line>
<line>because you know what is right.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.17.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.17.3" refEnd=3D"Ps.17.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.17.3"/>You know my heart.</line>
<line>You have come to me at night;</line>
<line>you have examined me completely</line>
<line>and found no evil desire in me.</line>
<line>I speak no evil, -|<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.17.3"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.17.4"/>as others do;</line>
<line>I have obeyed your command</line>
<line>and have not followed paths of violence.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.17.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.17.5"/>I have always walked in your way</line>
<line>and have never strayed from it.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.17.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.17.6" refEnd=3D"Ps.17.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.17.6"/>I pray to you, O God, because you answer =
me;</line>
<line>so turn to me and listen to my words.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.17.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.17.7"/>Reveal your wonderful love and save =
me;</line>
<line>at your side I am safe from my enemies.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.17.7"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.17.8" refEnd=3D"Ps.17.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.17.8"/>Protect me as you would your very =
eyes;</line>
<line>hide me in the shadow of your wings</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.17.8"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.17.9"/>from the attacks of the wicked.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.17.10" refEnd=3D"Ps.17.12">
<lineGroup>
<line> Deadly enemies surround me;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.17.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.17.10"/>they have no pity and speak =
proudly.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.17.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.17.11"/>They are around me now, wherever I =
turn,</line>
<line>watching for a chance to pull me down.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.17.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.17.12"/>They are like lions, waiting for =
me,</line>
<line>wanting to tear me to pieces.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.17.12"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.17.13" refEnd=3D"Ps.17.14">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.17.13"/>Come, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>! Oppose my enemies and defeat =
them!</line>
<line>Save me from the wicked by your sword;<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.17.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.17.14"/>save me from those who in this life have =
all they want.</line>
<line>Punish them with the sufferings you have stored up for =
them;</line>
<line>may there be enough for their children</line>
<line>and some left over for their children's children!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.17.14"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.17.15">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.17.15"/>But I will see you, because I have done no =
wrong;</line>
<line>and when I awake, your presence will fill me with joy.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.17.15"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.17"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.18.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.18.50">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.18"/>
<title>
<titlePart>David's Song of Victory </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: The words that David, the =
LORD's servant, sang to the LORD on the day the LORD saved him from Saul =
and all his other enemies. </titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Sam.22.1" targetEnd=3D"_2Sam.22.51"/>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.18.1">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.1"/>How I love you, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!</line>
<line>You are my defender.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.1"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.18.2" refEnd=3D"Ps.18.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.2"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is my protector;</line>
<line>he is my strong fortress.</line>
<line>My God is my protection,</line>
<line>and with him I am safe.</line>
<line>He protects me like a shield;</line>
<line>he defends me and keeps me safe.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.3"/>I call to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>and he saves me from my enemies.</line>
<line>Praise the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.18.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.18.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.3"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.4"/>The danger of death was all around =
me;</line>
<line>the waves of destruction rolled over me.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.5"/>The danger of death was around me,</line>
<line>and the grave set its trap for me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.6"/>In my trouble I called to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>I called to my God for help.</line>
<line>In his temple he heard my voice;</line>
<line>he listened to my cry for help.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.18.7" refEnd=3D"Ps.18.12">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.7"/>Then the earth trembled and shook;</line>
<line>the foundations of the mountains rocked and quivered,</line>
<line>because God was angry.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.8"/>Smoke poured out of his nostrils,</line>
<line>a consuming flame and burning coals from his mouth.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.9"/>He tore the sky open and came down</line>
<line>with a dark cloud under his feet.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.10"/>He flew swiftly on his winged =
creature;<note type=3D"x-background">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">WINGED CREATURE: See Word List.</notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>he traveled on the wings of the wind.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.11"/>He covered himself with darkness;</line>
<line>thick clouds, full of water, surrounded him.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.12"/>Hailstones and flashes of fire</line>
<line>came from the lightning before him</line>
<line>and broke through the dark clouds.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.12"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.18.13" refEnd=3D"Ps.18.15">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.13"/>Then the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> thundered from the sky;</line>
<line>and the voice of the Most High was heard.<note =
type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">One ancient translation (and see
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Sam.22.14"/> )<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> =
was heard; </notePart>Hebrew<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> was heard =
hailstones and flashes of fire.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.14"/>He shot his arrows and scattered his =
enemies;</line>
<line>with flashes of lightning he sent them running.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.14"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.15"/>The floor of the ocean was laid =
bare,</line>
<line>and the foundations of the earth were uncovered,</line>
<line>when you rebuked your enemies, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>and roared at them in anger.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.15"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.18.16" refEnd=3D"Ps.18.19">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.16"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> reached down from above and took hold of =
me;</line>
<line>he pulled me out of the deep waters.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.16"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.17"/>He rescued me from my powerful =
enemies</line>
<line>and from all those who hate me--</line>
<line>they were too strong for me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.17"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.18"/>When I was in trouble, they attacked =
me,</line>
<line>but the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> protected =
me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.18"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.19"/>He helped me out of danger;</line>
<line>he saved me because he was pleased with me.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.19"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.18.20" refEnd=3D"Ps.18.24">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.20"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> rewards me because I do what is =
right;</line>
<line>he blesses me because I am innocent.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.20"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.21"/>I have obeyed the law of the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>I have not turned away from my God.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.21"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.22"/>I have observed all his laws;</line>
<line>I have not disobeyed his commands.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.22"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.23"/>He knows that I am faultless,</line>
<line>that I have kept myself from doing wrong.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.23"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.24"/>And so he rewards me because I do what is =
right,</line>
<line>because he knows that I am innocent.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.24"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.18.25" refEnd=3D"Ps.18.27">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.25"/>O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, you are faithful to those who are =
faithful to you;</line>
<line>completely good to those who are perfect.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.25"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.26"/>You are pure to those who are pure,</line>
<line>but hostile to those who are wicked.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.26"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.27"/>You save those who are humble,</line>
<line>but you humble those who are proud.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.27"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.18.28" refEnd=3D"Ps.18.29">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.28"/>O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, you give me light;</line>
<line>you dispel my darkness.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.28"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.29"/>You give me strength to attack my =
enemies</line>
<line>and power to overcome their defenses.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.29"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.18.30" refEnd=3D"Ps.18.34">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.30"/>This God--how perfect are his =
deeds!</line>
<line>How dependable his words!</line>
<line>He is like a shield</line>
<line>for all who seek his protection.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.30"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.31"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> alone is God;</line>
<line>God alone is our defense.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.31"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.32"/>He is the God who makes me strong,</line>
<line>who makes my pathway safe.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.32"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.33"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.18.33" noteStop=3D"Ps.18.33">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Heb.3.19"/>
</notePart>
</note> He makes me sure-footed as a deer;</line>
<line>he keeps me safe on the mountains.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.33"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.34"/>He trains me for battle,</line>
<line>so that I can use the strongest bow.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.34"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.18.35" refEnd=3D"Ps.18.41">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.35"/>O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, you protect me and save me;</line>
<line>your care has made me great,</line>
<line>and your power has kept me safe.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.35"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.36"/>You have kept me from being =
captured,</line>
<line>and I have never fallen.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.36"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.37"/>I pursue my enemies and catch them;</line>
<line>I do not stop until I destroy them.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.37"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.38"/>I strike them down, and they cannot =
rise;</line>
<line>they lie defeated before me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.38"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.39"/>You give me strength for the battle</line>
<line>and victory over my enemies.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.39"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.40"/>You make my enemies run from me;</line>
<line>I destroy those who hate me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.40"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.41"/>They cry for help, but no one saves =
them;</line>
<line>they call to the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, but =
he does not answer.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.41"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.42"/>I crush them, so that they become like =
dust</line>
<line>which the wind blows away.</line>
<line>I trample on them like mud in the streets.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.18.43" refEnd=3D"Ps.18.45">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.42"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.43"/>You saved me from a rebellious =
people</line>
<line>and made me ruler over the nations;</line>
<line>people I did not know have now become my subjects.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.43"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.44"/>Foreigners bow before me;</line>
<line>when they hear me, they obey.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.44"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.45"/>They lose their courage</line>
<line>and come trembling from their fortresses.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.45"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.18.46" refEnd=3D"Ps.18.47">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.46"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> lives! Praise my defender!</line>
<line>Proclaim the greatness of the God who saves me.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.46"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.47"/>He gives me victory over my =
enemies;</line>
<line>he subdues the nations under me</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.47"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.48"/>and saves me from my foes.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.18.49">
<lineGroup>
<line> O <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, you give me =
victory over my enemies</line>
<line>and protect me from violent people.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.48"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.49"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.18.49" noteStop=3D"Ps.18.49">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Rom.15.9"/>
</notePart>
</note> And so I praise you among the nations;</line>
<line>I sing praises to you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.49"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.18.50">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.18.50"/>God gives great victories to his =
king;</line>
<line>he shows constant love to the one he has chosen,</line>
<line>to David and his descendants forever.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.18.50"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.18"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.19.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.19.6">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.19"/>
<title>
<titlePart>God's Glory in Creation </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.19.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.19.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.19.1"/>How clearly the sky reveals God's =
glory!</line>
<line>How plainly it shows what he has done!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.19.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.19.2"/>Each day announces it to the following =
day;</line>
<line>each night repeats it to the next.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.19.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.19.3"/>No speech or words are used,</line>
<line>no sound is heard;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.19.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.19.4"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.19.4" noteStop=3D"Ps.19.4">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Rom.10.18"/>
</notePart>
</note> yet their message<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Some ancient translations<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> message; </notePart>Hebrew<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> line.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> goes out to all the world</line>
<line>and is heard to the ends of the earth.</line>
<line>God made a home in the sky for the sun;<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.19.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.19.5"/>it comes out in the morning like a happy =
bridegroom,</line>
<line>like an athlete eager to run a race.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.19.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.19.6"/>It starts at one end of the sky</line>
<line>and goes across to the other.</line>
<line>Nothing can hide from its heat.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.19.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.19.7" refEnd=3D"Ps.19.14">
<title>
<titlePart>The Law of the LORD </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.19.7" refEnd=3D"Ps.19.11">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.19.7"/>The law of the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is perfect;</line>
<line>it gives new strength.</line>
<line>The commands of the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> =
are trustworthy,</line>
<line>giving wisdom to those who lack it.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.19.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.19.8"/>The laws of the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> are right,</line>
<line>and those who obey them are happy.</line>
<line>The commands of the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> =
are just</line>
<line>and give understanding to the mind.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.19.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.19.9"/>Reverence for the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is good;</line>
<line>it will continue forever.</line>
<line>The judgments of the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> =
are just;</line>
<line>they are always fair.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.19.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.19.10"/>They are more desirable than the finest =
gold;</line>
<line>they are sweeter than the purest honey.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.19.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.19.11"/>They give knowledge to me, your =
servant;</line>
<line>I am rewarded for obeying them.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.19.11"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.19.12" refEnd=3D"Ps.19.13">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.19.12"/>None of us can see our own errors;</line>
<line>deliver me, <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, from =
hidden faults!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.19.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.19.13"/>Keep me safe, also, from willful =
sins;</line>
<line>don't let them rule over me.</line>
<line>Then I shall be perfect</line>
<line>and free from the evil of sin.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.19.13"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.19.14">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.19.14"/>May my words and my thoughts be acceptable =
to you,</line>
<line>O <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, my refuge and my =
redeemer!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.19.14"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.19"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.20.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.20.9">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.20"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer for Victory </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.20.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.20.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.20.1"/>May the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> answer you when you are in =
trouble!</line>
<line>May the God of Jacob protect you!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.20.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.20.2"/>May he send you help from his Temple</line>
<line>and give you aid from Mount Zion.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.20.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.20.3"/>May he accept all your offerings</line>
<line>and be pleased with all your sacrifices.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.20.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.20.4"/>May he give you what you desire</line>
<line>and make all your plans succeed.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.20.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.20.5"/>Then we will shout for joy over your =
victory</line>
<line>and celebrate your triumph by praising our God.</line>
<line>May the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> answer all =
your requests.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.20.6" refEnd=3D"Ps.20.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.20.5"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.20.6"/>Now I know that the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> gives victory to his chosen king;</line>
<line>he answers him from his holy heaven</line>
<line>and by his power gives him great victories.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.20.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.20.7"/>Some trust in their war chariots</line>
<line>and others in their horses,</line>
<line>but we trust in the power of the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> our God.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.20.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.20.8"/>Such people will stumble and fall,</line>
<line>but we will rise and stand firm.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.20.8"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.20.9">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.20.9"/>Give victory to the king, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>answer<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Some ancient translations<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> answer; </notePart>Hebrew<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> he will answer.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> us when we call.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.20.9"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.20"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.21.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.21.13">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.21"/>
<title>
<titlePart>Praise for Victory </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.21.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.21.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.21.1"/>The king is glad, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, because you gave him strength;</line>
<line>he rejoices because you made him victorious.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.21.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.21.2"/>You have given him his heart's =
desire;</line>
<line>you have answered his request.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.21.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.21.3" refEnd=3D"Ps.21.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.21.3"/>You came to him with great blessings</line>
<line>and set a crown of gold on his head.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.21.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.21.4"/>He asked for life, and you gave it,</line>
<line>a long and lasting life.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.21.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.21.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.21.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.21.5"/>His glory is great because of your =
help;</line>
<line>you have given him fame and majesty.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.21.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.21.6"/>Your blessings are with him forever,</line>
<line>and your presence fills him with joy.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.21.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.21.7" refEnd=3D"Ps.21.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.21.7"/>The king trusts in the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> Almighty;</line>
<line>and because of the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>'s =
constant love</line>
<line>he will always be secure.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.21.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.21.8"/>The king will capture all his =
enemies;</line>
<line>he will capture everyone who hates him.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.21.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.21.9"/>He will destroy them like a blazing =
fire</line>
<line>when he appears.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.21.10">
<lineGroup>
<line> The <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> will devour them =
in his anger,</line>
<line>and fire will consume them.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.21.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.21.10"/>None of their descendants will =
survive;</line>
<line>the king will kill them all.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.21.10"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.21.11" refEnd=3D"Ps.21.12">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.21.11"/>They make their plans, and plot against =
him,</line>
<line>but they will not succeed.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.21.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.21.12"/>He will shoot his arrows at them</line>
<line>and make them turn and run.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.21.12"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.21.13">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.21.13"/>We praise you, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, for your great strength!</line>
<line>We will sing and praise your power.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.21.13"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.21"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.22.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.22.31">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.22"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Cry of Anguish and a Song of Praise </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.22.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.22.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.22.1"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.22.1" noteStop=3D"Ps.22.1">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.27.46"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.15.34"/>
</notePart>
</note> My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?</line>
<line>I have cried desperately for help,</line>
<line>but still it does not come.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.22.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.22.2"/>During the day I call to you, my =
God,</line>
<line>but you do not answer;</line>
<line>I call at night,</line>
<line>but get no rest.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.22.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.22.3"/>But you are enthroned as the Holy =
One,</line>
<line>the one whom Israel praises.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.22.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.22.4"/>Our ancestors put their trust in =
you;</line>
<line>they trusted you, and you saved them.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.22.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.22.5"/>They called to you and escaped from =
danger;</line>
<line>they trusted you and were not disappointed.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.22.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.22.6" refEnd=3D"Ps.22.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.22.6"/>But I am no longer a human being; I am a =
worm,</line>
<line>despised and scorned by everyone!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.22.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.22.7"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.22.7" noteStop=3D"Ps.22.7">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.27.39"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.15.29"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.23.35"/>
</notePart>
</note> All who see me make fun of me;</line>
<line>they stick out their tongues and shake their heads.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.22.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.22.8"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.22.8" noteStop=3D"Ps.22.8">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.27.43"/>
</notePart>
</note>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.22.8-000"/>You relied on the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.22.8-000"/> they say.</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.22.8-001"/>Why doesn't he save you?</line>
<line>If the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> likes =
you,</line>
<line>why doesn't he help you?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.22.8-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.22.8"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.22.9" refEnd=3D"Ps.22.11">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.22.9"/>It was you who brought me safely through =
birth,</line>
<line>and when I was a baby, you kept me safe.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.22.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.22.10"/>I have relied on you since the day I was =
born,</line>
<line>and you have always been my God.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.22.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.22.11"/>Do not stay away from me!</line>
<line>Trouble is near,</line>
<line>and there is no one to help.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.22.11"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.22.12" refEnd=3D"Ps.22.13">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.22.12"/>Many enemies surround me like =
bulls;</line>
<line>they are all around me,</line>
<line>like fierce bulls from the land of Bashan.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.22.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.22.13"/>They open their mouths like lions,</line>
<line>roaring and tearing at me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.22.13"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.22.14" refEnd=3D"Ps.22.14">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.22.14"/>My strength is gone,</line>
<line>gone like water spilled on the ground.</line>
<line>All my bones are out of joint;</line>
<line>my heart is like melted wax.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.22.14"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.22.15"/>My throat<note type=3D"x-exegesis">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Probable text<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> =
throat; </notePart>Hebrew<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> =
strength.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> is as dry as dust,</line>
<line>and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth.</line>
<line>You have left me for dead in the dust.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.22.16" refEnd=3D"Ps.22.18">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.22.15"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.22.16"/>An evil gang is around me;</line>
<line>like a pack of dogs they close in on me;</line>
<line>they tear at<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Some ancient translations<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> they tear at; </notePart>others<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> they tie; </notePart>Hebrew<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> like a lion.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> my hands and feet.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.22.16"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.22.17"/>All my bones can be seen.</line>
<line>My enemies look at me and stare.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.22.17"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.22.18"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.22.18" noteStop=3D"Ps.22.18">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.27.35"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.15.24"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.23.34"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.19.24"/>
</notePart>
</note> They gamble for my clothes</line>
<line>and divide them among themselves.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.22.18"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.22.19" refEnd=3D"Ps.22.21">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.22.19"/>O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, don't stay away from me!</line>
<line>Come quickly to my rescue!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.22.19"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.22.20"/>Save me from the sword;</line>
<line>save my life from these dogs.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.22.20"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.22.21"/>Rescue me from these lions;</line>
<line>I am helpless<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Some ancient translations<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> I am helpless; </notePart>Hebrew<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> you answered me.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> before these wild bulls.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.22.21"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.22.22" refEnd=3D"Ps.22.24">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.22.22"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.22.22" noteStop=3D"Ps.22.22">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Heb.2.12"/>
</notePart>
</note> I will tell my people what you have done;</line>
<line>I will praise you in their assembly:<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.22.22"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.22.23"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.22.23-002"/>Praise him, you servants of the =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!</line>
<line>Honor him, you descendants of Jacob!</line>
<line>Worship him, you people of Israel!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.22.23"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.22.24"/>He does not neglect the poor or ignore =
their suffering;</line>
<line>he does not turn away from them,</line>
<line>but answers when they call for help.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.22.23-002"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.22.24"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.22.25" refEnd=3D"Ps.22.25">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.22.25"/>In the full assembly I will praise you for =
what you have done;</line>
<line>in the presence of those who worship you</line>
<line>I will offer the sacrifices I promised.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.22.25"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.22.26"/>The poor will eat as much as they =
want;</line>
<line>those who come to the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> =
will praise him.</line>
<line>May they prosper forever!</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.22.27" refEnd=3D"Ps.22.28">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.22.26"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.22.27"/>All nations will remember the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>.</line>
<line>From every part of the world they will turn to him;</line>
<line>all races will worship him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.22.27"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.22.28"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is king,</line>
<line>and he rules the nations.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.22.28"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.22.29" refEnd=3D"Ps.22.31">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.22.29"/>All proud people will bow down to =
him;<note type=3D"x-exegesis">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Probable text<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> =
will bow down to him; </notePart>Hebrew<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> =
will eat and bow down.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>all mortals will bow down before him.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.22.29"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.22.30"/>Future generations will serve him;</line>
<line>they will speak of the Lord to the coming generation.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.22.30"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.22.31"/>People not yet born will be told:</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.22.31-003"/>The Lord saved his people.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.22.31-003"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.22.31"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.22"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.23.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.23.6">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.23"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The LORD Our Shepherd </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.23.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.23.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.23.1"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is my shepherd;</line>
<line>I have everything I need.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.23.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.23.2"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.23.2" noteStop=3D"Ps.23.2">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Rev.7.17"/>
</notePart>
</note> He lets me rest in fields of green grass</line>
<line>and leads me to quiet pools of fresh water.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.23.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.23.3"/>He gives me new strength.</line>
<line>He guides me in the right paths,</line>
<line>as he has promised.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.23.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.23.4"/>Even if I go through the deepest =
darkness,</line>
<line>I will not be afraid, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>for you are with me.</line>
<line>Your shepherd's rod and staff protect me.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.23.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.23.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.23.4"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.23.5"/>You prepare a banquet for me,</line>
<line>where all my enemies can see me;</line>
<line>you welcome me as an honored guest</line>
<line>and fill my cup to the brim.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.23.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.23.6"/>I know that your goodness and love will be =
with me all my life;</line>
<line>and your house will be my home as long as I live.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.23.6"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.23"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.24.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.24.10">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.24"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The Great King </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.24.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.24.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.24.1"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.24.1" noteStop=3D"Ps.24.1">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Cor.10.26"/>
</notePart>
</note> The world and all that is in it belong to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>the earth and all who live on it are his.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.24.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.24.2"/>He built it on the deep waters beneath the =
earth</line>
<line>and laid its foundations in the ocean depths.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.24.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.24.3" refEnd=3D"Ps.24.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.24.3"/>Who has the right to go up the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>'s hill?<note type=3D"x-background">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">THE LORD'S HILL: The hill in Jerusalem on =
which the Temple was built.</notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>Who may enter his holy Temple?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.24.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.24.4"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.24.4" noteStop=3D"Ps.24.4">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.5.8"/>
</notePart>
</note> Those who are pure in act and in thought,</line>
<line>who do not worship idols</line>
<line>or make false promises.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.24.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.24.5"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> will bless them and save them;</line>
<line>God will declare them innocent.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.24.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.24.6"/>Such are the people who come to God,</line>
<line>who come into the presence of the God of Jacob.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.24.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.24.7" refEnd=3D"Ps.24.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.24.7"/>Fling wide the gates,</line>
<line>open the ancient doors,</line>
<line>and the great king will come in.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.24.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.24.8"/>Who is this great king?</line>
<line>He is the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, strong and =
mighty,</line>
<line>the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, victorious in =
battle.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.24.8"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.24.9" refEnd=3D"Ps.24.10">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.24.9"/>Fling wide the gates,</line>
<line>open the ancient doors,</line>
<line>and the great king will come in.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.24.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.24.10"/>Who is this great king?</line>
<line>The triumphant <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>--he is =
the great king!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.24.10"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.24"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.25.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.25.22">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.25"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer for Guidance and Protection </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: By David. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.25.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.25.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.25.1"/>To you, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, I offer my prayer;<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.25.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.25.2"/>in you, my God, I trust.</line>
<line>Save me from the shame of defeat;</line>
<line>don't let my enemies gloat over me!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.25.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.25.3"/>Defeat does not come to those who trust in =
you,</line>
<line>but to those who are quick to rebel against you.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.25.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.25.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.25.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.25.4"/>Teach me your ways, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>make them known to me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.25.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.25.5"/>Teach me to live according to your =
truth,</line>
<line>for you are my God, who saves me.</line>
<line>I always trust in you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.25.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.25.6" refEnd=3D"Ps.25.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.25.6"/>Remember, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, your kindness and constant love</line>
<line>which you have shown from long ago.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.25.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.25.7"/>Forgive the sins and errors of my =
youth.</line>
<line>In your constant love and goodness,</line>
<line>remember me, <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.25.7"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.25.8" refEnd=3D"Ps.25.10">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.25.8"/>Because the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is righteous and good,</line>
<line>he teaches sinners the path they should follow.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.25.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.25.9"/>He leads the humble in the right way</line>
<line>and teaches them his will.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.25.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.25.10"/>With faithfulness and love he leads</line>
<line>all who keep his covenant and obey his commands.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.25.10"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.25.11" refEnd=3D"Ps.25.14">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.25.11"/>Keep your promise, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, and forgive my sins,</line>
<line>for they are many.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.25.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.25.12"/>Those who have reverence for the =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>
</line>
<line>will learn from him the path they should follow.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.25.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.25.13"/>They will always be prosperous,</line>
<line>and their children will possess the land.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.25.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.25.14"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is the friend of those who obey =
him</line>
<line>and he affirms his covenant with them.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.25.14"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.25.15" refEnd=3D"Ps.25.18">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.25.15"/>I look to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> for help at all times,</line>
<line>and he rescues me from danger.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.25.15"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.25.16"/>Turn to me, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, and be merciful to me,</line>
<line>because I am lonely and weak.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.25.16"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.25.17"/>Relieve me of my worries</line>
<line>and save me from all my troubles.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.25.17"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.25.18"/>Consider my distress and suffering</line>
<line>and forgive all my sins.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.25.18"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.25.19" refEnd=3D"Ps.25.21">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.25.19"/>See how many enemies I have;</line>
<line>see how much they hate me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.25.19"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.25.20"/>Protect me and save me;</line>
<line>keep me from defeat.</line>
<line>I come to you for safety.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.25.20"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.25.21"/>May my goodness and honesty preserve =
me,</line>
<line>because I trust in you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.25.21"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.25.22">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.25.22"/>From all their troubles, O God,</line>
<line>save your people Israel!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.25.22"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.25"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.26.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.26.12">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.26"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The Prayer of a Good Person </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: By David. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.26.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.26.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.26.1"/>Declare me innocent, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>because I do what is right</line>
<line>and trust you completely.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.26.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.26.2"/>Examine me and test me, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>judge my desires and thoughts.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.26.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.26.3"/>Your constant love is my guide;</line>
<line>your faithfulness always leads me.<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">your faithfulness always leads me; =
</notePart>or<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> I live in loyalty to =
you.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.26.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.26.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.26.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.26.4"/>I do not keep company with worthless =
people;</line>
<line>I have nothing to do with hypocrites.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.26.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.26.5"/>I hate the company of the evil</line>
<line>and avoid the wicked.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.26.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.26.6" refEnd=3D"Ps.26.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.26.6"/>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, I wash my hands to show =
that I am innocent</line>
<line>and march in worship around your altar.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.26.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.26.7"/>I sing a hymn of thanksgiving</line>
<line>and tell of all your wonderful deeds.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.26.7"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.26.8" refEnd=3D"Ps.26.10">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.26.8"/>I love the house where you live, O =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>the place where your glory dwells.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.26.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.26.9"/>Do not destroy me with the sinners;</line>
<line>spare me from the fate of murderers--</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.26.9"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.26.10"/>those who do evil all the time</line>
<line>and are always ready to take bribes.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.26.10"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.26.11">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.26.11"/>As for me, I do what is right;</line>
<line>be merciful to me and save me!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.26.11"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.26.12">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.26.12"/>I am safe from all dangers;</line>
<line>in the assembly of his people I praise the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.26.12"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.26"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.27.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.27.14">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.27"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer of Praise </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: By David. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.27.1">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.27.1"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is my light and my salvation;</line>
<line>I will fear no one.</line>
<line>The <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> protects me from =
all danger;</line>
<line>I will never be afraid.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.27.1"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.27.2" refEnd=3D"Ps.27.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.27.2"/>When evil people attack me and try to kill =
me,</line>
<line>they stumble and fall.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.27.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.27.3"/>Even if a whole army surrounds me,</line>
<line>I will not be afraid;</line>
<line>even if enemies attack me,</line>
<line>I will still trust God.<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">still trust God; </notePart>or<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> not lose courage.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.27.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.27.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.27.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.27.4"/>I have asked the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> for one thing;</line>
<line>one thing only do I want:</line>
<line>to live in the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>'s house =
all my life,</line>
<line>to marvel there at his goodness,</line>
<line>and to ask for his guidance.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.27.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.27.5"/>In times of trouble he will shelter =
me;</line>
<line>he will keep me safe in his Temple</line>
<line>and make me secure on a high rock.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.27.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.27.6"/>So I will triumph over my enemies around =
me.</line>
<line>With shouts of joy I will offer sacrifices in his Temple;</line>
<line>I will sing, I will praise the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.27.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.27.7" refEnd=3D"Ps.27.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.27.7"/>Hear me, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, when I call to you!</line>
<line>Be merciful and answer me!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.27.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.27.8"/>When you said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.27.8-000"/>Come worship me,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.27.8-000"/>
</line>
<line>I answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.27.8-001"/>I will come, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.27.8-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.27.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.27.9"/>Don't hide yourself from me!</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.27.10">
<lineGroup>
<line> Don't be angry with me;</line>
<line>don't turn your servant away.</line>
<line>You have been my help;</line>
<line>don't leave me, don't abandon me,</line>
<line>O God, my savior.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.27.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.27.10"/>My father and mother may abandon =
me,</line>
<line>but the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> will take care =
of me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.27.10"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.27.11" refEnd=3D"Ps.27.12">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.27.11"/>Teach me, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, what you want me to do,</line>
<line>and lead me along a safe path,</line>
<line>because I have many enemies.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.27.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.27.12"/>Don't abandon me to my enemies,</line>
<line>who attack me with lies and threats.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.27.12"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.27.13" refEnd=3D"Ps.27.14">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.27.13"/>I know that I will live to see</line>
<line>the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>'s goodness in this =
present life.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.27.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.27.14"/>Trust in the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>.</line>
<line>Have faith, do not despair.</line>
<line>Trust in the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.27.14"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.27"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.28.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.28.9">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.28"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer for Help </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: By David. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.28.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.28.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.28.1"/>O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, my defender, I call to you.</line>
<line>Listen to my cry!</line>
<line>If you do not answer me,</line>
<line>I will be among those who go down to the world of the =
dead.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.28.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.28.2"/>Hear me when I cry to you for help,</line>
<line>when I lift my hands toward your holy Temple.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.28.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.28.3"/>Do not condemn me with the wicked,</line>
<line>with those who do evil--</line>
<line>those whose words are friendly,</line>
<line>but who have hatred in their hearts.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.28.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.28.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.28.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.28.4"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.28.4" noteStop=3D"Ps.28.4">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Rev.22.12"/>
</notePart>
</note> Punish them for what they have done,</line>
<line>for the evil they have committed.</line>
<line>Punish them for all their deeds;</line>
<line>give them what they deserve!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.28.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.28.5"/>They take no notice of what the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> has done</line>
<line>or of what he has made;</line>
<line>so he will punish them</line>
<line>and destroy them forever.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.28.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.28.6" refEnd=3D"Ps.28.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.28.6"/>Give praise to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>he has heard my cry for help.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.28.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.28.7"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> protects and defends me;</line>
<line>I trust in him.</line>
<line>He gives me help and makes me glad;</line>
<line>I praise him with joyful songs.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.28.7"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.28.8" refEnd=3D"Ps.28.9">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.28.8"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> protects his people;</line>
<line>he defends and saves his chosen king.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.28.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.28.9"/>Save your people, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>and bless those who are yours.</line>
<line>Be their shepherd,</line>
<line>and take care of them forever.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.28.9"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.28"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.29.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.29.11">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.29"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The Voice of the LORD in the Storm </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.29.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.29.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.29.1"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.29.1" noteStop=3D"Ps.29.1">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.96.7" targetEnd=3D"Ps.96.9"/>
</notePart>
</note> Praise the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, you =
heavenly beings;</line>
<line>praise his glory and power.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.29.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.29.2"/>Praise the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>'s glorious name;</line>
<line>bow down before the Holy One when he appears.<note =
type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">when he appears; </notePart>or<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> in garments of worship; </notePart>or<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> in his beautiful Temple.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.29.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.29.3" refEnd=3D"Ps.29.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.29.3"/>The voice of the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is heard on the seas;</line>
<line>the glorious God thunders,</line>
<line>and his voice echoes over the ocean.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.29.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.29.4"/>The voice of the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is heard</line>
<line>in all its might and majesty.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.29.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.29.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.29.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.29.5"/>The voice of the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> breaks the cedars,</line>
<line>even the cedars of Lebanon.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.29.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.29.6"/>He makes the mountains of Lebanon jump like =
calves</line>
<line>and makes Mount Hermon leap like a young bull.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.29.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.29.7" refEnd=3D"Ps.29.9">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.29.7"/>The voice of the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> makes the lightning flash.</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.29.7"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.29.8"/>His voice makes the desert shake;</line>
<line>he shakes the desert of Kadesh.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.29.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.29.9"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>'s voice shakes the oaks<note =
type=3D"x-exegesis">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Probable text<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> =
shakes the oaks; </notePart>Hebrew<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> makes =
the deer give birth.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>and strips the leaves from the trees</line>
<line>while everyone in his Temple shouts,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.29.9-000"/>Glory to God!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.29.9-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.29.9"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.29.10" refEnd=3D"Ps.29.11">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.29.10"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> rules over the deep waters;</line>
<line>he rules as king forever.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.29.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.29.11"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> gives strength to his people</line>
<line>and blesses them with peace.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.29.11"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.29"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.30.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.30.12">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.30"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer of Thanksgiving </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A song for the dedication =
of the Temple; a psalm by David. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.30.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.30.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.30.1"/>I praise you, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, because you have saved me</line>
<line>and kept my enemies from gloating over me.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.30.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.30.2"/>I cried to you for help, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> my God,</line>
<line>and you healed me;</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.30.2"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.30.3"/>you kept me from the grave.</line>
<line>I was on my way to the depths below,<note type=3D"x-background">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">THE DEPTHS BelOW: The world of the dead =
(see
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.6.5"/> ).</notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>but you restored my life.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.30.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.30.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.30.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.30.4"/>Sing praise to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>all his faithful people!</line>
<line>Remember what the Holy One has done,</line>
<line>and give him thanks!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.30.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.30.5"/>His anger lasts only a moment,</line>
<line>his goodness for a lifetime.</line>
<line>Tears may flow in the night,</line>
<line>but joy comes in the morning.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.30.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.30.6" refEnd=3D"Ps.30.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.30.6"/>I felt secure and said to myself,</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.30.6-000"/>I will never be defeated.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.30.6-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.30.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.30.7"/>You were good to me, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>you protected me like a mountain fortress.</line>
<line>But then you hid yourself from me,</line>
<line>and I was afraid.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.30.7"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.30.8" refEnd=3D"Ps.30.10">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.30.8"/>I called to you, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>I begged for your help:<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.30.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.30.9"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.30.9-001"/>What will you gain from my death?</line>
<line>What profit from my going to the grave?</line>
<line>Are dead people able to praise you?</line>
<line>Can they proclaim your unfailing goodness?<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.30.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.30.10"/>Hear me, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, and be merciful!</line>
<line>Help me, <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.30.9-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.30.10"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.30.11" refEnd=3D"Ps.30.12">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.30.11"/>You have changed my sadness into a joyful =
dance;</line>
<line>you have taken away my sorrow</line>
<line>and surrounded me with joy.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.30.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.30.12"/>So I will not be silent;</line>
<line>I will sing praise to you.</line>
<line>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, you are my God;</line>
<line>I will give you thanks forever.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.30.12"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.30"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.31.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.31.24">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.31"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer of Trust in God </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.31.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.31.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.31.1"/>I come to you, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, for protection;</line>
<line>never let me be defeated.</line>
<line>You are a righteous God;</line>
<line>save me, I pray!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.31.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.31.2"/>Hear me! Save me now!</line>
<line>Be my refuge to protect me;</line>
<line>my defense to save me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.31.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.31.3" refEnd=3D"Ps.31.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.31.3"/>You are my refuge and defense;</line>
<line>guide me and lead me as you have promised.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.31.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.31.4"/>Keep me safe from the trap that has been =
set for me;</line>
<line>shelter me from danger.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.31.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.31.5"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.31.5" noteStop=3D"Ps.31.5">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.23.46"/>
</notePart>
</note> I place myself in your care.</line>
<line>You will save me, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>you are a faithful God.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.31.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.31.6" refEnd=3D"Ps.31.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.31.6"/>You hate those who worship false =
gods,</line>
<line>but I trust in you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.31.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.31.7"/>I will be glad and rejoice</line>
<line>because of your constant love.</line>
<line>You see my suffering;</line>
<line>you know my trouble.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.31.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.31.8"/>You have not let my enemies capture =
me;</line>
<line>you have given me freedom to go where I wish.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.31.8"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.31.9" refEnd=3D"Ps.31.10">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.31.9"/>Be merciful to me, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>for I am in trouble;</line>
<line>my eyes are tired from so much crying;</line>
<line>I am completely worn out.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.31.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.31.10"/>I am exhausted by sorrow,</line>
<line>and weeping has shortened my life.</line>
<line>I am weak from all my troubles;<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Some ancient translations<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> troubles; </notePart>Hebrew<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> iniquity.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>even my bones are wasting away.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.31.10"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.31.11" refEnd=3D"Ps.31.13">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.31.11"/>All my enemies, and especially my =
neighbors,</line>
<line>treat me with contempt.</line>
<line>Those who know me are afraid of me;</line>
<line>when they see me in the street, they run away.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.31.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.31.12"/>Everyone has forgotten me, as though I =
were dead;</line>
<line>I am like something thrown away.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.31.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.31.13"/>I hear many enemies whispering;</line>
<line>terror is all around me.</line>
<line>They are making plans against me,</line>
<line>plotting to kill me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.31.13"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.31.14" refEnd=3D"Ps.31.18">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.31.14"/>But my trust is in you, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>you are my God.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.31.14"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.31.15"/>I am always in your care;</line>
<line>save me from my enemies,</line>
<line>from those who persecute me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.31.15"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.31.16"/>Look on your servant with kindness;</line>
<line>save me in your constant love.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.31.16"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.31.17"/>I call to you, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>don't let me be disgraced.</line>
<line>May the wicked be disgraced;</line>
<line>may they go silently down to the world of the dead.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.31.17"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.31.18"/>Silence those liars--</line>
<line>all the proud and arrogant</line>
<line>who speak with contempt about the righteous.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.31.18"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.31.19" refEnd=3D"Ps.31.20">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.31.19"/>How wonderful are the good things</line>
<line>you keep for those who honor you!</line>
<line>Everyone knows how good you are,</line>
<line>how securely you protect those who trust you.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.31.19"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.31.20"/>You hide them in the safety of your =
presence</line>
<line>from the plots of others;</line>
<line>in a safe shelter you hide them</line>
<line>from the insults of their enemies.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.31.20"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.31.21" refEnd=3D"Ps.31.22">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.31.21"/>Praise the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!</line>
<line>How wonderfully he showed his love for me</line>
<line>when I was surrounded and attacked!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.31.21"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.31.22"/>I was afraid and thought</line>
<line>that he had driven me out of his presence.</line>
<line>But he heard my cry,</line>
<line>when I called to him for help.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.31.22"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.31.23" refEnd=3D"Ps.31.24">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.31.23"/>Love the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, all his faithful people.</line>
<line>The <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> protects the =
faithful,</line>
<line>but punishes the proud as they deserve.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.31.23"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.31.24"/>Be strong, be courageous,</line>
<line>all you that hope in the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.31.24"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.31"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.32.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.32.11">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.32"/>
<title>
<titlePart>Confession and Forgiveness </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A poem by David. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.32.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.32.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.32.1"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.32.1" noteStop=3D"Ps.32.1">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Rom.4.7"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Rom.4.8"/>
</notePart>
</note> Happy are those whose sins are forgiven,</line>
<line>whose wrongs are pardoned.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.32.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.32.2"/>Happy is the one whom the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> does not accuse of doing wrong</line>
<line>and who is free from all deceit.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.32.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.32.3" refEnd=3D"Ps.32.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.32.3"/>When I did not confess my sins,</line>
<line>I was worn out from crying all day long.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.32.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.32.4"/>Day and night you punished me, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>my strength was completely drained,</line>
<line>as moisture is dried up by the summer heat.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.32.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.32.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.32.5"/>Then I confessed my sins to you;</line>
<line>I did not conceal my wrongdoings.</line>
<line>I decided to confess them to you,</line>
<line>and you forgave all my sins.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.32.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.32.6" refEnd=3D"Ps.32.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.32.6"/>So all your loyal people should pray to you =
in times of need;<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Some ancient translations<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> need; </notePart>Hebrew<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> =
finding only.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>when a great flood of trouble comes rushing in,</line>
<line>it will not reach them.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.32.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.32.7"/>You are my hiding place;</line>
<line>you will save me from trouble.</line>
<line>I sing aloud of your salvation,</line>
<line>because you protect me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.32.7"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.32.8" refEnd=3D"Ps.32.9">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.32.8"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> says,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.32.8-000"/>I will teach you the way you should =
go;</line>
<line>I will instruct you and advise you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.32.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.32.9"/>Don't be stupid like a horse or a =
mule,</line>
<line>which must be controlled with a bit and bridle</line>
<line>to make it submit.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.32.8-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.32.9"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.32.10" refEnd=3D"Ps.32.11">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.32.10"/>The wicked will have to suffer,</line>
<line>but those who trust in the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>
</line>
<line>are protected by his constant love.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.32.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.32.11"/>You that are righteous, be glad and =
rejoice</line>
<line>because of what the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> =
has done.</line>
<line>You that obey him, shout for joy!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.32.11"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.32"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.33.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.33.22">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.33"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Song of Praise</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.33.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.33.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.33.1"/>All you that are righteous,</line>
<line>shout for joy for what the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> has done;</line>
<line>praise him, all you that obey him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.33.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.33.2"/>Give thanks to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> with harps,</line>
<line>sing to him with stringed instruments.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.33.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.33.3"/>Sing a new song to him,</line>
<line>play the harp with skill, and shout for joy!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.33.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.33.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.33.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.33.4"/>The words of the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> are true,</line>
<line>and all his works are dependable.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.33.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.33.5"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> loves what is righteous and just;</line>
<line>his constant love fills the earth.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.33.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.33.6" refEnd=3D"Ps.33.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.33.6"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> created the heavens by his =
command,</line>
<line>the sun, moon, and stars by his spoken word.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.33.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.33.7"/>He gathered all the seas into one =
place;</line>
<line>he shut up the ocean depths in storerooms.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.33.7"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.33.8" refEnd=3D"Ps.33.9">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.33.8"/>Worship the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, all the earth!</line>
<line>Honor him, all peoples of the world!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.33.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.33.9"/>When he spoke, the world was =
created;</line>
<line>at his command everything appeared.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.33.9"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.33.10" refEnd=3D"Ps.33.12">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.33.10"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> frustrates the purposes of the =
nations;</line>
<line>he keeps them from carrying out their plans.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.33.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.33.11"/>But his plans endure forever;</line>
<line>his purposes last eternally.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.33.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.33.12"/>Happy is the nation whose God is the =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>happy are the people he has chosen for his own!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.33.12"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.33.13" refEnd=3D"Ps.33.15">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.33.13"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> looks down from heaven</line>
<line>and sees all of us humans.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.33.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.33.14"/>From where he rules, he looks down</line>
<line>on all who live on earth.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.33.14"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.33.15"/>He forms all their thoughts</line>
<line>and knows everything they do.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.33.15"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.33.16" refEnd=3D"Ps.33.17">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.33.16"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.33.16" noteStop=3D"Ps.33.16">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Jdt.9.7"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Macc.3.19"/>
</notePart>
</note> A king does not win because of his powerful army;</line>
<line>a soldier does not triumph because of his strength.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.33.16"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.33.17"/>War horses are useless for victory;</line>
<line>their great strength cannot save.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.33.17"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.33.18" refEnd=3D"Ps.33.19">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.33.18"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> watches over those who obey him,</line>
<line>those who trust in his constant love.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.33.18"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.33.19"/>He saves them from death;</line>
<line>he keeps them alive in times of famine.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.33.19"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.33.20" refEnd=3D"Ps.33.21">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.33.20"/>We put our hope in the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>he is our protector and our help.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.33.20"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.33.21"/>We are glad because of him;</line>
<line>we trust in his holy name.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.33.21"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.33.22">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.33.22"/>May your constant love be with us, =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>as we put our hope in you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.33.22"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.33"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.34.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.34.22">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.34"/>
<title>
<titlePart> In Praise of God's Goodness </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: By David, who left the =
presence of Abimelech after pretending to be crazy and being sent away =
by him. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.34.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.34.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.34.1"/>I will always thank the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>I will never stop praising him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.34.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.34.2"/>I will praise him for what he has =
done;</line>
<line>may all who are oppressed listen and be glad!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.34.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.34.3"/>Proclaim with me the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>'s greatness;</line>
<line>let us praise his name together!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.34.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.34.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.34.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.34.4"/>I prayed to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, and he answered me;</line>
<line>he freed me from all my fears.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.34.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.34.5"/>The oppressed look to him and are =
glad;</line>
<line>they will never be disappointed.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.34.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.34.6"/>The helpless call to him, and he =
answers;</line>
<line>he saves them from all their troubles.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.34.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.34.7"/>His angel guards those who honor the =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>
</line>
<line>and rescues them from danger.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.34.7"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.34.8" refEnd=3D"Ps.34.10">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.34.8"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.34.8" noteStop=3D"Ps.34.8">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Pet.2.3"/>
</notePart>
</note> Find out for yourself how good the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is.</line>
<line>Happy are those who find safety with him.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.34.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.34.9"/>Honor the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, all his people;</line>
<line>those who obey him have all they need.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.34.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.34.10"/>Even lions go hungry for lack of =
food,</line>
<line>but those who obey the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> =
lack nothing good.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.34.10"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.34.11" refEnd=3D"Ps.34.14">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.34.11"/>Come, my young friends, and listen to =
me,</line>
<line>and I will teach you to honor the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.34.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.34.12"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.34.12" noteStop=3D"Ps.34.12">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Pet.3.10" targetEnd=3D"_1Pet.3.12"/>
</notePart>
</note> Would you like to enjoy life?</line>
<line>Do you want long life and happiness?<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.34.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.34.13"/>Then keep from speaking evil</line>
<line>and from telling lies.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.34.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.34.14"/>Turn away from evil and do good;</line>
<line>strive for peace with all your heart.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.34.14"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.34.15" refEnd=3D"Ps.34.18">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.34.15"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> watches over the righteous</line>
<line>and listens to their cries;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.34.15"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.34.16"/>but he opposes those who do evil,</line>
<line>so that when they die, they are soon forgotten.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.34.16"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.34.17"/>The righteous call to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, and he listens;</line>
<line>he rescues them from all their troubles.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.34.17"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.34.18"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is near to those who are =
discouraged;</line>
<line>he saves those who have lost all hope.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.34.18"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.34.19" refEnd=3D"Ps.34.21">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.34.19"/>Good people suffer many troubles,</line>
<line>but the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> saves them =
from them all;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.34.19"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.34.20"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.34.20" noteStop=3D"Ps.34.20">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"John.19.36"/>
</notePart>
</note> the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> preserves them =
completely;</line>
<line>not one of their bones is broken.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.34.20"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.34.21"/>Evil will kill the wicked;</line>
<line>those who hate the righteous will be punished.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.34.21"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.34.22">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.34.22"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> will save his people;</line>
<line>those who go to him for protection will be spared.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.34.22"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.34"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.35.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.35.28">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.35"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer for Help </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: By David. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.35.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.35.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.35.1"/>Oppose those who oppose me, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>and fight those who fight against me!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.35.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.35.2"/>Take your shield and armor</line>
<line>and come to my rescue.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.35.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.35.3"/>Lift up your spear and war ax</line>
<line>against those who pursue me.</line>
<line>Promise that you will save me.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.35.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.35.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.35.3"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.35.4"/>May those who try to kill me</line>
<line>be defeated and disgraced!</line>
<line>May those who plot against me</line>
<line>be turned back and confused!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.35.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.35.5"/>May they be like straw blown by the =
wind</line>
<line>as the angel of the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> =
pursues them!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.35.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.35.6"/>May their path be dark and slippery</line>
<line>while the angel of the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> =
strikes them down!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.35.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.35.7" refEnd=3D"Ps.35.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.35.7"/>Without any reason they laid a trap for =
me</line>
<line>and dug a deep hole to catch me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.35.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.35.8"/>But destruction will catch them before they =
know it;</line>
<line>they will be caught in their own trap</line>
<line>and fall to their destruction!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.35.8"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.35.9" refEnd=3D"Ps.35.10">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.35.9"/>Then I will be glad because of the =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>I will be happy because he saved me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.35.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.35.10"/>With all my heart I will say to the =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.35.10-000"/>There is no one like you.</line>
<line>You protect the weak from the strong,</line>
<line>the poor from the oppressor.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.35.10-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.35.10"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.35.11" refEnd=3D"Ps.35.14">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.35.11"/>Evil people testify against me</line>
<line>and accuse me of crimes I know nothing about.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.35.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.35.12"/>They pay me back evil for good,</line>
<line>and I sink in despair.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.35.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.35.13"/>But when they were sick, I dressed in =
mourning;</line>
<line>I deprived myself of food;</line>
<line>I prayed with my head bowed low,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.35.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.35.14"/>as I would pray for a friend or a =
brother.</line>
<line>I went around bent over in mourning,</line>
<line>as one who mourns for his mother.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.35.14"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.35.15" refEnd=3D"Ps.35.16">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.35.15"/>But when I was in trouble, they were all =
glad</line>
<line>and gathered around to make fun of me;</line>
<line>strangers beat me</line>
<line>and kept striking me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.35.15"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.35.16"/>Like those who would mock a cripple,<note =
type=3D"x-exegesis">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Probable text<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> =
Like those ... cripple; </notePart>Hebrew unclear.</notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>they glared at me with hate.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.35.16"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.35.17" refEnd=3D"Ps.35.18">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.35.17"/>How much longer, Lord, will you just look =
on?</line>
<line>Rescue me from their attacks;</line>
<line>save my life from these lions!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.35.17"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.35.18"/>Then I will thank you in the assembly of =
your people;</line>
<line>I will praise you before them all.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.35.18"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.35.19">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.35.19"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.35.19" noteStop=3D"Ps.35.19">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.69.4"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.15.25"/>
</notePart>
</note> Don't let my enemies, those liars,</line>
<line>gloat over my defeat.</line>
<line>Don't let those who hate me for no reason</line>
<line>smirk with delight over my sorrow.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.35.19"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.35.20" refEnd=3D"Ps.35.25">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.35.20"/>They do not speak in a friendly =
way;</line>
<line>instead they invent all kinds of lies about peace-loving =
people.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.35.20"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.35.21"/>They accuse me, shouting,</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.35.21-001"/>We saw what you did!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.35.21-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.35.21"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.35.22"/>But you, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, have seen this.</line>
<line>So don't be silent, Lord;</line>
<line>don't keep yourself far away!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.35.22"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.35.23"/>Rouse yourself, O Lord, and defend =
me;</line>
<line>rise up, my God, and plead my cause.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.35.23"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.35.24"/>You are righteous, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, so declare me innocent;</line>
<line>don't let my enemies gloat over me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.35.24"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.35.25"/>Don't let them say to themselves,</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.35.25-002"/>We are rid of him!</line>
<line>That's just what we wanted!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.35.25-002"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.35.25"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.35.26">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.35.26"/>May those who gloat over my =
suffering</line>
<line>be completely defeated and confused;</line>
<line>may those who claim to be better than I am</line>
<line>be covered with shame and disgrace.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.35.26"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.35.27" refEnd=3D"Ps.35.28">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.35.27"/>May those who want to see me =
acquitted</line>
<line>shout for joy and say again and again,</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.35.27-003"/>How great is the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!</line>
<line>He is pleased with the success of his servant.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.35.27-003"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.35.27"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.35.28"/>Then I will proclaim your =
righteousness,</line>
<line>and I will praise you all day long.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.35.28"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.35"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.36.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.36.4">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.36"/>
<title>
<titlePart>Human Wickedness </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: By David, the LORD's =
servant. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.36.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.36.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.36.1"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.36.1" noteStop=3D"Ps.36.1">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Rom.3.18"/>
</notePart>
</note> Sin speaks to the wicked deep in their hearts;</line>
<line>they reject God and do not have reverence for him.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.36.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.36.2"/>Because they think so highly of =
themselves,</line>
<line>they think that God will not discover their sin and condemn =
it.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.36.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.36.3"/>Their speech is wicked and full of =
lies;</line>
<line>they no longer do what is wise and good.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.36.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.36.4"/>They make evil plans as they lie in =
bed;</line>
<line>nothing they do is good,</line>
<line>and they never reject anything evil.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.36.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.36.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.36.12">
<title>
<titlePart>The Goodness of God</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.36.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.36.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.36.5"/>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, your constant love reaches =
the heavens;</line>
<line>your faithfulness extends to the skies.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.36.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.36.6"/>Your righteousness is towering like the =
mountains;</line>
<line>your justice is like the depths of the sea.</line>
<line>People and animals are in your care.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.36.7" refEnd=3D"Ps.36.9">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.36.6"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.36.7"/>How precious, O God, is your constant =
love!</line>
<line>We find<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">precious, O God, is ... find; =
</notePart>or<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> precious is your constant =
love! Gods and people find.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> protection under the shadow of your wings.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.36.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.36.8"/>We feast on the abundant food you =
provide;</line>
<line>you let us drink from the river of your goodness.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.36.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.36.9"/>You are the source of all life,</line>
<line>and because of your light we see the light.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.36.9"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.36.10" refEnd=3D"Ps.36.11">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.36.10"/>Continue to love those who know you</line>
<line>and to do good to those who are righteous.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.36.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.36.11"/>Do not let proud people attack me</line>
<line>or the wicked make me run away.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.36.11"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.36.12">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.36.12"/>See where evil people have fallen.</line>
<line>There they lie, unable to rise.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.36.12"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.36"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.37.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.37.40">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.37"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The Destiny of the Wicked and of the Good </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: By David. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.37.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.37.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.1"/>Don't be worried on account of the =
wicked;</line>
<line>don't be jealous of those who do wrong.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.2"/>They will soon disappear like grass that =
dries up;</line>
<line>they will die like plants that wither.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.37.3" refEnd=3D"Ps.37.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.3"/>Trust in the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> and do good;</line>
<line>live in the land and be safe.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.4"/>Seek your happiness in the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>and he will give you your heart's desire.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.37.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.37.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.5"/>Give yourself to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>trust in him, and he will help you;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.6"/>he will make your righteousness shine like =
the noonday sun.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.37.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.6"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.7"/>Be patient and wait for the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> to act;</line>
<line>don't be worried about those who prosper</line>
<line>or those who succeed in their evil plans.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.7"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.37.8" refEnd=3D"Ps.37.9">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.8"/>Don't give in to worry or anger;</line>
<line>it only leads to trouble.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.9"/>Those who trust in the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> will possess the land,</line>
<line>but the wicked will be driven out.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.9"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.37.10" refEnd=3D"Ps.37.11">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.10"/>Soon the wicked will disappear;</line>
<line>you may look for them, but you won't find them;<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.11"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.37.11" noteStop=3D"Ps.37.11">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.5.5"/>
</notePart>
</note> but the humble will possess the land</line>
<line>and enjoy prosperity and peace.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.11"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.37.12" refEnd=3D"Ps.37.13">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.12"/>The wicked plot against good people</line>
<line>and glare at them with hate.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.13"/>But the Lord laughs at wicked =
people,</line>
<line>because he knows they will soon be destroyed.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.13"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.37.14" refEnd=3D"Ps.37.15">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.14"/>The wicked draw their swords and bend =
their bows</line>
<line>to kill the poor and needy,</line>
<line>to slaughter those who do what is right;<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.14"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.15"/>but they will be killed by their own =
swords,</line>
<line>and their bows will be smashed.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.15"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.37.16" refEnd=3D"Ps.37.17">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.16"/>The little that a good person owns</line>
<line>is worth more than the wealth of all the wicked,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.16"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.17"/>because the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> will take away the strength of the =
wicked,</line>
<line>but protect those who are good.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.17"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.37.18" refEnd=3D"Ps.37.20">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.18"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> takes care of those who obey him,</line>
<line>and the land will be theirs forever.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.18"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.19"/>They will not suffer when times are =
bad;</line>
<line>they will have enough in time of famine.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.19"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.20"/>But the wicked will die;</line>
<line>the enemies of the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> =
will vanish like wild flowers;</line>
<line>they will disappear like smoke.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.20"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.37.21" refEnd=3D"Ps.37.22">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.21"/>The wicked borrow and never pay =
back,</line>
<line>but good people are generous with their gifts.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.21"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.22"/>Those who are blessed by the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> will possess the land,</line>
<line>but those who are cursed by him will be driven out.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.22"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.37.23" refEnd=3D"Ps.37.24">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.23"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> guides us in the way we should go</line>
<line>and protects those who please him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.23"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.24"/>If they fall, they will not stay =
down,</line>
<line>because the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> will help =
them up.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.24"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.37.25" refEnd=3D"Ps.37.26">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.25"/>I am old now; I have lived a long =
time,</line>
<line>but I have never seen good people abandoned by the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>
</line>
<line>or their children begging for food.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.25"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.26"/>At all times they give freely and lend to =
others,</line>
<line>and their children are a blessing.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.26"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.37.27" refEnd=3D"Ps.37.29">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.27"/>Turn away from evil and do good,</line>
<line>and your descendants will always live in the land;<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.27"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.28"/>for the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> loves what is right</line>
<line>and does not abandon his faithful people.</line>
<line>He protects them forever,</line>
<line>but the descendants of the wicked will be driven out.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.28"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.29"/>The righteous will possess the land</line>
<line>and live in it forever.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.29"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.37.30" refEnd=3D"Ps.37.31">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.30"/>The words of good people are wise,</line>
<line>and they are always fair.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.30"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.31"/>They keep the law of their God in their =
hearts</line>
<line>and never depart from it.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.31"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.37.32" refEnd=3D"Ps.37.33">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.32"/>Wicked people watch good people</line>
<line>and try to kill them;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.32"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.33"/>but the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> will not abandon them to their enemy's =
power</line>
<line>or let them be condemned when they are on trial.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.33"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.37.34">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.34"/>Put your hope in the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> and obey his commands;</line>
<line>he will honor you by giving you the land,</line>
<line>and you will see the wicked driven out.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.34"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.37.35" refEnd=3D"Ps.37.36">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.35"/>I once knew someone wicked who was a =
tyrant;</line>
<line>he towered over everyone like a cedar of Lebanon;<note =
type=3D"x-exegesis">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">One ancient translation<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> like a cedar of Lebanon; </notePart>Hebrew =
unclear.</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.35"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.36"/>but later I<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Some ancient translations<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> I; </notePart>Hebrew<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> =
he.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> passed by, and he wasn't there;</line>
<line>I looked for him, but couldn't find him.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.36"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.37.37" refEnd=3D"Ps.37.38">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.37"/>Notice good people, observe the =
righteous;</line>
<line>peaceful people have descendants,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.37"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.38"/>but sinners are completely =
destroyed,</line>
<line>and their descendants are wiped out.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.38"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.37.39" refEnd=3D"Ps.37.40">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.39"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> saves the righteous</line>
<line>and protects them in times of trouble.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.39"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.37.40"/>He helps them and rescues them;</line>
<line>he saves them from the wicked,</line>
<line>because they go to him for protection.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.37.40"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.37"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.38.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.38.22">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.38"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The Prayer of a Sufferer </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David; a =
lament. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.38.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.38.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.38.1"/>O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, don't punish me in your anger!</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.38.1"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.38.2"/>You have wounded me with your =
arrows;</line>
<line>you have struck me down.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.38.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.38.3" refEnd=3D"Ps.38.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.38.3"/>Because of your anger, I am in great =
pain;</line>
<line>my whole body is diseased because of my sins.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.38.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.38.4"/>I am drowning in the flood of my =
sins;</line>
<line>they are a burden too heavy to bear.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.38.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.38.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.38.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.38.5"/>Because I have been foolish,</line>
<line>my sores stink and rot.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.38.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.38.6"/>I am bent over, I am crushed;</line>
<line>I mourn all day long.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.38.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.38.7"/>I am burning with fever</line>
<line>and I am near death.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.38.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.38.8"/>I am worn out and utterly crushed;</line>
<line>my heart is troubled, and I groan with pain.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.38.8"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.38.9" refEnd=3D"Ps.38.12">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.38.9"/>O Lord, you know what I long for;</line>
<line>you hear all my groans.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.38.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.38.10"/>My heart is pounding, my strength is =
gone,</line>
<line>and my eyes have lost their brightness.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.38.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.38.11"/>My friends and neighbors will not come =
near me,</line>
<line>because of my sores;</line>
<line>even my family keeps away from me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.38.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.38.12"/>Those who want to kill me lay traps for =
me,</line>
<line>and those who want to hurt me threaten to ruin me;</line>
<line>they never stop plotting against me.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.38.12"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.38.13" refEnd=3D"Ps.38.14">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.38.13"/>I am like the deaf and cannot hear,</line>
<line>like the dumb and cannot speak.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.38.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.38.14"/>I am like those who do not answer,</line>
<line>because they cannot hear.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.38.14"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.38.15" refEnd=3D"Ps.38.17">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.38.15"/>But I trust in you, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>and you, O Lord my God, will answer me.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.38.15"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.38.16"/>Don't let my enemies gloat over my =
distress;</line>
<line>don't let them boast about my downfall!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.38.16"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.38.17"/>I am about to fall</line>
<line>and am in constant pain.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.38.17"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.38.18" refEnd=3D"Ps.38.20">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.38.18"/>I confess my sins;</line>
<line>they fill me with anxiety.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.38.18"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.38.19"/>My enemies are healthy and strong;</line>
<line>there are many who hate me for no reason.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.38.19"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.38.20"/>Those who pay back evil for good</line>
<line>are against me because I try to do right.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.38.20"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.38.21" refEnd=3D"Ps.38.22">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.38.21"/>Do not abandon me, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>do not stay away, my God!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.38.21"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.38.22"/>Help me now, O Lord my savior!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.38.22"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.38"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.39.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.39.13">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.39"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The Confession of a Sufferer </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.39.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.39.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.39.1"/>I said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.39.1-000"/>I will be careful about what I do</line>
<line>and will not let my tongue make me sin;</line>
<line>I will not say anything</line>
<line>while evil people are near.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.39.1-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.39.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.39.2"/>I kept quiet, not saying a word,</line>
<line>not even about anything good!</line>
<line>But my suffering only grew worse,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.39.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.39.3"/>and I was overcome with anxiety.</line>
<line>The more I thought, the more troubled I became;</line>
<line>I could not keep from asking:<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.39.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.39.4"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.39.4-001"/>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, how long will I =
live?</line>
<line>When will I die?</line>
<line>Tell me how soon my life will end.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.39.4-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.39.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.39.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.39.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.39.5"/>How short you have made my life!</line>
<line>In your sight my lifetime seems nothing.</line>
<line>Indeed every living being is no more than a puff of wind,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.39.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.39.6"/>no more than a shadow.</line>
<line>All we do is for nothing;</line>
<line>we gather wealth, but don't know who will get it.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.39.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.39.7" refEnd=3D"Ps.39.10">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.39.7"/>What, then, can I hope for, Lord?</line>
<line>I put my hope in you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.39.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.39.8"/>Save me from all my sins,</line>
<line>and don't let fools make fun of me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.39.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.39.9"/>I will keep quiet, I will not say a =
word,</line>
<line>for you are the one who made me suffer like this.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.39.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.39.10"/>Don't punish me any more!</line>
<line>I am about to die from your blows.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.39.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.39.11"/>You punish our sins by your =
rebukes,</line>
<line>and like a moth you destroy what we love.</line>
<line>Indeed we are no more than a puff of wind!</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.39.12" refEnd=3D"Ps.39.13">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.39.11"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.39.12"/>Hear my prayer, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>and listen to my cry;</line>
<line>come to my aid when I weep.</line>
<line>Like all my ancestors</line>
<line>I am only your guest for a little while.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.39.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.39.13"/>Leave me alone so that I may have some =
happiness</line>
<line>before I go away and am no more.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.39.13"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.39"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.40.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.40.11">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.40"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Song of Praise </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.40.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.40.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.40.1"/>I waited patiently for the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>'s help;</line>
<line>then he listened to me and heard my cry.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.40.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.40.2"/>He pulled me out of a dangerous pit,</line>
<line>out of the deadly quicksand.</line>
<line>He set me safely on a rock</line>
<line>and made me secure.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.40.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.40.3"/>He taught me to sing a new song,</line>
<line>a song of praise to our God.</line>
<line>Many who see this will take warning</line>
<line>and will put their trust in the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.40.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.40.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.40.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.40.4"/>Happy are those who trust the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>who do not turn to idols</line>
<line>or join those who worship false gods.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.40.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.40.5"/>You have done many things for us, O =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> our God;</line>
<line>there is no one like you!</line>
<line>You have made many wonderful plans for us.</line>
<line>I could never speak of them all--</line>
<line>their number is so great!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.40.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.40.6" refEnd=3D"Ps.40.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.40.6"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.40.6" noteStop=3D"Ps.40.6">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Heb.10.5" targetEnd=3D"Heb.10.7"/>
</notePart>
</note> You do not want sacrifices and offerings;</line>
<line>you do not ask for animals burned whole on the altar</line>
<line>or for sacrifices to take away sins.</line>
<line>Instead, you have given me ears to hear you,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.40.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.40.7"/>and so I answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.40.7-000"/>Here I am;</line>
<line>your instructions for me are in the book of the Law.<note =
type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">your instructions . . . Law; =
</notePart>or<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> my devotion to you is =
recorded in your book.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.40.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.40.8"/>How I love to do your will, my God!</line>
<line>I keep your teaching in my heart.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.40.7-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.40.8"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.40.9" refEnd=3D"Ps.40.10">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.40.9"/>In the assembly of all your people, =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>I told the good news that you save us.</line>
<line>You know that I will never stop telling it.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.40.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.40.10"/>I have not kept the news of salvation to =
myself;</line>
<line>I have always spoken of your faithfulness and help.</line>
<line>In the assembly of all your people I have not been silent</line>
<line>about your loyalty and constant love.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.40.10"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.40.11">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.40.11"/>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, I know you will never stop =
being merciful to me.</line>
<line>Your love and loyalty will always keep me safe.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.40.11"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.40.12" refEnd=3D"Ps.40.17">
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer for Help</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.70.1"/>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.40.12" refEnd=3D"Ps.40.15">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.40.12"/>I am surrounded by many troubles--</line>
<line>too many to count!</line>
<line>My sins have caught up with me,</line>
<line>and I can no longer see;</line>
<line>they are more than the hairs of my head,</line>
<line>and I have lost my courage.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.40.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.40.13"/>Save me, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>! Help me now!</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.40.13"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.40.14"/>May those who try to kill me</line>
<line>be completely defeated and confused.</line>
<line>May those who are happy because of my troubles</line>
<line>be turned back and disgraced.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.40.14"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.40.15"/>May those who make fun of me</line>
<line>be dismayed by their defeat.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.40.15"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.40.16">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.40.16"/>May all who come to you</line>
<line>be glad and joyful.</line>
<line>May all who are thankful for your salvation</line>
<line>always say,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.40.16-001"/>How great is the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.40.16-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.40.16"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.40.17">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.40.17"/>I am weak and poor, O Lord,</line>
<line>but you have not forgotten me.</line>
<line>You are my savior and my God--</line>
<line>hurry to my aid!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.40.17"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.40"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.41.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.41.13">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.41"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer in Sickness </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.41.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.41.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.41.1"/>Happy are those who are concerned for the =
poor;</line>
<line>the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> will help them =
when they are in trouble.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.41.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.41.2"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> will protect them and preserve their =
lives;</line>
<line>he will make them happy in the land;</line>
<line>he will not abandon them to the power of their enemies.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.41.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.41.3"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> will help them when they are sick</line>
<line>and will restore them to health.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.41.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.41.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.41.9">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.41.4"/>I said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.41.4-000"/>I have sinned against you, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>be merciful to me and heal me.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.41.4-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.41.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.41.5"/>My enemies say cruel things about =
me.</line>
<line>They want me to die and be forgotten.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.41.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.41.6"/>Those who come to see me are not =
sincere;</line>
<line>they gather bad news about me</line>
<line>and then go out and tell it everywhere.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.41.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.41.7"/>All who hate me whisper to each other about =
me,</line>
<line>they imagine the worst about<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">imagine the worst about; =
</notePart>or<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> make evil plans to =
harm.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.41.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.41.8"/>They say,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.41.8-001"/>He is fatally ill;</line>
<line>he will never leave his bed again.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.41.8-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.41.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.41.9"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.41.9" noteStop=3D"Ps.41.9">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.26.23"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.14.18"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.22.21"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.13.18"/>
</notePart>
</note> Even my best friend, the one I trusted most,</line>
<line>the one who shared my food,</line>
<line>has turned against me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.41.9"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.41.10" refEnd=3D"Ps.41.12">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.41.10"/>Be merciful to me, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, and restore my health,</line>
<line>and I will pay my enemies back.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.41.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.41.11"/>They will not triumph over me,</line>
<line>and I will know that you are pleased with me.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.41.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.41.12"/>You will help me, because I do what is =
right;</line>
<line>you will keep me in your presence forever.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.41.12"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.41.13">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.41.13"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.41.13" noteStop=3D"Ps.41.13">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.106.48"/>
</notePart>
</note> Praise the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, the God =
of Israel!</line>
<line>Praise him now and forever!</line>
</lineGroup>
<lineGroup>
<line>Amen! Amen!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.41.13"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.41"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.42.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.72.20">
<title>
<titlePart>BOOK TWO </titlePart>
