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  • Through My Bible Yr 01 – September 26
    Through My Bible Yr 01 – September 261 Kings 3 – 4
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    Through My Bible – September 26

    1 Kings 3 – 4 (EHV)

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    The Beginning of Solomon’s Reign

    1 Kings 3

    1 Solomon had made a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt. He married Pharaoh’s daughter and brought her into the City of David until he had finished building his own house, the Lord’s house, and the wall around Jerusalem.

    2 The people were still offering sacrifices at the high places [1] because a house for the Name of the Lord had not yet been built in those days. 3 Solomon loved the Lord, so he followed the instructions of his father David, though he was still offering sacrifices and burning incense at the high places.

    Solomon Asks for Wisdom

    4 So the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, because it was the most important high place. Solomon offered one thousand whole burnt offerings on that altar. 5 The Lord appeared to Solomon in Gibeon in a dream at night.

    God said, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.”

    6 Solomon said, “You have shown great mercy and faithfulness [2] to your servant, my father David, just as he walked before you in truth, righteousness, and uprightness of heart toward you. You have shown this great mercy and faithfulness to him and have given him a son who is seated on his throne to this very day. 7 O Lord my God, now you have made your servant king in the place of my father David, but I am a little child. I do not know how to go out or come in. 8 And I, your servant, am among your people whom you have chosen, a great people, who cannot be counted or numbered because they are so many. 9 Now give to your servant a perceptive heart to judge your people, to distinguish between good and evil, for who is able to judge this great people of yours?”

    10 In the eyes of the Lord, Solomon’s request was good. 11 So God said to him, “Because you have asked for this, and you have not asked for a long life, nor have you asked for riches, nor have you asked for the lives of your enemies, but you have asked for discernment to reach just verdicts, 12 therefore I will act according to your words. Yes, I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you before you, nor will anyone like you rise up after you. 13 In addition, I will give you what you have not asked for: such riches and honor that there will not be anyone like you among the other kings throughout all your days. 14 If you walk in my ways by keeping my statutes and commands just as your father David did, then I will give you a long life.”

    15 Then Solomon woke up and realized it was a dream. So Solomon went to Jerusalem and stood before the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord. [3] He offered whole burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, and he made a feast for all his officials.

    Solomon Demonstrates God’s Wisdom

    16 Later, two prostitutes came and stood before the king.

    17 One woman said, “Hear me, my lord! This woman and I live in the same house. While she was living in the house, I gave birth. 18 Three days after I gave birth, this woman also gave birth. We were together. There was no one else in the house with us. Only the two of us were there. 19 One night this woman’s son died because she lay on top of him. 20 Then she got up in the middle of the night and took my son from beside me while I, your servant, was sleeping. She laid him next to her, and her dead son she laid next to me. 21 When I got up in the morning to nurse my son, there he was—dead! But when I examined him closely in the morning, I saw it was not my son, to whom I had given birth!”

    22 But the other woman said, “No! The living child is really my son, and your son is the dead one!”

    But the first one kept saying, “No! Your son is really the dead one, and my son is the living one!” They kept arguing like this before the king.

    23 The king said, “This woman says, ‘My son is the living one, and your son is the dead one.’ But this other woman says, ‘No, your son is really the dead one, and my son is the living one.’” 24 So the king said, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought a sword to the king.

    25 Then the king said, “Cut the living child in two, and give half to this woman and half to that woman.”

    26 But the woman to whom the living child belonged spoke up, because her feelings for her son were very strong. She said, “Listen to me, my lord. Give her the living child. Please don’t kill him.”

    But the other woman said, “He will be neither mine nor yours. Cut him in two!”

    27 The king answered, “Give the living child to the first woman, and do not kill him. She is his mother.”

    28 All Israel heard about the judgment which the king had rendered. They were filled with awe [4] in his presence, because they saw that God’s wisdom was in him to administer justice.

