Psalm 27-30 - You Have Turned My Mourning into Dancing

Yahweh Is My Light and My Salvation

Psa 27:1 LSB - [1] Of David. 

Yahweh is my light and my salvation; 

Whom shall I fear? 

Yahweh is the strong defense of my life; 

Whom shall I dread?

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.

Luk 10:42 LSB - [42] but [only] one thing is necessary, for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her."

Phl 3:13 LSB - [13] Brothers, I do not consider myself as having laid hold of [it] yet, but one thing [I do]: forgetting what [lies] behind and reaching forward to what [lies] ahead,

Psa 23:6 LSB - [6] Surely goodness and lovingkindness will pursue me all the days of my life, And I will dwell in the house of Yahweh forever.

Psa 84:10 LSB - [10] For better is a day in Your courts than a thousand [elsewhere]. I would choose to stand at the threshold of the house of my God Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

 

Yahweh Is My Strength and My Shield

Psa 28:6-7 LSB - 

[6] Blessed be Yahweh, 

Because He has heard the voice of my supplications. 

[7] Yahweh is my strength and my shield; 

My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped; 

Therefore my heart exults, 

And with my song I shall thank Him.

The Voice of Yahweh

Psa 29:1-2 LSB - [1] A Psalm of David. 

Ascribe to Yahweh, O sons of the mighty, 

Ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength. 

[2] Ascribe to Yahweh the glory of His name; 

Worship Yahweh in the splendor of holiness.

Psa 29:4 LSB - [4] The voice of Yahweh is powerful, The voice of Yahweh is [full of] splendor.

Psa 29:9 LSB - [9] The voice of Yahweh makes the deer to calve And strips the forests bare; And in His temple everything says, "Glory!"

Job 39:1 LSB - [1] "Do you know the time the mountain goats give birth? Do you keep watch over the calving of the deer?

 

You Have Turned My Mourning into Dancing

Psa 30:1-3 LSB - [1] A Psalm. A Song at the Dedication of the House. Of David. 

I will exalt You, 

O Yahweh, for You have lifted me up, 

And have not let my enemies be glad over me. 

[2] O Yahweh my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me. 

[3] O Yahweh, You have brought up my soul from Sheol; 

You have kept me alive, that I would not go down to the pit.

Psa 30:5 LSB - 

[5] For His anger is but for a moment, 

His favor is for a lifetime; 

Weeping may last for the night, 

But a shout of joy [comes] in the morning.

Psa 30:11-12 LSB - 

[11] You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; 

You have loosed my sackcloth and girded me with gladness, 

[12] That [my] glory may sing praise to You and not be silent. 

O Yahweh my God, I will give thanks to You forever. 

Psalm 23-26 - Yahweh Is My Shepherd

Yahweh Is My Shepherd

Psa 23:1-6 LSB - [1] A Psalm of David. 

Yahweh is my shepherd, I shall not want. 

Isa 40:11 LSB - [11] Like a shepherd He will shepherd His flock; 

In His arm He will gather the lambs 

And carry [them] in His bosom; 

He will gently lead the nursing [ewes].

[2] He makes me lie down in green pastures; 

He leads me beside quiet waters. 

Rev 7:17 LSB - [17] for the Lamb at the center of the throne will shepherd them and will guide them to springs of the water of life. And God WILL WIPE EVERY TEAR FROM THEIR EYES."

[3] He restores my soul; 

He guides me in the paths of righteousness 

For His name's sake. 

[4] Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; 

Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. 

“It has an inexpressibly delightful application to the dying; but it is for the living, too…. The words are not in the future tense, and therefore are not reserved for a distant moment.” (Spurgeon)

[5] You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; 

You have anointed my head with oil; My cup overflows. 

“When a soldier is in the presence of his enemies, if he eats at all he snatches a hasty meal, and away he hastens to the fight. But observe: ‘Thou preparest a table,’ just as a servant does when she unfolds the damask cloth and displays the ornaments of the feast on an ordinary peaceful occasion. Nothing is hurried, there is no confusion, no disturbance, the enemy is at the door and yet God prepares a table, and the Christian sits down and eats as if everything were in perfect peace.” (Spurgeon)

[6] Surely goodness and lovingkindness will pursue me all the days of my life, 

And I will dwell in the house of Yahweh forever.

