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         <div class="label">15</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 15</span></div><div class="d"><span class="content">A psalm of David.</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.15.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">  </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, who may dwell in your sacred tent?</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.15.1"><span class="content">Who may live on your holy mountain?</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.15.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.15.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">The one whose walk is blameless,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.15.2"><span class="content">who does what is righteous,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.15.2"><span class="content">who speaks the truth from their heart;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.15.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.15.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">whose tongue utters no slander,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.15.3"><span class="content">who does no wrong to a neighbor,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.15.3"><span class="content">and casts no slur on others;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.15.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.15.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">who despises a vile person</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.15.4"><span class="content">but honors those who fear the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.15.4"><span class="content">who keeps an oath even when it hurts,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.15.4"><span class="content">and does not change their mind;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.15.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.15.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">who lends money to the poor without interest;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.15.5"><span class="content">who does not accept a bribe against the innocent.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.15.5"><span class="content">Whoever does these things</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.15.5"><span class="content">will never be shaken.</span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">45</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 45</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="ft"><span class="heading">In Hebrew texts 45:1-17 is numbered 45:2-18.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="d"><span class="content">For the director of music. To the tune of &#8220;Lilies.&#8221; Of the Sons of Korah. A </span><span class="tl"><span class="content">maskil.</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"> A wedding song.</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.45.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">My heart is stirred by a noble theme</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.45.1"><span class="content">as I recite my verses for the king;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.45.1"><span class="content">my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.45.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.45.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">You are the most excellent of men</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.45.2"><span class="content">and your lips have been anointed with grace,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.45.2"><span class="content">since God has blessed you forever.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.45.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.45.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">Gird your sword on your side, you mighty one;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.45.3"><span class="content">clothe yourself with splendor and majesty.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.45.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.45.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">In your majesty ride forth victoriously</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.45.4"><span class="content">in the cause of truth, humility and justice;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.45.4"><span class="content">let your right hand achieve awesome deeds.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.45.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.45.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">Let your sharp arrows pierce the hearts of the king&#8217;s enemies;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.45.5"><span class="content">let the nations fall beneath your feet.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.45.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.45.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">Your throne, O God,</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">45:6 </span><span class="ft">Here the king is addressed as God&#8217;s representative.</span></span></span><span class="content"> will last for ever and ever;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.45.6"><span class="content">a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.45.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.45.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">You love righteousness and hate wickedness;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.45.7"><span class="content">therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.45.7"><span class="content">by anointing you with the oil of joy.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.45.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.45.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">All your robes are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.45.8"><span class="content">from palaces adorned with ivory</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.45.8"><span class="content">the music of the strings makes you glad.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.45.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.45.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">Daughters of kings are among your honored women;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.45.9"><span class="content">at your right hand is the royal bride in gold of Ophir.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.45.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.45.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">Listen, daughter, and pay careful attention:</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.45.10"><span class="content">Forget your people and your father&#8217;s house.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.45.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.45.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">Let the king be enthralled by your beauty;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.45.11"><span class="content">honor him, for he is your lord.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.45.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.45.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">The city of Tyre will come with a gift,</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">45:12 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">A Tyrian robe is among the gifts</span></span></span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.45.12"><span class="content">people of wealth will seek your favor.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.45.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.45.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">All glorious is the princess within her chamber;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.45.13"><span class="content">her gown is interwoven with gold.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.45.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.45.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">In embroidered garments she is led to the king;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.45.14"><span class="content">her virgin companions follow her&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.45.14"><span class="content">those brought to be with her.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.45.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.45.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">Led in with joy and gladness,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.45.15"><span class="content">they enter the palace of the king.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.45.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.45.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">Your sons will take the place of your fathers;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.45.16"><span class="content">you will make them princes throughout the land.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.45.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.45.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">I will perpetuate your memory through all generations;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.45.17"><span class="content">therefore the nations will praise you for ever and ever.