15
PSALMS: 15, 45, 75, 105,
135
PROVERBS: 15
PSALMS:
15
A
psalm of David.
1
LORD,
who may dwell in your sanctuary?
Who
may live on your holy hill?
2
He
whose walk is blameless
and
who does what is righteous,
who
speaks the truth from his heart
3
and
has no slander on his tongue,
who
does his neighbor no wrong
and
casts no slur on his fellowman,
4
who
despises a vile man
but
honors those who fear the LORD,
who
keeps his oath
even
when it hurts,
5
who
lends his money without usury
and
does not accept a bribe against the innocent.
He
who does these things
will
never be shaken. [1]
PSALMS: 45
For
the director of music. To the tune of "Lilies." Of the Sons of Korah. A
maskil. A A wedding song.
1
My
heart is stirred by a noble theme
as
I recite my verses for the king;
my
tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
2
You
are the most excellent of men
and
your lips have been anointed with grace,
since
God has blessed you forever.
3
Gird
your sword upon your side, O mighty one;
clothe
yourself with splendor and majesty.
4
In
your majesty ride forth victoriously
in
behalf of truth, humility and righteousness;
let
your right hand display awesome deeds.
5
Let
your sharp arrows pierce the hearts of the king's enemies;
let
the nations fall beneath your feet.
6
Your
throne, O God, will last for ever and ever;
a
scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.
7
You
love righteousness and hate wickedness;
therefore
God, your God, has set you above your companions
by
anointing you with the oil of joy.
8
All
your robes are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia;
from
palaces adorned with ivory
the
music of the strings makes you glad.
9
Daughters
of kings are among your honored women;
at
your right hand is the royal bride in gold of Ophir.
10
Listen,
O daughter, consider and give ear:
Forget
your people and your father's house. [2]
11
The
king is enthralled by your beauty;
honor
him, for he is your lord.
12
The
Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift, B
men
of wealth will seek your favor.
13
All
glorious is the princess within her chamber;
her
gown is interwoven with gold.
14
In
embroidered garments she is led to the king;
her
virgin companions follow her
and
are brought to you.
15
They
are led in with joy and gladness;
they
enter the palace of the king.
16
Your
sons will take the place of your fathers;
you
will make them princes throughout the land.
17
I
will perpetuate your memory through all generations;
therefore
the nations will praise you for ever and ever. [3]
PSALMS: 75
For
the director of music. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." A psalm of Asaph. A
song.
1
We
give thanks to you, O God,
we
give thanks, for your Name is near;
men
tell of your wonderful deeds.
2
You
say, "I choose the appointed
time;
it
is I who judge uprightly.
3 When
the earth and all its people quake,
it
is I who hold its pillars firm.
Selah
4
To
the arrogant I say, `Boast no more,'
and
to the wicked, `Do not lift up your horns.
5 Do
not lift your horns against heaven;
do
not speak with outstretched neck.'"
6
No
one from the east or the west
or
from the desert can exalt a man.
7
But
it is God who judges:
He
brings one down, he exalts another.
8
In
the hand of the LORD is a cup
full
of foaming wine mixed with spices;
he
pours it out, and all the wicked of the earth
drink
it down to its very dregs.
9
As
for me, I will declare this forever;
I
will sing praise to the God of Jacob.
10
I
will cut off the horns of all the wicked,
but
the horns of the righteous will be lifted up. [4]
PSALMS: 105
1
Give
thanks to the LORD, call on his name;
make
known among the nations what he has done.
2
Sing
to him, sing praise to him;
tell
of all his wonderful acts.
3
Glory
in his holy name;
let
the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
4
Look
to the LORD and his strength;
seek
his face always.
5
Remember
the wonders he has done,
his
miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,
6
O
descendants of Abraham his servant,
O
sons of Jacob, his chosen ones.
7
He
is the LORD our God;
his
judgments are in all the earth.
8
He
remembers his covenant forever,
the
word he commanded, for a thousand generations,
9
the
covenant he made with Abraham,
the
oath he swore to Isaac.
10
He
confirmed it to Jacob as a decree,
to
Israel as an everlasting covenant:
11
"To you I will give the land of
Canaan
as
the portion you will inherit."
12
When
they were but few in number,
few
indeed, and strangers in it,
13
they
wandered from nation to nation,
from
one kingdom to another.
14
He
allowed no one to oppress them;
for
their sake he rebuked kings:
15
"Do not touch my anointed
ones;
do
my prophets no harm."
[5]
16
He
called down famine on the land
and
destroyed all their supplies of food;
17
and
he sent a man before them--
Joseph,
sold as a slave.
18
They
bruised his feet with shackles,
his
neck was put in irons,
19
till
what he foretold came to pass,
till
the word of the LORD proved him true.
20
The
king sent and released him,
the
ruler of peoples set him free.
21
He
made him master of his household,
ruler
over all he possessed,
22
to
instruct his princes as he pleased
and
teach his elders wisdom.
23
Then
Israel entered Egypt;
Jacob
lived as an alien in the land of Ham.
24
The
LORD made his people very fruitful;
he
made them too numerous for their foes,
25
whose
hearts he turned to hate his people,
to
conspire against his servants.
26
He
sent Moses his servant,
and
Aaron, whom he had chosen.
27They
performed his miraculous signs among them,
his
wonders in the land of Ham.
28
He
sent darkness and made the land dark--
for
had they not rebelled against his words?
29
He
turned their waters into blood,
causing
their fish to die.
30
Their
land teemed with frogs,
which
went up into the bedrooms of their rulers.
