Psalms 119:1-88; 1 Corinthians 7:20-40

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Psalms 119:1-88

1 How happy are those whose way is blameless, who live according to the law of the Lord!

2 Happy are those who keep His decrees and seek Him with all their heart.

3 They do nothing wrong; they follow His ways.

4 You have commanded that Your precepts be diligently kept.

5 If only my ways were committed to keeping Your statutes!

6 Then I would not be ashamed when I think about all Your commands.

7 I will praise You with a sincere heart when I learn Your righteous judgments.

8 I will keep Your statutes; never abandon me.

9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping Your word.

10 I have sought You with all my heart; don't let me wander from Your commands.

11 I have treasured Your word in my heart so that I may not sin against You.

12 Lord, may You be praised; teach me Your statutes.

13 With my lips I proclaim all the judgments from Your mouth.

14 I rejoice in the way [revealed by] Your decrees as much as in all riches.

15 I will meditate on Your precepts and think about Your ways.

16 I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.

17 Deal generously with Your servant so that I might live; then I will keep Your word.

18 Open my eyes so that I may see wonderful things in Your law.

19 I am a stranger on earth; do not hide Your commands from me.

20 I am continually overcome by longing for Your judgments.

21 You rebuke the proud, the accursed, who wander from Your commands.

22 Take insult and contempt away from me, for I have kept Your decrees.

23 Though princes sit together speaking against me, Your servant will think about Your statutes;

24 Your decrees are my delight and my counselors.

25 My life is down in the dust; give me life through Your word.

26 I told You about my life, and You listened to me; teach me Your statutes.

27 Help me understand the meaning of Your precepts so that I can meditate on Your wonders.

28 I am weary from grief; strengthen me through Your word.

29 Keep me from the way of deceit, and graciously give me Your instruction.

30 I have chosen the way of truth; I have set Your ordinances [before me].

31 I cling to Your decrees; Lord, do not put me to shame.

32 I pursue the way of Your commands, for You broaden my understanding.

33 Teach me, Lord, the meaning of Your statutes, and I will always keep them.

34 Help me understand Your instruction, and I will obey it and follow it with all my heart.

35 Help me stay on the path of Your commands, for I take pleasure in it.

36 Turn my heart to Your decrees and not to material gain.

37 Turn my eyes from looking at what is worthless; give me life in Your ways.

38 Confirm what You said to Your servant, for it produces reverence for You.

39 Turn away the disgrace I dread; indeed, Your judgments are good.

40 How I long for Your precepts! Give me life through Your righteousness.

41 Let Your faithful love come to me, Lord, Your salvation, as You promised.

42 Then I can answer the one who taunts me, for I trust in Your word.

43 Never take the word of truth from my mouth, for I hope in Your judgments.

44 I will always keep Your law, forever and ever.

45 I will walk freely in an open place because I seek Your precepts.

46 I will speak of Your decrees before kings and not be ashamed.

47 I delight in Your commands, which I love.

48 I will lift up my hands to Your commands, which I love, and will meditate on Your statutes.

49 Remember [Your] word to Your servant; You have given me hope through it.

50 This is my comfort in my affliction: Your promise has given me life.

51 The arrogant constantly ridicule me, but I do not turn away from Your instruction.

52 Lord, I remember Your judgments from long ago and find comfort.

53 Rage seizes me because of the wicked who reject Your instruction.

54 Your statutes are [the theme of] my song during my earthly life.

55 I remember Your name in the night, Lord, and I keep Your law.

56 This is my [practice]: I obey Your precepts.

57 The Lord is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words.

58 I have sought Your favor with all my heart; be gracious to me according to Your promise.

59 I thought about my ways and turned my steps back to Your decrees.

60 I hurried, not hesitating to keep Your commands.

61 Though the ropes of the wicked were wrapped around me, I did not forget Your law.

62 I rise at midnight to thank You for Your righteous judgments.

63 I am a friend to all who fear You, to those who keep Your precepts.

64 Lord, the earth is filled with Your faithful love; teach me Your statutes.

65 Lord, You have treated Your servant well, just as You promised.

66 Teach me good judgment and discernment, for I rely on Your commands.

67 Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep Your word.

