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         <div class="label">132</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 132</span></div><div class="d"><span class="content">A song of ascents.</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.132.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">  </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, remember David</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.132.1"><span class="content">and all his self-denial.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.132.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.132.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">He swore an oath to the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.132.2"><span class="content">he made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.132.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.132.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">&#8220;I will not enter my house</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.132.3"><span class="content">or go to my bed,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.132.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.132.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">I will allow no sleep to my eyes</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.132.4"><span class="content">or slumber to my eyelids,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.132.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.132.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">till I find a place for the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.132.5"><span class="content">a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.132.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.132.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">We heard it in Ephrathah,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.132.6"><span class="content">we came upon it in the fields of Jaar:</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">132:6 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">heard of it in Ephrathah, / we found it in the fields of Jearim. </span><span class="ft">(See 1 Chron. 13:5,6) (And no quotation marks around verses 7-9)</span></span></span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.132.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.132.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">&#8220;Let us go to his dwelling place,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.132.7"><span class="content">let us worship at his footstool, saying,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.132.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.132.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">&#8216;Arise, </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, and come to your resting place,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.132.8"><span class="content">you and the ark of your might.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.132.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.132.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">May your priests be clothed with your righteousness;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.132.9"><span class="content">may your faithful people sing for joy.&#8217;&#8198;&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.132.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.132.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">For the sake of your servant David,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.132.10"><span class="content">do not reject your anointed one.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.132.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.132.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> swore an oath to David,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.132.11"><span class="content">a sure oath he will not revoke:</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.132.11"><span class="content">&#8220;One of your own descendants</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.132.11"><span class="content">I will place on your throne.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.132.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.132.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">If your sons keep my covenant</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.132.12"><span class="content">and the statutes I teach them,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.132.12"><span class="content">then their sons will sit</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.132.12"><span class="content">on your throne for ever and ever.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.132.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.132.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">For the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> has chosen Zion,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.132.13"><span class="content">he has desired it for his dwelling, saying,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.132.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.132.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">&#8220;This is my resting place for ever and ever;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.132.14"><span class="content">here I will sit enthroned, for I have desired it.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.132.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.132.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">I will bless her with abundant provisions;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.132.15"><span class="content">her poor I will satisfy with food.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.132.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.132.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">I will clothe her priests with salvation,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.132.16"><span class="content">and her faithful people will ever sing for joy.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.132.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.132.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">&#8220;Here I will make a horn</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">132:17 </span><span class="fq">Horn </span><span class="ft">here symbolizes strong one, that is, king.</span></span></span><span class="content"> grow for David</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.132.17"><span class="content">and set up a lamp for my anointed one.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.132.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.132.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">I will clothe his enemies with shame,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.132.18"><span class="content">but his head will be adorned with a radiant 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         <div class="label">133</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 133</span></div><div class="d"><span class="content">A song of ascents. Of David.</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.133.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">How good and pleasant it is</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.133.1"><span class="content">when God&#8217;s people live together in unity!</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.133.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.133.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">It is like precious oil poured on the head,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.133.2"><span class="content">running down on the beard,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.133.2"><span class="content">running down on Aaron&#8217;s beard,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.133.2"><span class="content">down on the collar of his robe.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.133.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.133.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">It is as if the dew of Hermon</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.133.3"><span class="content">were falling on Mount Zion.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.133.3"><span class="content">For there the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> bestows his blessing,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.133.3"><span class="content">even life forevermore.</span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">134</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 134</span></div><div class="d"><span class="content">A song of ascents.</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.134.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, all you servants of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.134.1"><span class="content">who minister by night in the house of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.134.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.134.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Lift up your hands in the sanctuary</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.134.2"><span class="content">and praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.134.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.134.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">May the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> bless you from Zion,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.134.3"><span class="content">he who is the Maker of heaven and earth.</span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">135</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 135</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.135.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">135:1 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="fqa">Hallelu Yah</span><span class="ft">; also in verses 3 and 21</span></span></span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.135.1"><span class="content">Praise the name of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.135.1"><span class="content">praise him, you servants of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.135.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.135.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">you who minister in the house of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.135.2"><span class="content">in the courts of the house of our God.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.135.