</span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">75</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 75</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="ft"><span class="heading">In Hebrew texts 75:1-10 is numbered 75:2-11.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="d"><span class="content">For the director of music. To the tune of &#8220;Do Not Destroy.&#8221; A psalm of Asaph. A song.</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.75.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">We praise you, God,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.75.1"><span class="content">we praise you, for your Name is near;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.75.1"><span class="content">people tell of your wonderful deeds.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.75.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.75.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">You say, &#8220;I choose the appointed time;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.75.2"><span class="content">it is I who judge with equity.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.75.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.75.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">When the earth and all its people quake,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.75.3"><span class="content">it is I who hold its pillars firm.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">75:3 </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="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.75.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.75.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">To the arrogant I say, &#8216;Boast no more,&#8217;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.75.4"><span class="content">and to the wicked, &#8216;Do not lift up your horns.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">75:4 </span><span class="fq">Horns </span><span class="ft">here symbolize strength; also in verses 5 and 10.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.75.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.75.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">Do not lift your horns against heaven;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.75.5"><span class="content">do not speak so defiantly.&#8217;&#8198;&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.75.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.75.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">No one from the east or the west</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.75.6"><span class="content">or from the desert can exalt themselves.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.75.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.75.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">It is God who judges:</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.75.7"><span class="content">He brings one down, he exalts another.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.75.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.75.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">In the hand of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is a cup</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.75.8"><span class="content">full of foaming wine mixed with spices;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.75.8"><span class="content">he pours it out, and all the wicked of the earth</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.75.8"><span class="content">drink it down to its very dregs.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.75.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.75.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">As for me, I will declare this forever;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.75.9"><span class="content">I will sing praise to the God of Jacob,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.75.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.75.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">who says, &#8220;I will cut off the horns of all the wicked,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.75.10"><span class="content">but the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.&#8221;</span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">105</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 105</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.105.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Give praise to the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, proclaim his name;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.105.1"><span class="content">make known among the nations what he has done.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.105.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.105.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Sing to him, sing praise to him;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.105.2"><span class="content">tell of all his wonderful acts.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.105.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.105.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">Glory in his holy name;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.105.3"><span class="content">let the hearts of those who seek the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> rejoice.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.105.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.105.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Look to the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> and his strength;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.105.4"><span class="content">seek his face always.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.105.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.105.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">Remember the wonders he has done,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.105.5"><span class="content">his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.105.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.105.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">you his servants, the descendants of Abraham,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.105.6"><span class="content">his chosen ones, the children of Jacob.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.105.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.105.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">He is 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 v7" data-usfm="PSA.105.7"><span class="content">his judgments are in all the earth.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.105.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.105.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">He remembers his covenant forever,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.105.8"><span class="content">the promise he made, for a thousand generations,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.105.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.105.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">the covenant he made with Abraham,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.105.9"><span class="content">the oath he swore to Isaac.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.105.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.105.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.105.10"><span class="content">to Israel as an everlasting covenant:</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.105.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.105.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">&#8220;To you I will give the land of Canaan</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.105.11"><span class="content">as the portion you will inherit.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.105.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.105.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">When they were but few in number,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.105.12"><span class="content">few indeed, and strangers in it,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.105.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.105.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">they wandered from nation to nation,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.105.13"><span class="content">from one kingdom to another.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.105.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.105.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">He allowed no one to oppress them;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.105.14"><span class="content">for their sake he rebuked kings:</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.105.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.105.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">&#8220;Do not touch my anointed ones;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.105.15"><span class="content">do my prophets no harm.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.105.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.105.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">He called down famine on the land</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.105.16"><span class="content">and destroyed all their supplies of food;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.105.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.105.