68 You are good, and You do what is good; teach me Your statutes.

69 The arrogant have smeared me with lies, but I obey Your precepts with all my heart.

70 Their hearts are hard and insensitive, but I delight in Your instruction.

71 It was good for me to be afflicted so that I could learn Your statutes.

72 Instruction from Your lips is better for me than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

73 Your hands made me and formed me; give me understanding so that I can learn Your commands.

74 Those who fear You will see me and rejoice, for I put my hope in Your word.

75 I know, Lord, that Your judgments are just and that You have afflicted me fairly.

76 May Your faithful love comfort me, as You promised Your servant.

77 May Your compassion come to me so that I may live, for Your instruction is my delight.

78 Let the arrogant be put to shame for slandering me with lies; I will meditate on Your precepts.

79 Let those who fear You, those who know Your decrees, turn to me.

80 May my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes so that I will not be put to shame.

81 I long for Your salvation; I put my hope in Your word.

82 My eyes grow weary [looking] for what You have promised; I ask, "When will You comfort me?"

83 Though I have become like a wineskin [dried] by smoke, I do not forget Your statutes.

84 How many days [must] Your servant [wait]? When will You execute judgment on my persecutors?

85 The arrogant have dug pits for me; they violate Your instruction.

86 All Your commands are true; people persecute me with lies-help me!

87 They almost ended my life on earth, but I did not abandon Your precepts.

88 Give me life in accordance with Your faithful love, and I will obey the decree You have spoken.

1 Corinthians 7:20-40

20 Each person should remain in the life situation in which he was called.

21 Were you called while a slave? It should not be a concern to you. But if you can become free, by all means take the opportunity.

22 For he who is called by the Lord as a slave is the Lord's freedman. Likewise he who is called as a free man is Christ's slave.

23 You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.

24 Brothers, each person should remain with God in whatever situation he was called.

25 About virgins: I have no command from the Lord, but I do give an opinion as one who by the Lord's mercy is trustworthy.

26 Therefore I consider this to be good because of the present distress: it is fine for a man to stay as he is.

27 Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be loosed. Are you loosed from a wife? Do not seek a wife.

28 However, if you do get married, you have not sinned, and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But such people will have trouble in this life, and I am trying to spare you.

29 And I say this, brothers: the time is limited, so from now on those who have wives should be as though they had none,

30 those who weep as though they did not weep, those who rejoice as though they did not rejoice, those who buy as though they did not possess,

31 and those who use the world as though they did not make full use of it. For this world in its current form is passing away.

32 I want you to be without concerns. An unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord-how he may please the Lord.

33 But a married man is concerned about the things of the world-how he may please his wife-

34 and he is divided. An unmarried woman or a virgin is concerned about the things of the Lord, so that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the things of the world-how she may please her husband.

35 Now I am saying this for your own benefit, not to put a restraint on you, but because of what is proper, and so that you may be devoted to the Lord without distraction.

36 But if any man thinks he is acting improperly toward his virgin, if she is past marriageable age, and so it must be, he can do what he wants. He is not sinning; they can get married.

37 But he who stands firm in his heart (who is under no compulsion, but has control over his own will) and has decided in his heart to keep his own virgin, will do well.

38 So then he who marries his virgin does well, but he who does not marry will do better.

39 A wife is bound as long as her husband is living. But if her husband dies, she is free to be married to anyone she wants-only in the Lord.

40 But she is happier if she remains as she is, in my opinion. And I think that I also have the Spirit of God.

Psalms 119:1-88; 1 Corinthians 7:20-40

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Psalms 119:1-88

1 Corinthians 7:20-40