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.135.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">Praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, for the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is good;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.135.3"><span class="content">sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.135.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.135.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">For the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> has chosen Jacob to be his own,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.135.4"><span class="content">Israel to be his treasured possession.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.135.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.135.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">I know that the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is great,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.135.5"><span class="content">that our Lord is greater than all gods.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.135.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.135.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> does whatever pleases him,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.135.6"><span class="content">in the heavens and on the earth,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.135.6"><span class="content">in the seas and all their depths.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.135.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.135.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.135.7"><span class="content">he sends lightning with the rain</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.135.7"><span class="content">and brings out the wind from his storehouses.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.135.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.135.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">He struck down the firstborn of Egypt,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.135.8"><span class="content">the firstborn of people and animals.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.135.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.135.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">He sent his signs and wonders into your midst, Egypt,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.135.9"><span class="content">against Pharaoh and all his servants.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.135.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.135.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">He struck down many nations</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.135.10"><span class="content">and killed mighty kings&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.135.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.135.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">Sihon king of the Amorites,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.135.11"><span class="content">Og king of Bashan,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.135.11"><span class="content">and all the kings of Canaan&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.135.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.135.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">and he gave their land as an inheritance,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.135.12"><span class="content">an inheritance to his people Israel.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.135.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.135.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">Your name, </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, endures forever,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.135.13"><span class="content">your renown, </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, through all generations.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.135.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.135.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">For the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> will vindicate his people</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.135.14"><span class="content">and have compassion on his servants.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.135.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.135.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">The idols of the nations are silver and gold,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.135.15"><span class="content">made by human hands.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.135.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.135.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">They have mouths, but cannot speak,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.135.16"><span class="content">eyes, but cannot see.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.135.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.135.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">They have ears, but cannot hear,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.135.17"><span class="content">nor is there breath in their mouths.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.135.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.135.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">Those who make them will be like them,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.135.18"><span class="content">and so will all who trust in them.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.135.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.135.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">All you Israelites, praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.135.19"><span class="content">house of Aaron, praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.135.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.135.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">house of Levi, praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.135.20"><span class="content">you who fear him, praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.135.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PSA.135.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">Praise be to the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> from Zion,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PSA.135.21"><span class="content">to him who dwells in Jerusalem.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PSA.135.21"><span class="content">Praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">.</span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">136</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 136</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.136.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Give thanks to the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, for he is good.</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.136.1"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.136.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.136.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Give thanks to the God of gods.</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.136.2"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.136.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.136.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">Give thanks to the Lord of lords:</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.136.3"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.136.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.136.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">to him who alone does great wonders,</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.136.4"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.136.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.136.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">who by his understanding made the heavens,</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.136.5"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.136.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.136.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">who spread out the earth upon the waters,</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.136.6"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.136.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.136.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">who made the great lights&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.136.7"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.136.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.136.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">the sun to govern the day,</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.136.8"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.136.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.136.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">the moon and stars to govern the night;</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.136.9"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.136.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.136.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">to him who struck down the firstborn of Egypt</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.136.10"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.136.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.136.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">and brought Israel out from among them</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.136.11"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.136.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.136.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">with a mighty hand and outstretched arm;</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.136.12"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.136.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.136.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">to him who divided the Red Sea</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">136:13 </span><span class="ft">Or the Sea of Reeds; also in verse 15</span></span></span><span class="content"> asunder</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.136.13"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.136.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.136.