    King Solomon’s Administration

    1 Kings 4

    1 So King Solomon ruled over all Israel. 2 These were his officials:

    Azariah son [5] of Zadok was the priest.

    3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were the secretaries.
    Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the record keeper. [6]
    4 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the army.
    Zadok and Abiathar were priests.
    5 Azariah son of Nathan was supervisor over the governors.
    Zabud son of Nathan, a priest, was the king’s personal advisor. [7]
    6 Ahishar was the palace administrator,
    and Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of forced labor.

    7 Solomon had twelve governors, who were over all Israel. They supplied provisions for the king and for his palace. Each of them was assigned one month of the year during which he was responsible for supplying provisions. 8 These were their names:

    Ben Hur [8] in the hill country of Ephraim,

    9 Ben Deker in Makaz and in Sha’albim, Beth Shemesh, and
    Elon Beth Hanan,
    10 Ben Hesed in Arubboth (Sokoh and all the land of Hepher were his),
    11 Ben Abinadad in all the heights of Dor [9] (Taphath daughter of
    Solomon was his wife),
    12 Ba’ana son of Ahilud in Ta’anach and Megiddo, and in all Beth
    Shan, which is beside Zarethan, below Jezre’el, from Beth Shan to
    Abel Meholah, up to the other side of Jokmeam,
    13 Ben Geber in Ramoth Gilead (the villages of Jair son of Manasseh
    in Gilead belonged to him, and the region of Argob in Bashan
    belonged to him, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars),
    14 Ahinadab son of Iddo in Mahanaim,
    15 Ahima’az in Naphtali (he was married to Solomon’s
    daughter Basemath),
    16 Ba’ana son of Hushai in Asher and in Be’aloth,
    17 Jehoshaphat son of Paruah in Issachar,
    18 Shimei son of Ela in Benjamin,
    19 Geber son of Uri in the land of Gilead (this included the land of both
    Sihon king of the Amorites and Og king of Bashan, but there was
    only one governor for that land).

    The Glory of Solomon’s Rule

    20 Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand by the sea. They were eating, drinking, and rejoicing. 21 Solomon was ruling all the kingdoms from the River [10] to the land of the Philistines, up to the border of Egypt. They sent tribute and workers to Solomon all the days of his life. [11] 22 Solomon’s provisions for one day were one hundred eighty bushels [12] of fine flour and three hundred sixty bushels [13] of plain flour, 23 ten stall-fed cattle, twenty pasture-fed cattle, and one hundred sheep, not to mention deer, gazelle, roebucks, and fattened poultry.

    24 Since Solomon was ruling over everything west of the River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, over all the kingdoms west of the River, he had peace on all sides. 25 Judah and Israel lived in safety, with every man sitting under his own vine and fig tree, from Dan to Beersheba, throughout Solomon’s days. 26 Solomon had four thousand [14] teams [15] of horses for his chariots and twelve thousand charioteers.

    27 His governors supplied provisions for King Solomon and for all those who gathered at King Solomon’s table. Each governor was responsible for one month, so the court lacked nothing. 28 They brought the barley and straw for the horses and steeds [16] to the location assigned to each one of them.

    29 God gave Solomon wisdom and very great understanding and breadth of knowledge [17] like the sand on the seashore. 30 Solomon’s wisdom was greater than all the wisdom of the men of the East and greater than all the wisdom of Egypt. 31 He was wiser than any man, wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, wiser than Heman, Kalkol, or Darda, the sons of Mahol. His name was known in all the surrounding nations. 32 He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered one thousand and five. 33 He spoke about trees, from the cedars of Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of the wall. He also spoke about animals, birds, reptiles and other crawling things, and fish. 34 From all the peoples and from all the kings of the earth who heard about Solomon’s wisdom, people came to listen to his wisdom.

