THEinc MESSIANIC PSALMS and PROVERBS 25

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THEinc MESSIANIC PSALMS and PROVERBS

PSALMS

Psalms 25

 

1 To you, LORD, do I lift up my soul.

2 My God, in you have I trusted, Let me not be put to shame. Don't let my enemies triumph over me.

3 Yes, no one who waits for you shall be put to shame. They shall be put to shame who deal treacherously without cause.

4 Show me your ways, LORD. Teach me your paths.

5 Guide me in your truth, and teach me, For you are the God of my salvation, I wait for you all day long.

6 LORD, remember your tender mercies and your lovingkindness, For they are from old times.

7 Don't remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions. Remember me according to your lovingkindness, For your goodness' sake, LORD.

8 Good and upright is the LORD, Therefore he will instruct sinners in the way.

9 He will guide the humble in justice. He will teach the humble his way.

10 All the paths of the LORD are lovingkindness and truth To such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

11 For your name's sake, LORD, Pardon my iniquity, for it is great.

12 What man is he who fears the LORD? He shall instruct him in the way that he shall choose.

13 His soul shall dwell at ease. His seed shall inherit the land.

14 The friendship of the LORD is with those who fear him. He will show them his covenant.

15 My eyes are ever on the LORD, For he will pluck my feet out of the net.

16 Turn to me, and have mercy on me, For I am desolate and afflicted.

17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged. Oh bring me out of my distresses.

18 Consider my affliction and my travail. Forgive all my sins.

19 Consider my enemies, for they are many. They hate me with cruel hatred.

20 Oh keep my soul, and deliver me. Let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.

21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, For I wait for you.

22 Redeem Yisra'el, God, Out all of his troubles.

Psalms 55

 

1 Listen to my prayer, God. Don't hide yourself from my supplication.

2 Attend to me, and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and moan,

3 Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked. For they bring suffering on me. In anger they hold a grudge against me.

4 My heart is severely pained within me. The terrors of death have fallen on me.

5 Fearfulness and trembling have come on me. Horror has overwhelmed me.

6 I said, "Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then I would fly away, and be at rest.

7 Behold, then I would wander far off. I would lodge in the wilderness." Selah.

8 "I would hurry to a shelter from the stormy wind and tempest."

9 Confuse them, Lord, and confound their language, For I have seen violence and strife in the city.

10 Day and night they prowl around on its walls. Malice and abuse are also within her.

11 Destructive forces are within her. Threats and lies don't depart from her streets.

12 For it was not an enemy who insulted me, Then I could have endured it. Neither was it he who hated me who raised himself up against me, Then I would have hid myself from him.

13 But it was you, a man like me, My companion, and my familiar friend.

14 We took sweet fellowship together. We walked in God's house with the throng.

15 Let death come suddenly on them. Let them go down alive into She'ol. For wickedness is in their dwelling, in the midst of them.

16 As for me, I will call on God. The LORD will save me.

17 Evening, morning, and at noon, I will cry out in distress. He will hear my voice.

18 He has redeemed my soul in shalom from the battle that was against me, Although there are many who oppose me.

19 God, who is enthroned forever, Will hear, and answer them. Selah. They never change, Who don't fear God.

20 He raises his hands against his friends. He has violated his covenant.

21 His mouth was smooth as butter, But his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, Yet they were drawn swords.

22 Cast your burden on the LORD, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.

23 But you, God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, But I will trust in you.

Psalms 85

 

1 LORD, you have been favorable to your land. You have restored the fortunes of Ya`akov.

2 You have forgiven the iniquity of your people. You have covered all their sin. Selah.

3 You have taken away all your wrath. You have turned from the fierceness of your anger.

4 Turn us, God of our salvation, And cause your indignation toward us to cease.

5 Will you be angry with us forever? Will you draw out your anger to all generations?

6 Won't you revive us again, That your people may rejoice in you?

7 Show us your lovingkindness, LORD. Grant us your salvation.

8 I will hear what God, the LORD, will speak, For he will speak shalom to his people, his holy ones; But let them not turn again to folly.