“These twin guardian angels will always be with me at my back and my beck. Just as when great princes go abroad they must not go unattended, so it is with the believer.” (Spurgeon)

“While I am here I will be a child at home with my God; the whole world shall be his house to me; and when I ascend into the upper chamber I shall not change my company, nor even change the house; I shall only go to dwell in the upper story of the house of the Lord for ever.” (Spurgeon)

The King of Glory

Psa 24:1-2 LSB - [1] Of David. A Psalm. The earth is Yahweh's, as well as its fullness, The world, and those who dwell in it. [2] For He has founded it upon the seas And established it upon the rivers.

Psa 24:3-5 LSB - [3] Who may ascend into the mountain of Yahweh? And who may rise in His holy place? [4] He who has innocent hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to worthlessness And has not sworn deceitfully. [5] He shall lift up a blessing from Yahweh And righteousness from the God of his salvation.

Lead Me in Your Truth

Psa 25:4-5 LSB - [4] DALETH 

Make me know Your ways, O Yahweh; 

Teach me Your paths. 

[5] HE / VAV 

Lead me in Your truth and teach me, 

For You are the God of my salvation; 

In You I hope all the day.

Psa 25:7 LSB - [7] HETH 

Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions; 

According to Your lovingkindness remember me, 

For the sake of Your goodness, O Yahweh.

Psa 25:11 LSB - [11] LAMEDH 

For Your name's sake, O Yahweh, 

Pardon my iniquity, for it is great.

Give Justice to Me, O Yahweh

Psa 26:1 LSB - [1] Of David. Give justice to me, O Yahweh, for I have walked in my integrity, And I have trusted in Yahweh; I will not waver.

Psa 26:2-3 LSB - [2] Test me, O Yahweh, and try me; Refine my mind and my heart. [3] For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes, And I have walked in Your truth.

Psa 26:8 LSB - [8] O Yahweh, I love the habitation of Your house And the place where Your glory dwells.

Psalm 19-22 - Why Have You Forsaken Me?

The Law of Yahweh Is Perfect

Psa 19:1-2 LSB - [1] For the choir director. A Psalm of David. 

The heavens are telling of the glory of God; 

And the expanse is declaring the work of His hands. 

[2] Day to day pours forth speech, 

And night to night reveals knowledge.

Psa 19:3 ESV - [3] There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard.

Rom 1:20 ESV - [20] For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.

Psa 19:7-8 LSB - 

[7] The law of Yahweh is perfect, restoring the soul; 

The testimony of Yahweh is sure, making wise the simple. 

[8] The precepts of Yahweh are right, rejoicing the heart; 

The commandment of Yahweh is pure, enlightening the eyes.

One reason the word is a greater revelation than creation is that it tells us much more about God. It reveals Him as the covenant God of love, as reflected in the structure of this psalm. In Psalm 19:1-6, God is referred to as El — the most generic word for God in the Hebrew language (even more generic than the commonly used Elohim). Yet here at Psalm 19:7-9, God is referred to as Yahweh (the LORD), the God of covenant love and faithfulness to His people.

“He is wisest who reads both the world-book and the Word-book as two volumes of the same work, and feels concerning them, ‘My Father wrote them both.’” (Spurgeon)

Psa 19:9-11 LSB - [9] The fear of Yahweh is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of Yahweh are true; they are righteous altogether. [10] [They are] more desirable than gold, even more than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb. [11] Moreover, by them Your slave is warned; In keeping them there is great reward.

Psa 19:12-13 LSB - [12] Who can discern [his] errors? Acquit me of hidden [faults]. [13] Also keep back Your slave from presumptuous [sins]; Let them not rule over me; Then I will be blameless, And I shall be acquitted of great transgression.

All along this continuum the Holy Spirit — and hopefully our conscience — say, “No — stop!” All along this continuum, we are given the way of escape by God (1 Corinthians 10:13), if we will only take it. Yet if we do not, and we end up in slavery to sin, it legitimately questions the state of our soul (1 John 3:6-9).

Because of this great danger, David prayed keep back Your servant also from presumptuous sins. “Will you just note, that this prayer was the prayer of a saint, the prayer of a holy man of God? Did David need to pray thus? Did the ‘man after God’s own heart’ need to cry, ‘Keep back thy servant?’ Yes, he did.” (Spurgeon)

 

We Will Boast in the Name of Yahweh

Psa 20:4 ESV - [4] May he grant you your heart's desire and fulfill all your plans!

