Psalms 51 Cross References - MSTC

¹ {To the chanter, a Psalm of David, when the Prophet Nathan came unto him, after he was gone in to Bathsheba} Have mercy upon me, O God, after thy great goodness; according to the multitude of thy mercies do away mine offences. ² Wash me well from my wickedness, and cleanse me from my sin. ³ For I acknowledge my faults, and my sin is ever before me. ⁴ Against thee only have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight, that thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and clear when thou shalt judge. ⁵ Behold, I was born in wickedness, and in sin hath my mother conceived me. ⁶ But lo, thou hast a pleasure in the truth, and hast showed me secret wisdom. ⁷ Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. ⁸ Oh let me hear of joy and gladness, that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. ⁹ Turn thy face from my sins, and put out all my misdeeds. ¹⁰ Make in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. ¹¹ Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thy holy spirit from me. ¹² O give me the comfort of thy help again, and establish me with thy free spirit. ¹³ Then shall I teach thy ways unto the wicked, that sinners may be converted unto thee. ¹⁴ Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou that art the God of my health; that my tongue may praise thy righteousness. ¹⁵ Open my lips, O LORD, that my mouth may show thy praise. ¹⁶ For if thou hadst pleasure in sacrifice, I would give it thee: but thou delightest not in burnt-offerings. ¹⁷ The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, shalt thou not despise. ¹⁸ O be favourable and gracious unto Zion; build thou the walls of Jerusalem. ¹⁹ For then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, with the burnt-offerings and oblations; then shall they lay bullocks upon thine altar.

⁶ And when the LORD walked before him, he cried, "LORD, LORD God full of compassion and mercy, which art not lightly angry but abundant in mercy and truth, ⁷ and keepest mercy in store for thousands, and forgivest wickedness, trespass and sin — for there is no man innocent before thee — and visitest the wickedness of the fathers upon the children and upon children's children, even unto the third and fourth generation."

¹⁸ 'The LORD is long yer he be angry, and full of mercy, and suffereth sin and trespass, and leaveth no man innocent, and visiteth the unrighteousness of the fathers upon the children, even upon the third and fourth generation.' ¹⁹ Be merciful I beseech ye therefore, unto the sin of this people according unto thy great mercy, and according as thou hast forgiven this people from Egypt even unto this place."

² And it chanced in an evening that David arose from his couch and walked upon the roof of the king's palace; and from the roof saw a very beautiful woman washing herself. And he sent to enquire what woman it should be. ³ And it was answered again, that she was Bathsheba the daughter of Eliam and wife to Uriah the Hittite. ⁴ And David sent messengers and fetched her, and she came unto him, and he lay with her. And she was straightway purified of her uncleanness, and returned unto her house. ⁵ And when the woman had perceived that she had conceived, she sent and told David, and said, "I am with child." ⁶ Then David sent to Joab, to send unto him Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David. ⁷ And when Uriah was come unto him, he demanded how Joab did, and how the people fared, and how the war prospered. ⁸ And David said moreover to Uriah, "Go down to thine house and wash thy feet." And Uriah departed out of the king's palace, and there followed him a service from the king's table. ⁹ But Uriah slept at the door of the king's palace with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house. ¹⁰ Then they told David, saying, "Uriah descended not into his house." Then said David unto Uriah, "Seeing that thou art come from journeying, why dost thou not go down unto thine house?" ¹¹ And Uriah said unto David, "The ark and Israel and Judah dwell in pavilions; and my lord Joab and the servants of my lord lie in tents upon the flat earth — and should I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink and to lie with my wife? By thy life and as sure as thy soul liveth, I will not do that thing." ¹² Then said David unto Uriah, "Tarry here this day also, and tomorrow I will let thee depart." And so Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day and on the morrow. ¹³ And David called him, and he ate and drank before him, and he made him drunk. And at even he went out to lie on his couch with the servants of the lord, and went not down to his house.

² And the rich had exceeding great abundance of sheep and oxen. ³ But the poor had nothing, save one little lamb which he bought and nourished up. And it grew up with him and his children, and did eat of his own meat and drank of his own cup, and slept in his bosom, and was as dear unto him as his daughter. ⁴ And there came a stranger unto the rich man. And he could not find in his heart to take of his own sheep nor of his beasts to dress for the stranger that was come unto him. But took the poor man's lamb and dressed it for the man that was come to him." ⁵ And David was exceeding wroth with the man, and said to Nathan, "As surely as the LORD liveth, the fellow that hath done this thing is the child of death ⁶ and shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing and because he had no pity." ⁷ Then Nathan said to David, "Thou art the man. Thus sayeth the LORD God of Israel, 'I anointed thee king over Israel and rid thee out of the hands of Saul. ⁸ And I gave thee thy master's house and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah — and would, if that had been too little, have given thee twice so much more. ⁹ Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do wickedness in his sight? Thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword and hast taken his wife to thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. ¹⁰ Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house, because thou hast despised me and taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite, to be thy wife.' ¹¹ Thus sayeth the LORD, 'Behold, I will stir up evil against thee even of thine own house and will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, which shall sleep with them in the sight of the sun. ¹² And thou didst it secretly, yet will I do this thing before all Israel and in the open sunlight.'" ¹³ Then said David unto Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD." And Nathan said again to David, "The LORD hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.

⁵ Cover not their wickedness, and let not their sin be put out from thy presence: for they have provoked the builders.

¹ {To the Chanter in Neginoth, a Psalm of David} Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness! Thou hast set me at liberty when I was in trouble; have mercy upon me, and hearken unto my prayer.

⁷ But as for me, I will come into thy house, even upon the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.

⁶ Call to remembrance, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy loving-kindnesses, which have been ever of old. ⁷ O remember not the sins and offenses of my youth; but according to thy mercy think upon me, O LORD, for thy goodness.

¹¹ Withdraw not thou thy mercy from me, O LORD, but let thy loving-kindness and thy truth always preserve me.

⁹ Turn thy face from my sins, and put out all my misdeeds.

¹³ But, LORD, I make my prayer unto thee in an acceptable time. Hear me, O God, in the multitude of thy mercy, even in the truth of thy salvation.

¹⁶ Hear me, O LORD, for thy loving-kindness is comfortable: turn thee unto me according to the multitude of thy mercies.

⁹ Hath God forgotten to be gracious? Or, hath he shut up his loving-kindness in displeasure? Selah.

⁷ Our fathers regarded not thy wonders in Egypt, neither kept they thy great goodness in remembrance, but were disobedient at the sea, even at the reed sea.

⁴⁵ He thought upon his covenant, and pitied them, according unto the multitude of his mercies;

²¹ But deal thou with me, O LORD God, according unto thy name; for sweet is thy mercy.

¹²⁴ O deal with thy servant according unto thy loving mercy, and teach me thy statutes.

⁹ The LORD is loving unto every man; and his mercy is over all his works.

²⁵ Whereas I yet am even he only, that for mine own self's sake do away thine offenses, and forget thy sins: so that I will never think upon them.

²² As for thine offenses, I drive them away like the clouds, and thy sins as the mist. Turn ye again unto me, and I will deliver thee.

⁷ I will declare the goodness of the LORD, yea and the praise of the LORD, for all that he hath given us; for the great good that he hath done for Israel, which he hath given them of his own favour, and according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.

¹⁵ Look down then from heaven, and behold the dwelling place of thy Sanctuary and thy glory. How is it that thy jealousy, thy strength, the multitude of thy mercies and thy loving-kindness, will not be entreated of us?

²³ Yet LORD, thou knowest all their counsel that they have devised, to slay me. And therefore forgive them not their wickedness, and let not their sin be put out of thy sight: but let them be judged before thee as the guilty: This shalt thou do unto them in the time of thy indignation.

³² But though he do cast off, yet according to the multitude of his mercies, he receiveth to grace again.

