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         <div class="label">26</div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.26.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Like snow in summer or rain in harvest,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.26.1"><span class="content">honor is not fitting for a fool.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.26.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.26.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.26.2"><span class="content">an undeserved curse does not come to rest.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.26.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.26.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.26.3"><span class="content">and a rod for the backs of fools!</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.26.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.26.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Do not answer a fool according to his folly,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.26.4"><span class="content">or you yourself will be just like him.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.26.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.26.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">Answer a fool according to his folly,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.26.5"><span class="content">or he will be wise in his own eyes.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.26.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.26.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">Sending a message by the hands of a fool</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.26.6"><span class="content">is like cutting off one&#8217;s feet or drinking poison.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.26.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.26.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Like the useless legs of one who is lame</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.26.7"><span class="content">is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.26.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.26.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">Like tying a stone in a sling</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.26.8"><span class="content">is the giving of honor to a fool.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.26.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.26.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">Like a thornbush in a drunkard&#8217;s hand</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.26.9"><span class="content">is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.26.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.26.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">Like an archer who wounds at random</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.26.10"><span class="content">is one who hires a fool or any passer-by.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.26.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.26.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">As a dog returns to its vomit,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.26.11"><span class="content">so fools repeat their folly.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.26.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.26.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">Do you see a person wise in their own eyes?</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.26.12"><span class="content">There is more hope for a fool than for them.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.26.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.26.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">A sluggard says, &#8220;There&#8217;s a lion in the road,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.26.13"><span class="content">a fierce lion roaming the streets!&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.26.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.26.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">As a door turns on its hinges,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.26.14"><span class="content">so a sluggard turns on his bed.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.26.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.26.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.26.15"><span class="content">he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.26.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.26.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.26.16"><span class="content">than seven people who answer discreetly.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.26.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.26.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">Like one who grabs a stray dog by the ears</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.26.17"><span class="content">is someone who rushes into a quarrel not their own.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.26.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.26.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">Like a maniac shooting</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.26.18"><span class="content">flaming arrows of death</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.26.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.26.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">is one who deceives their neighbor</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.26.19"><span class="content">and says, &#8220;I was only joking!&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.26.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.26.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">Without wood a fire goes out;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.26.20"><span class="content">without a gossip a quarrel dies down.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.26.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.26.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.26.21"><span class="content">so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.26.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.26.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.26.22"><span class="content">they go down to the inmost parts.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.26.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.26.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">Like a coating of silver dross on earthenware</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.26.23"><span class="content">are fervent</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">26:23 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew; Septuagint </span><span class="fqa">smooth</span></span></span><span class="content"> lips with an evil heart.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.26.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.26.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">Enemies disguise themselves with their lips,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.26.24"><span class="content">but in their hearts they harbor deceit.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.26.24"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.26.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">Though their speech is charming, do not believe them,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.26.25"><span class="content">for seven abominations fill their hearts.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.26.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.26.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">Their malice may be concealed by deception,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.26.26"><span class="content">but their wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.26.26"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.26.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">Whoever digs a pit will fall into it;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.26.27"><span class="content">if someone rolls a stone, it will roll back on them.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.26.27"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.26.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">A lying tongue hates those it hurts,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.26.28"><span class="content">and a flattering mouth works ruin.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div>
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      <div class="chapter ch91" data-usfm="PSA.91">
         <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">5</div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">The Scroll and the Lamb</span></div><div class="p"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="REV.5.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides and sealed with seven seals. </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="REV.5.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, &#8220;Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?&#8221; </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="REV.5.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth could open the scroll or even look inside it. </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="REV.5.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">I wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside. </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="REV.5.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">Then one of the elders said to me, &#8220;Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="REV.5.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="REV.5.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">5:6 </span><span class="ft">That is, the sevenfold Spirit</span></span></span><span class="content"> of God sent out into all the earth. </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="REV.5.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">He went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on the throne. </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="REV.5.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of God&#8217;s people. </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="REV.5.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">And they sang a new song, saying:</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="REV.5.9"><span class="content">&#8220;You are worthy to take the scroll</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="REV.5.9"><span class="content">and to open its seals,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="REV.5.9"><span class="content">because you were slain,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="REV.5.9"><span class="content">and with your blood you purchased for God</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="REV.5.9"><span class="content">persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="REV.5.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="REV.5.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="REV.5.10"><span class="content">and they will reign</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">5:10 </span><span class="ft">Some manuscripts </span><span class="fqa">they reign</span></span></span><span class="content"> on the earth.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="REV.5.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="REV.5.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders. </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="REV.5.