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The Daily Audio Bible Reading for Tuesday October 22, 2019 (NIV)

Jeremiah 39-41

The Fall of Jerusalem

39 (A)In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem and besieged it. 2 In the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city. 3 Then all (B)the officials of the king of Babylon came (C)and sat in the middle gate: Nergal-sar-ezer of Samgar, Nebu-sar-sekim (D)the Rab-saris, Nergal-sar-ezer the Rab-mag, with all the rest of the officers of the king of Babylon. 4 When Zedekiah king of Judah and all the soldiers saw them, they fled, going out of the city at night by way of the king's garden through the gate between the two walls; and they went toward (E)the Arabah. 5 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in (F)the plains of Jericho. And when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, at (G)Riblah, in the land of Hamath; (H)and he passed sentence on him. 6 The king of Babylon (I)slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah at (J)Riblah before his eyes, and the king of Babylon (K)slaughtered all the nobles of Judah. 7 (L)He put out the eyes of Zedekiah and bound him in chains to take him to Babylon. 8 (M)The Chaldeans burned the king's house and the house of the people, (N)and broke down the walls of Jerusalem. 9 Then (O)Nebuzaradan, the (P)captain of the guard, carried into exile to Babylon the rest of the people who were left in the city, (Q)those who had deserted to him, and the people who remained. 10 Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, (R)left in the land of Judah some of the poor people who owned nothing, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.

The Lord Delivers Jeremiah

11 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon gave command concerning Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, saying, 12 (S)“Take him, look after him well, and do him no harm, but deal with him as he tells you.” 13 So (T)Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, Nebushazban the Rab-saris, Nergal-sar-ezer the Rab-mag, (U)and all the chief officers of the king of Babylon 14 sent and took Jeremiah from (V)the court of the guard. They entrusted him to (W)Gedaliah the son of (X)Ahikam, son of (Y)Shaphan, that he should take him home. So (Z)he lived among the people.

15 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah (AA)while he was shut up in the court of the guard: 16 “Go, and say to (AB)Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: (AC)Behold, I will fulfill my words against this city for harm and (AD)not for good, and they shall be accomplished before you on that day. 17 But I will deliver you on that day, declares the Lord, and you shall not be given into the hand of the men (AE)of whom you are afraid. 18 For I will surely save you, and you shall not fall by the sword, but you shall have your (AF)life as a prize of war, (AG)because you have put your trust in me, declares the Lord.’”

Jeremiah Remains in Judah

40 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord (AH)after Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from (AI)Ramah, when he took him (AJ)bound in chains along with all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah who were being exiled to Babylon. 2 The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, (AK)“The Lord your God pronounced this disaster against this place. 3 The Lord has brought it about, and has done as he said. (AL)Because you sinned against the Lord and did not obey his voice, this thing has come upon you. 4 Now, behold, I release you today from (AM)the chains on your hands. (AN)If it seems good to you to come with me to Babylon, come, and I will look after you well, (AO)but if it seems wrong to you to come with me to Babylon, do not come. (AP)See, the whole land is before you; go wherever you think it good and right to go. 5 If you remain,[a] then return to (AQ)Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, (AR)whom the king of Babylon appointed governor of the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people. Or go wherever you think it right to go.” So the captain of the guard gave him an allowance of food and a present, and let him go. 6 Then Jeremiah went to (AS)Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, at (AT)Mizpah, and lived with him (AU)among the people (AV)who were left in the land.

7 (AW)When all the captains of the forces in the open country and their men heard that (AX)the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land and had committed to him men, women, and children, those of (AY)the poorest of the land who had not been taken into exile to Babylon, 8 they went to Gedaliah at (AZ)Mizpah—(BA)Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, (BB)Johanan the son of Kareah, Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, (BC)Jezaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men. 9 Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, swore to them and their men, saying, “Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon, (BD)and it shall be well with you. 10 As for me, I will dwell at (BE)Mizpah, to represent you before the Chaldeans who will come to us. But as for you, (BF)gather wine and summer fruits and oil, and store them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that you have taken.” 11 Likewise, when all the Judeans who were in (BG)Moab and among (BH)the Ammonites and in (BI)Edom and in other lands heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judah and had appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, as governor over them, 12 (BJ)then all the Judeans returned from all the places to which they had been driven and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah. And they (BK)gathered wine and summer fruits in great abundance.