⁹ But unto thee O LORD our God, pertaineth mercy and forgiveness. As for us, we are gone back from him,

¹⁸ O my God, incline thine ear, and hearken; at the least for thine own sake, open thine eyes. Behold how we be desolated: yea, and the city also, which is called after thy name. For we do not cast our prayers before thee in our own righteousnesses, no, but only in thy great mercies.

¹⁸ Where is there such a God as thou? That pardonest wickedness, and forgivest the offenses of the remnant of thine heritage? He keepeth not his wrath for ever. And why? His delight is to have compassion. ¹⁹ He shall turn again, and be merciful to us: he shall put down our wickednesses, and cast all our sins into the bottom of the sea.

¹⁹ Repent ye, therefore, and turn: that your sins may be done away when the time of refreshing cometh, which we shall have of the presence of the Lord,

²⁰ But the law, in the meantime, entered in that sin should increase. Neverthelater, where abundance of sin was, there was more plenteousness of grace. ²¹ That as sin had reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life, by the help of Jesus Christ.

⁶ to the praise of the glory of his grace, wherewith he hath made us accepted in the beloved. ⁷ By whom we have redemption through his blood, that is to say, even the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace, ⁸ which grace he shed on us abundantly in all wisdom, and prudence.

⁴ But God, which is rich in mercy through his great love wherewith he loved us, ⁵ even when we were dead by sin, hath quickened us together in Christ — for by grace are ye saved - ⁶ and hath raised us up together and made us sit together in heavenly things through Christ Jesus. ⁷ For to show, in times to come, the exceeding riches of his grace, in kindness to us ward, in Christ Jesus.

¹⁴ and hath put out the handwriting that was against us, contained in the law written, and that hath he taken out of the way, and hath fastened it to his cross,

¹² Who can tell how oft he offendeth? O cleanse thou me from my secret faults.

⁷ Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

¹⁶ Thus saith the LORD God: Wash and be clean; put away the wickedness of your imaginations out of my sight. Cease to do evil and learn to do well.

¹⁴ O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be helped. How long shall thy noisesome thoughts remain with thee?

²⁵ And I will pour pure water upon you, and ye shall be cleansed from all uncleanness, and from all your idols. I will cleanse you.

¹ In that time shall the house of David and the citizens of Jerusalem have an open well, to wash of sin and uncleanness.

¹⁶ And now: why tarriest thou? Arise and be baptised, and wash away thy sins, in calling on the name of the Lord.'

¹¹ And such were ye verily: but ye are washed, ye are sanctified, ye are justified by the name of the Lord Jesus: And by the spirit of our God.

¹³ For if the blood of oxen, and of goats, and the ashes of a heifer, when it was sprinkled, purified the unclean, as touching the purifying of the flesh: ¹⁴ How much more shall the blood of Christ — which through the eternal spirit, offered himself without spot to God — purge your consciences from dead works, for to serve the living God?

²¹ And seeing also that we have a high priest which is ruler over the house of God, ²² let us draw nigh with a true heart in a full faith sprinkled in our hearts, from an evil conscience, and washed in our bodies with pure water,

⁷ but and if we walk in light even as he is in light, then have we fellowship together, and the blood of Jesus Christ his son cleanseth us from all sin. ⁸ If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and truth is not in us. ⁹ If we knowledge our sins, he is faithful and just, to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

⁵ and from Jesus Christ which is a faithful witness, and first begotten of the dead: and Lord over the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

¹⁴ And I said unto him, "Lord, thou knowest." And he said unto me, "These are they which came out of great tribulation and made their garments large, and made them white in the blood of the lamb:

⁴⁰ And they shall confess their misdeeds and the misdeeds of their fathers; in their trespasses which they have trespassed against me, and for that also that they have walked contrary unto me. ⁴¹ Therefore I also will walk contrary unto them, and will bring them into the land of their enemies. And then at the least way their uncircumcised hearts shall be tamed, and then they shall make an atonement for their misdeeds.

² and separated the seed of Israel from all the strange children and stood and acknowledged their sins, and the wickedness of their fathers,

²⁷ Such a respect hath he unto men. Therefore let a man confess, and say, 'I offended, but he hath chastened and reformed me: I did unrighteously nevertheless he hath not recompensed me thereafter.

⁵ I will acknowledge my sin unto thee; and mine unrighteousness have I not hid. I said, "I will confess my sins unto the LORD." And so thou forgavest the wickedness of my sin. Selah.

¹⁸ For I will confess my wickedness, and be sorry for my sin.

¹² For innumerable troubles are come about me; my sins have taken such hold upon me, that I am not able to look up. Yea, they are more in number than the hairs of my head, and my heart hath failed me.

¹³ He that hideth his sins, shall not prosper; but who so knowledgeth them and forsaketh them, shall have mercy.

¹² For our offenses are many before thee, and our sins testify against us. Yea, we must confess that we offend, and acknowledge that we do amiss:

²⁵ So do we also sleep in our confusion, and shame covereth us: for we and our fathers from our youth up unto this day have sinned against the LORD our God, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God."

¹⁸ I will arise, and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee, ¹⁹ and am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.' ²⁰ And he arose, and went to his father. And when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran unto him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. ²¹ And the son said unto him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy henceforth to be called thy son.'

⁶ so that he which sheddeth man's blood, shall have his blood shed by man again: for God made man after his own likeness.

⁶ And God said unto him in a dream, "I know it well that thou didst it in the pureness of thy heart: And therefore I kept thee that thou shouldest not sin against me, neither suffered I thee to come nigh her.

⁷ But this Er, Judah's eldest son, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; wherefore the LORD slew him.

⁹ He himself is not greater in the house than I, and hath kept nothing from me, but only thee because thou art his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, for to sin against God?"

¹⁹ This is a trespass offering, for he trespassed against the LORD."

² "When a soul sinneth and trespasseth against the LORD, and denied unto his neighbour that which was taken him to keep, or that was put under his hand, or that which he hath violently taken away, or that which he hath deceived his neighbour of with subtlety, ³ or hath found that which was lost and denieth it, and sweareth falsely, in whatsoever thing it be that a man doth and sinneth therein; ⁴ Then when he hath sinned or trespassed, he shall restore again that he took violently away, or the wrong which he did, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found, ⁵ or whatsoever it be about which he hath sworn falsely, he shall restore it again in the whole sum, and shall add the fifth part more thereto and give it unto him to whom it pertaineth, the same day that he offereth for his trespass, ⁶ and shall bring for his trespass offering unto the LORD: a ram without blemish out of the flock, that is esteemed worth a trespass offering unto the priest. ⁷ And the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD, and it shall be forgiven him in whatsoever thing it be that a man doth and trespasseth therein."

⁹ Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do wickedness in his sight? Thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword and hast taken his wife to thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. ¹⁰ Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house, because thou hast despised me and taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite, to be thy wife.'

¹³ Then said David unto Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD." And Nathan said again to David, "The LORD hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die. ¹⁴ Howbeit, because in doing this deed thou hast given the enemies of the LORD a cause to rail, the child that is born thee shall die surely."

¹⁷ And they sacrificed their sons and their daughters in fire, and used witchcraft and enchantments, and were sold to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, for to anger him.

⁶ And he offered his son in fire, and observed dismal days; and used witchcraft and maintained workers with spirits, and tellers of fortunes — and wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD to anger him.

⁴ He shall call the heavens from above, and the earth, that he may judge his people.

⁶ And the heavens shall declare his righteousness, for God is judge himself. Selah.

²⁹ And all the people that heard, and the publicans, justified God and were baptised with the baptism of John.

²¹ And the son said unto him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy henceforth to be called thy son.'

³¹ because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world according to righteousness, by that man, whom he hath appointed, and hath offered faith to all men, after that he had raised him from death."