Psa 20:7 LSB - [7] Some [boast] in chariots and some in horses, But we will boast in the name of Yahweh, our God. 

The King Trusts in Yahweh

Psa 21:1-2 LSB - [1] For the choir director. A Psalm of David. O Yahweh, in Your strength the king will be glad, And in Your salvation how greatly he will rejoice! [2] You have given him his heart's desire, And You have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.

Psa 21:13 LSB - [13] Be exalted, O Yahweh, in Your strength; We will sing and praise Your might.

Why Have You Forsaken Me?

Psa 22:1 LSB - [1] For the choir director. According to Aijeleth Hashshahar. A Psalm of David. 

My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? 

Far from my salvation are the words of my groaning.

Mat 27:46 LSB - [46] And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?" that is, "MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?"

On the cross, a holy transaction took place. God the Father regarded God the Son as if He were a sinner. As the Apostle Paul would later write, God made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. (2 Corinthians 5:21)

Yet Jesus not only endured the withdrawal of the Father’s fellowship, but also the actual outpouring of the Father’s wrath upon Him as a substitute for sinful humanity. “This was the blackness and darkness of his horror; then it was that he penetrated the depths of the caverns of suffering.” (Spurgeon)

 “It was necessary that he should feel the loss of his Father’s smile, — for the condemned in hell must have tasted of that bitterness — and therefore the Father closed the eye of his love, put the hand of justice before the smile of his face, and left his Son to cry, ‘My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?’” (Spurgeon)

Psa 22:18 LSB - [18] They divide my garments among them, And for my clothing they cast lots.

Jhn 19:23-24 LSB - [23] Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His garments and made four parts, a part to each soldier and [also] His tunic; now that tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from the top. [24] So they said to one another, "Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, [to decide] whose it shall be;" [this was] in order that the Scripture would be fulfilled: "THEY DIVIDED MY GARMENTS AMONG THEM, AND FOR MY CLOTHING THEY CAST LOTS."

Psalm 16-18 - I love You, O Yahweh

You Will Not Forsake My Soul

Psa 16:8 LSB - [8] I have set Yahweh continually before me; Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

Psa 16:9-10 LSB - 

[9] Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoices; My flesh also will dwell securely. 

[10] For You will not forsake my soul to Sheol; You will not give Your Holy One over to see corruption.

Act 13:32-35 LSB - 

[32] "And we proclaim to you the good news of the promise made to the fathers, 

[33] that God has fulfilled this [promise] to our children in that He raised up Jesus, as it is also written in the second Psalm, 'YOU ARE MY SON; TODAY I HAVE BEGOTTEN YOU.' 

[34] "[But] that He raised Him up from the dead, no longer to return to corruption, He has spoken in this way: 'I WILL GIVE YOU THE HOLY [and] FAITHFUL [lovingkindnesses] OF DAVID.' 

[35] "Therefore He also says in another [Psalm], 'YOU WILL NOT GIVE YOUR HOLY ONE OVER TO SEE CORRUPTION.'

In the Shadow of Your Wings

Psa 17:1 LSB - [1] A Prayer of David. 

Hear a righteous cause, O Yahweh, give heed to my cry of lamentation; 

Give ear to my prayer, which is not from deceitful lips.

Psa 17:2-3 LSB - 

[2] May my judgment come from Your presence; 

May Your eyes behold what is upright. 

[3] You have tested my heart; 

You have visited [me] by night; 

You have tried me and You find nothing; 

I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress.

Psa 17:8 LSB - [8] Keep me as the apple of the eye; Hide me in the shadow of Your wings.

Deu 32:10 LSB - [10] "He found him in a desert land, And in the howling waste of a wilderness; He encircled him; He cared for him; He guarded him as the pupil of His eye.

 

Yahweh Is My Rock and My Fortress

Psa 18:1-2 LSB - [1] For the choir director. Of the servant of Yahweh, of David, who spoke to Yahweh the words of this song in the day that Yahweh delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. 

He said, "I love You, O Yahweh, my strength." 

[2] Yahweh is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, 

My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; 

My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

Psa 18:6 LSB - 

[6] In my distress I called upon Yahweh, 

And cried to my God for help; 

He heard my voice out of His temple, 

And my cry for help before Him came into His ears. 

