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 <div class="label">84</div><div class="cl">Psalm 84#In Hebrew texts 84:1-12 is numbered 84:2-13.</div><div class="d">For the director of music. According to gittith.#Title: Probably a musical term Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.</div><div class="q1"> 1How lovely is your dwelling place,</div><div class="q2"> Lord Almighty!</div><div class="q1"> 2My soul yearns, even faints,</div><div class="q2">for the courts of the Lord;</div><div class="q1">my heart and my flesh cry out</div><div class="q2">for the living God.</div><div class="q1"> 3Even the sparrow has found a home,</div><div class="q2">and the swallow a nest for herself,</div><div class="q2">where she may have her young&#8212;</div><div class="q1">a place near your altar,</div><div class="q2"> Lord Almighty, my King and my God.</div><div class="q1"> 4Blessed are those who dwell in your house;</div><div class="q2">they are ever praising you.#84:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 8.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 5Blessed are those whose strength is in you,</div><div class="q2">whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.</div><div class="q1"> 6As they pass through the Valley of Baka,</div><div class="q2">they make it a place of springs;</div><div class="q2">the autumn rains also cover it with pools.#84:6 Or blessings</div><div class="q1"> 7They go from strength to strength,</div><div class="q2">till each appears before God in Zion.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 8Hear my prayer, Lord God Almighty;</div><div class="q2">listen to me, God of Jacob.</div><div class="q1"> 9Look on our shield,#84:9 Or sovereign O God;</div><div class="q2">look with favor on your anointed one.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 10Better is one day in your courts</div><div class="q2">than a thousand elsewhere;</div><div class="q1">I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God</div><div class="q2">than dwell in the tents of the wicked.</div><div class="q1"> 11For the Lord God is a sun and shield;</div><div class="q2">the Lord bestows favor and honor;</div><div class="q1">no good thing does he withhold</div><div class="q2">from those whose walk is blameless.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 12 Lord Almighty,</div><div class="q2">blessed is the one who trusts in you.</div>
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 <div class="p">10The Israelites moved on and camped at Oboth. 11Then they set out from Oboth and camped in Iye Abarim, in the wilderness that faces Moab toward the sunrise. 12From there they moved on and camped in the Zered Valley. 13They set out from there and camped alongside the Arnon, which is in the wilderness extending into Amorite territory. The Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites. 14That is why the Book of the Wars of the Lord says:</div><div class="q1">&#8220;&#8230;Zahab#21:14 Septuagint; Hebrew Waheb in Suphah and the ravines,</div><div class="q2">the Arnon 15and#21:14,15 Or &#8220;I have been given from Suphah and the ravines / of the Arnon 15 to the slopes of the ravines</div><div class="q1">that lead to the settlement of Ar</div><div class="q2">and lie along the border of Moab.&#8221;</div><div class="m"> 16From there they continued on to Beer, the well where the Lord said to Moses, &#8220;Gather the people together and I will give them water.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 17Then Israel sang this song:</div><div class="q1">&#8220;Spring up, O well!</div><div class="q2">Sing about it,</div><div class="q1"> 18about the well that the princes dug,</div><div class="q2">that the nobles of the people sank&#8212;</div><div class="q2">the nobles with scepters and staffs.&#8221;</div><div class="m">Then they went from the wilderness to Mattanah, 19from Mattanah to Nahaliel, from Nahaliel to Bamoth, 20and from Bamoth to the valley in Moab where the top of Pisgah overlooks the wasteland.</div>
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 <div class="p">21 &#8220;You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, &#8216;You shall not murder, # 5:21 
 Exodus 20:13
 and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.&#8217; 22But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister#5:22 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a fellow disciple, whether man or woman; also in verse 23.#5:22 Some manuscripts brother or sister without cause will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, &#8216;Raca,&#8217;#5:22 An Aramaic term of contempt is answerable to the court. And anyone who says, &#8216;You fool!&#8217; will be in danger of the fire of hell.</div><div class="p"> 23 &#8220;Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, 24leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift.</div><div class="p"> 25 &#8220;Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still together on the way, or your adversary may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. 26Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.</div><div class="s1">Adultery</div><div class="p"> 27 &#8220;You have heard that it was said, &#8216;You shall not commit adultery.&#8217; # 5:27 
 Exodus 20:14
 28But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. 30And if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.</div><div class="s1">Divorce</div><div class="p"> 31 &#8220;It has been said, &#8216;Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.&#8217; # 5:31 
 Deut. 24:1
 32But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, makes her the victim of adultery, and anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.</div><div class="s1">Oaths</div><div class="p"> 33 &#8220;Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, &#8216;Do not break your oath, but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.&#8217; 34But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God&#8217;s throne; 35or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. 36And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black. 37All you need to say is simply &#8216;Yes&#8217; or &#8216;No&#8217;; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.#5:37 Or from evil</div><div class="s1">Eye for Eye</div><div class="p"> 38 &#8220;You have heard that it was said, &#8216;Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.&#8217; # 5:38 
 Exodus 21:24
 ; Lev. 24:20; Deut. 19:21 39But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also. 40And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well. 41If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles. 42Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.</div><div class="s1">Love for Enemies</div><div class="p"> 43 &#8220;You have heard that it was said, &#8216;Love your neighbor # 5:43 
 Lev. 19:18
 and hate your enemy.&#8217; 44But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? 47And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? 48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.</div>
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