</title>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.42.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.42.11">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.42"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The Prayer of Someone in Exile </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A poem by the clan of =
Korah. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.42.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.42.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.42.1"/>As a deer longs for a stream of cool =
water,</line>
<line>so I long for you, O God.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.42.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.42.2"/>I thirst for you, the living God.</line>
<line>When can I go and worship in your presence?<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.42.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.42.3"/>Day and night I cry,</line>
<line>and tears are my only food;</line>
<line>all the time my enemies ask me,</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.42.3-000"/>Where is your God?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.42.3-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.42.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.42.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.42.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.42.4"/>My heart breaks when I remember the =
past,</line>
<line>when I went with the crowds to the house of God</line>
<line>and led them as they walked along,</line>
<line>a happy crowd, singing and shouting praise to God.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.42.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.42.5"/>Why am I so sad?</line>
<line>Why am I so troubled?</line>
<line>I will put my hope in God,</line>
<line>and once again I will praise him,</line>
<line>my savior and my God.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.42.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.42.6" refEnd=3D"Ps.42.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.42.6-7"/>Here in exile my heart is =
breaking,</line>
<line>and so I turn my thoughts to him.</line>
<line>He has sent waves of sorrow over my soul;</line>
<line>chaos roars at me like a flood,</line>
<line>like waterfalls thundering down to the Jordan</line>
<line>from Mount Hermon and Mount Mizar.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.42.6-7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.42.8"/>May the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> show his constant love during the =
day,</line>
<line>so that I may have a song at night,</line>
<line>a prayer to the God of my life.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.42.8"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.42.9" refEnd=3D"Ps.42.10">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.42.9"/>To God, my defender, I say,</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.42.9-001"/>Why have you forgotten me?</line>
<line>Why must I go on suffering</line>
<line>from the cruelty of my enemies?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.42.9-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.42.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.42.10"/>I am crushed by their insults,</line>
<line>as they keep on asking me,</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.42.10-002"/>Where is your God?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.42.10-002"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.42.10"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.42.11">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.42.11"/>Why am I so sad?</line>
<line>Why am I so troubled?</line>
<line>I will put my hope in God,</line>
<line>and once again I will praise him,</line>
<line>my savior and my God.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.42.11"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.42"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.43.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.43.5">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.43"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The Prayer of Someone in Exile</titlePart>
</title>
<title>
<titlePart>Continuation of Psalm 42</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.43.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.43.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.43.1"/>O God, declare me innocent,</line>
<line>and defend my cause against the ungodly;</line>
<line>deliver me from lying and evil people!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.43.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.43.2"/>You are my protector;</line>
<line>why have you abandoned me?</line>
<line>Why must I go on suffering</line>
<line>from the cruelty of my enemies?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.43.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.43.3" refEnd=3D"Ps.43.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.43.3"/>Send your light and your truth;</line>
<line>may they lead me</line>
<line>and bring me back to Zion, your sacred hill,<note =
type=3D"x-background">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">SACRED HILL: See=20
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.2.6"/> . </notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>and to your Temple, where you live.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.43.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.43.4"/>Then I will go to your altar, O God;</line>
<line>you are the source of my happiness.</line>
<line>I will play my harp and sing praise to you,</line>
<line>O God, my God.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.43.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.43.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.43.5"/>Why am I so sad?</line>
<line>Why am I so troubled?</line>
<line>I will put my hope in God,</line>
<line>and once again I will praise him,</line>
<line>my savior and my God.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.43.5"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.43"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.44.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.44.26">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.44"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer for Protection </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A poem by the clan of =
Korah. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.44.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.44.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.44.1"/>With our own ears we have heard it, O =
God--</line>
<line>our ancestors have told us about it,</line>
<line>about the great things you did in their time,</line>
<line>in the days of long ago:<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.44.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.44.2"/>how you yourself drove out the =
heathen</line>
<line>and established your people in their land;</line>
<line>how you punished the other nations</line>
<line>and caused your own to prosper.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.44.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.44.3"/>Your people did not conquer the land with =
their swords;</line>
<line>they did not win it by their own power;</line>
<line>it was by your power and your strength,</line>
<line>by the assurance of your presence,</line>
<line>which showed that you loved them.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.44.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.44.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.44.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.44.4"/>You are my king and my God;</line>
<line>you give<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Some ancient translations<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> and my God; you give; </notePart>Hebrew<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> O God; give.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> victory to your people,</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.44.4"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.44.5"/>and by your power we defeat our =
enemies.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.44.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.44.6"/>I do not trust in my bow</line>
<line>or in my sword to save me;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.44.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.44.7"/>but you have saved us from our =
enemies</line>
<line>and defeated those who hate us.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.44.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.44.8"/>We will always praise you</line>
<line>and give thanks to you forever.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.44.8"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.44.9" refEnd=3D"Ps.44.12">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.44.9"/>But now you have rejected us and let us be =
defeated;</line>
<line>you no longer march out with our armies.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.44.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.44.10"/>You made us run from our enemies,</line>
<line>and they took for themselves what was ours.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.44.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.44.11"/>You allowed us to be slaughtered like =
sheep;</line>
<line>you scattered us in foreign countries.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.44.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.44.12"/>You sold your own people for a small =
price</line>
<line>as though they had little value.<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">as . . . value; </notePart>or<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> and made no profit from the sale.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.44.12"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.44.13" refEnd=3D"Ps.44.16">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.44.13"/>Our neighbors see what you did to =
us,</line>
<line>and they mock us and laugh at us.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.44.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.44.14"/>You have made us a joke among the =
nations;</line>
<line>they shake their heads at us in scorn.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.44.14"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.44.15"/>I am always in disgrace;</line>
<line>I am covered with shame</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.44.15"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.44.16"/>from hearing the sneers and insults</line>
<line>of my enemies and those who hate me.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.44.16"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.44.17" refEnd=3D"Ps.44.19">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.44.17"/>All this has happened to us,</line>
<line>even though we have not forgotten you</line>
<line>or broken the covenant you made with us.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.44.17"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.44.18"/>We have not been disloyal to you;</line>
<line>we have not disobeyed your commands.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.44.18"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.44.19"/>Yet you left us helpless among wild =
animals;</line>
<line>you abandoned us in deepest darkness.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.44.19"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.44.20" refEnd=3D"Ps.44.22">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.44.20"/>If we had stopped worshiping our =
God</line>
<line>and prayed to a foreign god,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.44.20"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.44.21"/>you would surely have discovered =
it,</line>
<line>because you know our secret thoughts.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.44.21"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.44.22"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.44.22" noteStop=3D"Ps.44.22">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Rom.8.36"/>
</notePart>
</note> But it is on your account that we are being killed all the =
time,</line>
<line>that we are treated like sheep to be slaughtered.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.44.22"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.44.23" refEnd=3D"Ps.44.24">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.44.23"/>Wake up, Lord! Why are you asleep?</line>
<line>Rouse yourself! Don't reject us forever!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.44.23"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.44.24"/>Why are you hiding from us?</line>
<line>Don't forget our suffering and trouble!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.44.24"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.44.25" refEnd=3D"Ps.44.26">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.44.25"/>We fall crushed to the ground;</line>
<line>we lie defeated in the dust.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.44.25"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.44.26"/>Come to our aid!</line>
<line>Because of your constant love save us!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.44.26"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.44"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.45.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.45.17">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.45"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Royal Wedding Song </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A poem by the clan of =
Korah; a love song. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.45.1">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.45.1"/>Beautiful words fill my mind,</line>
<line>as I compose this song for the king.</line>
<line>Like the pen of a good writer</line>
<line>my tongue is ready with a poem.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.45.1"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.45.2" refEnd=3D"Ps.45.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.45.2"/>You are the most handsome of men;</line>
<line>you are an eloquent speaker.</line>
<line>God has always blessed you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.45.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.45.3"/>Buckle on your sword, mighty king;</line>
<line>you are glorious and majestic.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.45.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.45.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.45.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.45.4"/>Ride on in majesty to victory</line>
<line>for the defense of truth and justice!<note type=3D"x-exegesis">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Probable text<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> =
and justice; </notePart>Hebrew<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> and meekness =
of justice.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>Your strength will win you great victories!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.45.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.45.5"/>Your arrows are sharp,</line>
<line>they pierce the hearts of your enemies;</line>
<line>nations fall down at your feet.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.45.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.45.6" refEnd=3D"Ps.45.9">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.45.6"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.45.6" noteStop=3D"Ps.45.6">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Heb.1.8"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Heb.1.9"/>
</notePart>
</note> The kingdom that God has given you<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">The kingdom that God has given you; =
</notePart>or<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> Your kingdom, O God; =
</notePart>or<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> Your divine =
kingdom.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>will last forever and ever.</line>
<line>You rule over your people with justice;<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.45.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.45.7"/>you love what is right and hate what is =
evil.</line>
<line>That is why God, your God, has chosen you</line>
<line>and has poured out more happiness on you</line>
<line>than on any other king.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.45.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.45.8"/>The perfume of myrrh and aloes is on your =
clothes;</line>
<line>musicians entertain you in palaces decorated with ivory.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.45.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.45.9"/>Among the women of your court are daughters =
of kings,</line>
<line>and at the right of your throne stands the queen,</line>
<line>wearing ornaments of finest gold.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.45.9"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.45.10" refEnd=3D"Ps.45.12">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.45.10"/>Bride of the king, listen to what I =
say--</line>
<line>forget your people and your relatives.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.45.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.45.11"/>Your beauty will make the king desire =
you;</line>
<line>he is your master, so you must obey him.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.45.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.45.12"/>The people of Tyre will bring you =
gifts;</line>
<line>rich people will try to win your favor.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.45.12"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.45.13" refEnd=3D"Ps.45.15">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.45.13"/>The princess is in the palace--how =
beautiful she is!</line>
<line>Her gown is made of gold thread.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.45.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.45.14"/>In her colorful gown she is led to the =
king,</line>
<line>followed by her bridesmaids,</line>
<line>and they also are brought to him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.45.14"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.45.15"/>With joy and gladness they come</line>
<line>and enter the king's palace.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.45.15"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.45.16" refEnd=3D"Ps.45.17">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.45.16"/>You, my king, will have many sons</line>
<line>to succeed your ancestors as kings,</line>
<line>and you will make them rulers over the whole earth.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.45.16"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.45.17"/>My song will keep your fame alive =
forever,</line>
<line>and everyone will praise you for all time to come.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.45.17"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.45"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.46.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.46.11">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.46"/>
<title>
<titlePart>God Is with Us </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A song by the clan of =
Korah. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.46.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.46.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.46.1"/>God is our shelter and strength,</line>
<line>always ready to help in times of trouble.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.46.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.46.2"/>So we will not be afraid, even if the earth =
is shaken</line>
<line>and mountains fall into the ocean depths;<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.46.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.46.3"/>even if the seas roar and rage,</line>
<line>and the hills are shaken by the violence.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.46.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.46.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.46.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.46.4"/>There is a river that brings joy to the =
city of God,</line>
<line>to the sacred house of the Most High.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.46.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.46.5"/>God is in that city, and it will never be =
destroyed;</line>
<line>at early dawn he will come to its aid.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.46.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.46.6"/>Nations are terrified, kingdoms are =
shaken;</line>
<line>God thunders, and the earth dissolves.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.46.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.46.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.46.7"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> Almighty is with us;</line>
<line>the God of Jacob is our refuge.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.46.7"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.46.8" refEnd=3D"Ps.46.10">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.46.8"/>Come and see what the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> has done.</line>
<line>See what amazing things he has done on earth.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.46.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.46.9"/>He stops wars all over the world;</line>
<line>he breaks bows, destroys spears,</line>
<line>and sets shields on fire.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.46.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.46.10"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.46.10-000"/>Stop fighting,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.46.10-000"/> he says,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.46.10-001"/>and know that I am God,</line>
<line>supreme among the nations,</line>
<line>supreme over the world.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.46.10-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.46.10"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.46.11">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.46.11"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> Almighty is with us;</line>
<line>the God of Jacob is our refuge.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.46.11"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.46"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.47.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.47.9">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.47"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The Supreme Ruler </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by the clan of =
Korah. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.47.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.47.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.47.1"/>Clap your hands for joy, all =
peoples!</line>
<line>Praise God with loud songs!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.47.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.47.2"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, the Most High, is to be feared;</line>
<line>he is a great king, ruling over all the world.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.47.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.47.3"/>He gave us victory over the peoples;</line>
<line>he made us rule over the nations.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.47.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.47.4"/>He chose for us the land where we =
live,</line>
<line>the proud possession of his people, whom he loves.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.47.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.47.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.47.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.47.5"/>God goes up to his throne.</line>
<line>There are shouts of joy and the blast of trumpets,</line>
<line>as the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> goes =
up.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.47.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.47.6"/>Sing praise to God;</line>
<line>sing praise to our king!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.47.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.47.7"/>God is king over all the world;</line>
<line>praise him with songs!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.47.7"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.47.8" refEnd=3D"Ps.47.9">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.47.8"/>God sits on his sacred throne;</line>
<line>he rules over the nations.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.47.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.47.9"/>The rulers of the nations assemble</line>
<line>with the people<note type=3D"x-exegesis">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Probable text<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> =
with the people; </notePart>Hebrew<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> the =
people.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> of the God of Abraham.</line>
<line>More powerful than all armies is he;</line>
<line>he rules supreme.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.47.9"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.47"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.48.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.48.14">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.48"/>
<title>
<titlePart>Zion, the City of God </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by the clan of =
Korah; a song. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.48.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.48.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.48.1"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is great and is to be highly =
praised</line>
<line>in the city of our God, on his sacred hill.<note =
type=3D"x-background">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">SACRED HILL: See=20
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.2.6"/> . </notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.48.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.48.2"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.48.2" noteStop=3D"Ps.48.2">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.5.35"/>
</notePart>
</note> Zion, the mountain of God, is high and beautiful;</line>
<line>the city of the great king brings joy to all the world.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.48.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.48.3"/>God has shown that there is safety with =
him</line>
<line>inside the fortresses of the city.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.48.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.48.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.48.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.48.4"/>The kings gathered together</line>
<line>and came to attack Mount Zion.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.48.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.48.5"/>But when they saw it, they were =
amazed;</line>
<line>they were afraid and ran away.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.48.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.48.6"/>There they were seized with fear and =
anguish,</line>
<line>like a woman about to bear a child,</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.48.6"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.48.7"/>like ships tossing in a furious =
storm.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.48.7"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.48.8"/>We have heard what God has done,</line>
<line>and now we have seen it</line>
<line>in the city of our God, the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> Almighty;</line>
<line>he will keep the city safe forever.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.48.9" refEnd=3D"Ps.48.11">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.48.8"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.48.9"/>Inside your Temple, O God,</line>
<line>we think of your constant love.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.48.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.48.10"/>You are praised by people =
everywhere,</line>
<line>and your fame extends over all the earth.</line>
<line>You rule with justice;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.48.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.48.11"/>let the people of Zion be glad!</line>
<line>You give right judgments;</line>
<line>let there be joy in the cities of Judah!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.48.11"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.48.12" refEnd=3D"Ps.48.14">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.48.12"/>People of God, walk around Zion and count =
the towers;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.48.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.48.13"/>take notice of the walls and examine the =
fortresses,</line>
<line>so that you may tell the next generation:<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.48.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.48.14"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.48.14-000"/>This God is our God forever and =
ever;</line>
<line>he will lead us for all time to come.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.48.14-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.48.14"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.48"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.49.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.49.20">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.49"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The Foolishness of Trusting in Riches </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by the clan of =
Korah. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.49.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.49.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.49.1"/>Hear this, everyone!</line>
<line>Listen, all people everywhere,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.49.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.49.2"/>great and small alike,</line>
<line>rich and poor together.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.49.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.49.3"/>My thoughts will be clear;</line>
<line>I will speak words of wisdom.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.49.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.49.4"/>I will turn my attention to proverbs</line>
<line>and explain their meaning as I play the harp.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.49.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.49.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.49.9">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.49.5"/>I am not afraid in times of danger</line>
<line>when I am surrounded by enemies,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.49.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.49.6"/>by evil people who trust in their =
riches</line>
<line>and boast of their great wealth.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.49.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.49.7"/>We can never redeem ourselves;</line>
<line>we cannot pay God the price for our lives,</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.49.7"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.49.8"/>because the payment for a human life is too =
great.</line>
<line>What we could pay would never be enough<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.49.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.49.9"/>to keep us from the grave,</line>
<line>to let us live forever.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.49.9"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.49.10" refEnd=3D"Ps.49.12">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.49.10"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.49.10" noteStop=3D"Ps.49.10">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Sir.11.19"/>
</notePart>
</note> Anyone can see that even the wise die,</line>
<line>as well as the foolish and stupid.</line>
<line>They all leave their riches to their descendants.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.49.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.49.11"/>Their graves<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Some ancient translations<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> graves; </notePart>Hebrew<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> inner thoughts.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> are their homes forever;</line>
<line>there they stay for all time,</line>
<line>though they once had lands of their own.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.49.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.49.12"/>Our greatness cannot keep us from =
death;</line>
<line>we will still die like the animals.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.49.12"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.49.13" refEnd=3D"Ps.49.15">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.49.13"/>See what happens to those who trust in =
themselves,</line>
<line>the fate of those<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">One ancient translation<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> the fate of those; </notePart>Hebrew<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> after them.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> who are satisfied with their wealth--<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.49.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.49.14"/>they are doomed to die like sheep,</line>
<line>and Death will be their shepherd.</line>
<line>The righteous will triumph over them,</line>
<line>as their bodies quickly decay</line>
<line>in the world of the dead far from their homes.<note =
type=3D"x-exegesis">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">in . . . homes.; Hebrew unclear.</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.49.14"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.49.15"/>But God will rescue me;</line>
<line>he will save me from the power of death.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.49.15"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.49.16" refEnd=3D"Ps.49.20">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.49.16"/>Don't be upset when someone becomes =
rich,</line>
<line>when his wealth grows even greater;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.49.16"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.49.17"/>he cannot take it with him when he =
dies;</line>
<line>his wealth will not go with him to the grave.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.49.17"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.49.18"/>Even if someone is satisfied with this =
life</line>
<line>and is praised because he is successful,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.49.18"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.49.19"/>he will join all his ancestors in =
death,</line>
<line>where the darkness lasts forever.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.49.19"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.49.20"/>Our greatness cannot keep us from =
death;</line>
<line>we will still die like the animals.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.49.20"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.49"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.50.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.50.23">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.50"/>
<title>
<titlePart>True Worship </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by Asaph. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.50.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.50.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.50.1"/>The Almighty God, the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, speaks;</line>
<line>he calls to the whole earth from east to west.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.50.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.50.2"/>God shines from Zion,</line>
<line>the city perfect in its beauty.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.50.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.50.3" refEnd=3D"Ps.50.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.50.3"/>Our God is coming, but not in =
silence;</line>
<line>a raging fire is in front of him,</line>
<line>a furious storm around him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.50.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.50.4"/>He calls heaven and earth as =
witnesses</line>
<line>to see him judge his people.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.50.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.50.5"/>He says,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.50.5-000"/>Gather my faithful people to me,</line>
<line>those who made a covenant with me by offering a sacrifice.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.50.5-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.50.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.50.6"/>The heavens proclaim that God is =
righteous,</line>
<line>that he himself is judge.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.50.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.50.7" refEnd=3D"Ps.50.11">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.50.7"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.50.7-001"/>Listen, my people, and I will speak;</line>
<line>I will testify against you, Israel.</line>
<line>I am God, your God.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.50.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.50.8"/>I do not reprimand you because of your =
sacrifices</line>
<line>and the burnt offerings you always bring me.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.50.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.50.9"/>And yet I do not need bulls from your =
farms</line>
<line>or goats from your flocks;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.50.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.50.10"/>all the animals in the forest are =
mine</line>
<line>and the cattle on thousands of hills.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.50.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.50.11"/>All the wild birds are mine</line>
<line>and all living things in the fields.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.50.11"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.50.12" refEnd=3D"Ps.50.15">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.50.12"/>If I were hungry, I would not ask you for =
food,</line>
<line>for the world and everything in it is mine.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.50.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.50.13"/>Do I eat the flesh of bulls</line>
<line>or drink the blood of goats?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.50.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.50.14"/>Let the giving of thanks be your sacrifice =
to God,<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">Let the giving ... to God; =
</notePart>or<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> Offer your thanksgiving =
sacrifice to God.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>and give the Almighty all that you promised.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.50.14"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.50.15"/>Call to me when trouble comes;</line>
<line>I will save you,</line>
<line>and you will praise me.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.50.7-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.50.15"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.50.16" refEnd=3D"Ps.50.18">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.50.16"/>But God says to the wicked,</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.50.16-002"/>Why should you recite my =
commandments?</line>
<line>Why should you talk about my covenant?<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.50.16"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.50.17"/>You refuse to let me correct you;</line>
<line>you reject my commands.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.50.17"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.50.18"/>You become the friend of every thief you =
see,</line>
<line>and you associate with adulterers.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.50.18"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.50.19" refEnd=3D"Ps.50.21">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.50.19"/>You are always ready to speak evil;</line>
<line>you never hesitate to tell lies.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.50.19"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.50.20"/>You are ready to accuse your own =
relatives</line>
<line>and to find fault with them.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.50.20"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.50.21"/>You have done all this, and I have said =
nothing,</line>
<line>so you thought that I am like you.</line>
<line>But now I reprimand you</line>
<line>and make the matter plain to you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.50.21"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.50.22" refEnd=3D"Ps.50.23">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.50.22"/>Listen to this, you that ignore me,</line>
<line>or I will destroy you,</line>
<line>and there will be no one to save you.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.50.22"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.50.23"/>Giving thanks is the sacrifice that honors =
me,</line>
<line>and I will surely save all who obey me.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.50.16-002"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.50.23"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.50"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.51.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.51.19">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.51"/>
<title>
<titlePart> A Prayer for Forgiveness </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David, after =
the prophet Nathan had spoken to him about his adultery with Bathsheba. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.51.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.51.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.51.1"/>Be merciful to me, O God,</line>
<line>because of your constant love.</line>
<line>Because of your great mercy</line>
<line>wipe away my sins!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.51.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.51.2"/>Wash away all my evil</line>
<line>and make me clean from my sin!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.51.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.51.3" refEnd=3D"Ps.51.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.51.3"/>I recognize my faults;</line>
<line>I am always conscious of my sins.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.51.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.51.4"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.51.4" noteStop=3D"Ps.51.4">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Rom.3.4"/>
</notePart>
</note> I have sinned against you--only against you--</line>
<line>and done what you consider evil.</line>
<line>So you are right in judging me;</line>
<line>you are justified in condemning me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.51.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.51.5"/>I have been evil from the day I was =
born;</line>
<line>from the time I was conceived, I have been sinful.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.51.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.51.6" refEnd=3D"Ps.51.9">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.51.6"/>Sincerity and truth are what you =
require;</line>
<line>fill my mind with your wisdom.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.51.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.51.7"/>Remove my sin, and I will be clean;</line>
<line>wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.51.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.51.8"/>Let me hear the sounds of joy and =
gladness;</line>
<line>and though you have crushed me and broken me,</line>
<line>I will be happy once again.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.51.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.51.9"/>Close your eyes to my sins</line>
<line>and wipe out all my evil.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.51.9"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.51.10" refEnd=3D"Ps.51.13">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.51.10"/>Create a pure heart in me, O God,</line>
<line>and put a new and loyal spirit in me.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.51.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.51.11"/>Do not banish me from your =
presence;</line>
<line>do not take your holy spirit away from me.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.51.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.51.12"/>Give me again the joy that comes from your =
salvation,</line>
<line>and make me willing to obey you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.51.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.51.13"/>Then I will teach sinners your =
commands,</line>
<line>and they will turn back to you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.51.13"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.51.14" refEnd=3D"Ps.51.15">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.51.14"/>Spare my life, O God, and save me,<note =
type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">Spare my life ... me; =
</notePart>or<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> O God my savior, keep me from =
the crime of murder.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>and I will gladly proclaim your righteousness.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.51.14"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.51.15"/>Help me to speak, Lord,</line>
<line>and I will praise you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.51.15"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.51.16" refEnd=3D"Ps.51.17">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.51.16"/>You do not want sacrifices,</line>
<line>or I would offer them;</line>
<line>you are not pleased with burnt offerings.</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.51.16"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.51.17"/>My sacrifice is a humble spirit, O =
God;</line>
<line>you will not reject a humble and repentant heart.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.51.17"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.51.18" refEnd=3D"Ps.51.19">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.51.18"/>O God, be kind to Zion and help =
her;</line>
<line>rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.51.18"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.51.19"/>Then you will be pleased with proper =
sacrifices</line>
<line>and with our burnt offerings;</line>
<line>and bulls will be sacrificed on your altar.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.51.19"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.51"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.52.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.52.9">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.52"/>
<title>
<titlePart> God's Judgment and Grace </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A poem by David, after =
Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him that David had gone to the =
house of Ahimelech. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.52.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.52.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.52.1"/>Why do you boast, great one, of your =
evil?</line>
<line>God's faithfulness is eternal.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.52.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.52.2"/>You make plans to ruin others;</line>
<line>your tongue is like a sharp razor.</line>
<line>You are always inventing lies.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.52.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.52.3"/>You love evil more than good</line>
<line>and falsehood more than truth.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.52.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.52.4"/>You love to hurt people with your words, =
you liar!</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.52.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.52.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.52.4"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.52.5"/>So God will ruin you forever;</line>
<line>he will take hold of you and snatch you from your home;</line>
<line>he will remove you from the world of the living.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.52.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.52.6"/>Righteous people will see this and be =
afraid;</line>
<line>then they will laugh at you and say,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.52.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.52.7"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.52.7-000"/>Look, here is someone who did not depend on =
God for safety,</line>
<line>but trusted instead in great wealth</line>
<line>and looked for security in being wicked.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.52.7-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.52.7"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.52.8" refEnd=3D"Ps.52.9">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.52.8"/>But I am like an olive tree growing in the =
house of God;</line>
<line>I trust in his constant love forever and ever.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.52.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.52.9"/>I will always thank you, God, for what you =
have done;</line>
<line>in the presence of your people</line>
<line>I will proclaim that you are good.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.52.9"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.52"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.53.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.53.6">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.53"/>
<title>
<titlePart>Human Wickedness </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A poem by David. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.14.1"/>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.53.1">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.53.1"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.53.1" noteStop=3D"Ps.53.1">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Rom.3.10" targetEnd=3D"Rom.3.12"/>
</notePart>
</note> Fools say to themselves,</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.53.1-000"/>There is no God.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.53.1-000"/>
</line>
<line>They are all corrupt,</line>
<line>and they have done terrible things;</line>
<line>there is no one who does what is right.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.53.1"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.53.2" refEnd=3D"Ps.53.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.53.2"/>God looks down from heaven at people</line>
<line>to see if there are any who are wise,</line>
<line>any who worship him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.53.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.53.3"/>But they have all turned away;</line>
<line>they are all equally bad.</line>
<line>Not one of them does what is right,</line>
<line>not a single one.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.53.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.53.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.53.4"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.53.4-001"/>Don't they know?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.53.4-001"/> God asks.</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.53.4-002"/>Are these evildoers ignorant?</line>
<line>They live by robbing my people,</line>
<line>and they never pray to me.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.53.4-002"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.53.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.53.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.53.5"/>But then they will become terrified,</line>
<line>as they have never been before,</line>
<line>for God will scatter the bones of the enemies of his =
people.</line>
<line>God has rejected them,</line>
<line>and so Israel will totally defeat them.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.53.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.53.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.53.6"/>How I pray that victory</line>
<line>will come to Israel from Zion.</line>
<line>How happy the people of Israel will be</line>
<line>when God makes them prosperous again!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.53.6"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.53"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.54.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.54.7">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.54"/>
<title>
<titlePart> A Prayer for Protection from Enemies </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A poem by David, after =
the men from Ziph went to Saul and told him that David was hiding in =
their territory. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.54.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.54.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.54.1"/>Save me by your power, O God;</line>
<line>set me free by your might!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.54.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.54.2"/>Hear my prayer, O God;</line>
<line>listen to my words!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.54.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.54.3"/>Proud people are coming to attack =
me;</line>
<line>cruel people are trying to kill me--</line>
<line>those who do not care about God.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.54.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.54.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.54.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.54.4"/>But God is my helper.</line>
<line>The Lord is my defender.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.54.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.54.5"/>May God use their own evil to punish my =
enemies.</line>
<line>He will destroy them because he is faithful.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.54.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.54.6" refEnd=3D"Ps.54.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.54.6"/>I will gladly offer you a sacrifice, O =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>I will give you thanks</line>
<line>because you are good.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.54.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.54.7"/>You have rescued me from all my =
troubles,</line>
<line>and I have seen my enemies defeated.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.54.7"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.54"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.55.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.55.23">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.55"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The Prayer of Someone Betrayed by a Friend </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A poem by David. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.55.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.55.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.55.1"/>Hear my prayer, O God;</line>
<line>don't turn away from my plea!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.55.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.55.2"/>Listen to me and answer me;</line>
<line>I am worn out by my worries.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.55.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.55.3"/>I am terrified by the threats of my =
enemies,</line>
<line>crushed by the oppression of the wicked.</line>
<line>They bring trouble on me;</line>
<line>they are angry with me and hate me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.55.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.55.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.55.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.55.4"/>I am terrified,</line>
<line>and the terrors of death crush me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.55.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.55.5"/>I am gripped by fear and trembling;</line>
<line>I am overcome with horror.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.55.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.55.6"/>I wish I had wings like a dove.</line>
<line>I would fly away and find rest.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.55.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.55.7"/>I would fly far away</line>
<line>and make my home in the desert.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.55.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.55.8"/>I would hurry and find myself a =
shelter</line>
<line>from the raging wind and the storm.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.55.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.55.9"/>Confuse the speech of my enemies, O =
Lord!</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.55.10" refEnd=3D"Ps.55.11">
<lineGroup>
<line> I see violence and riots in the city,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.55.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.55.10"/>surrounding it day and night,</line>
<line>filling it with crime and trouble.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.55.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.55.11"/>There is destruction everywhere;</line>
<line>the streets are full of oppression and fraud.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.55.11"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.55.12" refEnd=3D"Ps.55.14">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.55.12"/>If it were an enemy making fun of =
me,</line>
<line>I could endure it;</line>
<line>if it were an opponent boasting over me,</line>
<line>I could hide myself from him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.55.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.55.13"/>But it is you, my companion,</line>
<line>my colleague and close friend.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.55.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.55.14"/>We had intimate talks with each =
other</line>
<line>and worshiped together in the Temple.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.55.14"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.55.15"/>May my enemies die before their =
time;</line>
<line>may they go down alive into the world of the dead!</line>
<line>Evil is in their homes and in their hearts.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.55.16" refEnd=3D"Ps.55.19">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.55.15"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.55.16"/>But I call to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> God for help,</line>
<line>and he will save me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.55.16"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.55.17"/>Morning, noon, and night</line>
<line>my complaints and groans go up to him,</line>
<line>and he will hear my voice.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.55.17"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.55.18"/>He will bring me safely back</line>
<line>from the battles that I fight</line>
<line>against so many enemies.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.55.18"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.55.19"/>God, who has ruled from eternity,</line>
<line>will hear me and defeat them;</line>
<line>for they refuse to change,</line>
<line>and they do not fear him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.55.19"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.55.20" refEnd=3D"Ps.55.21">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.55.20"/>My former companion attacked his =
friends;</line>
<line>he broke his promises.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.55.20"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.55.21"/>His words were smoother than cream,</line>
<line>but there was hatred in his heart;</line>
<line>his words were as soothing as oil,</line>
<line>but they cut like sharp swords.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.55.21"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.55.22">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.55.22"/>Leave your troubles with the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>and he will defend you;</line>
<line>he never lets honest people be defeated.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.55.22"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.55.23">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.55.23"/>But you, O God, will bring those murderers =
and liars to their graves</line>
<line>before half their life is over.</line>
<line>As for me, I will trust in you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.55.23"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.55"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.56.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.56.13">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.56"/>
<title>
<titlePart> A Prayer of Trust in God </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David, after =
the Philistines captured him in Gath. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.56.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.56.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.56.1"/>Be merciful to me, O God,</line>
<line>because I am under attack;</line>
<line>my enemies persecute me all the time.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.56.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.56.2"/>All day long my opponents attack me.</line>
<line>There are so many who fight against me.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.56.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.56.3"/>When I am afraid, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> Almighty,</line>
<line>I put my trust in you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.56.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.56.4"/>I trust in God and am not afraid;</line>
<line>I praise him for what he has promised.</line>
<line>What can a mere human being do to me?<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.56.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.56.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.56.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.56.5"/>My enemies make trouble for me all day =
long;</line>
<line>they are always thinking up some way to hurt me!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.56.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.56.6"/>They gather in hiding places</line>
<line>and watch everything I do,</line>
<line>hoping to kill me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.56.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.56.7"/>Punish<note type=3D"x-exegesis">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Probable text<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> =
Punish; </notePart>Hebrew<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> Save.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> them, O God, for their evil;</line>
<line>defeat those people in your anger!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.56.7"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.56.8" refEnd=3D"Ps.56.11">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.56.8"/>You know how troubled I am;</line>
<line>you have kept a record of my tears.</line>
<line>Aren't they listed in your book?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.56.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.56.9"/>The day I call to you,</line>
<line>my enemies will be turned back.</line>
<line>I know this: God<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">I know this: God; </notePart>or<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> Because I know that God.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> is on my side--<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.56.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.56.10"/>the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, whose promises I praise.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.56.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.56.11"/>In him I trust, and I will not be =
afraid.</line>
<line>What can a mere human being do to me?<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.56.11"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.56.12" refEnd=3D"Ps.56.13">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.56.12"/>O God, I will offer you what I have =
promised;</line>
<line>I will give you my offering of thanksgiving,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.56.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.56.13"/>because you have rescued me from =
death</line>
<line>and kept me from defeat.</line>
<line>And so I walk in the presence of God,</line>
<line>in the light that shines on the living.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.56.13"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.56"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.57.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.57.11">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.57"/>
<title>
<titlePart> A Prayer for Help </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David, after =
he fled from Saul in the cave. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.57.1">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.57.1"/>Be merciful to me, O God, be =
merciful,</line>
<line>because I come to you for safety.</line>
<line>In the shadow of your wings I find protection</line>
<line>until the raging storms are over.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.57.1"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.57.2" refEnd=3D"Ps.57.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.57.2"/>I call to God, the Most High,</line>
<line>to God, who supplies my every need.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.57.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.57.3"/>He will answer from heaven and save =
me;</line>
<line>he will defeat my oppressors.</line>
<line>God will show me his constant love and faithfulness.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.57.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.57.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.57.4"/>I am surrounded by enemies,</line>
<line>who are like lions hungry for human flesh.</line>
<line>Their teeth are like spears and arrows;</line>
<line>their tongues are like sharp swords.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.57.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.57.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.57.5"/>Show your greatness in the sky, O =
God,</line>
<line>and your glory over all the earth.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.57.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.57.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.57.6"/>My enemies have spread a net to catch =
me;</line>
<line>I am overcome with distress.</line>
<line>They dug a pit in my path,</line>
<line>but fell into it themselves.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.57.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.57.7" refEnd=3D"Ps.57.11">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.57.7"/>I have complete confidence, O God;</line>
<line>I will sing and praise you!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.57.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.57.8"/>Wake up, my soul!</line>
<line>Wake up, my harp and lyre!</line>
<line>I will wake up the sun.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.57.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.57.9"/>I will thank you, O Lord, among the =
nations.</line>
<line>I will praise you among the peoples.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.57.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.57.10"/>Your constant love reaches the =
heavens;</line>
<line>your faithfulness touches the skies.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.57.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.57.11"/>Show your greatness in the sky, O =
God,</line>
<line>and your glory over all the earth.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.57.11"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.57"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.58.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.58.11">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.58"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer for God to Punish the Wicked </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.58.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.58.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.58.1"/>Do you rulers<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">rulers; </notePart>or<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> gods.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> ever give a just decision?</line>
<line>Do you judge everyone fairly?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.58.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.58.2"/>No! You think only of the evil you can =
do,</line>
<line>and commit crimes of violence in the land.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.58.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.58.3" refEnd=3D"Ps.58.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.58.3"/>Evildoers go wrong all their lives;</line>
<line>they tell lies from the day they are born.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.58.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.58.4"/>They are full of poison like snakes;</line>
<line>they stop up their ears like a deaf cobra,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.58.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.58.5"/>which does not hear the voice of the snake =
charmer,</line>
<line>or the chant of the clever magician.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.58.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.58.6" refEnd=3D"Ps.58.9">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.58.6"/>Break the teeth of these fierce lions, O =
God.</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.58.6"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.58.7"/>May they disappear like water draining =
away;</line>
<line>may they be crushed like weeds on a path.<note =
type=3D"x-exegesis">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Probable text<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> =
may ... path; </notePart>Hebrew unclear.</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.58.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.58.8"/>May they be like snails that dissolve into =
slime;</line>
<line>may they be like a baby born dead that never sees the =
light.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.58.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.58.9"/>Before they know it, they are cut down like =
weeds;</line>
<line>in his fierce anger God will blow them away</line>
<line>while they are still living.<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Verse 9 in Hebrew is unclear.</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.58.9"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.58.10" refEnd=3D"Ps.58.11">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.58.10"/>The righteous will be glad when they see =
sinners punished;</line>
<line>they will wade through the blood of the wicked.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.58.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.58.11"/>People will say,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.58.11-000"/>The righteous are indeed rewarded;</line>
<line>there is indeed a God who judges the world.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.58.11-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.58.11"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.58"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.59.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.59.17">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.59"/>
<title>
<titlePart> A Prayer for Safety </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David, after =
Saul sent men to watch his house in order to kill him. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.59.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.59.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.59.1"/>Save me from my enemies, my God;</line>
<line>protect me from those who attack me!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.59.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.59.2"/>Save me from those evil people;</line>
<line>rescue me from those murderers!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.59.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.59.3" refEnd=3D"Ps.59.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.59.3"/>Look! They are waiting to kill me;</line>
<line>cruel people are gathering against me.</line>
<line>It is not because of any sin or wrong I have done,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.59.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.59.4"/>nor because of any fault of mine, O =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>that they hurry to their places.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.59.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.59.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.59.5"/>Rise, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> God Almighty, and come to my aid;</line>
<line>see for yourself, God of Israel!</line>
<line>Wake up and punish the heathen;</line>
<line>show no mercy to evil traitors!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.59.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.59.6" refEnd=3D"Ps.59.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.59.6"/>They come back in the evening,</line>
<line>snarling like dogs as they go about the city.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.59.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.59.7"/>Listen to their insults and threats.</line>
<line>Their tongues are like swords in their mouths,</line>
<line>yet they think that no one hears them.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.59.7"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.59.8" refEnd=3D"Ps.59.10">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.59.8"/>But you laugh at them, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>you mock all the heathen.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.59.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.59.9"/>I have confidence in your strength;</line>
<line>you are my refuge, O God.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.59.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.59.10"/>My God loves me and will come to =
me;</line>
<line>he will let me see my enemies defeated.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.59.10"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.59.11" refEnd=3D"Ps.59.13">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.59.11"/>Do not kill them, O God, or my people may =
forget.</line>
<line>Scatter them by your strength and defeat them,</line>
<line>O Lord, our protector.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.59.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.59.12"/>Sin is on their lips; all their words are =
sinful;</line>
<line>may they be caught in their pride!</line>
<line>Because they curse and lie,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.59.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.59.13"/>destroy them in your anger;</line>
<line>destroy them completely.</line>
<line>Then everyone will know that God rules in Israel,</line>
<line>that his rule extends over all the earth.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.59.13"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.59.14" refEnd=3D"Ps.59.15">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.59.14"/>My enemies come back in the =
evening,</line>
<line>snarling like dogs as they go about the city,</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.59.14"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.59.15"/>like dogs roaming about for food</line>
<line>and growling if they do not find enough.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.59.15"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.59.16" refEnd=3D"Ps.59.17">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.59.16"/>But I will sing about your =
strength;</line>
<line>every morning I will sing aloud of your constant love.</line>
<line>You have been a refuge for me,</line>
<line>a shelter in my time of trouble.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.59.16"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.59.17"/>I will praise you, my defender.</line>
<line>My refuge is God,</line>
<line>the God who loves me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.59.17"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.59"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.60.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.60.12">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.60"/>
<title>
<titlePart> A Prayer for Deliverance </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David, for =
teaching, when he fought against the Arameans from Naharaim and from =
Zobah, and Joab turned back and killed 12,000 Edomites in Salt Valley. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.60.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.60.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.60.1"/>You have rejected us, God, and defeated =
us;</line>
<line>you have been angry with us--but now turn back to us.<note =
type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">angry with us ... us; =
</notePart>or<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> angry with us and turned your =
back on us.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.60.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.60.2"/>You have made the land tremble, and you =
have cut it open;</line>
<line>now heal its wounds, because it is falling apart.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.60.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.60.3"/>You have made your people suffer =
greatly;</line>
<line>we stagger around as though we were drunk.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.60.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.60.4"/>You have warned those who have reverence =
for you,</line>
<line>so that they might escape destruction.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.60.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.60.5"/>Save us by your might; answer our =
prayer,</line>
<line>so that the people you love may be rescued.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.60.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.60.6" refEnd=3D"Ps.60.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.60.6"/>From his sanctuary<note =
type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">From his sanctuary; </notePart>or<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> In his holiness.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> God has said,</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.60.6-000"/>In triumph I will divide Shechem</line>
<line>and distribute Sukkoth Valley to my people.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.60.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.60.7"/>Gilead is mine, and Manasseh too;</line>
<line>Ephraim is my helmet</line>
<line>and Judah my royal scepter.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.60.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.60.8"/>But I will use Moab as my washbowl,</line>
<line>and I will throw my sandals on Edom,</line>
<line>as a sign that I own it.</line>
<line>Did the Philistines think they would shout in triumph over me?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.60.6-000"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.60.9" refEnd=3D"Ps.60.12">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.60.8"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.60.9"/>Who, O God, will take me into the fortified =
city?</line>
<line>Who will lead me to Edom?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.60.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.60.10"/>Have you really rejected us?</line>
<line>Aren't you going to march out with our armies?<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.60.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.60.11"/>Help us against the enemy;</line>
<line>human help is worthless.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.60.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.60.12"/>With God on our side we will win;</line>
<line>he will defeat our enemies.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.60.12"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.60"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.61.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.61.8">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.61"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer for Protection </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: By David. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.61.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.61.1">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.61.1"/>Hear my cry, O God;</line>
<line>listen to my prayer!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.61.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.61.2"/>In despair and far from home</line>
<line>I call to you!</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.61.3">
<lineGroup>
<line> Take me to a safe refuge,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.61.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.61.3"/>for you are my protector,</line>
<line>my strong defense against my enemies.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.61.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.61.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.61.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.61.4"/>Let me live in your sanctuary all my =
life;</line>
<line>let me find safety under your wings.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.61.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.61.5"/>You have heard my promises, O God,</line>
<line>and you have given me what belongs to those who honor =
you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.61.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.61.6" refEnd=3D"Ps.61.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.61.6"/>Add many years to the king's life;</line>
<line>let him live on and on!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.61.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.61.7"/>May he rule forever in your presence, O =
God;</line>
<line>protect him with your constant love and faithfulness.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.61.7"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.61.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.61.8"/>So I will always sing praises to =
you,</line>
<line>as I offer you daily what I have promised.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.61.8"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.61"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.62.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.62.12">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.62"/>
<title>
<titlePart>Confidence in God's Protection </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.62.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.62.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.62.1"/>I wait patiently for God to save me;</line>
<line>I depend on him alone.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.62.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.62.2"/>He alone protects and saves me;</line>
<line>he is my defender,</line>
<line>and I shall never be defeated.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.62.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.62.3" refEnd=3D"Ps.62.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.62.3"/>How much longer will all of you attack =
someone</line>
<line>who is no stronger than a broken-down fence?<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.62.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.62.4"/>You only want to bring him down from his =
place of honor;</line>
<line>you take pleasure in lies.</line>
<line>You speak words of blessing,</line>
<line>but in your heart you curse him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.62.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.62.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.62.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.62.5"/>I depend on God alone;</line>
<line>I put my hope in him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.62.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.62.6"/>He alone protects and saves me;</line>
<line>he is my defender,</line>
<line>and I shall never be defeated.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.62.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.62.7"/>My salvation and honor depend on =
God;</line>
<line>he is my strong protector;</line>
<line>he is my shelter.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.62.7"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.62.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.62.8"/>Trust in God at all times, my =
people.</line>
<line>Tell him all your troubles,</line>
<line>for he is our refuge.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.62.8"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.62.9" refEnd=3D"Ps.62.10">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.62.9"/>Human beings are all like a puff of =
breath;</line>
<line>great and small alike are worthless.</line>
<line>Put them on the scales, and they weigh nothing;</line>
<line>they are lighter than a mere breath.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.62.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.62.10"/>Don't put your trust in violence;</line>
<line>don't hope to gain anything by robbery;</line>
<line>even if your riches increase,</line>
<line>don't depend on them.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.62.10"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.62.11" refEnd=3D"Ps.62.12">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.62.11"/>More than once I have heard God say</line>
<line>that power belongs to him</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.62.11"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.62.12"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.62.12" noteStop=3D"Ps.62.12">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Job.34.11"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Jer.17.10"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.16.27"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Rom.2.6"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Rev.2.23"/>
</notePart>
</note> and that his love is constant.</line>
<line>You yourself, O Lord, reward everyone according to their =
deeds.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.62.12"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.62"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.63.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.63.11">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.63"/>
<title>
<titlePart> Longing for God </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David, when he =
was in the desert of Judea. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.63.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.63.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.63.1"/>O God, you are my God,</line>
<line>and I long for you.</line>
<line>My whole being desires you;</line>
<line>like a dry, worn-out, and waterless land,</line>
<line>my soul is thirsty for you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.63.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.63.2"/>Let me see you in the sanctuary;</line>
<line>let me see how mighty and glorious you are.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.63.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.63.3"/>Your constant love is better than life =
itself,</line>
<line>and so I will praise you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.63.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.63.4"/>I will give you thanks as long as I =
live;</line>
<line>I will raise my hands to you in prayer.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.63.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.63.5"/>My soul will feast and be satisfied,</line>
<line>and I will sing glad songs of praise to you.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.63.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.63.6" refEnd=3D"Ps.63.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.63.6"/>As I lie in bed, I remember you;</line>
<line>all night long I think of you,</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.63.6"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.63.7"/>because you have always been my =
help.</line>
<line>In the shadow of your wings I sing for joy.</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.63.7"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.63.8"/>I cling to you,</line>
<line>and your hand keeps me safe.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.63.8"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.63.9" refEnd=3D"Ps.63.11">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.63.9"/>Those who are trying to kill me</line>
<line>will go down into the world of the dead.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.63.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.63.10"/>They will be killed in battle,</line>
<line>and their bodies eaten by wolves.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.63.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.63.11"/>Because God gives him victory,</line>
<line>the king will rejoice.</line>
<line>Those who make promises in God's name will praise him,</line>
<line>but the mouths of liars will be shut.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.63.11"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.63"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.64.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.64.10">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.64"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer for Protection </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.64.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.64.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.64.1"/>I am in trouble, God--listen to my =
prayer!</line>
<line>I am afraid of my enemies--save my life!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.64.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.64.2"/>Protect me from the plots of the =
wicked,</line>
<line>from mobs of evil people.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.64.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.64.3"/>They sharpen their tongues like =
swords</line>
<line>and aim cruel words like arrows.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.64.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.64.4"/>They are quick to spread their shameless =
lies;</line>
<line>they destroy good people with cowardly slander.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.64.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.64.5"/>They encourage each other in their evil =
plots;</line>
<line>they talk about where they will place their traps.</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.64.5-000"/>No one can see them,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.64.5-000"/> they say.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.64.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.64.6"/>They make evil plans and say,</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.64.6-001"/>We have planned a perfect crime.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.64.6-001"/>
</line>
<line>The human heart and mind are a mystery.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.64.7" refEnd=3D"Ps.64.10">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.64.6"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.64.7"/>But God shoots his arrows at them,</line>
<line>and suddenly they are wounded.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.64.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.64.8"/>He will destroy them because of those =
words;<note type=3D"x-exegesis">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Probable text<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> =
He will destroy them because of those words; </notePart>Hebrew<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> They will destroy him, those words are against =
them.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>all who see them will shake their heads.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.64.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.64.9"/>They will all be afraid;</line>
<line>they will think about what God has done</line>
<line>and tell about his deeds.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.64.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.64.10"/>All righteous people will rejoice</line>
<line>because of what the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> =
has done.</line>
<line>They will find safety in him;</line>
<line>all good people will praise him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.64.10"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.64"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.65.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.65.13">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.65"/>
<title>
<titlePart>Praise and Thanksgiving </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David; a song. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.65.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.65.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.65.1"/>O God, it is right for us to praise you in =
Zion</line>
<line>and keep our promises to you,</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.65.1"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.65.2"/>because you answer prayers.</line>
<line>People everywhere will come to you<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.65.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.65.3"/>on account of their sins.</line>
<line>Our faults defeat us,<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">One ancient translation<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> us; </notePart>Hebrew<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> =
me.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>but you forgive them.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.65.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.65.4"/>Happy are those whom you choose,</line>
<line>whom you bring to live in your sanctuary.</line>
<line>We shall be satisfied with the good things of your house,</line>
<line>the blessings of your sacred Temple.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.65.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.65.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.65.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.65.5"/>You answer us by giving us victory,</line>
<line>and you do wonderful things to save us.</line>
<line>People all over the world</line>
<line>and across the distant seas trust in you.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.65.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.65.6"/>You set the mountains in place by your =
strength,</line>
<line>showing your mighty power.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.65.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.65.7"/>You calm the roar of the seas</line>
<line>and the noise of the waves;</line>
<line>you calm the uproar of the peoples.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.65.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.65.8"/>The whole world stands in awe</line>
<line>of the great things that you have done.</line>
<line>Your deeds bring shouts of joy</line>
<line>from one end of the earth to the other.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.65.8"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.65.9" refEnd=3D"Ps.65.13">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.65.9"/>You show your care for the land by sending =
rain;</line>
<line>you make it rich and fertile.</line>
<line>You fill the streams with water;</line>
<line>you provide the earth with crops.</line>
<line>This is how you do it:<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.65.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.65.10"/>you send abundant rain on the plowed =
fields</line>
<line>and soak them with water;</line>
<line>you soften the soil with showers</line>
<line>and cause the young plants to grow.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.65.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.65.11"/>What a rich harvest your goodness =
provides!</line>
<line>Wherever you go there is plenty.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.65.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.65.12"/>The pastures are filled with =
flocks;</line>
<line>the hillsides are full of joy.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.65.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.65.13"/>The fields are covered with sheep;</line>
<line>the valleys are full of wheat.</line>
<line>Everything shouts and sings for joy.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.65.13"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.65"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.66.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.66.20">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.66"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Song of Praise and Thanksgiving </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A song. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.66.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.66.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.66.1"/>Praise God with shouts of joy, all =
people!</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.66.1"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.66.2"/>Sing to the glory of his name;</line>
<line>offer him glorious praise!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.66.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.66.3"/>Say to God,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.66.3-000"/>How wonderful are the things you do!</line>
<line>Your power is so great</line>
<line>that your enemies bow down in fear before you.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.66.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.66.4"/>Everyone on earth worships you;</line>
<line>they sing praises to you,</line>
<line>they sing praises to your name.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.66.3-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.66.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.66.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.66.9">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.66.5"/>Come and see what God has done,</line>
<line>his wonderful acts among people.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.66.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.66.6"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.66.6" noteStop=3D"Ps.66.6">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.14.21"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Josh.3.14" targetEnd=3D"Josh.3.17"/>
</notePart>
</note> He changed the sea into dry land;</line>
<line>our ancestors crossed the river on foot.</line>
<line>There we rejoiced because of what he did.</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.66.6"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.66.7"/>He rules forever by his might</line>
<line>and keeps his eyes on the nations.</line>
<line>Let no rebels rise against him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.66.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.66.8"/>Praise our God, all nations;</line>
<line>let your praise be heard.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.66.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.66.9"/>He has kept us alive</line>
<line>and has not allowed us to fall.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.66.9"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.66.10" refEnd=3D"Ps.66.12">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.66.10"/>You have put us to the test, God;</line>
<line>as silver is purified by fire,</line>
<line>so you have tested us.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.66.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.66.11"/>You let us fall into a trap</line>
<line>and placed heavy burdens on our backs.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.66.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.66.12"/>You let our enemies trample us;</line>
<line>we went through fire and flood,</line>
<line>but now you have brought us to a place of safety.<note =
type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Some ancient translations<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> safety; </notePart>Hebrew<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> overflowing.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.66.12"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.66.13" refEnd=3D"Ps.66.15">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.66.13"/>I will bring burnt offerings to your =
house;</line>
<line>I will offer you what I promised.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.66.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.66.14"/>I will give you what I said I would</line>
<line>when I was in trouble.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.66.14"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.66.15"/>I will offer sheep to be burned on the =
altar;</line>
<line>I will sacrifice bulls and goats,</line>
<line>and the smoke will go up to the sky.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.66.15"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.66.16" refEnd=3D"Ps.66.19">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.66.16"/>Come and listen, all who honor God,</line>
<line>and I will tell you what he has done for me.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.66.16"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.66.17"/>I cried to him for help;</line>
<line>I praised him with songs.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.66.17"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.66.18"/>If I had ignored my sins,</line>
<line>the Lord would not have listened to me.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.66.18"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.66.19"/>But God has indeed heard me;</line>
<line>he has listened to my prayer.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.66.19"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.66.20">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.66.20"/>I praise God,</line>
<line>because he did not reject my prayer</line>
<line>or keep back his constant love from me.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.66.20"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.66"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.67.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.67.7">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.67"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Song of Thanksgiving </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm; a song. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.67.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.67.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.67.1"/>God, be merciful to us and bless us;</line>
<line>look on us with kindness,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.67.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.67.2"/>so that the whole world may know your =
will;</line>
<line>so that all nations may know your salvation.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.67.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.67.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.67.3"/>May the peoples praise you, O God;</line>
<line>may all the peoples praise you!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.67.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.67.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.67.4"/>May the nations be glad and sing for =
joy,</line>
<line>because you judge the peoples with justice</line>
<line>and guide every nation on earth.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.67.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.67.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.67.5"/>May the peoples praise you, O God;</line>
<line>may all the peoples praise you!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.67.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.67.6" refEnd=3D"Ps.67.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.67.6"/>The land has produced its harvest;</line>
<line>God, our God, has blessed us.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.67.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.67.7"/>God has blessed us;</line>
<line>may all people everywhere honor him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.67.7"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.67"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.68.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.68.35">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.68"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A National Song of Triumph </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David; a song. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.68.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.68.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.68.1"/>God rises up and scatters his =
enemies.</line>
<line>Those who hate him run away in defeat.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.68.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.68.2"/>As smoke is blown away, so he drives them =
off;</line>
<line>as wax melts in front of the fire,</line>
<line>so do the wicked perish in God's presence.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.68.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.68.3"/>But the righteous are glad and rejoice in =
his presence;</line>
<line>they are happy and shout for joy.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.68.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.68.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.68.4"/>Sing to God, sing praises to his =
name;</line>
<line>prepare a way for him who rides on the clouds.<note =
type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">on the clouds; </notePart>or<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> across the desert.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>His name is the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>--be =
glad in his presence!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.68.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.68.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.68.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.68.5"/>God, who lives in his sacred Temple,</line>
<line>cares for orphans and protects widows.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.68.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.68.6"/>He gives the lonely a home to live =
in</line>
<line>and leads prisoners out into happy freedom,</line>
<line>but rebels will have to live in a desolate land.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.68.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.68.7" refEnd=3D"Ps.68.10">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.68.7"/>O God, when you led your people,</line>
<line>when you marched across the desert,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.68.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.68.8"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.68.8" noteStop=3D"Ps.68.8">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.19.18"/>
</notePart>
</note> the earth shook, and the sky poured down rain,</line>
<line>because of the coming of the God of Sinai,<note =
type=3D"x-background">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">GOD OF SINAI: As the people of Israel went =
from Egypt to Canaan, God revealed himself to them at Mount Sinai (see
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.19.16" targetEnd=3D"Exod.19.25"/> =
).</notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>the coming of the God of Israel.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.68.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.68.9"/>You caused abundant rain to fall</line>
<line>and restored your worn-out land;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.68.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.68.10"/>your people made their home there;</line>
<line>in your goodness you provided for the poor.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.68.10"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.68.11" refEnd=3D"Ps.68.14">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.68.11"/>The Lord gave the command,</line>
<line>and many women carried the news:<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.68.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.68.12"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.68.12-000"/>Kings and their armies are running away!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.68.12-000"/>
</line>
<line>The women at home divided what was captured:</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.68.12"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.68.13"/>figures of doves covered with =
silver,</line>
<line>whose wings glittered with fine gold.</line>
<line>(Why did some of you stay among the sheep pens on the day of =
battle?)</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.68.13"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.68.14"/>When Almighty God scattered the kings on =
Mount Zalmon,</line>
<line>he caused snow to fall there.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.68.14"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.68.15" refEnd=3D"Ps.68.16">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.68.15"/>What a mighty mountain is Bashan,</line>
<line>a mountain of many peaks!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.68.15"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.68.16"/>Why from your mighty peaks do you look =
with scorn</line>
<line>on the mountain<note type=3D"x-background">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">MOUNTAIN: See=20
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.2.6"/> . </notePart>
</note> on which God chose to live?</line>
<line>The <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> will live there =
forever!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.68.16"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.68.17" refEnd=3D"Ps.68.17">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.68.17"/>With his many thousands of mighty =
chariots</line>
<line>the Lord comes from Sinai<note type=3D"x-exegesis">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Probable text<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> =
comes from Sinai; </notePart>Hebrew<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> in =
them, Sinai.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> into the holy place.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.68.17"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.68.18"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.68.18" noteStop=3D"Ps.68.18">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Eph.4.8"/>
</notePart>
</note> He goes up to the heights,</line>
<line>taking many captives with him;</line>
<line>he receives gifts from rebellious people.</line>
<line>The <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> God will live =
there.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.68.19" refEnd=3D"Ps.68.20">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.68.18"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.68.19"/>Praise the Lord,</line>
<line>who carries our burdens day after day;</line>
<line>he is the God who saves us.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.68.19"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.68.20"/>Our God is a God who saves;</line>
<line>he is the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, our =
Lord,</line>
<line>who rescues us from death.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.68.20"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.68.21" refEnd=3D"Ps.68.23">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.68.21"/>God will surely break the heads of his =
enemies,</line>
<line>of those who persist in their sinful ways.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.68.21"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.68.22"/>The Lord has said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.68.22-001"/>I will bring your enemies back from =
Bashan;</line>
<line>I will bring them back from the depths of the ocean,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.68.22"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.68.23"/>so that you may wade in their =
blood,</line>
<line>and your dogs may lap up as much as they want.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.68.22-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.68.23"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.68.24" refEnd=3D"Ps.68.27">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.68.24"/>O God, your march of triumph is seen by =
all,</line>
<line>the procession of God, my king, into his sanctuary.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.68.24"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.68.25"/>The singers are in front, the musicians =
are behind,</line>
<line>in between are the young women beating the tambourines.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.68.25"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.68.26"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.68.26-002"/>Praise God in the meeting of his =
people;</line>
<line>praise the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, all you =
descendants of Jacob!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.68.26-002"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.68.26"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.68.27"/>First comes Benjamin, the smallest =
tribe,</line>
<line>then the leaders of Judah with their group,</line>
<line>followed by the leaders of Zebulun and Naphtali.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.68.27"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.68.28" refEnd=3D"Ps.68.31">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.68.28"/>Show your power, O God,</line>
<line>the power you have used on our behalf</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.68.28"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.68.29"/>from your Temple in Jerusalem,</line>
<line>where kings bring gifts to you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.68.29"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.68.30"/>Rebuke Egypt, that wild animal in the =
reeds;</line>
<line>rebuke the nations, that herd of bulls with their calves,</line>
<line>until they all bow down and offer you their silver.</line>
<line>Scatter those people who love to make war!<note =
type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Verse 30 in Hebrew is unclear.</notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.68.30"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.68.31"/>Ambassadors<note type=3D"x-exegesis">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Some ancient translations<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> Ambassadors; </notePart>Hebrew unclear.</notePart>
</note> will come from Egypt;</line>
<line>the Ethiopians<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Hebrew<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> =
Cushites: </notePart>Cush is the ancient name of the extensive territory =
south of the First Cataract of the Nile River. This region was called =
Ethiopia in Graeco-Roman time, and included within its borders most of =
modern Sudan and some of present-day Ethiopia (Abyssinia).</notePart>
</note> will raise their hands in prayer to God.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.68.31"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.68.32" refEnd=3D"Ps.68.34">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.68.32"/>Sing to God, kingdoms of the world,</line>
<line>sing praise to the Lord,</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.68.32"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.68.33"/>to him who rides in the sky,</line>
<line>the ancient sky.</line>
<line>Listen to him shout with a mighty roar.</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.68.33"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.68.34"/>Proclaim God's power;</line>
<line>his majesty is over Israel,</line>
<line>his might is in the skies.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.68.34"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.68.35"/>How awesome is God as he comes from his =
sanctuary--</line>
<line>the God of Israel!</line>
<line>He gives strength and power to his people.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote">
<lineGroup>
<line> Praise God!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.68.35"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.68"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.69.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.69.36">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.69"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Cry for Help </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: By David. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.69.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.69.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.69.1"/>Save me, O God!</line>
<line>The water is up to my neck;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.69.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.69.2"/>I am sinking in deep mud,</line>
<line>and there is no solid ground;</line>
<line>I am out in deep water,</line>
<line>and the waves are about to drown me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.69.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.69.3"/>I am worn out from calling for help,</line>
<line>and my throat is aching.</line>
<line>I have strained my eyes,</line>
<line>looking for your help.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.69.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.69.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.69.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.69.4"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.69.4" noteStop=3D"Ps.69.4">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.35.19"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.15.25"/>
</notePart>
</note> Those who hate me for no reason</line>
<line>are more numerous than the hairs of my head.</line>
<line>My enemies tell lies against me;</line>
<line>they are strong and want to kill me.</line>
<line>They made me give back things I did not steal.</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.69.4"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.69.5"/>My sins, O God, are not hidden from =
you;</line>
<line>you know how foolish I have been.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.69.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.69.6"/>Don't let me bring shame on those who trust =
in you,</line>
<line>Sovereign <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> =
Almighty!</line>
<line>Don't let me bring disgrace to those who worship you,</line>
<line>O God of Israel!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.69.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.69.7"/>It is for your sake that I have been =
insulted</line>
<line>and that I am covered with shame.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.69.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.69.8"/>I am like a stranger to my =
relatives,</line>
<line>like a foreigner to my family.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.69.8"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.69.9" refEnd=3D"Ps.69.12">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.69.9"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.69.9" noteStop=3D"Ps.69.9">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"John.2.17"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Rom.15.3"/>
</notePart>
</note> My devotion to your Temple burns in me like a fire;</line>
<line>the insults which are hurled at you fall on me.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.69.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.69.10"/>I humble myself<note =
type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Some ancient translations<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> humble myself; </notePart>Hebrew<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> cry.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> by fasting,</line>
<line>and people insult me;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.69.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.69.11"/>I dress myself in clothes of =
mourning,</line>
<line>and they laugh at me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.69.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.69.12"/>They talk about me in the streets,</line>
<line>and drunkards make up songs about me.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.69.12"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.69.13" refEnd=3D"Ps.69.15">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.69.13"/>But as for me, I will pray to you, =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>answer me, God, at a time you choose.</line>
<line>Answer me because of your great love,</line>
<line>because you keep your promise to save.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.69.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.69.14"/>Save me from sinking in the mud;</line>
<line>keep me safe from my enemies,</line>
<line>safe from the deep water.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.69.14"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.69.15"/>Don't let the flood come over me;</line>
<line>don't let me drown in the depths</line>
<line>or sink into the grave.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.69.15"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.69.16" refEnd=3D"Ps.69.18">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.69.16"/>Answer me, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, in the goodness of your constant =
love;</line>
<line>in your great compassion turn to me!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.69.16"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.69.17"/>Don't hide yourself from your =
servant;</line>
<line>I am in great trouble--answer me now!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.69.17"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.69.18"/>Come to me and save me;</line>
<line>rescue me from my enemies.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.69.18"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.69.19" refEnd=3D"Ps.69.21">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.69.19"/>You know how I am insulted,</line>
<line>how I am disgraced and dishonored;</line>
<line>you see all my enemies.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.69.19"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.69.20"/>Insults have broken my heart,</line>
<line>and I am in despair.</line>
<line>I had hoped for sympathy, but there was none;</line>
<line>for comfort, but I found none.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.69.20"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.69.21"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.69.21" noteStop=3D"Ps.69.21">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.27.48"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.15.36"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.23.26"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.19.28"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.19.29"/>
</notePart>
</note> When I was hungry, they gave me poison;</line>
<line>when I was thirsty, they offered me vinegar.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.69.21"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.69.22" refEnd=3D"Ps.69.28">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.69.22"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.69.22" noteStop=3D"Ps.69.22">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Rom.11.9"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Rom.11.10"/>
</notePart>
</note> May their banquets cause their ruin;</line>
<line>may their sacred feasts cause their downfall.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.69.22"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.69.23"/>Strike them with blindness!</line>
<line>Make their backs always weak!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.69.23"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.69.24"/>Pour out your anger on them;</line>
<line>let your indignation overtake them.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.69.24"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.69.25"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.69.25" noteStop=3D"Ps.69.25">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Acts.1.20"/>
</notePart>
</note> May their camps be left deserted;</line>
<line>may no one be left alive in their tents.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.69.25"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.69.26"/>They persecute those whom you have =
punished;</line>
<line>they talk about the sufferings of those you have wounded.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.69.26"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.69.27"/>Keep a record of all their sins;</line>
<line>don't let them have any part in your salvation.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.69.27"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.69.28"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.69.28" noteStop=3D"Ps.69.28">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.32.32"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Rev.3.5"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Rev.13.8"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Rev.17.8"/>
</notePart>
</note> May their names be erased from the book of the living;</line>
<line>may they not be included in the list of your people.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.69.28"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.69.29">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.69.29"/>But I am in pain and despair;</line>
<line>lift me up, O God, and save me!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.69.29"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.69.30" refEnd=3D"Ps.69.33">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.69.30"/>I will praise God with a song;</line>
<line>I will proclaim his greatness by giving him thanks.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.69.30"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.69.31"/>This will please the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> more than offering him cattle,</line>
<line>more than sacrificing a full-grown bull.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.69.31"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.69.32"/>When the oppressed see this, they will be =
glad;</line>
<line>those who worship God will be encouraged.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.69.32"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.69.33"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> listens to those in need</line>
<line>and does not forget his people in prison.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.69.33"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.69.34" refEnd=3D"Ps.69.36">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.69.34"/>Praise God, O heaven and earth,</line>
<line>seas and all creatures in them.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.69.34"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.69.35"/>He will save Jerusalem</line>
<line>and rebuild the towns of Judah.</line>
<line>His people will live there and possess the land;<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.69.35"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.69.36"/>the descendants of his servants will =
inherit it,</line>
<line>and those who love him will live there.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.69.36"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.69"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.70.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.70.5">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.70"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer for Help </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David; a =
lament. </titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.40.13" targetEnd=3D"Ps.40.17"/>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.70.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.70.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.70.1"/>Save me, O God!</line>
<line>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, help me now!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.70.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.70.2"/>May those who try to kill me</line>
<line>be defeated and confused.</line>
<line>May those who are happy because of my troubles</line>
<line>be turned back and disgraced.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.70.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.70.3"/>May those who make fun of me</line>
<line>be dismayed by their defeat.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.70.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.70.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.70.4"/>May all who come to you</line>
<line>be glad and joyful.</line>
<line>May all who are thankful for your salvation</line>
<line>always say,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.70.4-000"/>How great is God!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.70.4-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.70.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.70.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.70.5"/>I am weak and poor;</line>
<line>come to me quickly, O God.</line>
<line>You are my savior and my <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>--</line>
<line>hurry to my aid!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.70.5"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.70"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.71.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.71.24">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.71"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The Prayer of an Elderly Person</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.71.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.71.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.71.1"/>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, I have come to you for =
protection;</line>
<line>never let me be defeated!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.71.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.71.2"/>Because you are righteous, help me and =
rescue me.</line>
<line>Listen to me and save me!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.71.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.71.3"/>Be my secure shelter</line>
<line>and a strong fortress<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">One ancient translation<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> a strong fortress; </notePart>Hebrew<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> to go always you commanded.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> to protect me;</line>
<line>you are my refuge and defense.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.71.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.71.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.71.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.71.4"/>My God, rescue me from wicked =
people,</line>
<line>from the power of cruel and evil people.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.71.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.71.5"/>Sovereign <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, I put my hope in you;</line>
<line>I have trusted in you since I was young.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.71.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.71.6"/>I have relied on you all my life;</line>
<line>you have protected<note type=3D"x-exegesis">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Some ancient translations<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> protected; </notePart>Hebrew unclear.</notePart>
</note> me since the day I was born.</line>
<line>I will always praise you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.71.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.71.7" refEnd=3D"Ps.71.11">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.71.7"/>My life has been an example to many,</line>
<line>because you have been my strong defender.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.71.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.71.8"/>All day long I praise you</line>
<line>and proclaim your glory.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.71.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.71.9"/>Do not reject me now that I am old;</line>
<line>do not abandon me now that I am feeble.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.71.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.71.10"/>My enemies want to kill me;</line>
<line>they talk and plot against me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.71.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.71.11"/>They say,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.71.11-000"/>God has abandoned him;</line>
<line>let's go after him and catch him;</line>
<line>there is no one to rescue him.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.71.11-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.71.11"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.71.12" refEnd=3D"Ps.71.16">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.71.12"/>Don't stay so far away, O God;</line>
<line>my God, hurry to my aid!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.71.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.71.13"/>May those who attack me</line>
<line>be defeated and destroyed.</line>
<line>May those who try to hurt me</line>
<line>be shamed and disgraced.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.71.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.71.14"/>I will always put my hope in you;</line>
<line>I will praise you more and more.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.71.14"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.71.15"/>I will tell of your goodness;</line>
<line>all day long I will speak of your salvation,</line>
<line>though it is more than I can understand.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.71.15"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.71.16"/>I will go in the strength of the =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> God;</line>
<line>I will proclaim your goodness, yours alone.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.71.16"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.71.17" refEnd=3D"Ps.71.18">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.71.17"/>You have taught me ever since I was =
young,</line>
<line>and I still tell of your wonderful acts.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.71.17"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.71.18"/>Now that I am old and my hair is =
gray,</line>
<line>do not abandon me, O God!</line>
<line>Be with me while I proclaim your power and might</line>
<line>to all generations to come.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.71.18"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.71.19" refEnd=3D"Ps.71.21">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.71.19"/>Your righteousness, God, reaches the =
skies.</line>
<line>You have done great things;</line>
<line>there is no one like you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.71.19"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.71.20"/>You have sent troubles and suffering on =
me,</line>
<line>but you will restore my strength;</line>
<line>you will keep me from the grave.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.71.20"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.71.21"/>You will make me greater than ever;</line>
<line>you will comfort me again.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.71.21"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.71.22" refEnd=3D"Ps.71.24">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.71.22"/>I will indeed praise you with the =
harp;</line>
<line>I will praise your faithfulness, my God.</line>
<line>On my harp I will play hymns to you,</line>
<line>the Holy One of Israel.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.71.22"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.71.23"/>I will shout for joy as I play for =
you;</line>
<line>with my whole being I will sing</line>
<line>because you have saved me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.71.23"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.71.24"/>I will speak of your righteousness all day =
long,</line>
<line>because those who tried to harm me</line>
<line>have been defeated and disgraced.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.71.24"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.71"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.72.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.72.20">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.72"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer for the King </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: By Solomon. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.72.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.72.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.72.1"/>Teach the king to judge with your =
righteousness, O God;</line>
<line>share with him your own justice,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.72.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.72.2"/>so that he will rule over your people with =
justice</line>
<line>and govern the oppressed with righteousness.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.72.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.72.3"/>May the land enjoy prosperity;</line>
<line>may it experience righteousness.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.72.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.72.4"/>May the king judge the poor fairly;</line>
<line>may he help the needy</line>
<line>and defeat their oppressors.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.72.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.72.5"/>May your people worship you as long as the =
sun shines,</line>
<line>as long as the moon gives light, for ages to come.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.72.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.72.6" refEnd=3D"Ps.72.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.72.6"/>May the king be like rain on the =
fields,</line>
<line>like showers falling on the land.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.72.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.72.7"/>May righteousness flourish in his =
lifetime,</line>
<line>and may prosperity last as long as the moon gives light.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.72.7"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.72.8" refEnd=3D"Ps.72.11">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.72.8"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.72.8" noteStop=3D"Ps.72.8">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Zech.9.10"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Sir.44.21"/>
</notePart>
</note> His kingdom will reach from sea to sea,</line>
<line>from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.72.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.72.9"/>The peoples of the desert will bow down =
