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psalm 16

Psalm 16 (New International Version, ©2010)

Psalm 16

A miktam^[a] of David.  ¹ Keep me safe, my God,
   for in you I take refuge.
 ² I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord;
   apart from you I have no good thing.”
³ I say of the holy people who are in the land,
   “They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”
⁴ Those who run after other gods will suffer more and more.
   I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods
   or take up their names on my lips.
 ⁵ LORD, you alone are my portion and my cup;
   you make my lot secure.
⁶ The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
   surely I have a delightful inheritance.
⁷ I will praise the LORD, who counsels me;
   even at night my heart instructs me.
⁸ I keep my eyes always on the LORD.
   With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
 ⁹ Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
   my body also will rest secure,
¹⁰ because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,
   nor will you let your faithful^[b] one see decay.
¹¹ You make known to me the path of life;
   you will fill me with joy in your presence,
   with eternal pleasures at your right hand.

Footnotes:

1. Psalm 16:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
2. Psalm 16:10 Or holy

Proverbs 24 (with text - press on more info.)

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Psalm 32

Psalm 32 (Amplified Bible)

Psalm 32

[A Psalm of David.] A skillful song, or a didactic or reflective poem.

 ¹BLESSED (HAPPY, fortunate, to be envied) is he who has forgiveness of his transgression continually exercised upon him, whose sin is covered.     ²Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the man to whom the Lord imputes no iniquity and in whose spirit there is no deceit.^{(A)
    3}When I kept silence [before I confessed], my bones wasted away through my groaning all the day long.
    ⁴For day and night Your hand [of displeasure] was heavy upon me; my moisture was turned into the drought of summer. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!
    ⁵I acknowledged my sin to You, and my iniquity I did not hide. I said, I will confess my transgressions to the Lord [continually unfolding the past till all is told]--then You [instantly] forgave me the guilt and iniquity of my sin. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!
    ⁶For this [forgiveness] let everyone who is godly pray--pray to You in a time when You may be found; surely when the great waters [of trial] overflow, they shall not reach [the spirit in] him.
    ⁷You are a hiding place for me; You, Lord, preserve me from trouble, You surround me with songs and shouts of deliverance. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!
    ⁸I [the Lord] will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you.
    ⁹Be not like the horse or the mule, which lack understanding, which must have their mouths held firm with bit and bridle, or else they will not come with you.
    ¹⁰Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but he who trusts in, relies on, and confidently leans on the Lord shall be compassed about with mercy and with loving-kindness.
    ¹¹Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you [uncompromisingly] righteous [you who are upright and in right standing with Him]; shout for joy, all you upright in heart!
   

Cross references:

1. Psalm 32:2 : Rom 4:7, 8

Proverb 23

Proverbs 23 (Amplified Bible)

Proverbs 23

 ¹WHEN YOU sit down to eat with a ruler, consider who and what are before you;     ²For you will put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to desire.
    ³Be not desirous of his dainties, for it is deceitful food [offered with questionable motives].
    ⁴Weary not yourself to be rich; cease from your own [human] wisdom.^{(A)
    5}Will you set your eyes upon wealth, when [suddenly] it is gone? For riches certainly make themselves wings, like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.
    ⁶Eat not the bread of him who has a hard, grudging, and envious eye, neither desire his dainty foods;
    ⁷For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. As one who reckons, he says to you, eat and drink, yet his heart is not with you [but is grudging the cost].
    ⁸The morsel which you have eaten you will vomit up, and your complimentary words will be wasted.
    ⁹Speak not in the ears of a [self-confident] fool, for he will despise the [godly] Wisdom of your words.^{(B)
    10}Remove not the ancient landmark and enter not into the fields of the fatherless,^{(C)
    11}For their Redeemer is mighty; He will plead their cause against you.
    ¹²Apply your mind to instruction and correction and your ears to words of knowledge.
    ¹³Withhold not discipline from the child; for if you strike and punish him with the [reedlike] rod, he will not die.
    ¹⁴You shall whip him with the rod and deliver his life from Sheol (Hades, the place of the dead).
    ¹⁵My son, if your heart is wise, my heart will be glad, even mine;
    ¹⁶Yes, my heart will rejoice when your lips speak right things.
    ¹⁷Let not your heart envy sinners, but continue in the reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord all the day long.
    ¹⁸For surely there is a latter end [a future and a reward], and your hope and expectation shall not be cut off.
    ¹⁹Hear, my son, and be wise, and direct your mind in the way [of the Lord].
    ²⁰Do not associate with winebibbers; be not among them nor among gluttonous eaters of meat,^{(D)
    21}For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty, and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
    ²²Hearken to your father, who begot you, and despise not your mother when she is old.
    ²³Buy the truth and sell it not; not only that, but also get discernment and judgment, instruction and understanding.
    ²⁴The father of the [uncompromisingly] righteous (the upright, in right standing with God) shall greatly rejoice, and he who becomes the father of a wise child shall have joy in him.
    ²⁵Let your father and your mother be glad, and let her who bore you rejoice.
    ²⁶My son, give me your heart and let your eyes observe and delight in my ways,
    ²⁷For a harlot is a deep ditch, and a loose woman is a narrow pit.
    ²⁸She also lies in wait as a robber or as one waits for prey, and she increases the treacherous among men.
    ²⁹Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness and dimness of eyes?
    ³⁰Those who tarry long at the wine, those who go to seek and try mixed wine.^{(E)
    31}Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the wineglass, when it goes down smoothly.
    ³²At the last it bites like a serpent and stings like an adder.
    ³³[Under the influence of wine] your eyes will behold strange things [and loose women] and your mind will utter things turned the wrong way [untrue, incorrect, and petulant].
    ³⁴Yes, you will be [as unsteady] as he who lies down in the midst of the sea, and [as open to disaster] as he who lies upon the top of a mast.
    ³⁵You will say, They struck me, but I was not hurt! They beat me [as with a hammer], but I did not feel it! When shall I awake? I will crave and seek more wine again [and escape reality].
   