Psalm 11-15 - There Is No One Who Does Good

Yahweh Is in His Holy Temple

Psa 11:7 ESV - [7] For Yahweh is righteous; he loves righteous deeds; the upright shall behold his face.

Yahweh Will Set the Needy in Safety

Psa 12:5 LSB - [5] "Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy, Now I will arise," says Yahweh; "I will set him in the safety for which he longs."

How Long, O Yahweh?

Psa 13:2 LSB - [2] How long shall I take counsel in my soul, [Having] sorrow in my heart all the day? How long will my enemy be exalted over me?

Psa 13:2 NLT - [2] How long must I struggle with anguish in my soul, with sorrow in my heart every day? How long will my enemy have the upper hand?

Psa 13:3 LSB - [3] Look [and] answer me, O Yahweh my God; Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep the [sleep of] death,

Psa 13:5-6 LSB -
[5] But I have trusted in Your lovingkindness;
My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation.
[6] I will sing to Yahweh,
Because He has dealt bountifully with me.

There Is No One Who Does Good

Psa 14:1 LSB - [1] For the choir director. Of David. 

The wicked fool says in his heart, "There is no God." 

They act corruptly, they commit abominable deeds; 

There is no one who does good.

Psa 14:2-3 LSB - 

[2] Yahweh looks down from heaven upon the sons of men 

To see if there is anyone who has insight, Anyone who seeks after God. 

[3] They have all turned aside, altogether they have become worthless; 

There is no one who does good, not even one.

Who May Dwell on Your Holy Mountain?

Psa 15:1-2 LSB - [1] A Psalm of David.
O Yahweh, who may sojourn in Your tent?
Who may dwell on Your holy mountain?
[2] He who walks blamelessly, and works righteousness,
And speaks truth in his heart.

Psalm 6-10 - How Majestic Is Your Name

Yahweh, Rescue My Soul

Psa 6:4-5 LSB - [4] Return, O Yahweh, rescue my soul; Save me because of Your lovingkindness. [5] For there is no remembrance of You in death; In Sheol who will give You thanks?

Psa 6:6 LSB - [6] I am weary with my sighing; Every night I make my bed swim, I flood my couch with my tears.

In You I Have Taken Refuge

Psa 7:1 LSB - 

[1] A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to Yahweh concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite. 

O Yahweh my God, in You I have taken refuge; Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,

Psa 7:10 LSB - [10] My shield is with God, Who saves the upright in heart.

Psa 7:17 LSB - [17] I will give thanks to Yahweh according to His righteousness And will sing praise to the name of Yahweh Most High.

How Majestic Is Your Name

Psa 8:1-9 LSB - 

[1] For the choir director. According to the Gittith. A Psalm of David. 

O Yahweh, our Lord, 

How majestic is Your name in all the earth, 

Who displays Your splendor above the heavens! 

[2] From the mouth of infants and nursing babies 

You have established strength Because of Your adversaries, 

To make the enemy and the revengeful cease. 

[3] When I see Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, 

The moon and the stars, which You have established; 

[4] What is man that You remember him, 

And the son of man that You care for him? 

[5] Yet You have made him a little lower than [the] angels, 

And You crown him with glory and majesty! 

[6] You make him to rule over the works of Your hands; 

You have put all things under his feet, 

[7] All sheep and oxen, 

And also the animals of the field, 

[8] The birds of the heavens and the fish of the sea, 

Whatever passes through the paths of the seas. 

[9] O Yahweh, our Lord, 

How majestic is Your name in all the earth!

Yahweh Will Judge the World in Righteousness

Psa 9:1-2 LSB - 

[1] For the choir director. Almuth-labben. A Psalm of David. 

ALEPH 

I will give thanks to Yahweh with all my heart; 

I will recount all Your wondrous deeds. 

[2] ALEPH 

I will be glad and exult in You; 

I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.

Do Not Forget the Afflicted

Psa 10:1 LSB - 

[1] LAMEDH 

Why do You stand afar off, O Yahweh? 

Why do You hide [Yourself] in times of distress?

Psa 10:17-18 LSB - [17] TAV 

O Yahweh, You have heard the desire of the humble; 

You will strengthen their heart, 

You will cause Your ear to give heed 

[18] To give justice to the orphan and the oppressed, 

So that man who is of the earth will no longer cause terror.