before him;</line>
<line>his enemies will throw themselves to the ground.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.72.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.72.10"/>The kings of Spain and of the islands will =
offer him gifts;</line>
<line>the kings of Sheba and Seba<note type=3D"x-background">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">SHebA AND SEBA: Sheba was toward the south =
in Arabia and Seba was on the opposite side of the Red Sea.</notePart>
</note> will bring him offerings.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.72.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.72.11"/>All kings will bow down before him;</line>
<line>all nations will serve him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.72.11"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.72.12" refEnd=3D"Ps.72.14">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.72.12"/>He rescues the poor who call to =
him,</line>
<line>and those who are needy and neglected.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.72.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.72.13"/>He has pity on the weak and poor;</line>
<line>he saves the lives of those in need.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.72.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.72.14"/>He rescues them from oppression and =
violence;</line>
<line>their lives are precious to him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.72.14"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.72.15" refEnd=3D"Ps.72.17">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.72.15"/>Long live the king!</line>
<line>May he be given gold from Sheba;<note type=3D"x-background">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">SHebA: See=20
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.72.10"/> . </notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>may prayers be said for him at all times;</line>
<line>may God's blessings be on him always!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.72.15"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.72.16"/>May there be plenty of grain in the =
land;</line>
<line>may the hills be covered with crops,</line>
<line>as fruitful as those of Lebanon.</line>
<line>May the cities be filled with people,</line>
<line>like fields full of grass.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.72.16"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.72.17"/>May the king's name never be =
forgotten;</line>
<line>may his fame last as long as the sun.</line>
<line>May all nations ask God to bless them</line>
<line>as he has blessed the king.<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">as he has blessed the king; =
</notePart>or<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> and may they wish happiness =
for the king.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.72.17"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.72.18" refEnd=3D"Ps.72.18">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.72.18"/>Praise the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, the God of Israel!</line>
<line>He alone does these wonderful things.</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.72.18"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.72.19"/>Praise his glorious name forever!</line>
<line>May his glory fill the whole world.</line>
</lineGroup>
<lineGroup>
<line>Amen! Amen!</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.72.20">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.72.19"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.72.20"/>This is the end of the prayers of David =
son of Jesse.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.72.20"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.72"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.73.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.89.52">
<title>
<titlePart>BOOK THREE </titlePart>
</title>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.73.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.73.28">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.73"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The Justice of God </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: By Asaph. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.73.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.73.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.73.1"/>God is indeed good to Israel,</line>
<line>to those who have pure hearts.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.73.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.73.2"/>But I had nearly lost confidence;</line>
<line>my faith was almost gone<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.73.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.73.3"/>because I was jealous of the proud</line>
<line>when I saw that things go well for the wicked.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.73.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.73.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.73.12">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.73.4"/>They do not suffer pain;</line>
<line>they are strong and healthy.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.73.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.73.5"/>They do not suffer as other people =
do;</line>
<line>they do not have the troubles that others have.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.73.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.73.6"/>And so they wear pride like a =
necklace</line>
<line>and violence like a robe;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.73.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.73.7"/>their hearts pour out evil,<note =
type=3D"x-exegesis">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Some ancient translations<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> their hearts pour out evil; </notePart>Hebrew =
unclear.</notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>and their minds are busy with wicked schemes.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.73.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.73.8"/>They laugh at other people and speak of =
evil things;</line>
<line>they are proud and make plans to oppress others.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.73.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.73.9"/>They speak evil of God in heaven</line>
<line>and give arrogant orders to everyone on earth,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.73.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.73.10"/>so that even God's people turn to =
them</line>
<line>and eagerly believe whatever they say.<note =
type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Verse 10 in Hebrew is unclear.</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.73.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.73.11"/>They say,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.73.11-000"/>God will not know;</line>
<line>the Most High will not find out.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.73.11-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.73.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.73.12"/>That is what the wicked are like.</line>
<line>They have plenty and are always getting more.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.73.12"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.73.13" refEnd=3D"Ps.73.14">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.73.13"/>Is it for nothing, then, that I have kept =
myself pure</line>
<line>and have not committed sin?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.73.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.73.14"/>O God, you have made me suffer all day =
long;</line>
<line>every morning you have punished me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.73.14"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.73.15" refEnd=3D"Ps.73.16">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.73.15"/>If I had said such things,</line>
<line>I would not be acting as one of your people.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.73.15"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.73.16"/>I tried to think this problem =
through,</line>
<line>but it was too difficult for me</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.73.16"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.73.17"/>until I went into your Temple.</line>
<line>Then I understood what will happen to the wicked.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.73.18" refEnd=3D"Ps.73.20">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.73.17"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.73.18"/>You will put them in slippery =
places</line>
<line>and make them fall to destruction!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.73.18"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.73.19"/>They are instantly destroyed;</line>
<line>they go down to a horrible end.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.73.19"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.73.20"/>They are like a dream that goes away in =
the morning;</line>
<line>when you rouse yourself, O Lord, they disappear.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.73.20"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.73.21" refEnd=3D"Ps.73.26">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.73.21"/>When my thoughts were bitter</line>
<line>and my feelings were hurt,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.73.21"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.73.22"/>I was as stupid as an animal;</line>
<line>I did not understand you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.73.22"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.73.23"/>Yet I always stay close to you,</line>
<line>and you hold me by the hand.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.73.23"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.73.24"/>You guide me with your instruction</line>
<line>and at the end you will receive me with honor.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.73.24"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.73.25"/>What else do I have in heaven but =
you?</line>
<line>Since I have you, what else could I want on earth?<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.73.25"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.73.26"/>My mind and my body may grow weak,</line>
<line>but God is my strength;</line>
<line>he is all I ever need.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.73.26"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.73.27" refEnd=3D"Ps.73.28">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.73.27"/>Those who abandon you will certainly =
perish;</line>
<line>you will destroy those who are unfaithful to you.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.73.27"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.73.28"/>But as for me, how wonderful to be near =
God,</line>
<line>to find protection with the Sovereign <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>
</line>
<line>and to proclaim all that he has done!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.73.28"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.73"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.74.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.74.23">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.74"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer for National Deliverance </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A poem by Asaph. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.74.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.74.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.74.1"/>Why have you abandoned us like this, O =
God?</line>
<line>Will you be angry with your own people forever?<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.74.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.74.2"/>Remember your people, whom you chose for =
yourself long ago,</line>
<line>whom you brought out of slavery to be your own tribe.</line>
<line>Remember Mount Zion, where once you lived.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.74.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.74.3"/>Walk over these total ruins;</line>
<line>our enemies have destroyed everything in the Temple.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.74.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.74.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.74.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.74.4"/>Your enemies have shouted in triumph in =
your Temple;</line>
<line>they have placed their flags there as signs of victory.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.74.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.74.5"/>They looked like woodsmen</line>
<line>cutting down trees with their axes.<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Verse 5 in Hebrew is unclear.</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.74.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.74.6"/>They smashed all the wooden panels</line>
<line>with their axes and sledge hammers.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.74.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.74.7"/>They wrecked your Temple and set it on =
fire;</line>
<line>they desecrated the place where you are worshiped.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.74.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.74.8"/>They wanted to crush us completely;</line>
<line>they burned down every holy place in the land.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.74.8"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.74.9" refEnd=3D"Ps.74.11">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.74.9"/>All our sacred symbols are gone;</line>
<line>there are no prophets left,</line>
<line>and no one knows how long this will last.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.74.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.74.10"/>How long, O God, will our enemies laugh at =
you?</line>
<line>Will they insult your name forever?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.74.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.74.11"/>Why have you refused to help us?</line>
<line>Why do you keep your hands behind you?<note type=3D"x-exegesis">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Probable text<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> =
Why do you keep your hands behind you; </notePart>Hebrew =
unclear.</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.74.11"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.74.12" refEnd=3D"Ps.74.17">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.74.12"/>But you have been our king from the =
beginning, O God;</line>
<line>you have saved us many times.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.74.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.74.13"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.74.13" noteStop=3D"Ps.74.13">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.14.21"/>
</notePart>
</note> With your mighty strength you divided the sea</line>
<line>and smashed the heads of the sea monsters;<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.74.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.74.14"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.74.14" noteStop=3D"Ps.74.14">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Job.41.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.104.26"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Isa.27.1"/>
</notePart>
</note> you crushed the heads of the monster Leviathan<note =
type=3D"x-background">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">LevIATHAN: A legendary monster which was a =
symbol of the forces of chaos and evil.</notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>and fed his body to desert animals.<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">animals; </notePart>or<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> people.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.74.14"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.74.15"/>You made springs and fountains =
flow;</line>
<line>you dried up large rivers.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.74.15"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.74.16"/>You created the day and the night;</line>
<line>you set the sun and the moon in their places;<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.74.16"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.74.17"/>you set the limits of the earth;</line>
<line>you made summer and winter.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.74.17"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.74.18" refEnd=3D"Ps.74.19">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.74.18"/>But remember, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, that your enemies laugh at you,</line>
<line>that they are godless and despise you.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.74.18"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.74.19"/>Don't abandon your helpless people to =
their cruel enemies;</line>
<line>don't forget your persecuted people!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.74.19"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.74.20" refEnd=3D"Ps.74.21">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.74.20"/>Remember the covenant you made with =
us.</line>
<line>There is violence in every dark corner of the land.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.74.20"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.74.21"/>Don't let the oppressed be put to =
shame;</line>
<line>let those poor and needy people praise you.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.74.21"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.74.22" refEnd=3D"Ps.74.23">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.74.22"/>Rouse yourself, God, and defend your =
cause!</line>
<line>Remember that godless people laugh at you all day long.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.74.22"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.74.23"/>Don't forget the angry shouts of your =
enemies,</line>
<line>the continuous noise made by your foes.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.74.23"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.74"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.75.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.75.10">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.75"/>
<title>
<titlePart>God the Judge </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by Asaph; a song. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.75.1">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.75.1"/>We give thanks to you, O God, we give =
thanks to you!</line>
<line>We proclaim how great you are</line>
<line>and tell of<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Some ancient translations<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> We proclaim how great you are and tell of; =
</notePart>Hebrew<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> Your name is near and =
they tell of.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> the wonderful things you have done.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.75.1"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.75.2" refEnd=3D"Ps.75.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.75.2"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.75.2-000"/>I have set a time for judgment,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.75.2-000"/> says God,</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.75.2-001"/>and I will judge with fairness.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.75.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.75.3"/>Though every living creature tremble</line>
<line>and the earth itself be shaken,</line>
<line>I will keep its foundations firm.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.75.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.75.4"/>I tell the wicked not to be =
arrogant;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.75.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.75.5"/>I tell them to stop their boasting.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.75.2-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.75.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.75.6" refEnd=3D"Ps.75.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.75.6"/>Judgment does not come from the east or =
from the west,</line>
<line>from the north or from the south;<note type=3D"x-exegesis">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Probable text<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> =
from the north or from the south; </notePart>Hebrew<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> from the wilderness of the mountains.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.75.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.75.7"/>it is God who is the judge,</line>
<line>condemning some and acquitting others.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.75.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.75.8"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> holds a cup in his hand,</line>
<line>filled with the strong wine of his anger.</line>
<line>He pours it out, and all the wicked drink it;</line>
<line>they drink it down to the last drop.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.75.8"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.75.9" refEnd=3D"Ps.75.10">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.75.9"/>But I will never stop speaking of the God =
of Jacob</line>
<line>or singing praises to him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.75.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.75.10"/>He will break the power of the =
wicked,</line>
<line>but the power of the righteous will be increased.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.75.10"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.75"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.76.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.76.12">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.76"/>
<title>
<titlePart>God the Victor </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by Asaph; a song. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.76.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.76.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.76.1"/>God is known in Judah;</line>
<line>his name is honored in Israel.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.76.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.76.2"/>He has his home in Jerusalem;</line>
<line>he lives on Mount Zion.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.76.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.76.3"/>There he broke the arrows of the =
enemy,</line>
<line>their shields and swords, yes, all their weapons.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.76.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.76.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.76.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.76.4"/>How glorious you are, O God!</line>
<line>How majestic, as you return from the mountains</line>
<line>where you defeated your foes.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.76.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.76.5"/>Their brave soldiers have been stripped of =
all they had</line>
<line>and now are sleeping the sleep of death;</line>
<line>all their strength and skill was useless.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.76.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.76.6"/>When you threatened them, O God of =
Jacob,</line>
<line>the horses and their riders fell dead.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.76.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.76.7" refEnd=3D"Ps.76.9">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.76.7"/>But you, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, are feared by all.</line>
<line>No one can stand in your presence</line>
<line>when you are angry.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.76.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.76.8"/>You made your judgment known from =
heaven;</line>
<line>the world was afraid and kept silent,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.76.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.76.9"/>when you rose up to pronounce =
judgment,</line>
<line>to save all the oppressed on earth.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.76.9"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.76.10">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.76.10"/>Human anger only results in more praise =
for you;</line>
<line>those who survive the wars will keep your festivals.<note =
type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">One ancient translation<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> will keep your festivals; </notePart>verse 10 in =
Hebrew is unclear.</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.76.10"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.76.11" refEnd=3D"Ps.76.12">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.76.11"/>Give the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> your God what you promised him;</line>
<line>bring gifts to him, all you nearby nations.</line>
<line>God makes everyone fear him;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.76.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.76.12"/>he humbles proud princes</line>
<line>and terrifies great kings.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.76.12"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.76"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.77.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.77.20">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.77"/>
<title>
<titlePart>Comfort in Time of Distress </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by Asaph. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.77.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.77.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.77.1"/>I cry aloud to God;</line>
<line>I cry aloud, and he hears me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.77.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.77.2"/>In times of trouble I pray to the =
Lord;</line>
<line>all night long I lift my hands in prayer,</line>
<line>but I cannot find comfort.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.77.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.77.3"/>When I think of God, I sigh;</line>
<line>when I meditate, I feel discouraged.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.77.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.77.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.77.10">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.77.4"/>He keeps me awake all night;</line>
<line>I am so worried that I cannot speak.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.77.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.77.5"/>I think of days gone by</line>
<line>and remember years of long ago.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.77.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.77.6"/>I spend the night in deep thought;<note =
type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Some ancient translations<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> deep thought; </notePart>Hebrew<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> song.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>I meditate, and this is what I ask myself:<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.77.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.77.7"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.77.7-000"/>Will the Lord always reject us?</line>
<line>Will he never again be pleased with us?<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.77.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.77.8"/>Has he stopped loving us?</line>
<line>Does his promise no longer stand?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.77.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.77.9"/>Has God forgotten to be merciful?</line>
<line>Has anger taken the place of his compassion?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.77.7-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.77.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.77.10"/>Then I said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.77.10-001"/>What hurts me most is this--</line>
<line>that God is no longer powerful.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.77.10-001"/>
<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Verse 10 in Hebrew is unclear.</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.77.10"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.77.11" refEnd=3D"Ps.77.12">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.77.11"/>I will remember your great deeds, =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>I will recall the wonders you did in the past.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.77.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.77.12"/>I will think about all that you have =
done;</line>
<line>I will meditate on all your mighty acts.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.77.12"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.77.13" refEnd=3D"Ps.77.15">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.77.13"/>Everything you do, O God, is holy.</line>
<line>No god is as great as you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.77.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.77.14"/>You are the God who works miracles;</line>
<line>you showed your might among the nations.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.77.14"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.77.15"/>By your power you saved your =
people,</line>
<line>the descendants of Jacob and of Joseph.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.77.15"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.77.16" refEnd=3D"Ps.77.20">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.77.16"/>When the waters saw you, O God, they were =
afraid,</line>
<line>and the depths of the sea trembled.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.77.16"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.77.17"/>The clouds poured down rain;</line>
<line>thunder crashed from the sky,</line>
<line>and lightning flashed in all directions.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.77.17"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.77.18"/>The crash of your thunder rolled =
out,</line>
<line>and flashes of lightning lit up the world;</line>
<line>the earth trembled and shook.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.77.18"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.77.19"/>You walked through the waves;</line>
<line>you crossed the deep sea,</line>
<line>but your footprints could not be seen.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.77.19"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.77.20"/>You led your people like a =
shepherd,</line>
<line>with Moses and Aaron in charge.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.77.20"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.77"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.78.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.78.72">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.78"/>
<title>
<titlePart>God and His People </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A poem by Asaph. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.78.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.78.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.1"/>Listen, my people, to my teaching,</line>
<line>and pay attention to what I say.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.2"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.78.2" noteStop=3D"Ps.78.2">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.13.35"/>
</notePart>
</note> I am going to use wise sayings</line>
<line>and explain mysteries from the past,</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.2"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.3"/>things we have heard and known,</line>
<line>things that our ancestors told us.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.4"/>We will not keep them from our =
children;</line>
<line>we will tell the next generation</line>
<line>about the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>'s power and =
his great deeds</line>
<line>and the wonderful things he has done.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.78.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.78.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.5"/>He gave laws to the people of Israel</line>
<line>and commandments to the descendants of Jacob.</line>
<line>He instructed our ancestors</line>
<line>to teach his laws to their children,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.6"/>so that the next generation might learn =
them</line>
<line>and in turn should tell their children.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.7"/>In this way they also will put their trust =
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<line>and not forget what he has done,</line>
<line>but always obey his commandments.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.8"/>They will not be like their =
ancestors,</line>
<line>a rebellious and disobedient people,</line>
<line>whose trust in God was never firm</line>
<line>and who did not remain faithful to him.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.8"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.78.9" refEnd=3D"Ps.78.16">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.9"/>The Ephraimites, armed with bows and =
arrows,</line>
<line>ran away on the day of battle.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.10"/>They did not keep their covenant with =
God;</line>
<line>they refused to obey his law.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.11"/>They forgot what he had done,</line>
<line>the miracles they had seen him perform.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.12"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.78.12" noteStop=3D"Ps.78.12">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.7.8" targetEnd=3D"Exod.12.32"/>
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</note> While their ancestors watched, God performed miracles</line>
<line>in the plain of Zoan in the land of Egypt.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.13"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.78.13" noteStop=3D"Ps.78.13">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.14.21"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.14.22"/>
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</note> He divided the sea and took them through it;</line>
<line>he made the waters stand like walls.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.14"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.78.14" noteStop=3D"Ps.78.14">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.13.21"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.13.22"/>
</notePart>
</note> By day he led them with a cloud</line>
<line>and all night long with the light of a fire.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.14"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.15"/>He split rocks open in the desert</line>
<line>and gave them water from the depths.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.15"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.16"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.78.16" noteStop=3D"Ps.78.16">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Wis.16.1" targetEnd=3D"Wis.19.22"/>
</notePart>
</note>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.78.16" noteStop=3D"Ps.78.16">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.17.1" targetEnd=3D"Exod.17.7"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Num.20.2" targetEnd=3D"Num.20.13"/>
</notePart>
</note> He caused a stream to come out of the rock</line>
<line>and made water flow like a river.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.16"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.78.17" refEnd=3D"Ps.78.20">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.17"/>But they continued to sin against =
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<line>and in the desert they rebelled against the Most High.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.17"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.18"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.78.18" noteStop=3D"Ps.78.18">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.16.2" targetEnd=3D"Exod.16.15"/>
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<reference targetStart=3D"Num.11.31" targetEnd=3D"Num.11.35"/>
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</note> They deliberately put God to the test</line>
<line>by demanding the food they wanted.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.18"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.19"/>They spoke against God and said,</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.78.19-000"/>Can God supply food in the =
desert?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.19"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.20"/>It is true that he struck the rock,</line>
<line>and water flowed out in a torrent;</line>
<line>but can he also provide us with bread</line>
<line>and give his people meat?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.19-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.20"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.78.21" refEnd=3D"Ps.78.31">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.21"/>And so the <divineName =
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<line>he attacked his people with fire,</line>
<line>and his anger against them grew,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.21"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.22"/>because they had no faith in him</line>
<line>and did not believe that he would save them.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.22"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.23"/>But he spoke to the sky above</line>
<line>and commanded its doors to open;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.23"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.24"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.78.24" noteStop=3D"Ps.78.24">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Wis.16.20" targetEnd=3D"Wis.16.29"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.6.31"/>
</notePart>
</note> he gave them grain from heaven,</line>
<line>by sending down manna for them to eat.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.24"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.25"/>So they ate the food of angels,</line>
<line>and God gave them all they wanted.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.25"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.26"/>He also caused the east wind to =
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<line>and by his power he stirred up the south wind;<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.26"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.27"/>and to his people he sent down =
birds,</line>
<line>as many as the grains of sand on the shore;<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.27"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.28"/>they fell in the middle of the camp</line>
<line>all around the tents.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.28"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.29"/>So the people ate and were =
satisfied;</line>
<line>God gave them what they wanted.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.29"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.30"/>But they had not yet satisfied their =
craving</line>
<line>and were still eating,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.30"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.31"/>when God became angry with them</line>
<line>and killed their strongest men,</line>
<line>the best young men of Israel.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.31"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.78.32" refEnd=3D"Ps.78.37">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.32"/>In spite of all this the people kept =
sinning;</line>
<line>in spite of his miracles they did not trust him.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.32"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.33"/>So he ended their days like a =
breath</line>
<line>and their lives with sudden disaster.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.33"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.34"/>Whenever he killed some of them,</line>
<line>the rest would turn to him;</line>
<line>they would repent and pray earnestly to him.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.34"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.35"/>They remembered that God was their =
protector,</line>
<line>that the Almighty came to their aid.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.35"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.36"/>But their words were all lies;</line>
<line>nothing they said was sincere.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.36"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.37"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.78.37" noteStop=3D"Ps.78.37">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Acts.8.21"/>
</notePart>
</note> They were not loyal to him;</line>
<line>they were not faithful to their covenant with him.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.37"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.78.38" refEnd=3D"Ps.78.39">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.38"/>But God was merciful to his people.</line>
<line>He forgave their sin</line>
<line>and did not destroy them.</line>
<line>Many times he held back his anger</line>
<line>and restrained his fury.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.38"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.39"/>He remembered that they were only mortal =
beings,</line>
<line>like a wind that blows by and is gone.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.39"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.78.40" refEnd=3D"Ps.78.51">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.40"/>How often they rebelled against him in the =
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<line>how many times they made him sad!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.40"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.41"/>Again and again they put God to the =
test</line>
<line>and brought pain to the Holy God of Israel.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.41"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.42"/>They forgot his great power</line>
<line>and the day when he saved them from their enemies</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.42"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.43"/>and performed his mighty acts and =
miracles</line>
<line>in the plain of Zoan in the land of Egypt.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.43"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.44"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.78.44" noteStop=3D"Ps.78.44">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.7.17" targetEnd=3D"Exod.7.21"/>
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</note> He turned the rivers into blood,</line>
<line>and the Egyptians had no water to drink.<verseEnd =
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</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.45"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.78.45" noteStop=3D"Ps.78.45">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.8.20" targetEnd=3D"Exod.8.24"/>
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</note> He sent flies among them, that tormented them,</line>
<line>and frogs that ruined their land.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.45"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.46"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.78.46" noteStop=3D"Ps.78.46">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.10.12" targetEnd=3D"Exod.10.15"/>
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</note> He sent locusts to eat their crops</line>
<line>and to destroy their fields.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.46"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.47"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.78.47" noteStop=3D"Ps.78.47">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.9.22" targetEnd=3D"Exod.9.25"/>
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</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.48"/>He killed their cattle with hail</line>
<line>and their flocks with lightning.<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">hail . . . lightning; =
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plague.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.48"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.49"/>He caused them great distress</line>
<line>by pouring out his anger and fierce rage,</line>
<line>which came as messengers of death.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.49"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.50"/>He did not restrain his anger</line>
<line>or spare their lives,</line>
<line>but killed them with a plague.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.50"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.51"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.78.51" noteStop=3D"Ps.78.51">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.12.29"/>
</notePart>
</note> He killed the first-born sons</line>
<line>of all the families of Egypt.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.51"/>
</line>
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</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.78.52" refEnd=3D"Ps.78.55">
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<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.52"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.78.52" noteStop=3D"Ps.78.52">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.13.17" targetEnd=3D"Exod.13.22"/>
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</note> Then he led his people out like a shepherd</line>
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<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.53"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.78.53" noteStop=3D"Ps.78.53">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.14.26" targetEnd=3D"Exod.14.28"/>
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<line>but the sea came rolling over their enemies.<verseEnd =
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</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.54"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.78.54" noteStop=3D"Ps.78.54">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.15.17"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Josh.3.14" targetEnd=3D"Josh.3.17"/>
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</note> He brought them to his holy land,</line>
<line>to the mountains which he himself conquered.<verseEnd =
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</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.55"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.78.55" noteStop=3D"Ps.78.55">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Josh.11.16" targetEnd=3D"Josh.11.23"/>
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<line>he divided their land among the tribes of Israel</line>
<line>and gave their homes to his people.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.55"/>
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</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.78.56" refEnd=3D"Ps.78.64">
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<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.56"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.78.56" noteStop=3D"Ps.78.56">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Judg.2.11" targetEnd=3D"Judg.2.15"/>
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<line>and put him to the test.</line>
<line>They did not obey his commandments,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.56"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.57"/>but were rebellious and disloyal like =
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<line>unreliable as a crooked arrow.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.57"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.58"/>They angered him with their heathen places =
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<line>and with their idols they made him furious.<verseEnd =
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</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.59"/>God was angry when he saw it,</line>
<line>so he rejected his people completely.<verseEnd =
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</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.60"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.78.60" noteStop=3D"Ps.78.60">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Josh.18.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Jer.7.12" targetEnd=3D"Jer.7.14"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Jer.26.6"/>
</notePart>
</note> He abandoned his tent in Shiloh,<note type=3D"x-background">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">SHILOH: The central place of worship for =
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</line>
<line>the home where he had lived among us.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.60"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.61"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.78.61" noteStop=3D"Ps.78.61">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Sam.4.4" targetEnd=3D"_1Sam.4.22"/>
</notePart>
</note> He allowed our enemies to capture the Covenant Box,</line>
<line>the symbol of his power and glory.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.61"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.62"/>He was angry with his own people</line>
<line>and let them be killed by their enemies.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.62"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.63"/>Young men were killed in war,</line>
<line>and young women had no one to marry.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.63"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.64"/>Priests died by violence,</line>
<line>and their widows were not allowed to mourn.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.64"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.78.65" refEnd=3D"Ps.78.69">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.65"/>At last the Lord woke up as though from =
sleep;</line>
<line>he was like a strong man excited by wine.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.65"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.66"/>He drove his enemies back</line>
<line>in lasting and shameful defeat.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.66"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.67"/>But he rejected the descendants of =
Joseph;</line>
<line>he did not select the tribe of Ephraim.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.67"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.68"/>Instead he chose the tribe of Judah</line>
<line>and Mount Zion, which he dearly loves.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.68"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.69"/>There he built his Temple</line>
<line>like his home in heaven;</line>
<line>he made it firm like the earth itself,</line>
<line>secure for all time.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.69"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.78.70" refEnd=3D"Ps.78.72">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.70"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.78.70" noteStop=3D"Ps.78.70">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Sam.16.11"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Sam.16.12"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Sam.7.8"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Chr.17.7"/>
</notePart>
</note> He chose his servant David;</line>
<line>he took him from the pastures,</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.70"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.71"/>where he looked after his flocks,</line>
<line>and he made him king of Israel,</line>
<line>the shepherd of the people of God.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.71"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.78.72"/>David took care of them with unselfish =
devotion</line>
<line>and led them with skill.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.78.72"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.78"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.79.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.79.13">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.79"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer for the Nation's Deliverance </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by Asaph. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.79.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.79.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.79.1"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.79.1" noteStop=3D"Ps.79.1">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Kgs.25.8" targetEnd=3D"_2Kgs.25.10"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Chr.36.17" targetEnd=3D"_2Chr.36.19"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Jer.52.12" targetEnd=3D"Jer.52.14"/>
</notePart>
</note> O God, the heathen have invaded your land.</line>
<line>They have desecrated your holy Temple</line>
<line>and left Jerusalem in ruins.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.79.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.79.2"/>They left the bodies of your people for the =
vultures,</line>
<line>the bodies of your servants for wild animals to eat.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.79.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.79.3"/>They shed your people's blood like =
water;</line>
<line>blood flowed like water all through Jerusalem,</line>
<line>and no one was left to bury the dead.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.79.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.79.4"/>The surrounding nations insult us;</line>
<line>they laugh at us and mock us.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.79.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.79.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.79.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.79.5"/>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, will you be angry with us =
forever?</line>
<line>Will your anger continue to burn like fire?<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.79.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.79.6"/>Turn your anger on the nations that do not =
worship you,</line>
<line>on the people who do not pray to you.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.79.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.79.7"/>For they have killed your people;</line>
<line>they have ruined your country.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.79.7"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.79.8" refEnd=3D"Ps.79.10">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.79.8"/>Do not punish us for the sins of our =
ancestors.</line>
<line>Have mercy on us now;</line>
<line>we have lost all hope.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.79.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.79.9"/>Help us, O God, and save us;</line>
<line>rescue us and forgive our sins</line>
<line>for the sake of your own honor.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.79.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.79.10"/>Why should the nations ask us,</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.79.10-000"/>Where is your God?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.79.10-000"/>
</line>
<line>Let us see you punish the nations</line>
<line>for shedding the blood of your servants.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.79.10"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.79.11" refEnd=3D"Ps.79.13">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.79.11"/>Listen to the groans of the =
prisoners,</line>
<line>and by your great power free those who are condemned to =
die.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.79.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.79.12"/>Lord, pay the other nations back seven =
times</line>
<line>for all the insults they have hurled at you.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.79.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.79.13"/>Then we, your people, the sheep of your =
flock,</line>
<line>will thank you forever</line>
<line>and praise you for all time to come.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.79.13"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.79"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.80.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.80.19">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.80"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer for the Nation's Restoration </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by Asaph; a =
testimony. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.80.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.80.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.80.1"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.80.1" noteStop=3D"Ps.80.1">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.25.22"/>
</notePart>
</note> Listen to us, O Shepherd of Israel;</line>
<line>hear us, leader of your flock.</line>
<line>Seated on your throne above the winged creatures,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.80.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.80.2"/>reveal yourself to the tribes of Ephraim, =
Benjamin, and Manasseh.</line>
<line>Show us your strength;</line>
<line>come and save us!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.80.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.80.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.80.3"/>Bring us back, O God!</line>
<line>Show us your mercy, and we will be saved!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.80.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.80.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.80.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.80.4"/>How much longer, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> God Almighty,</line>
<line>will you be angry with your people's prayers?<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.80.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.80.5"/>You have given us sorrow to eat,</line>
<line>a large cup of tears to drink.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.80.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.80.6"/>You let the surrounding nations fight over =
our land;</line>
<line>our enemies insult us.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.80.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.80.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.80.7"/>Bring us back, Almighty God!</line>
<line>Show us your mercy, and we will be saved!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.80.7"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.80.8" refEnd=3D"Ps.80.13">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.80.8"/>You brought a grapevine out of =
Egypt;</line>
<line>you drove out other nations and planted it in their land.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.80.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.80.9"/>You cleared a place for it to grow;</line>
<line>its roots went deep, and it spread out over the whole =
land.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.80.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.80.10"/>It covered the hills with its =
shade;</line>
<line>its branches overshadowed the giant cedars.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.80.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.80.11"/>It extended its branches to the =
Mediterranean Sea</line>
<line>and as far as the Euphrates River.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.80.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.80.12"/>Why did you break down the fences around =
it?</line>
<line>Now anyone passing by can steal its grapes;</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.80.12"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.80.13"/>wild hogs trample it down,</line>
<line>and wild animals feed on it.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.80.13"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.80.14" refEnd=3D"Ps.80.15">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.80.14"/>Turn to us, Almighty God!</line>
<line>Look down from heaven at us;</line>
<line>come and save your people!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.80.14"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.80.15"/>Come and save this grapevine that you =
planted,</line>
<line>this young vine you made grow so strong!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.80.15"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.80.16" refEnd=3D"Ps.80.18">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.80.16"/>Our enemies have set it on fire and cut it =
down;</line>
<line>look at them in anger and destroy them!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.80.16"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.80.17"/>Preserve and protect the people you have =
chosen,</line>
<line>the nation you made so strong.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.80.17"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.80.18"/>We will never turn away from you =
again;</line>
<line>keep us alive, and we will praise you.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.80.18"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.80.19">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.80.19"/>Bring us back, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> God Almighty.</line>
<line>Show us your mercy, and we will be saved.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.80.19"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.80"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.81.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.81.16">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.81"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Song for a Festival </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: By Asaph. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.81.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.81.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.81.1"/>Shout for joy to God our defender;</line>
<line>sing praise to the God of Jacob!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.81.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.81.2"/>Start the music and beat the =
tambourines;</line>
<line>play pleasant music on the harps and the lyres.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.81.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.81.3"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.81.3" noteStop=3D"Ps.81.3">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Num.10.10"/>
</notePart>
</note> Blow the trumpet for the festival,</line>
<line>when the moon is new and when the moon is full.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.81.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.81.4"/>This is the law in Israel,</line>
<line>an order from the God of Jacob.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.81.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.81.5"/>He gave it to the people of Israel</line>
<line>when he attacked the land of Egypt.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.81.6" refEnd=3D"Ps.81.9">
<lineGroup>
<line> I hear an unknown voice saying,</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.81.5"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.81.6"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.81.6-000"/>I took the burdens off your backs;</line>
<line>I let you put down your loads of bricks.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.81.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.81.7"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.81.7" noteStop=3D"Ps.81.7">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.17.7"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Num.20.13"/>
</notePart>
</note> When you were in trouble, you called to me, and I saved =
you.</line>
<line>From my hiding place in the storm, I answered you.</line>
<line>I put you to the test at the springs of Meribah.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.81.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.81.8"/>Listen, my people, to my warning;</line>
<line>Israel, how I wish you would listen to me!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.81.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.81.9"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.81.9" noteStop=3D"Ps.81.9">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.20.2"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.20.3"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Deut.5.6"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Deut.5.7"/>
</notePart>
</note> You must never worship another god.</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.81.9"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.81.10"/>I am the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> your God,</line>
<line>who brought you out of Egypt.</line>
<line>Open your mouth, and I will feed you.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.81.11" refEnd=3D"Ps.81.16">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.81.10"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.81.11"/>But my people would not listen to =
me;</line>
<line>Israel would not obey me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.81.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.81.12"/>So I let them go their stubborn =
ways</line>
<line>and do whatever they wanted.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.81.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.81.13"/>How I wish my people would listen to =
me;</line>
<line>how I wish they would obey me!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.81.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.81.14"/>I would quickly defeat their =
enemies</line>
<line>and conquer all their foes.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.81.14"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.81.15"/>Those who hate me would bow in fear before =
me;</line>
<line>their punishment would last forever.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.81.15"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.81.16"/>But I would feed you with the finest =
wheat</line>
<line>and satisfy you with wild honey.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.81.6-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.81.16"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.81"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.82.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.82.8">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.82"/>
<title>
<titlePart>God the Supreme Ruler </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by Asaph. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.82.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.82.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.82.1"/>God presides in the heavenly =
council;</line>
<line>in the assembly of the gods he gives his decision:<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.82.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.82.2"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.82.2-000"/>You must stop judging unjustly;</line>
<line>you must no longer be partial to the wicked!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.82.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.82.3"/>Defend the rights of the poor and the =
orphans;</line>
<line>be fair to the needy and the helpless.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.82.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.82.4"/>Rescue them from the power of evil =
people.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.82.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.82.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.82.4"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.82.5"/>How ignorant you are! How stupid!</line>
<line>You are completely corrupt,</line>
<line>and justice has disappeared from the world.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.82.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.82.6"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.82.6" noteStop=3D"Ps.82.6">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"John.10.34"/>
</notePart>
</note>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.82.6-001"/>You are gods,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.82.6-001"/> I said;</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.82.6-002"/>all of you are children of the Most High.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.82.6-002"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.82.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.82.7"/>But you will die like mortals;</line>
<line>your life will end like that of any prince.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.82.2-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.82.7"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.82.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.82.8"/>Come, O God, and rule the world;</line>
<line>all the nations are yours.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.82.8"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.82"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.83.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.83.18">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.83"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer for the Defeat of Israel's Enemies </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by Asaph; a song. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.83.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.83.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.83.1"/>O God, do not keep silent;</line>
<line>do not be still, do not be quiet!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.83.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.83.2"/>Look! Your enemies are in revolt,</line>
<line>and those who hate you are rebelling.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.83.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.83.3"/>They are making secret plans against your =
people;</line>
<line>they are plotting against those you protect.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.83.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.83.4"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.83.4-000"/>Come,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.83.4-000"/> they say,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.83.4-001"/>let us destroy their nation,</line>
<line>so that Israel will be forgotten forever.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.83.4-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.83.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.83.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.83.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.83.5"/>They agree on their plan</line>
<line>and form an alliance against you:<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.83.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.83.6"/>the people of Edom and the =
Ishmaelites;</line>
<line>the people of Moab and the Hagrites;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.83.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.83.7"/>the people of Gebal, Ammon, and =
Amalek,</line>
<line>and of Philistia and Tyre.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.83.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.83.8"/>Assyria has also joined them</line>
<line>as a strong ally of the Ammonites and Moabites, the descendants of =
Lot.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.83.8"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.83.9" refEnd=3D"Ps.83.12">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.83.9"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.83.9" noteStop=3D"Ps.83.9">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Judg.7.1" targetEnd=3D"Judg.7.23"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Judg.4.6" targetEnd=3D"Judg.4.22"/>
</notePart>
</note> Do to them what you did to the Midianites,</line>
<line>and to Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.83.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.83.10"/>You defeated them at Endor,</line>
<line>and their bodies rotted on the ground.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.83.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.83.11"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.83.11" noteStop=3D"Ps.83.11">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Judg.7.25"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Judg.8.12"/>
</notePart>
</note> Do to their leaders what you did to Oreb and Zeeb;</line>
<line>defeat all their rulers as you did Zebah and Zalmunna,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.83.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.83.12"/>who said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.83.12-002"/>We will take for our own</line>
<line>the land that belongs to God.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.83.12-002"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.83.12"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.83.13" refEnd=3D"Ps.83.18">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.83.13"/>Scatter them like dust, O God,</line>
<line>like straw blown away by the wind.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.83.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.83.14"/>As fire burns the forest,</line>
<line>as flames set the hills on fire,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.83.14"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.83.15"/>chase them away with your storm</line>
<line>and terrify them with your fierce winds.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.83.15"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.83.16"/>Cover their faces with shame, O =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>and make them acknowledge your power.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.83.16"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.83.17"/>May they be defeated and terrified =
forever;</line>
<line>may they die in complete disgrace.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.83.17"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.83.18"/>May they know that you alone are the =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>supreme ruler over all the earth.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.83.18"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.83"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.84.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.84.12">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.84"/>
<title>
<titlePart>Longing for God's House </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by the clan of =
Korah. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.84.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.84.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.84.1"/>How I love your Temple, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> Almighty!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.84.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.84.2"/>How I want to be there!</line>
<line>I long to be in the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>'s =
Temple.</line>
<line>With my whole being I sing for joy</line>
<line>to the living God.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.84.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.84.3"/>Even the sparrows have built a nest,</line>
<line>and the swallows have their own home;</line>
<line>they keep their young near your altars,</line>
<line>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> Almighty, my king and my =
God.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.84.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.84.4"/>How happy are those who live in your =
Temple,</line>
<line>always singing praise to you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.84.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.84.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.84.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.84.5"/>How happy are those whose strength comes =
from you,</line>
<line>who are eager to make the pilgrimage to Mount Zion.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.84.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.84.6"/>As they pass through the dry valley of =
Baca,</line>
<line>it becomes a place of springs;</line>
<line>the autumn rain fills it with pools.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.84.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.84.7"/>They grow stronger as they go;</line>
<line>they will see the God of gods on Zion.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.84.7"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.84.8" refEnd=3D"Ps.84.9">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.84.8"/>Hear my prayer, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> God Almighty.</line>
<line>Listen, O God of Jacob!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.84.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.84.9"/>Bless our king, O God,</line>
<line>the king you have chosen.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.84.9"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.84.10" refEnd=3D"Ps.84.12">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.84.10"/>One day spent in your Temple</line>
<line>is better than a thousand anywhere else;</line>
<line>I would rather stand at the gate of the house of my God</line>
<line>than live in the homes of the wicked.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.84.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.84.11"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is our protector and glorious =
king,</line>
<line>blessing us with kindness and honor.</line>
<line>He does not refuse any good thing</line>
<line>to those who do what is right.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.84.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.84.12"/>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> Almighty, how happy are =
those who trust in you!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.84.12"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.84"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.85.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.85.13">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.85"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer for the Nation's Welfare </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by the clan of =
Korah. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.85.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.85.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.85.1"/>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, you have been merciful to =
your land;</line>
<line>you have made Israel prosperous again.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.85.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.85.2"/>You have forgiven your people's sins</line>
<line>and pardoned all their wrongs.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.85.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.85.3"/>You stopped being angry with them</line>
<line>and held back your furious rage.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.85.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.85.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.85.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.85.4"/>Bring us back, O God our savior,</line>
<line>and stop being displeased with us!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.85.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.85.5"/>Will you be angry with us forever?</line>
<line>Will your anger never cease?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.85.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.85.6"/>Make us strong again,</line>
<line>and we, your people, will praise you.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.85.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.85.7"/>Show us your constant love, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>and give us your saving help.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.85.7"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.85.8" refEnd=3D"Ps.85.9">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.85.8"/>I am listening to what the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> God is saying;</line>
<line>he promises peace to us, his own people,</line>
<line>if we do not go back to our foolish ways.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.85.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.85.9"/>Surely he is ready to save those who honor =
him,</line>
<line>and his saving presence will remain in our land.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.85.9"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.85.10" refEnd=3D"Ps.85.13">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.85.10"/>Love and faithfulness will meet;</line>
<line>righteousness and peace will embrace.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.85.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.85.11"/>Human loyalty will reach up from the =
earth,</line>
<line>and God's righteousness will look down from heaven.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.85.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.85.12"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> will make us prosperous,</line>
<line>and our land will produce rich harvests.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.85.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.85.13"/>Righteousness will go before the =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>
</line>
<line>and prepare the path for him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.85.13"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.85"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.86.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.86.17">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.86"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer for Help </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A prayer by David. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.86.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.86.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.86.1"/>Listen to me, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, and answer me,</line>
<line>for I am helpless and weak.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.86.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.86.2"/>Save me from death, because I am loyal to =
you;</line>
<line>save me, for I am your servant and I trust in you.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.86.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.86.3" refEnd=3D"Ps.86.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.86.3"/>You are my God, so be merciful to =
me;</line>
<line>I pray to you all day long.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.86.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.86.4"/>Make your servant glad, O Lord,</line>
<line>because my prayers go up to you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.86.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.86.5"/>You are good to us and forgiving,</line>
<line>full of constant love for all who pray to you.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.86.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.86.6" refEnd=3D"Ps.86.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.86.6"/>Listen, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, to my prayer;</line>
<line>hear my cries for help.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.86.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.86.7"/>I call to you in times of trouble,</line>
<line>because you answer my prayers.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.86.7"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.86.8" refEnd=3D"Ps.86.10">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.86.8"/>There is no god like you, O Lord,</line>
<line>not one has done what you have done.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.86.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.86.9"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.86.9" noteStop=3D"Ps.86.9">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Rev.15.4"/>
</notePart>
</note> All the nations that you have created</line>
<line>will come and bow down to you;</line>
<line>they will praise your greatness.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.86.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.86.10"/>You are mighty and do wonderful =
things;</line>
<line>you alone are God.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.86.10"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.86.11" refEnd=3D"Ps.86.17">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.86.11"/>Teach me, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, what you want me to do,</line>
<line>and I will obey you faithfully;</line>
<line>teach me to serve you with complete devotion.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.86.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.86.12"/>I will praise you with all my heart, O =
Lord my God;</line>
<line>I will proclaim your greatness forever.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.86.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.86.13"/>How great is your constant love for =
me!</line>
<line>You have saved me from the grave itself.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.86.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.86.14"/>Proud people are coming against me, O =
God;</line>
<line>a cruel gang is trying to kill me--</line>
<line>people who pay no attention to you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.86.14"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.86.15"/>But you, O Lord, are a merciful and loving =
God,</line>
<line>always patient, always kind and faithful.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.86.15"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.86.16"/>Turn to me and have mercy on me;</line>
<line>strengthen me and save me,</line>
<line>because I serve you just as my mother did.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.86.16"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.86.17"/>Show me proof of your goodness, =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>those who hate me will be ashamed</line>
<line>when they see that you have given me comfort and help.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.86.17"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.86"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.87.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.87.7">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.87"/>
<title>
<titlePart>In Praise of Jerusalem </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by the clan of =
Korah; a song. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.87.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.87.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.87.1"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> built his city on the sacred hill;<note =
type=3D"x-background">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">SACRED HILL: See=20
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.2.6"/> . </notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.87.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.87.2"/>more than any other place in Israel</line>
<line>he loves the city of Jerusalem.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.87.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.87.3"/>Listen, city of God,</line>
<line>to the wonderful things he says about you:<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.87.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.87.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.87.4"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.87.4-000"/>I will include Egypt and Babylonia</line>
<line>when I list the nations that obey me;</line>
<line>the people of Philistia, Tyre, and Ethiopia<note =
type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Hebrew<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> Cush: =
</notePart>Cush is the ancient name of the extensive territory south of =
the First Cataract of the Nile River. This region was called Ethiopia in =
Graeco-Roman time, and included within its borders most of modern Sudan =
and some of present-day Ethiopia (Abyssinia).</notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>I will number among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.87.4-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.87.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.87.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.87.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.87.5"/>Of Zion it will be said</line>
<line>that all nations belong there</line>
<line>and that the Almighty will make her strong.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.87.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.87.6"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> will write a list of the peoples</line>
<line>and include them all as citizens of Jerusalem.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.87.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.87.7"/>They dance and sing,</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.87.7-001"/>In Zion is the source of all our blessings.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.87.7-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.87.7"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.87"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.88.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.88.18">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.88"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Cry for Help </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by the clan of =
Korah; a song. A poem by Heman the Ezrahite. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.88.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.88.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.88.1"/>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> God, my savior, I cry out =
all day,</line>
<line>and at night I come before you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.88.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.88.2"/>Hear my prayer;</line>
<line>listen to my cry for help!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.88.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.88.3" refEnd=3D"Ps.88.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.88.3"/>So many troubles have fallen on me</line>
<line>that I am close to death.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.88.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.88.4"/>I am like all others who are about to =
die;</line>
<line>all my strength is gone.<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">all my strength is gone; =
</notePart>or<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> there is no help for =
me.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.88.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.88.5"/>I am abandoned among the dead;</line>
<line>I am like the slain lying in their graves,</line>
<line>those you have forgotten completely,</line>
<line>who are beyond your help.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.88.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.88.6"/>You have thrown me into the depths of the =
tomb,</line>
<line>into the darkest and deepest pit.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.88.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.88.7"/>Your anger lies heavy on me,</line>
<line>and I am crushed beneath its waves.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.88.7"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.88.8" refEnd=3D"Ps.88.9">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.88.8"/>You have caused my friends to abandon =
me;</line>
<line>you have made me repulsive to them.</line>
<line>I am closed in and cannot escape;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.88.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.88.9"/>my eyes are weak from suffering.</line>
<line>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, every day I call to =
you</line>
<line>and lift my hands to you in prayer.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.88.9"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.88.10" refEnd=3D"Ps.88.12">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.88.10"/>Do you perform miracles for the =
dead?</line>
<line>Do they rise up and praise you?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.88.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.88.11"/>Is your constant love spoken of in the =
grave</line>
<line>or your faithfulness in the place of destruction?<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.88.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.88.12"/>Are your miracles seen in that place of =
darkness</line>
<line>or your goodness in the land of the forgotten?<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.88.12"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.88.13" refEnd=3D"Ps.88.18">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.88.13"/>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, I call to you for =
help;</line>
<line>every morning I pray to you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.88.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.88.14"/>Why do you reject me, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>?</line>
<line>Why do you turn away from me?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.88.14"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.88.15"/>Ever since I was young, I have suffered =
and been near death;</line>
<line>I am worn out<note type=3D"x-exegesis">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Probable text<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> =
I am worn out; </notePart>Hebrew unclear.</notePart>
</note> from the burden of your punishments.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.88.15"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.88.16"/>Your furious anger crushes me;</line>
<line>your terrible attacks destroy me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.88.16"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.88.17"/>All day long they surround me like a =
flood;</line>
<line>they close in on me from every side.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.88.17"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.88.18"/>You have made even my closest friends =
abandon me,</line>
<line>and darkness is my only companion.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.88.18"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.88"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.89.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.89.18">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.89"/>
<title>
<titlePart> A Hymn in Time of National Trouble </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A poem by Ethan the =
Ezrahite. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.89.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.89.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.1"/>O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, I will always sing of your constant =
love;</line>
<line>I will proclaim your faithfulness forever.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.2"/>I know that your love will last for all =
time,</line>
<line>that your faithfulness is as permanent as the sky.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.3"/>You said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.89.3-000"/>I have made a covenant with the man I =
chose;</line>
<line>I have promised my servant David,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.4"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.89.4" noteStop=3D"Ps.89.4">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Sam.7.12" targetEnd=3D"_2Sam.7.16"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Chr.17.11" targetEnd=3D"_1Chr.17.14"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.132.11"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Acts.2.30"/>
</notePart>
</note>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.89.4-001"/>A descendant of yours will always be =
king;</line>
<line>I will preserve your dynasty forever.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.4-001"/>
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.3-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.89.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.89.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.5"/>The heavens sing of the wonderful things =
you do;</line>
<line>the holy ones sing of your faithfulness, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.6"/>No one in heaven is like you, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>none of the heavenly beings is your equal.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.7"/>You are feared in the council of the holy =
ones;</line>
<line>they all stand in awe of you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.7"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.89.8" refEnd=3D"Ps.89.14">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.8"/>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> God Almighty, none is as =
mighty as you;</line>
<line>in all things you are faithful, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.9"/>You rule over the powerful sea;</line>
<line>you calm its angry waves.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.10"/>You crushed the monster Rahab<note =
type=3D"x-background">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">RAHab: A legendary sea monster which =
represented the forces of chaos and evil.</notePart>
</note> and killed it;</line>
<line>with your mighty strength you defeated your enemies.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.11"/>Heaven is yours, the earth also;</line>
<line>you made the world and everything in it.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.12"/>You created the north and the =
south;</line>
<line>Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon sing to you for joy.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.13"/>How powerful you are!</line>
<line>How great is your strength!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.14"/>Your kingdom is founded on righteousness =
and justice;</line>
<line>love and faithfulness are shown in all you do.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.14"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.89.15" refEnd=3D"Ps.89.18">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.15"/>How happy are the people who worship you =
with songs,</line>
<line>who live in the light of your kindness!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.15"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.16"/>Because of you they rejoice all day =
long,</line>
<line>and they praise you for your goodness.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.16"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.17"/>You give us great victories;</line>
<line>in your love you make us triumphant.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.17"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.18"/>You, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, chose our protector;</line>
<line>you, the Holy God of Israel, gave us our king.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.18"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.89.19" refEnd=3D"Ps.89.37">
<title>
<titlePart>God's Promise to David</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.89.19" refEnd=3D"Ps.89.29">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.19"/>In a vision long ago you said to your =
faithful servants,</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.89.19-002"/>I have given help to a famous =
soldier;</line>
<line>I have given the throne to one I chose from the people.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.19"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.20"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.89.20" noteStop=3D"Ps.89.20">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Sam.13.14"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Acts.13.22"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Sam.16.12"/>
</notePart>
</note> I have made my servant David king</line>
<line>by anointing him with holy oil.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.20"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.21"/>My strength will always be with =
him,</line>
<line>my power will make him strong.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.21"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.22"/>His enemies will never succeed against =
him;</line>
<line>the wicked will not defeat him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.22"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.23"/>I will crush his foes</line>
<line>and kill everyone who hates him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.23"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.24"/>I will love him and be loyal to =
him;</line>
<line>I will make him always victorious.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.24"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.25"/>I will extend his kingdom</line>
<line>from the Mediterranean to the Euphrates River.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.25"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.26"/>He will say to me,</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.89.26-003"/>You are my father and my God;</line>
<line>you are my protector and savior.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.26-003"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.26"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.27"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.89.27" noteStop=3D"Ps.89.27">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Rev.1.5"/>
</notePart>
</note> I will make him my first-born son,</line>
<line>the greatest of all kings.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.27"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.28"/>I will always keep my promise to =
him,</line>
<line>and my covenant with him will last forever.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.28"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.29"/>His dynasty will be as permanent as the =
sky;</line>
<line>a descendant of his will always be king.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.29"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.89.30" refEnd=3D"Ps.89.34">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.30"/>But if his descendants disobey my =
law</line>
<line>and do not live according to my commands,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.30"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.31"/>if they disregard my instructions</line>
<line>and do not keep my commandments,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.31"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.32"/>then I will punish them for their =
sins;</line>
<line>I will make them suffer for their wrongs.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.32"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.33"/>But I will not stop loving David</line>
<line>or fail to keep my promise to him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.33"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.34"/>I will not break my covenant with =
him</line>
<line>or take back even one promise I made him.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.34"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.89.35" refEnd=3D"Ps.89.37">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.35"/>Once and for all I have promised by my =
holy name:</line>
<line>I will never lie to David.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.35"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.36"/>He will always have descendants,</line>
<line>and I will watch over his kingdom as long as the sun =
shines.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.36"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.37"/>It will be as permanent as the =
moon,</line>
<line>that faithful witness in the sky.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.19-002"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.37"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.89.38" refEnd=3D"Ps.89.45">
<title>
<titlePart>Lament over the Defeat of the King</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.89.38" refEnd=3D"Ps.89.45">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.38"/>But you are angry with your chosen =
king;</line>
<line>you have deserted and rejected him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.38"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.39"/>You have broken your covenant with your =
servant</line>
<line>and thrown his crown in the dirt.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.39"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.40"/>You have torn down the walls of his =
city</line>
<line>and left his forts in ruins.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.40"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.41"/>All who pass by steal his =
belongings;</line>
<line>all his neighbors laugh at him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.41"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.42"/>You have given the victory to his =
enemies;</line>
<line>you have made them all happy.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.42"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.43"/>You have made his weapons useless</line>
<line>and let him be defeated in battle.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.43"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.44"/>You have taken away his royal scepter<note =
type=3D"x-exegesis">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Probable text<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> =
royal scepter; </notePart>Hebrew<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> =
purity.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>and knocked his throne to the ground.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.44"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.45"/>You have made him old before his =
time</line>
<line>and covered him with disgrace.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.45"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.89.46" refEnd=3D"Ps.89.52">
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer for Deliverance</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.89.46" refEnd=3D"Ps.89.48">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.46"/>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, will you hide yourself =
forever?</line>
<line>How long will your anger burn like fire?<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.46"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.47"/>Remember how short my life is;</line>
<line>remember that you created all of us mortal!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.47"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.48"/>Who can live and never die?</line>
<line>How can we humans keep ourselves from the grave?<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.48"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.89.49" refEnd=3D"Ps.89.51">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.49"/>Lord, where are the former proofs of your =
love?</line>
<line>Where are the promises you made to David?<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.49"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.50"/>Don't forget how I, your servant, am =
insulted,</line>
<line>how I endure all the curses<note type=3D"x-exegesis">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Probable text<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> =
curses; </notePart>Hebrew<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> =
crowds.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> of the heathen.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.50"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.51"/>Your enemies insult your chosen king, O =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!</line>
<line>They insult him wherever he goes.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.51"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.89.52">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.89.52"/>Praise the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> forever!</line>
</lineGroup>
<lineGroup>
<line>Amen! Amen!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.89.52"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.89"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.90.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.106.48">
<title>
<titlePart>BOOK FOUR </titlePart>
</title>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.90.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.90.17">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.90"/>
<title>
<titlePart>Of God and Human Beings </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A prayer by Moses, the =
man of God. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.90.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.90.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.90.1"/>O Lord, you have always been our =
home.</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.90.1"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.90.2"/>Before you created the hills</line>
<line>or brought the world into being,</line>
<line>you were eternally God,</line>
<line>and will be God forever.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.90.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.90.3" refEnd=3D"Ps.90.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.90.3"/>You tell us to return to what we =
were;</line>
<line>you change us back to dust.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.90.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.90.4"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.90.4" noteStop=3D"Ps.90.4">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Pet.3.8"/>
</notePart>
</note> A thousand years to you are like one day;</line>
<line>they are like yesterday, already gone,</line>
<line>like a short hour in the night.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.90.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.90.5"/>You carry us away like a flood;</line>
<line>we last no longer than a dream.</line>
<line>We are like weeds that sprout in the morning,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.90.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.90.6"/>that grow and burst into bloom,</line>
<line>then dry up and die in the evening.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.90.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.90.7" refEnd=3D"Ps.90.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.90.7"/>We are destroyed by your anger;</line>
<line>we are terrified by your fury.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.90.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.90.8"/>You place our sins before you,</line>
<line>our secret sins where you can see them.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.90.8"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.90.9" refEnd=3D"Ps.90.10">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.90.9"/>Our life is cut short by your anger;</line>
<line>it fades away like a whisper.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.90.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.90.10"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.90.10" noteStop=3D"Ps.90.10">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Sir.18.8"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Sir.18.9"/>
</notePart>
</note> Seventy years is all we have--</line>
<line>eighty years, if we are strong;</line>
<line>yet all they bring us is trouble and sorrow;</line>
<line>life is soon over, and we are gone.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.90.10"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.90.11" refEnd=3D"Ps.90.12">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.90.11"/>Who has felt the full power of your =
anger?</line>
<line>Who knows what fear your fury can bring?<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.90.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.90.12"/>Teach us how short our life is,</line>
<line>so that we may become wise.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.90.12"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.90.13" refEnd=3D"Ps.90.17">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.90.13"/>How much longer will your anger =
last?</line>
<line>Have pity, O <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, on your =
servants!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.90.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.90.14"/>Fill us each morning with your constant =
love,</line>
<line>so that we may sing and be glad all our life.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.90.14"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.90.15"/>Give us now as much happiness as the =
sadness you gave us</line>
<line>during all our years of misery.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.90.15"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.90.16"/>Let us, your servants, see your mighty =
deeds;</line>
<line>let our descendants see your glorious might.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.90.16"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.90.17"/>Lord our God, may your blessings be with =
us.</line>
<line>Give us success in all we do!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.90.17"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.90"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.91.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.91.16">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.91"/>
<title>
<titlePart>God Our Protector</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.91.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.91.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.91.1"/>Whoever goes to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> for safety,</line>
<line>whoever remains under the protection of the Almighty,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.91.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.91.2"/>can say to him,</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.91.2-000"/>You are my defender and protector.</line>
<line>You are my God; in you I trust.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.91.2-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.91.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.91.3"/>He will keep you safe from all hidden =
dangers</line>
<line>and from all deadly diseases.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.91.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.91.4"/>He will cover you with his wings;</line>
<line>you will be safe in his care;</line>
<line>his faithfulness will protect and defend you.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.91.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.91.5"/>You need not fear any dangers at =
night</line>
<line>or sudden attacks during the day</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.91.5"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.91.6"/>or the plagues that strike in the =
dark</line>
<line>or the evils that kill in daylight.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.91.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.91.7" refEnd=3D"Ps.91.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.91.7"/>A thousand may fall dead beside you,</line>
<line>ten thousand all around you,</line>
<line>but you will not be harmed.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.91.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.91.8"/>You will look and see</line>
<line>how the wicked are punished.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.91.8"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.91.9" refEnd=3D"Ps.91.13">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.91.9"/>You have made the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> your<note type=3D"x-exegesis">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Probable text<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> =
your; </notePart>Hebrew<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> my.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> defender,</line>
<line>the Most High your protector,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.91.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.91.10"/>and so no disaster will strike you,</line>
<line>no violence will come near your home.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.91.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.91.11"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.91.11" noteStop=3D"Ps.91.11">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.4.6"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.4.10"/>
</notePart>
</note> God will put his angels in charge of you</line>
<line>to protect you wherever you go.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.91.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.91.12"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.91.12" noteStop=3D"Ps.91.12">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.4.6"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.4.11"/>
</notePart>
</note> They will hold you up with their hands</line>
<line>to keep you from hurting your feet on the stones.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.91.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.91.13"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.91.13" noteStop=3D"Ps.91.13">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.10.19"/>
</notePart>
</note> You will trample down lions and snakes,</line>
<line>fierce lions and poisonous snakes.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.91.13"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.91.14" refEnd=3D"Ps.91.16">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.91.14"/>God says,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.91.14-001"/>I will save those who love me</line>
<line>and will protect those who acknowledge me as <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.91.14"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.91.15"/>When they call to me, I will answer =
them;</line>
<line>when they are in trouble, I will be with them.</line>
<line>I will rescue them and honor them.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.91.15"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.91.16"/>I will reward them with long life;</line>
<line>I will save them.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.91.14-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.91.16"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.91"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.92.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.92.15">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.92"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Song of Praise </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm; a song for the =
Sabbath. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.92.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.92.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.92.1"/>How good it is to give thanks to you, O =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>to sing in your honor, O Most High God,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.92.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.92.2"/>to proclaim your constant love every =
morning</line>
<line>and your faithfulness every night,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.92.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.92.3"/>with the music of stringed =
instruments</line>
<line>and with melody on the harp.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.92.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.92.4"/>Your mighty deeds, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, make me glad;</line>
<line>because of what you have done, I sing for joy.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.92.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.92.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.92.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.92.5"/>How great are your actions, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!</line>
<line>How deep are your thoughts!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.92.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.92.6"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.92.6" noteStop=3D"Ps.92.6">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Wis.13.1"/>
</notePart>
</note> This is something a fool cannot know;</line>
<line>someone who is stupid cannot understand:<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.92.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.92.7"/>the wicked may grow like weeds,</line>
<line>those who do wrong may prosper;</line>
<line>yet they will be totally destroyed,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.92.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.92.8"/>because you, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, are supreme forever.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.92.8"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.92.9" refEnd=3D"Ps.92.11">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.92.9"/>We know that your enemies will die,</line>
<line>and all the wicked will be defeated.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.92.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.92.10"/>You have made me as strong as a wild =
ox;</line>
<line>you have blessed me with happiness.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.92.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.92.11"/>I have seen the defeat of my =
enemies</line>
<line>and heard the cries of the wicked.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.92.11"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.92.12" refEnd=3D"Ps.92.15">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.92.12"/>The righteous will flourish like palm =
trees;</line>
<line>they will grow like the cedars of Lebanon.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.92.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.92.13"/>They are like trees planted in the house =
of the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>that flourish in the Temple of our God,</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.92.13"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.92.14"/>that still bear fruit in old age</line>
<line>and are always green and strong.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.92.14"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.92.15"/>This shows that the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is just,</line>
<line>that there is no wrong in my protector.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.92.15"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.92"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.93.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.93.5">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.93"/>
<title>
<titlePart>God the King</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.93.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.93.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.93.1"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is king.</line>
<line>He is clothed with majesty and strength.</line>
<line>The earth is set firmly in place</line>
<line>and cannot be moved.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.93.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.93.2"/>Your throne, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, has been firm from the =
beginning,</line>
<line>and you existed before time began.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.93.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.93.3" refEnd=3D"Ps.93.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.93.3"/>The ocean depths raise their voice, O =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>they raise their voice and roar.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.93.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.93.4"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> rules supreme in heaven,</line>
<line>greater than the roar of the ocean,</line>
<line>more powerful than the waves of the sea.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.93.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.93.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.93.5"/>Your laws are eternal, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>and your Temple is holy indeed,</line>
<line>forever and ever.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.93.5"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.93"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.94.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.94.23">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.94"/>
<title>
<titlePart>God the Judge of All</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.94.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.94.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.94.1"/>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, you are a God who =
punishes;</line>
<line>reveal your anger!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.94.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.94.2"/>You are the judge of us all;</line>
<line>rise and give the proud what they deserve!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.94.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.94.3"/>How much longer will the wicked be =
glad?</line>
<line>How much longer, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.94.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.94.4"/>How much longer will criminals be =
proud</line>
<line>and boast about their crimes?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.94.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.94.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.94.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.94.5"/>They crush your people, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>they oppress those who belong to you.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.94.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.94.6"/>They kill widows and orphans,</line>
<line>and murder the strangers who live in our land.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.94.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.94.7"/>They say,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.94.7-000"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> does not see us;</line>
<line>the God of Israel does not notice.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.94.7-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.94.7"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.94.8" refEnd=3D"Ps.94.11">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.94.8"/>My people, how can you be such stupid =
fools?</line>
<line>When will you ever learn?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.94.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.94.9"/>God made our ears--can't he hear?</line>
<line>He made our eyes--can't he see?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.94.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.94.10"/>He scolds the nations--won't he punish =
them?<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">them?; </notePart>or<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> our wicked leaders?</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>He is the teacher of us all--hasn't he any knowledge?<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.94.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.94.11"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.94.11" noteStop=3D"Ps.94.11">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Cor.3.20"/>
</notePart>
</note> The <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> knows what we =
think;</line>
<line>he knows how senseless our reasoning is.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.94.11"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.94.12" refEnd=3D"Ps.94.15">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.94.12"/>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, how happy are those you =
instruct,</line>
<line>the ones to whom you teach your law!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.94.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.94.13"/>You give them rest from days of =
trouble</line>
<line>until a pit is dug to trap the wicked.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.94.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.94.14"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> will not abandon his people;</line>
<line>he will not desert those who belong to him.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.94.14"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.94.15"/>Justice will again be found in the =
courts,</line>
<line>and all righteous people will support it.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.94.15"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.94.16" refEnd=3D"Ps.94.19">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.94.16"/>Who stood up for me against the =
wicked?</line>
<line>Who took my side against the evildoers?<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.94.16"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.94.17"/>If the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> had not helped me,</line>
<line>I would have gone quickly to the land of silence.<note =
type=3D"x-background">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">LAND OF SILENCE: The world of the dead (see
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.6.5"/> ).</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.94.17"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.94.18"/>I said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.94.18-001"/>I am falling
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.94.18-001"/>;</line>
<line>but your constant love, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, held me up.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.94.18"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.94.19"/>Whenever I am anxious and worried,</line>
<line>you comfort me and make me glad.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.94.19"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.94.20" refEnd=3D"Ps.94.23">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.94.20"/>You have nothing to do with corrupt =
judges,</line>
<line>who make injustice legal,</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.94.20"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.94.21"/>who plot against good people</line>
<line>and sentence the innocent to death.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.94.21"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.94.22"/>But the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> defends me;</line>
<line>my God protects me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.94.22"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.94.23"/>He will punish them for their =
wickedness</line>
<line>and destroy them for their sins;</line>
<line>the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> our God will =
destroy them.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.94.23"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.94"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.95.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.95.11">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.95"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Song of Praise</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.95.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.95.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.95.1"/>Come, let us praise the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!</line>
<line>Let us sing for joy to God, who protects us!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.95.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.95.2"/>Let us come before him with =
thanksgiving</line>
<line>and sing joyful songs of praise.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.95.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.95.3"/>For the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is a mighty God,</line>
<line>a mighty king over all the gods.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.95.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.95.4"/>He rules over the whole earth,</line>
<line>from the deepest caves to the highest hills.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.95.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.95.5"/>He rules over the sea, which he =
made;</line>
<line>the land also, which he himself formed.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.95.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.95.6" refEnd=3D"Ps.95.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.95.6"/>Come, let us bow down and worship =
him;</line>
<line>let us kneel before the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, our Maker!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.95.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.95.7"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.95.7" noteStop=3D"Ps.95.7">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Heb.3.7" targetEnd=3D"Heb.3.11"/>
</notePart>
</note>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.95.7" noteStop=3D"Ps.95.7">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Heb.3.15"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Heb.4.7"/>
</notePart>
</note> He is our God;</line>
<line>we are the people he cares for,</line>
<line>the flock for which he provides.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.95.8" refEnd=3D"Ps.95.11">
<lineGroup>
<line> Listen today to what he says:</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.95.7"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.95.8"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.95.8" noteStop=3D"Ps.95.8">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.17.1" targetEnd=3D"Exod.17.7"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Num.20.2" targetEnd=3D"Num.20.13"/>
</notePart>
</note>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.95.8-000"/>Don't be stubborn, as your ancestors were =
at Meribah,</line>
<line>as they were that day in the desert at Massah.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.95.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.95.9"/>There they put me to the test and tried =
me,</line>
<line>although they had seen what I did for them.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.95.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.95.10"/>For forty years I was disgusted with those =
people.</line>
<line>I said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.95.10-001"/>How disloyal they are!</line>
<line>They refuse to obey my commands.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.95.10-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.95.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.95.11"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.95.11" noteStop=3D"Ps.95.11">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Num.14.20" targetEnd=3D"Num.14.23"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Deut.1.34" targetEnd=3D"Deut.1.36"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Heb.4.3"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Heb.4.5"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Deut.12.9"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Deut.12.10"/>
</notePart>
</note> I was angry and made a solemn promise:</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.95.11-002"/>You will never enter the land</line>
<line>where I would have given you rest.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.95.11-002"/>
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.95.8-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.95.11"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.95"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.96.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.96.13">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.96"/>
<title>
<titlePart>God the Supreme King</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Chr.16.23" targetEnd=3D"_1Chr.16.33"/>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.96.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.96.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.96.1"/>Sing a new song to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!</line>
<line>Sing to the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, all the =
world!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.96.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.96.2"/>Sing to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, and praise him!</line>
<line>Proclaim every day the good news that he has saved us.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.96.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.96.3"/>Proclaim his glory to the nations,</line>
<line>his mighty deeds to all peoples.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.96.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.96.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.96.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.96.4"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is great and is to be highly =
praised;</line>
<line>he is to be honored more than all the gods.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.96.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.96.5"/>The gods of all other nations are only =
idols,</line>
<line>but the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> created the =
heavens.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.96.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.96.6"/>Glory and majesty surround him;</line>
<line>power and beauty fill his Temple.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.96.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.96.7" refEnd=3D"Ps.96.9">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.96.7"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.96.7" noteStop=3D"Ps.96.7">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.29.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.29.2"/>
</notePart>
</note> Praise the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, all =
people on earth;</line>
<line>praise his glory and might.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.96.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.96.8"/>Praise the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>'s glorious name;</line>
<line>bring an offering and come into his Temple.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.96.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.96.9"/>Bow down before the Holy One when he =
appears;<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">when he appears; </notePart>or<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> in garments of worship.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>tremble before him, all the earth!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.96.9"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.96.10" refEnd=3D"Ps.96.13">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.96.10"/>Say to all the nations,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.96.10-000"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is king!</line>
<line>The earth is set firmly in place and cannot be moved;</line>
<line>he will judge the peoples with justice.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.96.10-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.96.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.96.11"/>Be glad, earth and sky!</line>
<line>Roar, sea, and every creature in you;</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.96.11"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.96.12"/>be glad, fields, and everything in =
you!</line>