⁵ But thou, after thine hard heart that cannot repent, heapest thee together the treasure of wrath against the day of vengeance: when shall be opened the righteous judgment of God,

⁴ God forbid. Let God be true, and all men liars, as it is written, "That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings and shouldest overcome when thou art judged."

⁹ But if ye regard one person more than another, ye commit sin, and are rebuked of the law as transgressors.

¹¹ For he that said, "Thou shalt not commit adultery," said also, "thou shalt not kill." Though thou shalt do none adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art a transgressor of the law.

³ and they sang the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the lamb, saying, ⁴ Who shall not fear, o Lord, and glorify thy name? For thou only art holy, and all gentiles shall come and worship before thee, for thy judgments are made manifest."

⁵ And I heard an angel say, "Lord which art and wast, thou art righteous and holy, because thou hast given such judgments,

¹¹ And I saw heaven open, and behold a white horse: and he that sat upon him was faithful and true, and in righteousness did judge and make battle.

³ And when Adam was a hundred and thirty years old, he begat a son after his likeness and similitude: and called his name Seth.

²¹ And the LORD smelled a sweet savour and said in his heart, "I will henceforth no more curse the earth for man's sake, for the imagination of man's heart is evil even from the very youth of him. Moreover I will not destroy from henceforth all that liveth as I have done.

⁴ Who can make it clean, that cometh from an unclean thing? Nobody.

¹⁴ What is man, that he should be clean? What hath he, which is born of a woman, whereby he might be known to be righteous? ¹⁵ Behold, he doth not trust his saints; yea, the very heavens are not clean in his sight. ¹⁶ How much more then an abominable and vile man, which drinketh wickedness like water?

³ The ungodly are froward, even from their mother's womb; as soon as they be born, they go astray and speak lies.

⁶ That which is born of the flesh, is flesh. And that which is born of the spirit, is spirit.

¹² Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by the means of sin; And so death went over all men, insomuch that all men sinned.

³ among which we also had our conversation in time past, in the lusts of our flesh, and fulfilled the will of the flesh, and of the mind: and were naturally the children of wrath, even as well as others.

⁵ Said not he unto me, that she was his sister? Yea, and said not she herself that he was her brother? With a pure heart and innocent hands have I done this!" ⁶ And God said unto him in a dream, "I know it well that thou didst it in the pureness of thy heart: And therefore I kept thee that thou shouldest not sin against me, neither suffered I thee to come nigh her.

⁷ But the LORD said unto Samuel, "Look not on his fashion nor on the height of his stature, for I have refused him. Because it is not as man seeth. For man looketh on the outward appearance: but the LORD beholdeth the heart."

³ "Oh LORD, remember yet how I have walked before thee truly and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight," and wept a great pace.

¹⁷ I know my God, that thou provest the heart and hast pleasure in plainness. And in plainness of mine heart I have willingly given all this. And now I see thy people, which are here in gladness to offer willingly to thee.

²⁰ And of this manner did Hezekiah, throughout all Judah; and did that was good, right and truth, before the LORD his God. ²¹ And in all the works that he began in the service of the house of God, to seek his God after the law and commandment, that did he with all his heart, and prospered.

⁸ Every man, no doubt, hath a mind; but it is the inspiration of the Almighty that giveth understanding.

³⁶ Who giveth sure wisdom or steadfast understanding?

⁹ For there is no faithfulness in their mouths; they dissemble in their hearts. Their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

² Even he that leadeth an uncorrupt life, and doeth the thing which is right, and speaketh the truth from his heart.

² Examine me, O LORD, and prove me: try out my reins and my heart.

⁴ Do well, O LORD, unto those that be good and true of heart.

⁶ For it is the LORD that giveth wisdom, out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

²¹ For the just shall dwell in the land, and the innocent shall remain in it.

³ Where as thou, O LORD, lookest only upon faith and truth. Thou hast scourged them, but they took no repentance: thou hast corrected them for amendment, but they refused thy correction. They made their faces harder than stone, and would not amend.

³³ But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, sayeth the LORD: I will plant my law in the inward parts of them, and write it in their hearts, and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

⁴⁰ And I will set up an everlasting covenant with them; Namely: that I will never cease to do them good, and that I will put my fear in their hearts, so that they shall not run away from me.

³⁹ And the Lord said to him, "Now do ye, O Pharisees, make clean the outside of the cup, and of the platter: but your inward parts are full of ravening and wickedness.

²³ But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the father in spirit, and in truth. For verily, such the father requireth to worship him. ²⁴ God is a spirit, and they that worship him, must worship him in spirit, and truth."

²² I delight in the law of God, as concerning the inner man.

¹² Our rejoicing is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in singleness of heart and with godly pureness — and not in fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God — we have had our conversation in the world, and most of all to you-wards.

⁸ Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands ye sinners, and purge your hearts ye wavering minded.

⁴ but let the hid man of the heart be uncorrupt, with a meek and a quiet spirit, which spirit is, before God, a thing much set by.

²² And take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and strike it upon the upper post and on the two side posts, and see that none of you go out at the door of his house until the morning.

⁴ then shall the priest command that there be brought for him that shall be cleansed two living birds that are clean, and cypress wood, and a piece of purple cloth and hyssop. ⁵ And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed over an earthen vessel of running water. ⁶ And the priest shall take the living bird and the cypress wood and the purple and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the slain bird, and in the running water, ⁷ and sprinkle it upon him that must be cleansed of his leprosy seven times and cleanse him, and shall let the living bird go free into the fields.

⁴⁹ And let him take to cleanse the house withal: two birds, cypress wood, and purple cloth and hyssop. ⁵⁰ And let him kill one of the birds over an earthen vessel of running water: ⁵¹ and take the cypress wood, the hyssop, the purple and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird and in the running water, and sprinkle upon the house seven times, ⁵² and cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with the running water, and with the living bird, and with the cypress wood, and the hyssop, and the purple cloth.

¹⁸ And a clean person shall take Hyssop and dip it in the water, and sprinkle it upon the tent and upon all the vessels and on the souls that were there, and upon him that touched a bone or a slain person or a dead body or a grave. ¹⁹ And the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean the third day and the seventh day. And the seventh day he shall purify himself and wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at evening. ²⁰ "'If any be unclean and sprinkle not himself, the same soul shall be destroyed from among the congregation: for he hath defiled the holy place of the LORD. And he that sprinkleth the sprinkling water, shall wash his clothes.

¹⁸ And so though your sins be like to purple, they shall be made as white as snow; and though they be as red as scarlet, they shall be made like white wool.

²⁶ to sanctify it, and cleansed it in the fountain of water through the word, ²⁷ to make it unto himself a glorious congregation without spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing: but that it should be holy and without blame.

¹⁹ For when all the commandments were read of Moses unto all the people, he took the blood of calves, and of goats, with water and purple wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people,

⁷ but and if we walk in light even as he is in light, then have we fellowship together, and the blood of Jesus Christ his son cleanseth us from all sin.

¹³ And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, "What are these which are arrayed in long white garments, and whence came they?" ¹⁴ And I said unto him, "Lord, thou knowest." And he said unto me, "These are they which came out of great tribulation and made their garments large, and made them white in the blood of the lamb:

¹⁷ "Behold, happy is the man whom God punisheth: therefore, despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty. ¹⁸ For though he make a wound, he giveth a medicine again: though he smite, his hand maketh whole again.

² Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am weak; O LORD, heal me, for my bones are vexed. ³ My soul also is sore troubled; but LORD, how long wilt thou punish me?

⁵ But my trust is in thy mercy, and my heart is joyful in thy salvation.

¹¹ Thou hast turned my heaviness into joy; thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness.

¹⁰ All my bones shall say, "LORD, who is like unto thee, who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him? Yea, the poor, and him that is in misery, from him that spoileth him?"

³ There is no health in my flesh, because of thy displeasure; neither is there any rest in my bones, by reason of my sin.