13 Now (BL)Johanan the son of Kareah and (BM)all the leaders of the forces in the open country came to Gedaliah at Mizpah 14 and said to him, “Do you know that Baalis the king of (BN)the Ammonites has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to take your life?” But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam would not believe them. 15 Then Johanan the son of Kareah spoke secretly to Gedaliah at Mizpah, “Please let me go and strike down Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no one will know it. Why should he take your life, so that all the Judeans who are gathered about you would be scattered, (BO)and the remnant of Judah would perish?” 16 But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said to Johanan the son of Kareah, “You shall not do this thing, for you are speaking falsely of Ishmael.”

Gedaliah Murdered

41 (BP)In the seventh month, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, son of Elishama, of the royal family, one of the chief officers of the king, came with ten men to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, at (BQ)Mizpah. As they (BR)ate bread together there at Mizpah, 2 (BS)Ishmael the son of Nethaniah and the ten men with him rose up and struck down Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, with the sword, and killed him, (BT)whom the king of Babylon had appointed governor in the land. 3 Ishmael also struck down all the Judeans who were with Gedaliah at (BU)Mizpah, and the Chaldean soldiers who happened to be there.

4 On the day after the murder of Gedaliah, before anyone knew of it, 5 eighty men arrived from (BV)Shechem and (BW)Shiloh and (BX)Samaria, with (BY)their beards shaved and (BZ)their clothes torn, and (CA)their bodies gashed, (CB)bringing grain offerings and incense to present at the temple of the Lord. 6 And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah came out from (CC)Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he came. As he met them, he said to them, “Come in to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.” 7 When they came into the city, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah and the men with him slaughtered them and cast them into a cistern. 8 But there were ten men among them who said to Ishmael, “Do not put us to death, for we have (CD)stores of wheat, barley, oil, and honey hidden in the fields.” So he refrained and did not put them to death with their companions.

9 Now the cistern into which Ishmael had thrown all the bodies of the men whom he had struck down along with[b] Gedaliah was the large cistern that (CE)King Asa had made for defense against (CF)Baasha king of Israel; Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain. 10 Then Ishmael took captive all the rest of the people who were in Mizpah, (CG)the king's daughters and all the people who were left at Mizpah, whom (CH)Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam. Ishmael the son of Nethaniah took them captive and set out to cross over to (CI)the Ammonites.

11 But when (CJ)Johanan the son of Kareah and (CK)all the leaders of the forces with him heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done, 12 they took all their men and went to fight against Ishmael the son of Nethaniah. They came upon him at (CL)the great pool that is in (CM)Gibeon. 13 And when all the people who were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah and (CN)all the leaders of the forces with him, they rejoiced. 14 (CO)So all the people whom Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah turned around and came back, and went to Johanan the son of Kareah. 15 But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to (CP)the Ammonites. 16 Then Johanan the son of Kareah and (CQ)all the leaders of the forces with him took from Mizpah all the rest of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, after he had struck down Gedaliah the son of Ahikam—soldiers, (CR)women, children, and eunuchs, whom Johanan brought back from (CS)Gibeon. 17 And they went and stayed at Geruth (CT)Chimham near (CU)Bethlehem, intending to go to Egypt 18 because of the Chaldeans. For they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had struck down Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, (CV)whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.

Footnotes:

  1. Jeremiah 40:5 Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew phrase is uncertain
  2. Jeremiah 41:9 Hebrew by the hand of

Cross references:

  1. Jeremiah 39:1 : For ver. 1-10, see ch. 52:4-16; 2 Kgs. 25:1-12
  2. Jeremiah 39:3 : ch. 38:17, 18, 22
  3. Jeremiah 39:3 : [ch. 1:15]
  4. Jeremiah 39:3 : ver. 13; 2 Kgs. 18:17
  5. Jeremiah 39:4 : See Deut. 1:1
  6. Jeremiah 39:5 : Josh. 5:10
  7. Jeremiah 39:5 : See 2 Kgs. 23:33
  8. Jeremiah 39:5 : [Ezek. 17:15]
  9. Jeremiah 39:6 : ch. 52:10
  10. Jeremiah 39:6 : [See ver. 5 above]; See 2 Kgs. 23:33
  11. Jeremiah 39:6 : ch. 52:10
  12. Jeremiah 39:7 : [ch. 32:4; Ezek. 12:13]
  13. Jeremiah 39:8 : See ch. 21:10
  14. Jeremiah 39:8 : Neh. 1:3; [Ps. 80:12; Isa. 5:5]
  15. Jeremiah 39:9 : ch. 40:1; 52:12; 2 Kgs. 25:8
  16. Jeremiah 39:9 : Gen. 37:36
  17. Jeremiah 39:9 : See ch. 37:13
  18. Jeremiah 39:10 : ch. 40:7; 2 Kgs. 25:12
  19. Jeremiah 39:12 : ch. 40:4
  20. Jeremiah 39:13 : [ver. 3]
  21. Jeremiah 39:13 : [ver. 3]
  22. Jeremiah 39:14 : ch. 38:28; See ch. 32:2
  23. Jeremiah 39:14 : ch. 43:6; See ch. 40:5-9, 11-16; 41:1-4, 6; 2 Kgs. 25:22-25
  24. Jeremiah 39:14 : 2 Kgs. 22:12
  25. Jeremiah 39:14 : 2 Kgs. 22:3
  26. Jeremiah 39:14 : ch. 37:12
  27. Jeremiah 39:15 : ch. 36:5; 38:13
  28. Jeremiah 39:16 : See ch. 38:7
  29. Jeremiah 39:16 : Dan. 9:12
  30. Jeremiah 39:16 : ch. 21:10; [ch. 14:11]
  31. Jeremiah 39:17 : ch. 22:25
  32. Jeremiah 39:18 : ch. 21:9; 45:5
  33. Jeremiah 39:18 : Ps. 25:2; 37:40
  34. Jeremiah 40:1 : [ch. 39:14]
  35. Jeremiah 40:1 : Josh. 18:25
  36. Jeremiah 40:1 : [Ps. 149:8]
  37. Jeremiah 40:2 : [Deut. 29:24, 28]
  38. Jeremiah 40:3 : ch. 44:3, 23; Deut. 29:25; See Dan. 9:10-12
  39. Jeremiah 40:4 : [See ver. 1 above]; [Ps. 149:8]
  40. Jeremiah 40:4 : [ch. 39:12]
  41. Jeremiah 40:4 : [ch. 39:12]
  42. Jeremiah 40:4 : [Gen. 20:15]
  43. Jeremiah 40:5 : See ch. 39:14
  44. Jeremiah 40:5 : ch. 41:2
  45. Jeremiah 40:6 : [See ver. 5 above]; See ch. 39:14
  46. Jeremiah 40:6 : ch. 41:6; Josh. 18:26
  47. Jeremiah 40:6 : ch. 37:12; 39:14
  48. Jeremiah 40:6 : ch. 39:10
  49. Jeremiah 40:7 : For ver. 7-9, see 2 Kgs. 25:23, 24
  50. Jeremiah 40:7 : ver. 5
  51. Jeremiah 40:7 : ch. 39:10; 2 Kgs. 25:12
  52. Jeremiah 40:8 : [See ver. 6 above]; ch. 41:6; Josh. 18:26
  53. Jeremiah 40:8 : ver. 14, 15, 16; See ch. 41:1-3
  54. Jeremiah 40:8 : ver. 13, 15, 16; ch. 42:1, 8
  55. Jeremiah 40:8 : ch. 42:1
  56. Jeremiah 40:9 : ch. 38:20
  57. Jeremiah 40:10 : [See ver. 6 above]; ch. 41:6; Josh. 18:26
  58. Jeremiah 40:10 : [ver. 12]
  59. Jeremiah 40:11 : [Num. 22:1; 2 Sam. 8:2]
  60. Jeremiah 40:11 : 1 Sam. 11:1; 12:12
  61. Jeremiah 40:11 : Gen. 36:8
  62. Jeremiah 40:12 : [ch. 43:5]
  63. Jeremiah 40:12 : [ver. 10]
  64. Jeremiah 40:13 : ver. 8, 15, 16; ch. 42:1, 8
  65. Jeremiah 40:13 : ch. 41:11; 42:1
  66. Jeremiah 40:14 : [ch. 41:10]
  67. Jeremiah 40:15 : [ch. 42:2]
  68. Jeremiah 41:1 : 2 Kgs. 25:25
  69. Jeremiah 41:1 : See ch. 40:6, 8, 10
  70. Jeremiah 41:1 : [Ps. 41:9]
  71. Jeremiah 41:2 : [2 Sam. 13:28, 29]
  72. Jeremiah 41:2 : ch. 40:5
  73. Jeremiah 41:3 : [See ver. 1 above]; See ch. 40:6, 8, 10
  74. Jeremiah 41:5 : Josh. 17:7
  75. Jeremiah 41:5 : Josh. 18:1
  76. Jeremiah 41:5 : 1 Kgs. 16:24; See ch. 23:13
  77. Jeremiah 41:5 : [ch. 48:37; Deut. 14:1; Isa. 15:2]
  78. Jeremiah 41:5 : ch. 36:24
  79. Jeremiah 41:5 : [ch. 48:37; Deut. 14:1; Isa. 15:2]
  80. Jeremiah 41:5 : [2 Kgs. 25:9]
  81. Jeremiah 41:6 : ch. 40:6, 8, 10
  82. Jeremiah 41:8 : [Judg. 6:11]
  83. Jeremiah 41:9 : [1 Kgs. 15:22; 2 Chr. 16:6]
  84. Jeremiah 41:9 : [1 Kgs. 15:22; 2 Chr. 16:6]
  85. Jeremiah 41:10 : See ch. 38:23
  86. Jeremiah 41:10 : [ch. 40:7]
  87. Jeremiah 41:10 : [ch. 40:14]
  88. Jeremiah 41:11 : See ch. 40:8
  89. Jeremiah 41:11 : ch. 40:13
  90. Jeremiah 41:12 : [2 Sam. 2:13]
  91. Jeremiah 41:12 : Josh. 9:3, 17
  92. Jeremiah 41:13 : ch. 40:13
  93. Jeremiah 41:14 : ver. 10, 16
  94. Jeremiah 41:15 : [ch. 40:14]
  95. Jeremiah 41:16 : [See ver. 13 above]; ch. 40:13
  96. Jeremiah 41:16 : ch. 40:7
  97. Jeremiah 41:16 : Josh. 9:3, 17
  98. Jeremiah 41:17 : [2 Sam. 19:37, 38]
  99. Jeremiah 41:17 : [Matt. 2:1, 14]; See Gen. 35:19
  100. Jeremiah 41:18 : ver. 2; ch. 40:5
English Standard Version (ESV)