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">and brought Israel through the midst of it,</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.136.14"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.136.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.136.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea;</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.136.15"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.136.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.136.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">to him who led his people through the wilderness;</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.136.16"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.136.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.136.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">to him who struck down great kings,</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.136.17"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.136.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.136.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">and killed mighty kings&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.136.18"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.136.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.136.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">Sihon king of the Amorites</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.136.19"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.136.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.136.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">and Og king of Bashan&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.136.20"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.136.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PSA.136.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">and gave their land as an inheritance,</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PSA.136.21"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PSA.136.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PSA.136.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">an inheritance to his servant Israel.</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PSA.136.22"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PSA.136.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PSA.136.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">He remembered us in our low estate</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PSA.136.23"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PSA.136.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PSA.136.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">and freed us from our enemies.</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PSA.136.24"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PSA.136.24"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PSA.136.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">He gives food to every creature.</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PSA.136.25"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PSA.136.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PSA.136.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">Give thanks to the God of heaven.</span></span></div><div class="qr"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PSA.136.26"><span class="content">His love endures forever.</span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">137</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 137</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.137.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.137.1"><span class="content">when we remembered Zion.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.137.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.137.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">There on the poplars</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.137.2"><span class="content">we hung our harps,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.137.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.137.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">for there our captors asked us for songs,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.137.3"><span class="content">our tormentors demanded songs of joy;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.137.3"><span class="content">they said, &#8220;Sing us one of the songs of Zion!&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.137.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.137.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">How can we sing the songs of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.137.4"><span class="content">while in a foreign land?</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.137.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.137.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">If I forget you, Jerusalem,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.137.5"><span class="content">may my right hand forget its skill.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.137.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.137.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.137.6"><span class="content">if I do not remember you,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.137.6"><span class="content">if I do not consider Jerusalem</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.137.6"><span class="content">my highest joy.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.137.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.137.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Remember, </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, what the Edomites did</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.137.7"><span class="content">on the day Jerusalem fell.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.137.7"><span class="content">&#8220;Tear it down,&#8221; they cried,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.137.7"><span class="content">&#8220;tear it down to its foundations!&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.137.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.137.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.137.8"><span class="content">happy is the one who repays you</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.137.8"><span class="content">according to what you have done to us.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.137.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.137.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">Happy is the one who seizes your infants</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.137.9"><span class="content">and dashes them against the rocks.</span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">20</div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.20.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.20.1"><span class="content">whoever is led astray by them is not wise.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.20.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.20.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">A king&#8217;s wrath strikes terror like the roar of a lion;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.20.2"><span class="content">those who anger him forfeit their lives.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.20.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.20.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">It is to one&#8217;s honor to avoid strife,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.20.3"><span class="content">but every fool is quick to quarrel.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.20.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.20.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Sluggards do not plow in season;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.20.4"><span class="content">so at harvest time they look but find nothing.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.20.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.20.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">The purposes of a person&#8217;s heart are deep waters,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.20.5"><span class="content">but one who has insight draws them out.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.20.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.20.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">Many claim to have unfailing love,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.20.6"><span class="content">but a faithful person who can find?</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.20.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.20.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">The righteous lead blameless lives;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.20.7"><span class="content">blessed are their children after them.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.20.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.20.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">When a king sits on his throne to judge,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.20.8"><span class="content">he winnows out all evil with his eyes.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.20.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.20.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">Who can say, &#8220;I have kept my heart pure;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.20.9"><span class="content">I am clean and without sin&#8221;?</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.20.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.20.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">Differing weights and differing measures&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.20.10"><span class="content">the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> detests them both.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.20.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.20.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">Even small children are known by their actions,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.20.11"><span class="content">so is their conduct really pure and upright?</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.20.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.20.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">Ears that hear and eyes that see&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.20.12"><span class="content">the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> has made them both.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.20.