9 Surely his salvation is near those who fear him, That glory may dwell in our land.

10 Mercy and truth meet together. Righteousness and shalom have kissed each other.

11 Truth springs out of the eretz. Righteousness has looked down from heaven.

12 Yes, the LORD will give that which is good. Our land will yield its increase.

13 Righteousness goes before him, And prepares the way for his steps.

Psalms 115

 

1 Not to us, LORD, not to us, But to your name give glory, For your lovingkindness, and for your truth's sake.

2 Why should the nations say, "Where is their God, now?"

3 But our God is in the heavens. He does whatever he pleases.

4 Their idols are silver and gold, The work of men's hands.

5 They have mouths, but they don't speak; They have eyes, but they don't see;

6 They have ears, but they don't hear; They have noses, but they don't smell;

7 They have hands, but they don't feel; They have feet, but they don't walk; Neither do they speak through their throat.

8 Those who make them will be like them; Yes, everyone who trusts in them.

9 Yisra'el, trust in the LORD! He is their help and their shield.

10 House of Aharon, trust in the LORD! He is their help and their shield.

11 You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD! He is their help and their shield.

12 The LORD remembers us. He will bless us. He will bless the house of Yisra'el. He will bless the house of Aharon.

13 He will bless those who fear the LORD, Both small and great.

14 May the LORD increase you more and more, You and your children.

15 Blessed are you by the LORD, Who made heaven and eretz.

16 The heavens are the heavens of the LORD; But the eretz has he given to the children of men.

17 The dead don't praise the LORD, Neither any who go down into silence;

18 But we will bless the LORD, From this time forth and forevermore. Praise the LORD!

Psalms 145

 

1 I will exalt you, my God, the King. I will praise your name forever and ever.

2 Every day I will praise you. I will extol your name forever and ever.

3 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised! His greatness is unsearchable.

4 One generation will commend your works to another, And will declare your mighty acts.

5 Of the glorious majesty of your honor, Of your wondrous works, I will meditate.

6 Men will speak of the might of your awesome acts. I will declare your greatness.

7 They will utter the memory of your great goodness, And will sing of your righteousness.

8 The LORD is gracious, merciful, Slow to anger, and of great lovingkindness.

9 The LORD is good to all. His tender mercies are over all his works.

10 All your works will give thanks to you, LORD. Your holy ones will extol you.

11 They will speak of the glory of your kingdom, And talk about your power;

12 To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, The glory of the majesty of his kingdom.

13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. Your dominion endures throughout all generations.

14 The LORD upholds all who fall, And raises up all those who are bowed down.

15 The eyes of all wait for you. You give them their food in due season.

16 You open your hand, And satisfy the desire of every living thing.

17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways, And gracious in all his works.

18 The LORD is near to all those who call on him, To all who call on him in truth.

19 He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him. He also will hear their cry, and will save them.

20 The LORD preserves all those who love him, But all the wicked he will destroy.

21 My mouth will speak the praise of the LORD. Let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.

PROVERBS

Proverbs 25

 

1 These also are proverbs of Shlomo, which the men of Hizkiyahu king of Yehudah copied out.

2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.

3 As the heavens for height, and the eretz for depth, So the hearts of kings are unsearchable.

4 Take away the dross from the silver, And material comes out for the refiner;

5 Take away the wicked from the king's presence, And his throne will be established in righteousness.

6 Don't exalt yourself in the presence of the king, Or claim a place among great men;

7 For it is better that it be said to you, "Come up here," Than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, Whom your eyes have seen.

8 Don't be hasty in bringing charges to court. What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you?

9 Debate your case with your neighbor, And don't betray the confidence of another;

10 Lest one who hears it put you to shame, And your bad reputation never depart.

11 A word fitly spoken Is like apples of gold in settings of silver.

12 As an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, So is a wise reprover to an obedient ear.

13 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, So is a faithful messenger to those who send him; For he refreshes the soul of his masters.

14 As clouds and wind without rain, So is he who boasts of gifts deceptively.

15 By patience a ruler is persuaded. A soft tongue breaks the bone.

16 Have you found honey? Eat as much as is sufficient for you, Lest you eat too much, and vomit it.

17 Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor's house, Lest he be weary of you, and hate you.

18 A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor Is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.

19 Confidence in someone unfaithful in time of trouble Is like a bad tooth, or a lame foot.

20 As one who takes away a garment in cold weather, Or vinegar on soda, So is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; If he is thirsty, give him water to drink:

22 For you will heap coals of fire on his head, And the LORD will reward you.

23 The north wind brings forth rain: So a backbiting tongue brings an angry face.

24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than to share a house with a contentious woman.

25 Like cold water to a thirsty soul, So is good news from a far country.

26 Like a muddied spring, and a polluted well, So is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.

27 It is not good to eat much honey; Nor is it honorable to seek ones own honor.

28 Like a city that is broken down and without walls Is a man whose spirit is without restraint.