<line>The trees in the woods will shout for joy<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.96.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.96.13"/>when the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> comes to rule the earth.</line>
<line>He will rule the peoples of the world</line>
<line>with justice and fairness.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.96.13"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.96"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.97.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.97.12">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.97"/>
<title>
<titlePart>God the Supreme Ruler</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.97.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.97.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.97.1"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is king! Earth, be glad!</line>
<line>Rejoice, you islands of the seas!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.97.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.97.2"/>Clouds and darkness surround him;</line>
<line>he rules with righteousness and justice.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.97.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.97.3"/>Fire goes in front of him</line>
<line>and burns up his enemies around him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.97.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.97.4"/>His lightning lights up the world;</line>
<line>the earth sees it and trembles.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.97.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.97.5"/>The hills melt like wax before the =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>before the Lord of all the earth.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.97.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.97.6"/>The heavens proclaim his =
righteousness,</line>
<line>and all the nations see his glory.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.97.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.97.7" refEnd=3D"Ps.97.9">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.97.7"/>Everyone who worships idols is put to =
shame;</line>
<line>all the gods bow down<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">all the gods bow down; =
</notePart>or<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> bow down, all =
gods.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> before the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.97.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.97.8"/>The people of Zion are glad,</line>
<line>and the cities of Judah rejoice</line>
<line>because of your judgments, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.97.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.97.9"/>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> Almighty, you are ruler of =
all the earth;</line>
<line>you are much greater than all the gods.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.97.9"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.97.10" refEnd=3D"Ps.97.12">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.97.10"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> loves those who hate evil;<note =
type=3D"x-exegesis">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Probable text<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> =
The LORD loves those who hate evil; </notePart>Hebrew<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> Hate evil, you who love the LORD.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>he protects the lives of his people;</line>
<line>he rescues them from the power of the wicked.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.97.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.97.11"/>Light shines on the righteous,</line>
<line>and gladness on the good.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.97.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.97.12"/>All you that are righteous be glad</line>
<line>because of what the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> =
has done!</line>
<line>Remember what the holy God has done,</line>
<line>and give thanks to him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.97.12"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.97"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.98.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.98.9">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.98"/>
<title>
<titlePart>God the Ruler of the World </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.98.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.98.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.98.1"/>Sing a new song to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>he has done wonderful things!</line>
<line>By his own power and holy strength</line>
<line>he has won the victory.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.98.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.98.2"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> announced his victory;</line>
<line>he made his saving power known to the nations.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.98.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.98.3"/>He kept his promise to the people of =
Israel</line>
<line>with loyalty and constant love for them.</line>
<line>All people everywhere have seen the victory of our God.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.98.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.98.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.98.3"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.98.4"/>Sing for joy to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, all the earth;</line>
<line>praise him with songs and shouts of joy!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.98.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.98.5"/>Sing praises to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!</line>
<line>Play music on the harps!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.98.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.98.6"/>Blow trumpets and horns,</line>
<line>and shout for joy to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, our king.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.98.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.98.7" refEnd=3D"Ps.98.9">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.98.7"/>Roar, sea, and every creature in =
you;</line>
<line>sing, earth, and all who live on you!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.98.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.98.8"/>Clap your hands, you rivers;</line>
<line>you hills, sing together with joy before the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.98.8"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.98.9"/>because he comes to rule the earth.</line>
<line>He will rule the peoples of the world</line>
<line>with justice and fairness.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.98.9"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.98"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.99.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.99.9">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.99"/>
<title>
<titlePart>God the Supreme King</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.99.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.99.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.99.1"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.99.1" noteStop=3D"Ps.99.1">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.25.22"/>
</notePart>
</note> The <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is king,</line>
<line>and the people tremble.</line>
<line>He sits on his throne above the winged creatures,</line>
<line>and the earth shakes.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.99.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.99.2"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is mighty in Zion;</line>
<line>he is supreme over all the nations.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.99.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.99.3"/>Everyone will praise his great and majestic =
name.</line>
<line>Holy is he!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.99.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.99.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.99.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.99.4"/>Mighty king,<note type=3D"x-exegesis">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Probable text<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> =
Mighty king; </notePart>Hebrew<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> The might of =
the king.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> you love what is right;</line>
<line>you have established justice in Israel;</line>
<line>you have brought righteousness and fairness.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.99.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.99.5"/>Praise the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> our God;</line>
<line>worship before his throne!</line>
<line>Holy is he!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.99.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.99.6" refEnd=3D"Ps.99.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.99.6"/>Moses and Aaron were his priests,</line>
<line>and Samuel was one who prayed to him;</line>
<line>they called to the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, =
and he answered them.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.99.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.99.7"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.99.7" noteStop=3D"Ps.99.7">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.33.9"/>
</notePart>
</note> He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud;</line>
<line>they obeyed the laws and commands that he gave them.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.99.7"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.99.8" refEnd=3D"Ps.99.9">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.99.8"/>O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, our God, you answered your =
people;</line>
<line>you showed them that you are a God who forgives,</line>
<line>even though you punished them for their sins.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.99.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.99.9"/>Praise the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> our God,</line>
<line>and worship at his sacred hill!<note type=3D"x-background">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">SACRED HILL: See=20
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.2.6"/> . </notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>The <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> our God is =
holy.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.99.9"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.99"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.100.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.100.5">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.100"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Hymn of Praise </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm of thanksgiving. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.100.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.100.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.100.1"/>Sing to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, all the world!</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.100.1"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.100.2"/>Worship the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> with joy;</line>
<line>come before him with happy songs!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.100.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.100.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.100.3"/>Acknowledge that the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is God.</line>
<line>He made us, and we belong to him;</line>
<line>we are his people, we are his flock.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.100.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.100.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.100.4"/>Enter the Temple gates with =
thanksgiving;</line>
<line>go into its courts with praise.</line>
<line>Give thanks to him and praise him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.100.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.100.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.100.5"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.100.5" noteStop=3D"Ps.100.5">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Chr.16.34"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Chr.5.13"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Chr.7.3"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ezra.3.11"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.106.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.107.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.118.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.136.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Jer.33.11"/>
</notePart>
</note> The <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is good;</line>
<line>his love is eternal</line>
<line>and his faithfulness lasts forever.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.100.5"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.100"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.101.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.101.8">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.101"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A King's Promise </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.101.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.101.1">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.101.1"/>My song is about loyalty and =
justice,</line>
<line>and I sing it to you, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.101.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.101.2"/>My conduct will be faultless.</line>
<line>When will you come to me?</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.101.3" refEnd=3D"Ps.101.5">
<lineGroup>
<line> I will live a pure life in my house<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.101.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.101.3"/>and will never tolerate evil.</line>
<line>I hate the actions of those who turn away from God;</line>
<line>I will have nothing to do with them.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.101.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.101.4"/>I will not be dishonest<note =
type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">not be dishonest; </notePart>or<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> stay away from dishonest people.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>and will have no dealings with evil.<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">evil; </notePart>or<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> evil people.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.101.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.101.5"/>I will get rid of anyone</line>
<line>who whispers evil things about someone else;</line>
<line>I will not tolerate anyone</line>
<line>who is proud and arrogant.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.101.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.101.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.101.6"/>I will approve of those who are faithful =
to God</line>
<line>and will let them live in my palace.</line>
<line>Those who are completely honest</line>
<line>will be allowed to serve me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.101.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.101.7" refEnd=3D"Ps.101.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.101.7"/>No liar will live in my palace;</line>
<line>no hypocrite will remain in my presence.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.101.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.101.8"/>Day after day I will destroy</line>
<line>the wicked in our land;</line>
<line>I will expel all who are evil</line>
<line>from the city of the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.101.8"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.101"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.102.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.102.28">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.102"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The Prayer of a Troubled Youth </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A prayer by a weary =
sufferer who pours out his complaints to the LORD. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.102.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.102.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.102.1"/>Listen to my prayer, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>and hear my cry for help!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.102.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.102.2"/>When I am in trouble,</line>
<line>don't turn away from me!</line>
<line>Listen to me,</line>
<line>and answer me quickly when I call!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.102.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.102.3" refEnd=3D"Ps.102.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.102.3"/>My life is disappearing like smoke;</line>
<line>my body is burning like fire.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.102.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.102.4"/>I am beaten down like dry grass;</line>
<line>I have lost my desire for food.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.102.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.102.5"/>I groan aloud;</line>
<line>I am nothing but skin and bones.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.102.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.102.6"/>I am like a wild bird in the =
desert,</line>
<line>like an owl in abandoned ruins.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.102.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.102.7"/>I lie awake;</line>
<line>I am like a lonely bird on a housetop.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.102.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.102.8"/>All day long my enemies insult me;</line>
<line>those who mock me use my name in cursing.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.102.8"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.102.9" refEnd=3D"Ps.102.11">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.102.9-10"/>Because of your anger and fury,</line>
<line>ashes are my food,</line>
<line>and my tears are mixed with my drink.</line>
<line>You picked me up and threw me away.</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.102.9-10"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.102.11"/>My life is like the evening =
shadows;</line>
<line>I am like dry grass.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.102.11"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.102.12" refEnd=3D"Ps.102.14">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.102.12"/>But you, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, are king forever;</line>
<line>all generations will remember you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.102.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.102.13"/>You will rise and take pity on =
Zion;</line>
<line>the time has come to have mercy on her;</line>
<line>this is the right time.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.102.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.102.14"/>Your servants love her,</line>
<line>even though she is destroyed;</line>
<line>they have pity on her,</line>
<line>even though she is in ruins.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.102.14"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.102.15" refEnd=3D"Ps.102.17">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.102.15"/>The nations will fear the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>all the kings of the earth will fear his power.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.102.15"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.102.16"/>When the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> rebuilds Zion,</line>
<line>he will reveal his greatness.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.102.16"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.102.17"/>He will hear his forsaken people</line>
<line>and listen to their prayer.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.102.17"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.102.18" refEnd=3D"Ps.102.22">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.102.18"/>Write down for the coming generation what =
the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> has done,</line>
<line>so that people not yet born will praise him.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.102.18"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.102.19"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> looked down from his holy place on =
high,</line>
<line>he looked down from heaven to earth.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.102.19"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.102.20"/>He heard the groans of prisoners</line>
<line>and set free those who were condemned to die.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.102.20"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.102.21"/>And so his name will be proclaimed in =
Zion,</line>
<line>and he will be praised in Jerusalem</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.102.21"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.102.22"/>when nations and kingdoms come =
together</line>
<line>and worship the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.102.22"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.102.23" refEnd=3D"Ps.102.23">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.102.23"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> has made me weak while I am still =
young;</line>
<line>he has shortened my life.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.102.23"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.102.24"/>O God, do not take me away now</line>
<line>before I grow old.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.102.25" refEnd=3D"Ps.102.28">
<lineGroup>
<line> O <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, you live =
forever;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.102.24"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.102.25"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.102.25" noteStop=3D"Ps.102.25">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Heb.1.10" targetEnd=3D"Heb.1.12"/>
</notePart>
</note> long ago you created the earth,</line>
<line>and with your own hands you made the heavens.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.102.25"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.102.26"/>They will disappear, but you will =
remain;</line>
<line>they will all wear out like clothes.</line>
<line>You will discard them like clothes,</line>
<line>and they will vanish.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.102.26"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.102.27"/>But you are always the same,</line>
<line>and your life never ends.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.102.27"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.102.28"/>Our children will live in safety,</line>
<line>and under your protection</line>
<line>their descendants will be secure.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.102.28"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.102"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.103.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.103.22">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.103"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The Love of God </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: By David. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.103.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.103.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.103.1"/>Praise the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, my soul!</line>
<line>All my being, praise his holy name!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.103.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.103.2"/>Praise the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, my soul,</line>
<line>and do not forget how kind he is.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.103.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.103.3"/>He forgives all my sins</line>
<line>and heals all my diseases.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.103.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.103.4"/>He keeps me from the grave</line>
<line>and blesses me with love and mercy.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.103.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.103.5"/>He fills my life<note type=3D"x-exegesis">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Probable text<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> =
my life; </notePart>Hebrew unclear.</notePart>
</note> with good things,</line>
<line>so that I stay young and strong like an eagle.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.103.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.103.6" refEnd=3D"Ps.103.14">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.103.6"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> judges in favor of the oppressed</line>
<line>and gives them their rights.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.103.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.103.7"/>He revealed his plans to Moses</line>
<line>and let the people of Israel see his mighty deeds.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.103.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.103.8"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.103.8" noteStop=3D"Ps.103.8">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Jas.5.11"/>
</notePart>
</note> The <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is merciful and =
loving,</line>
<line>slow to become angry and full of constant love.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.103.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.103.9"/>He does not keep on rebuking;</line>
<line>he is not angry forever.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.103.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.103.10"/>He does not punish us as we =
deserve</line>
<line>or repay us according to our sins and wrongs.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.103.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.103.11"/>As high as the sky is above the =
earth,</line>
<line>so great is his love for those who honor him.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.103.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.103.12"/>As far as the east is from the =
west,</line>
<line>so far does he remove our sins from us.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.103.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.103.13"/>As a father is kind to his =
children,</line>
<line>so the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is kind to =
those who honor him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.103.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.103.14"/>He knows what we are made of;</line>
<line>he remembers that we are dust.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.103.14"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.103.15" refEnd=3D"Ps.103.18">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.103.15"/>As for us, our life is like grass.</line>
<line>We grow and flourish like a wild flower;<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.103.15"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.103.16"/>then the wind blows on it, and it is =
gone--</line>
<line>no one sees it again.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.103.16"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.103.17"/>But for those who honor the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, his love lasts forever,</line>
<line>and his goodness endures for all generations<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.103.17"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.103.18"/>of those who are true to his =
covenant</line>
<line>and who faithfully obey his commands.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.103.18"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.103.19" refEnd=3D"Ps.103.22">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.103.19"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> placed his throne in heaven;</line>
<line>he is king over all.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.103.19"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.103.20"/>Praise the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, you strong and mighty angels,</line>
<line>who obey his commands,</line>
<line>who listen to what he says.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.103.20"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.103.21"/>Praise the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, all you heavenly powers,</line>
<line>you servants of his, who do his will!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.103.21"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.103.22"/>Praise the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, all his creatures</line>
<line>in all the places he rules.</line>
<line>Praise the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, my =
soul!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.103.22"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.103"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.104.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.104.35">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.104"/>
<title>
<titlePart>In Praise of the Creator</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.104.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.104.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.104.1"/>Praise the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, my soul!</line>
<line>O <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, my God, how great =
you are!</line>
<line>You are clothed with majesty and glory;<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.104.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.104.2"/>you cover yourself with light.</line>
<line>You have spread out the heavens like a tent<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.104.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.104.3"/>and built your home on the waters =
above.<note type=3D"x-background">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">THE WATERS ABOVE: A reference to the waters =
above the celestial dome (
<reference targetStart=3D"Gen.1.6"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Gen.1.7"/> ).</notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>You use the clouds as your chariot</line>
<line>and ride on the wings of the wind.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.104.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.104.4"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.104.4" noteStop=3D"Ps.104.4">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Heb.1.7"/>
</notePart>
</note> You use the winds as your messengers</line>
<line>and flashes of lightning as your servants.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.104.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.104.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.104.9">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.104.5"/>You have set the earth firmly on its =
foundations,</line>
<line>and it will never be moved.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.104.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.104.6"/>You placed the ocean over it like a =
robe,</line>
<line>and the water covered the mountains.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.104.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.104.7"/>When you rebuked the waters, they =
fled;</line>
<line>they rushed away when they heard your shout of command.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.104.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.104.8"/>They flowed over the mountains and into =
the valleys,</line>
<line>to the place you had made for them.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.104.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.104.9"/>You set a boundary they can never =
pass,</line>
<line>to keep them from covering the earth again.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.104.9"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.104.10" refEnd=3D"Ps.104.12">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.104.10"/>You make springs flow in the =
valleys,</line>
<line>and rivers run between the hills.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.104.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.104.11"/>They provide water for the wild =
animals;</line>
<line>there the wild donkeys quench their thirst.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.104.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.104.12"/>In the trees near by,</line>
<line>the birds make their nests and sing.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.104.12"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.104.13" refEnd=3D"Ps.104.15">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.104.13"/>From the sky you send rain on the =
hills,</line>
<line>and the earth is filled with your blessings.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.104.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.104.14"/>You make grass grow for the cattle</line>
<line>and plants for us to use,</line>
<line>so that we can grow our crops<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.104.14"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.104.15"/>and produce wine to make us happy,</line>
<line>olive oil to make us cheerful,</line>
<line>and bread to give us strength.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.104.15"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.104.16" refEnd=3D"Ps.104.18">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.104.16"/>The cedars of Lebanon get plenty of =
rain--</line>
<line>the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>'s own trees, which =
he planted.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.104.16"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.104.17"/>There the birds build their nests;</line>
<line>the storks nest in the fir trees.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.104.17"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.104.18"/>The wild goats live in the high =
mountains,</line>
<line>and the rock badgers hide in the cliffs.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.104.18"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.104.19" refEnd=3D"Ps.104.23">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.104.19"/>You created the moon to mark the =
months;</line>
<line>the sun knows the time to set.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.104.19"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.104.20"/>You made the night, and in the =
darkness</line>
<line>all the wild animals come out.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.104.20"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.104.21"/>The young lions roar while they =
hunt,</line>
<line>looking for the food that God provides.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.104.21"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.104.22"/>When the sun rises, they go back</line>
<line>and lie down in their dens.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.104.22"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.104.23"/>Then people go out to do their =
work</line>
<line>and keep working until evening.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.104.23"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.104.24" refEnd=3D"Ps.104.26">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.104.24"/>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, you have made so many =
things!</line>
<line>How wisely you made them all!</line>
<line>The earth is filled with your creatures.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.104.24"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.104.25"/>There is the ocean, large and =
wide,</line>
<line>where countless creatures live,</line>
<line>large and small alike.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.104.25"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.104.26"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.104.26" noteStop=3D"Ps.104.26">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Job.41.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.74.14"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Isa.27.1"/>
</notePart>
</note> The ships sail on it, and in it plays Leviathan,</line>
<line>that sea monster which you made.<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">in it plays ... made; =
</notePart>or<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> Leviathan is there, that sea =
monster you made to amuse you.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.104.26"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.104.27" refEnd=3D"Ps.104.30">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.104.27"/>All of them depend on you</line>
<line>to give them food when they need it.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.104.27"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.104.28"/>You give it to them, and they eat =
it;</line>
<line>you provide food, and they are satisfied.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.104.28"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.104.29"/>When you turn away, they are =
afraid;</line>
<line>when you take away your breath, they die</line>
<line>and go back to the dust from which they came.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.104.29"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.104.30"/>But when you give them breath,<note =
type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">give them breath; </notePart>or<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> send out your spirit.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> they are created;</line>
<line>you give new life to the earth.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.104.30"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.104.31" refEnd=3D"Ps.104.32">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.104.31"/>May the glory of the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> last forever!</line>
<line>May the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> be happy with =
what he has made!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.104.31"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.104.32"/>He looks at the earth, and it =
trembles;</line>
<line>he touches the mountains, and they pour out smoke.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.104.32"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.104.33" refEnd=3D"Ps.104.34">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.104.33"/>I will sing to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> all my life;</line>
<line>as long as I live I will sing praises to my God.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.104.33"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.104.34"/>May he be pleased with my song,</line>
<line>for my gladness comes from him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.104.34"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.104.35"/>May sinners be destroyed from the =
earth;</line>
<line>may the wicked be no more.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote">
<lineGroup>
<line> Praise the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, my =
soul!</line>
<line>Praise the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.104.35"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.104"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.105.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.105.45">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.105"/>
<title>
<titlePart>God and His People</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Chr.16.8" targetEnd=3D"_1Chr.16.22"/>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.105.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.105.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.1"/>Give thanks to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, proclaim his greatness;</line>
<line>tell the nations what he has done.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.2"/>Sing praise to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>tell the wonderful things he has done.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.3"/>Be glad that we belong to him;</line>
<line>let all who worship him rejoice.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.4"/>Go to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> for help;</line>
<line>and worship him continually.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.5-6"/>You descendants of Abraham, his =
servant;</line>
<line>you descendants of Jacob, the man he chose:</line>
<line>remember the miracles that God performed</line>
<line>and the judgments that he gave.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.5-6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.105.7" refEnd=3D"Ps.105.11">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.7"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is our God;</line>
<line>his commands are for all the world.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.8"/>He will keep his covenant forever,</line>
<line>his promises for a thousand generations.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.9"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.105.9" noteStop=3D"Ps.105.9">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Gen.12.7"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Gen.17.8"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Gen.26.3"/>
</notePart>
</note> He will keep the agreement he made with Abraham</line>
<line>and his promise to Isaac.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.10"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.105.10" noteStop=3D"Ps.105.10">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Gen.28.13"/>
</notePart>
</note> The <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> made a covenant =
with Jacob,</line>
<line>one that will last forever.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.11"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.105.11-000"/>I will give you the land of Canaan,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.11-000"/> he said.</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.105.11-001"/>It will be your own possession.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.11-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.11"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.105.12" refEnd=3D"Ps.105.15">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.12"/>God's people were few in number,</line>
<line>strangers in the land of Canaan.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.13"/>They wandered from country to =
country,</line>
<line>from one kingdom to another.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.14"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.105.14" noteStop=3D"Ps.105.14">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Gen.20.3" targetEnd=3D"Gen.20.7"/>
</notePart>
</note> But God let no one oppress them;</line>
<line>to protect them, he warned the kings:<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.14"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.15"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.105.15-002"/>Don't harm my chosen servants;</line>
<line>do not touch my prophets.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.15-002"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.15"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.105.16" refEnd=3D"Ps.105.22">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.16"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.105.16" noteStop=3D"Ps.105.16">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Gen.41.53" targetEnd=3D"Gen.41.57"/>
</notePart>
</note> The <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> sent famine to =
their country</line>
<line>and took away all their food.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.16"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.17"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.105.17" noteStop=3D"Ps.105.17">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Gen.37.28"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Gen.45.5"/>
</notePart>
</note> But he sent a man ahead of them,</line>
<line>Joseph, who had been sold as a slave.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.17"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.18"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.105.18" noteStop=3D"Ps.105.18">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Gen.39.20" targetEnd=3D"Gen.40.23"/>
</notePart>
</note> His feet were kept in chains,</line>
<line>and an iron collar was around his neck,</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.18"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.19"/>until what he had predicted came =
true.</line>
<line>The word of the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> proved =
him right.</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.19"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.20"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.105.20" noteStop=3D"Ps.105.20">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Gen.41.14"/>
</notePart>
</note> Then the king of Egypt had him released;</line>
<line>the ruler of nations set him free.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.20"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.21"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.105.21" noteStop=3D"Ps.105.21">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Gen.41.39" targetEnd=3D"Gen.41.41"/>
</notePart>
</note> He put him in charge of his government</line>
<line>and made him ruler over all the land,</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.21"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.22"/>with power over the king's =
officials</line>
<line>and authority to instruct his advisers.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.22"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.105.23" refEnd=3D"Ps.105.25">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.23"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.105.23" noteStop=3D"Ps.105.23">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Gen.46.6"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Gen.47.11"/>
</notePart>
</note> Then Jacob went to Egypt</line>
<line>and settled in that country.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.23"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.24"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.105.24" noteStop=3D"Ps.105.24">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.1.7" targetEnd=3D"Exod.1.14"/>
</notePart>
</note> The <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> gave many =
children to his people</line>
<line>and made them stronger than their enemies.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.24"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.25"/>He made the Egyptians hate his =
people</line>
<line>and treat his servants with deceit.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.25"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.105.26" refEnd=3D"Ps.105.36">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.26"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.105.26" noteStop=3D"Ps.105.26">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.3.1" targetEnd=3D"Exod.4.17"/>
</notePart>
</note> Then he sent his servant Moses,</line>
<line>and Aaron, whom he had chosen.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.26"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.27"/>They did God's mighty acts</line>
<line>and performed miracles in Egypt.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.27"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.28"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.105.28" noteStop=3D"Ps.105.28">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.10.21" targetEnd=3D"Exod.10.23"/>
</notePart>
</note> God sent darkness on the country,</line>
<line>but the Egyptians did not obey<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Some ancient translations<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> did not obey; </notePart>Hebrew<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> obeyed.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> his command.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.28"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.29"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.105.29" noteStop=3D"Ps.105.29">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.7.17" targetEnd=3D"Exod.7.21"/>
</notePart>
</note> He turned their rivers into blood</line>
<line>and killed all their fish.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.29"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.30"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.105.30" noteStop=3D"Ps.105.30">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.8.1" targetEnd=3D"Exod.8.6"/>
</notePart>
</note> Their country was overrun with frogs;</line>
<line>even the palace was filled with them.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.30"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.31"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.105.31" noteStop=3D"Ps.105.31">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.8.20" targetEnd=3D"Exod.8.24"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.8.16"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.8.17"/>
</notePart>
</note> God commanded, and flies and gnats</line>
<line>swarmed throughout the whole country.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.31"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.32"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.105.32" noteStop=3D"Ps.105.32">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.9.22" targetEnd=3D"Exod.9.25"/>
</notePart>
</note> He sent hail and lightning on their land</line>
<line>instead of rain;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.32"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.33"/>he destroyed their grapevines and fig =
trees</line>
<line>and broke down all the trees.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.33"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.34"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.105.34" noteStop=3D"Ps.105.34">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.10.12" targetEnd=3D"Exod.10.15"/>
</notePart>
</note> He commanded, and the locusts came,</line>
<line>countless millions of them;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.34"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.35"/>they ate all the plants in the =
land;</line>
<line>they ate all the crops.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.35"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.36"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.105.36" noteStop=3D"Ps.105.36">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.12.29"/>
</notePart>
</note> He killed the first-born sons</line>
<line>of all the families of Egypt.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.36"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.105.37" refEnd=3D"Ps.105.42">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.37"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.105.37" noteStop=3D"Ps.105.37">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.12.33" targetEnd=3D"Exod.12.36"/>
</notePart>
</note> Then he led the Israelites out;</line>
<line>they carried silver and gold,</line>
<line>and all of them were healthy and strong.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.37"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.38"/>The Egyptians were afraid of them</line>
<line>and were glad when they left.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.38"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.39"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.105.39" noteStop=3D"Ps.105.39">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.13.21"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.13.22"/>
</notePart>
</note> God put a cloud over his people</line>
<line>and a fire at night to give them light.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.39"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.40"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.105.40" noteStop=3D"Ps.105.40">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.16.2" targetEnd=3D"Exod.16.15"/>
</notePart>
</note> They<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Some ancient translations<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> They; </notePart>Hebrew<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> =
He.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> asked, and he sent quails;</line>
<line>he gave them food from heaven to satisfy them.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.40"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.41"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.105.41" noteStop=3D"Ps.105.41">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.17.1" targetEnd=3D"Exod.17.7"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Num.20.2" targetEnd=3D"Num.20.13"/>
</notePart>
</note> He opened a rock, and water gushed out,</line>
<line>flowing through the desert like a river.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.41"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.42"/>He remembered his sacred promise</line>
<line>to Abraham his servant.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.42"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.105.43" refEnd=3D"Ps.105.44">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.43"/>So he led his chosen people out,</line>
<line>and they sang and shouted for joy.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.43"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.44"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.105.44" noteStop=3D"Ps.105.44">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Josh.11.16" targetEnd=3D"Josh.11.23"/>
</notePart>
</note> He gave them the lands of other peoples</line>
<line>and let them take over their fields,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.44"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.105.45"/>so that his people would obey his =
laws</line>
<line>and keep all his commands.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote">
<lineGroup>
<line> Praise the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.105.45"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.105"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.106.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.106.48">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.106"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The LORD's Goodness to His People</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.1"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.106.1" noteStop=3D"Ps.106.1">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Chr.16.34"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Chr.5.13"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Chr.7.3"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ezra.3.11"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.100.5"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.107.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.118.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.136.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Jer.33.11"/>
</notePart>
</note> Praise the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.106.2" refEnd=3D"Ps.106.3">
<lineGroup>
<line> Give thanks to the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, =
because he is good;</line>
<line>his love is eternal.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.2"/>Who can tell all the great things he has =
done?</line>
<line>Who can praise him enough?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.3"/>Happy are those who obey his =
commands,</line>
<line>who always do what is right.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.106.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.106.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.4"/>Remember me, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, when you help your people;</line>
<line>include me when you save them.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.5"/>Let me see the prosperity of your =
people</line>
<line>and share in the happiness of your nation,</line>
<line>in the glad pride of those who belong to you.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.106.6" refEnd=3D"Ps.106.12">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.6"/>We have sinned as our ancestors =
did;</line>
<line>we have been wicked and evil.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.7"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.106.7" noteStop=3D"Ps.106.7">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.14.10" targetEnd=3D"Exod.14.12"/>
</notePart>
</note> Our ancestors in Egypt did not understand God's wonderful =
acts;</line>
<line>they forgot the many times he showed them his love,</line>
<line>and they rebelled against the Almighty<note type=3D"x-exegesis">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Probable text<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> =
the Almighty; </notePart>Hebrew<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> the =
sea.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> at the Red Sea.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.8"/>But he saved them, as he had =
promised,</line>
<line>in order to show his great power.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.9"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.106.9" noteStop=3D"Ps.106.9">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.14.21" targetEnd=3D"Exod.14.31"/>
</notePart>
</note> He gave a command to the Red Sea,</line>
<line>and it dried up;</line>
<line>he led his people across on dry land.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.10"/>He saved them from those who hated =
them;</line>
<line>he rescued them from their enemies.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.11"/>But the water drowned their =
enemies;</line>
<line>not one of them was left.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.12"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.106.12" noteStop=3D"Ps.106.12">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.15.1" targetEnd=3D"Exod.15.21"/>
</notePart>
</note> Then his people believed his promises</line>
<line>and sang praises to him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.12"/>
</line>
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</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.106.13" refEnd=3D"Ps.106.15">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.13"/>But they quickly forgot what he had =
done</line>
<line>and acted without waiting for his advice.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.14"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.106.14" noteStop=3D"Ps.106.14">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Num.11.4" targetEnd=3D"Num.11.34"/>
</notePart>
</note> They were filled with craving in the desert</line>
<line>and put God to the test;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.14"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.15"/>so he gave them what they asked =
for,</line>
<line>but also sent a terrible disease among them.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.15"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.106.16" refEnd=3D"Ps.106.18">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.16"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.106.16" noteStop=3D"Ps.106.16">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Num.16.1" targetEnd=3D"Num.16.35"/>
</notePart>
</note> There in the desert they were jealous of Moses</line>
<line>and of Aaron, the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>'s =
holy servant.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.16"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.17"/>Then the earth opened up and swallowed =
Dathan</line>
<line>and buried Abiram and his family;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.17"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.18"/>fire came down on their followers</line>
<line>and burned up those wicked people.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.18"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.106.19" refEnd=3D"Ps.106.23">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.19"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.106.19" noteStop=3D"Ps.106.19">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.32.1" targetEnd=3D"Exod.32.14"/>
</notePart>
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<line>and worshiped that idol;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.19"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.20"/>they exchanged the glory of God</line>
<line>for the image of an animal that eats grass.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.20"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.21"/>They forgot the God who had saved =
them</line>
<line>by his mighty acts in Egypt.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.21"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.22"/>What wonderful things he did =
there!</line>
<line>What amazing things at the Red Sea!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.22"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.23"/>When God said that he would destroy his =
people,</line>
<line>his chosen servant, Moses, stood up against God</line>
<line>and kept his anger from destroying them.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.23"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.106.24" refEnd=3D"Ps.106.27">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.24"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.106.24" noteStop=3D"Ps.106.24">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Num.14.1" targetEnd=3D"Num.14.35"/>
</notePart>
</note> Then they rejected the pleasant land,</line>
<line>because they did not believe God's promise.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.24"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.25"/>They stayed in their tents and =
grumbled</line>
<line>and would not listen to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.25"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.26"/>So he gave them a solemn warning</line>
<line>that he would make them die in the desert</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.26"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.27"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.106.27" noteStop=3D"Ps.106.27">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Lev.26.33"/>
</notePart>
</note> and scatter their descendants among the heathen,</line>
<line>letting them die in foreign countries.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.27"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.106.28" refEnd=3D"Ps.106.31">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.28"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.106.28" noteStop=3D"Ps.106.28">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Num.25.1" targetEnd=3D"Num.25.13"/>
</notePart>
</note> Then at Peor, God's people joined in the worship of Baal</line>
<line>and ate sacrifices offered to dead gods.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.28"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.29"/>They stirred up the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>'s anger by their actions,</line>
<line>and a terrible disease broke out among them.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.29"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.30"/>But Phinehas stood up and punished the =
guilty,</line>
<line>and the plague was stopped.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.30"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.31"/>This has been remembered in his favor =
ever since</line>
<line>and will be for all time to come.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.31"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.106.32" refEnd=3D"Ps.106.33">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.32"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.106.32" noteStop=3D"Ps.106.32">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Num.20.2" targetEnd=3D"Num.20.13"/>
</notePart>
</note> At the springs of Meribah the people made the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> angry,</line>
<line>and Moses was in trouble on their account.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.32"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.33"/>They made him so bitter</line>
<line>that he spoke without stopping to think.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.33"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.106.34" refEnd=3D"Ps.106.39">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.34"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.106.34" noteStop=3D"Ps.106.34">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Judg.2.1" targetEnd=3D"Judg.2.3"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Judg.3.5"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Judg.3.6"/>
</notePart>
</note> They did not kill the heathen,</line>
<line>as the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> had commanded =
them to do,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.34"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.35"/>but they intermarried with them</line>
<line>and adopted their pagan ways.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.35"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.36"/>God's people worshiped idols,</line>
<line>and this caused their destruction.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.36"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.37"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.106.37" noteStop=3D"Ps.106.37">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Kgs.17.17"/>
</notePart>
</note> They offered their own sons and daughters</line>
<line>as sacrifices to the idols of Canaan.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.37"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.38"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.106.38" noteStop=3D"Ps.106.38">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Num.35.33"/>
</notePart>
</note> They killed those innocent children,</line>
<line>and the land was defiled by those murders.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.38"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.39"/>They made themselves impure by their =
actions</line>
<line>and were unfaithful to God.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.39"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.106.40" refEnd=3D"Ps.106.46">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.40"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.106.40" noteStop=3D"Ps.106.40">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Judg.2.14" targetEnd=3D"Judg.2.18"/>
</notePart>
</note> So the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> was angry =
with his people;</line>
<line>he was disgusted with them.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.40"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.41"/>He abandoned them to the power of the =
heathen,</line>
<line>and their enemies ruled over them.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.41"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.42"/>They were oppressed by their =
enemies</line>
<line>and were in complete subjection to them.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.42"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.43"/>Many times the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> rescued his people,</line>
<line>but they chose to rebel against him</line>
<line>and sank deeper into sin.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.43"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.44"/>Yet the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> heard them when they cried out,</line>
<line>and he took notice of their distress.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.44"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.45"/>For their sake he remembered his =
covenant,</line>
<line>and because of his great love he relented.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.45"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.46"/>He made all their oppressors</line>
<line>feel sorry for them.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.46"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.106.47">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.47"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.106.47" noteStop=3D"Ps.106.47">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Chr.16.35"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Chr.16.36"/>
</notePart>
</note> Save us, O <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> our =
God,</line>
<line>and bring us back from among the nations,</line>
<line>so that we may be thankful</line>
<line>and praise your holy name.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.47"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.106.48">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.106.48"/>Praise the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, the God of Israel;</line>
<line>praise him now and forever!</line>
<line>Let everyone say,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.106.48-000"/>Amen!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.48-000"/>
</line>
<line>Praise the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.106.48"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.106"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.107.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.150.6">
<title>
<titlePart>BOOK FIVE </titlePart>
</title>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.107.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.107.43">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.107"/>
<title>
<titlePart>In Praise of God's Goodness</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.107.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.107.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.1"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.107.1" noteStop=3D"Ps.107.1">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Chr.16.34"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Chr.5.13"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Chr.7.3"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ezra.3.11"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.100.5"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.106.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.118.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.136.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Jer.33.11"/>
</notePart>
</note>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.107.1-000"/>Give thanks to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, because he is good;</line>
<line>his love is eternal!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.1-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.2"/>Repeat these words in praise to the =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>all you whom he has saved.</line>
<line>He has rescued you from your enemies<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.3"/>and has brought you back from foreign =
countries,</line>
<line>from east and west, from north and south.<note =
type=3D"x-exegesis">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Probable text<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> =
south; </notePart>Hebrew<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> the Mediterranean =
Sea </notePart>(meaning=20
west
).</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.107.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.107.9">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.4"/>Some wandered in the trackless =
desert</line>
<line>and could not find their way to a city to live in.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.5"/>They were hungry and thirsty</line>
<line>and had given up all hope.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.6"/>Then in their trouble they called to the =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>and he saved them from their distress.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.7"/>He led them by a straight road</line>
<line>to a city where they could live.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.8"/>They must thank the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> for his constant love,</line>
<line>for the wonderful things he did for them.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.9"/>He satisfies those who are thirsty</line>
<line>and fills the hungry with good things.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.9"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.107.10" refEnd=3D"Ps.107.16">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.10"/>Some were living in gloom and =
darkness,</line>
<line>prisoners suffering in chains,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.11"/>because they had rebelled against the =
commands of Almighty God</line>
<line>and had rejected his instructions.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.12"/>They were worn out from hard work;</line>
<line>they would fall down, and no one would help.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.13"/>Then in their trouble they called to the =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>and he saved them from their distress.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.14"/>He brought them out of their gloom and =
darkness</line>
<line>and broke their chains in pieces.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.14"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.15"/>They must thank the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> for his constant love,</line>
<line>for the wonderful things he did for them.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.15"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.16"/>He breaks down doors of bronze</line>
<line>and smashes iron bars.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.16"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.107.17" refEnd=3D"Ps.107.22">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.17"/>Some were fools, suffering because of =
their sins</line>
<line>and because of their evil;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.17"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.18"/>they couldn't stand the sight of =
food</line>
<line>and were close to death.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.18"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.19"/>Then in their trouble they called to the =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>and he saved them from their distress.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.19"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.20"/>He healed them with his command</line>
<line>and saved them from the grave.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.20"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.21"/>They must thank the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> for his constant love,</line>
<line>for the wonderful things he did for them.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.21"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.22"/>They must thank him with =
sacrifices,</line>
<line>and with songs of joy must tell all that he has done.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.22"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.107.23" refEnd=3D"Ps.107.32">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.23"/>Some sailed over the ocean in =
ships,</line>
<line>earning their living on the seas.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.23"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.24"/>They saw what the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> can do,</line>
<line>his wonderful acts on the seas.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.24"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.25"/>He commanded, and a mighty wind began to =
blow</line>
<line>and stirred up the waves.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.25"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.26"/>The ships were lifted high in the =
air</line>
<line>and plunged down into the depths.</line>
<line>In such danger the sailors lost their courage;<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.26"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.27"/>they stumbled and staggered like =
drunks--</line>
<line>all their skill was useless.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.27"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.28"/>Then in their trouble they called to the =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>and he saved them from their distress.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.28"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.29"/>He calmed the raging storm,</line>
<line>and the waves became quiet.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.29"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.30"/>They were glad because of the =
calm,</line>
<line>and he brought them safe to the port they wanted.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.30"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.31"/>They must thank the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> for his constant love,</line>
<line>for the wonderful things he did for them.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.31"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.32"/>They must proclaim his greatness in the =
assembly of the people</line>
<line>and praise him before the council of the leaders.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.32"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.107.33" refEnd=3D"Ps.107.38">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.33"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> made rivers dry up completely</line>
<line>and stopped springs from flowing.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.33"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.34"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.107.34" noteStop=3D"Ps.107.34">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Sir.39.23"/>
</notePart>
</note> He made rich soil become a salty wasteland</line>
<line>because of the wickedness of those who lived there.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.34"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.35"/>He changed deserts into pools of =
water</line>
<line>and dry land into flowing springs.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.35"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.36"/>He let hungry people settle there,</line>
<line>and they built a city to live in.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.36"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.37"/>They sowed the fields and planted =
grapevines</line>
<line>and reaped an abundant harvest.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.37"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.38"/>He blessed his people, and they had many =
children;</line>
<line>he kept their herds of cattle from decreasing.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.38"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.107.39" refEnd=3D"Ps.107.42">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.39"/>When God's people were defeated and =
humiliated</line>
<line>by cruel oppression and suffering,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.39"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.40"/>he showed contempt for their =
oppressors</line>
<line>and made them wander in trackless deserts.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.40"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.41"/>But he rescued the needy from their =
misery</line>
<line>and made their families increase like flocks.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.41"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.42"/>The righteous see this and are =
glad,</line>
<line>but all the wicked are put to silence.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.42"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.107.43">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.107.43"/>May those who are wise think about these =
things;</line>
<line>may they consider the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>'s constant love.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.107.43"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.107"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.108.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.108.13">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.108"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer for Help against Enemies </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David; a song. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.57.7" targetEnd=3D"Ps.57.11"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.60.5" targetEnd=3D"Ps.60.12"/>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.108.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.108.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.108.1"/>I have complete confidence, O God!</line>
<line>I will sing and praise you!</line>
<line>Wake up, my soul!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.108.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.108.2"/>Wake up, my harp and lyre!</line>
<line>I will wake up the sun.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.108.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.108.3"/>I will thank you, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, among the nations.</line>
<line>I will praise you among the peoples.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.108.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.108.4"/>Your constant love reaches above the =
heavens;</line>
<line>your faithfulness touches the skies.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.108.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.108.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.108.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.108.5"/>Show your greatness in the sky, O =
God,</line>
<line>and your glory over all the earth.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.108.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.108.6"/>Save us by your might; answer my =
prayer,</line>
<line>so that the people you love may be rescued.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.108.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.108.7" refEnd=3D"Ps.108.9">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.108.7"/>From his sanctuary<note =
type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">From his sanctuary; </notePart>or<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> In his holiness.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> God has said,</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.108.7-000"/>In triumph I will divide Shechem</line>
<line>and distribute Sukkoth Valley to my people.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.108.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.108.8"/>Gilead is mine, and Manasseh too;</line>
<line>Ephraim is my helmet</line>
<line>and Judah my royal scepter.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.108.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.108.9"/>But I will use Moab as my washbowl,</line>
<line>and I will throw my sandals on Edom,</line>
<line>as a sign that I own it.</line>
<line>I will shout in triumph over the Philistines.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.108.7-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.108.9"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.108.10" refEnd=3D"Ps.108.13">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.108.10"/>Who, O God, will take me into the =
fortified city?</line>
<line>Who will lead me to Edom?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.108.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.108.11"/>Have you really rejected us?</line>
<line>Aren't you going to march out with our armies?<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.108.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.108.12"/>Help us against the enemy;</line>
<line>human help is worthless.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.108.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.108.13"/>With God on our side we will win;</line>
<line>he will defeat our enemies.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.108.13"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.108"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.109.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.109.31">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.109"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The Complaint of Someone in Trouble </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.109.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.109.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.109.1"/>I praise you, God; don't remain =
silent!</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.109.1"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.109.2"/>Wicked people and liars have attacked =
me.</line>
<line>They tell lies about me,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.109.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.109.3"/>and they say evil things about me,</line>
<line>attacking me for no reason.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.109.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.109.4"/>They oppose me, even though I love =
them</line>
<line>and have prayed for them.<note type=3D"x-exegesis">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Probable text<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> =
have prayed for them; </notePart>Hebrew unclear.</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.109.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.109.5"/>They pay me back evil for good</line>
<line>and hatred for love.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.109.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.109.6" refEnd=3D"Ps.109.15">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.109.6"/>Choose some corrupt judge to try my =
enemy,</line>
<line>and let one of his own enemies accuse him.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.109.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.109.7"/>May he be tried and found guilty;</line>
<line>may even his prayer be considered a crime!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.109.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.109.8"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.109.8" noteStop=3D"Ps.109.8">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Acts.1.20"/>
</notePart>
</note> May his life soon be ended;</line>
<line>may someone else take his job!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.109.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.109.9"/>May his children become orphans,</line>
<line>and his wife a widow!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.109.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.109.10"/>May his children be homeless =
beggars;</line>
<line>may they be driven from<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">One ancient translation<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> be driven from; </notePart>Hebrew<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> seek.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> the ruins they live in!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.109.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.109.11"/>May his creditors take away all his =
property,</line>
<line>and may strangers get everything he worked for.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.109.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.109.12"/>May no one ever be kind to him</line>
<line>or care for the orphans he leaves behind.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.109.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.109.13"/>May all his descendants die,</line>
<line>and may his name be forgotten in the next generation.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.109.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.109.14"/>May the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> remember the evil of his =
ancestors</line>
<line>and never forgive his mother's sins.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.109.14"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.109.15"/>May the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> always remember their sins,</line>
<line>but may they themselves be completely forgotten!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.109.15"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.109.16" refEnd=3D"Ps.109.19">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.109.16"/>That man never thought of being =
kind;</line>
<line>he persecuted and killed</line>
<line>the poor, the needy, and the helpless.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.109.16"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.109.17"/>He loved to curse--may he be =
cursed!</line>
<line>He hated to give blessings--may no one bless him!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.109.17"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.109.18"/>He cursed as naturally as he dressed =
himself;</line>
<line>may his own curses soak into his body like water</line>
<line>and into his bones like oil!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.109.18"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.109.19"/>May they cover him like clothes</line>
<line>and always be around him like a belt!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.109.19"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.109.20" refEnd=3D"Ps.109.25">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.109.20"/>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, punish my enemies in that =
way--</line>
<line>those who say such evil things against me!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.109.20"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.109.21"/>But my Sovereign <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, help me as you have promised,</line>
<line>and rescue me because of the goodness of your love.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.109.21"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.109.22"/>I am poor and needy;</line>
<line>I am hurt to the depths of my heart.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.109.22"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.109.23"/>Like an evening shadow I am about to =
vanish;</line>
<line>I am blown away like an insect.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.109.23"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.109.24"/>My knees are weak from lack of =
food;</line>
<line>I am nothing but skin and bones.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.109.24"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.109.25"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.109.25" noteStop=3D"Ps.109.25">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.27.39"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.15.29"/>
</notePart>
</note> When people see me, they laugh at me;</line>
<line>they shake their heads in scorn.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.109.25"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.109.26" refEnd=3D"Ps.109.29">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.109.26"/>Help me, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> my God;</line>
<line>because of your constant love, save me!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.109.26"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.109.27"/>Make my enemies know</line>
<line>that you are the one who saves me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.109.27"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.109.28"/>They may curse me, but you will bless =
me.</line>
<line>May my persecutors be defeated,<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">One ancient translation<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> May my persecutors be defeated; =
</notePart>Hebrew<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> They persecuted me and =
were defeated.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>and may I, your servant, be glad.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.109.28"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.109.29"/>May my enemies be covered with =
disgrace;</line>
<line>may they wear their shame like a robe.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.109.29"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.109.30" refEnd=3D"Ps.109.31">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.109.30"/>I will give loud thanks to the =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>I will praise him in the assembly of the people,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.109.30"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.109.31"/>because he defends the poor</line>
<line>and saves them from those who condemn them to death.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.109.31"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.109"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.110.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.110.7">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.110"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The LORD and His Chosen King </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.110.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.110.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.110.1"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.110.1" noteStop=3D"Ps.110.1">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.22.44"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.12.36"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.20.42"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.20.43"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Acts.2.34"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Acts.2.35"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Cor.15.25"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Eph.1.20" targetEnd=3D"Eph.1.22"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Col.3.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Heb.1.13"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Heb.8.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Heb.10.12"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Heb.10.13"/>
</notePart>
</note> The <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> said to my =
lord,</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.110.1-000"/>Sit here at my right side</line>
<line>until I put your enemies under your feet.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.110.1-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.110.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.110.2"/>From Zion the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> will extend your royal power.</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.110.2-001"/>Rule over your enemies,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.110.2-001"/> he says.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.110.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.110.3"/>On the day you fight your enemies,</line>
<line>your people will volunteer.</line>
<line>Like the dew of early morning</line>
<line>your young men will come to you on the sacred hills.<note =
type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Verse 3 in Hebrew is unclear.</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.110.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.110.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.110.4"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.110.4" noteStop=3D"Ps.110.4">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Heb.5.6"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Heb.6.20"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Heb.7.17"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Heb.7.21"/>
</notePart>
</note> The <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> made a solemn =
promise and will not take it back:</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.110.4-002"/>You will be a priest forever</line>
<line>in the priestly order of Melchizedek.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.110.4-002"/>
<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">in the priestly order of Melchizedek; =
</notePart>or<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> like Melchizedek; =
</notePart>or<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> in the line of succession to =
Melchizedek.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.110.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.110.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.110.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.110.5"/>The Lord is at your right side;</line>
<line>when he becomes angry, he will defeat kings.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.110.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.110.6"/>He will pass judgment on the =
nations</line>
<line>and fill the battlefield with corpses;</line>
<line>he will defeat kings all over the earth.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.110.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.110.7"/>The king will drink from the stream by the =
road,</line>
<line>and strengthened, he will stand victorious.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.110.7"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.110"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.111.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.111.10">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.111"/>
<title>
<titlePart>In Praise of the LORD </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.111.1"/>Praise the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.111.2" refEnd=3D"Ps.111.3">
<lineGroup>
<line> With all my heart I will thank the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>
</line>
<line>in the assembly of his people.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.111.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.111.2"/>How wonderful are the things the =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> does!</line>
<line>All who are delighted with them want to understand them.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.111.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.111.3"/>All he does is full of honor and =
majesty;</line>
<line>his righteousness is eternal.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.111.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.111.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.111.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.111.4"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> does not let us forget his wonderful =
actions;</line>
<line>he is kind and merciful.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.111.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.111.5"/>He provides food for those who honor =
him;</line>
<line>he never forgets his covenant.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.111.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.111.6"/>He has shown his power to his =
people</line>
<line>by giving them the lands of foreigners.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.111.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.111.7" refEnd=3D"Ps.111.10">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.111.7"/>In all he does he is faithful and =
just;</line>
<line>all his commands are dependable.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.111.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.111.8"/>They last for all time;</line>
<line>they were given in truth and righteousness.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.111.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.111.9"/>He set his people free</line>
<line>and made an eternal covenant with them.</line>
<line>Holy and mighty is he!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.111.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.111.10"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.111.10" noteStop=3D"Ps.111.10">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Job.28.28"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Prov.1.7"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Prov.9.10"/>
</notePart>
</note> The way to become wise is to honor the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">The way . . . the LORD; =
</notePart>or<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> The most important part of =
wisdom is honoring the LORD.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>he gives sound judgment to all who obey his commands.</line>
<line>He is to be praised forever.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.111.10"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.111"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.112.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.112.10">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.112"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The Happiness of a Good Person</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.112.1"/>Praise the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.112.2" refEnd=3D"Ps.112.3">
<lineGroup>
<line> Happy is the person who honors the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>who takes pleasure in obeying his commands.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.112.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.112.2"/>The good man's children will be powerful =
in the land;</line>
<line>his descendants will be blessed.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.112.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.112.3"/>His family will be wealthy and =
rich,</line>
<line>and he will be prosperous forever.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.112.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.112.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.112.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.112.4"/>Light shines in the darkness for good =
people,</line>
<line>for those who are merciful, kind, and just.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.112.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.112.5"/>Happy is the person who is generous with =
his loans,</line>
<line>who runs his business honestly.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.112.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.112.6"/>A good person will never fail;</line>
<line>he will always be remembered.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.112.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.112.7" refEnd=3D"Ps.112.10">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.112.7"/>He is not afraid of receiving bad =
news;</line>
<line>his faith is strong, and he trusts in the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.112.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.112.8"/>He is not worried or afraid;</line>
<line>he is certain to see his enemies defeated.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.112.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.112.9"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.112.9" noteStop=3D"Ps.112.9">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Cor.9.9"/>
</notePart>
</note> He gives generously to the needy,</line>
<line>and his kindness never fails;</line>
<line>he will be powerful and respected.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.112.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.112.10"/>The wicked see this and are angry;</line>
<line>they glare in hate and disappear;</line>
<line>their hopes are gone forever.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.112.10"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.112"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.113.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.113.9">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.113"/>
<title>
<titlePart>In Praise of the LORD's Goodness</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.113.1"/>Praise the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.113.2" refEnd=3D"Ps.113.4">
<lineGroup>
<line> You servants of the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>praise his name!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.113.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.113.2"/>May his name be praised,</line>
<line>now and forever.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.113.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.113.3"/>From the east to the west</line>
<line>praise the name of the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.113.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.113.4"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> rules over all nations;</line>
<line>his glory is above the heavens.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.113.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.113.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.113.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.113.5"/>There is no one like the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> our God.</line>
<line>He lives in the heights above,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.113.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.113.6"/>but he bends down</line>
<line>to see the heavens and the earth.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.113.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.113.7"/>He raises the poor from the dust;</line>
<line>he lifts the needy from their misery<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.113.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.113.8"/>and makes them companions of =
princes,</line>
<line>the princes of his people.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.113.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.113.9"/>He honors the childless wife in her =
home;</line>
<line>he makes her happy by giving her children.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote">
<lineGroup>
<line> Praise the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.113.9"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.113"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.114.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.114.8">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.114"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Passover Song</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.114.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.114.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.114.1"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.114.1" noteStop=3D"Ps.114.1">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.12.51"/>
</notePart>
</note> When the people of Israel left Egypt,</line>
<line>when Jacob's descendants left that foreign land,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.114.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.114.2"/>Judah became the Lord's holy =
people,</line>
<line>Israel became his own possession.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.114.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.114.3" refEnd=3D"Ps.114.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.114.3"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.114.3" noteStop=3D"Ps.114.3">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.14.21"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Josh.3.16"/>
</notePart>
</note> The Red Sea looked and ran away;</line>
<line>the Jordan River stopped flowing.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.114.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.114.4"/>The mountains skipped like goats;</line>
<line>the hills jumped around like lambs.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.114.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.114.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.114.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.114.5"/>What happened, Sea, to make you run =
away?</line>
<line>And you, O Jordan, why did you stop flowing?<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.114.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.114.6"/>You mountains, why did you skip like =
goats?</line>
<line>You hills, why did you jump around like lambs?<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.114.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.114.7" refEnd=3D"Ps.114.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.114.7"/>Tremble, earth, at the Lord's =
coming,</line>
<line>at the presence of the God of Jacob,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.114.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.114.8"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.114.8" noteStop=3D"Ps.114.8">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.17.1" targetEnd=3D"Exod.17.7"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Num.20.2" targetEnd=3D"Num.20.13"/>
</notePart>
</note> who changes rocks into pools of water</line>
<line>and solid cliffs into flowing springs.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.114.8"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.114"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.115.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.115.18">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.115"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The One True God</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.115.1">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.115.1"/>To you alone, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, to you alone,</line>
<line>and not to us, must glory be given</line>
<line>because of your constant love and faithfulness.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.115.1"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.115.2" refEnd=3D"Ps.115.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.115.2"/>Why should the nations ask us,</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.115.2-000"/>Where is your God?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.115.2-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.115.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.115.3"/>Our God is in heaven;</line>
<line>he does whatever he wishes.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.115.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.115.4"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.115.4" noteStop=3D"Ps.115.4">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.135.15" targetEnd=3D"Ps.135.18"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Jer.4.1" targetEnd=3D"Jer.4.73"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Rev.9.20"/>
</notePart>
</note> Their gods are made of silver and gold,</line>
<line>formed by human hands.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.115.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.115.5"/>They have mouths, but cannot speak,</line>
<line>and eyes, but cannot see.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.115.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.115.6"/>They have ears, but cannot hear,</line>
<line>and noses, but cannot smell.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.115.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.115.7"/>They have hands, but cannot feel,</line>
<line>and feet, but cannot walk;</line>
<line>they cannot make a sound.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.115.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.115.8"/>May all who made them and who trust in =
them</line>
<line>become<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">May all . . . become; =
</notePart>or<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> All who made them and who =
trust in them will become.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> like the idols they have made.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.115.8"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.115.9" refEnd=3D"Ps.115.11">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.115.9"/>Trust in the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, you people of Israel.</line>
<line>He helps you and protects you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.115.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.115.10"/>Trust in the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, you priests of God.</line>
<line>He helps you and protects you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.115.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.115.11"/>Trust in the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, all you that worship him.</line>
<line>He helps you and protects you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.115.11"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.115.12" refEnd=3D"Ps.115.13">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.115.12"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> remembers us and will bless us;</line>
<line>he will bless the people of Israel</line>
<line>and all the priests of God.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.115.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.115.13"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.115.13" noteStop=3D"Ps.115.13">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Rev.11.18"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Rev.19.5"/>
</notePart>
</note> He will bless everyone who honors him,</line>
<line>the great and the small alike.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.115.13"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.115.14" refEnd=3D"Ps.115.15">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.115.14"/>May the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> give you children--</line>
<line>you and your descendants!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.115.14"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.115.15"/>May you be blessed by the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>who made heaven and earth!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.115.15"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.115.16" refEnd=3D"Ps.115.17">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.115.16"/>Heaven belongs to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> alone,</line>
<line>but he gave the earth to us humans.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.115.16"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.115.17"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is not praised by the dead,</line>
<line>by any who go down to the land of silence.<note =
type=3D"x-background">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">LAND OF SILENCE: The world of the dead (see
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.6.5"/> ).</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.115.17"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.115.18"/>But we, the living, will give thanks to =
him</line>
<line>now and forever.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote">
<lineGroup>
<line> Praise the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.115.18"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.115"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.116.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.116.19">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.116"/>
<title>
<titlePart>Someone Saved from Death Praises God</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.116.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.116.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.116.1"/>I love the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, because he hears me;</line>
<line>he listens to my prayers.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.116.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.116.2"/>He listens to me</line>
<line>every time I call to him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.116.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.116.3"/>The danger of death was all around =
me;</line>
<line>the horrors of the grave closed in on me;</line>
<line>I was filled with fear and anxiety.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.116.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.116.4"/>Then I called to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.116.4-000"/>I beg you, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, save me!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.116.4-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.116.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.116.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.116.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.116.5"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is merciful and good;</line>
<line>our God is compassionate.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.116.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.116.6"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> protects the helpless;</line>
<line>when I was in danger, he saved me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.116.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.116.7"/>Be confident, my heart,</line>
<line>because the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> has been =
good to me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.116.7"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.116.8" refEnd=3D"Ps.116.11">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.116.8"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> saved me from death;</line>
<line>he stopped my tears</line>
<line>and kept me from defeat.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.116.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.116.9"/>And so I walk in the presence of the =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>
</line>
<line>in the world of the living.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.116.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.116.10"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.116.10" noteStop=3D"Ps.116.10">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Cor.4.13"/>
</notePart>
</note> I kept on believing, even when I said,</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.116.10-001"/>I am completely crushed,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.116.10-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.116.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.116.11"/>even when I was afraid and said,</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.116.11-002"/>No one can be trusted.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.116.11-002"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.116.11"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.116.12" refEnd=3D"Ps.116.14">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.116.12"/>What can I offer the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>
</line>
<line>for all his goodness to me?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.116.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.116.13"/>I will bring a wine offering to the =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>to thank him for saving me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.116.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.116.14"/>In the assembly of all his people</line>
<line>I will give him what I have promised.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.116.14"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.116.15" refEnd=3D"Ps.116.17">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.116.15"/>How painful it is to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>
</line>
<line>when one of his people dies!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.116.15"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.116.16"/>I am your servant, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>I serve you just as my mother did.</line>
<line>You have saved me from death.</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.116.16"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.116.17"/>I will give you a sacrifice of =
thanksgiving</line>
<line>and offer my prayer to you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.116.17"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.116.18-19"/>In the assembly of all your =
people,</line>
<line>in the sanctuary of your Temple in Jerusalem,</line>
<line>I will give you what I have promised.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote">
<lineGroup>
<line> Praise the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.116.18-19"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.116"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.117.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.117.2">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.117"/>
<title>
<titlePart>In Praise of the LORD </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.117.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.117.1">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.117.1"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.117.1" noteStop=3D"Ps.117.1">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Rom.15.11"/>
</notePart>
</note> Praise the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, all =
nations!</line>
<line>Praise him, all peoples!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.117.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.117.2"/>His love for us is strong,</line>
<line>and his faithfulness is eternal.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote">
<lineGroup>
<line> Praise the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.117.2"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.117"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.118.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.118.29">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.118"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer of Thanks for Victory</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.118.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.118.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.118.1"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.118.1" noteStop=3D"Ps.118.1">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Chr.16.34"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Chr.5.13"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Chr.7.3"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ezra.3.11"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.100.5"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.106.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.107.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.136.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Jer.33.11"/>
</notePart>
</note> Give thanks to the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, =
because he is good,</line>
<line>and his love is eternal.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.118.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.118.2"/>Let the people of Israel say,</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.118.2-000"/>His love is eternal.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.118.2-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.118.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.118.3"/>Let the priests of God say,</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.118.3-001"/>His love is eternal.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.118.3-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.118.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.118.4"/>Let all who worship him say,</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.118.4-002"/>His love is eternal.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.118.4-002"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.118.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.118.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.118.9">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.118.5"/>In my distress I called to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>he answered me and set me free.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.118.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.118.6"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.118.6" noteStop=3D"Ps.118.6">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Heb.13.6"/>
</notePart>
</note> The <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is with me, I =
will not be afraid;</line>
<line>what can anyone do to me?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.118.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.118.7"/>It is the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> who helps me,</line>
<line>and I will see my enemies defeated.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.118.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.118.8"/>It is better to trust in the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>
</line>
<line>than to depend on people.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.118.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.118.9"/>It is better to trust in the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>
</line>
<line>than to depend on human leaders.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.118.9"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.118.10" refEnd=3D"Ps.118.14">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.118.10"/>Many enemies were around me;</line>
<line>but I destroyed them by the power of the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.118.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.118.11"/>They were around me on every side;</line>
<line>but I destroyed them by the power of the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.118.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.118.12"/>They swarmed around me like bees,</line>
<line>but they burned out as quickly as a brush fire;</line>
<line>by the power of the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> I =
destroyed them.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.118.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.118.13"/>I was fiercely attacked and was being =
defeated,</line>
<line>but the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> helped =
me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.118.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.118.14"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.118.14" noteStop=3D"Ps.118.14">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.15.2"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Isa.12.2"/>
</notePart>
</note> The <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> makes me =
powerful and strong;</line>
<line>he has saved me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.118.14"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.118.15" refEnd=3D"Ps.118.16">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.118.15"/>Listen to the glad shouts of victory in =
the tents of God's people:</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.118.15-003"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>'s mighty power has done it!</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.118.15"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.118.16"/>His power has brought us victory--</line>
<line>his mighty power in battle!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.118.15-003"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.118.16"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.118.17" refEnd=3D"Ps.118.18">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.118.17"/>I will not die; instead, I will =
live</line>
<line>and proclaim what the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> =
has done.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.118.17"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.118.18"/>He has punished me severely,</line>
<line>but he has not let me die.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.118.18"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.118.19">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.118.19"/>Open to me the gates of the =
Temple;</line>
<line>I will go in and give thanks to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.118.19"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.118.20">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.118.20"/>This is the gate of the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>only the righteous can come in.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.118.20"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.118.21">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.118.21"/>I praise you, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, because you heard me,</line>
<line>because you have given me victory.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.118.21"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.118.22" refEnd=3D"Ps.118.25">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.118.22"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.118.22" noteStop=3D"Ps.118.22">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.20.17"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Acts.4.11"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Pet.2.7"/>
</notePart>
</note>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.118.22" noteStop=3D"Ps.118.22">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.21.42"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.12.10"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.12.11"/>
</notePart>
</note> The stone which the builders rejected as worthless</line>
<line>turned out to be the most important of all.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.118.22"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.118.23"/>This was done by the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>what a wonderful sight it is!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.118.23"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.118.24"/>This is the day of the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>'s victory;</line>
<line>let us be happy, let us celebrate!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.118.24"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.118.25"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.118.25" noteStop=3D"Ps.118.25">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.21.9"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.11.9"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.12.13"/>
</notePart>
</note> Save us, <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, save =
us!</line>
<line>Give us success, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.118.25"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.118.26" refEnd=3D"Ps.118.27">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.118.26"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.118.26" noteStop=3D"Ps.118.26">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.21.9"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.23.39"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.11.9"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.13.35"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.19.38"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.12.13"/>
</notePart>
</note> May God bless the one who comes in the name of the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!</line>
<line>From the Temple of the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> =
we bless you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.118.26"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.118.27"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is God; he has been good to us.</line>
<line>With branches in your hands, start the festival</line>
<line>and march around the altar.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.118.27"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.118.28">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.118.28"/>You are my God, and I give you =
thanks;</line>
<line>I will proclaim your greatness.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.118.28"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.118.29">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.118.29"/>Give thanks to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, because he is good,</line>
<line>and his love is eternal.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.118.29"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.118"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.119.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.119.8">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.119"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The Law of the LORD </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.119.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.119.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.1"/>Happy are those whose lives are =
faultless,</line>
<line>who live according to the law of the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.2"/>Happy are those who follow his =
commands,</line>
<line>who obey him with all their heart.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.3"/>They never do wrong;</line>
<line>they walk in the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>'s =
ways.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.4"/>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, you have given us your =
laws</line>
<line>and told us to obey them faithfully.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.5"/>How I hope that I shall be faithful</line>
<line>in keeping your instructions!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.6"/>If I pay attention to all your =
commands,</line>
<line>then I will not be put to shame.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.7"/>As I learn your righteous =
judgments,</line>
<line>I will praise you with a pure heart.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.8"/>I will obey your laws;</line>
<line>never abandon me!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.8"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.119.9" refEnd=3D"Ps.119.16">
<title>
<titlePart>Obedience to the Law of the LORD </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.119.9" refEnd=3D"Ps.119.16">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.9"/>How can young people keep their lives =
pure?</line>
<line>By obeying your commands.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.10"/>With all my heart I try to serve =
you;</line>
<line>keep me from disobeying your commandments.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.11"/>I keep your law in my heart,</line>
<line>so that I will not sin against you.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.12"/>I praise you, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>teach me your ways.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.13"/>I will repeat aloud</line>
<line>all the laws you have given.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.14"/>I delight in following your =
commands</line>
<line>more than in having great wealth.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.14"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.15"/>I study your instructions;</line>
<line>I examine your teachings.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.15"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.16"/>I take pleasure in your laws;</line>
<line>your commands I will not forget.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.16"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.119.17" refEnd=3D"Ps.119.24">
<title>
<titlePart>Happiness in the Law of the LORD </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.119.17" refEnd=3D"Ps.119.24">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.17"/>Be good to me, your servant,</line>
<line>so that I may live and obey your teachings.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.17"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.18"/>Open my eyes, so that I may see</line>
<line>the wonderful truths in your law.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.18"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.19"/>I am here on earth for just a little =
while;</line>
<line>do not hide your commands from me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.19"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.20"/>My heart aches with longing;</line>
<line>I want to know your judgments at all times.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.20"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.21"/>You reprimand the proud;</line>
<line>cursed are those who disobey your commands.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.21"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.22"/>Free me from their insults and =
scorn,</line>
<line>because I have kept your laws.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.22"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.23"/>The rulers meet and plot against =
me,</line>
<line>but I will study your teachings.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.23"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.24"/>Your instructions give me =
pleasure;</line>
<line>they are my advisers.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.24"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.119.25" refEnd=3D"Ps.119.32">
<title>
<titlePart>Determination to Obey the Law of the LORD </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.119.25" refEnd=3D"Ps.119.32">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.25"/>I lie defeated in the dust;</line>
<line>revive me, as you have promised.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.25"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.26"/>I confessed all I have done, and you =
answered me;</line>
<line>teach me your ways.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.26"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.27"/>Help me to understand your laws,</line>
<line>and I will meditate on your wonderful teachings.<note =
type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">teachings; </notePart>or<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> deeds.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.27"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.28"/>I am overcome by sorrow;</line>
<line>strengthen me, as you have promised.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.28"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.29"/>Keep me from going the wrong way,</line>
<line>and in your goodness teach me your law.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.29"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.30"/>I have chosen to be obedient;</line>
<line>I have paid attention to your judgments.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.30"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.31"/>I have followed your instructions, =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>don't let me be put to shame.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.31"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.32"/>I will eagerly obey your commands,</line>
<line>because you will give me more understanding.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.32"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.119.33" refEnd=3D"Ps.119.40">
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer for Understanding</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.119.33" refEnd=3D"Ps.119.40">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.33"/>Teach me, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, the meaning of your laws,</line>
<line>and I will obey them at all times.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.33"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.34"/>Explain your law to me, and I will obey =
it;</line>
<line>I will keep it with all my heart.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.34"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.35"/>Keep me obedient to your =
commandments,</line>
<line>because in them I find happiness.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.35"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.36"/>Give me the desire to obey your =
laws</line>
<line>rather than to get rich.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.36"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.37"/>Keep me from paying attention to what is =
worthless;</line>