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">and he sent a man before them&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.105.17"><span class="content">Joseph, sold as a slave.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.105.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.105.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">They bruised his feet with shackles,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.105.18"><span class="content">his neck was put in irons,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.105.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.105.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">till what he foretold came to pass,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.105.19"><span class="content">till the word of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> proved him true.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.105.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.105.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">The king sent and released him,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.105.20"><span class="content">the ruler of peoples set him free.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.105.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PSA.105.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">He made him master of his household,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PSA.105.21"><span class="content">ruler over all he possessed,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PSA.105.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PSA.105.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">to instruct his princes as he pleased</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PSA.105.22"><span class="content">and teach his elders wisdom.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PSA.105.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PSA.105.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">Then Israel entered Egypt;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PSA.105.23"><span class="content">Jacob resided as a foreigner in the land of Ham.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PSA.105.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PSA.105.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> made his people very fruitful;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PSA.105.24"><span class="content">he made them too numerous for their foes,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PSA.105.24"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PSA.105.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">whose hearts he turned to hate his people,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PSA.105.25"><span class="content">to conspire against his servants.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PSA.105.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PSA.105.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">He sent Moses his servant,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PSA.105.26"><span class="content">and Aaron, whom he had chosen.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PSA.105.26"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PSA.105.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">They performed his signs among them,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PSA.105.27"><span class="content">his wonders in the land of Ham.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PSA.105.27"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PSA.105.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">He sent darkness and made the land dark&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PSA.105.28"><span class="content">for had they not rebelled against his words?</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PSA.105.28"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PSA.105.29"><span class="label">29</span><span class="content">He turned their waters into blood,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PSA.105.29"><span class="content">causing their fish to die.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PSA.105.29"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PSA.105.30"><span class="label">30</span><span class="content">Their land teemed with frogs,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PSA.105.30"><span class="content">which went up into the bedrooms of their rulers.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PSA.105.30"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PSA.105.31"><span class="label">31</span><span class="content">He spoke, and there came swarms of flies,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PSA.105.31"><span class="content">and gnats throughout their country.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PSA.105.31"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="PSA.105.32"><span class="label">32</span><span class="content">He turned their rain into hail,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="PSA.105.32"><span class="content">with lightning throughout their land;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="PSA.105.32"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="PSA.105.33"><span class="label">33</span><span class="content">he struck down their vines and fig trees</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="PSA.105.33"><span class="content">and shattered the trees of their country.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="PSA.105.33"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v34" data-usfm="PSA.105.34"><span class="label">34</span><span class="content">He spoke, and the locusts came,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v34" data-usfm="PSA.105.34"><span class="content">grasshoppers without number;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v34" data-usfm="PSA.105.34"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v35" data-usfm="PSA.105.35"><span class="label">35</span><span class="content">they ate up every green thing in their land,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v35" data-usfm="PSA.105.35"><span class="content">ate up the produce of their soil.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v35" data-usfm="PSA.105.35"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v36" data-usfm="PSA.105.36"><span class="label">36</span><span class="content">Then he struck down all the firstborn in their land,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v36" data-usfm="PSA.105.36"><span class="content">the firstfruits of all their manhood.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v36" data-usfm="PSA.105.36"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v37" data-usfm="PSA.105.37"><span class="label">37</span><span class="content">He brought out Israel, laden with silver and gold,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v37" data-usfm="PSA.105.37"><span class="content">and from among their tribes no one faltered.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v37" data-usfm="PSA.105.37"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v38" data-usfm="PSA.105.38"><span class="label">38</span><span class="content">Egypt was glad when they left,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v38" data-usfm="PSA.105.38"><span class="content">because dread of Israel had fallen on them.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v38" data-usfm="PSA.105.38"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v39" data-usfm="PSA.105.39"><span class="label">39</span><span class="content">He spread out a cloud as a covering,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v39" data-usfm="PSA.105.39"><span class="content">and a fire to give light at night.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v39" data-usfm="PSA.105.39"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v40" data-usfm="PSA.105.40"><span class="label">40</span><span class="content">They asked, and he brought them quail;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v40" data-usfm="PSA.105.40"><span class="content">he fed them well with the bread of heaven.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v40" data-usfm="PSA.105.40"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v41" data-usfm="PSA.105.41"><span class="label">41</span><span class="content">He opened the rock, and water gushed out;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v41" data-usfm="PSA.105.41"><span class="content">it flowed like a river in the desert.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v41" data-usfm="PSA.105.41"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v42" data-usfm="PSA.105.42"><span class="label">42</span><span class="content">For he remembered his holy promise</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v42" data-usfm="PSA.105.42"><span class="content">given to his servant Abraham.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v42" data-usfm="PSA.105.42"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v43" data-usfm="PSA.105.43"><span class="label">43</span><span class="content">He brought out his people with rejoicing,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v43" data-usfm="PSA.105.43"><span class="content">his chosen ones with shouts of joy;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v43" data-usfm="PSA.105.43"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v44" data-usfm="PSA.105.44"><span class="label">44</span><span class="content">he gave them the lands of the nations,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v44" data-usfm="PSA.105.44"><span class="content">and they fell heir to what others had toiled for&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v44" data-usfm="PSA.105.44"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v45" data-usfm="PSA.105.45"><span class="label">45</span><span class="content">that they might keep his precepts</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v45" data-usfm="PSA.105.45"><span class="content">and observe his laws.