Psalm 77-79 - The Lord chose the tribe of Judah

In My Distress I Sought the Lord

Psa 77:4 LSB - [4] You have held my eyelids [open]; I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

Psa 77:9-10 LSB - [9] Has God forgotten to be gracious, Or has He in anger shut up His compassion? Selah. [10] Then I said, "It is my grief, That the right hand of the Most High has changed."

Psa 77:11-12 LSB - [11] I shall remember the deeds of Yah; Surely I will remember Your wonders of old. [12] I will meditate on all Your work And muse on Your deeds.

That the Generation to Come Might Know

Psa 78:5-8 LSB - 

[5] For He established a testimony in Jacob And set a law in Israel, Which He commanded our fathers That they should teach them to their children, 

[6] That the generation to come might know, [even] the children [yet] to be born, [That] they may arise and recount [them] to their children, 

[7] That they should set their confidence in God And not forget the deeds of God, But observe His commandments,

[8] And not be like their fathers, A stubborn and rebellious generation, A generation that did not prepare its heart And whose spirit was not faithful to God.

Psa 78:65-68 LSB - 

[65] Then the Lord awoke as [if from] sleep, As [if He were a] warrior overcome by wine. 

[66] He struck His adversaries backward; He put on them an everlasting reproach. 

[67] He also rejected the tent of Joseph, And did not choose the tribe of Ephraim, 

[68] But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which He loved.

How Long, O Yahweh?

Psa 79:4-5 LSB - [4] We have become a reproach to our neighbors, A mockery and derision to those around us. [5] How long, O Yahweh? Will You be angry forever? Will Your jealousy burn like fire?

Psa 79:12-13 LSB - [12] And return to our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom The reproach with which they have reproached You, O Lord. [13] But as for us, as Your people and the sheep of Your pasture, We will give thanks to You forever; From generation to generation we will recount Your praise.

Psalm 73-76 - Your name is near

God Is My Strength and Portion Forever

Psa 73:1 LSB - [1] A Psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, To those who are pure in heart!

Rom 2:28-29 LSB - [28] For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh. [29] But he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that which is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter; and his praise is not from men, but from God.

Psa 73:28 LSB - [28] But as for me, the nearness of God is my good; I have set Lord Yahweh as my refuge, That I may recount all Your works.

Arise, O God, Defend Your Cause

Psa 74:1 LSB - [1] A Maskil of Asaph. 

Why, O God? 

Have You rejected [us] forever? 

Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture?

Psa 74:22 LSB - [22] Arise, O God, [and] plead Your own cause; Remember how the wicked fool reproaches You all day long.

God Judges with Equity

Psa 75:1 LSB - [1] For the choir director. Al-tashheth. A Psalm of Asaph. A Song. 

We give thanks to You, O God, we give thanks, 

For Your name is near; 

Men recount Your wondrous deeds.

God’s Name Is Great in Israel

Psa 76:1 LSB - [1] For the choir director. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A Song. 

God is known in Judah; 

His name is great in Israel.

Philemon 1 - Every Good Thing Which Is in You

Philemon’s Love and Faith

Phm 1:4-7 LSB - 

[4] I thank my God, always making mention of you in my prayers, 

[5] because I hear of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints; 

[6] [and I pray] that the fellowship of your faith may become effective through the full knowledge of every good thing which is in you for the sake of Christ. 

[7] For I have come to have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

Phm 1:6 ESV - [6] and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ.

Five Ways to Refresh the Saints in Your Life

Plea for Onesimus

Phm 1:12-14 LSB - [12] I have sent him back to you in person, that is, my very heart, [13] whom I intended to keep with me, so that on your behalf he might minister to me in my chains for the gospel, [14] but without your consent I did not want to do anything, so that your goodness would not be, in effect, by compulsion but voluntary.

Philemon Hynm

Proverbss 28-31 - Two things I asked of You

Instructions and Warnings

Pro 28:13 LSB - [13] He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, But he who confesses and forsakes [them] will receive compassion.

Pro 28:14 ESV - [14] Blessed is the one who fears the LORD always, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into calamity.

Pro 28:19 LSB - [19] He who cultivates his ground will be satisfied with food, But he who pursues empty [things] will be satisfied with poverty.

Pro 28:24 LSB - [24] He who robs his father or his mother And says, "It is not a transgression," Is the companion of a man who destroys.

Mat 15:4-6 LSB - [4] "For God said, 'HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER,' and, 'HE WHO SPEAKS EVIL OF FATHER OR MOTHER IS TO BE PUT TO DEATH.' [5] "But you say, 'Whoever says to [his] father or mother, "Whatever you might benefit from me is given [to God]," [6] he need not honor his father.' And [by this] you invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

Pro 28:26 LSB - [26] He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, But he who walks wisely will escape.

Pro 28:27 LSB - [27] He who gives to the poor will never want, But he who shuts his eyes will have many curses.

Pro 29:15 LSB - [15] The rod and reproof give wisdom, But a child left [to himself] brings shame to his mother.

Pro 29:25 LSB - [25] Trembling before man brings a snare, But he who trusts in Yahweh will be set securely on high.

Every Word of God Is Tested

Pro 30:4 LSB -
[4] Who has ascended into heaven and descended?
Who has gathered the wind in His fists?
Who has wrapped the waters in His garment?
Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is His name?
And what is His Son's name?
Surely you know!

