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Wrapped in Christ: Claiming Gospel Freedom

The Ministry of Rest!!!

Finding Rest in a Restless Marketplace

The Listener’s Bible®: NIV Edition

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Holy Bible, New International Version™ (Anglicised), South Asian Audio Edition

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            <div class="label">7</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 7</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="ft"><span class="heading">In Hebrew texts 7:1-17 is numbered 7:2-18.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="d"><span class="content">A </span><span class="tl"><span class="content">shiggaion</span></span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="ft">Title: Probably a literary or musical term</span></span></span><span class="content"> of David, which he sang to the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> concerning Cush, a Benjamite.</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.7.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">  </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> my God, I take refuge in you;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.7.1"><span class="content">save and deliver me from all who pursue me,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.7.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.7.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">or they will tear me apart like a lion</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.7.2"><span class="content">and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.7.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.7.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">  </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> my God, if I have done this</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.7.3"><span class="content">and there is guilt on my hands&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.7.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.7.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">if I have repaid my ally with evil</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.7.4"><span class="content">or without cause have robbed my foe&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.7.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.7.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">then let my enemy pursue and overtake me;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.7.5"><span class="content">let him trample my life to the ground</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.7.5"><span class="content">and make me sleep in the dust.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">7:5 </span><span class="ft">The Hebrew has </span><span class="fqa">Selah </span><span class="ft">(a word of uncertain meaning) here.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.7.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.7.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">Arise, </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, in your anger;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.7.6"><span class="content">rise up against the rage of my enemies.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.7.6"><span class="content">Awake, my God; decree justice.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.7.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.7.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Let the assembled peoples gather around you,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.7.7"><span class="content">while you sit enthroned over them on high.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.7.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.7.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">Let the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> judge the peoples.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.7.8"><span class="content">Vindicate me, </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, according to my righteousness,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.7.8"><span class="content">according to my integrity, O Most High.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.7.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.7.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">Bring to an end the violence of the wicked</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.7.9"><span class="content">and make the righteous secure&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.7.9"><span class="content">you, the righteous God</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.7.9"><span class="content">who probes minds and hearts.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.7.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.7.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">My shield</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">7:10 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">sovereign</span></span></span><span class="content"> is God Most High,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.7.10"><span class="content">who saves the upright in heart.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.7.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.7.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">God is a righteous judge,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.7.11"><span class="content">a God who displays his wrath every day.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.7.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.7.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">If he does not relent,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.7.12"><span class="content">he</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">7:12 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">If anyone does not repent, / God</span></span></span><span class="content"> will sharpen his sword;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.7.12"><span class="content">he will bend and string his bow.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.7.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.7.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">He has prepared his deadly weapons;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.7.13"><span class="content">he makes ready his flaming arrows.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.7.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.7.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">Whoever is pregnant with evil</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.7.14"><span class="content">conceives trouble and gives birth to disillusionment.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.7.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.7.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.7.15"><span class="content">falls into the pit they have made.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.7.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.7.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">The trouble they cause recoils on them;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.7.16"><span class="content">their violence comes down on their own heads.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.7.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.7.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">I will give thanks to the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> because of his righteousness;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.7.17"><span class="content">I will sing the praises of the name of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> Most High.</span></span></div>
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    <div class="book bkPSA">
        <div class="chapter ch67" data-usfm="PSA.67">
            <div class="label">67</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 67</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="ft"><span class="heading">In Hebrew texts 67:1-7 is numbered 67:2-8.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="d"><span class="content">For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm. A song.</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.67.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">May God be gracious to us and bless us</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.67.1"><span class="content">and make his face shine on us&#8212;</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">67:1 </span><span class="ft">The Hebrew has </span><span class="fqa">Selah </span><span class="ft">(a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 4.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.67.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.67.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">so that your ways may be known on earth,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.67.2"><span class="content">your salvation among all nations.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.67.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.67.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">May the peoples praise you, God;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.67.3"><span class="content">may all the peoples praise you.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.67.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.67.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">May the nations be glad and sing for joy,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.67.4"><span class="content">for you rule the peoples with equity</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.67.4"><span class="content">and guide the nations of the earth.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.67.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.67.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">May the peoples praise you, God;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.67.5"><span class="content">may all the peoples praise you.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.67.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.67.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">The land yields its harvest;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.67.6"><span class="content">God, our God, blesses us.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.67.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.67.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">May God bless us still,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.67.7"><span class="content">so that all the ends of the earth will fear him.</span></span></div>
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        <div class="chapter ch97" data-usfm="PSA.97">