⁸¹ {Khaf} My soul longeth for thy salvation, for my good hope is in thy word. ⁸² Mine eyes long sore for thy word, saying, "O when wilt thou comfort me?"

⁵ They that sow in tears, shall reap in joy. ⁶ He that now goeth on his way weeping, and beareth forth good seed, shall doubtless come again with joy, and bring his sheaves with him.

¹⁰ And the redeemed of the LORD shall convert, and come to Zion with thanksgiving. Everlasting joy shall they have, pleasure and gladness shall be among them. And as for all sorrow and heaviness, it shall vanish away.

¹⁵ For thus sayeth the high and excellent, even he that dwelleth in everlastingness, whose name is the holy one: I dwell high above and in the sanctuary, and with him also, that is of a contrite and humble spirit: that I may heal a troubled mind, and a contrite heart. ¹⁶ For I chide not ever, and am not wroth without end. But the blasting goeth from me, though I make the breath. ¹⁷ I am wroth with him for his covetousness and lust, I smite him, I hide me, and am angry, when he turneth himself, and followeth the byway of his own heart. ¹⁸ But if I may see his right way again, I make him whole, I lead him and restore him unto them whom he maketh joyful, and that were sorry for him.

¹ In their adversity they shall seek me, and say, "Come, let us turn again to the LORD: for he hath smitten us, and he shall heal us; ² He hath wounded us, and he shall bind us up again; after two days shall he quicken us, in the third day he shall raise us up, so that we shall live in his sight.

⁴ Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

¹⁸ "The spirit of the Lord upon me, because he hath anointed me; To preach the gospel to the poor he hath sent me; And to heal which are broken hearted: To preach deliverance to the captive; And sight to the blind; And freely to set at liberty them that are bruised;

³⁷ When they heard this, they were pricked in their hearts, and said unto Peter, and unto the other apostles, "Ye men and brethren, what shall we do?" ³⁸ Peter said unto them, "Repent, and be baptised every one of of you in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the holy ghost. ³⁹ "For the promise was made unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar, even as many as the Lord God shall call." ⁴⁰ And with many other words bare he witness, and exhorted them saying, "Save yourselves from this untoward generation." ⁴¹ Then they that gladly received his preaching were baptised; And the same day, there were added unto them about a three thousand souls.

²⁹ Then he called for a light and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, ³⁰ and brought them out and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" ³¹ And they said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved and thy household." ³² And they preached unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house. ³³ And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds, and was baptised, with all that belonged unto him, straightway. ³⁴ When he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and joyed that he with all his household believed on God.

¹ {To the chanter, a Psalm of David, when the Prophet Nathan came unto him, after he was gone in to Bathsheba} Have mercy upon me, O God, after thy great goodness; according to the multitude of thy mercies do away mine offences.

¹⁷ Behold, bitter as gall was my pensiveness: so sore longed I for health. And it was thy pleasure to deliver me from the filthy pit: for thou it is, O Lord, that hath cast all my sins behind thy back.

¹⁷ For mine eyes behold all their ways, and they cannot be hid from my face; neither can their wicked deeds be kept close out of my sight.

¹⁴ And Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, unto this day: because he followed the LORD God of Israel perpetually.

³ And he walked in all the sins of his father which he did before him, and his heart was not whole with the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father. ⁴ Nevertheless, for David's sake did the LORD his God give him a light in Jerusalem; that he set up his son after him to continue Jerusalem, ⁵ because that David did which pleased the LORD and turned from nothing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

⁴ Even he that hath clean hands, and a pure heart, and that hath not lift up his mind unto vanity, nor sworn to deceive his neighbour.

¹ {A Psalm of Asaph} Truly God is loving unto Israel, even unto such as are of a clean heart.

⁸ And not to be as their forefathers, a faithless and stubborn generation, a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not true toward God.

³⁷ For their heart was not whole with him, neither continued they steadfast in his covenant.

⁹ Who can say, "My heart is clean, I am innocent from sin"?

²⁷ thy adultery, thy deadly malice, thy beastliness, and thy shameful whoredom. For upon the fields and hills I have seen thy abominations. Woe be unto thee, O Jerusalem. When wilt thou ever be cleansed any more?"

³⁹ And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me all the days of their life, that they and their children after them may prosper.

¹⁹ And I will give you one heart, and will plant a new spirit within your bowels. That stony heart will I take out of your body, and give you a fleshly heart:

³¹ Cast away from you all your ungodliness that ye have done: make you new hearts and a new spirit. Wherefore will ye die, O ye house of Israel?

²⁵ And I will pour pure water upon you, and ye shall be cleansed from all uncleanness, and from all your idols. I will cleanse you. ²⁶ And I will give you a new heart, and will put a new spirit in you. And will take away that stony heart out of your flesh, and give you a fleshly heart. ²⁷ And I will put my spirit in you, and will make that ye shall walk in mine ordinances and keep my laws and do them.

³⁷ Thus sayeth the LORD God: I will yet once be found again of the house of Israel, and do this for them: I shall increase them as a flock of men.

⁸ Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

²³ Which when he was come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad: and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would continually cleave unto the Lord.

⁹ And he put no difference between them and us, but with faith purified their hearts.

² And fashion not yourselves like unto this world: But be changed through the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what thing that good, that acceptable, and perfect will of God is.

⁵⁸ Therefore, my dear brethren, be ye steadfast and unmovable, always rich in the works of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know how that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

¹⁷ Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature. Old things are passed away: behold, all things are become new.

¹⁰ For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, unto the which God ordained us before, that we should walk in them.

²² so then, as concerning the conversation in time past, lay from you that old man, which is corrupt through the deceivable lusts, ²³ and be ye renewed in the spirit of your minds, ²⁴ and put on that new man, which after the image of God is shapen in righteousness, and true holiness.

¹⁰ and the new put on; which is renewed in knowledge, after the image of him that made him:

⁵ not of the deeds of righteousness which we wrought, but of his mercy, he saved us, by the fountain of the new birth, and with the renewing of the holy ghost,

⁸ A wavering minded man is unstable in all his ways.

²² And forasmuch as ye have purified your souls through the spirit, in obeying the truth for to love brotherly without feigning, see that ye love one another with a pure heart, fervently:

¹⁴ Behold, thou castest me out this day from off the face of the earth, and from thy sight must I hide myself, and I must be a vagabond and a renegade upon the earth: Moreover whosoever findeth me, will kill me."

³ And the LORD said, "My spirit shall not always strive with man, for they are flesh. Nevertheless I will give them yet space, a hundred and twenty years."

²⁵ And the spirit of the LORD began first to be with the house of Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.

¹⁴ And when he came to Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him. And the spirit of the LORD came upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire and the bands loosed from his hands.

²⁰ And she said, "The Philistines be upon thee, Samson." And he awoke out of his sleep and thought to go out as at other times before and shake himself, and knew not that the LORD was departed from him.

¹⁰ When they came to the hill, behold, the company of prophets met him, and the spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.

¹⁴ But the spirit of the LORD departed from Saul; and an evil spirit, sent of the LORD, vexed him.

¹⁵ But my mercy will I not take away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put down before thee.

²³ But the LORD had mercy on them and pitied them and turned to them because of his covenant made with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and would not destroy them, either cast them from him as yet.

¹⁸ Wherefore the LORD was exceeding wroth with Israel and put them out of his sight, that there was left but the tribe of Judah only. ¹⁹ And thereto Judah kept not the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked in the ordinances of Israel which they had made. ²⁰ Therefore the LORD cast up all the seed of Israel and vexed them and delivered them into the hands of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight. ²¹ And Israel divided themselves from the house of David, and made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king. Which Jeroboam thrust Israel away from the LORD and made them sin a great sin. ²² And so the children of Israel walked in all the sin of Jeroboam which he had set up, and departed not therefrom, ²³ until the LORD had put Israel away out of his sight, as he said by all his servants the prophets. And so he translated Israel out of their land to Assyria, even unto this day.