31
He
spoke, and there came swarms of flies,
and
gnats throughout their country.
32
He
turned their rain into hail,
with
lightning throughout their land; [6]
33
he
struck down their vines and fig trees
and
shattered the trees of their country.
34
He
spoke, and the locusts came,
grasshoppers
without number;
35
they
ate up every green thing in their land,
ate
up the produce of their soil.
36
Then
he struck down all the firstborn in their land,
the
firstfruits of all their manhood.
37
He
brought out Israel, laden with silver and gold,
and
from among their tribes no one faltered.
38
Egypt
was glad when they left,
because
dread of Israel had fallen on them.
39
He
spread out a cloud as a covering,
and
a fire to give light at night.
40
They
asked, and he brought them quail
and
satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41
He
opened the rock, and water gushed out;
like
a river it flowed in the desert.
42
For
he remembered his holy promise
given
to his servant Abraham.
43
He
brought out his people with rejoicing,
his
chosen ones with shouts of joy;
44
he
gave them the lands of the nations,
and
they fell heir to what others had toiled for--
45
that
they might keep his precepts
and
observe his laws.
Praise
the LORD. A [7]
PSALMS: 135
1
Praise
the LORD. A
Praise
the name of the LORD;
praise
him, you servants of the LORD,
2
you
who minister in the house of the LORD,
in
the courts of the house of our God.
3
Praise
the LORD, for the LORD is good;
sing
praise to his name, for that is pleasant.
4
For
the LORD has chosen Jacob to be his own,
Israel
to be his treasured possession.
5
I
know that the LORD is great,
that
our Lord is greater than all gods.
6
The
LORD does whatever pleases him,
in
the heavens and on the earth,
in
the seas and all their depths.
7
He
makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth;
he
sends lightning with the rain
and
brings out the wind from his storehouses.
8
He
struck down the firstborn of Egypt,
the
firstborn of men and animals.
9
He
sent his signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt,
against
Pharaoh and all his servants.
10
He
struck down many nations
and
killed mighty kings--
11
Sihon
king of the Amorites,
Og
king of Bashan
and
all the kings of Canaan--
12
and
he gave their land as an inheritance,
an
inheritance to his people Israel. [8]
13
Your
name, O LORD, endures forever,
your
renown, O LORD, through all generations.
14
For
the LORD will vindicate his people
and
have compassion on his servants.
15
The
idols of the nations are silver and gold,
made
by the hands of men.
16
They
have mouths, but cannot speak,
eyes,
but they cannot see;
17
they
have ears, but cannot hear,
nor
is there breath in their mouths.
18
Those
who make them will be like them,
and
so will all who trust in them.
19
O
house of Israel, praise the LORD;
O
house of Aaron, praise the LORD;
20
O
house of Levi, praise the LORD;
you
who fear him, praise the LORD.
21
Praise
be to the LORD from Zion,
to
him who dwells in Jerusalem.
Praise
the LORD. [9]
PROVERBS: 15
15
1
A gentle answer turns away wrath,
but
a harsh word stirs up anger.
2
The
tongue of the wise commends knowledge,
but
the mouth of the fool gushes folly.
3
The
eyes of the LORD are everywhere,
keeping
watch on the wicked and the good.
4
The
tongue that brings healing is a tree of life,
but
a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.
5
A
fool spurns his father's discipline,
but
whoever heeds correction shows prudence.
6
The
house of the righteous contains great treasure,
but
the income of the wicked brings them trouble.
7
The
lips of the wise spread knowledge;
not
so the hearts of fools.
8
The
LORD detests the sacrifice of the wicked,
but
the prayer of the upright pleases him.
9
The
LORD detests the way of the wicked
but
he loves those who pursue righteousness.
10
Stern
discipline awaits him who leaves the path;
he
who hates correction will die.
11
Death
and Destruction A lie open before the LORD--
how
much more the hearts of men! [10]
12
A
mocker resents correction;
he
will not consult the wise.
13
A
happy heart makes the face cheerful,
but
heartache crushes the spirit.
14
The
discerning heart seeks knowledge,
but
the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
15
All
the days of the oppressed are wretched,
but
the cheerful heart has a continual feast.
16
Better
a little with the fear of the LORD
than
great wealth with turmoil.
17
Better
a meal of vegetables where there is love
than
a fattened calf with hatred.
18
A
hot-tempered man stirs up dissension,
but
a patient man calms a quarrel.
19
The
way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns,
but
the path of the upright is a highway.
20
A
wise son brings joy to his father,
but
a foolish man despises his mother.
21
Folly
delights a man who lacks judgment,
but
a man of understanding keeps a straight course.
22
Plans
fail for lack of counsel,
but
with many advisers they succeed. [11]
23
A
man finds joy in giving an apt reply--
and
how good is a timely word!
24
The
path of life leads upward for the wise
to
keep him from going down to the grave. B
25
The
LORD tears down the proud man's house
but
he keeps the widow's boundaries intact.
26
The
LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked,
but
those of the pure are pleasing to him.
27
A
greedy man brings trouble to his family,
but
he who hates bribes will live.
28
The
heart of the righteous weighs its answers,
but
the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.
29
The
LORD is far from the wicked
but
he hears the prayer of the righteous.
30
A
cheerful look brings joy to the heart,
and
good news gives health to the bones.
31
He
who listens to a life-giving rebuke
will
be at home among the wise.
32
He
who ignores discipline despises himself,
but
whoever heeds correction gains understanding. [12]
33
The
fear of the LORD teaches a man wisdom, C
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