Psalm 1-5 - in the morning

The Way of the Righteous and Wicked

Psa 1:1-2 LSB - [1] How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the way of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! [2] But his delight is in the law of Yahweh, And in His law he meditates day and night.

• Blessed is the man who:

• delights in the law of Yahweh
• meditates in His law day and night 

Psa 1:3 LSB - [3] And he will be like a tree [firmly] planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers.

The Reign of Yahweh’s Anointed

Psa 2:7 LSB - [7] "I will surely tell of the decree of Yahweh: He said to Me, 'You are My Son, Today I have begotten You.

Jhn 1:14 LSB - [14] And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Jhn 3:16 LSB - [16] "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

Jhn 1:14 LSB - [14] And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Yahweh, Save Me

Psa 3:3-4 LSB - [3] But You, O Yahweh, are a shield about me, My glory, and the One who lifts my head. [4] I was calling to Yahweh with my voice, And He answered me from His holy mountain. Selah.

Yahweh Makes Me Abide in Safety

Psa 4:6-8 LSB -
[6] Many are saying, "Who will show us good?" Lift up the light of Your face upon us, O Yahweh!
[7] You have put gladness in my heart, More than when their grain and new wine abound.
[8] In peace I will both lie down and sleep, For You alone, O Yahweh, make me to abide in safety.

Lead Me in Your Righteousness

Psa 5:3 LSB - [3] O Yahweh, in the morning, You will hear my voice; In the morning I will order [my] [prayer] to You and [eagerly] watch.

Mar 1:35 LSB - [35] And in the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus rose up, went out of [the house], and went away to a desolate place, and was praying there.

Psa 5:7 LSB - [7] But as for me, in the abundance of Your lovingkindness I will enter Your house, At Your holy temple I will worship in fear of You.

 

Psa 2:12 LSB - [12] Kiss the Son, lest He become angry, and you perish [in] the way, For His wrath may soon be kindled. How blessed are all who take refuge in Him!

1 Peter 1-5

Greeting

1Pe 1:1-2 LSB - [1] Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who reside as exiles, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, who are chosen [2] according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to the obedience of Jesus Christ and the sprinkling of His blood: May grace and peace be multiplied to you.

• Reside as exiles
• Are chosen 
• according to the foreknowledge of God the Father
• by the sanctifying work of the Spirit
• to the obedience of Jesus Christ and the sprinkling of His blood

Born Again to a Living Hope

1Pe 1:3-5 LSB - [3] Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, [4] to [obtain] an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and unfading, having been kept in heaven for you, [5] who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

• the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ
• according to His great mercy
• has caused us to be born again
• to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead
• to [obtain] an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and unfading
• having been kept in heaven for you
• you are protected 
• by the power of God 
• through faith for a salvation 
• ready to be revealed in the last time

1Pe 1:8-9 LSB - [8] And though you have not seen Him, you love Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, [9] receiving as the outcome of your faith the salvation of your souls.

• I have not seen Him
• I love Him
• I do not see Him now
• I believe in Him
• I rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory
• I am receiving the salvation of my soul
• as the outcome of my faith 

Called to Be Holy

1Pe 1:14-16 LSB - [14] As obedient children, not being conformed to the former lusts [which were yours] in your ignorance, [15] but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all [your] conduct; [16] because it is written, "YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY."

1Pe 1:17-19 LSB - [17] And if you address as Father the One who impartially judges according to each one's work, conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your sojourn, [18] knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things like silver or gold from your futile conduct inherited from your forefathers, [19] but .

• Conduct myself in fear 
• I was redeemed from my futile conduct inherited from my forefathers
• not with corruptible things like silver or gold 
• with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, [the blood] of Christ

1Pe 1:22-23 LSB - [22] Since you have in obedience to the truth purified your souls for a love of the brothers without hypocrisy, fervently love one another from the heart, [23] for you have been born again not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, [that is], through the living and enduring word of God.

As Living Stones, God’s Chosen Family

1Pe 2:2-3 LSB - [2] like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation, [3] if you have TASTED THE KINDNESS OF THE LORD.

Psa 34:8 LSB - [8] TETH O taste and see that Yahweh is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!