²⁷ But the LORD said, "I will put Judah, too, out of my sight, as I have done Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen, and the house of which I have said, 'My name shall be there.'"

²⁰ For through the wrath of the LORD it so chanced to Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out of his sight. And the said Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

² For thou art the God of my strength; why hast thou put me from thee? And why go I so heavily, while the enemy oppresseth me?

⁹ Cast me not away in mine old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth me.

¹⁸ Forsake me not, O God, in mine old age, when I am grey-headed, until I have showed thy strength unto children's children, and thy power to all them that are yet for to come.

¹⁰ But after they provoked him to wrath and vexed his holy mind, he was their enemy, and fought against them himself. ¹¹ Yet remembered he the old time of Moses and his people: How he brought them from the water of the sea, as a shepherd doth with his sheep; how he had given his holy spirit among them;

¹⁵ And I shall thrust you out of my sight, as I have cast out all your brethren the whole seed of Ephraim.

¹³ If ye then which are evil, can give good gifts unto your children: How much more shall the father of heaven give a holy spirit to them, that desire it of him?"

²⁶ But that comforter, which is the holy ghost — whom my father will send in my name — he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance whatsoever I have told you.

⁴ and declared to be the son of God with power of the holy ghost, that sanctifieth, since the time that Jesus Christ our Lord rose again from death:

⁹ But ye are not given to the flesh; But to the spirit: If so be that the spirit of God dwell in you. If there be any man that hath not the spirit of Christ, the same is none of his.

³⁰ And grieve not the holy spirit of God, by whom ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

⁹ which shall be punished with everlasting damnation, from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power,

² "Oh that I were as I was in the months by past, and in the days when God preserved me; ³ When his light shined upon my head; when I went after the same light and shining, even through the darkness.

⁵ O hold thou up my goings in thy paths: that my footsteps slip not.

¹³ Keep thy servant also from presumptuous sins, lest they get dominion over me: so shall I be undefiled and innocent from the great offense.

¹ {To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} The King shall rejoice in thy strength, O LORD; exceeding glad shall he be of thy salvation.

⁹ But let my soul be joyful in the LORD, and rejoice in his salvation.

⁶ Wilt thou not turn again, and quicken us, that thy people may rejoice in thee? ⁷ Show us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation. ⁸ I will hearken what the LORD God will say concerning me; for he shall speak peace unto his people, and to his saints, that they turn not themselves unto foolishness.

¹¹⁶ O establish me according unto thy word, that I may live; and let me not be disappointed of my hope. ¹¹⁷ Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe; yea, I shall ever be talking of thy statutes.

¹³³ Order my steps in thy word; and so shall no wickedness have dominion over me.

¹⁰ Be not afraid, for I will be with thee. Look not behind thee, for I will be thy God, to strengthen thee, help thee, and to keep thee with this righthand of mine.

¹³ Rejoice ye heavens, and sing praises thou earth: Talk of joy ye hills, for God will comfort his people, and have mercy upon his, that be in trouble.

¹⁰ And therefore I am joyful in the LORD, and my soul rejoiceth in my God. For he shall put upon me the garment of salvation, and cover me with the mantle of righteousness. He shall deck me like a bridegroom, and as a bride that hath her apparel upon her.

²³ Now I know, O LORD, that it is not in man's power to order his own ways, or to rule his own steps and goings.

⁹ They departed from hence in heaviness, but with joy will I bring them hither again. I will lead them by the rivers of water in a straight way, where they shall not stumble: For I will be Israel's father, and Ephraim shall be my firstborn. ¹⁰ "Hear the word of the LORD, O ye Gentiles; preach in the Isles that lie far off, and say, 'He that hath scattered Israel, shall gather him together again, and shall keep him as a shepherd doth his flock.' ¹¹ For the LORD shall redeem Jacob, and rid him from the hand of the violent. ¹² And they shall come, and rejoice upon the hill of Zion, and shall have plenteousness of goods, which the LORD shall give them: Namely, wheat, wine, oil, young sheep and calves. And their conscience shall be as a well-watered garden, for they shall no more be hungry. ¹³ Then shall the maid rejoice in the dance, yea both young and old folks. For I will turn their sorrow into gladness, and will comfort them and make them joyful, even from their hearts. ¹⁴ I will pour plenteousness upon the hearts of the priests, and my people shall be satisfied with good things, sayeth the LORD."

⁴⁷ And my spirit rejoiceth in God my saviour:

² by whom we have a way in, through faith, unto this grace wherein we stand and rejoice in hope of the praise that shall be given of God. ³ Neither do we so, only: but also we rejoice in tribulation: For we know that tribulation bringeth patience, ⁴ patience bringeth experience, experience bringeth hope, ⁵ and hope maketh not ashamed: for the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts, by the holy ghost, which is given unto us. ⁶ For when we were yet weak according to the time: Christ died for us which were ungodly. ⁷ Yet scarce will any man die for a righteous man. Peradventure for a good man durst a man die. ⁸ But God setteth out his love that he hath to us; Seeing that while we were yet sinners; Christ died for us. ⁹ Much more then, now seeing we are justified in his blood, shall we be saved from wrath through him. ¹⁰ For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his son: much more, seeing we are reconciled, we shall be preserved by his life. ¹¹ Not only so, but we also joy in God by the means of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have received the atonement.

¹⁵ For ye have not received the spirit of bondage to fear anymore, but ye have received the spirit of adoption whereby we cry, "Abba father."

⁴ What art thou that judgest another man's servant? Whether he stand or fall, that pertaineth unto his master. Yea, he shall stand. For God is able to make him stand.

¹⁷ The Lord no doubt is a spirit. And where the spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

⁶ Because ye are sons, God hath sent the spirit of his son into our hearts, which crieth "Abba, father." ⁷ Wherefore now art thou not a servant, but a son. If thou be the son, thou art also the heir of God through Christ.

⁵ which are kept by the power of God through salvation, which salvation is prepared already to be showed in the last time,

²⁴ Unto him that is able to keep you, that ye fall not, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with joy,

⁷ The law of the LORD is an undefiled law, converting the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, and giveth wisdom unto simple.

²⁷ All the ends of the world shall remember themselves, and be turned unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the people shall worship before him.

⁴ Show me thy ways, O LORD, and teach me thy paths.

⁸ Gracious and righteous is the LORD; therefore will he teach sinners in the way.

⁸ I will inform thee, and teach thee in the way wherein thou shalt go; and I will guide thee with mine eye. ⁹ Be ye not like to horse and mule, which have no understanding, whose mouths must be held with bit and bridle, if they will not obey thee. ¹⁰ Great plagues remain for the ungodly; but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD, mercy embraceth him on every side.

³ And much people shall go and say: come, and let us go up to the hill of the LORD and unto the house of the God of Jacob: that he may teach us his ways, and that we may walk in his paths. For out of Zion shall come the law, and the word of God out of Jerusalem.

¹⁰ Harden the heart of this people, stop their ears, and shut their eyes, that they see not with their eyes, hear not with their ears, and understand not with their heart, and convert and be healed."

¹⁸ Moreover, I heard Ephraim, that was led away captive, complain on this manner, 'O LORD, thou hast corrected me, and thy chastening have I received, as an untamed calf. Convert thou me, and I shall be converted, for thou art my LORD God.