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2 Timothy 1

Greeting

1 Paul, (A)an apostle of Christ Jesus (B)by the will of God according to (C)the promise of the life that is in Christ Jesus,

2 To Timothy, (D)my beloved child:

(E)Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Guard the Deposit Entrusted to You

3 (F)I thank God (G)whom I serve, as did my ancestors, (H)with a clear conscience, as I remember you (I)constantly in my prayers night and day. 4 (J)As I remember your tears, (K)I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy. 5 I am reminded of (L)your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and (M)your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well. 6 For this reason I remind you (N)to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, 7 for God gave us (O)a spirit not of fear but (P)of power and love and self-control.

8 Therefore (Q)do not be ashamed of (R)the testimony about our Lord, nor of (S)me his prisoner, but (T)share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God, 9 (U)who saved us and (V)called us to[a] a holy calling, (W)not because of our works but because of (X)his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus (Y)before the ages began,[b] 10 and which now has (Z)been manifested through (AA)the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, (AB)who abolished death and (AC)brought life and (AD)immortality to light through the gospel, 11 (AE)for which I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher, 12 (AF)which is why I suffer as I do. But (AG)I am not ashamed, for (AH)I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until (AI)that day (AJ)what has been entrusted to me.[c] 13 (AK)Follow (AL)the pattern of (AM)the sound[d] words (AN)that you have heard from me, in (AO)the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 14 By the Holy Spirit (AP)who dwells within us, guard (AQ)the good deposit entrusted to you.

15 You are aware that (AR)all who are in Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes. 16 May the Lord grant mercy to (AS)the household of Onesiphorus, for he often (AT)refreshed me and was not ashamed of (AU)my chains, 17 but when he arrived in Rome (AV)he searched for me earnestly and found me— 18 may the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on (AW)that day!—and you well know all the service he (AX)rendered at Ephesus.