Pro 30:7-9 LSB -
[7] Two things I asked of You,
Do not withhold from me before I die:
[8] Keep worthlessness and [every] false word far from me,
Give me neither poverty nor riches;
Feed me with the food that is my portion,
[9] Lest I be full and deny [You] and say, "Who is Yahweh?"
Or lest I be impoverished and steal,
And profane the name of my God.

Psa 27:4 LSB - [4] One thing I have asked from Yahweh, that I shall seek:

That I may dwell in the house of Yahweh all the days of my life,

To behold the beauty of Yahweh And to inquire in His temple.

 

Thus Agur breathed his warm desire
8.8.8.8

 1 Thus Augur breath'd his warm desire:
"My God, two favors I require,
"In neither my request deny,
"Vouchsafe them both before I die.

2 "Far from my heart and tents exclude
"Those enemies to all that's good,
"Folly, whose pleasures end in death,
"And Falshood's pestilential breath,

3 "Be neither wealth nor want my lot.
"Below the dome, above the cot,
"Let me my life unanxious lead,
"And know not luxury nor need."

4 These wishes, Lord, we make our own
O shed in moderation down
Thy bounties, 'till this mortal breath,
Expiring, tunes thy praise in death!

5 But shouldst thou large possessions give,
May we with thankfulness receive
The exuberance—still our God adore,
And bless the needy from our store!

6 Or should we feel the pains of want,
Submission, resignation grant,
'Till thou shalt send the wish'd supply,
Or call us to the bliss on high.

Pro 30:32 LSB - [32] If you have been wickedly foolish in lifting yourself up, Or if you have schemed [evil], [put your] hand on your mouth.

A Mother’s Oracle

Pro 31:1 LSB - [1] The words of King Lemuel, the oracle [unto] which his mother disciplined him:

Pro 31:3 LSB - [3] Do not give your excellence to women, Or your ways to that which blots out kings.

A Woman Who Fears Yahweh

Pro 31:10-12 LSB -
[10] ALEPH An excellent wife, who can find? For her worth is far above pearls.
[11] BETH The heart of her husband trusts in her, And he will have no lack of gain.
[12] GIMEL She deals bountifully with him for good and not evil All the days of her life.

Pro 31:30 LSB -
[30] SHIN Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain,
[But] a woman who fears Yahweh, she shall be praised.

Proverbs 25-27 - Do not boast about tomorrow

Analogies of Wisdom

Pro 25:9 LSB - [9] Plead your case with your neighbor, And do not reveal the secret of another,

Pro 25:15 LSB - [15] When one is slow to anger, a ruler may be persuaded, And a soft tongue breaks the bone.

Pro 25:28 LSB - [28] [Like] a city that is broken into [and] without a wall Is a man without restraint over his spirit.

Pro 26:11 LSB - [11] Like a dog that returns to its vomit Is a fool who repeats his folly.

2Pe 2:20-22 ESV -

[20] For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first.

[21] For it would have been better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than after knowing it to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.

[22] What the true proverb says has happened to them: "The dog returns to its own vomit, and the sow, after washing herself, returns to wallow in the mire."

Pro 26:12 LSB - [12] Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Instructions and Warnings

Pro 27:1 LSB - [1] Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth.

Jas 4:13-15 LSB -

[13] Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit."
[14] Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away.
[15] Instead, you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we will live and also do this or that."

 

Proverbs 22-24 - Yahweh Is the Maker of All

Yahweh Is the Maker of All

Pro 22:2 LSB - [2] The rich and the poor meet together [in this]-- Yahweh is the Maker of them all.

Pro 22:6 ESV - [6] Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.

Pro 22:9 LSB - [9] He who is generous will be blessed, For he gives from his food to the poor.

The Fear of Yahweh

Pro 23:13-14 LSB - [13] Do not withhold discipline from the child, Although you strike him with the rod, he will not die. [14] You shall strike him with the rod And deliver his soul from Sheol.

Pro 23:17 LSB - [17] Do not let your heart be jealous of sinners, But [be zealous] in the fear of Yahweh always.

My Son, Fear Yahweh

Pro 24:29 LSB - [29] Do not say, "As he did to me so I shall do to him; I will render to the man according to his work."

Pro 25:21-22 LSB - [21] If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink; [22] For you will heap burning coals on his head, And Yahweh will repay you.

Rom 12:19 LSB - [19] never taking your own revenge, beloved--instead leave room for the wrath [of God]. For it is written, "VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY," says the Lord.

1Th 5:15 LSB - [15] See that no one repays another with evil for evil, but always seek after that which is good for one another and for all people.

 

Proverbs 19-21 - There Is Hope

The Counsel of Yahweh Will Stand

Pro 19:18 ESV - [18] Discipline your son, for there is hope; do not set your heart on putting him to death.

Pro 19:21 LSB - [21] Many thoughts are in a man's heart, But it is the counsel of Yahweh that will stand.

Hope in Yahweh and He Will Save You

Pro 20:5 ESV - [5] The purpose in a man's heart is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.

Pro 20:9 LSB - [9] Who can say, "I have kept my heart pure, I am clean from my sin"?

Pro 20:12 LSB - [12] The hearing ear and the seeing eye, Yahweh has made both of them.

Pro 20:27 ESV - [27] The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all his innermost parts.

Salvation Belongs to Yahweh

Pro 21:1 LSB - [1] The king's heart is [like] channels of water in the hand of Yahweh; He turns it wherever He pleases.

Pro 21:2 LSB - [2] Every man's way is right in his own eyes, But Yahweh weighs the hearts.