1Pe 2:9 LSB - [9] But you are A CHOSEN FAMILY, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR [God's] OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

Be Subject to Authority

1Pe 2:16 LSB - [16] [Act] as free people, and do not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but [use it] as slaves of God.

Christ, Our Example

1Pe 2:24-25 ESV -
[24] He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
[25] For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

Wives and Husbands

1Pe 3:1-2 LSB - [1] In the same way, you wives, be subject to your own husbands so that even if any [of them] are disobedient to the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, [2] as they observe your pure conduct with fear.

1Pe 3:7 LSB - [7] You husbands in the same way, live with [your wives] in an understanding way, as with a weaker vessel, since she is a woman; and show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.

1Pe 3:12 ESV - [12] For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil."

Suffering for Righteousness

1Pe 3:18-20 LSB - [18] For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, [the] righteous for [the] unrighteous, so that He might bring you to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit; [19] in which also He went and made proclamation to the spirits [now] in prison, [20] who once were disobedient, when the patience of God kept waiting in the days of Noah, during the construction of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through [the] water.

2 Samuel 22-24 - David’s Song of Deliverance

David’s Song of Deliverance

2Sa 22:2-3 LSB - [2] He said, "Yahweh is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; [3] My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge; My savior, You save me from violence.

2Sa 22:4 LSB - [4] "I call upon Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised, And I am saved from my enemies.

2Sa 22:7 LSB - [7] "In my distress I called upon Yahweh, And I called to my God; And out of His temple He heard my voice, And my cry for help [came] into His ears.

2Sa 22:17-18 LSB - [17] "He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters. [18] "He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.

2Sa 22:29 LSB - [29] "For You are my lamp, O Yahweh; And Yahweh illumines my darkness.

2Sa 22:31 LSB - [31] "As for God, His way is blameless; The word of Yahweh is tried; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

2Sa 22:31 NKJV - [31] [As for] God, His way [is] perfect; The word of the LORD [is] proven; He [is] a shield to all who trust in Him.

2Sa 22:31 ESV - [31] This God--his way is perfect; the word of the LORD proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.

David’s Last Words

2Sa 23:2 LSB - [2] "The Spirit of Yahweh spoke by me, And His word was on my tongue.

David’s Mighty Men

2Sa 23:15-16 LSB - [15] Then David had a craving and said, "Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!" [16] So the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines and drew water from the well of Bethlehem which was by the gate, and carried [it] and brought [it] to David. Nevertheless, he was not willing to drink it, but poured it out to Yahweh;

David Sins in Taking a Census

2Sa 24:1 LSB - [1] And again the anger of Yahweh burned against Israel, and it incited David against them to say, "Go, number Israel and Judah."

1Ch 21:1 LSB - [1] Then Satan stood up against Israel and incited David to number Israel.

Go, number Israel and Judah: This was dangerous because of a principle stated in Exodus 30:12: When you take the census of the children of Israel for their number, then every man shall give a ransom for himself to the LORD, when you number them, that there may be no plague among them when you number them.

The principle of Exodus 30:12 speaks to God’s ownership of His people. In the thinking of these ancient cultures, a man only had the right to count or number what belonged to him. Israel didn’t belong to David; Israel belonged to God. It was up to the LORD to command a counting, and if David counted he should only do it at God’s command and receiving ransom money to “atone” for the counting.

2Sa 24:10 LSB - [10] Then David's heart struck him after he had counted the people. So David said to Yahweh, "I have sinned greatly in what I have done. But now, O Yahweh, please take away the iniquity of Your slave, for I have acted very foolishly."

2Sa 24:14 LSB - [14] Then David said to Gad, "I am in great distress. Let us now fall into the hand of Yahweh, for His compassions are abundant. But do not let me fall into the hand of man."

2Sa 24:15 LSB - [15] So Yahweh sent a pestilence against Israel from the morning until the appointed time, and 70,000 men of the people from Dan to Beersheba died.

2Sa 24:17 LSB - [17] Then David spoke to Yahweh when he saw the angel who was striking down the people, and said, "Behold, it is I who have sinned, and it is I who have done unrighteousness; but these sheep, what have they done? Please let Your hand be against me and my father's house."

David Erects an Altar

2Sa 24:25 LSB - [25] Then David built there an altar to Yahweh and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Thus Yahweh was moved by the entreaty for the land, and the plague was checked from [being] upon Israel.