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v45" data-usfm="PSA.105.45"><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">105:45 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="fqa">Hallelu Yah</span></span></span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">135</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 135</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.135.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">135:1 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="fqa">Hallelu Yah</span><span class="ft">; also in verses 3 and 21</span></span></span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.135.1"><span class="content">Praise the name of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.135.1"><span class="content">praise him, you servants of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.135.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.135.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">you who minister in the house of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.135.2"><span class="content">in the courts of the house of our God.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.135.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.135.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">Praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, for the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is good;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.135.3"><span class="content">sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.135.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.135.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">For the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> has chosen Jacob to be his own,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.135.4"><span class="content">Israel to be his treasured possession.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.135.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.135.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">I know that the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is great,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.135.5"><span class="content">that our Lord is greater than all gods.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.135.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.135.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> does whatever pleases him,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.135.6"><span class="content">in the heavens and on the earth,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.135.6"><span class="content">in the seas and all their depths.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.135.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.135.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.135.7"><span class="content">he sends lightning with the rain</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.135.7"><span class="content">and brings out the wind from his storehouses.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.135.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.135.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">He struck down the firstborn of Egypt,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.135.8"><span class="content">the firstborn of people and animals.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.135.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.135.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">He sent his signs and wonders into your midst, Egypt,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.135.9"><span class="content">against Pharaoh and all his servants.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.135.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.135.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">He struck down many nations</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.135.10"><span class="content">and killed mighty kings&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.135.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.135.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">Sihon king of the Amorites,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.135.11"><span class="content">Og king of Bashan,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.135.11"><span class="content">and all the kings of Canaan&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.135.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.135.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">and he gave their land as an inheritance,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.135.12"><span class="content">an inheritance to his people Israel.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.135.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.135.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">Your name, </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, endures forever,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.135.13"><span class="content">your renown, </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, through all generations.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.135.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.135.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">For the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> will vindicate his people</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.135.14"><span class="content">and have compassion on his servants.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PSA.135.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.135.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">The idols of the nations are silver and gold,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.135.15"><span class="content">made by human hands.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PSA.135.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.135.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">They have mouths, but cannot speak,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.135.16"><span class="content">eyes, but cannot see.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PSA.135.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.135.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">They have ears, but cannot hear,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.135.17"><span class="content">nor is there breath in their mouths.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PSA.135.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.135.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">Those who make them will be like them,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.135.18"><span class="content">and so will all who trust in them.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PSA.135.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.135.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">All you Israelites, praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.135.19"><span class="content">house of Aaron, praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PSA.135.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.135.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">house of Levi, praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.135.20"><span class="content">you who fear him, praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PSA.135.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PSA.135.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">Praise be to the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> from Zion,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PSA.135.21"><span class="content">to him who dwells in Jerusalem.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PSA.135.21"><span class="content">Praise the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">.</span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">15</div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.15.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">A gentle answer turns away wrath,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.15.1"><span class="content">but a harsh word stirs up anger.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.15.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.15.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.15.2"><span class="content">but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.15.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.15.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">The eyes of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> are everywhere,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.15.3"><span class="content">keeping watch on the wicked and the good.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.15.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.15.