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.20.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">Do not love sleep or you will grow poor;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.20.13"><span class="content">stay awake and you will have food to spare.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.20.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.20.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">&#8220;It&#8217;s no good, it&#8217;s no good!&#8221; says the buyer&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.20.14"><span class="content">then goes off and boasts about the purchase.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.20.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.20.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">Gold there is, and rubies in abundance,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.20.15"><span class="content">but lips that speak knowledge are a rare jewel.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.20.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.20.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.20.16"><span class="content">hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.20.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.20.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">Food gained by fraud tastes sweet,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.20.17"><span class="content">but one ends up with a mouth full of gravel.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.20.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.20.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">Plans are established by seeking advice;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.20.18"><span class="content">so if you wage war, obtain guidance.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.20.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.20.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">A gossip betrays a confidence;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.20.19"><span class="content">so avoid anyone who talks too much.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.20.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.20.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">If someone curses their father or mother,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.20.20"><span class="content">their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.20.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.20.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">An inheritance claimed too soon</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.20.21"><span class="content">will not be blessed at the end.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.20.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.20.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">Do not say, &#8220;I&#8217;ll pay you back for this wrong!&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.20.22"><span class="content">Wait for the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, and he will avenge you.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.20.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.20.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> detests differing weights,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.20.23"><span class="content">and dishonest scales do not please him.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.20.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.20.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">A person&#8217;s steps are directed by the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.20.24"><span class="content">How then can anyone understand their own way?</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.20.24"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.20.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">It is a trap to dedicate something rashly</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.20.25"><span class="content">and only later to consider one&#8217;s vows.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.20.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.20.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">A wise king winnows out the wicked;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.20.26"><span class="content">he drives the threshing wheel over them.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.20.26"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.20.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">The human spirit is</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">20:27 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">A person&#8217;s words are</span></span></span><span class="content"> the lamp of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.20.27"><span class="content">that sheds light on one&#8217;s inmost being.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.20.27"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.20.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">Love and faithfulness keep a king safe;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.20.28"><span class="content">through love his throne is made secure.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.20.28"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.20.29"><span class="label">29</span><span class="content">The glory of young men is their strength,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.20.29"><span class="content">gray hair the splendor of the old.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.20.29"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.20.30"><span class="label">30</span><span class="content">Blows and wounds scrub away evil,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.20.30"><span class="content">and beatings purge the inmost being.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div>
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         <div class="label">12</div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">The Woman and the Dragon</span></div><div class="p"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="REV.12.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head. </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="REV.12.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">She was pregnant and cried out in pain as she was about to give birth. </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="REV.12.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">Then another sign appeared in heaven: an enormous red dragon with seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns on its heads. </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="REV.12.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Its tail swept a third of the stars out of the sky and flung them to the earth. The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that it might devour her child the moment he was born. </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="REV.12.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">She gave birth to a son, a male child, who &#8220;will rule all the nations with an iron scepter.&#8221;</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">12:5 </span><span class="ft">Psalm 2:9</span></span></span><span class="content"> And her child was snatched up to God and to his throne. </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="REV.12.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">The woman fled into the wilderness to a place prepared for her by God, where she might be taken care of for 1,260 days.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="REV.12.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="REV.12.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Then war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="REV.12.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="REV.12.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">The great dragon was hurled down&#8212;that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="REV.12.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="REV.12.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say:</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="REV.12.10"><span class="content">&#8220;Now have come the salvation and the power</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="REV.12.10"><span class="content">and the kingdom of our God,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="REV.12.10"><span class="content">and the authority of his Messiah.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="REV.12.10"><span class="content">For the accuser of our brothers and sisters,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="REV.12.10"><span class="content">who accuses them before our God day and night,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="REV.12.10"><span class="content">has been hurled down.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="REV.12.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="REV.12.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">They triumphed over him</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="REV.12.11"><span class="content">by the blood of the Lamb</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="REV.12.11"><span class="content">and by the word of their testimony;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="REV.12.11"><span class="content">they did not love their lives so much</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="REV.12.11"><span class="content">as to shrink from death.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="REV.12.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="REV.12.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">Therefore rejoice, you heavens</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="REV.12.12"><span class="content">and you who dwell in them!</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="REV.12.12"><span class="content">But woe to the earth and the sea,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="REV.12.12"><span class="content">because the devil has gone down to you!</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="REV.12.12"><span class="content">He is filled with fury,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="REV.12.12"><span class="content">because he knows that his time is short.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="REV.12.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="REV.12.