Cross references:

1. Proverbs 23:4 : Prov 28:20; I Tim 6:9, 10
2. Proverbs 23:9 : Isa 32:6
3. Proverbs 23:10 : Deut 19:14; 27:17; Prov 22:28
4. Proverbs 23:20 : Isa 5:22; Luke 21:34; Rom 13:13; Eph 5:18
5. Proverbs 23:30 : Prov 20:1; Eph 5:18

Psalm 23

psalm 23

Psalm 23 (Amplified Bible)

Psalm 23

A Psalm of David.

 ¹THE LORD is my Shepherd [to feed, guide, and shield me], I shall not lack.     ²He makes me lie down in [fresh, tender] green pastures; He leads me beside the still and restful waters.^{(A)
    3}He refreshes and restores my life (my self); He leads me in the paths of righteousness [uprightness and right standing with Him--not for my earning it, but] for His name's sake.
    ⁴Yes, though I walk through the [deep, sunless] valley of the shadow of death, I will fear or dread no evil, for You are with me; Your rod [to protect] and Your staff [to guide], they comfort me.
    ⁵You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with ^[a]oil; my [brimming] cup runs over.
    ⁶Surely or only goodness, mercy, and unfailing love shall follow me all the days of my life, and through the length of my days the house of the Lord [and His presence] shall be my dwelling place.
   

Footnotes:

1. Psalm 23:5 It is difficult for those living in a temperate climate to appreciate, but it was customary in hot climates to anoint the body with oil to protect it from excessive perspiration. When mixed with perfume, the oil imparted a delightfully refreshing and invigorating sensation. Athletes anointed their bodies as a matter of course before running a race. As the body, therefore, anointed with oil was refreshed, invigorated, and better fitted for action, so the Lord would anoint His "sheep" with the Holy Spirit, Whom oil symbolizes, to fit them to engage more freely in His service and run in the way He directs--in heavenly fellowship with Him.

Cross references:

1. Psalm 23:2 : Rev 7:17

Proverbs 22 (with text - press on more info.)

Proverbs 22

Proverbs 22 (Amplified Bible)

Proverbs 22

 ¹A GOOD name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold.     ²The rich and poor meet together; the Lord is the Maker of them all.^{(A)
    3}A prudent man sees the evil and hides himself, but the simple pass on and are punished [with suffering].
    ⁴The reward of humility and the reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life.
    ⁵Thorns and snares are in the way of the obstinate and willful; he who guards himself will be far from them.
    ⁶Train up a child in the way he should go [and in keeping with his individual gift or bent], and when he is old he will not depart from it.^{(B)
    7}The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
    ⁸He who sows iniquity will reap calamity and futility, and the rod of his wrath [with which he smites others] will fail.
    ⁹He who has a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he gives of his bread to the poor.^{(C)
    10}Drive out the scoffer, and contention will go out; yes, strife and abuse will cease.
    ¹¹He who loves purity and the pure in heart and who is gracious in speech--because of the grace of his lips will he have the king for his friend.
    ¹²The eyes of the Lord keep guard over knowledge and him who has it, but He overthrows the words of the treacherous.
    ¹³The sluggard says, There is a lion outside! I shall be slain in the streets!
    ¹⁴The mouth of a loose woman is a deep pit [for ensnaring wild animals]; he with whom the Lord is indignant and who is abhorrent to Him will fall into it.
    ¹⁵Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.
    ¹⁶He who oppresses the poor to get gain for himself and he who gives to the rich--both will surely come to want.
    ¹⁷Listen (consent and submit) to the words of the wise, and apply your mind to my knowledge;
    ¹⁸For it will be pleasant if you keep them in your mind [believing them]; your lips will be accustomed to [confessing] them.
    ¹⁹So that your trust (belief, reliance, support, and confidence) may be in the Lord, I have made known these things to you today, even to you.
    ²⁰Have I not written to you [long ago] excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
    ²¹To make you know the certainty of the words of truth, that you may give a true answer to those who sent you?^{(D)
    22}Rob not the poor [being tempted by their helplessness], neither oppress the afflicted at the gate [where the city court is held],^{(E)
    23}For the Lord will plead their cause and deprive of life those who deprive [the poor or afflicted].^{(F)
    24}Make no friendships with a man given to anger, and with a wrathful man do not associate,
    ²⁵Lest you learn his ways and get yourself into a snare.
    ²⁶Be not one of those who strike hands and pledge themselves, or of those who become security for another's debts.
    ²⁷If you have nothing with which to pay, why should he take your bed from under you?
    ²⁸Remove not the ancient landmark which your fathers have set up.
    ²⁹Do you see a man diligent and skillful in his business? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men.
   

Cross references:

1. Proverbs 22:2 : Job 31:15; Prov 14:31
2. Proverbs 22:6 : Eph 6:4; II Tim 3:15
3. Proverbs 22:9 : II Cor 9:6-10
4. Proverbs 22:21 : Luke 1:3, 4
5. Proverbs 22:22 : Exod 23:6; Job 31:16, 21
6. Proverbs 22:23 : Zech 7:10; Mal 3:5

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