<line>be good to me, as you have promised.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.37"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.38"/>Keep your promise to me, your =
servant--</line>
<line>the promise you make to those who obey you.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.38"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.39"/>Save me from the insults I fear;</line>
<line>how wonderful are your judgments!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.39"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.40"/>I want to obey your commands;</line>
<line>give me new life, for you are righteous.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.40"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.119.41" refEnd=3D"Ps.119.48">
<title>
<titlePart>Trusting the Law of the LORD </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.119.41" refEnd=3D"Ps.119.48">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.41"/>Show me how much you love me, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>and save me according to your promise.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.41"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.42"/>Then I can answer those who insult =
me</line>
<line>because I trust in your word.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.42"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.43"/>Enable me to speak the truth at all =
times,</line>
<line>because my hope is in your judgments.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.43"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.44"/>I will always obey your law,</line>
<line>forever and ever.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.44"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.45"/>I will live in perfect freedom,</line>
<line>because I try to obey your teachings.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.45"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.46"/>I will announce your commands to =
kings</line>
<line>and I will not be ashamed.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.46"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.47"/>I find pleasure in obeying your =
commands,</line>
<line>because I love them.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.47"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.48"/>I respect and love your =
commandments;</line>
<line>I will meditate on your instructions.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.48"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.119.49" refEnd=3D"Ps.119.56">
<title>
<titlePart>Confidence in the Law of the LORD </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.119.49" refEnd=3D"Ps.119.56">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.49"/>Remember your promise to me, your =
servant;</line>
<line>it has given me hope.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.49"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.50"/>Even in my suffering I was =
comforted</line>
<line>because your promise gave me life.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.50"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.51"/>The proud are always scornful of =
me,</line>
<line>but I have not departed from your law.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.51"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.52"/>I remember your judgments of long =
ago,</line>
<line>and they bring me comfort, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.52"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.53"/>When I see the wicked breaking your =
law,</line>
<line>I am filled with anger.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.53"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.54"/>During my brief earthly life</line>
<line>I compose songs about your commands.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.54"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.55"/>In the night I remember you, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>and I think about your law.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.55"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.56"/>I find my happiness</line>
<line>in obeying your commands.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.56"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.119.57" refEnd=3D"Ps.119.64">
<title>
<titlePart>Devotion to the Law of the LORD </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.119.57" refEnd=3D"Ps.119.64">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.57"/>You are all I want, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>I promise to obey your laws.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.57"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.58"/>I ask you with all my heart</line>
<line>to have mercy on me, as you have promised!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.58"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.59"/>I have considered my conduct,</line>
<line>and I promise to follow your instructions.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.59"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.60"/>Without delay I hurry</line>
<line>to obey your commands.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.60"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.61"/>The wicked have laid a trap for =
me,</line>
<line>but I do not forget your law.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.61"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.62"/>In the middle of the night I wake =
up</line>
<line>to praise you for your righteous judgments.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.62"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.63"/>I am a friend of all who serve =
you,</line>
<line>of all who obey your laws.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.63"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.64"/>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, the earth is full of your =
constant love;</line>
<line>teach me your commandments.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.64"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.119.65" refEnd=3D"Ps.119.72">
<title>
<titlePart>The Value of the Law of the LORD </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.119.65" refEnd=3D"Ps.119.72">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.65"/>You have kept your promise, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>and you are good to me, your servant.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.65"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.66"/>Give me wisdom and knowledge,</line>
<line>because I trust in your commands.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.66"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.67"/>Before you punished me, I used to go =
wrong,</line>
<line>but now I obey your word.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.67"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.68"/>How good you are--how kind!</line>
<line>Teach me your commands.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.68"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.69"/>The proud have told lies about me,</line>
<line>but with all my heart I obey your instructions.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.69"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.70"/>They have no understanding,</line>
<line>but I find pleasure in your law.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.70"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.71"/>My punishment was good for me,</line>
<line>because it made me learn your commands.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.71"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.72"/>The law that you gave means more to =
me</line>
<line>than all the money in the world.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.72"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.119.73" refEnd=3D"Ps.119.80">
<title>
<titlePart>The Justice of the Law of the LORD </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.119.73" refEnd=3D"Ps.119.80">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.73"/>You created me, and you keep me =
safe;</line>
<line>give me understanding, so that I may learn your laws.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.73"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.74"/>Those who honor you will be glad when =
they see me,</line>
<line>because I trust in your promise.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.74"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.75"/>I know that your judgments are righteous, =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>and that you punished me because you are faithful.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.75"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.76"/>Let your constant love comfort me,</line>
<line>as you have promised me, your servant.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.76"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.77"/>Have mercy on me, and I will live</line>
<line>because I take pleasure in your law.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.77"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.78"/>May the proud be ashamed for falsely =
accusing me;</line>
<line>as for me, I will meditate on your instructions.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.78"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.79"/>May those who honor you come to =
me--</line>
<line>all those who know your commands.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.79"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.80"/>May I perfectly obey your =
commandments</line>
<line>and be spared the shame of defeat.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.80"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.119.81" refEnd=3D"Ps.119.88">
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer for Deliverance</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.119.81" refEnd=3D"Ps.119.88">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.81"/>I am worn out, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, waiting for you to save me;</line>
<line>I place my trust in your word.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.81"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.82"/>My eyes are tired from watching for what =
you promised,</line>
<line>while I ask,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.119.82-000"/>When will you help me?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.82-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.82"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.83"/>I am as useless as a discarded =
wineskin;</line>
<line>yet I have not forgotten your commands.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.83"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.84"/>How much longer must I wait?</line>
<line>When will you punish those who persecute me?<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.84"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.85"/>The proud, who do not obey your =
law,</line>
<line>have dug pits to trap me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.85"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.86"/>Your commandments are all =
trustworthy;</line>
<line>people persecute me with lies--help me!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.86"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.87"/>They have almost succeeded in killing =
me,</line>
<line>but I have not neglected your commands.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.87"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.88"/>Because of your constant love be good to =
me,</line>
<line>so that I may obey your laws.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.88"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.119.89" refEnd=3D"Ps.119.96">
<title>
<titlePart>Faith in the Law of the LORD </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.119.89" refEnd=3D"Ps.119.96">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.89"/>Your word, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, will last forever;</line>
<line>it is eternal in heaven.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.89"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.90"/>Your faithfulness endures through all the =
ages;</line>
<line>you have set the earth in place, and it remains.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.90"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.91"/>All things remain to this day because of =
your command,</line>
<line>because they are all your servants.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.91"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.92"/>If your law had not been the source of my =
joy,</line>
<line>I would have died from my sufferings.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.92"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.93"/>I will never neglect your =
instructions,</line>
<line>because by them you have kept me alive.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.93"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.94"/>I am yours--save me!</line>
<line>I have tried to obey your commands.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.94"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.95"/>The wicked are waiting to kill me,</line>
<line>but I will meditate on your laws.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.95"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.96"/>I have learned that everything has =
limits;</line>
<line>but your commandment is perfect.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.96"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.119.97" refEnd=3D"Ps.119.104">
<title>
<titlePart>Love for the Law of the LORD </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.119.97" refEnd=3D"Ps.119.104">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.97"/>How I love your law!</line>
<line>I think about it all day long.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.97"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.98"/>Your commandment is with me all the =
time</line>
<line>and makes me wiser than my enemies.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.98"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.99"/>I understand more than all my =
teachers,</line>
<line>because I meditate on your instructions.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.99"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.100"/>I have greater wisdom than those who are =
old,</line>
<line>because I obey your commands.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.100"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.101"/>I have avoided all evil conduct,</line>
<line>because I want to obey your word.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.101"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.102"/>I have not neglected your =
instructions,</line>
<line>because you yourself are my teacher.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.102"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.103"/>How sweet is the taste of your =
instructions--</line>
<line>sweeter even than honey!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.103"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.104"/>I gain wisdom from your laws,</line>
<line>and so I hate all bad conduct.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.104"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.119.105" refEnd=3D"Ps.119.112">
<title>
<titlePart>Light from the Law of the LORD </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.119.105" =
refEnd=3D"Ps.119.112">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.105"/>Your word is a lamp to guide me</line>
<line>and a light for my path.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.105"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.106"/>I will keep my solemn promise</line>
<line>to obey your just instructions.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.106"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.107"/>My sufferings, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, are terrible indeed;</line>
<line>keep me alive, as you have promised.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.107"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.108"/>Accept my prayer of thanks, O =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>and teach me your commands.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.108"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.109"/>I am always ready to risk my =
life;</line>
<line>I<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">I am always ready to risk my life; I; =
</notePart>or<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> My life is in constant =
danger, but I.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> have not forgotten your law.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.109"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.110"/>The wicked lay a trap for me,</line>
<line>but I have not disobeyed your commands.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.110"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.111"/>Your commandments are my eternal =
possession;</line>
<line>they are the joy of my heart.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.111"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.112"/>I have decided to obey your laws</line>
<line>until the day I die.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.112"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.119.113" refEnd=3D"Ps.119.120">
<title>
<titlePart>Safety in the Law of the LORD </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.119.113" =
refEnd=3D"Ps.119.120">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.113"/>I hate those who are not completely =
loyal to you,</line>
<line>but I love your law.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.113"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.114"/>You are my defender and =
protector;</line>
<line>I put my hope in your promise.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.114"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.115"/>Go away from me, you sinful =
people.</line>
<line>I will obey the commands of my God.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.115"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.116"/>Give me strength, as you promised, and I =
shall live;</line>
<line>don't let me be disappointed in my hope!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.116"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.117"/>Hold me, and I will be safe,</line>
<line>and I will always pay attention to your commands.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.117"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.118"/>You reject everyone who disobeys your =
laws;</line>
<line>their deceitful schemes are useless.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.118"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.119"/>You treat all the wicked like =
rubbish,</line>
<line>and so I love your instructions.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.119"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.120"/>Because of you I am afraid;</line>
<line>I am filled with fear because of your judgments.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.120"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.119.121" refEnd=3D"Ps.119.128">
<title>
<titlePart>Obedience to the Law of the LORD </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.119.121" =
refEnd=3D"Ps.119.128">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.121"/>I have done what is right and =
good;</line>
<line>don't abandon me to my enemies!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.121"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.122"/>Promise that you will help your =
servant;</line>
<line>don't let the arrogant oppress me!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.122"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.123"/>My eyes are tired from watching for your =
saving help,</line>
<line>for the deliverance you promised.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.123"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.124"/>Treat me according to your constant =
love,</line>
<line>and teach me your commands.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.124"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.125"/>I am your servant; give me =
understanding,</line>
<line>so that I may know your teachings.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.125"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.126"/>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, it is time for you to =
act,</line>
<line>because people are disobeying your law.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.126"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.127"/>I love your commands more than =
gold,</line>
<line>more than the finest gold.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.127"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.128"/>And so I follow all your =
instructions;<note type=3D"x-exegesis">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Some ancient translations<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> all your instructions; </notePart>Hebrew =
unclear.</notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>I hate all wrong ways.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.128"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.119.129" refEnd=3D"Ps.119.136">
<title>
<titlePart>Desire to Obey the Law of the LORD </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.119.129" =
refEnd=3D"Ps.119.136">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.129"/>Your teachings are wonderful;</line>
<line>I obey them with all my heart.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.129"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.130"/>The explanation of your teachings gives =
light</line>
<line>and brings wisdom to the ignorant.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.130"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.131"/>In my desire for your commands</line>
<line>I pant with open mouth.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.131"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.132"/>Turn to me and have mercy on me</line>
<line>as you do on all those who love you.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.132"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.133"/>As you have promised, keep me from =
falling;</line>
<line>don't let me be overcome by evil.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.133"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.134"/>Save me from those who oppress =
me,</line>
<line>so that I may obey your commands.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.134"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.135"/>Bless me with your presence</line>
<line>and teach me your laws.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.135"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.136"/>My tears pour down like a river,</line>
<line>because people do not obey your law.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.136"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.119.137" refEnd=3D"Ps.119.144">
<title>
<titlePart>The Justice of the Law of the LORD </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.119.137" =
refEnd=3D"Ps.119.144">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.137"/>You are righteous, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>and your laws are just.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.137"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.138"/>The rules that you have given</line>
<line>are completely fair and right.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.138"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.139"/>My anger burns in me like a fire,</line>
<line>because my enemies disregard your commands.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.139"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.140"/>How certain your promise is!</line>
<line>How I love it!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.140"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.141"/>I am unimportant and despised,</line>
<line>but I do not neglect your teachings.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.141"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.142"/>Your righteousness will last =
forever,</line>
<line>and your law is always true.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.142"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.143"/>I am filled with trouble and =
anxiety,</line>
<line>but your commandments bring me joy.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.143"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.144"/>Your instructions are always =
just;</line>
<line>give me understanding, and I shall live.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.144"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.119.145" refEnd=3D"Ps.119.152">
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer for Deliverance</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.119.145" =
refEnd=3D"Ps.119.152">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.145"/>With all my heart I call to you;</line>
<line>answer me, <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, and I will =
obey your commands!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.145"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.146"/>I call to you;</line>
<line>save me, and I will keep your laws.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.146"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.147"/>Before sunrise I call to you for =
help;</line>
<line>I place my hope in your promise.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.147"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.148"/>All night long I lie awake,</line>
<line>to meditate on your instructions.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.148"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.149"/>Because your love is constant, hear me, =
O <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>show your mercy, and preserve my life!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.149"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.150"/>My cruel persecutors are coming =
closer,</line>
<line>people who never keep your law.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.150"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.151"/>But you are near to me, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>and all your commands are permanent.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.151"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.152"/>Long ago I learned about your =
instructions;</line>
<line>you made them to last forever.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.152"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.119.153" refEnd=3D"Ps.119.160">
<title>
<titlePart>A Plea for Help</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.119.153" =
refEnd=3D"Ps.119.160">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.153"/>Look at my suffering, and save =
me,</line>
<line>because I have not neglected your law.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.153"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.154"/>Defend my cause, and set me free;</line>
<line>save me, as you have promised.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.154"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.155"/>The wicked will not be saved,</line>
<line>for they do not obey your laws.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.155"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.156"/>But your compassion, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, is great;</line>
<line>show your mercy and save me!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.156"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.157"/>I have many enemies and =
oppressors,</line>
<line>but I do not fail to obey your laws.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.157"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.158"/>When I look at those traitors, I am =
filled with disgust,</line>
<line>because they do not keep your commands.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.158"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.159"/>See how I love your instructions, =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>.</line>
<line>Your love never changes, so save me!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.159"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.160"/>The heart of your law is truth,</line>
<line>and all your righteous judgments are eternal.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.160"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.119.161" refEnd=3D"Ps.119.168">
<title>
<titlePart>Dedication to the Law of the LORD </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.119.161" =
refEnd=3D"Ps.119.168">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.161"/>Powerful people attack me =
unjustly,</line>
<line>but I respect your law.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.161"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.162"/>How happy I am because of your =
promises--</line>
<line>as happy as someone who finds rich treasure.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.162"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.163"/>I hate and detest all lies,</line>
<line>but I love your law.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.163"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.164"/>Seven times each day I thank you</line>
<line>for your righteous judgments.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.164"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.165"/>Those who love your law have perfect =
security,</line>
<line>and there is nothing that can make them fall.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.165"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.166"/>I wait for you to save me, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>and I do what you command.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.166"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.167"/>I obey your teachings;</line>
<line>I love them with all my heart.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.167"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.168"/>I obey your commands and your =
instructions;</line>
<line>you see everything I do.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.168"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.119.169" refEnd=3D"Ps.119.176">
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer for Help</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.119.169" =
refEnd=3D"Ps.119.176">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.169"/>Let my cry for help reach you, =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!</line>
<line>Give me understanding, as you have promised.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.169"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.170"/>Listen to my prayer,</line>
<line>and save me according to your promise!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.170"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.171"/>I will always praise you,</line>
<line>because you teach me your laws.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.171"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.172"/>I will sing about your law,</line>
<line>because your commands are just.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.172"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.173"/>Always be ready to help me,</line>
<line>because I follow your commands.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.173"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.174"/>How I long for your saving help, O =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!</line>
<line>I find happiness in your law.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.174"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.175"/>Give me life, so that I may praise =
you;</line>
<line>may your instructions help me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.175"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.119.176"/>I wander about like a lost sheep;</line>
<line>so come and look for me, your servant,</line>
<line>because I have not neglected your laws.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.119.176"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.119"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.120.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.120.7">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.120"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer for Help</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.120.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.120.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.120.1"/>When I was in trouble, I called to the =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>and he answered me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.120.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.120.2"/>Save me, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>from liars and deceivers.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.120.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.120.3" refEnd=3D"Ps.120.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.120.3"/>You liars, what will God do to you?</line>
<line>How will he punish you?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.120.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.120.4"/>With a soldier's sharp arrows,</line>
<line>with red-hot coals!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.120.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.120.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.120.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.120.5"/>Living among you is as bad as living in =
Meshech</line>
<line>or among the people of Kedar.<note type=3D"x-background">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">MESHECH . . . KEDAR: Two distant regions, =
whose people were regarded as savages.</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.120.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.120.6"/>I have lived too long</line>
<line>with people who hate peace!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.120.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.120.7"/>When I speak of peace,</line>
<line>they are for war.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.120.7"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.120"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.121.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.121.8">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.121"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The LORD Our Protector</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.121.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.121.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.121.1"/>I look to the mountains;</line>
<line>where will my help come from?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.121.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.121.2"/>My help will come from the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>who made heaven and earth.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.121.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.121.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.121.3"/>He will not let you fall;</line>
<line>your protector is always awake.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.121.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.121.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.121.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.121.4"/>The protector of Israel</line>
<line>never dozes or sleeps.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.121.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.121.5"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> will guard you;</line>
<line>he is by your side to protect you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.121.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.121.6"/>The sun will not hurt you during the =
day,</line>
<line>nor the moon during the night.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.121.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.121.7" refEnd=3D"Ps.121.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.121.7"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> will protect you from all danger;</line>
<line>he will keep you safe.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.121.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.121.8"/>He will protect you as you come and =
go</line>
<line>now and forever.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.121.8"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.121"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.122.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.122.9">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.122"/>
<title>
<titlePart>In Praise of Jerusalem </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: By David. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.122.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.122.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.122.1"/>I was glad when they said to me,</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.122.1-000"/>Let us go to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>'s house.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.122.1-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.122.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.122.2"/>And now we are here,</line>
<line>standing inside the gates of Jerusalem!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.122.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.122.3" refEnd=3D"Ps.122.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.122.3"/>Jerusalem is a city restored</line>
<line>in beautiful order and harmony.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.122.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.122.4"/>This is where the tribes come,</line>
<line>the tribes of Israel,</line>
<line>to give thanks to the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>
</line>
<line>according to his command.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.122.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.122.5"/>Here the kings of Israel</line>
<line>sat to judge their people.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.122.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.122.6" refEnd=3D"Ps.122.9">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.122.6"/>Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.122.6-001"/>May those who love you prosper.</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.122.6"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.122.7"/>May there be peace inside your =
walls</line>
<line>and safety in your palaces.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.122.6-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.122.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.122.8"/>For the sake of my relatives and =
friends</line>
<line>I say to Jerusalem,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.122.8-002"/>Peace be with you!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.122.8-002"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.122.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.122.9"/>For the sake of the house of the =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> our God</line>
<line>I pray for your prosperity.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.122.9"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.122"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.123.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.123.4">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.123"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer for Mercy</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.123.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.123.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.123.1"/>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, I look up to you,</line>
<line>up to heaven, where you rule.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.123.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.123.2"/>As a servant depends on his master,</line>
<line>as a maid depends on her mistress,</line>
<line>so we will keep looking to you, O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> our God,</line>
<line>until you have mercy on us.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.123.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.123.3" refEnd=3D"Ps.123.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.123.3"/>Be merciful to us, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, be merciful;</line>
<line>we have been treated with so much contempt.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.123.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.123.4"/>We have been mocked too long by the =
rich</line>
<line>and scorned by proud oppressors.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.123.4"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.123"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.124.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.124.8">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.124"/>
<title>
<titlePart>God the Protector of His People </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: By David. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.124.1">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.124.1"/>What if the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> had not been on our side?</line>
<line>Answer, O Israel!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.124.1"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.124.2" refEnd=3D"Ps.124.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.124.2"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.124.2-000"/>If the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> had not been on our side</line>
<line>when our enemies attacked us,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.124.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.124.3"/>then they would have swallowed us =
alive</line>
<line>in their furious anger against us;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.124.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.124.4"/>then the flood would have carried us =
away,</line>
<line>the water would have covered us,</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.124.4"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.124.5"/>the raging torrent would have drowned us.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.124.2-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.124.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.124.6" refEnd=3D"Ps.124.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.124.6"/>Let us thank the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>who has not let our enemies destroy us.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.124.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.124.7"/>We have escaped like a bird from a =
hunter's trap;</line>
<line>the trap is broken, and we are free!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.124.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.124.8"/>Our help comes from the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>who made heaven and earth.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.124.8"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.124"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.125.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.125.5">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.125"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The Security of God's People</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.125.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.125.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.125.1"/>Those who trust in the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> are like Mount Zion,</line>
<line>which can never be shaken, never be moved.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.125.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.125.2"/>As the mountains surround =
Jerusalem,</line>
<line>so the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> surrounds his =
people,</line>
<line>now and forever.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.125.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.125.3" refEnd=3D"Ps.125.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.125.3"/>The wicked will not always rule over the =
land of the righteous;</line>
<line>if they did, the righteous themselves might do evil.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.125.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.125.4"/>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, do good to those who are =
good,</line>
<line>to those who obey your commands.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.125.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.125.5"/>But when you punish the wicked,</line>
<line>punish also those who abandon your ways.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote">
<lineGroup>
<line> Peace be with Israel!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.125.5"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.125"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.126.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.126.6">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.126"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer for Deliverance</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.126.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.126.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.126.1"/>When the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> brought us back to Jerusalem,<note =
type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">brought us back to Jerusalem; =
</notePart>or<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> made Jerusalem prosperous =
again.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>it was like a dream!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.126.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.126.2"/>How we laughed, how we sang for =
joy!</line>
<line>Then the other nations said about us,</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.126.2-000"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> did great things for them.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.126.2-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.126.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.126.3"/>Indeed he did great things for us;</line>
<line>how happy we were!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.126.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.126.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.126.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.126.4"/>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, make us prosperous =
again,<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">make us prosperous again; =
</notePart>or<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> take us back to our =
land.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>just as the rain brings water back to dry riverbeds.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.126.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.126.5"/>Let those who wept as they planted their =
crops,</line>
<line>gather the harvest with joy!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.126.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.126.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.126.6"/>Those who wept as they went out carrying =
the seed</line>
<line>will come back singing for joy,</line>
<line>as they bring in the harvest.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.126.6"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.126"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.127.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.127.5">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.127"/>
<title>
<titlePart>In Praise of God's Goodness </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: By Solomon. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.127.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.127.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.127.1"/>If the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> does not build the house,</line>
<line>the work of the builders is useless;</line>
<line>if the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> does not =
protect the city,</line>
<line>it does no good for the sentries to stand guard.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.127.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.127.2"/>It is useless to work so hard for a =
living,</line>
<line>getting up early and going to bed late.</line>
<line>For the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> provides for =
those he loves,</line>
<line>while they are asleep.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.127.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.127.3" refEnd=3D"Ps.127.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.127.3"/>Children are a gift from the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>they are a real blessing.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.127.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.127.4"/>The sons a man has when he is young</line>
<line>are like arrows in a soldier's hand.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.127.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.127.5"/>Happy is the man who has many such =
arrows.</line>
<line>He will never be defeated</line>
<line>when he meets his enemies in the place of judgment.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.127.5"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.127"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.128.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.128.6">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.128"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The Reward of Obedience to the LORD </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.128.1">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.128.1"/>Happy are those who obey the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>who live by his commands.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.128.1"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.128.2" refEnd=3D"Ps.128.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.128.2"/>Your work will provide for your =
needs;</line>
<line>you will be happy and prosperous.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.128.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.128.3"/>Your wife will be like a fruitful vine in =
your home,</line>
<line>and your children will be like young olive trees around your =
table.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.128.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.128.4"/>A man who obeys the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>
</line>
<line>will surely be blessed like this.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.128.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.128.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.128.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.128.5"/>May the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> bless you from Zion!</line>
<line>May you see Jerusalem prosper</line>
<line>all the days of your life!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.128.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.128.6"/>May you live to see your =
grandchildren!</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote">
<lineGroup>
<line> Peace be with Israel!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.128.6"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.128"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.129.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.129.8">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.129"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer against Israel's Enemies</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.129.1">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.129.1"/>Israel, tell us how your enemies have =
persecuted you</line>
<line>ever since you were young.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.129.1"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.129.2" refEnd=3D"Ps.129.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.129.2"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.129.2-000"/>Ever since I was young,</line>
<line>my enemies have persecuted me cruelly,</line>
<line>but they have not overcome me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.129.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.129.3"/>They cut deep wounds in my back</line>
<line>and made it like a plowed field.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.129.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.129.4"/>But the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, the righteous one,</line>
<line>has freed me from slavery.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.129.2-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.129.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.129.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.129.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.129.5"/>May everyone who hates Zion</line>
<line>be defeated and driven back.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.129.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.129.6"/>May they all be like grass growing on the =
housetops,</line>
<line>which dries up before it can grow;</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.129.6"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.129.7"/>no one gathers it up</line>
<line>or carries it away in bundles.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.129.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.129.8"/>No one who passes by will say,</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.129.8-001"/>May the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> bless you!</line>
<line>We bless you in the name of the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.129.8-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.129.8"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.129"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.130.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.130.8">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.130"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer for Help</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.130.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.130.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.130.1"/>From the depths of my despair I call to =
you, <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>.</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.130.1"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.130.2"/>Hear my cry, O Lord;</line>
<line>listen to my call for help!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.130.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.130.3"/>If you kept a record of our sins,</line>
<line>who could escape being condemned?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.130.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.130.4"/>But you forgive us,</line>
<line>so that we should stand in awe of you.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.130.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.130.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.130.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.130.5"/>I wait eagerly for the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>'s help,</line>
<line>and in his word I trust.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.130.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.130.6"/>I wait for the Lord</line>
<line>more eagerly than sentries wait for the dawn--</line>
<line>than sentries wait for the dawn.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.130.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.130.7" refEnd=3D"Ps.130.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.130.7"/>Israel, trust in the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>because his love is constant</line>
<line>and he is always willing to save.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.130.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.130.8"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.130.8" noteStop=3D"Ps.130.8">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.1.21"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Titus.2.14"/>
</notePart>
</note> He will save his people Israel</line>
<line>from all their sins.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.130.8"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.130"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.131.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.131.3">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.131"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer of Humble Trust </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: By David. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.131.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.131.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.131.1"/>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, I have given up my =
pride</line>
<line>and turned away from my arrogance.</line>
<line>I am not concerned with great matters</line>
<line>or with subjects too difficult for me.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.131.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.131.2"/>Instead, I am content and at peace.</line>
<line>As a child lies quietly in its mother's arms,</line>
<line>so my heart is quiet within me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.131.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.131.3"/>Israel, trust in the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>
</line>
<line>now and forever!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.131.3"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.131"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.132.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.132.18">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.132"/>
<title>
<titlePart>In Praise of the Temple</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.132.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.132.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.132.1"/>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, do not forget David</line>
<line>and all the hardships he endured.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.132.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.132.2"/>Remember, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, what he promised,</line>
<line>the vow he made to you, the Mighty God of Jacob:<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.132.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.132.3"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.132.3-000"/>I will not go home or go to bed;<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.132.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.132.4"/>I will not rest or sleep,</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.132.4"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.132.5"/>until I provide a place for the =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>a home for the Mighty God of Jacob.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.132.3-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.132.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.132.6" refEnd=3D"Ps.132.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.132.6"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.132.6" noteStop=3D"Ps.132.6">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Chr.6.41"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Chr.6.42"/>
</notePart>
</note> In Bethlehem we heard about the Covenant Box,</line>
<line>and we found it in the fields of Jearim.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.132.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.132.7"/>We said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.132.7-001"/>Let us go to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>'s house;</line>
<line>let us worship before his throne.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.132.7-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.132.7"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.132.8" refEnd=3D"Ps.132.9">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.132.8"/>Come to the Temple, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, with the Covenant Box,</line>
<line>the symbol of your power,</line>
<line>and stay here forever.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.132.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.132.9"/>May your priests do always what is =
right;</line>
<line>may your people shout for joy!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.132.9"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.132.10" refEnd=3D"Ps.132.12">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.132.10"/>You made a promise to your servant =
David;</line>
<line>do not reject your chosen king, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.132.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.132.11"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.132.11" noteStop=3D"Ps.132.11">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Sam.7.12" targetEnd=3D"_2Sam.7.16"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Chr.17.11" targetEnd=3D"_1Chr.17.14"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.89.3"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.89.4"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Acts.2.30"/>
</notePart>
</note> You made a solemn promise to David--</line>
<line>a promise you will not take back:</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.132.11-002"/>I will make one of your sons king,</line>
<line>and he will rule after you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.132.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.132.12"/>If your sons are true to my =
covenant</line>
<line>and to the commands I give them,</line>
<line>their sons, also, will succeed you for all time as kings.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.132.11-002"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.132.12"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.132.13" refEnd=3D"Ps.132.18">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.132.13"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> has chosen Zion;</line>
<line>he wants to make it his home:<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.132.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.132.14"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.132.14-003"/>This is where I will live forever;</line>
<line>this is where I want to rule.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.132.14"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.132.15"/>I will richly provide Zion with all she =
needs;</line>
<line>I will satisfy her poor with food.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.132.15"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.132.16"/>I will bless her priests in all they =
do,</line>
<line>and her people will sing and shout for joy.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.132.16"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.132.17"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.132.17" noteStop=3D"Ps.132.17">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Kgs.11.36"/>
</notePart>
</note> Here I will make one of David's descendants a great king;</line>
<line>here I will preserve the rule of my chosen king.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.132.17"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.132.18"/>I will cover his enemies with =
shame,</line>
<line>but his kingdom will prosper and flourish.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.132.14-003"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.132.18"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.132"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.133.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.133.3">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.133"/>
<title>
<titlePart>In Praise of Living in Peace </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: By David. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.133.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.133.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.133.1"/>How wonderful it is, how pleasant,</line>
<line>for God's people to live together in harmony!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.133.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.133.2"/>It is like the precious anointing =
oil</line>
<line>running down from Aaron's head and beard,</line>
<line>down to the collar of his robes.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.133.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.133.3"/>It is like the dew on Mount Hermon,</line>
<line>falling on the hills of Zion.</line>
<line>That is where the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> has =
promised his blessing--</line>
<line>life that never ends.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.133.3"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.133"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.134.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.134.3">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.134"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Call to Praise God</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.134.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.134.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.134.1"/>Come, praise the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>all his servants,</line>
<line>all who serve in his Temple at night.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.134.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.134.2"/>Raise your hands in prayer in the =
Temple,</line>
<line>and praise the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.134.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.134.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.134.3"/>May the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, who made heaven and earth,</line>
<line>bless you from Zion!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.134.3"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.134"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.135.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.135.21">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.135"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Hymn of Praise</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.135.1"/>Praise the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.135.2" refEnd=3D"Ps.135.4">
<lineGroup>
<line> Praise his name, you servants of the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.135.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.135.2"/>who stand in the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>'s house,</line>
<line>in the Temple of our God.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.135.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.135.3"/>Praise the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, because he is good;</line>
<line>sing praises to his name, because he is kind.<note =
type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">he is kind; </notePart>or<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> it is pleasant to do so.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.135.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.135.4"/>He chose Jacob for himself,</line>
<line>the people of Israel for his own.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.135.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.135.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.135.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.135.5"/>I know that our <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is great,</line>
<line>greater than all the gods.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.135.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.135.6"/>He does whatever he wishes</line>
<line>in heaven and on earth,</line>
<line>in the seas and in the depths below.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.135.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.135.7"/>He brings storm clouds from the ends of =
the earth;</line>
<line>he makes lightning for the storms,</line>
<line>and he brings out the wind from his storeroom.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.135.7"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.135.8" refEnd=3D"Ps.135.12">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.135.8"/>In Egypt he killed all the =
first-born</line>
<line>of people and animals alike.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.135.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.135.9"/>There he performed miracles and =
wonders</line>
<line>to punish the king and all his officials.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.135.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.135.10"/>He destroyed many nations</line>
<line>and killed powerful kings:<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.135.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.135.11"/>Sihon, king of the Amorites,</line>
<line>Og, king of Bashan,</line>
<line>and all the kings in Canaan.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.135.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.135.12"/>He gave their lands to his people;</line>
<line>he gave them to Israel.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.135.12"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.135.13" refEnd=3D"Ps.135.14">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.135.13"/>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, you will always be =
proclaimed as God;</line>
<line>all generations will remember you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.135.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.135.14"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> will defend his people;</line>
<line>he will take pity on his servants.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.135.14"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.135.15" refEnd=3D"Ps.135.18">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.135.15"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.135.15" noteStop=3D"Ps.135.15">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.115.4" targetEnd=3D"Ps.115.8"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Rev.9.20"/>
</notePart>
</note> The gods of the nations are made of silver and gold;</line>
<line>they are formed by human hands.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.135.15"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.135.16"/>They have mouths, but cannot =
speak,</line>
<line>and eyes, but cannot see.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.135.16"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.135.17"/>They have ears, but cannot hear;</line>
<line>they are not even able to breathe.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.135.17"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.135.18"/>May all who made them and who trust in =
them</line>
<line>become<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">May all . . . become; =
</notePart>or<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> All who made them and who =
trust in them will become.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> like the idols they have made!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.135.18"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.135.19" refEnd=3D"Ps.135.20">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.135.19"/>Praise the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, people of Israel;</line>
<line>praise him, you priests of God!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.135.19"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.135.20"/>Praise the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, you Levites;</line>
<line>praise him, all you that worship him!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.135.20"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.135.21"/>Praise the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> in Zion,</line>
<line>in Jerusalem, his home.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote">
<lineGroup>
<line> Praise the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.135.21"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.135"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.136.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.136.26">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.136"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Hymn of Thanksgiving</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.136.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.136.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.136.1"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.136.1" noteStop=3D"Ps.136.1">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Chr.16.34"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Chr.5.13"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Chr.7.3"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ezra.3.11"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.100.5"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.106.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.107.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.118.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Jer.33.11"/>
</notePart>
</note> Give thanks to the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, =
because he is good;</line>
<line>his love is eternal.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.136.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.136.2"/>Give thanks to the greatest of all =
gods;</line>
<line>his love is eternal.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.136.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.136.3"/>Give thanks to the mightiest of all =
lords;</line>
<line>his love is eternal.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.136.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.136.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.136.9">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.136.4"/>He alone performs great miracles;</line>
<line>his love is eternal.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.136.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.136.5"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.136.5" noteStop=3D"Ps.136.5">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Gen.1.1"/>
</notePart>
</note> By his wisdom he made the heavens;</line>
<line>his love is eternal;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.136.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.136.6"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.136.6" noteStop=3D"Ps.136.6">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Gen.1.2"/>
</notePart>
</note> he built the earth on the deep waters;</line>
<line>his love is eternal.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.136.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.136.7"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.136.7" noteStop=3D"Ps.136.7">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Gen.1.16"/>
</notePart>
</note> He made the sun and the moon;</line>
<line>his love is eternal;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.136.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.136.8"/>the sun to rule over the day;</line>
<line>his love is eternal;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.136.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.136.9"/>the moon and the stars to rule over the =
night;</line>
<line>his love is eternal.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.136.9"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.136.10" refEnd=3D"Ps.136.15">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.136.10"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.136.10" noteStop=3D"Ps.136.10">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.12.29"/>
</notePart>
</note> He killed the first-born sons of the Egyptians;</line>
<line>his love is eternal.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.136.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.136.11"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.136.11" noteStop=3D"Ps.136.11">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.12.51"/>
</notePart>
</note> He led the people of Israel out of Egypt;</line>
<line>his love is eternal;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.136.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.136.12"/>with his strong hand, his powerful =
arm;</line>
<line>his love is eternal.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.136.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.136.13"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.136.13" noteStop=3D"Ps.136.13">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.14.21" targetEnd=3D"Exod.14.29"/>
</notePart>
</note> He divided the Red Sea;</line>
<line>his love is eternal;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.136.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.136.14"/>he led his people through it;</line>
<line>his love is eternal;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.136.14"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.136.15"/>but he drowned the king of Egypt and his =
army;</line>
<line>his love is eternal.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.136.15"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.136.16" refEnd=3D"Ps.136.22">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.136.16"/>He led his people through the =
desert;</line>
<line>his love is eternal.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.136.16"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.136.17"/>He killed powerful kings;</line>
<line>his love is eternal;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.136.17"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.136.18"/>he killed famous kings;</line>
<line>his love is eternal;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.136.18"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.136.19"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.136.19" noteStop=3D"Ps.136.19">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Num.21.21" targetEnd=3D"Num.21.30"/>
</notePart>
</note> Sihon, king of the Amorites;</line>
<line>his love is eternal;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.136.19"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.136.20"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.136.20" noteStop=3D"Ps.136.20">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Num.21.31" targetEnd=3D"Num.21.35"/>
</notePart>
</note> and Og, king of Bashan;</line>
<line>his love is eternal.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.136.20"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.136.21"/>He gave their lands to his people;</line>
<line>his love is eternal;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.136.21"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.136.22"/>he gave them to Israel, his =
servant;</line>
<line>his love is eternal.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.136.22"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.136.23" refEnd=3D"Ps.136.25">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.136.23"/>He did not forget us when we were =
defeated;</line>
<line>his love is eternal;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.136.23"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.136.24"/>he freed us from our enemies;</line>
<line>his love is eternal.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.136.24"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.136.25"/>He gives food to every living =
creature;</line>
<line>his love is eternal.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.136.25"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.136.26">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.136.26"/>Give thanks to the God of heaven;</line>
<line>his love is eternal.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.136.26"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.136"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.137.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.137.9">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.137"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Lament of Israelites in Exile</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.137.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.137.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.137.1"/>By the rivers of Babylon we sat =
down;</line>
<line>there we wept when we remembered Zion.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.137.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.137.2"/>On the willows near by</line>
<line>we hung up our harps.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.137.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.137.3"/>Those who captured us told us to =
sing;</line>
<line>they told us to entertain them:</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.137.3-000"/>Sing us a song about Zion.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.137.3-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.137.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.137.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.137.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.137.4"/>How can we sing a song to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>
</line>
<line>in a foreign land?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.137.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.137.5"/>May I never be able to play the harp =
again</line>
<line>if I forget you, Jerusalem!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.137.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.137.6"/>May I never be able to sing again</line>
<line>if I do not remember you,</line>
<line>if I do not think of you as my greatest joy!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.137.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.137.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.137.7"/>Remember, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, what the Edomites did</line>
<line>the day Jerusalem was captured.</line>
<line>Remember how they kept saying,</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.137.7-001"/>Tear it down to the ground!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.137.7-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.137.7"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.137.8" refEnd=3D"Ps.137.9">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.137.8"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.137.8" noteStop=3D"Ps.137.8">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Rev.18.6"/>
</notePart>
</note> Babylon, you will be destroyed.</line>
<line>Happy are those who pay you back</line>
<line>for what you have done to us--</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.137.8"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.137.9"/>who take your babies</line>
<line>and smash them against a rock.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.137.9"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.137"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.138.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.138.8">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.138"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer of Thanksgiving </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: By David. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.138.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.138.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.138.1"/>I thank you, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, with all my heart;</line>
<line>I sing praise to you before the gods.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.138.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.138.2"/>I face your holy Temple,</line>
<line>bow down, and praise your name</line>
<line>because of your constant love and faithfulness,</line>
<line>because you have shown that your name and your commands are =
supreme.<note type=3D"x-exegesis">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Probable text<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> =
your name and your commands are supreme; </notePart>Hebrew<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> your command is greater than all your =
name.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.138.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.138.3"/>You answered me when I called to =
you;</line>
<line>with your strength you strengthened me.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.138.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.138.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.138.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.138.4"/>All the kings in the world will praise =
you, <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,</line>
<line>because they have heard your promises.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.138.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.138.5"/>They will sing about what you have =
done</line>
<line>and about your great glory.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.138.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.138.6"/>Even though you are so high above,</line>
<line>you care for the lowly,</line>
<line>and the proud cannot hide from you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.138.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.138.7" refEnd=3D"Ps.138.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.138.7"/>When I am surrounded by troubles,</line>
<line>you keep me safe.</line>
<line>You oppose my angry enemies</line>
<line>and save me by your power.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.138.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.138.8"/>You will do everything you have =
promised;</line>
<line>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, your love is =
eternal.</line>
<line>Complete the work that you have begun.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.138.8"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.138"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.139.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.139.24">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.139"/>
<title>
<titlePart>God's Complete Knowledge and Care </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.139.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.139.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.139.1"/>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, you have examined me and =
you know me.</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.139.1"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.139.2"/>You know everything I do;</line>
<line>from far away you understand all my thoughts.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.139.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.139.3"/>You see me, whether I am working or =
resting;</line>
<line>you know all my actions.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.139.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.139.4"/>Even before I speak,</line>
<line>you already know what I will say.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.139.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.139.5"/>You are all around me on every =
side;</line>
<line>you protect me with your power.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.139.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.139.6"/>Your knowledge of me is too deep;</line>
<line>it is beyond my understanding.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.139.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.139.7" refEnd=3D"Ps.139.12">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.139.7"/>Where could I go to escape from =
you?</line>
<line>Where could I get away from your presence?<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.139.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.139.8"/>If I went up to heaven, you would be =
there;</line>
<line>if I lay down in the world of the dead, you would be =
there.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.139.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.139.9"/>If I flew away beyond the east</line>
<line>or lived in the farthest place in the west,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.139.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.139.10"/>you would be there to lead me,</line>
<line>you would be there to help me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.139.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.139.11"/>I could ask the darkness to hide =
me</line>
<line>or the light around me to turn into night,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.139.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.139.12"/>but even darkness is not dark for =
you,</line>
<line>and the night is as bright as the day.</line>
<line>Darkness and light are the same to you.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.139.12"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.139.13" refEnd=3D"Ps.139.18">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.139.13"/>You created every part of me;</line>
<line>you put me together in my mother's womb.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.139.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.139.14"/>I praise you because you are to be =
feared;</line>
<line>all you do is strange and wonderful.</line>
<line>I know it with all my heart.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.139.14"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.139.15"/>When my bones were being formed,</line>
<line>carefully put together in my mother's womb,</line>
<line>when I was growing there in secret,</line>
<line>you knew that I was there--</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.139.15"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.139.16"/>you saw me before I was born.</line>
<line>The days allotted to me</line>
<line>had all been recorded in your book,</line>
<line>before any of them ever began.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.139.16"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.139.17"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.139.17" noteStop=3D"Ps.139.17">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Sir.18.5" targetEnd=3D"Sir.18.7"/>
</notePart>
</note> O God, how difficult I find your thoughts;<note =
type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">how difficult I find your thoughts; =
</notePart>or<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> how precious are your =
thoughts to me.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>how many of them there are!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.139.17"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.139.18"/>If I counted them, they would be more =
than the grains of sand.</line>
<line>When I awake, I am still with you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.139.18"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.139.19" refEnd=3D"Ps.139.22">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.139.19"/>O God, how I wish you would kill the =
wicked!</line>
<line>How I wish violent people would leave me alone!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.139.19"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.139.20"/>They say wicked things about you;</line>
<line>they speak evil things against your name.<note =
type=3D"x-exegesis">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Probable text<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> =
they speak ... name; </notePart>Hebrew unclear.</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.139.20"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.139.21"/>O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, how I hate those who hate you!</line>
<line>How I despise those who rebel against you!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.139.21"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.139.22"/>I hate them with a total hatred;</line>
<line>I regard them as my enemies.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.139.22"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.139.23" refEnd=3D"Ps.139.24">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.139.23"/>Examine me, O God, and know my =
mind;</line>
<line>test me, and discover my thoughts.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.139.23"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.139.24"/>Find out if there is any evil in =
me</line>
<line>and guide me in the everlasting way.<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">the everlasting way; </notePart>or<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> the ways of my ancestors.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.139.24"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.139"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.140.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.140.13">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.140"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer for Protection </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.140.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.140.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.140.1"/>Save me, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, from evildoers;</line>
<line>keep me safe from violent people.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.140.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.140.2"/>They are always plotting evil,</line>
<line>always stirring up quarrels.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.140.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.140.3"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.140.3" noteStop=3D"Ps.140.3">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Rom.3.13"/>
</notePart>
</note> Their tongues are like deadly snakes;</line>
<line>their words are like a cobra's poison.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.140.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.140.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.140.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.140.4"/>Protect me, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, from the power of the wicked;</line>
<line>keep me safe from violent people</line>
<line>who plot my downfall.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.140.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.140.5"/>The proud have set a trap for me;</line>
<line>they have laid their snares,</line>
<line>and along the path they have set traps to catch me.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.140.5"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.140.6" refEnd=3D"Ps.140.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.140.6"/>I say to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Ps.140.6-000"/>You are my God.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.140.6-000"/>
</line>
<line>Hear my cry for help, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.140.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.140.7"/>My Sovereign <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, my strong defender,</line>
<line>you have protected me in battle.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.140.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.140.8"/>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, don't give the wicked what =
they want;</line>
<line>don't let their plots succeed.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.140.8"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.140.9" refEnd=3D"Ps.140.11">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.140.9"/>Don't let my enemies be victorious;<note =
type=3D"x-exegesis">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Probable text<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> =
Don't let my enemies be victorious; </notePart>Hebrew =
unclear.</notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>make their threats against me fall back on them.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.140.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.140.10"/>May red-hot coals fall on them;</line>
<line>may they be thrown into a pit and never get out.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.140.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.140.11"/>May those who accuse others falsely not =
succeed;</line>
<line>may evil overtake violent people and destroy them.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.140.11"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.140.12" refEnd=3D"Ps.140.13">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.140.12"/>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, I know that you defend the =
cause of the poor</line>
<line>and the rights of the needy.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.140.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.140.13"/>The righteous will praise you =
indeed;</line>
<line>they will live in your presence.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.140.13"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.140"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.141.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.141.10">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.141"/>
<title>
<titlePart>An Evening Prayer </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.141.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.141.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.141.1"/>I call to you, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>; help me now!</line>
<line>Listen to me when I call to you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.141.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.141.2"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.141.2" noteStop=3D"Ps.141.2">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Rev.5.8"/>
</notePart>
</note> Receive my prayer as incense,</line>
<line>my uplifted hands as an evening sacrifice.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.141.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.141.3" refEnd=3D"Ps.141.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.141.3"/>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, place a guard at my =
mouth,</line>
<line>a sentry at the door of my lips.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.141.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.141.4"/>Keep me from wanting to do wrong</line>
<line>and from joining evil people in their wickedness.</line>
<line>May I never take part in their feasts.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.141.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.141.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.141.4"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.141.5"/>Good people may punish me and rebuke me in =
kindness,</line>
<line>but I will never accept honor from evil people,</line>
<line>because I am always praying against their evil deeds.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.141.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.141.6"/>When their rulers are thrown down from =
rocky cliffs,</line>
<line>the people will admit that my words were true.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.141.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.141.7"/>Like wood that is split and chopped into =
bits,</line>
<line>so their bones are scattered at the edge of the grave.<note =
type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Verses 5-7 in Hebrew are =
unclear.</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.141.7"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.141.8" refEnd=3D"Ps.141.10">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.141.8"/>But I keep trusting in you, my Sovereign =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>.</line>
<line>I seek your protection;</line>
<line>don't let me die!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.141.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.141.9"/>Protect me from the traps they have set =
for me,</line>
<line>from the snares of those evildoers.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.141.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.141.10"/>May the wicked fall into their own =
traps</line>
<line>while I go by unharmed.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.141.10"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.141"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.142.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.142.7">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.142"/>
<title>
<titlePart> A Prayer for Help </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A poem by David, when he =
was in the cave; a prayer. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.142.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.142.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.142.1"/>I call to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> for help;</line>
<line>I plead with him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.142.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.142.2"/>I bring him all my complaints;</line>
<line>I tell him all my troubles.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.142.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.142.3"/>When I am ready to give up,</line>
<line>he knows what I should do.</line>
<line>In the path where I walk,</line>
<line>my enemies have hidden a trap for me.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.142.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.142.4"/>When I look beside me,</line>
<line>I see that there is no one to help me,</line>
<line>no one to protect me.</line>
<line>No one cares for me.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.142.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.142.7">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.142.4"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.142.5"/>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, I cry to you for =
help;</line>
<line>you, <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, are my =
protector;</line>
<line>you are all I want in this life.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.142.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.142.6"/>Listen to my cry for help,</line>
<line>for I am sunk in despair.</line>
<line>Save me from my enemies;</line>
<line>they are too strong for me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.142.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.142.7"/>Set me free from my distress;<note =
type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">distress; </notePart>or<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> prison.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>then in the assembly of your people I will praise you</line>
<line>because of your goodness to me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.142.7"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.142"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.143.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.143.12">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.143"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Prayer for Help </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David. =
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.143.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.143.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.143.1"/>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, hear my prayer!</line>
<line>In your righteousness listen to my plea;</line>
<line>answer me in your faithfulness!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.143.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.143.2"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.143.2" noteStop=3D"Ps.143.2">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Rom.3.20"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Gal.2.16"/>
</notePart>
</note> Don't put me, your servant, on trial;</line>
<line>no one is innocent in your sight.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.143.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.143.3" refEnd=3D"Ps.143.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.143.3"/>My enemies have hunted me down</line>
<line>and completely defeated me.</line>
<line>They have put me in a dark prison,</line>
<line>and I am like those who died long ago.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.143.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.143.4"/>So I am ready to give up;</line>
<line>I am in deep despair.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.143.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.143.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.143.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.143.5"/>I remember the days gone by;</line>
<line>I think about all that you have done,</line>
<line>I bring to mind all your deeds.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.143.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.143.6"/>I lift up my hands to you in =
prayer;</line>
<line>like dry ground my soul is thirsty for you.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.143.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.143.7" refEnd=3D"Ps.143.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.143.7"/>Answer me now, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!</line>
<line>I have lost all hope.</line>
<line>Don't hide yourself from me,</line>
<line>or I will be among those who go down to the world of the =
dead.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.143.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.143.8"/>Remind me each morning of your constant =
love,</line>
<line>for I put my trust in you.</line>
<line>My prayers go up to you;</line>
<line>show me the way I should go.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.143.8"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.143.9" refEnd=3D"Ps.143.9">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.143.9"/>I go to you for protection, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>rescue me from my enemies.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.143.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.143.10"/>You are my God;</line>
<line>teach me to do your will.</line>
<line>Be good to me, and guide me on a safe path.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.143.11" refEnd=3D"Ps.143.12">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.143.10"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.143.11"/>Rescue me, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, as you have promised;</line>
<line>in your goodness save me from my troubles!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.143.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.143.12"/>Because of your love for me, kill my =
enemies</line>
<line>and destroy all my oppressors,</line>
<line>for I am your servant.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.143.12"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.143"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.144.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.144.15">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.144"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A King Thanks God for Victory </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: By David. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.144.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.144.1">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.144.1"/>Praise the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, my protector!</line>
<line>He trains me for battle</line>
<line>and prepares me for war.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.144.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.144.2"/>He is my protector and defender,</line>
<line>my shelter and savior,</line>
<line>in whom I trust for safety.</line>
<line>He subdues the nations under me.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.144.3" refEnd=3D"Ps.144.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.144.2"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.144.3"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.144.3" noteStop=3D"Ps.144.3">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Job.7.17"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Job.7.18"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.8.4"/>
</notePart>
</note>
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, what are mortals, that you =
notice them;</line>
<line>mere mortals, that you pay attention to us?<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.144.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.144.4"/>We are like a puff of wind;</line>
<line>our days are like a passing shadow.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.144.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.144.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.144.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.144.5"/>O <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, tear the sky open and come down;</line>
<line>touch the mountains, and they will pour out smoke.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.144.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.144.6"/>Send flashes of lightning and scatter your =
enemies;</line>
<line>shoot your arrows and send them running.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.144.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.144.7"/>Reach down from above,</line>
<line>pull me out of the deep water, and rescue me;</line>
<line>save me from the power of foreigners,</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.144.7"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.144.8"/>who never tell the truth</line>
<line>and lie even under oath.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.144.8"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.144.9" refEnd=3D"Ps.144.11">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.144.9"/>I will sing you a new song, O God;</line>
<line>I will play the harp and sing to you.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.144.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.144.10"/>You give victory to kings</line>
<line>and rescue your servant David.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.144.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.144.11"/>Save me from my cruel enemies;</line>
<line>rescue me from the power of foreigners,</line>
<line>who never tell the truth</line>
<line>and lie even under oath.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.144.11"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.144.12" refEnd=3D"Ps.144.13">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.144.12"/>May our sons in their youth</line>
<line>be like plants that grow up strong.</line>
<line>May our daughters be like stately columns</line>
<line>which adorn the corners of a palace.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.144.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.144.13"/>May our barns be filled</line>
<line>with crops of every kind.</line>
<line>May the sheep in our fields</line>
<line>bear young by the tens of thousands.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.144.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.144.14"/>May our cattle reproduce =
plentifully</line>
<line>without miscarriage or loss.</line>
<line>May there be no cries of distress in our streets.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.144.15">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.144.14"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.144.15"/>Happy is the nation of whom this is =
true;</line>
<line>happy are the people whose God is the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.144.15"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.144"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.145.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.145.21">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.145"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Hymn of Praise </titlePart>
<titlePart type=3D"Hebrew Title">HEBREW TITLE: A song of praise by =
David. </titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.145.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.145.3">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.145.1"/>I will proclaim your greatness, my God and =
king;</line>
<line>I will thank you forever and ever.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.145.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.145.2"/>Every day I will thank you;</line>
<line>I will praise you forever and ever.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.145.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.145.3"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is great and is to be highly =
praised;</line>
<line>his greatness is beyond understanding.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.145.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.145.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.145.9">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.145.4"/>What you have done will be praised from =
one generation to the next;</line>
<line>they will proclaim your mighty acts.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.145.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.145.5"/>They will speak of your glory and =
majesty,</line>
<line>and I will meditate on your wonderful deeds.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.145.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.145.6"/>People will speak of your mighty =
deeds,</line>
<line>and I will proclaim your greatness.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.145.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.145.7"/>They will tell about all your =
goodness</line>
<line>and sing about your kindness.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.145.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.145.8"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is loving and merciful,</line>
<line>slow to become angry and full of constant love.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.145.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.145.9"/>He is good to everyone</line>
<line>and has compassion on all he made.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.145.9"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.145.10" refEnd=3D"Ps.145.12">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.145.10"/>All your creatures, <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, will praise you,</line>
<line>and all your people will give you thanks.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.145.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.145.11"/>They will speak of the glory of your =
royal power</line>
<line>and tell of your might,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.145.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.145.12"/>so that everyone will know your mighty =
deeds</line>
<line>and the glorious majesty of your kingdom.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.145.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.145.13"/>Your rule is eternal,</line>
<line>and you are king forever.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.145.14">
<lineGroup>
<line> The <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is faithful to =
his promises;</line>
<line>he is merciful in all his acts.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.145.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.145.14"/>He helps those who are in trouble;</line>
<line>he lifts those who have fallen.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.145.14"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.145.15" refEnd=3D"Ps.145.16">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.145.15"/>All living things look hopefully to =
you,</line>
<line>and you give them food when they need it.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.145.15"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.145.16"/>You give them enough</line>
<line>and satisfy the needs of all.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.145.16"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.145.17" refEnd=3D"Ps.145.20">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.145.17"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is righteous in all he does,</line>
<line>merciful in all his acts.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.145.17"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.145.18"/>He is near to those who call to =
him,</line>
<line>who call to him with sincerity.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.145.18"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.145.19"/>He supplies the needs of those who honor =
him;</line>
<line>he hears their cries and saves them.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.145.19"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.145.20"/>He protects everyone who loves =
him,</line>
<line>but he will destroy the wicked.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.145.20"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.145.21">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.145.21"/>I will always praise the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>let all his creatures praise his holy name forever.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.145.21"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.145"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.146.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.146.10">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.146"/>
<title>
<titlePart>In Praise of God the Savior</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.146.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.146.2">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.146.1"/>Praise the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!</line>
<line>Praise the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, my =
soul!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.146.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.146.2"/>I will praise him as long as I =
live;</line>
<line>I will sing to my God all my life.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.146.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.146.3" refEnd=3D"Ps.146.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.146.3"/>Don't put your trust in human =
leaders;</line>
<line>no human being can save you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.146.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.146.4"/>When they die, they return to the =
dust;</line>
<line>on that day all their plans come to an end.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.146.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.146.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.146.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.146.5"/>Happy are those who have the God of Jacob =
to help them</line>
<line>and who depend on the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> =
their God,</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.146.5"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.146.6"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.146.6" noteStop=3D"Ps.146.6">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Acts.4.24"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Acts.14.15"/>
</notePart>
</note> the Creator of heaven, earth, and sea,</line>
<line>and all that is in them.</line>
<line>He always keeps his promises;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.146.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.146.7"/>he judges in favor of the oppressed</line>
<line>and gives food to the hungry.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.146.8" refEnd=3D"Ps.146.9">
<lineGroup>
<line> The <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> sets prisoners =
free<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.146.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.146.8"/>and gives sight to the blind.</line>
<line>He lifts those who have fallen;</line>
<line>he loves his righteous people.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.146.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.146.9"/>He protects the strangers who live in our =
land;</line>
<line>he helps widows and orphans,</line>
<line>but takes the wicked to their ruin.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.146.9"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.146.10"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is king forever.</line>
<line>Your God, O Zion, will reign for all time.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote">
<lineGroup>
<line> Praise the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.146.10"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.146"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.147.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.147.20">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.147"/>
<title>
<titlePart>In Praise of God the Almighty</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.147.1"/>Praise the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.147.2" refEnd=3D"Ps.147.3">
<lineGroup>
<line> It is good to sing praise to our God;</line>
<line>it is pleasant and right to praise him.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.147.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.147.2"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> is restoring Jerusalem;</line>
<line>he is bringing back the exiles.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.147.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.147.3"/>He heals the broken-hearted</line>
<line>and bandages their wounds.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.147.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.147.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.147.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.147.4"/>He has decided the number of the =
stars</line>
<line>and calls each one by name.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.147.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.147.5"/>Great and mighty is our Lord;</line>
<line>his wisdom cannot be measured.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.147.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.147.6"/>He raises the humble,</line>
<line>but crushes the wicked to the ground.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.147.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.147.7" refEnd=3D"Ps.147.9">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.147.7"/>Sing hymns of praise to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>play music on the harp to our God.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.147.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.147.8"/>He spreads clouds over the sky;</line>
<line>he provides rain for the earth</line>
<line>and makes grass grow on the hills.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.147.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.147.9"/>He gives animals their food</line>
<line>and feeds the young ravens when they call.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.147.9"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.147.10" refEnd=3D"Ps.147.11">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.147.10"/>His pleasure is not in strong =
horses,</line>
<line>nor his delight in brave soldiers;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.147.10"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.147.11"/>but he takes pleasure in those who honor =
him,</line>
<line>in those who trust in his constant love.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.147.11"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.147.12" refEnd=3D"Ps.147.14">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.147.12"/>Praise the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, O Jerusalem!</line>
<line>Praise your God, O Zion!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.147.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.147.13"/>He keeps your gates strong;</line>
<line>he blesses your people.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.147.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.147.14"/>He keeps your borders safe</line>
<line>and satisfies you with the finest wheat.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.147.14"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.147.15" refEnd=3D"Ps.147.18">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.147.15"/>He gives a command to the earth,</line>
<line>and what he says is quickly done.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.147.15"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.147.16"/>He spreads snow like a blanket</line>
<line>and scatters frost like dust.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.147.16"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.147.17"/>He sends hail like gravel;</line>
<line>no one can endure the cold he sends!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.147.17"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.147.18"/>Then he gives a command, and the ice =
melts;</line>
<line>he sends the wind, and the water flows.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.147.18"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.147.19" refEnd=3D"Ps.147.19">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.147.19"/>He gives his message to his =
people,</line>
<line>his instructions and laws to Israel.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.147.19"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.147.20"/>He has not done this for other =
nations;</line>
<line>they do not know his laws.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote">
<lineGroup>
<line> Praise the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.147.20"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.147"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.148.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.148.14">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.148"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Call for the Universe to Praise God</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.148.1"/>Praise the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.148.2">
<lineGroup>
<line> Praise the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> from =
heaven,</line>
<line>you that live in the heights above.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.148.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.148.2"/>Praise him, all his angels,</line>
<line>all his heavenly armies.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.148.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.148.3" refEnd=3D"Ps.148.4">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.148.3"/>Praise him, sun and moon;</line>
<line>praise him, shining stars.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.148.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.148.4"/>Praise him, highest heavens,</line>
<line>and the waters above the sky.<note type=3D"x-background">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">WATERS ABOVE THE SKY: See=20
<reference targetStart=3D"Gen.1.6"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Gen.1.7"/> . </notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.148.4"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.148.5" refEnd=3D"Ps.148.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.148.5"/>Let them all praise the name of the =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!</line>
<line>He commanded, and they were created;<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.148.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.148.6"/>by his command they were fixed in their =
places forever,</line>
<line>and they cannot disobey.<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">by his command ... disobey; =
</notePart>or<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> he has fixed them in their =
places for all time, by a command that lasts forever.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.148.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.148.7" refEnd=3D"Ps.148.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.148.7"/>Praise the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> from the earth,</line>
<line>sea monsters and all ocean depths;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.148.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.148.8"/>lightning and hail, snow and =
clouds,</line>
<line>strong winds that obey his command.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.148.8"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.148.9" refEnd=3D"Ps.148.10">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.148.9"/>Praise him, hills and mountains,</line>
<line>fruit trees and forests;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.148.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.148.10"/>all animals, tame and wild,</line>
<line>reptiles and birds.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.148.10"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.148.11" refEnd=3D"Ps.148.12">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.148.11"/>Praise him, kings and all peoples,</line>
<line>princes and all other rulers;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.148.11"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.148.12"/>young women and young men,</line>
<line>old people and children too.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.148.12"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.148.13" refEnd=3D"Ps.148.13">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.148.13"/>Let them all praise the name of the =
<divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!</line>
<line>His name is greater than all others;</line>
<line>his glory is above earth and heaven.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.148.13"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.148.14"/>He made his nation strong,</line>
<line>so that all his people praise him--</line>
<line>the people of Israel, so dear to him.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote">
<lineGroup>
<line> Praise the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.148.14"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.148"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.149.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.149.9">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.149"/>
<title>
<titlePart>A Hymn of Praise</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.149.1"/>Praise the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.149.2" refEnd=3D"Ps.149.3">
<lineGroup>
<line> Sing a new song to the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>;</line>
<line>praise him in the assembly of his faithful people!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.149.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.149.2"/>Be glad, Israel, because of your =
Creator;</line>
<line>rejoice, people of Zion, because of your king!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.149.2"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.149.3"/>Praise his name with dancing;</line>
<line>play drums and harps in praise of him.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.149.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.149.4" refEnd=3D"Ps.149.8">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.149.4"/>The <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName> takes pleasure in his people;</line>
<line>he honors the humble with victory.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.149.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.149.5"/>Let God's people rejoice in their =
triumph</line>
<line>and sing joyfully all night long.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.149.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.149.6"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Ps.149.6" noteStop=3D"Ps.149.6">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Macc.15.27"/>
</notePart>
</note> Let them shout aloud as they praise God,</line>
<line>with their sharp swords in their hands</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.149.6"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.149.7"/>to defeat the nations</line>
<line>and to punish the peoples;</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.149.7"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.149.8"/>to bind their kings in chains,</line>
<line>their leaders in chains of iron;</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.149.8"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.149.9"/>to punish the nations as God has =
commanded.</line>
<line>This is the victory of God's people.</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote">
<lineGroup>
<line> Praise the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.149.9"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.149"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Ps.150.1" refEnd=3D"Ps.150.6">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Ps.150"/>
<title>
<titlePart>Praise the LORD!</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.150.1"/>Praise the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.150.2">
<lineGroup>
<line> Praise God in his Temple!</line>
<line>Praise his strength in heaven!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.150.1"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.150.2"/>Praise him for the mighty things he has =
done.</line>
<line>Praise his supreme greatness.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.150.2"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Ps.150.3" refEnd=3D"Ps.150.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.150.3"/>Praise him with trumpets.</line>
<line>Praise him with harps and lyres.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.150.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.150.4"/>Praise him with drums and dancing.</line>
<line>Praise him with harps and flutes.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.150.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.150.5"/>Praise him with cymbals.</line>
<line>Praise him with loud cymbals.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.150.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Ps.150.6"/>Praise the <divineName =
type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>, all living creatures!</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote">
<lineGroup>
<line> Praise the <divineName type=3D"yhwh">LORD</divineName>!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Ps.150.6"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Ps.150"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div type=3D"x-canon" refStart=3D"Matt" refEnd=3D"Matt">
<title>
<titlePart>New Testament</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-bookGroup" refStart=3D"Matt" refEnd=3D"Matt">
<title>
<titlePart>Gospels</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"book" refStart=3D"Matt">
<title>
<titlePart>The Gospel according to
Matthew
</titlePart>
</title>
<div type=3D"x-XSEMText" refStart=3D"Matt.1.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.28.20">
<div refStart=3D"Matt.1.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.1.17">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Matt.1"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The Ancestors of Jesus Christ</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.3.23" targetEnd=3D"Luke.3.38"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.1.1">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.1.1"/>This is the list of the ancestors of Jesus =
Christ, a descendant of David, who was a descendant of Abraham.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.1.1"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.1.2" refEnd=3D"Matt.1.6a">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.1.2-6a"/>From Abraham to King David, the =
following ancestors are listed: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Judah and his =
brothers; then Perez and Zerah (their mother was Tamar), Hezron, Ram, =
Amminadab, Nahshon, Salmon, Boaz (his mother was Rahab), Obed (his =
mother was Ruth), Jesse, and King David.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.1.2-6a"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.1.6b" refEnd=3D"Matt.1.11b">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.1.6b-11b"/>From
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.1.6b" noteStop=3D"Matt.1.11b">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Kgs.24.14"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Kgs.24.15"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Chr.36.10"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Jer.27.20"/>
</notePart>
</note> David to the time when the people of Israel were taken into =
exile in Babylon, the following ancestors are listed: David, Solomon =
(his mother was the woman who had been Uriah's wife), Rehoboam, Abijah, =
Asa, Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, Manasseh, =
Amon, Josiah, and Jehoiachin and his brothers.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.1.6b-11b"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.1.12" refEnd=3D"Matt.1.16">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.1.12-16"/>From the time after the exile in =
Babylon to the birth of Jesus, the following ancestors are listed: =
Jehoiachin, Shealtiel, Zerubbabel, Abiud, Eliakim, Azor, Zadok, Achim, =
Eliud, Eleazar, Matthan, Jacob, and Joseph, who married Mary, the mother =
of Jesus, who was called the Messiah.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.1.12-16"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.1.17">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.1.17"/>So then, there were fourteen generations =
from Abraham to David, and fourteen from David to the exile in Babylon, =
and fourteen from then to the birth of the Messiah.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.1.17"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.1.18" refEnd=3D"Matt.1.25">
<title>
<titlePart>The Birth of Jesus Christ</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.2.1" targetEnd=3D"Luke.2.7"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.1.18" refEnd=3D"Matt.1.21">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.1.18"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.1.18" noteStop=3D"Matt.1.18">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.1.27"/>
</notePart>
</note> This was how the birth of Jesus Christ took place. His mother =
Mary was engaged to Joseph, but before they were married, she found out =
that she was going to have a baby by the Holy Spirit.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.1.18"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.1.19"/>Joseph was a man who always did what was =
right, but he did not want to disgrace Mary publicly; so he made plans =
to break the engagement privately.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.1.19"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.1.20"/>While he was thinking about this, an =
angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.1.20-000"/>Joseph, descendant of David, do not be =
afraid to take Mary to be your wife. For it is by the Holy Spirit that =
she has conceived.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.1.20"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.1.21"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.1.21" noteStop=3D"Matt.1.21">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Sir.46.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.1.31"/>
</notePart>
</note> She will have a son, and you will name him Jesus--because he =
will save his people from their sins.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.1.20-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.1.21"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.1.22" refEnd=3D"Matt.1.23">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.1.22"/>Now all this happened in order to make =
come true what the Lord had said through the prophet,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.1.22"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.1.23"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.1.23" noteStop=3D"Matt.1.23">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Isa.7.14"/>
</notePart>
</note>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.1.23-001"/>A virgin will become pregnant and have a =
son, and he will be called Immanuel
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.1.23-001"/> (which means,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.1.23-002"/>God is with us
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.1.23-002"/>).