¹ And he showed me Joshua the high priest, standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan stood at his righthand to resist him. ² And the LORD said unto Satan, 'The LORD reprove thee, thou Satan; yea, the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem, reprove thee. Is not this a brand taken out of the fire?' ³ Now Joshua was clothed in unclean raiment, and stood before the angel: ⁴ Which answered and said unto those that stood before him, 'Take away the foul clothes from him.' And unto him he said, 'Behold, I have taken away thy sin from thee, and will deck thee with change of raiment.' ⁵ He said moreover, 'Set a fair mitre upon his head; So they set a fair mitre upon his head, and put on clothes upon him, and the angel of the LORD stood there. ⁶ Then the angel of the LORD testified unto Joshua, and spake, ⁷ 'Thus sayeth the LORD of Hosts: If thou wilt walk in my ways, and keep my watch: thou shalt rule my house, and keep my courts, and I will give thee place among these that stand here. ⁸ "'Hear O Joshua thou high priest: thou and thy friends that dwell before thee, for they are wondrous people. Behold, I will bring forth the branch of my servant:

³ and said, "Verily, I say unto you, Except ye turn, and become as children, ye cannot enter into the kingdom of heaven.

³² But I have prayed for thee that thy faith fail not. And when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren."

¹⁵ When they had dined, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon the son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these?" He said unto him, "Yea Lord, thou knowest, that I love thee." He said unto him, "Feed my lambs." ¹⁶ He said to him again the second time, "Simon the son of Jonas, lovest thou me?" He said unto him, "Yea Lord thou knowest that I love thee." He said unto him, "Feed my sheep." ¹⁷ He said unto him the third time, "Simon the son of Jonas, lovest thou me?" And Peter sorrowed because he said to him the third time, "Lovest thou me," and said unto him, "Lord, thou knowest all things, thou knowest that I love thee." Jesus said unto him, "Feed my sheep.

¹⁹ And received meat and was comforted. Then was Saul a certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus. ²⁰ And straightway he preached Christ in the Synagogues how that he was the son of God. ²¹ All that heard him were amazed and said, "Is not this he that spoiled them which called on this name in Jerusalem? And came hither for the intent that he should bring them bound unto the high priests?" ²² But Saul increased in strength; And confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus affirming that this was very Christ.

¹⁰ "O full of all subtlety and deceitfulness, and child of the devil, and the enemy of all righteousness: thou ceasest not to pervert the straight ways of the Lord.

³ And after they were brought on their way by the congregation, they passed over Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles, and they brought great joy unto all the brethren.

¹⁸ to open their eyes that they might turn from darkness unto light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith in me.' ¹⁹ "Wherefore king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision: ²⁰ but showed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Jewry, and to the gentiles, that they should repent, and turn to God, and do the right works of repentance.

⁸ Nevertheless we are of good comfort, and had rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord. ⁹ Wherefore, whether we be at home, or from home, we endeavor our selves to please him. ¹⁰ For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that every man may receive the works of his body according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. ¹¹ Seeing, then, that we know how the Lord is to be feared, we fare fair with men. For we are known well enough unto God. I trust also that we are known in your consciences. ¹² We praise not ourselves again unto you, but give you an occasion to rejoice of us, that ye may have somewhat against them, which rejoice in the face, and not in the heart. ¹³ For if we be too fervent, to God are we too fervent: if we keep measure, for your cause keep we measure. ¹⁴ For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, if one be dead for all, that then are all dead: ¹⁵ and that he died for all, because that they which live, should not henceforth live unto themselves: but unto him which died for them and rose again. ¹⁶ Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh. Insomuch that though we have known Christ after the flesh, now henceforth know we him so no more. ¹⁷ Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature. Old things are passed away: behold, all things are become new. ¹⁸ Nevertheless, all things are of God, which hath reconciled us unto himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given unto us the office to preach the atonement. ¹⁹ For God was in Christ, and made agreement between the world and himself, and imputed not their sins unto them: and hath committed to us the preaching of the atonement. ²⁰ Now then are we messengers in the room of Christ: even as though God did beseech you through us. So pray we you, in Christ's stead, that ye be at one with God:

¹⁹ Brethren if any of you err from the truth, and another convert him, ²⁰ let the same know, that he which converted the sinner from going astray out of his way, shall save a soul from death, and shall hide the multitude of sins. {Here ends the General Epistle of James}

²² Reuben answered them, saying, "Said I not unto you that ye should not sin against the lad? But ye would not hear; And now verily see, his blood is required."

²⁸ And when it afterward came to David's ear, he said, "I and my kingdom are guiltless before the LORD forever, concerning the blood of Abner the son of Ner.

¹⁵ And he wrote in the letter saying, "Put Uriah in the forefront of the battle where it is most strong, and come back from him that he may be smitten to death." ¹⁶ And as Joab beseiged the city he assigned Uriah unto a place where he wist that strong men were. ¹⁷ And the men of the city came out and fought with Joab. And there were certain overthrown of the people and of the servants of David — and Uriah the Hittite died also.

⁹ Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do wickedness in his sight? Thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword and hast taken his wife to thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.

¹ Then there fell a hunger in the days of David: three years, year by year. And David enquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, "It is for Saul's sake and the house of blood, because he slew the Gibeonites."

¹³ And after all this that is come upon us, because of our evil deeds and great trespass, thou our God hast spared our wickednesses, and hast given us a deliverance as it is come to pass this day.

³³ Thou art righteous in all that thou hast brought upon us: for thou hast done right.

⁵ Lead me forth in thy truth, and learn me. For thou art the God of my salvation; in thee hath been my hope all the day long.

⁹ O shut not up my soul with the sinners, nor my life with the bloodthirsty,

²⁸ And as for my tongue, it shall be talking of thy righteousness and of thy praise, all the day long.

²² Haste thee to help me, O LORD God of my salvation.

²³ But as for them, thou, O God, shalt bring them into the pit of destruction. The bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days. Nevertheless, my trust shall be in thee, O LORD.

²⁰ He is our God, even the God of whom cometh salvation; God is the LORD, by whom we escape death.

¹⁵ My mouth shall speak daily of thy righteousness and salvation; for I know no end thereof. ¹⁶ I will go forth in the strength of the LORD God, and will make mention of thy righteousness only. ¹⁷ Thou, O God, hast taught me from my youth up until now; therefore will I tell of thy wondrous works. ¹⁸ Forsake me not, O God, in mine old age, when I am grey-headed, until I have showed thy strength unto children's children, and thy power to all them that are yet for to come. ¹⁹ Thy righteousness, O God, is very high, and great things are they that thou hast done; O God, who is like unto thee? ²⁰ O what great troubles and adversities hast thou showed me! And yet didst thou turn and refresh me; yea, and broughtest me from the deep of the earth again. ²¹ Thou hast brought me to great honour, and comforted me on every side. ²² Therefore will I praise thee, and thy faithfulness, O God, playing on the lute; unto thee will I sing upon the harp, O thou holy one of Israel. ²³ My lips would fain sing praises unto thee; and so would my soul whom thou hast delivered. ²⁴ My tongue talketh of thy righteousness, all the day long; for they are confounded and brought unto shame that seek to do me evil.

¹² I thank thee, O LORD my God, with all my heart, and will praise thy name for ever. ¹³ For great is thy mercy toward me; and thou hast delivered my soul from the nethermost hell.

¹ {A Psalm and song of the sons of Korah, to the Chanter upon Mahalath, to give thanks, an Instruction of Heman the Ezrahite} O LORD God my Savior, I have cried day and night before thee;

² Behold, God is my salvation: I will be bold therefore and not fear. For the LORD God is my strength and my praise whereof I sing: and is become my saviour.

¹⁷ But Israel shall be saved in the LORD, which is the everlasting salvation: They shall not come to shame nor confusion, world without end.

⁸ If I say unto the wicked: thou wicked, thou shalt surely die: and thou givest him not warning, that he may beware of his ungodly way: then shall the wicked die in his own sin, but his blood will I require of thy hand.

⁷ O LORD righteousness belongeth unto thee; unto us pertaineth nothing but open shame: as it is come to pass this day unto every man of Judah, and to them that dwell at Jerusalem. Yea, unto all Israel, whether they be far or nigh, throughout all lands wherein thou hast strawed them, because of the offenses that they had done against thee.