    Footnotes
    1. 1 Kings 3:2 A high place is a shrine smaller than a temple. High places were often open-air shrines, located near the city gate or on a nearby hill.
    2. 1 Kings 3:6 The Hebrew word chesed has connotations of both mercy and faithfulness, so the translation here includes both concepts. Chesed (mercy) is used in the Old Testament in much the same way that charis (grace) is used in the New Testament, as the most common word for God’s saving love.
    3. 1 Kings 3:15 Variant Lord
    4. 1 Kings 3:28 Or were amazed
    5. 1 Kings 4:2 Or grandson. See 1 Chronicles 6:8-9.
    6. 1 Kings 4:3 The record keeper served as a spokesman and chief of protocol. Like the secretary, he was a cabinet-level official.
    7. 1 Kings 4:5 Literally the friend of the king
    8. 1 Kings 4:8 Names beginning with ben (son of) are usually not personal names, but patronymics (family names like the English Johnson). The presence of so many names beginning with ben in this list is unusual and has led some commentators to conclude that some personal names are missing.
    9. 1 Kings 4:11 Or Naphoth Dor
    10. 1 Kings 4:21 That is, the Euphrates
    11. 1 Kings 4:21 The chapter division is different in the Hebrew text. English 4:21-34 equals Hebrew 5:1-14. English 5:1-18 equals Hebrew 5:15-32.
    12. 1 Kings 4:22 Literally thirty cors. The sizes of the cor and other ancient measures of volume are uncertain. Thirty cors may be about five tons.
    13. 1 Kings 4:22 Literally sixty cors
    14. 1 Kings 4:26 Four thousand is the reading of some manuscripts of the Greek Old Testament and the parallel passage in 2 Chronicles 9:25. The Hebrew text reads forty thousand. Four thousand chariots correlates well with twelve thousand charioteers, at three riders per chariot.
    15. 1 Kings 4:26 Or stalls
    16. 1 Kings 4:28 The text has the common word for horses followed by a second name for another type of horse. The precise meaning of the second term is uncertain.
    17. 1 Kings 4:29 Literally breadth of heart



    18. The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved.



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    19. Through My Bible Yr 01 – September 25
      Through My Bible Yr 01 – September 251 Kings 2
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      1 Kings 2 (EHV)

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      David’s Charge to Solomon

      1 The day of David’s death was approaching, so he gave the following commands to his son Solomon:

      2 I am about to go the way of all the earth. Now, be strong and act like a man! 3 Fulfill your duties to the Lord your God. Walk in his ways. Keep his statutes, his commands, his ordinances, and his decrees as they are written in the Law of Moses, so that you may have success in everything you do and everywhere you turn, 4 in order that the Lord may keep this word that he spoke to me: “If your sons are careful to walk before me faithfully with their whole heart and soul, then you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.”

      5 Furthermore, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to two commanders of the army of Israel, to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. He killed them, spilling blood in peacetime as if it were happening in war. He spattered that blood on the belt around his waist and on the sandals on his feet, as if it were war. 6 Deal with him according to your wisdom, but do not let his gray hair go down to the grave in peace.

      7 Keep faith with [1] the sons of Barzillai from Gilead, and let them eat at your table, because they did the same for me when I fled from your brother Absalom.

      8 Watch out for Shimei son of Gera from Bahurim of the tribe of Benjamin, since he is still with you. He cursed me bitterly on the day I went to Mahanaim. But when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the Lord, “I will not kill you with the sword.” 9 But now, do not leave him unpunished, for you are a wise man. You will know what you should do to him. Bring his gray hair down to the grave in blood.

      David’s Death

      10 David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. 11 David was king over Israel for forty years. He was king in Hebron for seven years, and he was king in Jerusalem for thirty-three years.

      Adonijah Schemes Against Solomon

      12 Solomon was seated on the throne of his father David, and his kingship was firmly established.

      13 Adonijah son of Haggith came to Solomon’s mother Bathsheba. She said to him, “Do you come in peace?”

      “Yes, in peace,” he answered. 14 Then he said, “May I have a word with you?”

      She said, “Yes. Speak up.”

