Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Psalm 16
Psalm 16 (Amplified Bible)
Psalm 16
A Poem of David; [probably] intended to record memorable thoughts.
1KEEP and protect me, O God, for in You I have found refuge, and in You do I put my trust and hide myself. 2I say to the Lord, You are my Lord; I have no good beside or beyond You.3As for the godly (the saints) who are in the land, they are the excellent, the noble, and the glorious, in whom is all my delight.
4Their sorrows shall be multiplied who choose another god; their drink offerings of blood will I not offer or take their names upon my lips.
5The Lord is my chosen and assigned portion, my cup; You hold and maintain my lot.
6The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; yes, I have a good heritage.
7I will bless the Lord, Who has given me counsel; yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.
8I have set the Lord continually before me; because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
9Therefore my heart is glad and my glory [my inner self] rejoices; my body too shall rest and confidently dwell in safety,
10For You will not abandon me to Sheol (the place of the dead), neither will You suffer Your holy one [Holy One] to see corruption.(A)
11You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy, at Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.(B)
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Proverb 21
Proverbs 21 (Amplified Bible)
Proverbs 21
1THE KING'S heart is in the hand of the Lord, as are the watercourses; He turns it whichever way He wills. 2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs and tries the hearts.(A)3To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.(B)
4Haughtiness of eyes and a proud heart, even the tillage of the wicked or the lamp [of joy] to them [whatever it may be], are sin [in the eyes of God].
5The thoughts of the [steadily] diligent tend only to plenteousness, but everyone who is impatient and hasty hastens only to want.
6Securing treasures by a lying tongue is a vapor driven to and fro; those who seek them seek death.
7The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, because they refuse to do justice.
8The way of the guilty is exceedingly crooked, but as for the pure, his work is right and his conduct is straight.
9It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop [on the flat oriental roof, exposed to all kinds of weather] than in a house shared with a nagging, quarrelsome, and faultfinding woman.
10The soul or life of the wicked craves and seeks evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.(C)
11When the scoffer is punished, the fool gets a lesson in being wise; but men of [godly] Wisdom and good sense learn by being instructed.
12The [uncompromisingly] righteous man considers well the house of the wicked--how the wicked are cast down to ruin.
13Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor will cry out himself and not be heard.(D)
14A gift in secret pacifies and turns away anger, and a bribe in the lap, strong wrath.
15When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous (the upright, in right standing with God), but to the evildoers it is dismay, calamity, and ruin.
16A man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall abide in the congregation of the spirits (of the dead).
17He who loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
18The wicked become a ransom for the [uncompromisingly] righteous, and the treacherous for the upright [because the wicked themselves fall into the traps and pits they have dug for the good].
19It is better to dwell in a desert land than with a contentious woman and with vexation.
20There are precious treasures and oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a self-confident and foolish man swallows it up and wastes it.
21He who earnestly seeks after and craves righteousness, mercy, and loving-kindness will find life in addition to righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God) and honor.(E)
22A wise man scales the city walls of the mighty and brings down the stronghold in which they trust.
23He who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from troubles.(F)
24The proud and haughty man--Scoffer is his name--deals and acts with overbearing pride.
25The desire of the slothful kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.
26He covets greedily all the day long, but the [uncompromisingly] righteous gives and does not withhold.(G)
27The sacrifice of the wicked is exceedingly disgusting and abhorrent [to the Lord]--how much more when he brings it with evil intention?
28A false witness will perish, but the word of a man who hears attentively will endure and go unchallenged.
29A wicked man puts on the bold, unfeeling face [of guilt], but as for the upright, he considers, directs, and establishes his way [with the confidence of integrity].
30There is no [human] wisdom or understanding or counsel [that can prevail] against the Lord.
31The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but deliverance and victory are of the Lord.
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