¹⁶ O LORD, and done wickedly against all thy righteousness: Yet let thy wrathful displeasure be turned away, I beseech thee, from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy hill. And why? For our sins' sake, and for the wickedness of our forefathers is Jerusalem and thy people abhorred, of all them that are about us.

² but swearing, lying, manslaughter, theft, and adultery have gotten the overhand; and one bloodguiltiness followeth another.

¹⁸ But as for me, I will be glad in the LORD, and will rejoice in God my Saviour.

⁶ And when they said contrary, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment and said unto them, "Your blood upon your own heads. And from henceforth I go blameless unto the gentiles."

²⁶ Wherefore I take you to record this same day, that I am pure from the blood of all men.

³ For they are ignorant of the righteousness which is allowed before God, and go about to establish their own righteousness: and therefore, are not obedient unto the righteousness which is of value before God.

¹⁶ Then said Judah, "What shall we say unto my lord? What shall we speak, or what excuse can we make? God hath found out the wickedness of thy servants. Behold, both we and he with whom the cup is found, are thy servants."

¹¹ And the LORD said unto him, "Who hath made man's mouth, or who hath made the dumb or the deaf, the seeing or the blind? Have not I, the LORD?

⁹ He will keep the feet of his saints but the wicked shall keep silence in darkness. For in his own might shall no man be strong.

¹⁴ That I may show all thy praises within the ports of the daughter of Zion, I will rejoice in thy salvation.

³ For thy loving-kindness is better than life itself; my lips shall praise thee. ⁴ As long as I live will I magnify thee and lift up my hands in thy name. ⁵ My soul is satisfied, even as it were with marrow and fatness, when my mouth praiseth thee with joyful lips.

¹³ With my lips will I be telling out all the judgments of thy mouth.

²⁷ But when I speak unto thee, then open thy mouth, and say, 'Thus sayeth the LORD God: whoso heareth, let him hear; who so will not, let him leave.' For it is an obstinate household."

⁶³ That thou mayest think upon it, be ashamed, and excuse thine own confusion no more: when I have forgiven thee all that thou hast done, sayeth the LORD God.'"

²¹ At the same time will I cause the horn of the house of Israel to grow forth, and open thy mouth again among them: that they may know how that I am the LORD."

¹² and said unto him, 'Friend, how fortuned it that thou camest in hither, and hast not on a wedding garment?' And he was even speechless.

³⁴ and looked up to heaven and sighted, and said unto him, "Ephphatha," that is to say, "Be opened."

¹⁹ Yea and we know that whatsoever the law saith, he saith it to them which are under the law: That all mouths may be stopped, and all the world be subdued to God,

¹⁵ For by him offer we the sacrifice of praise always to God: that is to say, the fruit of those lips, which confess his name.

¹⁴ If a man come presumptuously upon his neighbor and slay him with guile, thou shalt take him from mine altar that he die.

²⁷ If any one soul sin through ignorance he shall bring a she-goat of a year old for a sin offering.

³⁰ "'And the soul that doth ought presumptuously, whether he be an Israelite or a stranger, the same hath despised the LORD. And that soul shall be destroyed from among his people, ³¹ because he hath despised the word of the LORD and hath broken his commandments, that soul therefore shall perish and his sin shall be upon him.'"

³¹ Moreover ye shall take none amends for the life of the murderer, which is worthy to die: But he shall be put to death.

²² If a man be found lying with a woman that hath a wedded husband, they shall die: both the man that lie with the wife, and also the wife. So shalt thou put away evil from Israel.

²² Then said Samuel, "Hath the LORD as great pleasure in burnt sacrifices and offerings, as he hath that thou shouldest obey his voice? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to give heed is better than the fat of rams.

⁶ Sacrifice and meat-offering thou wouldest not, but mine ears hast thou opened. Burnt-offerings and sacrifice for sin hast thou not required.

⁸ I reprove thee not because of thy sacrifice; thy burnt-offerings are always before me.

⁶ But lo, thou hast a pleasure in the truth, and hast showed me secret wisdom.

⁸ The LORD abhorreth the sacrifice of the ungodly; but the prayer of the righteous is acceptable to him.

²⁷ The sacrifice of the ungodly is abomination, for they offer the thing that is gotten with wickedness.

¹¹ Why offer ye so many sacrifices unto me, sayeth the LORD? I am full of the burnt offerings of weathers, and with the fatness of fed beasts. I have no pleasure in the blood of bullocks, lambs, and goats. ¹² When ye appear before me, who requireth this of you to tread within my porches? ¹³ Offer me no more oblations, for it is but lost labour. I abhor your incense. I may not away with your new moons, your Sabbaths and solemn days. Your fastings are also in vain. ¹⁴ I hate your new holidays and fastings, even from my very heart. I cannot away with such vanity and holding in of the people. They lay upon me as a burden, and I am weary of bearing them! ¹⁵ When ye hold out your hands, I will turn my eyes from you. And though ye make many prayers, yet will I hear nothing at all; for your hands are full of blood.

²² But when I brought your fathers out of Egypt, I spake no word unto them of burnt offerings and sacrifices: ²³ but this I commanded them, saying, 'Hearken and obey my voice, and I shall be your God, and ye shall be my people: so that ye walk in all the ways, which I have commanded you, that ye may prosper.'

²⁷ "And thou shalt now speak all these words unto them, but they shall not hear thee: thou shalt cry upon them, but they shall not answer thee.

⁶ For I have pleasure in loving-kindness, and not in offering: Yea in the knowledge of God, more than in burnt sacrifice.

²¹ "'I hate and abhor your holidays, and whereas ye cense me when ye come together I will not accept it. ²² And though ye offer me burnt offerings and meat offerings, yet have I no pleasure therein. As for your fat thank offerings, I will not look upon them. ²³ Away with that noise of thy songs, I will not hear thy plays of music:

⁵ Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, "Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not have: but a body hast thou ordained me. ⁶ In sacrifices and sin offerings thou hast no lust.

¹⁹ Because thine heart did melt and thou meekedest thyself before me, the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place and the inhabiters of the same, how that it should be destroyed and made accursed: and tearest thy clothes and weepest before me: of that also I have heard sayeth the LORD.

¹² And when he was in tribulation he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself exceedingly before the God of his fathers, ¹³ and made intercession to him: and he was entreated of him and heard his prayer and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. And then Manasseh knew how that the LORD was very God.

²⁴ For he hath not despised nor abhorred the low estate of the poor: he hath not hid his face from him, but when he called unto him, he heard him.

¹⁸ The LORD is nigh unto them that are contrite in heart, and will save such as be of a humble spirit.

¹⁷ when he turneth him unto the prayer of the poor destitute, and despiseth not their desire.

²² — That they would offer unto him the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and tell out his works with gladness!

³ He healeth the contrite in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

¹⁵ For thus sayeth the high and excellent, even he that dwelleth in everlastingness, whose name is the holy one: I dwell high above and in the sanctuary, and with him also, that is of a contrite and humble spirit: that I may heal a troubled mind, and a contrite heart.

¹ The spirit of the LORD God is with me, for the LORD hath anointed me, and sent me to preach good tidings unto the poor: that I might bind up the wounded hearts, that I might preach deliverance to the captive, and open the prison to them that are bound; ² That I might declare the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of the vengeance of our God; that I might comfort all them that are in heaviness. ³ That I might give unto them that mourn in Zion, beauty in the stead of ashes, joyful ointment for sighing, pleasant raiment for a heavy mind; That they might be called excellent in righteousness, a planting of the LORD for him to rejoice in.

² As for these things, my hand hath made them all, and they are all created, sayeth the LORD. Which of them shall I then regard? Even him that is of a lowly troubled spirit, and standeth in awe of my works.