            <div class="label">97</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 97</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.97.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> reigns, let the earth be glad;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.97.1"><span class="content">let the distant shores rejoice.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.97.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.97.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Clouds and thick darkness surround him;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.97.2"><span class="content">righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.97.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.97.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">Fire goes before him</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.97.3"><span class="content">and consumes his foes on every side.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.97.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.97.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">His lightning lights up the world;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.97.4"><span class="content">the earth sees and trembles.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.97.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.97.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">The mountains melt like wax before 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.97.5"><span class="content">before the Lord of all the earth.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.97.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.97.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">The heavens proclaim his righteousness,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.97.6"><span class="content">and all peoples see his glory.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.97.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.97.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">All who worship images are put to shame,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.97.7"><span class="content">those who boast in idols&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.97.7"><span class="content">worship him, all you gods!</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.97.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.97.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">Zion hears and rejoices</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.97.8"><span class="content">and the villages of Judah are glad</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.97.8"><span class="content">because of your judgments, </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.97.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.97.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">For you, </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, are the Most High over all the earth;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.97.9"><span class="content">you are exalted far above all gods.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.97.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.97.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">Let those who love the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> hate evil,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.97.10"><span class="content">for he guards the lives of his faithful ones</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.97.10"><span class="content">and delivers them from the hand of the wicked.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.97.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.97.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">Light shines</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">97:11 </span><span class="ft">One Hebrew manuscript and ancient versions (see also 112:4); most Hebrew manuscripts </span><span class="fqa">Light is sown</span></span></span><span class="content"> on the righteous</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.97.11"><span class="content">and joy on the upright in heart.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.97.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.97.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">Rejoice in the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, you who are righteous,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.97.12"><span class="content">and praise his holy name.</span></span></div>
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    <div class="book bkPSA">
        <div class="chapter ch127" data-usfm="PSA.127">
            <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="label">7</div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Warning Against the Adulterous Woman</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.7.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">My son, keep my words</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.7.1"><span class="content">and store up my commands within you.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.7.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.7.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Keep my commands and you will live;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.7.2"><span class="content">guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.7.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.7.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">Bind them on your fingers;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.7.3"><span class="content">write them on the tablet of your heart.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.7.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.7.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Say to wisdom, &#8220;You are my sister,&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.7.4"><span class="content">and to insight, &#8220;You are my relative.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.7.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.7.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">They will keep you from the adulterous woman,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.7.5"><span class="content">from the wayward woman with her seductive words.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.7.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.7.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">At the window of my house</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.7.6"><span class="content">I looked down through the lattice.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.7.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.7.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">I saw among the simple,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.7.7"><span class="content">I noticed among the young men,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.7.7"><span class="content">a youth who had no sense.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.7.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.7.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">He was going down the street near her corner,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.7.8"><span class="content">walking along in the direction of her house</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.7.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.7.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">at twilight, as the day was fading,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.7.9"><span class="content">as the dark of night set in.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.7.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.7.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">Then out came a woman to meet him,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.7.10"><span class="content">dressed like a prostitute and with crafty intent.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.7.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.7.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">(She is unruly and defiant,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.7.11"><span class="content">her feet never stay at home;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.7.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.7.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">now in the street, now in the squares,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.7.12"><span class="content">at every corner she lurks.)</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.7.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.7.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">She took hold of him and kissed him</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.7.13"><span class="content">and with a brazen face she said:</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.7.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.7.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">&#8220;Today I fulfilled my vows,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.7.14"><span class="content">and I have food from my fellowship offering at home.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.7.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.7.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">So I came out to meet you;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.7.15"><span class="content">I looked for you and have found you!</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.7.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.7.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">I have covered my bed</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.7.16"><span class="content">with colored linens from Egypt.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.7.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.7.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">I have perfumed my bed</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.7.17"><span class="content">with myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.7.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.7.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">Come, let&#8217;s drink deeply of love till morning;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.7.18"><span class="content">let&#8217;s enjoy ourselves with love!</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.7.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.7.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">My husband is not at home;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.7.19"><span class="content">he has gone on a long journey.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.7.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.7.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">He took his purse filled with money</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.7.20"><span class="content">and will not be home till full moon.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.7.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.7.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">With persuasive words she led him astray;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.7.21"><span class="content">she seduced him with her smooth talk.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.7.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.7.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">All at once he followed her</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.7.22"><span class="content">like an ox going to the slaughter,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.7.22"><span class="content">like a deer</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">7:22 </span><span class="ft">Syriac (see also Septuagint); Hebrew </span><span class="fqa">fool</span></span></span><span class="content"> stepping into a noose</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">7:22 </span><span class="ft">The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.7.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.7.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">till an arrow pierces his liver,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.7.23"><span class="content">like a bird darting into a snare,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.7.23"><span class="content">little knowing it will cost him his life.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.7.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.7.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">Now then, my sons, listen to me;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.7.24"><span class="content">pay attention to what I say.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.7.24"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.7.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">Do not let your heart turn to her ways</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.7.25"><span class="content">or stray into her paths.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.7.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.7.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">Many are the victims she has brought down;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.7.26"><span class="content">her slain are a mighty throng.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.7.26"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.7.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">Her house is a highway to the grave,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.7.27"><span class="content">leading down to the chambers of death.</span></span></div>
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