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.1.23"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.1.24" refEnd=3D"Matt.1.25">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.1.24"/>So when Joseph woke up, he married Mary, =
as the angel of the Lord had told him to.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.1.24"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.1.25"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.1.25" noteStop=3D"Matt.1.25">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.2.21"/>
</notePart>
</note> But he had no sexual relations with her before she gave birth to =
her son. And Joseph named him Jesus.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.1.25"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.1"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.2.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.2.12">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Matt.2"/>
<title>
<titlePart>Visitors from the East</titlePart>
</title>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.2.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.2.2">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.2.1"/>Jesus was born in the town of Bethlehem in =
Judea, during the time when Herod was king. Soon afterward, some men who =
studied the stars came from the East to Jerusalem<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.2.1"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.2.2"/>and asked,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.2.2-000"/>Where is the baby born to be the king of =
the Jews? We saw his star when it came up in the east, and we have come =
to worship him.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.2.2-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.2.2"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.2.3" refEnd=3D"Matt.2.4">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.2.3"/>When King Herod heard about this, he was =
very upset, and so was everyone else in Jerusalem.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.2.3"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.2.4"/>He called together all the chief priests =
and the teachers of the Law and asked them,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.2.4-001"/>Where will the Messiah be born?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.2.4-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.2.4"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.2.5">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.2.5"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.2.5-002"/>In the town of Bethlehem in Judea,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.2.5-002"/> they answered.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.2.5-003"/>For this is what the prophet wrote:
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.2.5"/>
</p>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Matt.2.6">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.2.6"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.2.6" noteStop=3D"Matt.2.6">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Mic.5.2"/>
</notePart>
</note>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.2.6-004"/>Bethlehem in the land of Judah,</line>
<line>you are by no means the least of the leading cities of =
Judah;</line>
<line>for from you will come a leader</line>
<line>who will guide my people Israel.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.2.6-004"/>
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.2.5-003"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.2.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.2.7" refEnd=3D"Matt.2.8">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.2.7"/>So Herod called the visitors from the East =
to a secret meeting and found out from them the exact time the star had =
appeared.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.2.7"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.2.8"/>Then he sent them to Bethlehem with these =
instructions:=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.2.8-005"/>Go and make a careful search for the =
child; and when you find him, let me know, so that I too may go and =
worship him.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.2.8-005"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.2.8"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.2.9" refEnd=3D"Matt.2.11">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.2.9-10"/>And so they left, and on their way they =
saw the same star they had seen in the East. When they saw it, how happy =
they were, what joy was theirs! It went ahead of them until it stopped =
over the place where the child was.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.2.9-10"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.2.11"/>They went into the house, and when they =
saw the child with his mother Mary, they knelt down and worshiped him. =
They brought out their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh, and =
presented them to him.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.2.11"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.2.12">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.2.12"/>Then they returned to their country by =
another road, since God had warned them in a dream not to go back to =
Herod.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.2.12"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.2.13" refEnd=3D"Matt.2.15">
<title>
<titlePart>The Escape to Egypt</titlePart>
</title>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.2.13">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.2.13"/>After they had left, an angel of the Lord =
appeared in a dream to Joseph and said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.2.13-006"/>Herod will be looking for the child in =
order to kill him. So get up, take the child and his mother and escape =
to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you to leave.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.2.13-006"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.2.13"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.2.14" refEnd=3D"Matt.2.15">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.2.14"/>Joseph got up, took the child and his =
mother, and left during the night for Egypt,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.2.14"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.2.15"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.2.15" noteStop=3D"Matt.2.15">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Hos.11.1"/>
</notePart>
</note> where he stayed until Herod died. This was done to make come =
true what the Lord had said through the prophet,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.2.15-007"/>I called my Son out of Egypt.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.2.15-007"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.2.15"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.2.16" refEnd=3D"Matt.2.18">
<title>
<titlePart>The Killing of the Children</titlePart>
</title>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.2.16">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.2.16"/>When Herod realized that the visitors =
from the East had tricked him, he was furious. He gave orders to kill =
all the boys in Bethlehem and its neighborhood who were two years old =
and younger--this was done in accordance with what he had learned from =
the visitors about the time when the star had appeared.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.2.16"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.2.17">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.2.17"/>In this way what the prophet Jeremiah had =
said came true:
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.2.17"/>
</p>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Matt.2.18">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.2.18"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.2.18" noteStop=3D"Matt.2.18">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Jer.31.15"/>
</notePart>
</note>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.2.18-008"/>A sound is heard in Ramah,</line>
<line>the sound of bitter weeping.</line>
<line>Rachel is crying for her children;</line>
<line>she refuses to be comforted,</line>
<line>for they are dead.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.2.18-008"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.2.18"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.2.19" refEnd=3D"Matt.2.23">
<title>
<titlePart>The Return from Egypt</titlePart>
</title>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.2.19" refEnd=3D"Matt.2.21">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.2.19"/>After Herod died, an angel of the Lord =
appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.2.19"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.2.20"/>and said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.2.20-009"/>Get up, take the child and his mother, =
and go back to the land of Israel, because those who tried to kill the =
child are dead.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.2.20-009"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.2.20"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.2.21"/>So Joseph got up, took the child and his =
mother, and went back to Israel.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.2.21"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.2.22" refEnd=3D"Matt.2.23">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.2.22"/>But when Joseph heard that Archelaus had =
succeeded his father Herod as king of Judea, he was afraid to go there. =
He was given more instructions in a dream, so he went to the province of =
Galilee<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.2.22"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.2.23"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.2.23" noteStop=3D"Matt.2.23">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.1.24"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.2.39"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.1.45"/>
</notePart>
</note> and made his home in a town named Nazareth. And so what the =
prophets had said came true:=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.2.23-010"/>He will be called a Nazarene.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.2.23-010"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.2.23"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.2"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.3.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.3.12">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Matt.3"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The Preaching of John the Baptist</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.1.1" targetEnd=3D"Mark.1.8"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.3.1" targetEnd=3D"Luke.3.18"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.1.19" targetEnd=3D"John.1.28"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.3.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.3.2">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.3.1"/>At that time John the Baptist came to the =
desert of Judea and started preaching.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.3.1"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.3.2"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.3.2" noteStop=3D"Matt.3.2">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.4.17"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.1.15"/>
</notePart>
</note>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.3.2-000"/>Turn away from your sins,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.3.2-000"/> he said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.3.2-001"/>because the Kingdom of heaven is near!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.3.2-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.3.2"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.3.3"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.3.3" noteStop=3D"Matt.3.3">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Isa.40.3"/>
</notePart>
</note> John was the man the prophet Isaiah was talking about when he =
said,
</p>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.3.3-002"/>Someone is shouting in the desert,</line>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.3.3-003"/>Prepare a road for the Lord;</line>
<line>make a straight path for him to travel!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.3.3-003"/>
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.3.3-002"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.3.3"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.3.4" refEnd=3D"Matt.3.6">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.3.4"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.3.4" noteStop=3D"Matt.3.4">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Kgs.1.8"/>
</notePart>
</note> John's clothes were made of camel's hair; he wore a leather belt =
around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.3.4"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.3.5"/>People came to him from Jerusalem, from =
the whole province of Judea, and from all over the country near the =
Jordan River.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.3.5"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.3.6"/>They confessed their sins, and he baptized =
them in the Jordan.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.3.6"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.3.7" refEnd=3D"Matt.3.12">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.3.7"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.3.7" noteStop=3D"Matt.3.7">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.12.34"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.23.33"/>
</notePart>
</note> When John saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to him to be =
baptized, he said to them,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.3.7-004"/>You snakes--who told you that you could =
escape from the punishment God is about to send?<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.3.7"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.3.8"/>Do those things that will show that you =
have turned from your sins.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.3.8"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.3.9"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.3.9" noteStop=3D"Matt.3.9">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"John.8.33"/>
</notePart>
</note> And don't think you can escape punishment by saying that Abraham =
is your ancestor. I tell you that God can take these rocks and make =
descendants for Abraham!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.3.9"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.3.10"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.3.10" noteStop=3D"Matt.3.10">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.7.19"/>
</notePart>
</note> The ax is ready to cut down the trees at the roots; every tree =
that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown in the =
fire.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.3.10"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.3.11"/>I baptize you with water to show that you =
have repented, but the one who will come after me will baptize you with =
the Holy Spirit and fire. He is much greater than I am; and I am not =
good enough even to carry his sandals.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.3.11"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.3.12"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.3.12" noteStop=3D"Matt.3.12">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Wis.5.14"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Wis.5.23"/>
</notePart>
</note> He has his winnowing shovel with him to thresh out all the =
grain. He will gather his wheat into his barn, but he will burn the =
chaff in a fire that never goes out.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.3.7-004"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.3.12"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.3.13" refEnd=3D"Matt.3.17">
<title>
<titlePart>The Baptism of Jesus</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.1.9" targetEnd=3D"Mark.1.11"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.3.21"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.3.22"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.3.13" refEnd=3D"Matt.3.14">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.3.13"/>At that time Jesus arrived from Galilee =
and came to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.3.13"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.3.14"/>But John tried to make him change his =
mind.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.3.14-005"/>I ought to be baptized by you,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.3.14-005"/> John said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.3.14-006"/>and yet you have come to me!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.3.14-006"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.3.14"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.3.15">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.3.15"/>But Jesus answered him,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.3.15-007"/>Let it be so for now. For in this way we =
shall do all that God requires.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.3.15-007"/> So John agreed.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.3.15"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.3.16" refEnd=3D"Matt.3.17">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.3.16"/>As soon as Jesus was baptized, he came up =
out of the water. Then heaven was opened to him, and he saw the Spirit =
of God coming down like a dove and lighting on him.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.3.16"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.3.17"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.3.17" noteStop=3D"Matt.3.17">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Gen.22.2"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.2.7"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Isa.42.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.12.18"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.17.5"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.1.11"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.9.35"/>
</notePart>
</note> Then a voice said from heaven,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.3.17-008"/>This is my own dear Son, with whom I am =
pleased.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.3.17-008"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.3.17"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.3"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.4.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.4.11">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Matt.4"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The Temptation of Jesus</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.1.12"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.1.13"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.4.1" targetEnd=3D"Luke.4.13"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.4.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.4.3">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.4.1"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.4.1" noteStop=3D"Matt.4.1">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Heb.2.18"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Heb.4.15"/>
</notePart>
</note> Then the Spirit led Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the =
Devil.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.4.1"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.4.2"/>After spending forty days and nights =
without food, Jesus was hungry.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.4.2"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.4.3"/>Then the Devil came to him and said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.4.3-000"/>If you are God's Son, order these stones =
to turn into bread.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.4.3-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.4.3"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.4.4">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.4.4"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.4.4" noteStop=3D"Matt.4.4">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Deut.8.3"/>
</notePart>
</note> But Jesus answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.4.4-001"/>The scripture says,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.4.4-002"/>Human beings cannot live on bread alone, =
but need every word that God speaks.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.4.4-002"/>
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.4.4-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.4.4"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.4.5" refEnd=3D"Matt.4.5">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.4.5"/>Then the Devil took Jesus to Jerusalem, =
the Holy City, set him on the highest point of the Temple,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.4.5"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.4.6"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.4.6" noteStop=3D"Matt.4.6">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.91.11"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.91.12"/>
</notePart>
</note> and said to him,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.4.6-003"/>If you are God's Son, throw yourself down, =
for the scripture says,
</p>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.4.6-004"/>God will give orders to his angels about =
you;</line>
<line>they will hold you up with their hands,</line>
<line>so that not even your feet will be hurt on the stones.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.4.6-004"/>
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.4.6-003"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.4.6"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.4.7">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.4.7"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.4.7" noteStop=3D"Matt.4.7">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Deut.6.16"/>
</notePart>
</note> Jesus answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.4.7-005"/>But the scripture also says,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.4.7-006"/>Do not put the Lord your God to the test.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.4.7-006"/>
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.4.7-005"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.4.7"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.4.8" refEnd=3D"Matt.4.9">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.4.8"/>Then the Devil took Jesus to a very high =
mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in all their =
greatness.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.4.8"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.4.9"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.4.9-007"/>All this I will give you,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.4.9-007"/> the Devil said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.4.9-008"/>if you kneel down and worship me.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.4.9-008"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.4.9"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.4.10">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.4.10"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.4.10" noteStop=3D"Matt.4.10">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Deut.6.13"/>
</notePart>
</note> Then Jesus answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.4.10-009"/>Go away, Satan! The scripture says,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.4.10-010"/>Worship the Lord your God and serve only =
him!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.4.10-010"/>
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.4.10-009"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.4.10"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.4.11">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.4.11"/>Then the Devil left Jesus; and angels =
came and helped him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.4.11"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.4.12" refEnd=3D"Matt.4.17">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Begins His Work in Galilee</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.1.14"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.1.15"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.4.14"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.4.15"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.4.12" refEnd=3D"Matt.4.14">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.4.12"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.4.12" noteStop=3D"Matt.4.12">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.14.3"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.6.17"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.3.19"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.3.20"/>
</notePart>
</note> When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he went away =
to Galilee.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.4.12"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.4.13"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.4.13" noteStop=3D"Matt.4.13">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"John.2.12"/>
</notePart>
</note> He did not stay in Nazareth, but went to live in Capernaum, a =
town by Lake Galilee, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.4.13"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.4.14"/>This was done to make come true what the =
prophet Isaiah had said,
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.4.14"/>
</p>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Matt.4.15" refEnd=3D"Matt.4.16">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.4.15"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.4.15" noteStop=3D"Matt.4.15">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Isa.9.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Isa.9.2"/>
</notePart>
</note>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.4.15-011"/>Land of Zebulun and land of =
Naphtali,</line>
<line>on the road to the sea, on the other side of the Jordan,</line>
<line>Galilee, land of the Gentiles!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.4.15"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.4.16"/>The people who live in darkness</line>
<line>will see a great light.</line>
<line>On those who live in the dark land of death</line>
<line>the light will shine.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.4.15-011"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.4.16"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.4.17">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.4.17"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.4.17" noteStop=3D"Matt.4.17">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.3.2"/>
</notePart>
</note> From that time Jesus began to preach his message:=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.4.17-012"/>Turn away from your sins, because the =
Kingdom of heaven is near!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.4.17-012"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.4.17"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.4.18" refEnd=3D"Matt.4.22">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Calls Four Fishermen</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.1.16" targetEnd=3D"Mark.1.20"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.5.1" targetEnd=3D"Luke.5.11"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.4.18" refEnd=3D"Matt.4.20">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.4.18"/>As Jesus walked along the shore of Lake =
Galilee, he saw two brothers who were fishermen, Simon (called Peter) =
and his brother Andrew, catching fish in the lake with a net.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.4.18"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.4.19"/>Jesus said to them,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.4.19-013"/>Come with me, and I will teach you to =
catch people.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.4.19-013"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.4.19"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.4.20"/>At once they left their nets and went =
with him.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.4.20"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.4.21" refEnd=3D"Matt.4.22">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.4.21"/>He went on and saw two other brothers, =
James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in their boat with their =
father Zebedee, getting their nets ready. Jesus called them,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.4.21"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.4.22"/>and at once they left the boat and their =
father, and went with him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.4.22"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.4.23" refEnd=3D"Matt.4.25">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Teaches, Preaches, and Heals</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.6.17" targetEnd=3D"Luke.6.19"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.4.23" refEnd=3D"Matt.4.25">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.4.23"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.4.23" noteStop=3D"Matt.4.23">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.9.35"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.1.39"/>
</notePart>
</note> Jesus went all over Galilee, teaching in the synagogues, =
preaching the Good News about the Kingdom, and healing people who had =
all kinds of disease and sickness.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.4.23"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.4.24"/>The news about him spread through the =
whole country of Syria, so that people brought to him all those who were =
sick, suffering from all kinds of diseases and disorders: people with =
demons, and epileptics, and paralytics--and Jesus healed them =
all.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.4.24"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.4.25"/>Large crowds followed him from Galilee =
and the Ten Towns, from Jerusalem, Judea, and the land on the other side =
of the Jordan.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.4.25"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.4"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.5.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.5.2">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Matt.5"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The Sermon on the Mount</titlePart>
</title>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.5.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.5.2">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.1"/>Jesus saw the crowds and went up a hill, =
where he sat down. His disciples gathered around him,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.1"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.2"/>and he began to teach them:<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.2"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.5.3" refEnd=3D"Matt.5.12">
<title>
<titlePart>True Happiness</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.6.20" targetEnd=3D"Luke.6.23"/>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Matt.5.3" refEnd=3D"Matt.5.10">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.3"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.5.3-000"/>Happy are those who know they are =
spiritually poor;</line>
<line>the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.3"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.4"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.5.4" noteStop=3D"Matt.5.4">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Isa.61.2"/>
</notePart>
</note> Happy are those who mourn;</line>
<line>God will comfort them!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.4"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.5"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.5.5" noteStop=3D"Matt.5.5">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.37.11"/>
</notePart>
</note> Happy are those who are humble;</line>
<line>they will receive what God has promised!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.5"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.6"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.5.6" noteStop=3D"Matt.5.6">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Isa.55.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Isa.55.2"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Sir.24.21"/>
</notePart>
</note> Happy are those whose greatest desire is to do what God =
requires;</line>
<line>God will satisfy them fully!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.6"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.7"/>Happy are those who are merciful to =
others;</line>
<line>God will be merciful to them!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.7"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.8"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.5.8" noteStop=3D"Matt.5.8">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.24.3"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.24.4"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Esd.7.98"/>
</notePart>
</note> Happy are the pure in heart;</line>
<line>they will see God!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.9"/>Happy are those who work for peace;</line>
<line>God will call them his children!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.9"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.10"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.5.10" noteStop=3D"Matt.5.10">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Pet.3.14"/>
</notePart>
</note> Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God =
requires;</line>
<line>the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.10"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.5.11" refEnd=3D"Matt.5.12">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.11"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.5.11" noteStop=3D"Matt.5.11">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Pet.4.14"/>
</notePart>
</note> Happy are you when people insult you and persecute you and tell =
all kinds of evil lies against you because you are my =
followers.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.11"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.12"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.5.12" noteStop=3D"Matt.5.12">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Chr.36.16"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Sir.2.8"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Acts.7.52"/>
</notePart>
</note> Be happy and glad, for a great reward is kept for you in heaven. =
This is how the prophets who lived before you were persecuted.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.12"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.5.13" refEnd=3D"Matt.5.16">
<title>
<titlePart>Salt and Light</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.9.50"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.14.34"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.14.35"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.5.13">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.13"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.5.13" noteStop=3D"Matt.5.13">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.9.50"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.14.34"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.14.35"/>
</notePart>
</note> You are like salt for the whole human race. But if salt loses =
its saltiness, there is no way to make it salty again. It has become =
worthless, so it is thrown out and people trample on it.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.13"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.5.14" refEnd=3D"Matt.5.16">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.14"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.5.14" noteStop=3D"Matt.5.14">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"John.8.12"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.9.5"/>
</notePart>
</note> You are like light for the whole world. A city built on a hill =
cannot be hid.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.14"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.15"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.5.15" noteStop=3D"Matt.5.15">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.4.21"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.8.16"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.11.33"/>
</notePart>
</note> No one lights a lamp and puts it under a bowl; instead it is put =
on the lampstand, where it gives light for everyone in the =
house.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.15"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.16"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.5.16" noteStop=3D"Matt.5.16">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Pet.2.12"/>
</notePart>
</note> In the same way your light must shine before people, so that =
they will see the good things you do and praise your Father in =
heaven.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.16"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.5.17" refEnd=3D"Matt.5.20">
<title>
<titlePart>Teaching about the Law</titlePart>
</title>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.5.17" refEnd=3D"Matt.5.20">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.17"/>Do not think that I have come to do away =
with the Law of Moses and the teachings of the prophets. I have not come =
to do away with them, but to make their teachings come true.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.17"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.18"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.5.18" noteStop=3D"Matt.5.18">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.16.17"/>
</notePart>
</note> Remember that as long as heaven and earth last, not the least =
point nor the smallest detail of the Law will be done away with--not =
until the end of all things.<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">the end of all things; =
</notePart>or<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> all its teachings come =
true.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.18"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.19"/>So then, whoever disobeys even the least =
important of the commandments and teaches others to do the same, will be =
least in the Kingdom of heaven. On the other hand, whoever obeys the Law =
and teaches others to do the same, will be great in the Kingdom of =
heaven.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.19"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.20"/>I tell you, then, that you will be able =
to enter the Kingdom of heaven only if you are more faithful than the =
teachers of the Law and the Pharisees in doing what God =
requires.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.20"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.5.21" refEnd=3D"Matt.5.26">
<title>
<titlePart>Teaching about Anger</titlePart>
</title>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.5.21" refEnd=3D"Matt.5.24">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.21"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.5.21" noteStop=3D"Matt.5.21">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.20.13"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Deut.5.17"/>
</notePart>
</note> You have heard that people were told in the past,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.5.21-001"/>Do not commit murder; anyone who does =
will be brought to trial.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.21-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.21"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.22"/>But now I tell you: if you are angry<note =
type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">if you are angry</notePart>; some =
manuscripts have<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> if without cause you are =
angry.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> with your brother you will be brought to trial, if you call your =
brother=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.5.22-002"/>You good-for-nothing!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.22-002"/> you will be brought before the Council, =
and if you call your brother a worthless fool you will be in danger of =
going to the fire of hell.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.22"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.23"/>So if you are about to offer your gift to =
God at the altar and there you remember that your brother has something =
against you,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.23"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.24"/>leave your gift there in front of the =
altar, go at once and make peace with your brother, and then come back =
and offer your gift to God.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.24"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.5.25" refEnd=3D"Matt.5.26">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.25"/>If someone brings a lawsuit against you =
and takes you to court, settle the dispute while there is time, before =
you get to court. Once you are there, you will be turned over to the =
judge, who will hand you over to the police, and you will be put in =
jail.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.25"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.26"/>There you will stay, I tell you, until =
you pay the last penny of your fine.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.26"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.5.27" refEnd=3D"Matt.5.30">
<title>
<titlePart>Teaching about Adultery</titlePart>
</title>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.5.27" refEnd=3D"Matt.5.30">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.27"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.5.27" noteStop=3D"Matt.5.27">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.20.14"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Deut.5.18"/>
</notePart>
</note> You have heard that it was said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.5.27-003"/>Do not commit adultery.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.27-003"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.27"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.28"/>But now I tell you: anyone who looks at a =
woman and wants to possess her is guilty of committing adultery with her =
in his heart.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.28"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.29"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.5.29" noteStop=3D"Matt.5.29">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.18.9"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.9.47"/>
</notePart>
</note> So if your right eye causes you to sin, take it out and throw it =
away! It is much better for you to lose a part of your body than to have =
your whole body thrown into hell.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.29"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.30"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.5.30" noteStop=3D"Matt.5.30">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.18.8"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.9.43"/>
</notePart>
</note> If your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it =
away! It is much better for you to lose one of your limbs than to have =
your whole body go off to hell.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.30"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.5.31" refEnd=3D"Matt.5.32">
<title>
<titlePart>Teaching about Divorce</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.19.9"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.10.11"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.10.12"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.16.18"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.5.31" refEnd=3D"Matt.5.32">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.31"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.5.31" noteStop=3D"Matt.5.31">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Deut.24.1" targetEnd=3D"Deut.24.4"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.19.7"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.10.4"/>
</notePart>
</note> It was also said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.5.31-004"/>Anyone who divorces his wife must give =
her a written notice of divorce.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.31-004"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.31"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.32"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.5.32" noteStop=3D"Matt.5.32">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.19.9"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.10.11"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.10.12"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.16.18"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Cor.7.10"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Cor.7.11"/>
</notePart>
</note> But now I tell you: if a man divorces his wife for any cause =
other than her unfaithfulness, then he is guilty of making her commit =
adultery if she marries again; and the man who marries her commits =
adultery also.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.32"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.5.33" refEnd=3D"Matt.5.37">
<title>
<titlePart>Teaching about Vows</titlePart>
</title>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.5.33" refEnd=3D"Matt.5.37">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.33"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.5.33" noteStop=3D"Matt.5.33">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Lev.19.12"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Num.30.2"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Deut.23.21"/>
</notePart>
</note> You have also heard that people were told in the past,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.5.33-005"/>Do not break your promise, but do what =
you have vowed to the Lord to do.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.33-005"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.33"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.34"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.5.34" noteStop=3D"Matt.5.34">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Jas.5.12"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Isa.66.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.23.22"/>
</notePart>
</note> But now I tell you: do not use any vow when you make a promise. =
Do not swear by heaven, for it is God's throne;<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.34"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.35"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.5.35" noteStop=3D"Matt.5.35">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Isa.66.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.48.2"/>
</notePart>
</note> nor by earth, for it is the resting place for his feet; nor by =
Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.35"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.36"/>Do not even swear by your head, because =
you cannot make a single hair white or black.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.36"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.37"/>Just say=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.5.37-006"/>Yes
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.37-006"/> or=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.5.37-007"/>No
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.37-007"/>--anything else you say comes from the =
Evil One.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.37"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.5.38" refEnd=3D"Matt.5.42">
<title>
<titlePart>Teaching about Revenge</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.6.29"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.6.30"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.5.38" refEnd=3D"Matt.5.42">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.38"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.5.38" noteStop=3D"Matt.5.38">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.21.24"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Lev.24.20"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Deut.19.21"/>
</notePart>
</note> You have heard that it was said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.5.38-008"/>An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a =
tooth.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.38-008"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.38"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.39"/>But now I tell you: do not take revenge =
on someone who wrongs you. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, let =
him slap your left cheek too.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.39"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.40"/>And if someone takes you to court to sue =
you for your shirt, let him have your coat as well.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.40"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.41"/>And if one of the occupation troops =
forces you to carry his pack one mile, carry it two miles.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.41"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.42"/>When someone asks you for something, give =
it to him; when someone wants to borrow something, lend it to =
him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.42"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.5.43" refEnd=3D"Matt.5.48">
<title>
<titlePart>Love for Enemies</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.6.27"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.6.28"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.6.32" targetEnd=3D"Luke.6.36"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.5.43" refEnd=3D"Matt.5.48">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.43"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.5.43" noteStop=3D"Matt.5.43">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Sir.12.4" targetEnd=3D"Sir.12.7"/>
</notePart>
</note> You have heard that it was said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.5.43-009"/>Love your friends, hate your enemies.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.43-009"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.43"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.44"/>But now I tell you: love your enemies and =
pray for those who persecute you,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.44"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.45"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.5.45" noteStop=3D"Matt.5.45">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Sir.4.10"/>
</notePart>
</note> so that you may become the children of your Father in heaven. =
For he makes his sun to shine on bad and good people alike, and gives =
rain to those who do good and to those who do evil.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.45"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.46"/>Why should God reward you if you love =
only the people who love you? Even the tax collectors do that!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.46"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.47"/>And if you speak only to your friends, =
have you done anything out of the ordinary? Even the pagans do =
that!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.47"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.5.48"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.5.48" noteStop=3D"Matt.5.48">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Lev.19.2"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Deut.18.13"/>
</notePart>
</note> You must be perfect--just as your Father in heaven is =
perfect.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.48"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.6.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.6.4">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Matt.6"/>
<title>
<titlePart>Teaching about Charity</titlePart>
</title>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.6.1">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.6.1"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.6.1" noteStop=3D"Matt.6.1">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.23.5"/>
</notePart>
</note> Make certain you do not perform your religious duties in public =
so that people will see what you do. If you do these things publicly, =
you will not have any reward from your Father in heaven.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.6.1"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.6.2" refEnd=3D"Matt.6.4">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.6.2"/>So when you give something to a needy =
person, do not make a big show of it, as the hypocrites do in the houses =
of worship and on the streets. They do it so that people will praise =
them. I assure you, they have already been paid in full.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.6.2"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.6.3"/>But when you help a needy person, do it in =
such a way that even your closest friend will not know about =
it.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.6.3"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.6.4"/>Then it will be a private matter. And your =
Father, who sees what you do in private, will reward you.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.6.4"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.6.5" refEnd=3D"Matt.6.15">
<title>
<titlePart>Teaching about Prayer</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.11.2" targetEnd=3D"Luke.11.4"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.6.5" refEnd=3D"Matt.6.6">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.6.5"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.6.5" noteStop=3D"Matt.6.5">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.18.10" targetEnd=3D"Luke.18.14"/>
</notePart>
</note> When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites! They love to stand =
up and pray in the houses of worship and on the street corners, so that =
everyone will see them. I assure you, they have already been paid in =
full.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.6.5"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.6.6"/>But when you pray, go to your room, close =
the door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who =
sees what you do in private, will reward you.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.6.6"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.6.7" refEnd=3D"Matt.6.8">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.6.7"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.6.7" noteStop=3D"Matt.6.7">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Sir.7.14"/>
</notePart>
</note> When you pray, do not use a lot of meaningless words, as the =
pagans do, who think that their gods will hear them because their =
prayers are long.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.6.7"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.6.8"/>Do not be like them. Your Father already =
knows what you need before you ask him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.6.8"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.6.9"/>This, then, is how you should pray:
</p>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Matt.6.10" refEnd=3D"Matt.6.13">
<p> Our Father in heaven:
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.6.9-000"/>Our Father in heaven:
</p>
<lineGroup>
<line>May your holy name be honored;</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.6.9"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.6.10"/>may your Kingdom come;</line>
<line>may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.6.10"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.6.11"/>Give us today the food we need.<note =
type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">we need; </notePart>or<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> for today, </notePart>or<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> for tomorrow.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
</line>
<line>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.6.11"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.6.12"/>Forgive us the wrongs we have =
done,</line>
<line>as we forgive the wrongs that others have done to us.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.6.12"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.6.13"/>Do not bring us to hard testing,</line>
<line>but keep us safe from the Evil One.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.6.9-000"/>
<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Some manuscripts add<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> For yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the =
glory forever. Amen.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.6.13"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.6.14" refEnd=3D"Matt.6.15">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.6.14"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.6.14" noteStop=3D"Matt.6.14">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.11.25" targetEnd=3D"Mark.11.26"/>
</notePart>
</note>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.6.14" noteStop=3D"Matt.6.14">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Sir.28.1" targetEnd=3D"Sir.28.5"/>
</notePart>
</note> If you forgive others the wrongs they have done to you, your =
Father in heaven will also forgive you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.6.14"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.6.15"/>But if you do not forgive others, then =
your Father will not forgive the wrongs you have done.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.6.15"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.6.16" refEnd=3D"Matt.6.18">
<title>
<titlePart>Teaching about Fasting</titlePart>
</title>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.6.16" refEnd=3D"Matt.6.18">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.6.16"/>And when you fast, do not put on a sad =
face as the hypocrites do. They neglect their appearance so that =
everyone will see that they are fasting. I assure you, they have already =
been paid in full.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.6.16"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.6.17"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.6.17" noteStop=3D"Matt.6.17">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Jdt.10.3"/>
</notePart>
</note> When you go without food, wash your face and comb your =
hair,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.6.17"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.6.18"/>so that others cannot know that you are =
fasting--only your Father, who is unseen, will know. And your Father, =
who sees what you do in private, will reward you.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.6.18"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.6.19" refEnd=3D"Matt.6.21">
<title>
<titlePart>Riches in Heaven</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.12.33"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.12.34"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.6.19" refEnd=3D"Matt.6.21">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.6.19"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.6.19" noteStop=3D"Matt.6.19">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Jas.5.2"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Jas.5.3"/>
</notePart>
</note> Do not store up riches for yourselves here on earth, where moths =
and rust destroy, and robbers break in and steal.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.6.19"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.6.20"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.6.20" noteStop=3D"Matt.6.20">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Sir.29.11"/>
</notePart>
</note> Instead, store up riches for yourselves in heaven, where moths =
and rust cannot destroy, and robbers cannot break in and steal.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.6.20"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.6.21"/>For your heart will always be where your =
riches are.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.6.21"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.6.22" refEnd=3D"Matt.6.23">
<title>
<titlePart>The Light of the Body</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.11.34" targetEnd=3D"Luke.11.36"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.6.22" refEnd=3D"Matt.6.23">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.6.22"/>The eyes are like a lamp for the body. If =
your eyes are sound, your whole body will be full of light;<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.6.22"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.6.23"/>but if your eyes are no good, your body =
will be in darkness. So if the light in you is darkness, how terribly =
dark it will be!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.6.23"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.6.24" refEnd=3D"Matt.6.34">
<title>
<titlePart>God and Possessions</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.16.13"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.12.22" targetEnd=3D"Luke.12.31"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.6.24">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.6.24"/>You cannot be a slave of two masters; you =
will hate one and love the other; you will be loyal to one and despise =
the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.6.24"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.6.25" refEnd=3D"Matt.6.27">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.6.25"/>This is why I tell you: do not be worried =
about the food and drink you need in order to stay alive, or about =
clothes for your body. After all, isn't life worth more than food? And =
isn't the body worth more than clothes?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.6.25"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.6.26"/>Look at the birds: they do not plant =
seeds, gather a harvest and put it in barns; yet your Father in heaven =
takes care of them! Aren't you worth much more than birds?<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.6.26"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.6.27"/>Can any of you live a bit longer<note =
type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">live a bit longer; </notePart>or<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> grow a bit taller.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> by worrying about it?
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.6.27"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.6.28" refEnd=3D"Matt.6.30">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.6.28"/>And why worry about clothes? Look how the =
wild flowers grow: they do not work or make clothes for =
themselves.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.6.28"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.6.29"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.6.29" noteStop=3D"Matt.6.29">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Kgs.10.4" targetEnd=3D"_1Kgs.10.7"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Chr.9.3" targetEnd=3D"_2Chr.9.6"/>
</notePart>
</note> But I tell you that not even King Solomon with all his wealth =
had clothes as beautiful as one of these flowers.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.6.29"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.6.30"/>It is God who clothes the wild =
grass--grass that is here today and gone tomorrow, burned up in the =
oven. Won't he be all the more sure to clothe you? What little faith you =
have!
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.6.30"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.6.31" refEnd=3D"Matt.6.34">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.6.31"/>So do not start worrying:=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.6.31-001"/>Where will my food come from? or my =
drink? or my clothes?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.6.31-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.6.31"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.6.32"/>(These are the things the pagans are =
always concerned about.) Your Father in heaven knows that you need all =
these things.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.6.32"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.6.33"/>Instead, be concerned above everything =
else with the Kingdom of God and with what he requires of you, and he =
will provide you with all these other things.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.6.33"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.6.34"/>So do not worry about tomorrow; it will =
have enough worries of its own. There is no need to add to the troubles =
each day brings.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.6.34"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.6"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.7.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.7.6">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Matt.7"/>
<title>
<titlePart>Judging Others</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.6.37"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.6.38"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.6.41"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.6.42"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.7.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.7.5">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.7.1"/>Do not judge others, so that God will not =
judge you,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.7.1"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.7.2"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.7.2" noteStop=3D"Matt.7.2">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.4.24"/>
</notePart>
</note> for God will judge you in the same way you judge others, and he =
will apply to you the same rules you apply to others.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.7.2"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.7.3"/>Why, then, do you look at the speck in =
your brother's eye and pay no attention to the log in your own =
eye?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.7.3"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.7.4"/>How dare you say to your brother,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.7.4-000"/>Please, let me take that speck out of your =
eye,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.7.4-000"/> when you have a log in your own =
eye?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.7.4"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.7.5"/>You hypocrite! First take the log out of =
your own eye, and then you will be able to see clearly to take the speck =
out of your brother's eye.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.7.5"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.7.6">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.7.6"/>Do not give what is holy to dogs--they =
will only turn and attack you. Do not throw your pearls in front of =
pigs--they will only trample them underfoot.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.7.6"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.7.7" refEnd=3D"Matt.7.12">
<title>
<titlePart>Ask, Seek, Knock</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.11.9" targetEnd=3D"Luke.11.13"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.7.7" refEnd=3D"Matt.7.11">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.7.7"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.7.7" noteStop=3D"Matt.7.7">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Esd.2.13"/>
</notePart>
</note> Ask, and you will receive; seek, and you will find; knock, and =
the door will be opened to you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.7.7"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.7.8"/>For everyone who asks will receive, and =
anyone who seeks will find, and the door will be opened to those who =
knock.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.7.8"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.7.9"/>Would any of you who are fathers give your =
son a stone when he asks for bread?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.7.9"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.7.10"/>Or would you give him a snake when he =
asks for a fish?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.7.10"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.7.11"/>As bad as you are, you know how to give =
good things to your children. How much more, then, will your Father in =
heaven give good things to those who ask him!
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.7.11"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.7.12">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.7.12"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.7.12" noteStop=3D"Matt.7.12">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Tob.4.15"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.6.31"/>
</notePart>
</note> Do for others what you want them to do for you: this is the =
meaning of the Law of Moses and of the teachings of the =
prophets.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.7.12"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.7.13" refEnd=3D"Matt.7.14">
<title>
<titlePart>The Narrow Gate</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.13.24"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.7.13" refEnd=3D"Matt.7.14">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.7.13"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.7.13" noteStop=3D"Matt.7.13">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Sir.15.17"/>
</notePart>
</note> Go in through the narrow gate, because the gate to hell is wide =
and the road that leads to it is easy, and there are many who travel =
it.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.7.13"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.7.14"/>But the gate to life is narrow and the =
way that leads to it is hard, and there are few people who find =
it.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.7.14"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.7.15" refEnd=3D"Matt.7.20">
<title>
<titlePart>A Tree and Its Fruit</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.6.43"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.6.44"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.7.15" refEnd=3D"Matt.7.20">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.7.15"/>Be on your guard against false prophets; =
they come to you looking like sheep on the outside, but on the inside =
they are really like wild wolves.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.7.15"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.7.16"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.7.16" noteStop=3D"Matt.7.16">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Sir.27.6"/>
</notePart>
</note> You will know them by what they do. Thorn bushes do not bear =
grapes, and briers do not bear figs.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.7.16"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.7.17"/>A healthy tree bears good fruit, but a =
poor tree bears bad fruit.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.7.17"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.7.18"/>A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, and =
a poor tree cannot bear good fruit.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.7.18"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.7.19"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.7.19" noteStop=3D"Matt.7.19">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.3.10"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.3.9"/>
</notePart>
</note> And any tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and =
thrown in the fire.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.7.19"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.7.20"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.7.20" noteStop=3D"Matt.7.20">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.12.33"/>
</notePart>
</note> So then, you will know the false prophets by what they =
do.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.7.20"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.7.21" refEnd=3D"Matt.7.23">
<title>
<titlePart>I Never Knew You</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.13.25" targetEnd=3D"Luke.13.27"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.7.21" refEnd=3D"Matt.7.23">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.7.21"/>Not everyone who calls me=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.7.21-001"/>Lord, Lord
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.7.21-001"/> will enter the Kingdom of heaven, but =
only those who do what my Father in heaven wants them to do.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.7.21"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.7.22"/>When the Judgment Day comes, many will =
say to me,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.7.22-002"/>Lord, Lord! In your name we spoke God's =
message, by your name we drove out many demons and performed many =
miracles!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.7.22-002"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.7.22"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.7.23"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.7.23" noteStop=3D"Matt.7.23">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.6.8"/>
</notePart>
</note> Then I will say to them,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.7.23-003"/>I never knew you. Get away from me, you =
wicked people!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.7.23-003"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.7.23"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.7.24" refEnd=3D"Matt.7.27">
<title>
<titlePart>The Two House Builders</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.6.47" targetEnd=3D"Luke.6.49"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.7.24" refEnd=3D"Matt.7.25">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.7.24"/>So then, anyone who hears these words of =
mine and obeys them is like a wise man who built his house on =
rock.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.7.24"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.7.25"/>The rain poured down, the rivers flooded =
over, and the wind blew hard against that house. But it did not fall, =
because it was built on rock.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.7.25"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.7.26" refEnd=3D"Matt.7.27">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.7.26"/>But anyone who hears these words of mine =
and does not obey them is like a foolish man who built his house on =
sand.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.7.26"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.7.27"/>The rain poured down, the rivers flooded =
over, the wind blew hard against that house, and it fell. And what a =
terrible fall that was!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.5.3-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.7.27"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.7.28" refEnd=3D"Matt.7.29">
<title>
<titlePart>The Authority of Jesus</titlePart>
</title>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.7.28" refEnd=3D"Matt.7.29">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.7.28"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.7.28" noteStop=3D"Matt.7.28">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.1.22"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.4.32"/>
</notePart>
</note> When Jesus finished saying these things, the crowd was amazed at =
the way he taught.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.7.28"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.7.29"/>He wasn't like the teachers of the Law; =
instead, he taught with authority.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.7.29"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.7"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.8.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.8.4">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Matt.8"/>
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Heals a Man</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.1.40" targetEnd=3D"Mark.1.45"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.5.12" targetEnd=3D"Luke.5.16"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.8.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.8.2">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.8.1"/>When Jesus came down from the hill, large =
crowds followed him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.1"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.8.2"/>Then a man suffering from a dreaded skin =
disease came to him, knelt down before him, and said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.8.2-000"/>Sir, if you want to, you can make me =
clean.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.2-000"/>
<note type=3D"x-background">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">MAKE ME CLEAN: This disease was considered =
to make a person ritually unclean.</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.2"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.8.3" refEnd=3D"Matt.8.4">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.8.3"/>Jesus reached out and touched him.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.8.3-001"/>I do want to,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.3-001"/> he answered.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.8.3-002"/>Be clean!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.3-002"/> At once the man was healed of his =
disease.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.3"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.8.4"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.8.4" noteStop=3D"Matt.8.4">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Lev.14.1" targetEnd=3D"Lev.14.32"/>
</notePart>
</note> Then Jesus said to him,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.8.4-003"/>Listen! Don't tell anyone, but go straight =
to the priest and let him examine you; then in order to prove to =
everyone that you are cured, offer the sacrifice that Moses ordered.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.4-003"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.4"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.8.5" refEnd=3D"Matt.8.13">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Heals a Roman Officer's Servant</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.7.1" targetEnd=3D"Luke.7.10"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.8.5" refEnd=3D"Matt.8.6">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.8.5"/>When Jesus entered Capernaum, a Roman =
officer met him and begged for help:<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.5"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.8.6"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.8.6-004"/>Sir, my servant is sick in bed at home, =
unable to move and suffering terribly.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.6-004"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.6"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.8.7">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.8.7"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.8.7-005"/>I will go and make him well,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.7-005"/> Jesus said.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.7"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.8.8" refEnd=3D"Matt.8.9">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.8.8"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.8.8-006"/>Oh no, sir,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.8-006"/> answered the officer.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.8.8-007"/>I do not deserve to have you come into my =
house. Just give the order, and my servant will get well.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.8"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.8.9"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.8.9" noteStop=3D"Matt.8.9">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Bar.3.33" targetEnd=3D"Bar.3.35"/>
</notePart>
</note> I, too, am a man under the authority of superior officers, and I =
have soldiers under me. I order this one,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.8.9-008"/>Go!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.9-008"/> and he goes; and I order that one,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.8.9-009"/>Come!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.9-009"/> and he comes; and I order my slave,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.8.9-010"/>Do this!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.9-010"/> and he does it.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.8-007"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.9"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.8.10" refEnd=3D"Matt.8.12">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.8.10"/>When Jesus heard this, he was surprised =
and said to the people following him,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.8.10-011"/>I tell you, I have never found anyone in =
Israel with faith like this.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.10"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.8.11"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.8.11" noteStop=3D"Matt.8.11">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.13.29"/>
</notePart>
</note> I assure you that many will come from the east and the west and =
sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the feast in the Kingdom of =
heaven.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.11"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.8.12"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.8.12" noteStop=3D"Matt.8.12">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.22.13"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.25.30"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.13.28"/>
</notePart>
</note> But those who should be in the Kingdom will be thrown out into =
the darkness, where they will cry and gnash their teeth.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.10-011"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.12"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.8.13"/>Then Jesus said to the officer,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.8.13-012"/>Go home, and what you believe will be =
done for you.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.13-012"/>
</p>
<p>And the officer's servant was healed that very moment.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.13"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.8.14" refEnd=3D"Matt.8.17">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Heals Many People</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.1.29" targetEnd=3D"Mark.1.34"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.4.38" targetEnd=3D"Luke.4.41"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.8.14" refEnd=3D"Matt.8.15">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.8.14"/>Jesus went to Peter's home, and there he =
saw Peter's mother-in-law sick in bed with a fever.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.14"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.8.15"/>He touched her hand; the fever left her, =
and she got up and began to wait on him.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.15"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.8.16" refEnd=3D"Matt.8.17">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.8.16"/>When evening came, people brought to =
Jesus many who had demons in them. Jesus drove out the evil spirits with =
a word and healed all who were sick.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.16"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.8.17"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.8.17" noteStop=3D"Matt.8.17">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Isa.53.4"/>
</notePart>
</note> He did this to make come true what the prophet Isaiah had said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.8.17-013"/>He himself took our sickness and carried =
away our diseases.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.17-013"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.17"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.8.18" refEnd=3D"Matt.8.22">
<title>
<titlePart>The Would-Be Followers of Jesus</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.9.57" targetEnd=3D"Luke.9.62"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.8.18" refEnd=3D"Matt.8.19">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.8.18"/>When Jesus noticed the crowd around him, =
he ordered his disciples to go to the other side of the lake.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.18"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.8.19"/>A teacher of the Law came to him.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.8.19-014"/>Teacher,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.19-014"/> he said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.8.19-015"/>I am ready to go with you wherever you =
go.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.19-015"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.19"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.8.20">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.8.20"/>Jesus answered him,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.8.20-016"/>Foxes have holes, and birds have nests, =
but the Son of Man has no place to lie down and rest.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.20-016"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.20"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.8.21">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.8.21"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.8.21" noteStop=3D"Matt.8.21">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Tob.4.3"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Tob.4.4"/>
</notePart>
</note> Another man, who was a disciple, said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.8.21-017"/>Sir, first let me go back and bury my =
father.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.21-017"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.21"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.8.22">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.8.22"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.8.22-018"/>Follow me,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.22-018"/> Jesus answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.8.22-019"/>and let the dead bury their own dead.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.22-019"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.22"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.8.23" refEnd=3D"Matt.8.27">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Calms a Storm</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.4.35" targetEnd=3D"Mark.4.41"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.8.22" targetEnd=3D"Luke.8.25"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.8.23" refEnd=3D"Matt.8.25">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.8.23"/>Jesus got into a boat, and his disciples =
went with him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.23"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.8.24"/>Suddenly a fierce storm hit the lake, and =
the boat was in danger of sinking. But Jesus was asleep.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.24"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.8.25"/>The disciples went to him and woke him =
up.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.8.25-020"/>Save us, Lord!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.25-020"/> they said.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.8.25-021"/>We are about to die!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.25-021"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.25"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.8.26">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.8.26"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.8.26-022"/>Why are you so frightened?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.26-022"/> Jesus answered.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.8.26-023"/>What little faith you have!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.26-023"/> Then he got up and ordered the winds =
and the waves to stop, and there was a great calm.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.26"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.8.27">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.8.27"/>Everyone was amazed.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.8.27-024"/>What kind of man is this?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.27-024"/> they said.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.8.27-025"/>Even the winds and the waves obey him!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.27-025"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.27"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.8.28" refEnd=3D"Matt.8.34">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Heals Two Men with Demons</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.5.1" targetEnd=3D"Mark.5.20"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.8.26" targetEnd=3D"Luke.8.39"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.8.28" refEnd=3D"Matt.8.29">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.8.28"/>When Jesus came to the territory of =
Gadara on the other side of the lake, he was met by two men who came out =
of the burial caves there. These men had demons in them and were so =
fierce that no one dared travel on that road.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.28"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.8.29"/>At once they screamed,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.8.29-026"/>What do you want with us, you Son of God? =
Have you come to punish us before the right time?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.29-026"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.29"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.8.30" refEnd=3D"Matt.8.31">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.8.30"/>Not far away there was a large herd of =
pigs feeding.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.30"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.8.31"/>So the demons begged Jesus,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.8.31-027"/>If you are going to drive us out, send us =
into that herd of pigs.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.31-027"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.31"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.8.32">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.8.32"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.8.32-028"/>Go,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.32-028"/> Jesus told them; so they left and went =
off into the pigs. The whole herd rushed down the side of the cliff into =
the lake and was drowned.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.32"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.8.33" refEnd=3D"Matt.8.34">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.8.33"/>The men who had been taking care of the =
pigs ran away and went into the town, where they told the whole story =
and what had happened to the men with the demons.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.33"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.8.34"/>So everyone from the town went out to =
meet Jesus; and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their =
territory.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8.34"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.8"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.9.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.9.8">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Matt.9"/>
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.2.1" targetEnd=3D"Mark.2.12"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.5.17" targetEnd=3D"Luke.5.26"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.9.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.9.2">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.9.1"/>Jesus got into the boat and went back =
across the lake to his own town,<note type=3D"x-background">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">HIS OWN TOWN: Capernaum (see
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.4.13"/> ).</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.1"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.9.2"/>where some people brought to him a =
paralyzed man, lying on a bed. When Jesus saw how much faith they had, =
he said to the paralyzed man,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.9.2-000"/>Courage, my son! Your sins are forgiven.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.2-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.2"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.9.3">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.9.3"/>Then some teachers of the Law said to =
themselves,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.9.3-001"/>This man is speaking blasphemy!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.3-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.3"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.9.4" refEnd=3D"Matt.9.6">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.9.4"/>Jesus perceived what they were thinking, =
and so he said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.9.4-002"/>Why are you thinking such evil =
things?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.4"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.9.5"/>Is it easier to say,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.9.5-003"/>Your sins are forgiven,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.5-003"/> or to say,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.9.5-004"/>Get up and walk
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.5-004"/>?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.5"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.9.6"/>I will prove to you, then, that the Son of =
Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.4-002"/> So he said to the paralyzed man,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.9.6-005"/>Get up, pick up your bed, and go home!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.6-005"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.6"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.9.7" refEnd=3D"Matt.9.8">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.9.7"/>The man got up and went home.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.7"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.9.8"/>When the people saw it, they were afraid, =
and praised God for giving such authority to people.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.8"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.9.9" refEnd=3D"Matt.9.13">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Calls Matthew</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.2.13" targetEnd=3D"Mark.2.17"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.5.27" targetEnd=3D"Luke.5.32"/>
<p>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.9.9"/>Jesus left that place, and as he walked =
along, he saw a tax collector, named Matthew, sitting in his office. He =
said to him,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.9.9-006"/>Follow me.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.9-006"/>
</p>
<p>Matthew got up and followed him.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.9"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.9.10" refEnd=3D"Matt.9.11">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.9.10"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.9.10" noteStop=3D"Matt.9.10">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.15.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.15.2"/>
</notePart>
</note> While Jesus was having a meal in Matthew's house,<note =
type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">in Matthew's house; </notePart>or<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> in his (</notePart>that is,<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> Jesus') house.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> many tax collectors and other outcasts came and joined Jesus and =
his disciples at the table.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.10"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.9.11"/>Some Pharisees saw this and asked his =
disciples,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.9.11-007"/>Why does your teacher eat with such =
people?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.11-007"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.11"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.9.12" refEnd=3D"Matt.9.13">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.9.12"/>Jesus heard them and answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.9.12-008"/>People who are well do not need a doctor, =
but only those who are sick.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.12"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.9.13"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.9.13" noteStop=3D"Matt.9.13">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.12.7"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Hos.6.6"/>
</notePart>
</note> Go and find out what is meant by the scripture that says:=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.9.13-009"/>It is kindness that I want, not animal =
sacrifices.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.13-009"/> I have not come to call respectable =
people, but outcasts.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.12-008"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.13"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.9.14" refEnd=3D"Matt.9.17">
<title>
<titlePart>The Question about Fasting</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.2.18" targetEnd=3D"Mark.2.22"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.5.33" targetEnd=3D"Luke.5.39"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.9.14">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.9.14"/>Then the followers of John the Baptist =
came to Jesus, asking,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.9.14-010"/>Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast =
often, but your disciples don't fast at all?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.14-010"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.14"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.9.15">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.9.15"/>Jesus answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.9.15-011"/>Do you expect the guests at a wedding =
party to be sad as long as the bridegroom is with them? Of course not! =
But the day will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, =
and then they will fast.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.15"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.9.16" refEnd=3D"Matt.9.17">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.9.16"/>No one patches up an old coat with a =
piece of new cloth, for the new patch will shrink and make an even =
bigger hole in the coat.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.16"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.9.17"/>Nor does anyone pour new wine into used =
wineskins, for the skins will burst, the wine will pour out, and the =
skins will be ruined. Instead, new wine is poured into fresh wineskins, =
and both will keep in good condition.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.15-011"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.17"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.9.18" refEnd=3D"Matt.9.26">
<title>
<titlePart>The Official's Daughter and the Woman Who Touched Jesus' =
Cloak</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.5.21" targetEnd=3D"Mark.5.43"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.8.40" targetEnd=3D"Luke.8.56"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.9.18">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.9.18"/>While Jesus was saying this, a Jewish =
official came to him, knelt down before him, and said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.9.18-012"/>My daughter has just died; but come and =
place your hands on her, and she will live.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.18-012"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.18"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.9.19">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.9.19"/>So Jesus got up and followed him, and his =
disciples went along with him.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.19"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.9.20" refEnd=3D"Matt.9.21">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.9.20"/>A woman who had suffered from severe =
bleeding for twelve years came up behind Jesus and touched the edge of =
his cloak.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.20"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.9.21"/>She said to herself,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.9.21-013"/>If only I touch his cloak, I will get =
well.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.21-013"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.21"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.9.22">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.9.22"/>Jesus turned around and saw her, and =
said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.9.22-014"/>Courage, my daughter! Your faith has made =
you well.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.22-014"/> At that very moment the woman became =
well.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.22"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.9.23" refEnd=3D"Matt.9.26">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.9.23"/>Then Jesus went into the official's =
house. When he saw the musicians for the funeral and the people all =
stirred up,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.23"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.9.24"/>he said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.9.24-015"/>Get out, everybody! The little girl is =
not dead--she is only sleeping!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.24-015"/> Then they all started making fun of =
him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.24"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.9.25"/>But as soon as the people had been put =
out, Jesus went into the girl's room and took hold of her hand, and she =
got up.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.25"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.9.26"/>The news about this spread all over that =
part of the country.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.26"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.9.27" refEnd=3D"Matt.9.31">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Heals Two Blind Men</titlePart>
</title>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.9.27">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.9.27"/>Jesus left that place, and as he walked =
along, two blind men started following him.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.9.27-016"/>Have mercy on us, Son of David!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.27-016"/> they shouted.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.27"/>
</p>
<p>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.9.28"/>When Jesus had gone indoors, the two =
blind men came to him, and he asked them,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.9.28-017"/>Do you believe that I can heal you?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.28-017"/>
</p>
<p>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.9.28-018"/>Yes, sir!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.28-018"/> they answered.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.28"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.9.29" refEnd=3D"Matt.9.30">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.9.29"/>Then Jesus touched their eyes and said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.9.29-019"/>Let it happen, then, just as you believe!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.29-019"/>--<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.29"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.9.30"/>and their sight was restored. Jesus spoke =
sternly to them,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.9.30-020"/>Don't tell this to anyone!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.30-020"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.30"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.9.31">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.9.31"/>But they left and spread the news about =
Jesus all over that part of the country.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.31"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.9.32" refEnd=3D"Matt.9.34">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Heals a Man Who Could Not Speak</titlePart>
</title>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.9.32" refEnd=3D"Matt.9.33">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.9.32"/>As the men were leaving, some people =
brought to Jesus a man who could not talk because he had a =
demon.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.32"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.9.33"/>But as soon as the demon was driven out, =
the man started talking, and everyone was amazed.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.9.33-021"/>We have never seen anything like this in =
Israel!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.33-021"/> they exclaimed.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.33"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.9.34">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.9.34"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.9.34" noteStop=3D"Matt.9.34">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.10.25"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.12.24"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.3.22"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.11.15"/>
</notePart>
</note> But the Pharisees said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.9.34-022"/>It is the chief of the demons who gives =
Jesus the power to drive out demons.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.34-022"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.34"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.9.35" refEnd=3D"Matt.9.38">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Has Pity for the People</titlePart>
</title>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.9.35" refEnd=3D"Matt.9.38">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.9.35"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.9.35" noteStop=3D"Matt.9.35">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.4.23"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.1.39"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.4.44"/>
</notePart>
</note> Jesus went around visiting all the towns and villages. He taught =
in the synagogues, preached the Good News about the Kingdom, and healed =
people with every kind of disease and sickness.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.35"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.9.36"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.9.36" noteStop=3D"Matt.9.36">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Num.27.17"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Kgs.22.17"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Chr.18.16"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ezek.34.5"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.6.34"/>
</notePart>
</note> As he saw the crowds, his heart was filled with pity for them, =
because they were worried and helpless, like sheep without a =
shepherd.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.36"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.9.37"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.9.37" noteStop=3D"Matt.9.37">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.10.2"/>
</notePart>
</note> So he said to his disciples,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.9.37-023"/>The harvest is large, but there are few =
workers to gather it in.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.37"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.9.38"/>Pray to the owner of the harvest that he =
will send out workers to gather in his harvest.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.37-023"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9.38"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.9"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.10.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.10.4">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Matt.10"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The Twelve Apostles</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.3.13" targetEnd=3D"Mark.3.19"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.6.12" targetEnd=3D"Luke.6.16"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.10.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.10.4">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.1"/>Jesus called his twelve disciples =
together and gave them authority to drive out evil spirits and to heal =
every disease and every sickness.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.1"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.2"/>These are the names of the twelve =
apostles: first, Simon (called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James and =
his brother John, the sons of Zebedee;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.2"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.3"/>Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and =
Matthew, the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and =
Thaddaeus;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.3"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.4"/>Simon the Patriot, and Judas Iscariot, =
who betrayed Jesus.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.4"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.10.5" refEnd=3D"Matt.10.15">
<title>
<titlePart>The Mission of the Twelve</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.6.7" targetEnd=3D"Mark.6.13"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.9.1" targetEnd=3D"Luke.9.6"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.10.5" refEnd=3D"Matt.10.10">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.5"/>These twelve men were sent out by Jesus =
with the following instructions:=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.10.5-000"/>Do not go to any Gentile territory or any =
Samaritan towns.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.5"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.6"/>Instead, you are to go to the lost sheep =
of the people of Israel.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.6"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.7"/>Go and preach,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.10.7-001"/>The Kingdom of heaven is near!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.7-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.7"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.8"/>Heal the sick, bring the dead back to =
life, heal those who suffer from dreaded skin diseases, and drive out =
demons. You have received without paying, so give without being =
paid.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.8"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.9"/>Do not carry any gold, silver, or copper =
money in your pockets;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.9"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.10"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.10.10" noteStop=3D"Matt.10.10">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Cor.9.14"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Tim.5.18"/>
</notePart>
</note> do not carry a beggar's bag for the trip or an extra shirt or =
shoes or a walking stick. Workers should be given what they need.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.10"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.10.11" refEnd=3D"Matt.10.15">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.11"/>When you come to a town or village, go =
in and look for someone who is willing to welcome you, and stay with him =
until you leave that place.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.11"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.12"/>When you go into a house, say,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.10.12-002"/>Peace be with you.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.12-002"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.12"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.13"/>If the people in that house welcome you, =
let your greeting of peace remain; but if they do not welcome you, then =
take back your greeting.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.13"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.14"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.10.14" noteStop=3D"Matt.10.14">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Acts.13.51"/>
</notePart>
</note> And if some home or town will not welcome you or listen to you, =
then leave that place and shake the dust off your feet.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.14"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.15"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.10.15" noteStop=3D"Matt.10.15">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.11.24"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Gen.19.24" targetEnd=3D"Gen.19.28"/>
</notePart>
</note>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.10.15" noteStop=3D"Matt.10.15">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.10.4" targetEnd=3D"Luke.10.12"/>
</notePart>
</note> I assure you that on the Judgment Day God will show more mercy =
to the people of Sodom and Gomorrah than to the people of that =
town!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.15"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.10.16" refEnd=3D"Matt.10.25">
<title>
<titlePart>Coming Persecutions</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.13.9" targetEnd=3D"Mark.13.13"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.21.12" targetEnd=3D"Luke.21.17"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.10.16" refEnd=3D"Matt.10.20">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.16"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.10.16" noteStop=3D"Matt.10.16">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.10.3"/>
</notePart>
</note> Listen! I am sending you out just like sheep to a pack of =
wolves. You must be as cautious as snakes and as gentle as =
doves.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.16"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.17"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.10.17" noteStop=3D"Matt.10.17">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.13.9" targetEnd=3D"Mark.13.11"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.12.11"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.12.12"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.21.12" targetEnd=3D"Luke.21.15"/>
</notePart>
</note> Watch out, for there will be those who will arrest you and take =
you to court, and they will whip you in the synagogues.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.17"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.18"/>For my sake you will be brought to trial =
before rulers and kings, to tell the Good News to them and to the =
Gentiles.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.18"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.19"/>When they bring you to trial, do not =
worry about what you are going to say or how you will say it; when the =
time comes, you will be given what you will say.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.19"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.20"/>For the words you will speak will not be =
yours; they will come from the Spirit of your Father speaking through =
you.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.20"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.10.21" refEnd=3D"Matt.10.23">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.21"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.10.21" noteStop=3D"Matt.10.21">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.13.12"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.21.16"/>
</notePart>
</note> People will hand over their own brothers to be put to death, and =
fathers will do the same to their children; children will turn against =
their parents and have them put to death.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.21"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.22"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.10.22" noteStop=3D"Matt.10.22">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.24.9"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.13.13"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.21.17"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.24.13"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.13.13"/>
</notePart>
</note> Everyone will hate you because of me. But whoever holds out to =
the end will be saved.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.22"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.23"/>When they persecute you in one town, run =
away to another one. I assure you that you will not finish your work in =
all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.23"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.10.24" refEnd=3D"Matt.10.25">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.24"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.10.24" noteStop=3D"Matt.10.24">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.6.40"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.13.16"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.15.20"/>
</notePart>
</note> No pupil is greater than his teacher; no slave is greater than =
his master.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.24"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.25"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.10.25" noteStop=3D"Matt.10.25">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.9.34"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.12.24"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.3.22"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.11.15"/>
</notePart>
</note> So a pupil should be satisfied to become like his teacher, and a =
slave like his master. If the head of the family is called Beelzebul, =
the members of the family will be called even worse names!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.25"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.10.26" refEnd=3D"Matt.10.31">
<title>
<titlePart>Whom to Fear</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.12.2" targetEnd=3D"Luke.12.7"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.10.26" refEnd=3D"Matt.10.31">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.26"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.10.26" noteStop=3D"Matt.10.26">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.4.22"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.8.17"/>
</notePart>
</note> So do not be afraid of people. Whatever is now covered up will =
be uncovered, and every secret will be made known.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.26"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.27"/>What I am telling you in the dark you =
must repeat in broad daylight, and what you have heard in private you =
must announce from the housetops.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.27"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.28"/>Do not be afraid of those who kill the =
body but cannot kill the soul; rather be afraid of God, who can destroy =
both body and soul in hell.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.28"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.29"/>For only a penny you can buy two =
sparrows, yet not one sparrow falls to the ground without your Father's =
consent.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.29"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.30"/>As for you, even the hairs of your head =
have all been counted.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.30"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.31"/>So do not be afraid; you are worth much =
more than many sparrows!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.31"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.10.32" refEnd=3D"Matt.10.33">
<title>
<titlePart>Confessing and Rejecting Christ</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.12.8"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.12.9"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.10.32" refEnd=3D"Matt.10.33">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.32"/>Those who declare publicly that they =
belong to me, I will do the same for them before my Father in =
heaven.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.32"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.33"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.10.33" noteStop=3D"Matt.10.33">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Tim.2.12"/>
</notePart>
</note> But those who reject me publicly, I will reject before my Father =
in heaven.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.33"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.10.34" refEnd=3D"Matt.10.39">
<title>
<titlePart>Not Peace, but a Sword</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.12.51" targetEnd=3D"Luke.12.53"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.14.26"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.14.27"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.10.34" refEnd=3D"Matt.10.36">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.34"/>Do not think that I have come to bring =
peace to the world. No, I did not come to bring peace, but a =
sword.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.34"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.35"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.10.35" noteStop=3D"Matt.10.35">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Mic.7.6"/>
</notePart>
</note> I came to set sons against their fathers, daughters against =
their mothers, daughters-in-law against their mothers-in-law;<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.35"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.36"/>your worst enemies will be the members =
of your own family.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.36"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.10.37" refEnd=3D"Matt.10.39">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.37"/>Those who love their father or mother =
more than me are not fit to be my disciples; those who love their son or =
daughter more than me are not fit to be my disciples.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.37"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.38"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.10.38" noteStop=3D"Matt.10.38">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.16.24"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.8.34"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.9.23"/>
</notePart>
</note> Those who do not take up their cross and follow in my steps are =
not fit to be my disciples.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.38"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.39"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.10.39" noteStop=3D"Matt.10.39">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.16.25"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.8.35"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.9.24"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.17.33"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.12.25"/>
</notePart>
</note> Those who try to gain their own life will lose it; but those who =
lose their life for my sake will gain it.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.39"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.10.40" refEnd=3D"Matt.10.42">
<title>
<titlePart>Rewards</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.9.41"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.10.40" refEnd=3D"Matt.10.42">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.40"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.10.40" noteStop=3D"Matt.10.40">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.10.16"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.13.20"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.9.37"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.9.48"/>
</notePart>
</note> Whoever welcomes you welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me =
welcomes the one who sent me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.40"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.41"/>Whoever welcomes God's messenger because =
he is God's messenger, will share in his reward. And whoever welcomes a =
good man because he is good, will share in his reward.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.41"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.10.42"/>You can be sure that whoever gives even =
a drink of cold water to one of the least of these my followers because =
he is my follower, will certainly receive a reward.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.5-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.10.42"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.10"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.11.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.11.19">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Matt.11"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The Messengers from John the Baptist</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.7.18" targetEnd=3D"Luke.7.35"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.11.1">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.11.1"/>When Jesus finished giving these =
instructions to his twelve disciples, he left that place and went off to =
teach and preach in the towns near there.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.1"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.11.2" refEnd=3D"Matt.11.3">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.11.2"/>When John the Baptist heard in prison =
about the things that Christ was doing, he sent some of his disciples to =
him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.2"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.11.3"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.11.3-000"/>Tell us,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.3-000"/> they asked Jesus,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.11.3-001"/>are you the one John said was going to =
come, or should we expect someone else?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.3-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.3"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.11.4" refEnd=3D"Matt.11.6">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.11.4"/>Jesus answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.11.4-002"/>Go back and tell John what you are =
hearing and seeing:<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.4"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.11.5"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.11.5" noteStop=3D"Matt.11.5">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Isa.35.5"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Isa.35.6"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Isa.61.1"/>
</notePart>
</note> the blind can see, the lame can walk, those who suffer from =
dreaded skin diseases are made clean,<note type=3D"x-background">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">MADE CLEAN: See=20
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.8.2"/> . </notePart>
</note> the deaf hear, the dead are brought back to life, and the Good =
News is preached to the poor.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.5"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.11.6"/>How happy are those who have no doubts =
about me!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.4-002"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.6"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.11.7" refEnd=3D"Matt.11.15">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.11.7"/>While John's disciples were leaving, =
Jesus spoke about him to the crowds:=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.11.7-003"/>When you went out to John in the desert, =
what did you expect to see? A blade of grass bending in the =
wind?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.7"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.11.8"/>What did you go out to see? A man dressed =
up in fancy clothes? People who dress like that live in =
palaces!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.8"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.11.9"/>Tell me, what did you go out to see? A =
prophet? Yes indeed, but you saw much more than a prophet.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.9"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.11.10"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.11.10" noteStop=3D"Matt.11.10">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Mal.3.1"/>
</notePart>
</note> For John is the one of whom the scripture says:=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.11.10-004"/>God said, I will send my messenger ahead =
of you to open the way for you.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.10-004"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.10"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.11.11"/>I assure you that John the Baptist is =
greater than anyone who has ever lived. But the one who is least in the =
Kingdom of heaven is greater than John.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.11"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.11.12"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.11.12" noteStop=3D"Matt.11.12">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.16.16"/>
</notePart>
</note> From the time John preached his message until this very day the =
Kingdom of heaven has suffered violent attacks,<note =
type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">has suffered violent attacks; =
</notePart>or<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> has been coming =
violently.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> and violent men try to seize it.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.12"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.11.13"/>Until the time of John all the prophets =
and the Law of Moses spoke about the Kingdom;<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.13"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.11.14"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.11.14" noteStop=3D"Matt.11.14">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Mal.4.5"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.17.10" targetEnd=3D"Matt.17.13"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.9.11" targetEnd=3D"Mark.9.13"/>
</notePart>
</note> and if you are willing to believe their message, John is Elijah, =
whose coming was predicted.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.14"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.11.15"/>Listen, then, if you have ears!
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.15"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.11.16" refEnd=3D"Matt.11.19">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.11.16"/>Now, to what can I compare the people of =
this day? They are like children sitting in the marketplace. One group =
shouts to the other,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.16"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.11.17"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.11.17-005"/>We played wedding music for you, but you =
wouldn't dance! We sang funeral songs, but you wouldn't cry!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.17-005"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.17"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.11.18"/>When John came, he fasted and drank no =
wine, and everyone said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.11.18-006"/>He has a demon in him!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.18-006"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.18"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.11.19"/>When the Son of Man came, he ate and =
drank, and everyone said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.11.19-007"/>Look at this man! He is a glutton and =
wine drinker, a friend of tax collectors and other outcasts!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.19-007"/> God's wisdom, however, is shown to be =
true by its results.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.7-003"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.19"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.11.20" refEnd=3D"Matt.11.24">
<title>
<titlePart>The Unbelieving Towns</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.10.13" targetEnd=3D"Luke.10.15"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.11.20" refEnd=3D"Matt.11.24">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.11.20"/>The people in the towns where Jesus had =
performed most of his miracles did not turn from their sins, so he =
reproached those towns.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.20"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.11.21"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.11.21" noteStop=3D"Matt.11.21">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Isa.23.1" targetEnd=3D"Isa.23.18"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ezek.26.1" targetEnd=3D"Ezek.28.26"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Joel.3.4" targetEnd=3D"Joel.3.8"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Amos.1.9"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Amos.1.10"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Zech.9.2" targetEnd=3D"Zech.9.4"/>
</notePart>
</note>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.11.21-008"/>How terrible it will be for you, =
Chorazin! How terrible for you too, Bethsaida! If the miracles which =
were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, the people =
there would have long ago put on sackcloth and sprinkled ashes on =
themselves, to show that they had turned from their sins!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.21"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.11.22"/>I assure you that on the Judgment Day =
God will show more mercy to the people of Tyre and Sidon than to =
you!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.22"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.11.23"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.11.23" noteStop=3D"Matt.11.23">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Isa.14.13" targetEnd=3D"Isa.14.15"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Gen.19.24" targetEnd=3D"Gen.19.28"/>
</notePart>
</note> And as for you, Capernaum! Did you want to lift yourself up to =
heaven? You will be thrown down to hell! If the miracles which were =
performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would still be in =
existence today!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.23"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.11.24"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.11.24" noteStop=3D"Matt.11.24">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.10.15"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.10.12"/>
</notePart>
</note> You can be sure that on the Judgment Day God will show more =
mercy to Sodom than to you!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.21-008"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.24"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.11.25" refEnd=3D"Matt.11.30">
<title>
<titlePart>Come to Me and Rest</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.10.21"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.10.22"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.11.25" refEnd=3D"Matt.11.26">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.11.25"/>At that time Jesus said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.11.25-009"/>Father, Lord of heaven and earth! I =
thank you because you have shown to the unlearned what you have hidden =
from the wise and learned.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.25"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.11.26"/>Yes, Father, this was how you were =
pleased to have it happen.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.26"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.11.27">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.11.27"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.11.27" noteStop=3D"Matt.11.27">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"John.3.35"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.1.18"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.10.15"/>
</notePart>
</note> My Father has given me all things. No one knows the Son except =
the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom =
the Son chooses to reveal him.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.27"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.11.28" refEnd=3D"Matt.11.30">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.11.28"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.11.28" noteStop=3D"Matt.11.28">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Sir.6.24" targetEnd=3D"Sir.6.30"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Sir.24.19"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Sir.51.23" targetEnd=3D"Sir.51.26"/>
</notePart>
</note> Come to me, all of you who are tired from carrying heavy loads, =
and I will give you rest.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.28"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.11.29"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.11.29" noteStop=3D"Matt.11.29">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Jer.6.16"/>
</notePart>
</note> Take my yoke and put it on you, and learn from me, because I am =
gentle and humble in spirit; and you will find rest.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.29"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.11.30"/>For the yoke I will give you is easy, =
and the load I will put on you is light.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.25-009"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.11.30"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.11"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.12.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.12.8">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Matt.12"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The Question about the Sabbath</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.2.23" targetEnd=3D"Mark.2.28"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.6.1" targetEnd=3D"Luke.6.5"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.12.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.12.2">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.1"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.12.1" noteStop=3D"Matt.12.1">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Deut.23.25"/>
</notePart>
</note> Not long afterward Jesus was walking through some wheat fields =
on a Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, so they began to pick heads of =
wheat and eat the grain.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.1"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.2"/>When the Pharisees saw this, they said to =
Jesus,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.12.2-000"/>Look, it is against our Law for your =
disciples to do this on the Sabbath!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.2-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.2"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.12.3" refEnd=3D"Matt.12.8">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.3"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.12.3" noteStop=3D"Matt.12.3">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Sam.21.1" targetEnd=3D"_1Sam.21.6"/>
</notePart>
</note> Jesus answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.12.3-001"/>Have you never read what David did that =
time when he and his men were hungry?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.3"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.4"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.12.4" noteStop=3D"Matt.12.4">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Lev.24.9"/>
</notePart>
</note> He went into the house of God, and he and his men ate the bread =
offered to God, even though it was against the Law for them to eat =
it--only the priests were allowed to eat that bread.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.4"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.5"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.12.5" noteStop=3D"Matt.12.5">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Num.28.9"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Num.28.10"/>
</notePart>
</note> Or have you not read in the Law of Moses that every Sabbath the =
priests in the Temple actually break the Sabbath law, yet they are not =
guilty?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.5"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.6"/>I tell you that there is something here =
greater than the Temple.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.6"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.7"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.12.7" noteStop=3D"Matt.12.7">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.9.13"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Hos.6.6"/>
</notePart>
</note> The scripture says,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.12.7-002"/>It is kindness that I want, not animal =
sacrifices.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.7-002"/> If you really knew what this means, you =
would not condemn people who are not guilty;<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.7"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.8"/>for the Son of Man is Lord of the =
Sabbath.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.3-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.8"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.12.9" refEnd=3D"Matt.12.14">
<title>
<titlePart>The Man with a Paralyzed Hand</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.3.1" targetEnd=3D"Mark.3.6"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.6.6" targetEnd=3D"Luke.6.11"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.12.9" refEnd=3D"Matt.12.10">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.9"/>Jesus left that place and went to a =
synagogue,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.9"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.10"/>where there was a man who had a =
paralyzed hand. Some people were there who wanted to accuse Jesus of =
doing wrong, so they asked him,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.12.10-003"/>Is it against our Law to heal on the =
Sabbath?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.10-003"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.10"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.12.11" refEnd=3D"Matt.12.12">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.11"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.12.11" noteStop=3D"Matt.12.11">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.14.5"/>
</notePart>
</note> Jesus answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.12.11-004"/>What if one of you has a sheep and it =
falls into a deep hole on the Sabbath? Will you not take hold of it and =
lift it out?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.11"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.12"/>And a human being is worth much more =
than a sheep! So then, our Law does allow us to help someone on the =
Sabbath.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.11-004"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.12"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.13"/>Then he said to the man with the =
paralyzed hand,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.12.13-005"/>Stretch out your hand.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.13-005"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.12.14">He stretched it out, and it became well =
again, just like the other one.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.13"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.14"/>Then the Pharisees left and made plans =
to kill Jesus.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.14"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.12.15" refEnd=3D"Matt.12.21">
<title>
<titlePart>God's Chosen Servant</titlePart>
</title>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.12.15" refEnd=3D"Matt.12.17">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.15"/>When Jesus heard about the plot against =
him, he went away from that place; and large crowds followed him. He =
healed all the sick<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.15"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.16"/>and gave them orders not to tell others =
about him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.16"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.17"/>He did this so as to make come true what =
God had said through the prophet Isaiah:
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.17"/>
</p>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Matt.12.18" =
refEnd=3D"Matt.12.21">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.18"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.12.18" noteStop=3D"Matt.12.18">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Isa.42.1" targetEnd=3D"Isa.42.4"/>
</notePart>
</note>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.12.18-006"/>Here is my servant, whom I have =
chosen,</line>
<line>the one I love, and with whom I am pleased.</line>
<line>I will send my Spirit upon him,</line>
<line>and he will announce my judgment to the nations.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.18"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.19"/>He will not argue or shout,</line>
<line>or make loud speeches in the streets.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.19"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.20"/>He will not break off a bent =
reed,</line>
<line>nor put out a flickering lamp.</line>
<line>He will persist until he causes justice to triumph,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.20"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.21"/>and on him all peoples will put their =
hope.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.18-006"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.21"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.12.22" refEnd=3D"Matt.12.32">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus and Beelzebul</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.3.20" targetEnd=3D"Mark.3.30"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.11.14" targetEnd=3D"Luke.11.23"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.12.22" refEnd=3D"Matt.12.23">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.22"/>Then some people brought to Jesus a man =
who was blind and could not talk because he had a demon. Jesus healed =
the man, so that he was able to talk and see.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.22"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.23"/>The crowds were all amazed at what Jesus =
had done.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.12.23-007"/>Could he be the Son of David?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.23-007"/> they asked.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.23"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.12.24">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.24"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.12.24" noteStop=3D"Matt.12.24">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.9.34"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.10.25"/>
</notePart>
</note> When the Pharisees heard this, they replied,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.12.24-008"/>He drives out demons only because their =
ruler Beelzebul gives him power to do so.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.24-008"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.24"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.12.25" refEnd=3D"Matt.12.28">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.25"/>Jesus knew what they were thinking, and =
so he said to them,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.12.25-009"/>Any country that divides itself into =
groups which fight each other will not last very long. And any town or =
family that divides itself into groups which fight each other will fall =
apart.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.25"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.26"/>So if one group is fighting another in =
Satan's kingdom, this means that it is already divided into groups and =
will soon fall apart!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.26"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.27"/>You say that I drive out demons because =
Beelzebul gives me the power to do so. Well, then, who gives your =
followers the power to drive them out? What your own followers do proves =
that you are wrong!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.27"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.28"/>No, it is not Beelzebul, but God's =
Spirit, who gives me the power to drive out demons, which proves that =
the Kingdom of God has already come upon you.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.28"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.12.29">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.29"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.12.29" noteStop=3D"Matt.12.29">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Tob.8.3"/>
</notePart>
</note> No one can break into a strong man's house and take away his =
belongings unless he first ties up the strong man; then he can plunder =
his house.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.29"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.12.30" refEnd=3D"Matt.12.32">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.30"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.12.30" noteStop=3D"Matt.12.30">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.9.40"/>
</notePart>
</note> Anyone who is not for me is really against me; anyone who does =
not help me gather is really scattering.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.30"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.31"/>For this reason I tell you: people can =
be forgiven any sin and any evil thing they say;<note =
type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">evil thing they say; </notePart>or<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> evil thing they say against God.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> but whoever says evil things against the Holy Spirit will not be =
forgiven.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.31"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.32"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.12.32" noteStop=3D"Matt.12.32">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.12.10"/>
</notePart>
</note> Anyone who says something against the Son of Man can be =
forgiven; but whoever says something against the Holy Spirit will not be =
forgiven--now or ever.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.32"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.12.33" refEnd=3D"Matt.12.37">
<title>
<titlePart>A Tree and Its Fruit</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.6.43" targetEnd=3D"Luke.6.45"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.12.33" refEnd=3D"Matt.12.35">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.33"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.12.33" noteStop=3D"Matt.12.33">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Sir.27.6"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.7.20"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.6.44"/>
</notePart>
</note> To have good fruit you must have a healthy tree; if you have a =
poor tree, you will have bad fruit. A tree is known by the kind of fruit =
it bears.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.33"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.34"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.12.34" noteStop=3D"Matt.12.34">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.3.7"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.23.33"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.3.7"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.15.18"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.6.45"/>
</notePart>
</note> You snakes--how can you say good things when you are evil? For =
the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.34"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.35"/>A good person brings good things out of =
a treasure of good things; a bad person brings bad things out of a =
treasure of bad things.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.35"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.12.36" refEnd=3D"Matt.12.37">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.36"/>You can be sure that on the Judgment Day =
you will have to give account of every useless word you have ever =
spoken.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.36"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.37"/>Your words will be used to judge you--to =
declare you either innocent or guilty.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.25-009"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.37"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.12.38" refEnd=3D"Matt.12.42">
<title>
<titlePart>The Demand for a Miracle</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.8.11"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.8.12"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.11.29" targetEnd=3D"Luke.11.32"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.12.38">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.38"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.12.38" noteStop=3D"Matt.12.38">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.16.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.8.11"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.11.16"/>
</notePart>
</note> Then some teachers of the Law and some Pharisees spoke up.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.12.38-010"/>Teacher,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.38-010"/> they said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.12.38-011"/>we want to see you perform a miracle.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.38-011"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.38"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.12.39" refEnd=3D"Matt.12.42">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.39"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.12.39" noteStop=3D"Matt.12.39">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.16.4"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.8.12"/>
</notePart>
</note>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.12.39-012"/>How evil and godless are the people of =
this day!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.39-012"/> Jesus exclaimed.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.12.39-013"/>You ask me for a miracle? No! The only =
miracle you will be given is the miracle of the prophet Jonah.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.39"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.40"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.12.40" noteStop=3D"Matt.12.40">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Jonah.1.17"/>
</notePart>
</note> In the same way that Jonah spent three days and nights in the =
big fish, so will the Son of Man spend three days and nights in the =
depths of the earth.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.40"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.41"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.12.41" noteStop=3D"Matt.12.41">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Jonah.3.5"/>
</notePart>
</note> On the Judgment Day the people of Nineveh will stand up and =
accuse you, because they turned from their sins when they heard Jonah =
preach; and I tell you that there is something here greater than =
Jonah!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.41"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.42"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.12.42" noteStop=3D"Matt.12.42">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Kgs.10.1" targetEnd=3D"_1Kgs.10.10"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Chr.9.1" targetEnd=3D"_2Chr.9.12"/>
</notePart>
</note> On the Judgment Day the Queen of Sheba will stand up and accuse =
you, because she traveled all the way from her country to listen to King =
Solomon's wise teaching; and I assure you that there is something here =
greater than Solomon!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.42"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.12.43" refEnd=3D"Matt.12.45">
<title>
<titlePart>The Return of the Evil Spirit</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.11.24" targetEnd=3D"Luke.11.26"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.12.43" refEnd=3D"Matt.12.45">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.43"/>When an evil spirit goes out of a =
person, it travels over dry country looking for a place to rest. If it =
can't find one,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.43"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.44"/>it says to itself,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.12.44-014"/>I will go back to my house.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.44-014"/> So it goes back and finds the house =
empty, clean, and all fixed up.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.44"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.45"/>Then it goes out and brings along seven =
other spirits even worse than itself, and they come and live there. So =
when it is all over, that person is in worse shape than at the =
beginning. This is what will happen to the evil people of this day.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.39-013"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.45"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.12.46" refEnd=3D"Matt.12.50">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus' Mother and Brothers</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.3.31" targetEnd=3D"Mark.3.35"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.8.19" targetEnd=3D"Luke.8.21"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.12.46" refEnd=3D"Matt.12.47">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.46"/>Jesus was still talking to the people =
when his mother and brothers arrived. They stood outside, asking to =
speak with him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.46"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.47"/>So one of the people there said to him,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.12.47-015"/>Look, your mother and brothers are =
standing outside, and they want to speak with you.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.47-015"/>
<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Some manuscripts do not have verse =
47.</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.47"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.12.48" refEnd=3D"Matt.12.50">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.48"/>Jesus answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.12.48-016"/>Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.48-016"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.48"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.49"/>Then he pointed to his disciples and =
said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.12.49-017"/>Look! Here are my mother and my =
brothers!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.49"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.12.50"/>Whoever does what my Father in heaven =
wants is my brother, my sister, and my mother.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.49-017"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12.50"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.12"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.13.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.13.9">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Matt.13"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The Parable of the Sower</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.4.1" targetEnd=3D"Mark.4.9"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.8.4" targetEnd=3D"Luke.8.8"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.13.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.13.2">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.1"/>That same day Jesus left the house and =
went to the lakeside, where he sat down to teach.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.1"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.2"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.13.2" noteStop=3D"Matt.13.2">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.5.1" targetEnd=3D"Luke.5.3"/>
</notePart>
</note> The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into =
a boat and sat in it, while the crowd stood on the shore.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.2"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.3"/>He used parables to tell them many =
things.