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">In a loud voice they were saying:</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="REV.5.12"><span class="content">&#8220;Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="REV.5.12"><span class="content">to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="REV.5.12"><span class="content">and honor and glory and praise!&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="REV.5.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="REV.5.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying:</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="REV.5.13"><span class="content">&#8220;To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="REV.5.13"><span class="content">be praise and honor and glory and power,</span></span></div><div class="qc"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="REV.5.13"><span class="content">for ever and ever!&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="m"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="REV.5.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="REV.5.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">The four living creatures said, &#8220;Amen,&#8221; and the elders fell down and worshiped.</span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">112</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 112</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="ft"><span class="heading">This psalm is an acrostic poem, the lines of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.112.1"><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">112:1 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="fqa">Hallelu Yah</span></span></span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.112.1"><span class="content">Blessed are those who fear 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.112.1"><span class="content">who find great delight in his commands.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.112.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.112.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Their children will be mighty in the land;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.112.2"><span class="content">the generation of the upright will be blessed.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.112.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.112.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">Wealth and riches are in their houses,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.112.3"><span class="content">and their righteousness endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.112.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.112.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Even in darkness light dawns for the upright,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.112.4"><span class="content">for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.112.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.112.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.112.5"><span class="content">who conduct their affairs with justice.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.112.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.112.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">Surely the righteous will never be shaken;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.112.6"><span class="content">they will be remembered forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.112.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.112.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">They will have no fear of bad news;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.112.7"><span class="content">their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.112.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.112.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">Their hearts are secure, they will have no fear;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.112.8"><span class="content">in the end they will look in triumph on their foes.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.112.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.112.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.112.9"><span class="content">their righteousness endures forever;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.112.9"><span class="content">their horn</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">112:9 </span><span class="fq">Horn </span><span class="ft">here symbolizes dignity.</span></span></span><span class="content"> will be lifted high in honor.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.112.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.112.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">The wicked will see and be vexed,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.112.10"><span class="content">they will gnash their teeth and waste away;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.112.10"><span class="content">the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.</span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">113</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 113</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.113.1"><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">113:1 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="fqa">Hallelu Yah</span><span class="ft">; also in verse 9</span></span></span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.113.1"><span class="content">Praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, you his servants;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.113.1"><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="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.113.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.113.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Let the name of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> be praised,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.113.2"><span class="content">both now and forevermore.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.113.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.113.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.113.3"><span class="content">the name of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is to be praised.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.113.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.113.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is exalted over all the nations,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.113.4"><span class="content">his glory above the heavens.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.113.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.113.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">Who is like the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> our God,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.113.5"><span class="content">the One who sits enthroned on high,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.113.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.113.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">who stoops down to look</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.113.6"><span class="content">on the heavens and the earth?</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.113.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.113.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">He raises the poor from the dust</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.113.7"><span class="content">and lifts the needy from the ash heap;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.113.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.113.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">he seats them with princes,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.113.8"><span class="content">with the princes of his people.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.113.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.113.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">He settles the childless woman in her home</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.113.9"><span class="content">as a happy mother of children.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.113.9"><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">114</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 114</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.114.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">When Israel came out of Egypt,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.114.1"><span class="content">Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.114.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.114.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Judah became God&#8217;s sanctuary,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.114.2"><span class="content">Israel his dominion.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.114.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.114.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">The sea looked and fled,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.114.3"><span class="content">the Jordan turned back;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.114.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.114.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">the mountains leaped like rams,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.114.4"><span class="content">the hills like lambs.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.114.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.114.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">Why was it, sea, that you fled?</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.114.5"><span class="content">Why, Jordan, did you turn back?</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.114.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.114.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">Why, mountains, did you leap like rams,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.114.6"><span class="content">you hills, like lambs?</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.114.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.114.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Tremble, earth, at the presence of the Lord,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.114.7"><span class="content">at the presence of the God of Jacob,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.114.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.114.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">who turned the rock into a pool,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.114.8"><span class="content">the hard rock into springs of water.</span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">115</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 115</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.115.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Not to us, </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, not to us</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.115.1"><span class="content">but to your name be the glory,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.115.1"><span class="content">because of your love and faithfulness.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.115.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.115.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Why do the nations say,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.115.2"><span class="content">&#8220;Where is their God?&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.115.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.115.