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Psalm 42

Psalm 42 (New International Version)

Psalm 42

BOOK II
Psalms 42–72

Psalm 42^[a][b]

    For the director of music. A maskil^[c] of the Sons of Korah. ¹ As the deer pants for streams of water,
   so my soul pants for you, my God.
² My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
   When can I go and meet with God?
³ My tears have been my food
   day and night,
while people say to me all day long,
   “Where is your God?”
⁴ These things I remember
   as I pour out my soul:
how I used to go to the house of God
   under the protection of the Mighty One^[d]
with shouts of joy and praise
   among the festive throng.
 ⁵ Why, my soul, are you downcast?
   Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
   for I will yet praise him,
   my Savior and my God.
 ⁶ My soul is downcast within me;
   therefore I will remember you
from the land of the Jordan,
   the heights of Hermon—from Mount Mizar.
⁷ Deep calls to deep
   in the roar of your waterfalls;
all your waves and breakers
   have swept over me.
 ⁸ By day the LORD directs his love,
   at night his song is with me—
   a prayer to the God of my life.
 ⁹ I say to God my Rock,
   “Why have you forgotten me?
Why must I go about mourning,
   oppressed by the enemy?”
¹⁰ My bones suffer mortal agony
   as my foes taunt me,
saying to me all day long,
   “Where is your God?”
 ¹¹ Why, my soul, are you downcast?
   Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
   for I will yet praise him,
   my Savior and my God.

Footnotes:

1. Psalm 42:1 In many Hebrew manuscripts Psalms 42 and 43 constitute one psalm.
2. Psalm 42:1 In Hebrew texts 42:1-11 is numbered 42:2-12.
3. Psalm 42:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
4. Psalm 42:4 See Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.

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Psalm 41

Psalm 41 (New International Version, ©2011)

Psalm 41

Psalm 41^[a]

    For the director of music. A psalm of David. ¹ Blessed are those who have regard for the weak;
   the LORD delivers them in times of trouble.
² The LORD protects and preserves them—
   they are counted among the blessed in the land—
   he does not give them over to the desire of their foes.
³ The LORD sustains them on their sickbed
   and restores them from their bed of illness.
 ⁴ I said, “Have mercy on me, LORD;
   heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
⁵ My enemies say of me in malice,
   “When will he die and his name perish?”
⁶ When one of them comes to see me,
   he speaks falsely, while his heart gathers slander;
   then he goes out and spreads it around.
 ⁷ All my enemies whisper together against me;
   they imagine the worst for me, saying,
⁸ “A vile disease has afflicted him;
   he will never get up from the place where he lies.”
⁹ Even my close friend,
   someone I trusted,
one who shared my bread,
   has turned^[b] against me.
 ¹⁰ But may you have mercy on me, LORD;
   raise me up, that I may repay them.
¹¹ I know that you are pleased with me,
   for my enemy does not triumph over me.
¹² Because of my integrity you uphold me
   and set me in your presence forever.
 ¹³ Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel,
   from everlasting to everlasting.
            Amen and Amen.

Footnotes:

1. Psalm 41:1 In Hebrew texts 41:1-13 is numbered 41:2-14.
2. Psalm 41:9 Hebrew has lifted up his heel

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Psalm 40

Psalm 40 (New International Version, ©2011)

Psalm 40

Psalm 40^[a]

    For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. ¹ I waited patiently for the LORD;
   he turned to me and heard my cry.
² He lifted me out of the slimy pit,
   out of the mud and mire;
he set my feet on a rock
   and gave me a firm place to stand.
³ He put a new song in my mouth,
   a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear the LORD
   and put their trust in him.
 ⁴ Blessed is the one
   who trusts in the LORD,
who does not look to the proud,
   to those who turn aside to false gods.^[b]
5 Many, LORD my God,
   are the wonders you have done,
   the things you planned for us.
None can compare with you;
   were I to speak and tell of your deeds,
   they would be too many to declare.
 ⁶ Sacrifice and offering you did not desire—
   but my ears you have opened^[c]—
   burnt offerings and sin offerings^[d] you did not require.
⁷ Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—
   it is written about me in the scroll.^[e]
8 I desire to do your will, my God;
   your law is within my heart.”
 ⁹ I proclaim your saving acts in the great assembly;
   I do not seal my lips, LORD,
   as you know.
¹⁰ I do not hide your righteousness in my heart;
   I speak of your faithfulness and your saving help.
I do not conceal your love and your faithfulness
   from the great assembly.
 ¹¹ Do not withhold your mercy from me, LORD;
   may your love and faithfulness always protect me.
¹² For troubles without number surround me;
   my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see.
They are more than the hairs of my head,
   and my heart fails within me.
¹³ Be pleased to save me, LORD;
   come quickly, LORD, to help me.
 ¹⁴ May all who want to take my life
   be put to shame and confusion;
may all who desire my ruin
   be turned back in disgrace.
¹⁵ May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!”
   be appalled at their own shame.
¹⁶ But may all who seek you
   rejoice and be glad in you;
may those who long for your saving help always say,
   “The LORD is great!”
 ¹⁷ But as for me, I am poor and needy;
   may the Lord think of me.
You are my help and my deliverer;
   you are my God, do not delay.