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.13.4" refEnd=3D"Matt.13.8">
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.13.3-000"/>Once there was a man who went out to sow =
grain.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.3"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.4"/>As he scattered the seed in the field, =
some of it fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it =
up.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.4"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.5"/>Some of it fell on rocky ground, where =
there was little soil. The seeds soon sprouted, because the soil wasn't =
deep.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.5"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.6"/>But when the sun came up, it burned the =
young plants; and because the roots had not grown deep enough, the =
plants soon dried up.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.6"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.7"/>Some of the seed fell among thorn bushes, =
which grew up and choked the plants.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.7"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.8"/>But some seeds fell in good soil, and the =
plants bore grain: some had one hundred grains, others sixty, and others =
thirty.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.3-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.8"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.13.9">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.9"/>And Jesus concluded,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.13.9-001"/>Listen, then, if you have ears!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.9-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.9"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.13.10" refEnd=3D"Matt.13.17">
<title>
<titlePart>The Purpose of the Parables</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.4.10" targetEnd=3D"Mark.4.12"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.8.9"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.8.10"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.13.10">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.10"/>Then the disciples came to Jesus and =
asked him,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.13.10-002"/>Why do you use parables when you talk to =
the people?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.10-002"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.10"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.13.11" refEnd=3D"Matt.13.13">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.11"/>Jesus answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.13.11-003"/>The knowledge about the secrets of the =
Kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.11"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.12"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.13.12" noteStop=3D"Matt.13.12">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.25.29"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.4.25"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.8.18"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.19.26"/>
</notePart>
</note> For the person who has something will be given more, so that he =
will have more than enough; but the person who has nothing will have =
taken away from him even the little he has.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.12"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.13"/>The reason I use parables in talking to =
them is that they look, but do not see, and they listen, but do not hear =
or understand.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.13"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.14"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.13.14" noteStop=3D"Matt.13.14">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Isa.6.9"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Isa.6.10"/>
</notePart>
</note> So the prophecy of Isaiah applies to them:
</p>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Matt.13.15">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.13.14-004"/>This people will listen and listen, but =
not understand;</line>
<line>they will look and look, but not see,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.14"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.15"/>because their minds are dull,</line>
<line>and they have stopped up their ears</line>
<line>and have closed their eyes.</line>
<line>Otherwise, their eyes would see,</line>
<line>their ears would hear,</line>
<line>their minds would understand,</line>
<line>and they would turn to me, says God,</line>
<line>and I would heal them.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.14-004"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.15"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.13.16" refEnd=3D"Matt.13.17">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.16"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.13.16" noteStop=3D"Matt.13.16">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.10.23"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.10.24"/>
</notePart>
</note> As for you, how fortunate you are! Your eyes see and your ears =
hear.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.16"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.17"/>I assure you that many prophets and many =
of God's people wanted very much to see what you see, but they could =
not, and to hear what you hear, but they did not.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.17"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.13.18" refEnd=3D"Matt.13.23">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Explains the Parable of the Sower</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.4.13" targetEnd=3D"Mark.4.20"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.8.11" targetEnd=3D"Luke.8.15"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.13.18" refEnd=3D"Matt.13.23">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.18"/>Listen, then, and learn what the parable =
of the sower means.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.18"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.19"/>Those who hear the message about the =
Kingdom but do not understand it are like the seeds that fell along the =
path. The Evil One comes and snatches away what was sown in =
them.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.19"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.20"/>The seeds that fell on rocky ground =
stand for those who receive the message gladly as soon as they hear =
it.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.20"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.21"/>But it does not sink deep into them, and =
they don't last long. So when trouble or persecution comes because of =
the message, they give up at once.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.21"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.22"/>The seeds that fell among thorn bushes =
stand for those who hear the message; but the worries about this life =
and the love for riches choke the message, and they don't bear =
fruit.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.22"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.23"/>And the seeds sown in the good soil =
stand for those who hear the message and understand it: they bear fruit, =
some as much as one hundred, others sixty, and others thirty.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.11-003"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.23"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.13.24" refEnd=3D"Matt.13.30">
<title>
<titlePart>The Parable of the Weeds</titlePart>
</title>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.13.24" refEnd=3D"Matt.13.30">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.24"/>Jesus told them another parable:=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.13.24-005"/>The Kingdom of heaven is like this. A =
man sowed good seed in his field.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.24"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.25"/>One night, when everyone was asleep, an =
enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.25"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.26"/>When the plants grew and the heads of =
grain began to form, then the weeds showed up.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.26"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.27"/>The man's servants came to him and said, =
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.13.27-006"/>Sir, it was good seed you sowed in your =
field; where did the weeds come from?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.27-006"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.27"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.28"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.13.28-007"/>It was some enemy who did this,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.28-007"/> he answered.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.13.28-008"/>Do you want us to go and pull up the =
weeds?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.28-008"/> they asked him.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.28"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.29"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.13.29-009"/>No,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.29-009"/> he answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.13.29-010"/>because as you gather the weeds you =
might pull up some of the wheat along with them.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.29"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.30"/>Let the wheat and the weeds both grow =
together until harvest. Then I will tell the harvest workers to pull up =
the weeds first, tie them in bundles and burn them, and then to gather =
in the wheat and put it in my barn.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.29-010"/>
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.24-005"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.30"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.13.31" refEnd=3D"Matt.13.32">
<title>
<titlePart>The Parable of the Mustard Seed</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.4.30" targetEnd=3D"Mark.4.32"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.13.18"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.13.19"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.13.31" refEnd=3D"Matt.13.32">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.31"/>Jesus told them another parable:=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.13.31-011"/>The Kingdom of heaven is like this. A =
man takes a mustard seed and sows it in his field.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.31"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.32"/>It is the smallest of all seeds, but =
when it grows up, it is the biggest of all plants. It becomes a tree, so =
that birds come and make their nests in its branches.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.31-011"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.32"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.13.33">
<title>
<titlePart>The Parable of the Yeast</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.13.20"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.13.21"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.13.33">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.33"/>Jesus told them still another parable:=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.13.33-012"/>The Kingdom of heaven is like this. A =
woman takes some yeast and mixes it with a bushel of flour until the =
whole batch of dough rises.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.33-012"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.33"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.13.34" refEnd=3D"Matt.13.35">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus' Use of Parables</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.4.33"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.4.34"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.13.34" refEnd=3D"Matt.13.34">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.34"/>Jesus used parables to tell all these =
things to the crowds; he would not say a thing to them without using a =
parable.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.34"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.35"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.13.35" noteStop=3D"Matt.13.35">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.78.2"/>
</notePart>
</note> He did this to make come true what the prophet had said,
</p>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.13.35-013"/>I will use parables when I speak to =
them;</line>
<line>I will tell them things unknown since the creation of the world.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.35-013"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.35"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.13.36" refEnd=3D"Matt.13.43">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Explains the Parable of the Weeds</titlePart>
</title>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.13.36">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.36"/>When Jesus had left the crowd and gone =
indoors, his disciples came to him and said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.13.36-014"/>Tell us what the parable about the weeds =
in the field means.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.36-014"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.36"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.13.37" refEnd=3D"Matt.13.43">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.37"/>Jesus answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.13.37-015"/>The man who sowed the good seed is the =
Son of Man;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.37"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.38"/>the field is the world; the good seed is =
the people who belong to the Kingdom; the weeds are the people who =
belong to the Evil One;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.38"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.39"/>and the enemy who sowed the weeds is the =
Devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvest workers are =
angels.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.39"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.40"/>Just as the weeds are gathered up and =
burned in the fire, so the same thing will happen at the end of the =
age:<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.40"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.41"/>the Son of Man will send out his angels =
to gather up out of his Kingdom all those who cause people to sin and =
all others who do evil things,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.41"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.42"/>and they will throw them into the fiery =
furnace, where they will cry and gnash their teeth.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.42"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.43"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.13.43" noteStop=3D"Matt.13.43">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Esd.7.97"/>
</notePart>
</note> Then God's people will shine like the sun in their Father's =
Kingdom. Listen, then, if you have ears!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.43"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.13.44">
<title>
<titlePart>The Parable of the Hidden Treasure</titlePart>
</title>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.13.44">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.44"/>The Kingdom of heaven is like this. A =
man happens to find a treasure hidden in a field. He covers it up again, =
and is so happy that he goes and sells everything he has, and then goes =
back and buys that field.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.44"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.13.45" refEnd=3D"Matt.13.46">
<title>
<titlePart>The Parable of the Pearl</titlePart>
</title>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.13.45" refEnd=3D"Matt.13.46">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.45"/>Also, the Kingdom of heaven is like =
this. A man is looking for fine pearls,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.45"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.46"/>and when he finds one that is unusually =
fine, he goes and sells everything he has, and buys that pearl.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.46"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.13.47" refEnd=3D"Matt.13.50">
<title>
<titlePart>The Parable of the Net</titlePart>
</title>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.13.47" refEnd=3D"Matt.13.50">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.47"/>Also, the Kingdom of heaven is like =
this. Some fishermen throw their net out in the lake and catch all kinds =
of fish.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.47"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.48"/>When the net is full, they pull it to =
shore and sit down to divide the fish: the good ones go into the =
buckets, the worthless ones are thrown away.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.48"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.49"/>It will be like this at the end of the =
age: the angels will go out and gather up the evil people from among the =
good<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.49"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.50"/>and will throw them into the fiery =
furnace, where they will cry and gnash their teeth.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.50"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.13.51" refEnd=3D"Matt.13.52">
<title>
<titlePart>New Truths and Old</titlePart>
</title>
<p>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.51"/>Do you understand these things?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.37-015"/> Jesus asked them.
</p>
<p>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.13.51-016"/>Yes,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.51-016"/> they answered.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.51"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.13.52">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.52"/>So he replied,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.13.52-017"/>This means, then, that every teacher of =
the Law who becomes a disciple in the Kingdom of heaven is like a =
homeowner who takes new and old things out of his storage room.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.52-017"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.52"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.13.53" refEnd=3D"Matt.13.58">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Is Rejected at Nazareth</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.6.1" targetEnd=3D"Mark.6.6"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.4.16" targetEnd=3D"Luke.4.30"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.13.53" refEnd=3D"Matt.13.56">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.53"/>When Jesus finished telling these =
parables, he left that place<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.53"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.54"/>and went back to his hometown. He taught =
in the synagogue, and those who heard him were amazed.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.13.54-018"/>Where did he get such wisdom?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.54-018"/> they asked.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.13.54-019"/>And what about his miracles?<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.54"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.55"/>Isn't he the carpenter's son? Isn't Mary =
his mother, and aren't James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas his =
brothers?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.55"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.56"/>Aren't all his sisters living here? =
Where did he get all this?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.54-019"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.56"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.57"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.13.57" noteStop=3D"Matt.13.57">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"John.4.44"/>
</notePart>
</note> And so they rejected him.
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.13.58">Jesus said to them,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.13.57-020"/>A prophet is respected everywhere except =
in his hometown and by his own family.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.57-020"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.57"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.13.58"/>Because they did not have faith, he did =
not perform many miracles there.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13.58"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.13"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.14.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.14.12">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Matt.14"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The Death of John the Baptist</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.6.14" targetEnd=3D"Mark.6.29"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.9.7" targetEnd=3D"Luke.9.9"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.14.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.14.2">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.14.1"/>At that time Herod, the ruler of Galilee, =
heard about Jesus.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.1"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.14.2"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.14.2-000"/>He is really John the Baptist, who has =
come back to life,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.2-000"/> he told his officials.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.14.2-001"/>That is why he has this power to perform =
miracles.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.2-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.2"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.14.3" refEnd=3D"Matt.14.5">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.14.3"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.14.3" noteStop=3D"Matt.14.3">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.3.19"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.3.20"/>
</notePart>
</note> For Herod had earlier ordered John's arrest, and he had him tied =
up and put in prison. He had done this because of Herodias, his brother =
Philip's wife.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.3"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.14.4"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.14.4" noteStop=3D"Matt.14.4">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Lev.18.16"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Lev.20.21"/>
</notePart>
</note> For some time John the Baptist had told Herod,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.14.4-002"/>It isn't right for you to be married to =
Herodias!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.4-002"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.4"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.14.5"/>Herod wanted to kill him, but he was =
afraid of the Jewish people, because they considered John to be a =
prophet.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.5"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.14.6" refEnd=3D"Matt.14.7">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.14.6"/>On Herod's birthday the daughter of =
Herodias danced in front of the whole group. Herod was so =
pleased<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.6"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.14.7"/>that he promised her,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.14.7-003"/>I swear that I will give you anything you =
ask for!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.7-003"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.7"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.14.8">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.14.8"/>At her mother's suggestion she asked him, =
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.14.8-004"/>Give me here and now the head of John the =
Baptist on a plate!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.8-004"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.8"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.14.9" refEnd=3D"Matt.14.12">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.14.9"/>The king was sad, but because of the =
promise he had made in front of all his guests he gave orders that her =
wish be granted.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.9"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.14.10"/>So he had John beheaded in =
prison.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.10"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.14.11"/>The head was brought in on a plate and =
given to the girl, who took it to her mother.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.11"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.14.12"/>John's disciples came, carried away his =
body, and buried it; then they went and told Jesus.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.12"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.14.13" refEnd=3D"Matt.14.21">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Feeds Five Thousand</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.6.30" targetEnd=3D"Mark.6.44"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.9.10" targetEnd=3D"Luke.9.17"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.6.1" targetEnd=3D"John.6.14"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.14.13" refEnd=3D"Matt.14.14">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.14.13"/>When Jesus heard the news about John, he =
left there in a boat and went to a lonely place by himself. The people =
heard about it, and so they left their towns and followed him by =
land.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.13"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.14.14"/>Jesus got out of the boat, and when he =
saw the large crowd, his heart was filled with pity for them, and he =
healed their sick.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.14"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.14.15">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.14.15"/>That evening his disciples came to him =
and said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.14.15-005"/>It is already very late, and this is a =
lonely place. Send the people away and let them go to the villages to =
buy food for themselves.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.15-005"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.15"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.14.16">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.14.16"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.14.16-006"/>They don't have to leave,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.16-006"/> answered Jesus.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.14.16-007"/>You yourselves give them something to =
eat!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.16-007"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.16"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.14.17">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.14.17"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.14.17-008"/>All we have here are five loaves and two =
fish,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.17-008"/> they replied.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.17"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.14.18" refEnd=3D"Matt.14.21">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.14.18"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.14.18-009"/>Then bring them here to me,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.18-009"/> Jesus said.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.18"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.14.19"/>He ordered the people to sit down on the =
grass; then he took the five loaves and the two fish, looked up to =
heaven, and gave thanks to God. He broke the loaves and gave them to the =
disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.19"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.14.20"/>Everyone ate and had enough. Then the =
disciples took up twelve baskets full of what was left over.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.20"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.14.21"/>The number of men who ate was about five =
thousand, not counting the women and children.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.21"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.14.22" refEnd=3D"Matt.14.33">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Walks on the Water</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.6.45" targetEnd=3D"Mark.6.52"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.6.15" targetEnd=3D"John.6.21"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.14.22" refEnd=3D"Matt.14.24">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.14.22"/>Then Jesus made the disciples get into =
the boat and go on ahead to the other side of the lake, while he sent =
the people away.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.22"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.14.23"/>After sending the people away, he went =
up a hill by himself to pray. When evening came, Jesus was there =
alone;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.23"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.14.24"/>and by this time the boat was far out in =
the lake, tossed about by the waves, because the wind was blowing =
against it.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.24"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.14.25" refEnd=3D"Matt.14.26">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.14.25"/>Between three and six o'clock in the =
morning Jesus came to the disciples, walking on the water.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.25"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.14.26"/>When they saw him walking on the water, =
they were terrified.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.14.26-010"/>It's a ghost!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.26-010"/> they said, and screamed with fear.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.26"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.14.27">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.14.27"/>Jesus spoke to them at once.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.14.27-011"/>Courage!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.27-011"/> he said.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.14.27-012"/>It is I. Don't be afraid!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.27-012"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.27"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.14.28">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.14.28"/>Then Peter spoke up.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.14.28-013"/>Lord, if it is really you, order me to =
come out on the water to you.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.28-013"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.28"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.14.29" refEnd=3D"Matt.14.30">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.14.29"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.14.29-014"/>Come!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.29-014"/> answered Jesus. So Peter got out of =
the boat and started walking on the water to Jesus.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.29"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.14.30"/>But when he noticed the strong wind, he =
was afraid and started to sink down in the water.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.14.30-015"/>Save me, Lord!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.30-015"/> he cried.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.30"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.14.31">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.14.31"/>At once Jesus reached out and grabbed =
hold of him and said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.14.31-016"/>What little faith you have! Why did you =
doubt?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.31-016"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.31"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.14.32" refEnd=3D"Matt.14.33">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.14.32"/>They both got into the boat, and the =
wind died down.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.32"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.14.33"/>Then the disciples in the boat worshiped =
Jesus.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.14.33-017"/>Truly you are the Son of God!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.33-017"/> they exclaimed.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.33"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.14.34" refEnd=3D"Matt.14.36">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Heals the Sick in Gennesaret</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.6.53" targetEnd=3D"Mark.6.56"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.14.34" refEnd=3D"Matt.14.36">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.14.34"/>They crossed the lake and came to land =
at Gennesaret,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.34"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.14.35"/>where the people recognized Jesus. So =
they sent for the sick people in all the surrounding country and brought =
them to Jesus.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.35"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.14.36"/>They begged him to let the sick at least =
touch the edge of his cloak; and all who touched it were made =
well.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14.36"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.14"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.15.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.15.9">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Matt.15"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The Teaching of the Ancestors</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.7.1" targetEnd=3D"Mark.7.13"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.15.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.15.2">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.15.1"/>Then some Pharisees and teachers of the =
Law came from Jerusalem to Jesus and asked him,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.1"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.15.2"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.15.2-000"/>Why is it that your disciples disobey the =
teaching handed down by our ancestors? They don't wash their hands in =
the proper way before they eat!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.2-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.2"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.15.3" refEnd=3D"Matt.15.7">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.15.3"/>Jesus answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.15.3-001"/>And why do you disobey God's command and =
follow your own teaching?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.3"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.15.4"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.15.4" noteStop=3D"Matt.15.4">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.20.12"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Deut.5.16"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.21.17"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Lev.20.9"/>
</notePart>
</note> For God said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.15.4-002"/>Respect your father and your mother,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.4-002"/> and=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.15.4-003"/>If you curse your father or your mother, =
you are to be put to death.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.4-003"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.4"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.15.5"/>But you teach that if people have =
something they could use to help their father or mother, but say,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.15.5-004"/>This belongs to God,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.5-004"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.5"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.15.6"/>they do not need to honor their =
father.<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">their father</notePart>; some manuscripts =
have<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> their father or mother.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> In this way you disregard God's command, in order to follow your =
own teaching.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.6"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.15.7"/>You hypocrites! How right Isaiah was when =
he prophesied about you!
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.7"/>
</p>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Matt.15.8" refEnd=3D"Matt.15.9">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.15.8"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.15.8" noteStop=3D"Matt.15.8">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Isa.29.13"/>
</notePart>
</note>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.15.8-005"/>These people, says God, honor me with =
their words,</line>
<line>but their heart is really far away from me.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.8"/>
</line>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.15.9"/>It is no use for them to worship =
me,</line>
<line>because they teach human rules as though they were my laws!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.8-005"/>
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.3-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.9"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.15.10" refEnd=3D"Matt.15.20">
<title>
<titlePart>The Things That Make a Person Unclean</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.7.14" targetEnd=3D"Mark.7.23"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.15.10" refEnd=3D"Matt.15.11">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.15.10"/>Then Jesus called the crowd to him and =
said to them,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.15.10-006"/>Listen and understand!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.10"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.15.11"/>It is not what goes into your mouth that =
makes you ritually unclean; rather, what comes out of it makes you =
unclean.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.10-006"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.11"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.15.12">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.15.12"/>Then the disciples came to him and said, =
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.15.12-007"/>Do you know that the Pharisees had their =
feelings hurt by what you said?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.12-007"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.12"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.15.13" refEnd=3D"Matt.15.14">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.15.13"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.15.13-008"/>Every plant which my Father in heaven =
did not plant will be pulled up,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.13-008"/> answered Jesus.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.13"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.15.14"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.15.14" noteStop=3D"Matt.15.14">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.6.39"/>
</notePart>
</note>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.15.14-009"/>Don't worry about them! They are blind =
leaders of the blind; and when one blind man leads another, both fall =
into a ditch.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.14-009"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.14"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.15.15">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.15.15"/>Peter spoke up,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.15.15-010"/>Explain this saying to us.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.15-010"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.15"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.15.16" refEnd=3D"Matt.15.20">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.15.16"/>Jesus said to them,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.15.16-011"/>You are still no more intelligent than =
the others.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.16"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.15.17"/>Don't you understand? Anything that goes =
into your mouth goes into your stomach and then on out of your =
body.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.17"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.15.18"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.15.18" noteStop=3D"Matt.15.18">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.12.34"/>
</notePart>
</note> But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, =
and these are the things that make you ritually unclean.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.18"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.15.19"/>For from your heart come the evil ideas =
which lead you to kill, commit adultery, and do other immoral things; to =
rob, lie, and slander others.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.19"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.15.20"/>These are the things that make you =
unclean. But to eat without washing your hands as they say you =
should--this doesn't make you unclean.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.16-011"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.20"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.15.21" refEnd=3D"Matt.15.28">
<title>
<titlePart>A Woman's Faith</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.7.24" targetEnd=3D"Mark.7.30"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.15.21" refEnd=3D"Matt.15.22">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.15.21"/>Jesus left that place and went off to =
the territory near the cities of Tyre and Sidon.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.21"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.15.22"/>A Canaanite woman who lived in that =
region came to him.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.15.22-012"/>Son of David!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.22-012"/> she cried out.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.15.22-013"/>Have mercy on me, sir! My daughter has a =
demon and is in a terrible condition.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.22-013"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.22"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.15.23">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.15.23"/>But Jesus did not say a word to her. His =
disciples came to him and begged him,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.15.23-014"/>Send her away! She is following us and =
making all this noise!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.23-014"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.23"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.15.24">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.15.24"/>Then Jesus replied,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.15.24-015"/>I have been sent only to the lost sheep =
of the people of Israel.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.24-015"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.24"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.15.25">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.15.25"/>At this the woman came and fell at his =
feet.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.15.25-016"/>Help me, sir!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.25-016"/> she said.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.25"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.15.26">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.15.26"/>Jesus answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.15.26-017"/>It isn't right to take the children's =
food and throw it to the dogs.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.26-017"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.26"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.15.27">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.15.27"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.15.27-018"/>That's true, sir,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.27-018"/> she answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.15.27-019"/>but even the dogs eat the leftovers that =
fall from their masters' table.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.27-019"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.27"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.15.28">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.15.28"/>So Jesus answered her,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.15.28-020"/>You are a woman of great faith! What you =
want will be done for you.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.28-020"/> And at that very moment her daughter =
was healed.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.28"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.15.29" refEnd=3D"Matt.15.31">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Heals Many People</titlePart>
</title>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.15.29" refEnd=3D"Matt.15.31">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.15.29"/>Jesus left there and went along by Lake =
Galilee. He climbed a hill and sat down.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.29"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.15.30"/>Large crowds came to him, bringing with =
them the lame, the blind, the crippled, the dumb, and many other sick =
people, whom they placed at Jesus' feet; and he healed them.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.30"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.15.31"/>The people were amazed as they saw the =
dumb speaking, the crippled made whole, the lame walking, and the blind =
seeing; and they praised the God of Israel.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.31"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.15.32" refEnd=3D"Matt.15.39">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Feeds Four Thousand</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.8.1" targetEnd=3D"Mark.8.10"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.15.32">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.15.32"/>Jesus called his disciples to him and =
said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.15.32-021"/>I feel sorry for these people, because =
they have been with me for three days and now have nothing to eat. I =
don't want to send them away without feeding them, for they might faint =
on their way home.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.32-021"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.32"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.15.33">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.15.33"/>The disciples asked him,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.15.33-022"/>Where will we find enough food in this =
desert to feed this crowd?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.33-022"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.33"/>
</p>
<p>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.15.34"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.15.34-023"/>How much bread do you have?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.34-023"/> Jesus asked.
</p>
<p>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.15.34-024"/>Seven loaves,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.34-024"/> they answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.15.34-025"/>and a few small fish.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.34-025"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.34"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.15.35" refEnd=3D"Matt.15.38">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.15.35"/>So Jesus ordered the crowd to sit down =
on the ground.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.35"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.15.36"/>Then he took the seven loaves and the =
fish, gave thanks to God, broke them, and gave them to the disciples; =
and the disciples gave them to the people.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.36"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.15.37"/>They all ate and had enough. Then the =
disciples took up seven baskets full of pieces left over.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.37"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.15.38"/>The number of men who ate was four =
thousand, not counting the women and children.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.38"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.15.39">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.15.39"/>Then Jesus sent the people away, got =
into a boat, and went to the territory of Magadan.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.15.39"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.15"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.16.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.16.4">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Matt.16"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The Demand for a Miracle</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.8.11" targetEnd=3D"Mark.8.13"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.12.54" targetEnd=3D"Luke.12.56"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.16.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.16.3">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.16.1"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.16.1" noteStop=3D"Matt.16.1">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.12.38"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.11.16"/>
</notePart>
</note> Some Pharisees and Sadducees who came to Jesus wanted to trap =
him, so they asked him to perform a miracle for them, to show that God =
approved of him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.1"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.16.2"/>But Jesus answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.16.2-000"/>When the sun is setting, you say,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.16.2-001"/>We are going to have fine weather, =
because the sky is red.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.2-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.2"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.16.3"/>And early in the morning you say,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.16.3-002"/>It is going to rain, because the sky is =
red and dark.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.3-002"/> You can predict the weather by looking =
at the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs concerning these =
times!<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Some manuscripts do not have the words of =
Jesus in verses 2-3.</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.3"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.16.4"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.16.4" noteStop=3D"Matt.16.4">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.12.39"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.11.29"/>
</notePart>
</note> How evil and godless are the people of this day! You ask me for =
a miracle? No! The only miracle you will be given is the miracle of =
Jonah.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.2-000"/>
</p>
<p>So he left them and went away.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.4"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.16.5" refEnd=3D"Matt.16.12">
<title>
<titlePart>The Yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.8.14" targetEnd=3D"Mark.8.21"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.16.5" refEnd=3D"Matt.16.6">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.16.5"/>When the disciples crossed over to the =
other side of the lake, they forgot to take any bread.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.5"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.16.6"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.16.6" noteStop=3D"Matt.16.6">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.12.1"/>
</notePart>
</note> Jesus said to them,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.16.6-003"/>Take care; be on your guard against the =
yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.6-003"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.6"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.16.7">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.16.7"/>They started discussing among themselves, =
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.16.7-004"/>He says this because we didn't bring any =
bread.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.7-004"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.7"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.16.8" refEnd=3D"Matt.16.11">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.16.8"/>Jesus knew what they were saying, so he =
asked them,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.16.8-005"/>Why are you discussing among yourselves =
about not having any bread? What little faith you have!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.8"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.16.9"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.16.9" noteStop=3D"Matt.16.9">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.14.17" targetEnd=3D"Matt.14.21"/>
</notePart>
</note> Don't you understand yet? Don't you remember when I broke the =
five loaves for the five thousand men? How many baskets did you =
fill?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.9"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.16.10"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.16.10" noteStop=3D"Matt.16.10">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.15.34" targetEnd=3D"Matt.15.38"/>
</notePart>
</note> And what about the seven loaves for the four thousand men? How =
many baskets did you fill?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.10"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.16.11"/>How is it that you don't understand that =
I was not talking to you about bread? Guard yourselves from the yeast of =
the Pharisees and Sadducees!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.8-005"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.11"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.16.12">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.16.12"/>Then the disciples understood that he =
was not warning them to guard themselves from the yeast used in bread =
but from the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.12"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.16.13" refEnd=3D"Matt.16.20">
<title>
<titlePart>Peter's Declaration about Jesus</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.8.27" targetEnd=3D"Mark.8.30"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.9.18" targetEnd=3D"Luke.9.21"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.16.13">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.16.13"/>Jesus went to the territory near the =
town of Caesarea Philippi, where he asked his disciples,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.16.13-006"/>Who do people say the Son of Man is?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.13-006"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.13"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.16.14">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.16.14"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.16.14" noteStop=3D"Matt.16.14">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.14.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.14.2"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.6.14"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.6.15"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.9.7"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.9.8"/>
</notePart>
</note>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.16.14-007"/>Some say John the Baptist,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.14-007"/> they answered.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.16.14-008"/>Others say Elijah, while others say =
Jeremiah or some other prophet.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.14-008"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.14"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.16.15">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.16.15"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.16.15-009"/>What about you?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.15-009"/> he asked them.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.16.15-010"/>Who do you say I am?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.15-010"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.15"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.16.16">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.16.16"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.16.16" noteStop=3D"Matt.16.16">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"John.6.68"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.6.69"/>
</notePart>
</note> Simon Peter answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.16.16-011"/>You are the Messiah, the Son of the =
living God.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.16-011"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.16"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.16.17" refEnd=3D"Matt.16.19">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.16.17"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.16.17-012"/>Good for you, Simon son of John!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.17-012"/> answered Jesus.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.16.17-013"/>For this truth did not come to you from =
any human being, but it was given to you directly by my Father in =
heaven.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.17"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.16.18"/>And so I tell you, Peter: you are a =
rock, and on this rock foundation I will build my church, and not even =
death will ever be able to overcome it.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.18"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.16.19"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.16.19" noteStop=3D"Matt.16.19">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.18.18"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.20.23"/>
</notePart>
</note> I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of heaven; what you =
prohibit on earth will be prohibited in heaven, and what you permit on =
earth will be permitted in heaven.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.17-013"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.19"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.16.20">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.16.20"/>Then Jesus ordered his disciples not to =
tell anyone that he was the Messiah.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.20"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.16.21" refEnd=3D"Matt.16.28">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Speaks about His Suffering and Death</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.8.31" targetEnd=3D"Mark.9.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.9.22" targetEnd=3D"Luke.9.27"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.16.21">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.16.21"/>From that time on Jesus began to say =
plainly to his disciples,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.16.21-014"/>I must go to Jerusalem and suffer much =
from the elders, the chief priests, and the teachers of the Law. I will =
be put to death, but three days later I will be raised to life.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.21-014"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.21"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.16.22">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.16.22"/>Peter took him aside and began to rebuke =
him.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.16.22-015"/>God forbid it, Lord!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.22-015"/> he said.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.16.22-016"/>That must never happen to you!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.22-016"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.22"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.16.23">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.16.23"/>Jesus turned around and said to Peter,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.16.23-017"/>Get away from me, Satan! You are an =
obstacle in my way, because these thoughts of yours don't come from God, =
but from human nature.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.23-017"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.23"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.16.24" refEnd=3D"Matt.16.28">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.16.24"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.16.24" noteStop=3D"Matt.16.24">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.10.38"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.14.27"/>
</notePart>
</note> Then Jesus said to his disciples,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.16.24-018"/>If any of you want to come with me, you =
must forget yourself, carry your cross, and follow me.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.24"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.16.25"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.16.25" noteStop=3D"Matt.16.25">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.10.39"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.17.33"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.12.25"/>
</notePart>
</note> For if you want to save your own life, you will lose it; but if =
you lose your life for my sake, you will find it.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.25"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.16.26"/>Will you gain anything if you win the =
whole world but lose your life? Of course not! There is nothing you can =
give to regain your life.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.26"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.16.27"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.16.27" noteStop=3D"Matt.16.27">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.25.31"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.62.12"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Rom.2.6"/>
</notePart>
</note> For the Son of Man is about to come in the glory of his Father =
with his angels, and then he will reward each one according to his =
deeds.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.27"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.16.28"/>I assure you that there are some here =
who will not die until they have seen the Son of Man come as King.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.24-018"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16.28"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.16"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.17.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.17.13">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Matt.17"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The Transfiguration</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.9.2" targetEnd=3D"Mark.9.13"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.9.28" targetEnd=3D"Luke.9.36"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.17.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.17.4">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.17.1"/>Six days later Jesus took with him Peter =
and the brothers James and John and led them up a high mountain where =
they were alone.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.1"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.17.2"/>As they looked on, a change came over =
Jesus: his face was shining like the sun, and his clothes were dazzling =
white.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.2"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.17.3"/>Then the three disciples saw Moses and =
Elijah talking with Jesus.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.3"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.17.4"/>So Peter spoke up and said to Jesus,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.17.4-000"/>Lord, how good it is that we are here! If =
you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you, one for Moses, and =
one for Elijah.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.4-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.4"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.17.5">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.17.5"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.17.5" noteStop=3D"Matt.17.5">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Gen.22.2"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.2.7"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Isa.42.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.3.17"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.12.18"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.1.11"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.3.22"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Deut.18.15"/>
</notePart>
</note>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.17.5" noteStop=3D"Matt.17.5">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Pet.1.17"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Pet.1.18"/>
</notePart>
</note> While he was talking, a shining cloud came over them, and a =
voice from the cloud said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.17.5-001"/>This is my own dear Son, with whom I am =
pleased--listen to him!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.5-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.5"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.17.6" refEnd=3D"Matt.17.8">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.17.6"/>When the disciples heard the voice, they =
were so terrified that they threw themselves face downward on the =
ground.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.6"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.17.7"/>Jesus came to them and touched them.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.17.7-002"/>Get up,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.7-002"/> he said.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.17.7-003"/>Don't be afraid!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.7-003"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.7"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.17.8"/>So they looked up and saw no one there =
but Jesus.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.8"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.17.9">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.17.9"/>As they came down the mountain, Jesus =
ordered them,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.17.9-004"/>Don't tell anyone about this vision you =
have seen until the Son of Man has been raised from death.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.9-004"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.9"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.17.10">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.17.10"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.17.10" noteStop=3D"Matt.17.10">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Mal.4.5"/>
</notePart>
</note> Then the disciples asked Jesus,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.17.10-005"/>Why do the teachers of the Law say that =
Elijah has to come first?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.10-005"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.10"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.17.11" refEnd=3D"Matt.17.12">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.17.11"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.17.11" noteStop=3D"Matt.17.11">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Sir.48.10"/>
</notePart>
</note>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.17.11-006"/>Elijah is indeed coming first,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.11-006"/> answered Jesus,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.17.11-007"/>and he will get everything =
ready.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.11"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.17.12"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.17.12" noteStop=3D"Matt.17.12">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.11.14"/>
</notePart>
</note> But I tell you that Elijah has already come and people did not =
recognize him, but treated him just as they pleased. In the same way =
they will also mistreat the Son of Man.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.11-007"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.12"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.17.13">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.17.13"/>Then the disciples understood that he =
was talking to them about John the Baptist.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.13"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.17.14" refEnd=3D"Matt.17.20">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Heals a Boy with a Demon</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.9.14" targetEnd=3D"Mark.9.29"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.9.37" targetEnd=3D"Luke.9.43a"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.17.14" refEnd=3D"Matt.17.16">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.17.14"/>When they returned to the crowd, a man =
came to Jesus, knelt before him,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.14"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.17.15"/>and said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.17.15-008"/>Sir, have mercy on my son! He is an =
epileptic and has such terrible attacks that he often falls in the fire =
or into water.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.15"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.17.16"/>I brought him to your disciples, but =
they could not heal him.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.15-008"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.16"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.17.17" refEnd=3D"Matt.17.18">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.17.17"/>Jesus answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.17.17-009"/>How unbelieving and wrong you people =
are! How long must I stay with you? How long do I have to put up with =
you? Bring the boy here to me!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.17-009"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.17"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.17.18"/>Jesus gave a command to the demon, and =
it went out of the boy, and at that very moment he was healed.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.18"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.17.19">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.17.19"/>Then the disciples came to Jesus in =
private and asked him,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.17.19-010"/>Why couldn't we drive the demon out?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.19-010"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.19"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.17.20">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.17.20"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.17.20" noteStop=3D"Matt.17.20">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.21.21"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.11.23"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Cor.13.2"/>
</notePart>
</note>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.17.20-011"/>It was because you do not have enough =
faith,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.20-011"/> answered Jesus.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.17.20-012"/>I assure you that if you have faith as =
big as a mustard seed, you can say to this hill,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.17.20-013"/>Go from here to there!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.20-013"/> and it will go. You could do anything!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.20-012"/>
<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Some manuscripts add verse 21:<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> But only prayer and fasting can drive this kind out; =
nothing else can </notePart>(see=20
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.9.29"/>
)<notePart type=3D"x-reading">.
</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.20"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.17.22" refEnd=3D"Matt.17.23">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Speaks Again about His Death</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.9.30" targetEnd=3D"Mark.9.32"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.9.43" targetEnd=3D"Luke.9.45"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.17.22" refEnd=3D"Matt.17.22">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.17.22"/>When the disciples all came together in =
Galilee, Jesus said to them,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.17.22-014"/>The Son of Man is about to be handed =
over to those<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.22"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.17.23"/>who will kill him; but three days later =
he will be raised to life.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.22-014"/>
</p>
<p>The disciples became very sad.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.23"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.17.24" refEnd=3D"Matt.17.27">
<title>
<titlePart>Payment of the Temple Tax</titlePart>
</title>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.17.24">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.17.24"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.17.24" noteStop=3D"Matt.17.24">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.30.13"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.38.26"/>
</notePart>
</note> When Jesus and his disciples came to Capernaum, the collectors =
of the Temple tax came to Peter and asked,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.17.24-015"/>Does your teacher pay the Temple tax?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.24-015"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.24"/>
</p>
<p>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.17.25"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.17.25-016"/>Of course,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.25-016"/> Peter answered.
</p>
<p>When Peter went into the house, Jesus spoke up first,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.17.25-017"/>Simon, what is your opinion? Who pays =
duties or taxes to the kings of this world? The citizens of the country =
or the foreigners?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.25-017"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.25"/>
</p>
<p>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.17.26"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.17.26-018"/>The foreigners,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.26-018"/> answered Peter.
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.17.27">
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.17.26-019"/>Well, then,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.26-019"/> replied Jesus,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.17.26-020"/>that means that the citizens don't have =
to pay.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.26"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.17.27"/>But we don't want to offend these =
people. So go to the lake and drop in a line. Pull up the first fish you =
hook, and in its mouth you will find a coin worth enough for my Temple =
tax and yours. Take it and pay them our taxes.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.26-020"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17.27"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.17"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.18.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.18.5">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Matt.18"/>
<title>
<titlePart>Who Is the Greatest?</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.9.33" targetEnd=3D"Mark.9.37"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.9.46" targetEnd=3D"Luke.9.48"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.18.1">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.18.1"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.18.1" noteStop=3D"Matt.18.1">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.22.24"/>
</notePart>
</note> At that time the disciples came to Jesus, asking,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.18.1-000"/>Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of =
heaven?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.1-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.1"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.18.2" refEnd=3D"Matt.18.5">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.18.2"/>So Jesus called a child to come and stand =
in front of them,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.2"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.18.3"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.18.3" noteStop=3D"Matt.18.3">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.10.15"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.18.17"/>
</notePart>
</note> and said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.18.3-001"/>I assure you that unless you change and =
become like children, you will never enter the Kingdom of =
heaven.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.3"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.18.4"/>The greatest in the Kingdom of heaven is =
the one who humbles himself and becomes like this child.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.4"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.18.5"/>And whoever welcomes in my name one such =
child as this, welcomes me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.5"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.18.6" refEnd=3D"Matt.18.9">
<title>
<titlePart>Temptations to Sin</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.9.42" targetEnd=3D"Mark.9.48"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.17.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.17.2"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.18.6" refEnd=3D"Matt.18.7">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.18.6"/>If anyone should cause one of these =
little ones to lose his faith in me, it would be better for that person =
to have a large millstone tied around his neck and be drowned in the =
deep sea.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.6"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.18.7"/>How terrible for the world that there are =
things that make people lose their faith! Such things will always =
happen--but how terrible for the one who causes them!
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.7"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.18.8" refEnd=3D"Matt.18.9">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.18.8"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.18.8" noteStop=3D"Matt.18.8">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.5.30"/>
</notePart>
</note> If your hand or your foot makes you lose your faith, cut it off =
and throw it away! It is better for you to enter life without a hand or =
a foot than to keep both hands and both feet and be thrown into the =
eternal fire.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.8"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.18.9"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.18.9" noteStop=3D"Matt.18.9">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.5.29"/>
</notePart>
</note> And if your eye makes you lose your faith, take it out and throw =
it away! It is better for you to enter life with only one eye than to =
keep both eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.9"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.18.10" refEnd=3D"Matt.18.14">
<title>
<titlePart>The Parable of the Lost Sheep</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.15.3" targetEnd=3D"Luke.15.7"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.18.10">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.18.10"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.18.10" noteStop=3D"Matt.18.10">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Tob.12.15"/>
</notePart>
</note> See that you don't despise any of these little ones. Their =
angels in heaven, I tell you, are always in the presence of my Father in =
heaven.<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Some manuscripts add verse 11:<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> For the Son of Man came to save the lost =
</notePart>(see=20
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.19.10"/>
)<notePart type=3D"x-reading">.
</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.18.10" noteStop=3D"Matt.18.10">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.19.10"/>
</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.10"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.18.12" refEnd=3D"Matt.18.14">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.18.12"/>What do you think a man does who has one =
hundred sheep and one of them gets lost? He will leave the other =
ninety-nine grazing on the hillside and go and look for the lost =
sheep.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.12"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.18.13"/>When he finds it, I tell you, he feels =
far happier over this one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not =
get lost.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.13"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.18.14"/>In just the same way your<note =
type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">your</notePart>; some manuscripts =
have<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> my.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> Father in heaven does not want any of these little ones to be =
lost.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.14"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.18.15" refEnd=3D"Matt.18.17">
<title>
<titlePart>When Someone Sins</titlePart>
</title>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.18.15" refEnd=3D"Matt.18.17">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.18.15"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.18.15" noteStop=3D"Matt.18.15">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.17.3"/>
</notePart>
</note> If your brother sins against you,<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Some manuscripts do not have<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> against you.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> go to him and show him his fault. But do it privately, just =
between yourselves. If he listens to you, you have won your brother =
back.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.15"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.18.16"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.18.16" noteStop=3D"Matt.18.16">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Deut.19.15"/>
</notePart>
</note> But if he will not listen to you, take one or two other persons =
with you, so that=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.18.16-002"/>every accusation may be upheld by the =
testimony of two or more witnesses,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.16-002"/> as the scripture says.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.16"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.18.17"/>And if he will not listen to them, then =
tell the whole thing to the church. Finally, if he will not listen to =
the church, treat him as though he were a pagan or a tax =
collector.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.17"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.18.18" refEnd=3D"Matt.18.20">
<title>
<titlePart>Prohibiting and Permitting</titlePart>
</title>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.18.18">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.18.18"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.18.18" noteStop=3D"Matt.18.18">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.16.19"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.20.23"/>
</notePart>
</note> And so I tell all of you: what you prohibit on earth will be =
prohibited in heaven, and what you permit on earth will be permitted in =
heaven.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.18"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.18.19" refEnd=3D"Matt.18.20">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.18.19"/>And I tell you more: whenever two of you =
on earth agree about anything you pray for, it will be done for you by =
my Father in heaven.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.19"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.18.20"/>For where two or three come together in =
my name, I am there with them.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.3-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.20"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.18.21" refEnd=3D"Matt.18.35">
<title>
<titlePart>The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant</titlePart>
</title>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.18.21">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.18.21"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.18.21" noteStop=3D"Matt.18.21">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.17.3"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.17.4"/>
</notePart>
</note> Then Peter came to Jesus and asked,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.18.21-003"/>Lord, if my brother keeps on sinning =
against me, how many times do I have to forgive him? Seven times?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.21-003"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.21"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.18.22" refEnd=3D"Matt.18.27">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.18.22"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.18.22" noteStop=3D"Matt.18.22">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Gen.4.24"/>
</notePart>
</note>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.18.22-004"/>No, not seven times,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.22-004"/> answered Jesus,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.18.22-005"/>but seventy times seven,<note =
type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">seventy times seven; </notePart>or<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> seventy-seven times.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.22"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.18.23"/>because the Kingdom of heaven is like =
this. Once there was a king who decided to check on his servants' =
accounts.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.23"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.18.24"/>He had just begun to do so when one of =
them was brought in who owed him millions of dollars.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.24"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.18.25"/>The servant did not have enough to pay =
his debt, so the king ordered him to be sold as a slave, with his wife =
and his children and all that he had, in order to pay the debt.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.25"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.18.26"/>The servant fell on his knees before the =
king.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.18.26-006"/>Be patient with me,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.26-006"/> he begged,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.18.26-007"/>and I will pay you everything!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.26-007"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.26"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.18.27"/>The king felt sorry for him, so he =
forgave him the debt and let him go.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.27"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.18.28" refEnd=3D"Matt.18.34">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.18.28"/>Then the man went out and met one of his =
fellow servants who owed him a few dollars. He grabbed him and started =
choking him.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.18.28-008"/>Pay back what you owe me!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.28-008"/> he said.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.28"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.18.29"/>His fellow servant fell down and begged =
him,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.18.29-009"/>Be patient with me, and I will pay you =
back!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.29-009"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.29"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.18.30"/>But he refused; instead, he had him =
thrown into jail until he should pay the debt.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.30"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.18.31"/>When the other servants saw what had =
happened, they were very upset and went to the king and told him =
everything.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.31"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.18.32"/>So he called the servant in.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.18.32-010"/>You worthless slave!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.32-010"/> he said.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.18.32-011"/>I forgave you the whole amount you owed =
me, just because you asked me to.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.32"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.18.33"/>You should have had mercy on your fellow =
servant, just as I had mercy on you.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.32-011"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.33"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.18.34"/>The king was very angry, and he sent the =
servant to jail to be punished until he should pay back the whole =
amount.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.22-005"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.34"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.18.35">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.18.35"/>And Jesus concluded,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.18.35-012"/>That is how my Father in heaven will =
treat every one of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.35-012"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18.35"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.18"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.19.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.19.12">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Matt.19"/>
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Teaches about Divorce</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.10.1" targetEnd=3D"Mark.10.12"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.19.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.19.2">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.19.1"/>When Jesus finished saying these things, =
he left Galilee and went to the territory of Judea on the other side of =
the Jordan River.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.1"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.19.2"/>Large crowds followed him, and he healed =
them there.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.2"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.19.3">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.19.3"/>Some Pharisees came to him and tried to =
trap him by asking,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.19.3-000"/>Does our Law allow a man to divorce his =
wife for whatever reason he wishes?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.3-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.3"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.19.4" refEnd=3D"Matt.19.6">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.19.4"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.19.4" noteStop=3D"Matt.19.4">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Gen.1.27"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Gen.5.2"/>
</notePart>
</note> Jesus answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.19.4-001"/>Haven't you read the scripture that says =
that in the beginning the Creator made people male and female?<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.4"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.19.5"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.19.5" noteStop=3D"Matt.19.5">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Gen.2.24"/>
</notePart>
</note> And God said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.19.5-002"/>For this reason a man will leave his =
father and mother and unite with his wife, and the two will become one.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.5-002"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.5"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.19.6"/>So they are no longer two, but one. No =
human being must separate, then, what God has joined together.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.4-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.6"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.19.7">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.19.7"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.19.7" noteStop=3D"Matt.19.7">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Deut.24.1" targetEnd=3D"Deut.24.4"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.5.31"/>
</notePart>
</note> The Pharisees asked him,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.19.7-003"/>Why, then, did Moses give the law for a =
man to hand his wife a divorce notice and send her away?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.7-003"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.7"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.19.8" refEnd=3D"Matt.19.9">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.19.8"/>Jesus answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.19.8-004"/>Moses gave you permission to divorce your =
wives because you are so hard to teach. But it was not like that at the =
time of creation.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.8"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.19.9"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.19.9" noteStop=3D"Matt.19.9">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.5.32"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Cor.7.10"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Cor.7.11"/>
</notePart>
</note> I tell you, then, that any man who divorces his wife for any =
cause other than her unfaithfulness, commits adultery if he marries some =
other woman.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.8-004"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.9"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.19.10">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.19.10"/>His disciples said to him,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.19.10-005"/>If this is how it is between a man and =
his wife, it is better not to marry.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.10-005"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.10"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.19.11" refEnd=3D"Matt.19.12">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.19.11"/>Jesus answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.19.11-006"/>This teaching does not apply to =
everyone, but only to those to whom God has given it.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.11"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.19.12"/>For there are different reasons why men =
cannot marry: some, because they were born that way; others, because men =
made them that way; and others do not marry for the sake of the Kingdom =
of heaven. Let him who can accept this teaching do so.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.11-006"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.12"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.19.13" refEnd=3D"Matt.19.15">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Blesses Little Children</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.10.13" targetEnd=3D"Mark.10.16"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.18.15" targetEnd=3D"Luke.18.17"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.19.13" refEnd=3D"Matt.19.14">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.19.13"/>Some people brought children to Jesus =
for him to place his hands on them and to pray for them, but the =
disciples scolded the people.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.13"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.19.14"/>Jesus said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.19.14-007"/>Let the children come to me and do not =
stop them, because the Kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.14-007"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.14"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.19.15">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.19.15"/>He placed his hands on them and then =
went away.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.15"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.19.16" refEnd=3D"Matt.19.30">
<title>
<titlePart>The Rich Young Man</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.10.17" targetEnd=3D"Mark.10.31"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.18.18" targetEnd=3D"Luke.18.30"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.19.16">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.19.16"/>Once a man came to Jesus.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.19.16-008"/>Teacher,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.16-008"/> he asked,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.19.16-009"/>what good thing must I do to receive =
eternal life?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.16-009"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.16"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.19.17">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.19.17"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.19.17-010"/>Why do you ask me concerning what is =
good?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.17-010"/> answered Jesus.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.19.17-011"/>There is only One who is good. Keep the =
commandments if you want to enter life.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.17-011"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.17"/>
</p>
<p>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.19.18"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.19.18" noteStop=3D"Matt.19.18">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.20.13"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Deut.5.17"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.20.14"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Deut.5.18"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.20.15"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Deut.5.19"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.20.16"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Deut.5.20"/>
</notePart>
</note>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.19.18-012"/>What commandments?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.18-012"/> he asked.
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.19.19">Jesus answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.19.18-013"/>Do not commit murder; do not commit =
adultery; do not steal; do not accuse anyone falsely;<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.18"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.19.19"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.19.19" noteStop=3D"Matt.19.19">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.20.12"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Deut.5.16"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Lev.19.18"/>
</notePart>
</note> respect your father and your mother; and love your neighbor as =
you love yourself.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.18-013"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.19"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.19.20">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.19.20"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.19.20-014"/>I have obeyed all these commandments,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.20-014"/> the young man replied.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.19.20-015"/>What else do I need to do?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.20-015"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.20"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.19.21">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.19.21"/>Jesus said to him,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.19.21-016"/>If you want to be perfect, go and sell =
all you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in =
heaven; then come and follow me.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.21-016"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.21"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.19.22">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.19.22"/>When the young man heard this, he went =
away sad, because he was very rich.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.22"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.19.23" refEnd=3D"Matt.19.24">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.19.23"/>Jesus then said to his disciples,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.19.23-017"/>I assure you: it will be very hard for =
rich people to enter the Kingdom of heaven.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.23"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.19.24"/>I repeat: it is much harder for a rich =
person to enter the Kingdom of God than for a camel to go through the =
eye of a needle.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.23-017"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.24"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.19.25">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.19.25"/>When the disciples heard this, they were =
completely amazed.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.19.25-018"/>Who, then, can be saved?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.25-018"/> they asked.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.25"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.19.26">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.19.26"/>Jesus looked straight at them and =
answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.19.26-019"/>This is impossible for human beings, but =
for God everything is possible.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.26-019"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.26"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.19.27">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.19.27"/>Then Peter spoke up.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.19.27-020"/>Look,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.27-020"/> he said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.19.27-021"/>we have left everything and followed =
you. What will we have?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.27-021"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.27"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.19.28" refEnd=3D"Matt.19.30">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.19.28"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.19.28" noteStop=3D"Matt.19.28">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.25.31"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.22.30"/>
</notePart>
</note> Jesus said to them,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.19.28-022"/>You can be sure that when the Son of Man =
sits on his glorious throne in the New Age, then you twelve followers of =
mine will also sit on thrones, to rule the twelve tribes of =
Israel.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.28"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.19.29"/>And everyone who has left houses or =
brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my =
sake, will receive a hundred times more and will be given eternal =
life.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.29"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.19.30"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.19.30" noteStop=3D"Matt.19.30">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.20.16"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.13.30"/>
</notePart>
</note> But many who now are first will be last, and many who now are =
last will be first.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.30"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.20.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.20.16">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Matt.20"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The Workers in the Vineyard</titlePart>
</title>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.20.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.20.7">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.20.1"/>The Kingdom of heaven is like this. Once =
there was a man who went out early in the morning to hire some men to =
work in his vineyard.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.1"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.20.2"/>He agreed to pay them the regular wage, a =
silver coin a day, and sent them to work in his vineyard.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.2"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.20.3"/>He went out again to the marketplace at =
nine o'clock and saw some men standing there doing nothing,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.3"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.20.4"/>so he told them,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.20.4-000"/>You also go and work in the vineyard, and =
I will pay you a fair wage.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.4-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.4"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.20.5"/>So they went. Then at twelve o'clock and =
again at three o'clock he did the same thing.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.5"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.20.6"/>It was nearly five o'clock when he went =
to the marketplace and saw some other men still standing there.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.20.6-001"/>Why are you wasting the whole day here =
doing nothing?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.6-001"/> he asked them.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.6"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.20.7"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.20.7-002"/>No one hired us,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.7-002"/> they answered.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.20.7-003"/>Well, then, you go and work in the =
vineyard,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.7-003"/> he told them.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.7"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.20.8" refEnd=3D"Matt.20.15">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.20.8"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.20.8" noteStop=3D"Matt.20.8">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Lev.19.13"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Deut.24.15"/>
</notePart>
</note> When evening came, the owner told his foreman,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.20.8-004"/>Call the workers and pay them their =
wages, starting with those who were hired last and ending with those who =
were hired first.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.8-004"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.8"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.20.9"/>The men who had begun to work at five =
o'clock were paid a silver coin each.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.9"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.20.10"/>So when the men who were the first to be =
hired came to be paid, they thought they would get more; but they too =
were given a silver coin each.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.10"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.20.11"/>They took their money and started =
grumbling against the employer.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.11"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.20.12"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.20.12-005"/>These men who were hired last worked =
only one hour,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.12-005"/> they said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.20.12-006"/>while we put up with a whole day's work =
in the hot sun--yet you paid them the same as you paid us!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.12-006"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.12"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.20.13"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.20.13-007"/>Listen, friend,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.13-007"/> the owner answered one of them,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.20.13-008"/>I have not cheated you. After all, you =
agreed to do a day's work for one silver coin.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.13"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.20.14"/>Now take your pay and go home. I want to =
give this man who was hired last as much as I gave you.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.14"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.20.15"/>Don't I have the right to do as I wish =
with my own money? Or are you jealous because I am generous?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.13-008"/>
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.19.28-022"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.15"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.20.16">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.20.16"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.20.16" noteStop=3D"Matt.20.16">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.19.30"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.10.31"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.13.30"/>
</notePart>
</note> And Jesus concluded,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.20.16-009"/>So those who are last will be first, and =
those who are first will be last.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.16-009"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.16"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.20.17" refEnd=3D"Matt.20.19">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Speaks a Third Time about His Death</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.10.32" targetEnd=3D"Mark.10.34"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.18.31" targetEnd=3D"Luke.18.34"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.20.17" refEnd=3D"Matt.20.19">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.20.17"/>As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he =
took the twelve disciples aside and spoke to them privately, as they =
walked along.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.17"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.20.18"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.20.18-010"/>Listen,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.18-010"/> he told them,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.20.18-011"/>we are going up to Jerusalem, where the =
Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the teachers of =
the Law. They will condemn him to death<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.18"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.20.19"/>and then hand him over to the Gentiles, =
who will make fun of him, whip him, and crucify him; but three days =
later he will be raised to life.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.18-011"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.19"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.20.20" refEnd=3D"Matt.20.28">
<title>
<titlePart>A Mother's Request</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.10.35" targetEnd=3D"Mark.10.45"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.20.20">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.20.20"/>Then the wife of Zebedee came to Jesus =
with her two sons, bowed before him, and asked him for a favor.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.20"/>
</p>
<p>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.20.21"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.20.21-012"/>What do you want?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.21-012"/> Jesus asked her.
</p>
<p>She answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.20.21-013"/>Promise me that these two sons of mine =
will sit at your right and your left when you are King.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.21-013"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.21"/>
</p>
<p>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.20.22"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.20.22-014"/>You don't know what you are asking for,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.22-014"/> Jesus answered the sons.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.20.22-015"/>Can you drink the cup of suffering that =
I am about to drink?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.22-015"/>
</p>
<p>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.20.22-016"/>We can,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.22-016"/> they answered.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.22"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.20.23">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.20.23"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.20.23-017"/>You will indeed drink from my cup,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.23-017"/> Jesus told them,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.20.23-018"/>but I do not have the right to choose =
who will sit at my right and my left. These places belong to those for =
whom my Father has prepared them.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.23-018"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.23"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.20.24" refEnd=3D"Matt.20.28">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.20.24"/>When the other ten disciples heard about =
this, they became angry with the two brothers.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.24"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.20.25"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.20.25" noteStop=3D"Matt.20.25">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.22.25"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.22.26"/>
</notePart>
</note> So Jesus called them all together and said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.20.25-019"/>You know that the rulers of the heathen =
have power over them, and the leaders have complete authority.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.25"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.20.26"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.20.26" noteStop=3D"Matt.20.26">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.23.11"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.9.35"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.22.26"/>
</notePart>
</note> This, however, is not the way it shall be among you. If one of =
you wants to be great, you must be the servant of the rest;<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.26"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.20.27"/>and if one of you wants to be first, you =
must be the slave of the others--<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.27"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.20.28"/>like the Son of Man, who did not come to =
be served, but to serve and to give his life to redeem many people.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.25-019"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.28"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.20.29" refEnd=3D"Matt.20.34">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Heals Two Blind Men</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.10.46" targetEnd=3D"Mark.10.52"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.18.35" targetEnd=3D"Luke.18.43"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.20.29" refEnd=3D"Matt.20.30">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.20.29"/>As Jesus and his disciples were leaving =
Jericho, a large crowd was following.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.29"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.20.30"/>Two blind men who were sitting by the =
road heard that Jesus was passing by, so they began to shout,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.20.30-020"/>Son of David! Have mercy on us, sir!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.30-020"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.30"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.20.31">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.20.31"/>The crowd scolded them and told them to =
be quiet. But they shouted even more loudly,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.20.31-021"/>Son of David! Have mercy on us, sir!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.31-021"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.31"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.20.32">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.20.32"/>Jesus stopped and called them.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.20.32-022"/>What do you want me to do for you?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.32-022"/> he asked them.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.32"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.20.33">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.20.33"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.20.33-023"/>Sir,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.33-023"/> they answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.20.33-024"/>we want you to give us our sight!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.33-024"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.33"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.20.34">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.20.34"/>Jesus had pity on them and touched their =
eyes; at once they were able to see, and they followed him.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.20.34"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.20"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.21.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.21.11">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Matt.21"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The Triumphant Entry into Jerusalem</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.11.1" targetEnd=3D"Mark.11.11"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.19.28" targetEnd=3D"Luke.19.40"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.12.12" targetEnd=3D"John.12.19"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.21.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.21.3">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.1"/>As Jesus and his disciples approached =
Jerusalem, they came to Bethphage at the Mount of Olives. There Jesus =
sent two of the disciples on ahead<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.1"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.2"/>with these instructions:=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.21.2-000"/>Go to the village there ahead of you, and =
at once you will find a donkey tied up with her colt beside her. Untie =
them and bring them to me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.2"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.3"/>And if anyone says anything, tell him,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.21.3-001"/>The Master<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">The Master; </notePart>or<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> Their owner.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> needs them
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.3-001"/>; and then he will let them go at once.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.2-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.3"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.21.4">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.4"/>This happened in order to make come true =
what the prophet had said:
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.4"/>
</p>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote" refStart=3D"Matt.21.5">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.5"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.21.5" noteStop=3D"Matt.21.5">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Zech.9.9"/>
</notePart>
</note>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.21.5-002"/>Tell the city of Zion,</line>
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<line>He is humble and rides on a donkey</line>
<line>and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.5-002"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.5"/>
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<p refStart=3D"Matt.21.6" refEnd=3D"Matt.21.9">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.6"/>So the disciples went and did what Jesus =
had told them to do:<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.6"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.7"/>they brought the donkey and the colt, =
threw their cloaks over them, and Jesus got on.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.7"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.8"/>A large crowd of people spread their =
cloaks on the road while others cut branches from the trees and spread =
them on the road.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.8"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.9"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.21.9" noteStop=3D"Matt.21.9">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.118.25"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.118.26"/>
</notePart>
</note> The crowds walking in front of Jesus and those walking behind =
began to shout,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.21.9-003"/>Praise to David's Son! God bless him who =
comes in the name of the Lord! Praise be to God!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.9-003"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.9"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.21.10">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.10"/>When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole =
city was thrown into an uproar.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.21.10-004"/>Who is he?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.10-004"/> the people asked.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.10"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.21.11">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.11"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.21.11-005"/>This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth =
in Galilee,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.11-005"/> the crowds answered.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.11"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.21.12" refEnd=3D"Matt.21.17">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Goes to the Temple</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.11.15" targetEnd=3D"Mark.11.19"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.19.45" targetEnd=3D"Luke.19.48"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.2.13" targetEnd=3D"John.2.22"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.21.12" refEnd=3D"Matt.21.13">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.12"/>Jesus went into the Temple and drove out =
all those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of =
the moneychangers and the stools of those who sold pigeons,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.12"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.13"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.21.13" noteStop=3D"Matt.21.13">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Isa.56.7"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Jer.7.11"/>
</notePart>
</note> and said to them,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.21.13-006"/>It is written in the Scriptures that God =
said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.21.13-007"/>My Temple will be called a house of =
prayer.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.13-007"/> But you are making it a hideout for =
thieves!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.13-006"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.13"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.21.14" refEnd=3D"Matt.21.15">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.14"/>The blind and the crippled came to him =
in the Temple, and he healed them.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.14"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.15"/>The chief priests and the teachers of =
the Law became angry when they saw the wonderful things he was doing and =
the children shouting in the Temple,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.21.15-008"/>Praise to David's Son!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.15-008"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.15"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.16"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.21.16" noteStop=3D"Matt.21.16">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.8.2"/>
</notePart>
</note> So they asked Jesus,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.21.16-009"/>Do you hear what they are saying?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.16-009"/>
</p>
<p>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.21.16-010"/>Indeed I do,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.16-010"/> answered Jesus.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.21.16-011"/>Haven't you ever read this scripture?=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.21.16-012"/>You have trained children and babies to =
offer perfect praise.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.16-012"/>
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.16-011"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.16"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.21.17">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.17"/>Jesus left them and went out of the city =
to Bethany, where he spent the night.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.17"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.21.18" refEnd=3D"Matt.21.22">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Curses the Fig Tree</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.11.12" targetEnd=3D"Mark.11.14"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.11.20" targetEnd=3D"Mark.11.24"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.21.18" refEnd=3D"Matt.21.19">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.18"/>On his way back to the city early next =
morning, Jesus was hungry.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.18"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.19"/>He saw a fig tree by the side of the =
road and went to it, but found nothing on it except leaves. So he said =
to the tree,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.21.19-013"/>You will never again bear fruit!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.19-013"/> At once the fig tree dried up.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.19"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.21.20">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.20"/>The disciples saw this and were =
astounded.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.21.20-014"/>How did the fig tree dry up so quickly?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.20-014"/> they asked.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.20"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.21.21" refEnd=3D"Matt.21.22">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.21"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.21.21" noteStop=3D"Matt.21.21">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.17.20"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Cor.13.2"/>
</notePart>
</note> Jesus answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.21.21-015"/>I assure you that if you believe and do =
not doubt, you will be able to do what I have done to this fig tree. And =
not only this, but you will even be able to say to this hill,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.21.21-016"/>Get up and throw yourself in the sea,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.21-016"/> and it will.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.21"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.22"/>If you believe, you will receive =
whatever you ask for in prayer.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.21-015"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.22"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.21.23" refEnd=3D"Matt.21.27">
<title>
<titlePart>The Question about Jesus' Authority</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.11.27" targetEnd=3D"Mark.11.33"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.20.1" targetEnd=3D"Luke.20.8"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.21.23">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.23"/>Jesus came back to the Temple; and as he =
taught, the chief priests and the elders came to him and asked,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.21.23-017"/>What right do you have to do these =
things? Who gave you such right?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.23-017"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.23"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.21.24" refEnd=3D"Matt.21.24">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.24"/>Jesus answered them,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.21.24-018"/>I will ask you just one question, and if =
you give me an answer, I will tell you what right I have to do these =
things.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.24"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.25"/>Where did John's right to baptize come =
from: was it from God or from human beings?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.24-018"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.21.26" refEnd=3D"Matt.21.26">They started to argue =
among themselves,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.21.25-019"/>What shall we say? If we answer,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.21.25-020"/>From God,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.25-020"/> he will say to us,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.21.25-021"/>Why, then, did you not believe John?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.25-021"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.25"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.26"/>But if we say,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.21.26-022"/>From human beings,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.26-022"/> we are afraid of what the people might =
do, because they are all convinced that John was a prophet.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.25-019"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.26"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.27"/>So they answered Jesus,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.21.27-023"/>We don't know.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.27-023"/>
</p>
<p>And he said to them,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.21.27-024"/>Neither will I tell you, then, by what =
right I do these things.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.27"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.21.28" refEnd=3D"Matt.21.32">
<title>
<titlePart>The Parable of the Two Sons</titlePart>
</title>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.21.28" refEnd=3D"Matt.21.30">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.28"/>Now, what do you think? There was once a =
man who had two sons. He went to the older one and said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.21.28-025"/>Son, go and work in the vineyard today.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.28-025"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.28"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.29"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.21.29-026"/>I don't want to,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.29-026"/> he answered, but later he changed his =
mind and went.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.29"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.30"/>Then the father went to the other son =
and said the same thing.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.21.30-027"/>Yes, sir,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.30-027"/> he answered, but he did not =
go.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.30"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.31"/>Which one of the two did what his father =
wanted?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.27-024"/>
</p>
<p>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.21.31-028"/>The older one,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.31-028"/> they answered.