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">Our God is in heaven;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.115.3"><span class="content">he does whatever pleases him.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.115.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.115.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">But their idols are silver and gold,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.115.4"><span class="content">made by human hands.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.115.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.115.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">They have mouths, but cannot speak,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.115.5"><span class="content">eyes, but cannot see.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.115.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.115.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">They have ears, but cannot hear,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.115.6"><span class="content">noses, but cannot smell.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.115.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.115.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">They have hands, but cannot feel,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.115.7"><span class="content">feet, but cannot walk,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.115.7"><span class="content">nor can they utter a sound with their throats.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.115.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.115.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">Those who make them will be like them,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.115.8"><span class="content">and so will all who trust in them.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.115.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.115.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">All you Israelites, trust in the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.115.9"><span class="content">he is their help and shield.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.115.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.115.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">House of Aaron, trust in the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.115.10"><span class="content">he is their help and shield.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.115.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.115.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">You who fear him, trust in the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.115.11"><span class="content">he is their help and shield.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.115.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.115.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> remembers us and will bless us:</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.115.12"><span class="content">He will bless his people Israel,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.115.12"><span class="content">he will bless the house of Aaron,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.115.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.115.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">he will bless those who fear the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.115.13"><span class="content">small and great alike.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.115.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.115.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">May the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> cause you to flourish,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.115.14"><span class="content">both you and your children.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.115.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.115.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">May you be blessed by the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.115.15"><span class="content">the Maker of heaven and earth.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.115.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.115.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">The highest heavens belong to the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.115.16"><span class="content">but the earth he has given to mankind.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.115.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.115.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">It is not the dead who praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.115.17"><span class="content">those who go down to the place of silence;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.115.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.115.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">it is we who extol the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.115.18"><span class="content">both now and forevermore.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.115.18"><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">115:18 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="fqa">Hallelu Yah</span></span></span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">116</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 116</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.116.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">I love the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, for he heard my voice;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.116.1"><span class="content">he heard my cry for mercy.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.116.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.116.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Because he turned his ear to me,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.116.2"><span class="content">I will call on him as long as I live.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.116.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.116.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">The cords of death entangled me,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.116.3"><span class="content">the anguish of the grave came over me;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.116.3"><span class="content">I was overcome by distress and sorrow.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.116.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.116.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Then I called on 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 v4" data-usfm="PSA.116.4"><span class="content">&#8220;</span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, save me!&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.116.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.116.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is gracious and righteous;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.116.5"><span class="content">our God is full of compassion.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.116.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.116.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> protects the unwary;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.116.6"><span class="content">when I was brought low, he saved me.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.116.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.116.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Return to your rest, my soul,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.116.7"><span class="content">for the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> has been good to you.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.116.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.116.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">For you, </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, have delivered me from death,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.116.8"><span class="content">my eyes from tears,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.116.8"><span class="content">my feet from stumbling,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.116.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.116.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">that I may walk before the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.116.9"><span class="content">in the land of the living.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.116.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.116.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">I trusted in the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> when I said,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.116.10"><span class="content">&#8220;I am greatly afflicted&#8221;;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.116.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.116.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">in my alarm I said,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.116.11"><span class="content">&#8220;Everyone is a liar.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.116.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.116.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">What shall I return to the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.116.12"><span class="content">for all his goodness to me?</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.116.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.116.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">I will lift up the cup of salvation</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.116.13"><span class="content">and call on the name of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.116.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.116.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">I will fulfill my vows to the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.116.14"><span class="content">in the presence of all his people.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.116.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.116.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">Precious in the sight of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.116.15"><span class="content">is the death of his faithful servants.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.116.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.116.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">Truly I am your servant, </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.116.16"><span class="content">I serve you just as my mother did;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.116.16"><span class="content">you have freed me from my chains.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.116.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.116.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">I will sacrifice a thank offering to you</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.116.17"><span class="content">and call on the name of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.116.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.116.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">I will fulfill my vows to the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.116.18"><span class="content">in the presence of all his people,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.116.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.116.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">in the courts of the house of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.116.19"><span class="content">in your midst, Jerusalem.