³ for the glory of God was gone away from the Cherub, and was come down to the threshold of the house. And he called the man that had the linen raiment upon him, and the writer's inkhorn by his side, ⁴ and the LORD said unto him, "Go thy way through the city of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of them that mourn and are sorry for all the abominations that be done therein."

⁶ kill and destroy both old man and young, maidens, children and wives. But as for those, that have the mark upon them: see that ye touch them not. And begin at my Sanctuary." Then they began at the elders, which were in the temple,

²¹ "'I hate and abhor your holidays, and whereas ye cense me when ye come together I will not accept it.

³ "Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

³³ And to love him with all the heart, and with all the mind, and with all the soul, and with all the strength. And to love a man's neighbor as himself, is a greater thing than all burnt offerings and sacrifices."

³⁹ When the Pharisee which bade him to his house, saw that, he spake within himself, saying, "If this man were a prophet, he would surely have known who and what manner woman this is which toucheth him, for she is a sinner." ⁴⁰ And Jesus answered, and said unto him, "Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee." And he said, "Master say on." ⁴¹ "There was a certain lender, which had two debtors, the one ought five hundred pence, and the other fifty. ⁴² When they had nothing to pay, he forgave them both. Which of them tell me, will love him most?" ⁴³ Simon answered, and said, "I suppose that he to whom he forgave most." And he said unto him, "Thou hast truly judged." ⁴⁴ And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, "Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house, and thou gavest me no water to my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head. ⁴⁵ Thou gavest me no kiss: but she, since the time I came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet. ⁴⁶ Mine head with oil thou didst not anoint: but she hath anointed my feet with ointment. ⁴⁷ Wherefore I say unto thee, Many sins are forgiven her, for she loved much. To whom less is forgiven, the same doeth less love." ⁴⁸ And he said unto her, "Thy sins are forgiven thee." ⁴⁹ And they that sat at meat with him, began to say within themselves, "Who is this which forgiveth sins also?" ⁵⁰ And he said to the woman, "Thy faith hath saved thee; Go in peace."

² And the Pharisees, and scribes murmured, saying, "He received to his company sinners, and eateth with them." ³ Then put he forth this similitude to them, saying, ⁴ "What man of you having a hundred sheep, if he lose one of them doth not leave ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find him? ⁵ And when he hath found him, he putteth him on his shoulders with joy: ⁶ And as soon as he cometh home he calleth together his lovers, and neighbours saying unto them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.' ⁷ I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.

¹⁰ Likewise I say unto you, Joy is made in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth."

²¹ And the son said unto him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy henceforth to be called thy son.' ²² But his father said to his servants, 'Bring forth that best garment, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet. ²³ And bring hither that fatted calf, and kill him, and let us eat and be merry: ²⁴ for this my son was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is now found.' And they began to be merry. ²⁵ The elder brother was in the field, and when he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard minstrelsy, and dancing, ²⁶ and called one of his servants, and asked what those things meant. ²⁷ And he said unto him, 'Thy brother is come, and thy father had killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.' ²⁸ And he was angry, and would not go in. Then came his father out, and entreated him. ²⁹ He answered, and said to his father, 'Lo these many years have I done thee service, neither brake at any time thy commandment, and yet gavest thou me never so much as a kid to make merry with my lovers: ³⁰ but as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy goods with harlots, thou hast for his pleasure killed the fatted calf.' ³¹ And he said unto him, 'Son, thou wast ever with me, and all that I have is thine: ³² it was mete that we should make merry and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again: and was lost, and is found.'"

¹¹ The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, 'God, I thank thee that I am not as other men are; extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or as this publican. ¹² I fast twice in the week. I give tithe of all that I possess.' ¹³ And the publican stood afar off, and would not lift up his eyes to heaven, but smote his breast, saying, 'God be merciful to me, a sinner.' ¹⁴ I tell you, This man departed home to his house justified more than the other. For every man that exalteth himself, shall be brought low: And he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted."

¹ I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercifulness of God, that ye make your bodies a living sacrifice: holy and acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable serving of God.

¹⁸ I received all, and have plenty. I was even filled after that I have received of Epaphroditus, that which came from you, an odor that smelleth sweet, a sacrifice accepted and pleasant to God.

¹⁶ To do good, and to distribute, forget not: for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

⁵ and ye, as living stones, are made a spiritual house, and a holy priesthood, for to offer up spiritual sacrifice, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

¹⁷ And I said unto them, "Ye see the misery that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and how the gates thereof are burnt with fire. Come, let us build up the walls of Jerusalem, that we be no more a rebuke."

²² Deliver Israel, O God, out of all his trouble.

³⁵ For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah, that men may dwell there, and have it in possession.

¹⁶ when the LORD shall build up Zion, and when his glory shall appear;

⁶ O pray for the peace of Jerusalem; they shall prosper that love thee. ⁷ Peace be within thy walls, and plenteousness within thy palaces. ⁸ For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will wish thee prosperity. ⁹ Yea because of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek to do thee good.

⁵ If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my righthand forget her cunning. ⁶ If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, yea, if I prefer not Jerusalem in my mirth.

² The LORD doth build up Jerusalem, and gather together the outcasts of Israel.

³ For the LORD hath compassion on Zion and hath compassion on all that is decayed therein, and will make her wilderness as paradise, and her desert as the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness shall be found therein, with thanksgiving and the voice of praise.

¹² Then the places that have ever been waste, shall be builded of thee: there shalt thou lay a foundation for many kindreds. Thou shalt be called the maker-up of hedges, and the builder-again of the way of the Sabbath.

¹ For Zion's sake therefore will I not hold my tongue, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not cease: until their righteousness break forth as a shining light, and their salvation as a burning lamp.

⁶ Upon the walls of Jerusalem, I have set keepers which shall never cease, neither by day nor yet by night. ⁷ And ye that stir up the remembrance of the Lord, see that ye pause not, neither let him have rest until he have prepared and made Jerusalem glorious in the earth.

⁵⁰ Ye that have escaped the sword: haste you, stand not still. Remember the LORD afar off, and think upon Jerusalem:

²⁵ Understand this then, and mark it well: That from the time it shall be concluded to go and repair Jerusalem again, unto Christ, the anointed Prince: there shall be seven weeks.Then shall the streets and walls be builded again sixty two weeks, but with hard troublous time.

¹¹ The time will come, that thy gaps shall be made up, and the law shall go abroad:

⁵ Yea, I myself, sayeth the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be honored in her.'

³² Fear not little flock, for it is your father's pleasure, to give you a kingdom.

²⁸ And beside the things which outwardly happen unto me, I am cumbered daily and do care for all congregations. ²⁹ Who is sick: and I am not sick? Who is hurt in the faith: and my heart burneth not?

⁵ And ordained us before unto himself that we should be chosen before, through Jesus Christ, to be heirs unto himself according to the pleasure of his will,

⁹ And hath opened unto us the mystery of his will according to his pleasure, and purposed

¹³ For it is God which worketh in you both the will and also the deed, even of good will.

¹¹ Wherefore, we pray always for you that our God make you worthy of the calling, and fulfill all delectation of goodness, and the work of faith, with power:

⁵ Offer the sacrifice of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD.

¹³ I will go into thine house with burnt-offerings, to pay thee my vows, ¹⁴ which I promised with my lips, and spake with my mouth, when I was in trouble. ¹⁵ I will offer unto thee fat burnt-sacrifices with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks and goats. Selah.

²⁷ God is the LORD, and hath showed us light; O garnish the solemn feast with green branches, even unto the horns of the altar.

³ And he shall sit trying and purging silver, and shall purify the sons of Levi, and shall fine them as gold and silver. And they shall bring offering unto the LORD of righteousness.

² and walk in love even as Christ loved us, and gave himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice of a sweet savour to God.