Footnotes:

  1. 2 Timothy 1:9 Or with
  2. 2 Timothy 1:9 Greek before times eternal
  3. 2 Timothy 1:12 Or what I have entrusted to him; Greek my deposit
  4. 2 Timothy 1:13 Or healthy

Cross references:

  1. 2 Timothy 1:1 : See 2 Cor. 1:1
  2. 2 Timothy 1:1 : See 1 Cor. 1:1
  3. 2 Timothy 1:1 : Titus 1:2; Heb. 9:15
  4. 2 Timothy 1:2 : 1 Cor. 4:17; [ch. 2:1]; See 3 John 4
  5. 2 Timothy 1:2 : See 1 Tim. 1:2
  6. 2 Timothy 1:3 : See Rom. 1:8
  7. 2 Timothy 1:3 : See Acts 22:3; 24:14
  8. 2 Timothy 1:3 : 1 Tim. 3:9; See Acts 23:1
  9. 2 Timothy 1:3 : Rom. 1:9
  10. 2 Timothy 1:4 : [Acts 20:37]
  11. 2 Timothy 1:4 : Phil. 1:8; [ch. 4:9, 21]
  12. 2 Timothy 1:5 : Rom. 12:9; 1 Tim. 1:5
  13. 2 Timothy 1:5 : Acts 16:1; [ch. 3:15; Ps. 86:16; 116:16]
  14. 2 Timothy 1:6 : 1 Tim. 4:14; [1 Thess. 5:19]
  15. 2 Timothy 1:7 : Rom. 8:15; [John 14:27; Rev. 21:8]
  16. 2 Timothy 1:7 : Luke 24:49; Acts 1:8
  17. 2 Timothy 1:8 : See Mark 8:38
  18. 2 Timothy 1:8 : See 1 Cor. 1:6
  19. 2 Timothy 1:8 : [ver. 16]; See Eph. 3:1
  20. 2 Timothy 1:8 : ch. 2:3, 9; 4:5
  21. 2 Timothy 1:9 : 1 Tim. 1:1; Titus 3:4
  22. 2 Timothy 1:9 : [Heb. 3:1]; See Rom. 8:28
  23. 2 Timothy 1:9 : Titus 3:5; See Rom. 3:27
  24. 2 Timothy 1:9 : [Heb. 3:1]; See Rom. 8:28
  25. 2 Timothy 1:9 : Titus 1:2; [Rom. 16:25]; See Eph. 1:4
  26. 2 Timothy 1:10 : See Rom. 16:26
  27. 2 Timothy 1:10 : See 2 Thess. 2:8
  28. 2 Timothy 1:10 : 1 Cor. 15:26; [1 Cor. 15:54, 55; Heb. 2:14, 15]
  29. 2 Timothy 1:10 : [Job 33:30]
  30. 2 Timothy 1:10 : Rom. 2:7
  31. 2 Timothy 1:11 : See 1 Tim. 2:7
  32. 2 Timothy 1:12 : ch. 2:9
  33. 2 Timothy 1:12 : ver. 8
  34. 2 Timothy 1:12 : [Ps. 10:14; 1 Pet. 4:19]
  35. 2 Timothy 1:12 : ver. 18; ch. 4:8; See 1 Cor. 3:13
  36. 2 Timothy 1:12 : 1 Tim. 6:20
  37. 2 Timothy 1:13 : [ch. 3:14; Titus 1:9; Rev. 3:3]
  38. 2 Timothy 1:13 : [Rom. 2:20; 6:17]
  39. 2 Timothy 1:13 : See 1 Tim. 1:10
  40. 2 Timothy 1:13 : ch. 2:2
  41. 2 Timothy 1:13 : 1 Tim. 1:14
  42. 2 Timothy 1:14 : See Rom. 8:9
  43. 2 Timothy 1:14 : [See ver. 12 above]; 1 Tim. 6:20
  44. 2 Timothy 1:15 : Acts 19:10; [ch. 4:10, 11, 16]
  45. 2 Timothy 1:16 : ch. 4:19
  46. 2 Timothy 1:16 : Philem. 7, 20
  47. 2 Timothy 1:16 : [ver. 8]; See Acts 28:20
  48. 2 Timothy 1:17 : Matt. 25:36-40
  49. 2 Timothy 1:18 : ver. 12
  50. 2 Timothy 1:18 : Heb. 6:10
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Psalm 90-91

Book Four

From Everlasting to Everlasting

A (A)Prayer of Moses, the (B)man of God.