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.21.32">So Jesus said to them,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.21.31-029"/>I tell you: the tax collectors and the =
prostitutes are going into the Kingdom of God ahead of you.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.31"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.32"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.21.32" noteStop=3D"Matt.21.32">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.3.12"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.7.29"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.7.30"/>
</notePart>
</note> For John the Baptist came to you showing you the right path to =
take, and you would not believe him; but the tax collectors and the =
prostitutes believed him. Even when you saw this, you did not later =
change your minds and believe him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.32"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.21.33" refEnd=3D"Matt.21.46">
<title>
<titlePart>The Parable of the Tenants in the Vineyard</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.12.1" targetEnd=3D"Mark.12.12"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.20.9" targetEnd=3D"Luke.20.19"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.21.33" refEnd=3D"Matt.21.39">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.33"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.21.33" noteStop=3D"Matt.21.33">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Isa.5.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Isa.5.2"/>
</notePart>
</note> Listen to another parable,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.31-029"/> Jesus said.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.21.33-030"/>There was once a landowner who planted a =
vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a hole for the wine press, and =
built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to tenants and left home =
on a trip.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.33"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.34"/>When the time came to gather the grapes, =
he sent his slaves to the tenants to receive his share of the =
harvest.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.34"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.35"/>The tenants grabbed his slaves, beat =
one, killed another, and stoned another.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.35"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.36"/>Again the man sent other slaves, more =
than the first time, and the tenants treated them the same way.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.36"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.37"/>Last of all he sent his son to them.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.21.37-031"/>Surely they will respect my son,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.37-031"/> he said.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.37"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.38"/>But when the tenants saw the son, they =
said to themselves,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.21.38-032"/>This is the owner's son. Come on, let's =
kill him, and we will get his property!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.38-032"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.38"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.39"/>So they grabbed him, threw him out of =
the vineyard, and killed him.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.39"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.21.40">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.40"/>Now, when the owner of the vineyard =
comes, what will he do to those tenants?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.33-030"/> Jesus asked.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.40"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.21.41">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.41"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.21.41-033"/>He will certainly kill those evil men,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.41-033"/> they answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.21.41-034"/>and rent the vineyard out to other =
tenants, who will give him his share of the harvest at the right time.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.41-034"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.41"/>
</p>
<p>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.42"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.21.42" noteStop=3D"Matt.21.42">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.118.22"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.118.23"/>
</notePart>
</note> Jesus said to them,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.21.42-035"/>Haven't you ever read what the =
Scriptures say?
</p>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.21.42-036"/>The stone which the builders rejected as =
worthless</line>
<line>turned out to be the most important of all.</line>
<line>This was done by the Lord;</line>
<line>what a wonderful sight it is!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.42-036"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.42"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.21.43">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.43"/>And so I tell you,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.42-035"/> added Jesus,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.21.43-037"/>the Kingdom of God will be taken away =
from you and given to a people who will produce the proper fruits.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.43-037"/>
<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Some manuscripts add verse 44:<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> Whoever falls on this stone will be cut to pieces; =
and if the stone falls on someone, it will crush him to dust =
</notePart>(see=20
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.20.18"/>
)<notePart type=3D"x-reading">.
</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.43"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.21.45" refEnd=3D"Matt.21.46">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.45"/>The chief priests and the Pharisees =
heard Jesus' parables and knew that he was talking about them,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.45"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.21.46"/>so they tried to arrest him. But they =
were afraid of the crowds, who considered Jesus to be a =
prophet.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21.46"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.21"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.22.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.22.14">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Matt.22"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The Parable of the Wedding Feast</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.14.15" targetEnd=3D"Luke.14.24"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.22.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.22.10">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.1"/>Jesus again used parables in talking to =
the people.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.1"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.2"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.22.2-000"/>The Kingdom of heaven is like this. Once =
there was a king who prepared a wedding feast for his son.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.2"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.3"/>He sent his servants to tell the invited =
guests to come to the feast, but they did not want to come.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.3"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.4"/>So he sent other servants with this =
message for the guests:=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.22.4-001"/>My feast is ready now; my steers and =
prize calves have been butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the =
wedding feast!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.4-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.4"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.5"/>But the invited guests paid no attention =
and went about their business: one went to his farm, another to his =
store,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.5"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.6"/>while others grabbed the servants, beat =
them, and killed them.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.6"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.7"/>The king was very angry; so he sent his =
soldiers, who killed those murderers and burned down their =
city.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.7"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.8"/>Then he called his servants and said to =
them,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.22.8-002"/>My wedding feast is ready, but the people =
I invited did not deserve it.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.8"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.9"/>Now go to the main streets and invite to =
the feast as many people as you find.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.8-002"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.9"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.10"/>So the servants went out into the =
streets and gathered all the people they could find, good and bad alike; =
and the wedding hall was filled with people.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.10"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.22.11" refEnd=3D"Matt.22.13">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.11"/>The king went in to look at the guests =
and saw a man who was not wearing wedding clothes.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.11"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.12"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.22.12-003"/>Friend, how did you get in here without =
wedding clothes?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.12-003"/> the king asked him. But the man said =
nothing.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.12"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.13"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.22.13" noteStop=3D"Matt.22.13">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.8.12"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.25.30"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.13.28"/>
</notePart>
</note> Then the king told the servants,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.22.13-004"/>Tie him up hand and foot, and throw him =
outside in the dark. There he will cry and gnash his teeth.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.13-004"/>
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.2-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.13"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.22.14">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.14"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.22.14" noteStop=3D"Matt.22.14">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Esd.8.3"/>
</notePart>
</note> And Jesus concluded,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.22.14-005"/>Many are invited, but few are chosen.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.14-005"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.14"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.22.15" refEnd=3D"Matt.22.22">
<title>
<titlePart>The Question about Paying Taxes</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.12.13" targetEnd=3D"Mark.12.17"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.20.20" targetEnd=3D"Luke.20.26"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.22.15" refEnd=3D"Matt.22.17">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.15"/>The Pharisees went off and made a plan =
to trap Jesus with questions.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.15"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.16"/>Then they sent to him some of their =
disciples and some members of Herod's party.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.22.16-006"/>Teacher,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.16-006"/> they said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.22.16-007"/>we know that you tell the truth. You =
teach the truth about God's will for people, without worrying about what =
others think, because you pay no attention to anyone's status.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.16"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.17"/>Tell us, then, what do you think? Is it =
against our Law to pay taxes to the Roman Emperor, or not?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.16-007"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.17"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.22.18" refEnd=3D"Matt.22.18">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.18"/>Jesus, however, was aware of their evil =
plan, and so he said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.22.18-008"/>You hypocrites! Why are you trying to =
trap me?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.18"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.19"/>Show me the coin for paying the tax!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.18-008"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.22.20">They brought him the coin,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.19"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.20"/>and he asked them,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.22.20-009"/>Whose face and name are these?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.20-009"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.20"/>
</p>
<p>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.21"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.22.21-010"/>The Emperor's,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.21-010"/> they answered.
</p>
<p>So Jesus said to them,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.22.21-011"/>Well, then, pay to the Emperor what =
belongs to the Emperor, and pay to God what belongs to God.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.21-011"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.21"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.22.22">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.22"/>When they heard this, they were amazed; =
and they left him and went away.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.22"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.22.23" refEnd=3D"Matt.22.33">
<title>
<titlePart>The Question about Rising from Death</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.12.18" targetEnd=3D"Mark.12.27"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.20.27" targetEnd=3D"Luke.20.40"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.22.23" refEnd=3D"Matt.22.28">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.23"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.22.23" noteStop=3D"Matt.22.23">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Acts.23.8"/>
</notePart>
</note> That same day some Sadducees came to Jesus and claimed that =
people will not rise from death.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.23"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.24"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.22.24" noteStop=3D"Matt.22.24">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Deut.25.5"/>
</notePart>
</note>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.22.24-012"/>Teacher,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.24-012"/> they said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.22.24-013"/>Moses said that if a man who has no =
children dies, his brother must marry the widow so that they can have =
children who will be considered the dead man's children.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.24"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.25"/>Now, there were seven brothers who used =
to live here. The oldest got married and died without having children, =
so he left his widow to his brother.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.25"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.26"/>The same thing happened to the second =
brother, to the third, and finally to all seven.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.26"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.27"/>Last of all, the woman died.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.27"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.28"/>Now, on the day when the dead rise to =
life, whose wife will she be? All of them had married her.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.24-013"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.28"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.22.29" refEnd=3D"Matt.22.32">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.29"/>Jesus answered them,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.22.29-014"/>How wrong you are! It is because you =
don't know the Scriptures or God's power.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.29"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.30"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.22.30" noteStop=3D"Matt.22.30">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Wis.5.5"/>
</notePart>
</note> For when the dead rise to life, they will be like the angels in =
heaven and will not marry.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.30"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.31"/>Now, as for the dead rising to life: =
haven't you ever read what God has told you? He said,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.31"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.32"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.22.32" noteStop=3D"Matt.22.32">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.3.6"/>
</notePart>
</note>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.22.32-015"/>I am the God of Abraham, the God of =
Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.32-015"/> He is the God of the living, not of =
the dead.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.29-014"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.32"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.22.33">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.33"/>When the crowds heard this, they were =
amazed at his teaching.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.33"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.22.34" refEnd=3D"Matt.22.40">
<title>
<titlePart>The Great Commandment</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.12.28" targetEnd=3D"Mark.12.34"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.10.25" targetEnd=3D"Luke.10.28"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.22.34" refEnd=3D"Matt.22.36">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.34"/>When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had =
silenced the Sadducees, they came together,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.34"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.35"/>and one of them, a teacher of the Law, =
tried to trap him with a question.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.35"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.36"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.22.36-016"/>Teacher,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.36-016"/> he asked,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.22.36-017"/>which is the greatest commandment in the =
Law?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.36-017"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.36"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.22.37" refEnd=3D"Matt.22.40">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.37"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.22.37" noteStop=3D"Matt.22.37">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Deut.6.5"/>
</notePart>
</note> Jesus answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.22.37-018"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.22.37-019"/>Love the Lord your God with all your =
heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.37-019"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.37"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.38"/>This is the greatest and the most =
important commandment.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.38"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.39"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.22.39" noteStop=3D"Matt.22.39">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Lev.19.18"/>
</notePart>
</note> The second most important commandment is like it:=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.22.39-020"/>Love your neighbor as you love yourself.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.39-020"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.39"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.40"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.22.40" noteStop=3D"Matt.22.40">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.10.25" targetEnd=3D"Luke.10.28"/>
</notePart>
</note> The whole Law of Moses and the teachings of the prophets depend =
on these two commandments.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.37-018"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.40"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.22.41" refEnd=3D"Matt.22.46">
<title>
<titlePart>The Question about the Messiah</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.12.35" targetEnd=3D"Mark.12.37"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.20.41" targetEnd=3D"Luke.20.44"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.22.41" refEnd=3D"Matt.22.41">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.41"/>When some Pharisees gathered together, =
Jesus asked them,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.41"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.42"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.22.42-021"/>What do you think about the Messiah? =
Whose descendant is he?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.42-021"/>
</p>
<p>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.22.42-022"/>He is David's descendant,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.42-022"/> they answered.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.42"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.22.43">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.43"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.22.43-023"/>Why, then,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.43-023"/> Jesus asked,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.22.43-024"/>did the Spirit inspire David to call him =
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.22.43-025"/>Lord
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.43-025"/>? David said,
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.43"/>
</p>
<div type=3D"x-blockQuote">
<lineGroup>
<line>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.44"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.22.44" noteStop=3D"Matt.22.44">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.110.1"/>
</notePart>
</note>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.22.44-026"/>The Lord said to my Lord:</line>
<line>Sit here at my right side</line>
<line>until I put your enemies under your feet.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.44-026"/>
</line>
</lineGroup>
</div>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.22.45">
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.44"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.45"/>If, then, David called him=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.22.45-027"/>Lord,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.45-027"/> how can the Messiah be David's =
descendant?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.43-024"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.45"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.22.46">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.22.46"/>No one was able to give Jesus any =
answer, and from that day on no one dared to ask him any more =
questions.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22.46"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.22"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.23.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.23.12">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Matt.23"/>
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Warns against the Teachers of the Law and the =
Pharisees</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.12.38"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.12.39"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.11.43"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.11.46"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.20.45"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.20.46"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.23.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.23.12">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.23.1"/>Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his =
disciples.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.1"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.23.2"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.23.2-000"/>The teachers of the Law and the Pharisees =
are the authorized interpreters of Moses' Law.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.2"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.23.3"/>So you must obey and follow everything =
they tell you to do; do not, however, imitate their actions, because =
they don't practice what they preach.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.3"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.23.4"/>They tie onto people's backs loads that =
are heavy and hard to carry, yet they aren't willing even to lift a =
finger to help them carry those loads.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.4"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.23.5"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.23.5" noteStop=3D"Matt.23.5">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.6.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Deut.6.8"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Num.15.38"/>
</notePart>
</note> They do everything so that people will see them. Look at the =
straps with scripture verses on them which they wear on their foreheads =
and arms, and notice how large they are! Notice also how long are the =
tassels on their cloaks!<note type=3D"x-background">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">TASSELS ON THEIR CLOAKS: These tassels were =
worn as a sign of devotion to God (see
<reference targetStart=3D"Num.15.37" targetEnd=3D"Num.15.41"/> =
).</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.5"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.23.6"/>They love the best places at feasts and =
the reserved seats in the synagogues;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.6"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.23.7"/>they love to be greeted with respect in =
the marketplaces and to have people call them=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.23.7-001"/>Teacher.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.7-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.7"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.23.8"/>You must not be called=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.23.8-002"/>Teacher,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.8-002"/> because you are all equal and have only =
one Teacher.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.8"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.23.9"/>And you must not call anyone here on =
earth=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.23.9-003"/>Father,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.9-003"/> because you have only the one Father in =
heaven.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.9"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.23.10"/>Nor should you be called=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.23.10-004"/>Leader,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.10-004"/> because your one and only leader is =
the Messiah.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.10"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.23.11"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.23.11" noteStop=3D"Matt.23.11">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.20.26"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.20.27"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.9.35"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.10.43"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.10.44"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.22.26"/>
</notePart>
</note> The greatest one among you must be your servant.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.11"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.23.12"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.23.12" noteStop=3D"Matt.23.12">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.14.11"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.18.14"/>
</notePart>
</note> Whoever makes himself great will be humbled, and whoever humbles =
himself will be made great.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.12"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.23.13" refEnd=3D"Matt.23.28">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Condemns Their Hypocrisy</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.12.40"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.11.39" targetEnd=3D"Luke.11.42"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.11.44"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.11.52"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.20.47"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.23.13">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.23.13"/>How terrible for you, teachers of the =
Law and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You lock the door to the Kingdom of =
heaven in people's faces, but you yourselves don't go in, nor do you =
allow in those who are trying to enter!<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Some manuscripts add verse 14:<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> How terrible for you, teachers of the Law and =
Pharisees! You hypocrites! You take advantage of widows and rob them of =
their homes, and then make a show of saying long prayers! Because of =
this your punishment will be all the worse! </notePart>(see=20
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.12.40"/>
)<notePart type=3D"x-reading">.
</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.13"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.23.15">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.23.15"/>How terrible for you, teachers of the =
Law and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You sail the seas and cross whole =
countries to win one convert; and when you succeed, you make him twice =
as deserving of going to hell as you yourselves are!
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.15"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.23.16" refEnd=3D"Matt.23.22">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.23.16"/>How terrible for you, blind guides! You =
teach,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.23.16-005"/>If someone swears by the Temple, he =
isn't bound by his vow; but if he swears by the gold in the Temple, he =
is bound.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.16-005"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.16"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.23.17"/>Blind fools! Which is more important, =
the gold or the Temple which makes the gold holy?<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.17"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.23.18"/>You also teach,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.23.18-006"/>If someone swears by the altar, he isn't =
bound by his vow; but if he swears by the gift on the altar, he is =
bound.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.18-006"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.18"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.23.19"/>How blind you are! Which is the more =
important, the gift or the altar which makes the gift holy?<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.19"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.23.20"/>So then, when a person swears by the =
altar, he is swearing by it and by all the gifts on it;<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.20"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.23.21"/>and when he swears by the Temple, he is =
swearing by it and by God, who lives there;<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.21"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.23.22"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.23.22" noteStop=3D"Matt.23.22">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Isa.66.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.5.34"/>
</notePart>
</note> and when someone swears by heaven, he is swearing by God's =
throne and by him who sits on it.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.22"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.23.23" refEnd=3D"Matt.23.24">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.23.23"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.23.23" noteStop=3D"Matt.23.23">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Lev.27.30"/>
</notePart>
</note> How terrible for you, teachers of the Law and Pharisees! You =
hypocrites! You give to God one tenth even of the seasoning herbs, such =
as mint, dill, and cumin, but you neglect to obey the really important =
teachings of the Law, such as justice and mercy and honesty. These you =
should practice, without neglecting the others.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.23"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.23.24"/>Blind guides! You strain a fly out of =
your drink, but swallow a camel!
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.24"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.23.25" refEnd=3D"Matt.23.26">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.23.25"/>How terrible for you, teachers of the =
Law and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You clean the outside of your cup and =
plate, while the inside is full of what you have gotten by violence and =
selfishness.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.25"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.23.26"/>Blind Pharisee! Clean what is inside the =
cup first, and then the outside will be clean too!
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.26"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.23.27" refEnd=3D"Matt.23.28">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.23.27"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.23.27" noteStop=3D"Matt.23.27">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Acts.23.3"/>
</notePart>
</note> How terrible for you, teachers of the Law and Pharisees! You =
hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look fine on the =
outside but are full of bones and decaying corpses on the =
inside.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.27"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.23.28"/>In the same way, on the outside you =
appear good to everybody, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and =
sins.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.28"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.23.29" refEnd=3D"Matt.23.36">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Predicts Their Punishment</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.11.47" targetEnd=3D"Luke.11.51"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.23.29" refEnd=3D"Matt.23.36">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.23.29"/>How terrible for you, teachers of the =
Law and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You make fine tombs for the prophets =
and decorate the monuments of those who lived good lives;<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.29"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.23.30"/>and you claim that if you had lived =
during the time of your ancestors, you would not have done what they did =
and killed the prophets.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.30"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.23.31"/>So you actually admit that you are the =
descendants of those who murdered the prophets!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.31"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.23.32"/>Go on, then, and finish up what your =
ancestors started!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.32"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.23.33"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.23.33" noteStop=3D"Matt.23.33">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.3.7"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.12.34"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.3.7"/>
</notePart>
</note> You snakes and children of snakes! How do you expect to escape =
from being condemned to hell?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.33"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.23.34"/>And so I tell you that I will send you =
prophets and wise men and teachers; you will kill some of them, crucify =
others, and whip others in the synagogues and chase them from town to =
town.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.34"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.23.35"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.23.35" noteStop=3D"Matt.23.35">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Gen.4.8"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Chr.24.20"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Chr.24.21"/>
</notePart>
</note> As a result, the punishment for the murder of all innocent =
people will fall on you, from the murder of innocent Abel to the murder =
of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the Temple and =
the altar.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.35"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.23.36"/>I tell you indeed: the punishment for =
all these murders will fall on the people of this day!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.36"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.23.37" refEnd=3D"Matt.23.39">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus' Love for Jerusalem</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.13.34"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.13.35"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.23.37" refEnd=3D"Matt.23.39">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.23.37"/>Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the =
prophets and stone the messengers God has sent you! How many times I =
wanted to put my arms around all your people, just as a hen gathers her =
chicks under her wings, but you would not let me!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.37"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.23.38"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.23.38" noteStop=3D"Matt.23.38">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Jer.22.5"/>
</notePart>
</note> And so your Temple will be abandoned and empty.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.38"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.23.39"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.23.39" noteStop=3D"Matt.23.39">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.118.26"/>
</notePart>
</note> From now on, I tell you, you will never see me again until you =
say,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.23.39-007"/>God bless him who comes in the name of =
the Lord.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.39-007"/>
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.2-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.23.39"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.23"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.24.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.24.2">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Matt.24"/>
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of the Temple</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.13.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.13.2"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.21.5"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.21.6"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.24.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.24.2">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.1"/>Jesus left and was going away from the =
Temple when his disciples came to him to call his attention to its =
buildings.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.1"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.2"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.24.2-000"/>Yes,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.2-000"/> he said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.24.2-001"/>you may well look at all these. I tell =
you this: not a single stone here will be left in its place; every one =
of them will be thrown down.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.2-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.2"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.24.3" refEnd=3D"Matt.24.14">
<title>
<titlePart>Troubles and Persecutions</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.13.3" targetEnd=3D"Mark.13.13"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.21.7" targetEnd=3D"Luke.21.19"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.24.3">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.3"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.24.3" noteStop=3D"Matt.24.3">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Esd.4.51" targetEnd=3D"_2Esd.5.19"/>
</notePart>
</note> As Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him =
in private.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.24.3-002"/>Tell us when all this will be,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.3-002"/> they asked,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.24.3-003"/>and what will happen to show that it is =
the time for your coming and the end of the age.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.3-003"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.3"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.24.4" refEnd=3D"Matt.24.8">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.4"/>Jesus answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.24.4-004"/>Watch out, and do not let anyone fool =
you.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.4"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.5"/>Many men, claiming to speak for me, will =
come and say,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.24.5-005"/>I am the Messiah!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.5-005"/> and they will fool many =
people.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.5"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.6"/>You are going to hear the noise of =
battles close by and the news of battles far away; but do not be =
troubled. Such things must happen, but they do not mean that the end has =
come.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.6"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.7"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.24.7" noteStop=3D"Matt.24.7">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"_2Esd.13.31"/>
</notePart>
</note> Countries will fight each other; kingdoms will attack one =
another. There will be famines and earthquakes everywhere.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.7"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.8"/>All these things are like the first pains =
of childbirth.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.8"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.24.9" refEnd=3D"Matt.24.14">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.9"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.24.9" noteStop=3D"Matt.24.9">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.10.22"/>
</notePart>
</note> Then you will be arrested and handed over to be punished and be =
put to death. Everyone will hate you because of me.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.9"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.10"/>Many will give up their faith at that =
time; they will betray one another and hate one another.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.10"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.11"/>Then many false prophets will appear and =
fool many people.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.11"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.12"/>Such will be the spread of evil that =
many people's love will grow cold.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.12"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.13"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.24.13" noteStop=3D"Matt.24.13">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.10.22"/>
</notePart>
</note> But whoever holds out to the end will be saved.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.13"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.14"/>And this Good News about the Kingdom =
will be preached through all the world for a witness to all people; and =
then the end will come.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.14"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.24.15" refEnd=3D"Matt.24.28">
<title>
<titlePart>The Awful Horror</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.13.14" targetEnd=3D"Mark.13.23"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.21.20" targetEnd=3D"Luke.21.24"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.24.15" refEnd=3D"Matt.24.22">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.15"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.24.15" noteStop=3D"Matt.24.15">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Dan.9.27"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Dan.11.31"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Dan.12.11"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Macc.1.54"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Macc.6.7"/>
</notePart>
</note> You will see=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.24.15-006"/>The Awful Horror
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.15-006"/> of which the prophet Daniel spoke. It =
will be standing in the holy place.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.4-004"/> (Note to the reader: understand what =
this means!)<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.15"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.16"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.24.16-007"/>Then those who are in Judea must run =
away to the hills.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.16"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.17"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.24.17" noteStop=3D"Matt.24.17">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.17.31"/>
</notePart>
</note> Someone who is on the roof of a house must not take the time to =
go down and get any belongings from the house.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.17"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.18"/>Someone who is in the field must not go =
back to get a cloak.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.18"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.19"/>How terrible it will be in those days =
for women who are pregnant and for mothers with little babies!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.19"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.20"/>Pray to God that you will not have to =
run away during the winter or on a Sabbath!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.20"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.21"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.24.21" noteStop=3D"Matt.24.21">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Dan.12.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Rev.7.14"/>
</notePart>
</note> For the trouble at that time will be far more terrible than any =
there has ever been, from the beginning of the world to this very day. =
Nor will there ever be anything like it again.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.21"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.22"/>But God has already reduced the number =
of days; had he not done so, nobody would survive. For the sake of his =
chosen people, however, God will reduce the days.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.22"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.24.23" refEnd=3D"Matt.24.25">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.23"/>Then, if anyone says to you,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.24.23-008"/>Look, here is the Messiah!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.23-008"/> or=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.24.23-009"/>There he is!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.23-009"/>--do not believe it.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.23"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.24"/>For false Messiahs and false prophets =
will appear; they will perform great miracles and wonders in order to =
deceive even God's chosen people, if possible.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.24"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.25"/>Listen! I have told you this ahead of =
time.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.25"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.24.26" refEnd=3D"Matt.24.27">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.26"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.24.26" noteStop=3D"Matt.24.26">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.17.23"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.17.24"/>
</notePart>
</note> Or, if people should tell you,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.24.26-010"/>Look, he is out in the desert!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.26-010"/>--don't go there; or if they say,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.24.26-011"/>Look, he is hiding here!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.26-011"/>--don't believe it.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.26"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.27"/>For the Son of Man will come like the =
lightning which flashes across the whole sky from the east to the west.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.27"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.24.28">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.28"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.24.28" noteStop=3D"Matt.24.28">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.17.37"/>
</notePart>
</note> Wherever there is a dead body, the vultures will =
gather.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.28"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.24.29" refEnd=3D"Matt.24.31">
<title>
<titlePart>The Coming of the Son of Man</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.13.24" targetEnd=3D"Mark.13.27"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.21.25" targetEnd=3D"Luke.21.28"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.24.29" refEnd=3D"Matt.24.31">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.29"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.24.29" noteStop=3D"Matt.24.29">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Isa.13.10"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Joel.2.10"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Joel.2.31"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Joel.3.15"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Rev.6.12"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Isa.13.10"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ezek.32.7"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Joel.2.10"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Joel.3.15"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Isa.34.4"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Rev.6.13"/>
</notePart>
</note> Soon after the trouble of those days, the sun will grow dark, =
the moon will no longer shine, the stars will fall from heaven, and the =
powers in space will be driven from their courses.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.29"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.30"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.24.30" noteStop=3D"Matt.24.30">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Dan.7.13"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Zech.12.10" targetEnd=3D"Zech.12.14"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Rev.1.7"/>
</notePart>
</note> Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky; and all =
the peoples of earth will weep as they see the Son of Man coming on the =
clouds of heaven with power and great glory.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.30"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.31"/>The great trumpet will sound, and he =
will send out his angels to the four corners of the earth, and they will =
gather his chosen people from one end of the world to the =
other.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.31"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.24.32" refEnd=3D"Matt.24.35">
<title>
<titlePart>The Lesson of the Fig Tree</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.13.28" targetEnd=3D"Mark.13.31"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.21.29" targetEnd=3D"Luke.21.33"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.24.32" refEnd=3D"Matt.24.35">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.32"/>Let the fig tree teach you a lesson. =
When its branches become green and tender and it starts putting out =
leaves, you know that summer is near.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.32"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.33"/>In the same way, when you see all these =
things, you will know that the time is near, ready to begin.<note =
type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">the time is near, ready to begin; =
</notePart>or<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> he is near, ready to =
come.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.33"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.34"/>Remember that all these things will =
happen before the people now living have all died.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.34"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.35"/>Heaven and earth will pass away, but my =
words will never pass away.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.35"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.24.36" refEnd=3D"Matt.24.44">
<title>
<titlePart>No One Knows the Day and Hour</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.13.32" targetEnd=3D"Mark.13.37"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.17.26" targetEnd=3D"Luke.17.30"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.17.34" targetEnd=3D"Luke.17.36"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.24.36" refEnd=3D"Matt.24.44">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.36"/>No one knows, however, when that day and =
hour will come--neither the angels in heaven nor the Son;<note =
type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">Some manuscripts do not have<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> nor the Son.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> the Father alone knows.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.36"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.37"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.24.37" noteStop=3D"Matt.24.37">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Gen.6.5" targetEnd=3D"Gen.6.8"/>
</notePart>
</note> The coming of the Son of Man will be like what happened in the =
time of Noah.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.37"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.38"/>In the days before the flood people ate =
and drank, men and women married, up to the very day Noah went into the =
boat;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.38"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.39"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.24.39" noteStop=3D"Matt.24.39">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Gen.7.6" targetEnd=3D"Gen.7.24"/>
</notePart>
</note> yet they did not realize what was happening until the flood came =
and swept them all away. That is how it will be when the Son of Man =
comes.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.39"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.40"/>At that time two men will be working in =
a field: one will be taken away, the other will be left behind.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.40"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.41"/>Two women will be at a mill grinding =
meal: one will be taken away, the other will be left behind.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.41"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.42"/>Watch out, then, because you do not know =
what day your Lord will come.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.42"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.43"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.24.43" noteStop=3D"Matt.24.43">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.12.39"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.12.40"/>
</notePart>
</note> If the owner of a house knew the time when the thief would come, =
you can be sure that he would stay awake and not let the thief break =
into his house.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.43"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.44"/>So then, you also must always be ready, =
because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you are not expecting =
him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.44"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.24.45" refEnd=3D"Matt.24.51">
<title>
<titlePart>The Faithful or the Unfaithful Servant</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.12.41" targetEnd=3D"Luke.12.48"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.24.45" refEnd=3D"Matt.24.51">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.45"/>Who, then, is a faithful and wise =
servant? It is the one that his master has placed in charge of the other =
servants to give them their food at the proper time.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.45"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.46"/>How happy that servant is if his master =
finds him doing this when he comes home!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.46"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.47"/>Indeed, I tell you, the master will put =
that servant in charge of all his property.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.47"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.48"/>But if he is a bad servant, he will tell =
himself that his master will not come back for a long time,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.48"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.49"/>and he will begin to beat his fellow =
servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.49"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.50"/>Then that servant's master will come =
back one day when the servant does not expect him and at a time he does =
not know.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.50"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.24.51"/>The master will cut him in pieces<note =
type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">cut him in pieces; </notePart>or<notePart =
type=3D"x-reading"> throw him out.</notePart>
</notePart>
</note> and make him share the fate of the hypocrites. There he will cry =
and gnash his teeth.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.51"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.25.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.25.13">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Matt.25"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The Parable of the Ten Young Women</titlePart>
</title>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.25.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.25.5">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.1"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.25.1" noteStop=3D"Matt.25.1">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.12.35"/>
</notePart>
</note> At that time the Kingdom of heaven will be like this. Once there =
were ten young women who took their oil lamps and went out to meet the =
bridegroom.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.1"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.2"/>Five of them were foolish, and the other =
five were wise.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.2"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.3"/>The foolish ones took their lamps but did =
not take any extra oil with them,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.3"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.4"/>while the wise ones took containers full =
of oil for their lamps.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.4"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.5"/>The bridegroom was late in coming, so =
they began to nod and fall asleep.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.5"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.25.6" refEnd=3D"Matt.25.10">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.6"/>It was already midnight when the cry rang =
out,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.25.6-000"/>Here is the bridegroom! Come and meet =
him!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.6-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.6"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.7"/>The ten young women woke up and trimmed =
their lamps.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.7"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.8"/>Then the foolish ones said to the wise =
ones,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.25.8-001"/>Let us have some of your oil, because our =
lamps are going out.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.8-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.8"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.9"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.25.9-002"/>No, indeed,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.9-002"/> the wise ones answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.25.9-003"/>there is not enough for you and for us. =
Go to the store and buy some for yourselves.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.9-003"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.9"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.10"/>So the foolish ones went off to buy some =
oil; and while they were gone, the bridegroom arrived. The five who were =
ready went in with him to the wedding feast, and the door was closed.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.10"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.25.11" refEnd=3D"Matt.25.12">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.11"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.25.11" noteStop=3D"Matt.25.11">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.13.25"/>
</notePart>
</note> Later the others arrived.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.25.11-004"/>Sir, sir! Let us in!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.11-004"/> they cried out.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.11"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.12"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.25.12-005"/>Certainly not! I don't know you,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.12-005"/> the bridegroom answered.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.24.16-007"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.12"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.25.13">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.13"/>And Jesus concluded,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.25.13-006"/>Watch out, then, because you do not know =
the day or the hour.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.13"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.25.14" refEnd=3D"Matt.25.30">
<title>
<titlePart>The Parable of the Three Servants</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.19.11" targetEnd=3D"Luke.19.27"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.25.14" refEnd=3D"Matt.25.18">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.14"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.25.14" noteStop=3D"Matt.25.14">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.19.11" targetEnd=3D"Luke.19.27"/>
</notePart>
</note> At that time the Kingdom of heaven will be like this. Once there =
was a man who was about to leave home on a trip; he called his servants =
and put them in charge of his property.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.14"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.15"/>He gave to each one according to his =
ability: to one he gave five thousand gold coins, to another he gave two =
thousand, and to another he gave one thousand. Then he left on his =
trip.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.15"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.16"/>The servant who had received five =
thousand coins went at once and invested his money and earned another =
five thousand.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.16"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.17"/>In the same way the servant who had =
received two thousand coins earned another two thousand.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.17"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.18"/>But the servant who had received one =
thousand coins went off, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master's =
money.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.18"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.25.19" refEnd=3D"Matt.25.30">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.19"/>After a long time the master of those =
servants came back and settled accounts with them.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.19"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.20"/>The servant who had received five =
thousand coins came in and handed over the other five thousand.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.25.20-007"/>You gave me five thousand coins, sir,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.20-007"/> he said.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.25.20-008"/>Look! Here are another five thousand =
that I have earned.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.20-008"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.20"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.21"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.25.21-009"/>Well done, you good and faithful =
servant!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.21-009"/> said his master.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.25.21-010"/>You have been faithful in managing small =
amounts, so I will put you in charge of large amounts. Come on in and =
share my happiness!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.21-010"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.21"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.22"/>Then the servant who had been given two =
thousand coins came in and said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.25.22-011"/>You gave me two thousand coins, sir. =
Look! Here are another two thousand that I have earned.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.22-011"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.22"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.23"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.25.23-012"/>Well done, you good and faithful =
servant!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.23-012"/> said his master.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.25.23-013"/>You have been faithful in managing small =
amounts, so I will put you in charge of large amounts. Come on in and =
share my happiness!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.23-013"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.23"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.24"/>Then the servant who had received one =
thousand coins came in and said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.25.24-014"/>Sir, I know you are a hard man; you reap =
harvests where you did not plant, and you gather crops where you did not =
scatter seed.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.24"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.25"/>I was afraid, so I went off and hid your =
money in the ground. Look! Here is what belongs to you.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.24-014"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.25"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.26"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.25.26-015"/>You bad and lazy servant!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.26-015"/> his master said.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.25.26-016"/>You knew, did you, that I reap harvests =
where I did not plant, and gather crops where I did not scatter =
seed?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.26"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.27"/>Well, then, you should have deposited my =
money in the bank, and I would have received it all back with interest =
when I returned.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.27"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.28"/>Now, take the money away from him and =
give it to the one who has ten thousand coins.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.28"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.29"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.25.29" noteStop=3D"Matt.25.29">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.13.12"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.4.25"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.8.18"/>
</notePart>
</note> For to every person who has something, even more will be given, =
and he will have more than enough; but the person who has nothing, even =
the little that he has will be taken away from him.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.29"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.30"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.25.30" noteStop=3D"Matt.25.30">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.8.12"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.22.13"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.13.28"/>
</notePart>
</note> As for this useless servant--throw him outside in the darkness; =
there he will cry and gnash his teeth.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.26-016"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.30"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.25.31" refEnd=3D"Matt.25.46">
<title>
<titlePart>The Final Judgment</titlePart>
</title>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.25.31" refEnd=3D"Matt.25.40">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.31"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.25.31" noteStop=3D"Matt.25.31">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.16.27"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.19.28"/>
</notePart>
</note> When the Son of Man comes as King and all the angels with him, =
he will sit on his royal throne,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.31"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.32"/>and the people of all the nations will =
be gathered before him. Then he will divide them into two groups, just =
as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.32"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.33"/>He will put the righteous people at his =
right and the others at his left.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.33"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.34"/>Then the King will say to the people on =
his right,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.25.34-017"/>Come, you that are blessed by my Father! =
Come and possess the kingdom which has been prepared for you ever since =
the creation of the world.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.34"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.35"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.25.35" noteStop=3D"Matt.25.35">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Sir.7.32" targetEnd=3D"Sir.7.36"/>
</notePart>
</note> I was hungry and you fed me, thirsty and you gave me a drink; I =
was a stranger and you received me in your homes,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.35"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.36"/>naked and you clothed me; I was sick and =
you took care of me, in prison and you visited me.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.34-017"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.36"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.37"/>The righteous will then answer him,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.25.37-018"/>When, Lord, did we ever see you hungry =
and feed you, or thirsty and give you a drink?<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.37"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.38"/>When did we ever see you a stranger and =
welcome you in our homes, or naked and clothe you?<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.38"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.39"/>When did we ever see you sick or in =
prison, and visit you?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.37-018"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.39"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.40"/>The King will reply,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.25.40-019"/>I tell you, whenever you did this for =
one of the least important of these followers of mine, you did it for =
me!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.40-019"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.40"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.25.41" refEnd=3D"Matt.25.46">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.41"/>Then he will say to those on his left,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.25.41-020"/>Away from me, you that are under God's =
curse! Away to the eternal fire which has been prepared for the Devil =
and his angels!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.41"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.42"/>I was hungry but you would not feed me, =
thirsty but you would not give me a drink;<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.42"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.43"/>I was a stranger but you would not =
welcome me in your homes, naked but you would not clothe me; I was sick =
and in prison but you would not take care of me.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.41-020"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.43"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.44"/>Then they will answer him,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.25.44-021"/>When, Lord, did we ever see you hungry =
or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and we would not =
help you?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.44-021"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.44"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.45"/>The King will reply,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.25.45-022"/>I tell you, whenever you refused to help =
one of these least important ones, you refused to help me.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.45-022"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.45"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.25.46"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.25.46" noteStop=3D"Matt.25.46">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Dan.12.2"/>
</notePart>
</note> These, then, will be sent off to eternal punishment, but the =
righteous will go to eternal life.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.13-006"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25.46"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.25"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.26.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.26.5">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Matt.26"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The Plot against Jesus</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.14.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.14.2"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.22.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.22.2"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.11.45" targetEnd=3D"John.11.53"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.26.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.26.2">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.1"/>When Jesus had finished teaching all =
these things, he said to his disciples,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.1"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.2"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.26.2" noteStop=3D"Matt.26.2">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.12.1" targetEnd=3D"Exod.12.27"/>
</notePart>
</note>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.2-000"/>In two days, as you know, it will be the =
Passover Festival, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be =
crucified.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.2-000"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.2"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.26.3" refEnd=3D"Matt.26.5">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.3"/>Then the chief priests and the elders met =
together in the palace of Caiaphas, the High Priest,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.3"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.4"/>and made plans to arrest Jesus secretly =
and put him to death.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.4"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.5"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.5-001"/>We must not do it during the festival,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.5-001"/> they said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.5-002"/>or the people will riot.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.5-002"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.5"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.26.6" refEnd=3D"Matt.26.13">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Is Anointed at Bethany</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.14.3" targetEnd=3D"Mark.14.9"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.12.1" targetEnd=3D"John.12.8"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.26.6" refEnd=3D"Matt.26.9">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.6"/>Jesus was in Bethany at the house of =
Simon, a man who had suffered from a dreaded skin disease.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.6"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.7"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.26.7" noteStop=3D"Matt.26.7">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.7.37"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.7.38"/>
</notePart>
</note> While Jesus was eating, a woman came to him with an alabaster =
jar filled with an expensive perfume, which she poured on his =
head.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.7"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.8"/>The disciples saw this and became angry.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.8-003"/>Why all this waste?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.8-003"/> they asked.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.8"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.9"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.9-004"/>This perfume could have been sold for a =
large amount and the money given to the poor!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.9-004"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.9"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.26.10" refEnd=3D"Matt.26.13">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.10"/>Jesus knew what they were saying, and so =
he said to them,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.10-005"/>Why are you bothering this woman? It is =
a fine and beautiful thing that she has done for me.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.10"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.11"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.26.11" noteStop=3D"Matt.26.11">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Deut.15.11"/>
</notePart>
</note> You will always have poor people with you, but you will not =
always have me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.11"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.12"/>What she did was to pour this perfume on =
my body to get me ready for burial.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.12"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.13"/>Now, I assure you that wherever this =
gospel is preached all over the world, what she has done will be told in =
memory of her.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.10-005"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.13"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.26.14" refEnd=3D"Matt.26.16">
<title>
<titlePart>Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.14.10"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.14.11"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.22.3" targetEnd=3D"Luke.22.6"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.26.14" refEnd=3D"Matt.26.16">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.14"/>Then one of the twelve disciples--the =
one named Judas Iscariot--went to the chief priests<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.14"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.15"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.26.15" noteStop=3D"Matt.26.15">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Zech.11.12"/>
</notePart>
</note> and asked,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.15-006"/>What will you give me if I betray Jesus =
to you?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.15-006"/> They counted out thirty silver coins =
and gave them to him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.15"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.16"/>From then on Judas was looking for a =
good chance to hand Jesus over to them.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.16"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.26.17" refEnd=3D"Matt.26.25">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Eats the Passover Meal with His Disciples</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.14.12" targetEnd=3D"Mark.14.21"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.22.7" targetEnd=3D"Luke.22.13"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.22.21" targetEnd=3D"Luke.22.23"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.13.21" targetEnd=3D"John.13.30"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.26.17">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.17"/>On the first day of the Festival of =
Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus and asked him,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.17-007"/>Where do you want us to get the Passover =
meal ready for you?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.17-007"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.17"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.26.18">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.18"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.18-008"/>Go to a certain man in the city,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.18-008"/> he said to them,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.18-009"/>and tell him:=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.18-010"/>The Teacher says, My hour has come; my =
disciples and I will celebrate the Passover at your house.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.18-010"/>
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.18-009"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.18"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.26.19">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.19"/>The disciples did as Jesus had told them =
and prepared the Passover meal.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.19"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.26.20" refEnd=3D"Matt.26.21">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.20"/>When it was evening, Jesus and the =
twelve disciples sat down to eat.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.20"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.21"/>During the meal Jesus said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.21-011"/>I tell you, one of you will betray me.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.21-011"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.21"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.26.22">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.22"/>The disciples were very upset and began =
to ask him, one after the other,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.22-012"/>Surely, Lord, you don't mean me?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.22-012"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.22"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.26.23" refEnd=3D"Matt.26.24">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.23"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.26.23" noteStop=3D"Matt.26.23">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.41.9"/>
</notePart>
</note> Jesus answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.23-013"/>One who dips his bread in the dish with =
me will betray me.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.23"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.24"/>The Son of Man will die as the =
Scriptures say he will, but how terrible for that man who will betray =
the Son of Man! It would have been better for that man if he had never =
been born!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.23-013"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.24"/>
</p>
<p>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.25"/>Judas, the traitor, spoke up.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.25-014"/>Surely, Teacher, you don't mean me?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.25-014"/> he asked.
</p>
<p>Jesus answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.25-015"/>So you say.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.25-015"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.25"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.26.26" refEnd=3D"Matt.26.30">
<title>
<titlePart>The Lord's Supper</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.14.22" targetEnd=3D"Mark.14.26"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.22.14" targetEnd=3D"Luke.22.20"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"_1Cor.11.23" targetEnd=3D"_1Cor.11.25"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.26.26">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.26"/>While they were eating, Jesus took a =
piece of bread, gave a prayer of thanks, broke it, and gave it to his =
disciples.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.26-016"/>Take and eat it,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.26-016"/> he said;=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.26-017"/>this is my body.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.26-017"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.26"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.26.27" refEnd=3D"Matt.26.29">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.27"/>Then he took a cup, gave thanks to God, =
and gave it to them.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.27-018"/>Drink it, all of you,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.27-018"/> he said;<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.27"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.28"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.26.28" noteStop=3D"Matt.26.28">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.24.8"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Jer.31.31" targetEnd=3D"Jer.31.34"/>
</notePart>
</note>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.28-019"/>this is my blood, which seals God's =
covenant, my blood poured out for many for the forgiveness of =
sins.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.28"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.29"/>I tell you, I will never again drink =
this wine until the day I drink the new wine with you in my Father's =
Kingdom.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.28-019"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.29"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.26.30">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.30"/>Then they sang a hymn and went out to =
the Mount of Olives.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.30"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.26.31" refEnd=3D"Matt.26.35">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.14.27" targetEnd=3D"Mark.14.31"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.22.31" targetEnd=3D"Luke.22.34"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.13.36" targetEnd=3D"John.13.38"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.26.31" refEnd=3D"Matt.26.32">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.31"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.26.31" noteStop=3D"Matt.26.31">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Zech.13.7"/>
</notePart>
</note> Then Jesus said to them,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.31-020"/>This very night all of you will run away =
and leave me, for the scripture says,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.31-021"/>God will kill the shepherd, and the =
sheep of the flock will be scattered.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.31-021"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.31"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.32"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.26.32" noteStop=3D"Matt.26.32">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.28.16"/>
</notePart>
</note> But after I am raised to life, I will go to Galilee ahead of =
you.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.31-020"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.32"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.26.33">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.33"/>Peter spoke up and said to Jesus,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.33-022"/>I will never leave you, even though all =
the rest do!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.33-022"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.33"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.26.34">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.34"/>Jesus said to Peter,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.34-023"/>I tell you that before the rooster crows =
tonight, you will say three times that you do not know me.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.34-023"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.34"/>
</p>
<p>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.35"/>Peter answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.35-024"/>I will never say that, even if I have to =
die with you!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.35-024"/>
</p>
<p>And all the other disciples said the same thing.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.35"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.26.36" refEnd=3D"Matt.26.46">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Prays in Gethsemane</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.14.32" targetEnd=3D"Mark.14.42"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.22.39" targetEnd=3D"Luke.22.46"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.26.36" refEnd=3D"Matt.26.38">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.36"/>Then Jesus went with his disciples to a =
place called Gethsemane, and he said to them,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.36-025"/>Sit here while I go over there and pray.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.36-025"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.36"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.37"/>He took with him Peter and the two sons =
of Zebedee. Grief and anguish came over him,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.37"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.38"/>and he said to them,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.38-026"/>The sorrow in my heart is so great that =
it almost crushes me. Stay here and keep watch with me.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.38-026"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.38"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.26.39">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.39"/>He went a little farther on, threw =
himself face downward on the ground, and prayed,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.39-027"/>My Father, if it is possible, take this =
cup of suffering from me! Yet not what I want, but what you want.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.39-027"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.39"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.26.40" refEnd=3D"Matt.26.41">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.40"/>Then he returned to the three disciples =
and found them asleep; and he said to Peter,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.40-028"/>How is it that you three were not able =
to keep watch with me for even one hour?<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.40"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.41"/>Keep watch and pray that you will not =
fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.40-028"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.41"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.26.42" refEnd=3D"Matt.26.43">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.42"/>Once more Jesus went away and prayed,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.42-029"/>My Father, if this cup of suffering =
cannot be taken away unless I drink it, your will be done.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.42-029"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.42"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.43"/>He returned once more and found the =
disciples asleep; they could not keep their eyes open.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.43"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.26.44" refEnd=3D"Matt.26.46">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.44"/>Again Jesus left them, went away, and =
prayed the third time, saying the same words.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.44"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.45"/>Then he returned to the disciples and =
said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.45-030"/>Are you still sleeping and resting? =
Look! The hour has come for the Son of Man to be handed over to the =
power of sinners.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.45"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.46"/>Get up, let us go. Look, here is the man =
who is betraying me!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.45-030"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.46"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.26.47" refEnd=3D"Matt.26.56">
<title>
<titlePart>The Arrest of Jesus</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.14.43" targetEnd=3D"Mark.14.50"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.22.47" targetEnd=3D"Luke.22.53"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.18.3" targetEnd=3D"John.18.12"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.26.47" refEnd=3D"Matt.26.48">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.47"/>Jesus was still speaking when Judas, one =
of the twelve disciples, arrived. With him was a large crowd armed with =
swords and clubs and sent by the chief priests and the elders.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.47"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.48"/>The traitor had given the crowd a =
signal:=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.48-031"/>The man I kiss is the one you want. =
Arrest him!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.48-031"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.48"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.26.49">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.49"/>Judas went straight to Jesus and said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.49-032"/>Peace be with you, Teacher,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.49-032"/> and kissed him.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.49"/>
</p>
<p>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.50"/>Jesus answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.50-033"/>Be quick about it, friend!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.50-033"/>
<note type=3D"x-translation">
<notePart type=3D"x-content">
<notePart type=3D"x-refText">Be quick about it, friend!; =
</notePart>or<notePart type=3D"x-reading"> Why are you here, =
friend?</notePart>
</notePart>
</note>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.26.51" refEnd=3D"Matt.26.54">Then they came up, =
arrested Jesus, and held him tight.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.50"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.51"/>One of those who were with Jesus drew =
his sword and struck at the High Priest's slave, cutting off his =
ear.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.51"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.52"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.52-034"/>Put your sword back in its place,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.52-034"/> Jesus said to him.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.52-035"/>All who take the sword will die by the =
sword.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.52"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.53"/>Don't you know that I could call on my =
Father for help, and at once he would send me more than twelve armies of =
angels?<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.53"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.54"/>But in that case, how could the =
Scriptures come true which say that this is what must happen?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.52-035"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.54"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.26.55" refEnd=3D"Matt.26.55">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.55"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.26.55" noteStop=3D"Matt.26.55">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.19.47"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.21.37"/>
</notePart>
</note> Then Jesus spoke to the crowd,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.55-036"/>Did you have to come with swords and =
clubs to capture me, as though I were an outlaw? Every day I sat down =
and taught in the Temple, and you did not arrest me.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.55"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.56"/>But all this has happened in order to =
make come true what the prophets wrote in the Scriptures.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.55-036"/>
</p>
<p>Then all the disciples left him and ran away.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.56"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.26.57" refEnd=3D"Matt.26.68">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus before the Council</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.14.53" targetEnd=3D"Mark.14.65"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.22.54"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.22.55"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.22.63" targetEnd=3D"Luke.22.71"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.18.13"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.18.14"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.18.19" targetEnd=3D"John.18.24"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.26.57" refEnd=3D"Matt.26.61">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.57"/>Those who had arrested Jesus took him to =
the house of Caiaphas, the High Priest, where the teachers of the Law =
and the elders had gathered together.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.57"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.58"/>Peter followed from a distance, as far =
as the courtyard of the High Priest's house. He went into the courtyard =
and sat down with the guards to see how it would all come out.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.58"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.59"/>The chief priests and the whole Council =
tried to find some false evidence against Jesus to put him to =
death;<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.59"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.60"/>but they could not find any, even though =
many people came forward and told lies about him. Finally two men =
stepped up<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.60"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.61"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.26.61" noteStop=3D"Matt.26.61">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"John.2.19"/>
</notePart>
</note> and said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.61-037"/>This man said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.61-038"/>I am able to tear down God's Temple and =
three days later build it back up.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.61-038"/>
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.61-037"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.61"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.26.62" refEnd=3D"Matt.26.63">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.62"/>The High Priest stood up and said to =
Jesus,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.62-039"/>Have you no answer to give to this =
accusation against you?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.62-039"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.62"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.63"/>But Jesus kept quiet. Again the High =
Priest spoke to him,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.63-040"/>In the name of the living God I now put =
you under oath: tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.63-040"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.63"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.26.64">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.64"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.26.64" noteStop=3D"Matt.26.64">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Dan.7.13"/>
</notePart>
</note> Jesus answered him,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.64-041"/>So you say. But I tell all of you: from =
this time on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right side of =
the Almighty and coming on the clouds of heaven!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.64-041"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.64"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.26.65" refEnd=3D"Matt.26.65">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.65"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.26.65" noteStop=3D"Matt.26.65">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Lev.24.16"/>
</notePart>
</note> At this the High Priest tore his clothes and said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.65-042"/>Blasphemy! We don't need any more =
witnesses! You have just heard his blasphemy!<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.65"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.66"/>What do you think?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.65-042"/>
</p>
<p>They answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.66-043"/>He is guilty and must die.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.66-043"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.66"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.26.67" refEnd=3D"Matt.26.68">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.67"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.26.67" noteStop=3D"Matt.26.67">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Isa.50.6"/>
</notePart>
</note> Then they spat in his face and beat him; and those who slapped =
him<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.67"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.68"/>said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.68-044"/>Prophesy for us, Messiah! Guess who hit =
you!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.68-044"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.68"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.26.69" refEnd=3D"Matt.26.75">
<title>
<titlePart>Peter Denies Jesus</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.14.66" targetEnd=3D"Mark.14.72"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.22.56" targetEnd=3D"Luke.22.62"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.18.15" targetEnd=3D"John.18.18"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.18.25" targetEnd=3D"John.18.27"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.26.69">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.69"/>Peter was sitting outside in the =
courtyard when one of the High Priest's servant women came to him and =
said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.69-045"/>You, too, were with Jesus of Galilee.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.69-045"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.69"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.26.70" refEnd=3D"Matt.26.71">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.70"/>But he denied it in front of them all.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.70-046"/>I don't know what you are talking about,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.70-046"/> he answered,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.70"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.71"/>and went on out to the entrance of the =
courtyard. Another servant woman saw him and said to the men there,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.71-047"/>He was with Jesus of Nazareth.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.71-047"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.71"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.26.72">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.72"/>Again Peter denied it and answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.72-048"/>I swear that I don't know that man!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.72-048"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.72"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.26.73">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.73"/>After a little while the men standing =
there came to Peter.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.73-049"/>Of course you are one of them,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.73-049"/> they said.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.73-050"/>After all, the way you speak gives you =
away!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.73-050"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.73"/>
</p>
<p>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.74"/>Then Peter said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.74-051"/>I swear that I am telling the truth! May =
God punish me if I am not! I do not know that man!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.74-051"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.26.75">Just then a rooster crowed,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.74"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.26.75"/>and Peter remembered what Jesus had told =
him:=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.26.75-052"/>Before the rooster crows, you will say =
three times that you do not know me.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.75-052"/> He went out and wept =
bitterly.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26.75"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.26"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.27.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.27.2">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Matt.27"/>
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Is Taken to Pilate</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.15.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.23.1"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.23.2"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.18.28" targetEnd=3D"John.18.32"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.27.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.27.2">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.1"/>Early in the morning all the chief =
priests and the elders made their plans against Jesus to put him to =
death.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.1"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.2"/>They put him in chains, led him off, and =
handed him over to Pilate, the Roman governor.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.2"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.27.3" refEnd=3D"Matt.27.10">
<title>
<titlePart>The Death of Judas</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Acts.1.18"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Acts.1.19"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.27.3" refEnd=3D"Matt.27.3">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.3"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.27.3" noteStop=3D"Matt.27.3">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Acts.1.18"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Acts.1.19"/>
</notePart>
</note> When Judas, the traitor, learned that Jesus had been condemned, =
he repented and took back the thirty silver coins to the chief priests =
and the elders.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.3"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.4"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.27.4-000"/>I have sinned by betraying an innocent =
man to death!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.4-000"/> he said.
</p>
<p>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.27.4-001"/>What do we care about that?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.4-001"/> they answered.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.27.4-002"/>That is your business!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.4-002"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.4"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.27.5">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.5"/>Judas threw the coins down in the Temple =
and left; then he went off and hanged himself.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.5"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.27.6" refEnd=3D"Matt.27.8">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.6"/>The chief priests picked up the coins and =
said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.27.6-003"/>This is blood money, and it is against =
our Law to put it in the Temple treasury.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.6-003"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.6"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.7"/>After reaching an agreement about it, =
they used the money to buy Potter's Field, as a cemetery for =
foreigners.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.7"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.8"/>That is why that field is called=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.27.8-004"/>Field of Blood
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.8-004"/> to this very day.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.8"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.27.9" refEnd=3D"Matt.27.10">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.9"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.27.9" noteStop=3D"Matt.27.9">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Zech.11.12"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Zech.11.13"/>
</notePart>
</note> Then what the prophet Jeremiah had said came true:=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.27.9-005"/>They took the thirty silver coins, the =
amount the people of Israel had agreed to pay for him,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.9"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.10"/>and used the money to buy the potter's =
field, as the Lord had commanded me.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.9-005"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.10"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.27.11" refEnd=3D"Matt.27.14">
<title>
<titlePart>Pilate Questions Jesus</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.15.2" targetEnd=3D"Mark.15.5"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.23.3" targetEnd=3D"Luke.23.5"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.18.33" targetEnd=3D"John.18.38"/>
<p>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.11"/>Jesus stood before the Roman governor, =
who questioned him.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.27.11-006"/>Are you the king of the Jews?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.11-006"/> he asked.
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.27.12">
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.27.11-007"/>So you say,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.11-007"/> answered Jesus.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.11"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.12"/>But he said nothing in response to the =
accusations of the chief priests and elders.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.12"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.27.13">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.13"/>So Pilate said to him,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.27.13-008"/>Don't you hear all these things they =
accuse you of?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.13-008"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.13"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.27.14">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.14"/>But Jesus refused to answer a single =
word, with the result that the Governor was greatly surprised.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.14"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.27.15" refEnd=3D"Matt.27.26">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Is Sentenced to Death</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.15.6" targetEnd=3D"Mark.15.15"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.23.13" targetEnd=3D"Luke.23.25"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.18.39" targetEnd=3D"John.19.16"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.27.15" refEnd=3D"Matt.27.18">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.15"/>At every Passover Festival the Roman =
governor was in the habit of setting free any one prisoner the crowd =
asked for.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.15"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.16"/>At that time there was a well-known =
prisoner named Jesus Barabbas.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.16"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.17"/>So when the crowd gathered, Pilate asked =
them,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.27.17-009"/>Which one do you want me to set free for =
you? Jesus Barabbas or Jesus called the Messiah?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.17-009"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.17"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.18"/>He knew very well that the Jewish =
authorities had handed Jesus over to him because they were jealous.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.18"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.27.19">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.19"/>While Pilate was sitting in the judgment =
hall, his wife sent him a message:=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.27.19-010"/>Have nothing to do with that innocent =
man, because in a dream last night I suffered much on account of him.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.19-010"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.19"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.27.20" refEnd=3D"Matt.27.20">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.20"/>The chief priests and the elders =
persuaded the crowd to ask Pilate to set Barabbas free and have Jesus =
put to death.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.20"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.21"/>But Pilate asked the crowd,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.27.21-011"/>Which one of these two do you want me to =
set free for you?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.21-011"/>
</p>
<p>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.27.21-012"/>Barabbas!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.21-012"/> they answered.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.21"/>
</p>
<p>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.22"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.27.22-013"/>What, then, shall I do with Jesus called =
the Messiah?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.22-013"/> Pilate asked them.
</p>
<p>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.27.22-014"/>Crucify him!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.22-014"/> they all answered.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.22"/>
</p>
<p>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.23"/>But Pilate asked,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.27.23-015"/>What crime has he committed?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.23-015"/>
</p>
<p>Then they started shouting at the top of their voices:=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.27.23-016"/>Crucify him!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.23-016"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.23"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.27.24">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.24"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.27.24" noteStop=3D"Matt.27.24">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Deut.21.6" targetEnd=3D"Deut.21.9"/>
</notePart>
</note> When Pilate saw that it was no use to go on, but that a riot =
might break out, he took some water, washed his hands in front of the =
crowd, and said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.27.24-017"/>I am not responsible for the death of =
this man! This is your doing!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.24-017"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.24"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.27.25">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.25"/>The whole crowd answered,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.27.25-018"/>Let the responsibility for his death =
fall on us and on our children!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.25-018"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.25"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.27.26">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.26"/>Then Pilate set Barabbas free for them; =
and after he had Jesus whipped, he handed him over to be =
crucified.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.26"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.27.27" refEnd=3D"Matt.27.31">
<title>
<titlePart>The Soldiers Make Fun of Jesus</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.15.16" targetEnd=3D"Mark.15.20"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.19.2"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.19.3"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.27.27" refEnd=3D"Matt.27.31">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.27"/>Then Pilate's soldiers took Jesus into =
the governor's palace, and the whole company gathered around =
him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.27"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.28"/>They stripped off his clothes and put a =
scarlet robe on him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.28"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.29"/>Then they made a crown out of thorny =
branches and placed it on his head, and put a stick in his right hand; =
then they knelt before him and made fun of him.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.27.29-019"/>Long live the King of the Jews!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.29-019"/> they said.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.29"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.30"/>They spat on him, and took the stick and =
hit him over the head.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.30"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.31"/>When they had finished making fun of =
him, they took the robe off and put his own clothes back on him. Then =
they led him out to crucify him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.31"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.27.32" refEnd=3D"Matt.27.44">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Is Crucified</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.15.21" targetEnd=3D"Mark.15.32"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.23.26" targetEnd=3D"Luke.23.43"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.19.17" targetEnd=3D"John.19.27"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.27.32" refEnd=3D"Matt.27.34">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.32"/>As they were going out, they met a man =
from Cyrene named Simon, and the soldiers forced him to carry Jesus' =
cross.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.32"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.33"/>They came to a place called Golgotha, =
which means,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.27.33-020"/>The Place of the Skull.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.33-020"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.33"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.34"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.27.34" noteStop=3D"Matt.27.34">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.69.21"/>
</notePart>
</note> There they offered Jesus wine mixed with a bitter substance; but =
after tasting it, he would not drink it.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.34"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.27.35" refEnd=3D"Matt.27.38">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.35"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.27.35" noteStop=3D"Matt.27.35">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.22.18"/>
</notePart>
</note> They crucified him and then divided his clothes among them by =
throwing dice.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.35"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.36"/>After that they sat there and watched =
him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.36"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.37"/>Above his head they put the written =
notice of the accusation against him:=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.27.37-021"/>This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.37-021"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.37"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.38"/>Then they crucified two bandits with =
Jesus, one on his right and the other on his left.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.38"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.27.39" refEnd=3D"Matt.27.40">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.39"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.27.39" noteStop=3D"Matt.27.39">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.22.7"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.109.25"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Sir.12.17"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Sir.12.18"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Sir.13.7"/>
</notePart>
</note> People passing by shook their heads and hurled insults at =
Jesus:<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.39"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.40"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.27.40" noteStop=3D"Matt.27.40">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.26.61"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.2.19"/>
</notePart>
</note>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.27.40-022"/>You were going to tear down the Temple =
and build it back up in three days! Save yourself if you are God's Son! =
Come on down from the cross!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.40-022"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.40"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.27.41" refEnd=3D"Matt.27.43">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.41"/>In the same way the chief priests and =
the teachers of the Law and the elders made fun of him:<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.41"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.42"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.27.42-023"/>He saved others, but he cannot save =
himself! Isn't he the king of Israel? If he will come down off the cross =
now, we will believe in him!<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.42"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.43"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.27.43" noteStop=3D"Matt.27.43">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.22.8"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Wis.2.18" targetEnd=3D"Wis.2.20"/>
</notePart>
</note> He trusts in God and claims to be God's Son. Well, then, let us =
see if God wants to save him now!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.42-023"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.43"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.27.44">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.44"/>Even the bandits who had been crucified =
with him insulted him in the same way.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.44"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.27.45" refEnd=3D"Matt.27.56">
<title>
<titlePart>The Death of Jesus</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.15.33" targetEnd=3D"Mark.15.41"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.23.44" targetEnd=3D"Luke.23.49"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.19.28" targetEnd=3D"John.19.30"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.27.45" refEnd=3D"Matt.27.46">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.45"/>At noon the whole country was covered =
with darkness, which lasted for three hours.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.45"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.46"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.27.46" noteStop=3D"Matt.27.46">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.22.1"/>
</notePart>
</note> At about three o'clock Jesus cried out with a loud shout, =
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.27.46-024"/>
<foreign>Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?
</foreign>
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.46-024"/>
which means,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.27.46-025"/>My God, my God, why did you abandon me?
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.46-025"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.46"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.27.47" refEnd=3D"Matt.27.48">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.47"/>Some of the people standing there heard =
him and said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.27.47-026"/>He is calling for Elijah!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.47-026"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.47"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.48"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.27.48" noteStop=3D"Matt.27.48">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Ps.69.21"/>
</notePart>
</note> One of them ran up at once, took a sponge, soaked it in cheap =
wine, put it on the end of a stick, and tried to make him drink it.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.48"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.27.49">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.49"/>But the others said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.27.49-027"/>Wait, let us see if Elijah is coming to =
save him!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.49-027"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.49"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.27.50">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.50"/>Jesus again gave a loud cry and breathed =
his last.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.50"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.27.51" refEnd=3D"Matt.27.53">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.51"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.27.51" noteStop=3D"Matt.27.51">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Exod.26.31" targetEnd=3D"Exod.26.33"/>
</notePart>
</note> Then the curtain hanging in the Temple was torn in two from top =
to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split apart,<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.51"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.52"/>the graves broke open, and many of God's =
people who had died were raised to life.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.52"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.53"/>They left the graves, and after Jesus =
rose from death, they went into the Holy City, where many people saw =
them.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.53"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.27.54">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.54"/>When the army officer and the soldiers =
with him who were watching Jesus saw the earthquake and everything else =
that happened, they were terrified and said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.27.54-028"/>He really was the Son of God!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.54-028"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.54"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.27.55" refEnd=3D"Matt.27.56">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.55"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.27.55" noteStop=3D"Matt.27.55">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.8.2"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.8.3"/>
</notePart>
</note> There were many women there, looking on from a distance, who had =
followed Jesus from Galilee and helped him.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.55"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.56"/>Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the =
mother of James and Joseph, and the wife of Zebedee.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.56"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.27.57" refEnd=3D"Matt.27.61">
<title>
<titlePart>The Burial of Jesus</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.15.42" targetEnd=3D"Mark.15.47"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.23.50" targetEnd=3D"Luke.23.56"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.19.38" targetEnd=3D"John.19.42"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.27.57" refEnd=3D"Matt.27.61">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.57"/>When it was evening, a rich man from =
Arimathea arrived; his name was Joseph, and he also was a disciple of =
Jesus.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.57"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.58"/>He went into the presence of Pilate and =
asked for the body of Jesus. Pilate gave orders for the body to be given =
to Joseph.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.58"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.59"/>So Joseph took it, wrapped it in a new =
linen sheet,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.59"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.60"/>and placed it in his own tomb, which he =
had just recently dug out of solid rock. Then he rolled a large stone =
across the entrance to the tomb and went away.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.60"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.61"/>Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were =
sitting there, facing the tomb.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.61"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.27.62" refEnd=3D"Matt.27.66">
<title>
<titlePart>The Guard at the Tomb</titlePart>
</title>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.27.62" refEnd=3D"Matt.27.64">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.62"/>The next day, which was a Sabbath, the =
chief priests and the Pharisees met with Pilate<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.62"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.63"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.27.63" noteStop=3D"Matt.27.63">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.16.21"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.17.23"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.20.19"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.8.31"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.9.31"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.10.33"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.10.34"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.9.22"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.18.31" targetEnd=3D"Luke.18.33"/>
</notePart>
</note> and said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.27.63-029"/>Sir, we remember that while that liar =
was still alive he said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.27.63-030"/>I will be raised to life three days =
later.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.63-030"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.63"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.64"/>Give orders, then, for his tomb to be =
carefully guarded until the third day, so that his disciples will not be =
able to go and steal the body, and then tell the people that he was =
raised from death. This last lie would be even worse than the first one.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.63-029"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.64"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.27.65">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.65"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.27.65-031"/>Take a guard,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.65-031"/> Pilate told them;=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.27.65-032"/>go and make the tomb as secure as you =
can.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.65-032"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.65"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.27.66">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.27.66"/>So they left and made the tomb secure by =
putting a seal on the stone and leaving the guard on watch.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.27.66"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.27"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.28.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.28.10">
<chapterStart MID=3D"Matt.28"/>
<title>
<titlePart>The Resurrection</titlePart>
</title>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.16.1" targetEnd=3D"Mark.16.10"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.24.1" targetEnd=3D"Luke.24.12"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.20.1" targetEnd=3D"John.20.10"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.28.1" refEnd=3D"Matt.28.4">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.28.1"/>After the Sabbath, as Sunday morning was =
dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the =
tomb.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.28.1"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.28.2"/>Suddenly there was a violent earthquake; =
an angel of the Lord came down from heaven, rolled the stone away, and =
sat on it.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.28.2"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.28.3"/>His appearance was like lightning, and =
his clothes were white as snow.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.28.3"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.28.4"/>The guards were so afraid that they =
trembled and became like dead men.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.28.4"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.28.5" refEnd=3D"Matt.28.7">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.28.5"/>The angel spoke to the women.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.28.5-000"/>You must not be afraid,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.28.5-000"/> he said.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.28.5-001"/>I know you are looking for Jesus, who was =
crucified.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.28.5"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.28.6"/>He is not here; he has been raised, just =
as he said. Come here and see the place where he was lying.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.28.6"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.28.7"/>Go quickly now, and tell his disciples,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.28.7-002"/>He has been raised from death, and now he =
is going to Galilee ahead of you; there you will see him!
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.28.7-002"/> Remember what I have told you.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.28.5-001"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.28.7"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.28.8">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.28.8"/>So they left the tomb in a hurry, afraid =
and yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples.
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.28.8"/>
</p>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.28.9" refEnd=3D"Matt.28.10">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.28.9"/>Suddenly Jesus met them and said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.28.9-003"/>Peace be with you.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.28.9-003"/> They came up to him, took hold of his =
feet, and worshiped him.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.28.9"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.28.10"/>
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.28.10-004"/>Do not be afraid,
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.28.10-004"/> Jesus said to them.=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.28.10-005"/>Go and tell my brothers to go to =
Galilee, and there they will see me.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.28.10-005"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.28.10"/>
</p>
</div>
<div refStart=3D"Matt.28.11" refEnd=3D"Matt.28.15">
<title>
<titlePart>The Report of the Guard</titlePart>
</title>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.28.11" refEnd=3D"Matt.28.14">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.28.11"/>While the women went on their way, some =
of the soldiers guarding the tomb went back to the city and told the =
chief priests everything that had happened.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.28.11"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.28.12"/>The chief priests met with the elders =
and made their plan; they gave a large sum of money to the =
soldiers<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.28.12"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.28.13"/>and said,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.28.13-006"/>You are to say that his disciples came =
during the night and stole his body while you were asleep.<verseEnd =
MIDREF=3D"Matt.28.13"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.28.14"/>And if the Governor should hear of this, =
we will convince him that you are innocent, and you will have nothing to =
worry about.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.28.13-006"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.28.14"/>
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<p refStart=3D"Matt.28.15">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.28.15"/>The guards took the money and did what =
they were told to do. And so that is the report spread around by the =
Jews to this very day.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.28.15"/>
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<div refStart=3D"Matt.28.16" refEnd=3D"Matt.28.20">
<title>
<titlePart>Jesus Appears to His Disciples</titlePart>
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<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.16.14" targetEnd=3D"Mark.16.18"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Luke.24.36" targetEnd=3D"Luke.24.49"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"John.20.19" targetEnd=3D"John.20.23"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Acts.1.6" targetEnd=3D"Acts.1.8"/>
<p refStart=3D"Matt.28.16" refEnd=3D"Matt.28.20">
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.28.16"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.28.16" noteStop=3D"Matt.28.16">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Matt.26.32"/>
<reference targetStart=3D"Mark.14.28"/>
</notePart>
</note> The eleven disciples went to the hill in Galilee where Jesus had =
told them to go.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.28.16"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.28.17"/>When they saw him, they worshiped him, =
even though some of them doubted.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.28.17"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.28.18"/>Jesus drew near and said to them,=20
<qStart MID=3D"Matt.28.18-007"/>I have been given all authority in =
heaven and on earth.<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.28.18"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.28.19"/>
<note type=3D"x-xref" noteStart=3D"Matt.28.19" noteStop=3D"Matt.28.19">
<notePart type=3D"x-link">
<reference targetStart=3D"Acts.1.8"/>
</notePart>
</note> Go, then, to all peoples everywhere and make them my disciples: =
baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy =
Spirit,<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.28.19"/>
<verseStart MID=3D"Matt.28.20"/>and teach them to obey everything I have =
commanded you. And I will be with you always, to the end of the age.
<qEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.28.18-007"/>
<verseEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.28.20"/>
<chapterEnd MIDREF=3D"Matt.28"/>
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