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.116.19"><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">116:19 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="fqa">Hallelu Yah</span></span></span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">117</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 117</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.117.1"><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 nations;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.117.1"><span class="content">extol him, all you peoples.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.117.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.117.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">For great is his love toward us,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.117.2"><span class="content">and the faithfulness of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.117.2"><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">117:2 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="fqa">Hallelu Yah</span></span></span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">118</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 118</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.118.1"><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="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.118.1"><span class="content">his love endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.118.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.118.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Let Israel say:</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.118.2"><span class="content">&#8220;His love endures forever.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.118.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.118.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">Let the house of Aaron say:</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.118.3"><span class="content">&#8220;His love endures forever.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.118.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.118.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Let those who fear the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> say:</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.118.4"><span class="content">&#8220;His love endures forever.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.118.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.118.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">When hard pressed, I cried to 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.118.5"><span class="content">he brought me into a spacious place.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.118.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.118.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is with me; I will not be afraid.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.118.6"><span class="content">What can mere mortals do to me?</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.118.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.118.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is with me; he is my helper.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.118.7"><span class="content">I look in triumph on my enemies.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.118.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.118.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">It is better to take refuge in the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.118.8"><span class="content">than to trust in humans.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.118.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.118.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">It is better to take refuge in the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.118.9"><span class="content">than to trust in princes.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.118.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.118.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">All the nations surrounded me,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.118.10"><span class="content">but in the name of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> I cut them down.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.118.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.118.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">They surrounded me on every side,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.118.11"><span class="content">but in the name of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> I cut them down.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.118.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.118.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">They swarmed around me like bees,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.118.12"><span class="content">but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.118.12"><span class="content">in the name of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> I cut them down.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.118.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.118.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">I was pushed back and about to fall,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.118.13"><span class="content">but the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> helped me.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.118.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.118.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is my strength and my defense</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">118:14 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">song</span></span></span><span class="content">;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.118.14"><span class="content">he has become my salvation.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.118.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.118.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">Shouts of joy and victory</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.118.15"><span class="content">resound in the tents of the righteous:</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.118.15"><span class="content">&#8220;The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">&#8217;s right hand has done mighty things!</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.118.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.118.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">&#8217;s right hand is lifted high;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.118.16"><span class="content">the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">&#8217;s right hand has done mighty things!&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.118.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.118.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">I will not die but live,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.118.17"><span class="content">and will proclaim what the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> has done.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.118.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.118.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> has chastened me severely,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.118.18"><span class="content">but he has not given me over to death.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.118.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.118.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">Open for me the gates of the righteous;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.118.19"><span class="content">I will enter and give thanks to 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.118.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.118.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">This is the gate of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.118.20"><span class="content">through which the righteous may enter.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.118.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PSA.118.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">I will give you thanks, for you answered me;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PSA.118.21"><span class="content">you have become my salvation.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PSA.118.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PSA.118.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">The stone the builders rejected</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PSA.118.22"><span class="content">has become the cornerstone;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PSA.118.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PSA.118.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> has done this,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PSA.118.23"><span class="content">and it is marvelous in our eyes.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PSA.118.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PSA.118.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> has done it this very day;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PSA.118.24"><span class="content">let us rejoice today and be glad.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PSA.118.24"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PSA.118.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">  </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, save us!</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PSA.118.25"><span class="content">  </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, grant us success!</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PSA.118.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PSA.118.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">Blessed is he who comes in 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 v26" data-usfm="PSA.118.26"><span class="content">From the house of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> we bless you.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">118:26 </span><span class="ft">The Hebrew is plural.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PSA.118.26"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PSA.118.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is God,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PSA.118.27"><span class="content">and he has made his light shine on us.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PSA.118.27"><span class="content">With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PSA.118.27"><span class="content">up</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">118:27 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">Bind the festal sacrifice with ropes / and take it</span></span></span><span class="content"> to the horns of the altar.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PSA.118.27"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PSA.118.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">You are my God, and I will praise you;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PSA.118.28"><span class="content">you are my God, and I will exalt you.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PSA.118.28"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PSA.118.29"><span class="label">29</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="q2"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PSA.118.29"><span class="content">his love endures 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