90 Lord, you have been our (C)dwelling place[a]
in all generations.
2 (D)Before the (E)mountains were brought forth,
or ever you had formed the earth and the world,
(F)from everlasting to everlasting you are God.

3 You return man to dust
and say, (G)“Return, (H)O children of man!”[b]
4 For (I)a thousand years in your sight
are but as (J)yesterday when it is past,
or as (K)a watch in the night.

5 You (L)sweep them away as with a flood; they are like (M)a dream,
like (N)grass that is renewed in the morning:
6 in (O)the morning it flourishes and is renewed;
in the evening it (P)fades and (Q)withers.

7 For we are brought to an end by your anger;
by your wrath we are dismayed.
8 You have (R)set our iniquities before you,
our (S)secret sins in the light of your presence.

9 For all our days pass away under your wrath;
we bring our years to an end like a sigh.
10 The years of our life are seventy,
or even by reason of strength eighty;
yet their span[c] is but toil and trouble;
they are soon gone, and we fly away.
11 Who considers the power of your anger,
and your wrath according to the fear of you?

12 (T)So teach us to number our days
that we may get a heart of wisdom.
13 (U)Return, O Lord! (V)How long?
Have (W)pity on your servants!
14 Satisfy us in the (X)morning with your steadfast love,
that we may (Y)rejoice and be glad all our days.
15 Make us glad for as many days as you have (Z)afflicted us,
and for as many years as we have seen evil.
16 Let your (AA)work be shown to your servants,
and your glorious power to their children.
17 Let the (AB)favor[d] of the Lord our God be upon us,
and establish (AC)the work of our hands upon us;
yes, establish the work of our hands!

My Refuge and My Fortress

91 He who dwells in (AD)the shelter of the Most High
will abide in (AE)the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say[e] to the Lord, “My (AF)refuge and my (AG)fortress,
my God, in whom I (AH)trust.”

3 For he will deliver you from (AI)the snare of the fowler
and from the deadly pestilence.
4 He will (AJ)cover you with his pinions,
and under his (AK)wings you will (AL)find refuge;
his (AM)faithfulness is (AN)a shield and buckler.
5 (AO)You will not fear (AP)the terror of the night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
6 nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness,
nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.

7 A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
8 You will only look with your eyes
and (AQ)see the recompense of the wicked.

9 Because you have made the Lord your (AR)dwelling place—
the Most High, who is my (AS)refuge[f]—
10 (AT)no evil shall be allowed to befall you,
(AU)no plague come near your tent.

11 (AV)For he will command his (AW)angels concerning you
to (AX)guard you in all your ways.
12 On their hands they will bear you up,
lest you (AY)strike your foot against a stone.
13 You will tread on (AZ)the lion and the (BA)adder;
the young lion and (BB)the serpent you will (BC)trample underfoot.

14 “Because he (BD)holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him;
I will protect him, because he (BE)knows my name.
15 When he (BF)calls to me, I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will rescue him and (BG)honor him.
16 With (BH)long life I will satisfy him
and (BI)show him my salvation.”

Footnotes:

  1. Psalm 90:1 Some Hebrew manuscripts (compare Septuagint) our refuge
  2. Psalm 90:3 Or of Adam
  3. Psalm 90:10 Or pride
  4. Psalm 90:17 Or beauty
  5. Psalm 91:2 Septuagint He will say
  6. Psalm 91:9 Or For you, O Lord, are my refuge! You have made the Most High your dwelling place

Cross references:

  1. Psalm 90:1 : Ps. 17, title; 55:1
  2. Psalm 90:1 : Deut. 33:1; Josh. 14:6; Ezra 3:2
  3. Psalm 90:1 : See Ps. 71:3
  4. Psalm 90:2 : Prov. 8:25
  5. Psalm 90:2 : [Deut. 33:15; Job 15:7]
  6. Psalm 90:2 : See Job 36:26
  7. Psalm 90:3 : Gen. 3:19
  8. Psalm 90:3 : Eccles. 12:7
  9. Psalm 90:4 : 2 Pet. 3:8
  10. Psalm 90:4 : [Ps. 39:5]
  11. Psalm 90:4 : Ex. 14:24; Judg. 7:19
  12. Psalm 90:5 : Ps. 58:9
  13. Psalm 90:5 : See Job 20:8
  14. Psalm 90:5 : Ps. 37:2; 103:15; 2 Kgs. 19:26; Isa. 40:6-8; 1 Pet. 1:24
  15. Psalm 90:6 : See Job 4:20
  16. Psalm 90:6 : Job 14:2; [Ps. 92:7]
  17. Psalm 90:6 : James 1:11
  18. Psalm 90:8 : Jer. 16:17; Heb. 4:13
  19. Psalm 90:8 : Ps. 19:12
  20. Psalm 90:12 : Ps. 39:4
  21. Psalm 90:13 : Ps. 6:4
  22. Psalm 90:13 : See Ps. 74:9, 10
  23. Psalm 90:13 : Ps. 106:45; 135:14; Ex. 32:12; Deut. 32:36; Judg. 2:18; Jonah 3:10; See Gen. 6:6
  24. Psalm 90:14 : See Ps. 46:5
  25. Psalm 90:14 : See Ps. 85:6
  26. Psalm 90:15 : [Deut. 8:2]
  27. Psalm 90:16 : Ps. 77:12; 92:4; 95:9; Deut. 32:4; Hab. 3:2
  28. Psalm 90:17 : Ps. 27:4
  29. Psalm 90:17 : [Ps. 128:2]; [Isa. 26:12]
  30. Psalm 91:1 : See Ps. 32:7
  31. Psalm 91:1 : Ps. 121:5; [Isa. 25:4; 32:2]
  32. Psalm 91:2 : ver. 9; See Ps. 14:6
  33. Psalm 91:2 : See Ps. 18:2
  34. Psalm 91:2 : See Ps. 11:1
  35. Psalm 91:3 : Ps. 124:7; 140:5; 141:9; Prov. 6:5
  36. Psalm 91:4 : [1 Kgs. 8:7]
  37. Psalm 91:4 : See Ps. 17:8
  38. Psalm 91:4 : Ps. 57:1
  39. Psalm 91:4 : See Ps. 36:5
  40. Psalm 91:4 : See Ps. 35:2
  41. Psalm 91:5 : Prov. 3:23; Isa. 43:1; See Job 5:19-23
  42. Psalm 91:5 : Song 3:8
  43. Psalm 91:8 : See Ps. 37:34
  44. Psalm 91:9 : See Ps. 71:3
  45. Psalm 91:9 : [See ver. 2 above]; ver. 9; See Ps. 14:6
  46. Psalm 91:10 : [ver. 5]; See Prov. 12:21
  47. Psalm 91:10 : Ps. 38:11
  48. Psalm 91:11 : Cited Matt. 4:6; Luke 4:10, 11
  49. Psalm 91:11 : See Ps. 34:7
  50. Psalm 91:11 : Ex. 23:20
  51. Psalm 91:12 : Prov. 3:23; [Ps. 37:24]
  52. Psalm 91:13 : [Dan. 6:23]
  53. Psalm 91:13 : [Acts 28:5]
  54. Psalm 91:13 : See Ps. 74:13
  55. Psalm 91:13 : Luke 10:19; [Mark 16:18]
  56. Psalm 91:14 : Deut. 7:7; 10:15
  57. Psalm 91:14 : Ps. 9:10
  58. Psalm 91:15 : Job 12:4; See Ps. 50:15
  59. Psalm 91:15 : 1 Sam. 2:30; John 12:26
  60. Psalm 91:16 : Ps. 21:4; Deut. 6:2; 1 Kgs. 3:14; Prov. 3:2, 16
  61. Psalm 91:16 : Ps. 50:23; [Ps. 118:14, 21]
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Proverbs 26:1-2

26 Like snow in summer or (A)rain in harvest,
so (B)honor is (C)not fitting for a fool.
2 Like (D)a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying,
(E)a curse that is causeless does not alight.

Cross references:

  1. Proverbs 26:1 : [1 Sam. 12:17]
  2. Proverbs 26:1 : [ver. 8]
  3. Proverbs 26:1 : ch. 17:7; 19:10
  4. Proverbs 26:2 : ch. 27:8; Ps. 84:3
  5. Proverbs 26:2 : [Num. 23:8; Deut. 23:5; 2 Sam. 16:12]
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