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">The soothing tongue is a tree of life,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.15.4"><span class="content">but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.15.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.15.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">A fool spurns a parent&#8217;s discipline,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.15.5"><span class="content">but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.15.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.15.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">The house of the righteous contains great treasure,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.15.6"><span class="content">but the income of the wicked brings ruin.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.15.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.15.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">The lips of the wise spread knowledge,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.15.7"><span class="content">but the hearts of fools are not upright.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.15.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.15.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> detests the sacrifice of the wicked,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.15.8"><span class="content">but the prayer of the upright pleases him.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.15.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.15.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> detests the way of the wicked,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.15.9"><span class="content">but he loves those who pursue righteousness.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.15.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.15.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">Stern discipline awaits anyone who leaves the path;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.15.10"><span class="content">the one who hates correction will die.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.15.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.15.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">Death and Destruction</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">15:11 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="fqa">Abaddon</span></span></span><span class="content"> lie open before 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="PRO.15.11"><span class="content">how much more do human hearts!</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.15.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.15.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">Mockers resent correction,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.15.12"><span class="content">so they avoid the wise.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.15.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.15.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">A happy heart makes the face cheerful,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.15.13"><span class="content">but heartache crushes the spirit.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.15.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.15.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">The discerning heart seeks knowledge,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.15.14"><span class="content">but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.15.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.15.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">All the days of the oppressed are wretched,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.15.15"><span class="content">but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.15.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.15.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">Better a little with the fear of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.15.16"><span class="content">than great wealth with turmoil.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.15.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.15.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">Better a small serving of vegetables with love</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.15.17"><span class="content">than a fattened calf with hatred.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.15.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.15.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.15.18"><span class="content">but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.15.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.15.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.15.19"><span class="content">but the path of the upright is a highway.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.15.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.15.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">A wise son brings joy to his father,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.15.20"><span class="content">but a foolish man despises his mother.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.15.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.15.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">Folly brings joy to one who has no sense,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.15.21"><span class="content">but whoever has understanding keeps a straight course.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.15.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.15.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">Plans fail for lack of counsel,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.15.22"><span class="content">but with many advisers they succeed.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.15.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.15.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">A person finds joy in giving an apt reply&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.15.23"><span class="content">and how good is a timely word!</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.15.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.15.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">The path of life leads upward for the prudent</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.15.24"><span class="content">to keep them from going down to the realm of the dead.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.15.24"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.15.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> tears down the house of the proud,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.15.25"><span class="content">but he sets the widow&#8217;s boundary stones in place.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.15.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.15.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> detests the thoughts of the wicked,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.15.26"><span class="content">but gracious words are pure in his sight.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.15.26"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.15.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">The greedy bring ruin to their households,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.15.27"><span class="content">but the one who hates bribes will live.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.15.27"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.15.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">The heart of the righteous weighs its answers,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.15.28"><span class="content">but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.15.28"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.15.29"><span class="label">29</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is far from the wicked,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.15.29"><span class="content">but he hears the prayer of the righteous.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.15.29"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.15.30"><span class="label">30</span><span class="content">Light in a messenger&#8217;s eyes brings joy to the heart,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.15.30"><span class="content">and good news gives health to the bones.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.15.30"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PRO.15.31"><span class="label">31</span><span class="content">Whoever heeds life-giving correction</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PRO.15.31"><span class="content">will be at home among the wise.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PRO.15.31"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="PRO.15.32"><span class="label">32</span><span class="content">Those who disregard discipline despise themselves,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="PRO.15.32"><span class="content">but the one who heeds correction gains understanding.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="PRO.15.32"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="PRO.15.33"><span class="label">33</span><span class="content">Wisdom&#8217;s instruction is to fear the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="PRO.15.33"><span class="content">and humility comes before honor.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div>
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