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  • Genesis 41
    And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.
    And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.
    And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.
    And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.
    And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
    And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them.
    And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.
    And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.
    Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:
    Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard's house, both me and the chief baker:
    And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.
    And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.
    And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.
    Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.
    And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.
    And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
    And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river:
    And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:
    And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:
    And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:
    And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
    And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:
    And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:
    And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.
    And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.
    The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one.
    And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.
    This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.
    Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:
    And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;
    And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.
    And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
    Now therefore let Pharaoh look o
    9 min
  • Matthew 27
    When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
    And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
    Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
    Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.
    And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
    And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.
    And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.
    Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.
    Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;
    And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me.
    And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.
    And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
    Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?
    And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.
    Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.
    And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.
    Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?
    For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.
    When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.
    But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
    The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.
    Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.
    And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.
    When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.
    Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.
    Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.
    Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.
    And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.
    And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
    And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.
    And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.
    And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.
    And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,
    They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.
    And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon m
    8 min
  • Psalms 45
    My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
    Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
    Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.
    And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.
    Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.
    Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
    Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
    All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.
    Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
    Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father's house;
    So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.
    And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.
    The king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold.
    She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.
    With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the king's palace.
    Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.
    I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever.
    3 min
  • Psalms 44
    We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.
    How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.
    For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
    Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.
    Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.
    For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.
    But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.
    In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.
    But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies.
    Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.
    Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen.
    Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price.
    Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.
    Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.
    My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,
    For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.
    All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.
    Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;
    Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.
    If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;
    Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
    Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.
    Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever.
    Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?
    For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.
    Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies' sake.
    4 min
  • Matthew 26
    And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples,
    Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.
    Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,
    And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.
    But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.
    Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
    There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
    But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
    For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.
    When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
    For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.
    For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.
    Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.
    Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests,
    And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.
    And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.
    Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?
    And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples.
    And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover.
    Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve.
    And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.
    And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?
    And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.
    The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.
    Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.
    And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
    And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;
    For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
    But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.
    And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
    Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.
    But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.
    Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.
    Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
    Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.
    Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.
    And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
    Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: ta
    13 min
  • Genesis 39,40
    And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.
    And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
    And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
    And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.
    And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.
    And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured.
    And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.
    But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;
    There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
    And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.
    And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.
    And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.
    And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth,
    That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice:
    And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out.
    And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.
    And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:
    And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out.
    And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled.
    And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.
    But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
    And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.
    The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it to prosper.
    And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.
    And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
    And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
    And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.
    And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.
    And Josep
    9 min
  • Matthew 25
    Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
    And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
    They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
    But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
    While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
    And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
    Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
    And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
    But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
    And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
    Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
    But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
    Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
    For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.
    And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.
    Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.
    And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.
    But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.
    After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.
    And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.
    His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
    He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.
    His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
    Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
    And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
    His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
    Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.
    Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.
    For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
    And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
    When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
    And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
    And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
    Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
    For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
    Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visi
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  • Genesis 38
    And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.
    And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her.
    And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.
    And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.
    And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.
    And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.
    And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.
    And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.
    And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother.
    And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also.
    Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house.
    And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah's wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
    And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.
    And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.
    When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face.
    And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee; (for he knew not that she was his daughter in law.) And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?
    And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it?
    And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.
    And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
    And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman's hand: but he found her not.
    Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where is the harlot, that was openly by the way side? And they said, There was no harlot in this place.
    And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, that there was no harlot in this place.
    And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.
    And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.
    When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.
    And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.
    And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.
    And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.
    And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon
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  • Psalms 41,42,43
    Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
    The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.
    The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.
    I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.
    Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?
    And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.
    All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.
    An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.
    Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
    But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.
    By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.
    And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.
    Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.
    As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
    My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?
    My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
    When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.
    Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.
    O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar.
    Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.
    Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the day time, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.
    I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
    As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?
    Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
    Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
    For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
    O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.
    Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.
    Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
    5 min
  • Genesis 37
    And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.
    These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.
    Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.
    And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
    And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
    And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
    For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.
    And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.
    And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
    And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?
    And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
    And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
    And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.
    And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
    And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
    And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
    And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
    And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
    And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
    Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
    And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.
    And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
    And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him;
    And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
    And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
    And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
    Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.
    Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
    And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit
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