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         <div class="label">124</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 124</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.124.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">If the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> had not been on our side&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.124.1"><span class="content">let Israel say&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.124.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.124.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">if the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> had not been on our side</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.124.2"><span class="content">when people attacked us,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.124.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.124.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">they would have swallowed us alive</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.124.3"><span class="content">when their anger flared against us;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.124.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.124.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">the flood would have engulfed us,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.124.4"><span class="content">the torrent would have swept over us,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.124.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.124.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">the raging waters</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.124.5"><span class="content">would have swept us away.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.124.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.124.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">Praise be to the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.124.6"><span class="content">who has not let us be torn by their teeth.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.124.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.124.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">We have escaped like a bird</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.124.7"><span class="content">from the fowler&#8217;s snare;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.124.7"><span class="content">the snare has been broken,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.124.7"><span class="content">and we have escaped.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.124.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.124.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">Our help is 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 v8" data-usfm="PSA.124.8"><span class="content">the Maker of heaven and earth.</span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">125</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 125</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.125.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Those who trust in the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> are like Mount Zion,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.125.1"><span class="content">which cannot be shaken but endures forever.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.125.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.125.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">As the mountains surround Jerusalem,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.125.2"><span class="content">so the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> surrounds his people</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.125.2"><span class="content">both now and forevermore.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.125.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.125.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">The scepter of the wicked will not remain</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.125.3"><span class="content">over the land allotted to the righteous,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.125.3"><span class="content">for then the righteous might use</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.125.3"><span class="content">their hands to do evil.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.125.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.125.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">  </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, do good to those who are good,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.125.4"><span class="content">to those who are upright in heart.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.125.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.125.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">But those who turn to crooked ways</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.125.5"><span class="content">the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> will banish with the evildoers.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.125.5"><span class="content">Peace be on Israel.</span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">126</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 126</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.126.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">When the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> restored the fortunes of</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">126:1 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa"><span class="nd">Lord</span> brought back the captives to</span></span></span><span class="content"> Zion,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.126.1"><span class="content">we were like those who dreamed.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">126:1 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">those restored to health</span></span></span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.126.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.126.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Our mouths were filled with laughter,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.126.2"><span class="content">our tongues with songs of joy.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.126.2"><span class="content">Then it was said among the nations,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.126.2"><span class="content">&#8220;The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> has done great things for them.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.126.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.126.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> has done great things for us,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.126.3"><span class="content">and we are filled with joy.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.126.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.126.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Restore our fortunes,</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">126:4 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">Bring back our captives</span></span></span><span class="content">  </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.126.4"><span class="content">like streams in the Negev.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.126.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.126.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">Those who sow with tears</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.126.5"><span class="content">will reap with songs of joy.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.126.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.126.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">Those who go out weeping,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.126.6"><span class="content">carrying seed to sow,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.126.6"><span class="content">will return with songs of joy,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.126.6"><span class="content">carrying sheaves with them.</span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">127</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 127</span></div><div class="d"><span class="content">A song of ascents. Of Solomon.</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.127.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Unless the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> builds the house,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.127.1"><span class="content">the builders labor in vain.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.127.1"><span class="content">Unless the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> watches over the city,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.127.1"><span class="content">the guards stand watch in vain.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.127.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.127.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">In vain you rise early</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.127.2"><span class="content">and stay up late,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.127.2"><span class="content">toiling for food to eat&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.127.2"><span class="content">for he grants sleep to</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">127:2 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">eat&#8212; / for while they sleep he provides for</span></span></span><span class="content"> those he loves.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.127.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.127.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">Children are a heritage from the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.127.3"><span class="content">offspring a reward from him.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.127.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.127.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Like arrows in the hands of a warrior</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.127.4"><span class="content">are children born in one&#8217;s youth.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.127.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.127.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">Blessed is the man</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.127.5"><span class="content">whose quiver is full of them.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.127.5"><span class="content">They will not be put to shame</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.127.5"><span class="content">when they contend with their opponents in court.</span></span></div>
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         <div class="p"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="1CO.7.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Now for the matters you wrote about: &#8220;It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.&#8221; </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="1CO.7.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband. </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="1CO.7.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="1CO.7.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In the same way, the husband does not have authority over his own body but yields it to his wife. </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="1CO.7.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">Do not deprive each other except perhaps by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="1CO.7.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">I say this as a concession, not as a command. </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="1CO.7.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">I wish that all of you were as I am. But each of you has your own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="1CO.7.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="1CO.7.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">Now to the unmarried</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">7:8 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">widowers</span></span></span><span class="content"> and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do. </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="1CO.7.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="1CO.7.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="1CO.7.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="1CO.7.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="1CO.7.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="1CO.7.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="1CO.7.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="1CO.7.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="1CO.7.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="1CO.7.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">But if the unbeliever leaves, let it be so. The brother or the sister is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace. </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="1CO.7.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or, how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Concerning Change of Status</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="1CO.7.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="1CO.7.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">Nevertheless, each person should live as a believer in whatever situation the Lord has assigned to them, just as God has called them. This is the rule I lay down in all the churches. </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="1CO.7.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">Was a man already circumcised when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man uncircumcised when he was called? He should not be circumcised. </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="1CO.7.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God&#8217;s commands is what counts. </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="1CO.7.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">Each person should remain in the situation they were in when God called them.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="1CO.7.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="1CO.7.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">Were you a slave when you were called? Don&#8217;t let it trouble you&#8212;although if you can gain your freedom, do so. </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="1CO.7.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">For the one who was a slave when called to faith in the Lord is the Lord&#8217;s freed person; similarly, the one who was free when called is Christ&#8217;s slave. </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="1CO.7.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of human beings. </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="1CO.7.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">Brothers and sisters, each person, as responsible to God, should remain in the situation they were in when God called them.</span></span></div>
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