Footnotes:

1. Psalm 40:1 In Hebrew texts 40:1-17 is numbered 40:2-18.
2. Psalm 40:4 Or to lies
3. Psalm 40:6 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts but a body you have prepared for me
4. Psalm 40:6 Or purification offerings
5. Psalm 40:7 Or come / with the scroll written for me

Proverbs 10

Proverbs 10 (New International Version, ©2011)

Proverbs 10

Proverbs of Solomon

 ¹ The proverbs of Solomon:    A wise son brings joy to his father,
   but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
 ² Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value,
   but righteousness delivers from death.
 ³ The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry,
   but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
 ⁴ Lazy hands make for poverty,
   but diligent hands bring wealth.
 ⁵ He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son,
   but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
 ⁶ Blessings crown the head of the righteous,
   but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.^[a]
 7 The name of the righteous is used in blessings,^[b]
   but the name of the wicked will rot.
 ⁸ The wise in heart accept commands,
   but a chattering fool comes to ruin.
 ⁹ Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,
   but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.
 ¹⁰ Whoever winks maliciously causes grief,
   and a chattering fool comes to ruin.
 ¹¹ The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
   but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
 ¹² Hatred stirs up conflict,
   but love covers over all wrongs.
 ¹³ Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,
   but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense.
 ¹⁴ The wise store up knowledge,
   but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.
 ¹⁵ The wealth of the rich is their fortified city,
   but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
 ¹⁶ The wages of the righteous is life,
   but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.
 ¹⁷ Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life,
   but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.
 ¹⁸ Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips
   and spreads slander is a fool.
 ¹⁹ Sin is not ended by multiplying words,
   but the prudent hold their tongues.
 ²⁰ The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,
   but the heart of the wicked is of little value.
 ²¹ The lips of the righteous nourish many,
   but fools die for lack of sense.
 ²² The blessing of the LORD brings wealth,
   without painful toil for it.
 ²³ A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes,
   but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.
 ²⁴ What the wicked dread will overtake them;
   what the righteous desire will be granted.
 ²⁵ When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,
   but the righteous stand firm forever.
 ²⁶ As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
   so are sluggards to those who send them.
 ²⁷ The fear of the LORD adds length to life,
   but the years of the wicked are cut short.
 ²⁸ The prospect of the righteous is joy,
   but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.
 ²⁹ The way of the LORD is a refuge for the blameless,
   but it is the ruin of those who do evil.
 ³⁰ The righteous will never be uprooted,
   but the wicked will not remain in the land.
 ³¹ From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom,
   but a perverse tongue will be silenced.
 ³² The lips of the righteous know what finds favor,
   but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.

Footnotes:

1. Proverbs 10:6 Or righteous, / but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence
2. Proverbs 10:7 See Gen. 48:20.

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Psalm 39

Psalm 39 (New International Version, ©2011)

Psalm 39

Psalm 39^[a]

    For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David. ¹ I said, “I will watch my ways
   and keep my tongue from sin;
I will put a muzzle on my mouth
   while in the presence of the wicked.”
² So I remained utterly silent,
   not even saying anything good.
But my anguish increased;
 ³ my heart grew hot within me.
While I meditated, the fire burned;
   then I spoke with my tongue:
 ⁴ “Show me, LORD, my life’s end
   and the number of my days;
   let me know how fleeting my life is.
⁵ You have made my days a mere handbreadth;
   the span of my years is as nothing before you.
Everyone is but a breath,
   even those who seem secure.^[b]
 6 “Surely everyone goes around like a mere phantom;
   in vain they rush about, heaping up wealth
   without knowing whose it will finally be.
 ⁷ “But now, Lord, what do I look for?
   My hope is in you.
⁸ Save me from all my transgressions;
   do not make me the scorn of fools.
⁹ I was silent; I would not open my mouth,
   for you are the one who has done this.
¹⁰ Remove your scourge from me;
   I am overcome by the blow of your hand.
¹¹ When you rebuke and discipline anyone for their sin,
   you consume their wealth like a moth—
   surely everyone is but a breath.
 ¹² “Hear my prayer, LORD,
   listen to my cry for help;
   do not be deaf to my weeping.
I dwell with you as a foreigner,
   a stranger, as all my ancestors were.
¹³ Look away from me, that I may enjoy life again
   before I depart and am no more.”

Footnotes:

1. Psalm 39:1 In Hebrew texts 39:1-13 is numbered 39:2-14.
2. Psalm 39:5 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 11.

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Proverbs 9

Proverbs 9 (New International Version, ©2011)

Proverbs 9

Invitations of Wisdom and Folly

 ¹ Wisdom has built her house;
   she has set up^[a] its seven pillars.
² She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine;
   she has also set her table.
³ She has sent out her servants, and she calls
   from the highest point of the city,
 ⁴ “Let all who are simple come to my house!”
To those who have no sense she says,
 ⁵ “Come, eat my food
   and drink the wine I have mixed.
⁶ Leave your simple ways and you will live;
   walk in the way of insight.”  ⁷ Whoever corrects a mocker invites insults;
   whoever rebukes the wicked incurs abuse.
⁸ Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you;
   rebuke the wise and they will love you.
⁹ Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still;
   teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.
 ¹⁰ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom,
   and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
¹¹ For through wisdom^[b] your days will be many,
   and years will be added to your life.
¹² If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you;
   if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer.
 ¹³ Folly is an unruly woman;
   she is simple and knows nothing.
¹⁴ She sits at the door of her house,
   on a seat at the highest point of the city,
¹⁵ calling out to those who pass by,
   who go straight on their way,
 ¹⁶ “Let all who are simple come to my house!”
To those who have no sense she says,
 ¹⁷ “Stolen water is sweet;
   food eaten in secret is delicious!”
¹⁸ But little do they know that the dead are there,
   that her guests are deep in the realm of the dead.

Footnotes:

1. Proverbs 9:1 Septuagint, Syriac and Targum; Hebrew has hewn out
2. Proverbs 9:11 Septuagint, Syriac and Targum; Hebrew me

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