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Psalms 72; Psalms 73; Romans 9:1-15
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Psalms 72
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Endow the king with your justice, O God, the royal son with your righteousness.
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May he judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice.
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May the mountains bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righteousness.
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May he defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; may he crush the oppressor.
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May he endure as long as the sun, as long as the moon, through all generations.
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May he be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth.
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In his days may the righteous flourish and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.
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May he rule from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth.
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May the desert tribes bow before him and his enemies lick the dust.
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May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores bring tribute to him. May the kings of Sheba and Seba present him gifts.
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May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
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For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help.
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He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death.
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He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight.
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Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him and bless him all day long.
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May grain abound throughout the land; on the tops of the hills may it sway. May the crops flourish like Lebanon and thrive like the grass of the field.
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May his name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun. Then all nations will be blessed through him,and they will call him blessed.
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Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
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Praise be to his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.
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This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide.
Psalms 73
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Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
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But as for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold.
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For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
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They have no struggles; their bodies are healthy and strong.
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They are free from common human burdens; they are not plagued by human ills.
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Therefore pride is their necklace; they clothe themselves with violence.
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From their callous hearts comes iniquity ; their evil imaginations have no limits.
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They scoff, and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.
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Their mouths lay claim to heaven, and their tongues take possession of the earth.
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Therefore their people turn to them and drink up waters in abundance.
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They say, “How would God know? Does the Most High know anything?”
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This is what the wicked are like— always free of care, they go on amassing wealth.
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Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure and have washed my hands in innocence.
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All day long I have been afflicted, and every morning brings new punishments.
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If I had spoken out like that, I would have betrayed your children.
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When I tried to understand all this, it troubled me deeply
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till I entered the sanctuary of God; then I understood their final destiny.
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Surely you place them on slippery ground; you cast them down to ruin.
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How suddenly are they destroyed, completely swept away by terrors!
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They are like a dream when one awakes; when you arise, Lord, you will despise them as fantasies.
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When my heart was grieved and my spirit embittered,
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I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before you.
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Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand.
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You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory.
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Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
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My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
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Those who are far from you will perish; you destroy all who are unfaithful to you.
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But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign LORD my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds.
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide.
Romans 9:1-15
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I speak the truth in Christ—I am not lying, my conscience confirms it through the Holy Spirit—
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I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.
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For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my people, those of my own race,
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the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption to sonship; theirs the divine glory, the covenants, the receiving of the law, the temple worship and the promises.
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Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them is traced the human ancestry of the Messiah, who is God over all, forever praised! Amen.
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It is not as though God’s word had failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.
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Nor because they are his descendants are they all Abraham’s children. On the contrary, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.”
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In other words, it is not the children by physical descent who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as Abraham’s offspring.
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For this was how the promise was stated: “At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will have a son.”
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Not only that, but Rebekah’s children were conceived at the same time by our father Isaac.
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Yet, before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad—in order that God’s purpose in election might stand:
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not by works but by him who calls—she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”
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Just as it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”
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What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Not at all!
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For he says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide.