Psalm 49Psalm 50Psalm 512 Corinthians 6.3->2 Corinthians 7.1-1Psalm 49
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Give attention to this, all you peoples let your ears be open, all you who are living in the world. 2
High and low together, the poor, and those who have wealth.
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From my mouth will come words of wisdom and in the thoughts of my heart will be knowledge.
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I will put my teaching into a story I will make my dark sayings clear with music.
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What cause have I for fear in the days of evil, when the evil-doing of those who are working for my downfall is round about me?
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Even of those whose faith is in their wealth, and whose hearts are lifted up because of their stores.
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Truly, no man may get back his soul for a price, or give to God the payment for himself
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(Because it takes a great price to keep his soul from death, and man is not able to give it.)
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So that he might have eternal life, and never see the underworld.
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For he sees that wise men come to their end, and foolish persons of low behaviour come to destruction together, letting their wealth go to others.
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The place of the dead is their house for ever, and their resting-place through all generations those who come after them give their names to their lands.
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But man, like the animals, does not go on for ever he comes to an end like the beasts.
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This is the way of the foolish their silver is for those who come after them, and their children get the pleasure of their gold. (Selah.)
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Death will give them their food like sheep the underworld is their fate and they will go down into it their flesh is food for worms their form is wasted away the underworld is their resting-place for ever.
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But God will get back my soul for he will take me from the power of death. (Selah.)
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Have no fear when wealth comes to a man, and the glory of his house is increased
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For at his death, he will take nothing away his glory will not go down after him.
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Though he might have pride in his soul in his life-time, and men will give you praise if you do well for yourself,
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He will go to the generation of his fathers he will not see the light again.
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Man, like the animals, does not go on for ever he comes to an end like the beasts.
Psalm 50
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From Zion, most beautiful of places, God has sent out his light.
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Our God will come, and will not keep quiet with fire burning before him, and storm-winds round him.
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His voice will go out to the heavens and to the earth, for the judging of his people:
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Let my saints come together to me those who have made an agreement with me by offerings.
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And let the heavens make clear his righteousness for God himself is the judge. (Selah.)
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Give ear, O my people, to my words O Israel, I will be a witness against you I am God, even your God.
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I will not take up a cause against you because of your offerings, or because of your burned offerings, which are ever before me.
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I will take no ox out of your house, or he-goats from your flocks
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For every beast of the woodland is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills.
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I see all the birds of the mountains, and the beasts of the field are mine.
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If I had need of food, I would not give you word of it for the earth is mine and all its wealth.
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Am I to take the flesh of the ox for my food, or the blood of goats for my drink?
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Make an offering of praise to God keep the agreements which you have made with the Most High
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Let your voice come up to me in the day of trouble I will be your saviour, so that you may give glory to me.
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But to the sinner, God says, What are you doing, talking of my laws, or taking the words of my agreement in your mouth?
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Seeing that you have no desire for my teaching, turning your back on my words.
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When you saw a thief, you were in agreement with him, and you were joined with those who took other men's wives.
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You have given your mouth to evil, your tongue to words of deceit.
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You say evil of your brother you make false statements against your mother's son.
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These things have you done, and I said nothing it seemed to you that I was such a one as yourself but I will make a protest against you, and put them in order before your eyes.
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Now keep this in mind, you who have no memory of God, for fear that you may be crushed under my hand, with no one to give you help:
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Whoever makes an offering of praise gives glory to me and to him who is upright in his ways I will make clear the salvation of God.
Psalm 51
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Have pity on me, O God, in your mercy out of a full heart, take away my sin.
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Let all my wrongdoing be washed away, and make me clean from evil.
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For I am conscious of my error my sin is ever before me.
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Against you, you only, have I done wrong, working that which is evil in your eyes so that your words may be seen to be right, and you may be clear when you are judging.
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Truly, I was formed in evil, and in sin did my mother give me birth.
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Your desire is for what is true in the inner parts: in the secrets of my soul you will give me knowledge of wisdom.
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Make me free from sin with hyssop: let me be washed whiter than snow.
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Make me full of joy and rapture so that the bones which have been broken may be glad.
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Let your face be turned from my wrongdoing, and take away all my sins.
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Make a clean heart in me, O God give me a right spirit again.
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Do not put me away from before you, or take your holy spirit from me.
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Give me back the joy of your salvation let a free spirit be my support.
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Then will I make your ways clear to wrongdoers and sinners will be turned to you.
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Be my saviour from violent death, O God, the God of my salvation and my tongue will give praise to your righteousness.
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O Lord, let my lips be open, so that my mouth may make clear your praise.
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You have no desire for an offering or I would give it you have no delight in burned offerings.
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The offerings of God are a broken spirit a broken and sorrowing heart, O God, you will not put from you.
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Do good to Zion in your good pleasure, building up the walls of Jerusalem.
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Then you will have delight in the offerings of righteousness, in burned offerings and offerings of beasts then they will make offerings of oxen on your altar.
2 Corinthians 6
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Giving no cause for trouble in anything, so that no one may be able to say anything against our work
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But in everything making it clear that we are the servants of God, in quiet strength, in troubles, in need, in sorrow,
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In blows, in prisons, in attacks, in hard work, in watchings, in going without food
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In a clean heart, in knowledge, in long waiting, in being kind, in the Holy Spirit, in true love,
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In the true word, in the power of God with the arms of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
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By glory and by shame, by an evil name and a good name as untrue, and still true
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Unnoted, but still kept fully in mind as near to death, but still living as undergoing punishment, but not put to death
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As full of sorrow, but ever glad as poor, but giving wealth to others as having nothing, but still having all things.
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Our mouth is open to you, O Corinthians, our heart is wide.
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It is not our feelings to you which are narrow, but yours to us.
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Now to give me back payment of the same sort (I am talking as to my children), let your hearts be wide open to me.
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Do not keep company with those who have not faith: for what is there in common between righteousness and evil, or between light and dark?
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And what agreement is there between Christ and the Evil One? or what part has one who has faith with one who has not?
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And what agreement has the house of God with images? for we are a house of the living God even as God has said, I will be living among them, and walking with them and I will be their God, and they will be my people.
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For which cause, Come out from among them, and be separate, says the Lord, and let no unclean thing come near you and I will take you for myself,
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And will be a Father to you and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord, the Ruler of all.
2 Corinthians 7
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Because God, then, will give us such rewards, dear brothers, let us make ourselves clean from all evil of flesh and spirit, and become completely holy in the fear of God.