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">When the dragon saw that he had been hurled to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child. </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="REV.12.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">The woman was given the two wings of a great eagle, so that she might fly to the place prepared for her in the wilderness, where she would be taken care of for a time, times and half a time, out of the serpent&#8217;s reach. </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="REV.12.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">Then from his mouth the serpent spewed water like a river, to overtake the woman and sweep her away with the torrent. </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="REV.12.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">But the earth helped the woman by opening its mouth and swallowing the river that the dragon had spewed out of his mouth. </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="REV.12.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">Then the dragon was enraged at the woman and went off to wage war against the rest of her offspring&#8212;those who keep God&#8217;s commands and hold fast their testimony about Jesus.</span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">91</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 91</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.91.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.91.1"><span class="content">will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">91:1 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="fqa">Shaddai</span></span></span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.91.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.91.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">I will say of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, &#8220;He is my refuge and my fortress,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.91.2"><span class="content">my God, in whom I trust.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.91.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.91.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">Surely he will save you</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.91.3"><span class="content">from the fowler&#8217;s snare</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.91.3"><span class="content">and from the deadly pestilence.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.91.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.91.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">He will cover you with his feathers,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.91.4"><span class="content">and under his wings you will find refuge;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.91.4"><span class="content">his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.91.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.91.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">You will not fear the terror of night,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.91.5"><span class="content">nor the arrow that flies by day,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.91.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.91.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.91.6"><span class="content">nor the plague that destroys at midday.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.91.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.91.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">A thousand may fall at your side,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.91.7"><span class="content">ten thousand at your right hand,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.91.7"><span class="content">but it will not come near you.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.91.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.91.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">You will only observe with your eyes</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.91.8"><span class="content">and see the punishment of the wicked.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.91.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.91.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">If you say, &#8220;The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is my refuge,&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.91.9"><span class="content">and you make the Most High your dwelling,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.91.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.91.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">no harm will overtake you,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.91.10"><span class="content">no disaster will come near your tent.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.91.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.91.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">For he will command his angels concerning you</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.91.11"><span class="content">to guard you in all your ways;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.91.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.91.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">they will lift you up in their hands,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.91.12"><span class="content">so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.91.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.91.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">You will tread on the lion and the cobra;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.91.13"><span class="content">you will trample the great lion and the serpent.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.91.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.91.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">&#8220;Because he</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">91:14 </span><span class="ft">That is, probably the king</span></span></span><span class="content"> loves me,&#8221; says the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, &#8220;I will rescue him;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.91.14"><span class="content">I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.91.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.91.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">He will call on me, and I will answer him;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.91.15"><span class="content">I will be with him in trouble,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.91.15"><span class="content">I will deliver him and honor him.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.91.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.91.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">With long life I will satisfy him</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.91.16"><span class="content">and show him my salvation.&#8221;</span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">138</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 138</span></div><div class="d"><span class="content">Of David.</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.138.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">I will praise you, </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, with all my heart;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.138.1"><span class="content">before the &#8220;gods&#8221; I will sing your praise.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.138.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.138.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">I will bow down toward your holy temple</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.138.2"><span class="content">and will praise your name</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.138.2"><span class="content">for your unfailing love and your faithfulness,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.138.2"><span class="content">for you have so exalted your solemn decree</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.138.2"><span class="content">that it surpasses your fame.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.138.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.138.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">When I called, you answered me;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.138.3"><span class="content">you greatly emboldened me.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.138.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.138.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">May all the kings of the earth praise you, </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.138.4"><span class="content">when they hear what you have decreed.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.138.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.138.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">May they sing of the ways of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.138.5"><span class="content">for the glory of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is great.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.138.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.138.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">Though the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is exalted, he looks kindly on the lowly;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.138.6"><span class="content">though lofty, he sees them from afar.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.138.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.138.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Though I walk in the midst of trouble,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.138.7"><span class="content">you preserve my life.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.138.7"><span class="content">You stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.138.7"><span class="content">with your right hand you save me.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.138.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.138.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> will vindicate me;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.138.8"><span class="content">your love, </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, endures forever&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.138.8"><span class="content">do not abandon the works of your hands.</span></span></div>
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