      15 He said, “You know that the kingship was mine, and all Israel looked for me to be king. But things changed, and the kingship went to my brother instead, because the Lord gave it to him. 16 But now, I am asking you for one request. Do not turn me away.”

      She said, “Tell me what it is.”

      17 He said, “Ask King Solomon (for he will not turn you down) to give me Abishag from Shunem as my wife.”

      18 Bathsheba said, “Very well, I will speak to the king for you.”

      19 So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him on behalf of Adonijah. The king met her and bowed down to her. Then he sat on his throne and also set up a throne for the king’s mother, and she sat at his right hand.

      20 She said, “I am asking you for one small request. Do not turn me down.”

      The king answered her, “Ask, mother, for I will not turn you down.”

      21 She said, “Please give Abishag from Shunem to your brother Adonijah as his wife.”

      22 King Solomon answered his mother, “Why do you ask for Abishag from Shunem to be given to Adonijah? You might as well ask for the kingship for him. After all, he is my brother, my older brother! Yes, request it for him and for Abiathar the priest and for Joab son of Zeruiah!”

      23 Then King Solomon swore by the Lord, “May God punish me severely and double it, [2] if Adonijah does not pay with his life for this request that he has made! 24 Now, as surely as the Lord lives, who has appointed me and seated me on the throne of my father David and has established my house just as he said he would, Adonijah will die today!” 25 Then King Solomon gave an order to Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he struck down Adonijah and killed him.

      Solomon Makes His Kingship Secure

      26 To Abiathar the priest the king said, “Go to your estate in Anathoth because you deserve to die. But I will not kill you today because you carried the Ark of the Lord God before my father David and because you shared in all my father’s sufferings.” 27 So Solomon drove Abiathar out from serving as priest for the Lord to fulfill the word of the Lord which had been spoken against the house of Eli in Shiloh.

      28 When the news reached Joab, he fled to the Tent of the Lord and held on to the horns of the altar, for he had supported Adonijah, although he had not supported Absalom. 29 When King Solomon was told that Joab had fled to the Tent of the Lord and that he was there by the side of the altar, Solomon sent word to ⎣Joab, saying, “What happened to you that caused you to flee to the altar?” Joab said, “Because I was afraid of you, I fled to the Lord.” So Solomon sent word to⎦ Benaiah son of Jehoiada, “Go! Strike him down!” [3]

      30 Benaiah went to the Tent of the Lord and called to Joab, “The king says, ‘Come out!’”

      Joab answered, “No. I will die here.”

      So Benaiah reported back to the king, “This is what Joab said, and this is how I responded.”

      31 The king said to him, “Do just as he said. Strike him dead and bury him. Remove from me and from my father’s house the blood that Joab shed without cause. 32 The Lord has brought the blood he shed back on his own head, because he struck down two men who were more righteous and better than he was. He killed them with the sword, but my father David did not know about it. The blood of Abner son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah, 33 has come back on Joab’s head and on the heads of his descendants forever. But for David and his descendants and his house and his throne, there will be peace forever from the Lord.”

      34 So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up and struck him down and killed him. He buried him at his house in the wilderness. 35 Then the king put Benaiah son of Jehoiada in Joab’s place over the army. He placed Zadok the priest into Abiathar’s position.

      36 The king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem and live there. Do not go out of the city—ever! 37 On the day you go out and cross the Kidron Valley, you can be sure that you will die. Your blood will be on your own head.”

      38 Shimei said to the king, “Your decision is good. Your servant will do just as my lord the king has said.” So Shimei lived in Jerusalem for some time. 39 At the end of three years, two of Shimei’s slaves fled to Achish son of Ma’akah, the king of Gath. Shimei was told, “Listen! Your slaves are in Gath.”

      40 So Shimei saddled his donkey and went to Achish of Gath to look for his slaves. Then he brought them back from Gath.

      41 Solomon was told that Shimei had left Jerusalem and had gone to Gath and returned. 42 The king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Did I not swear to you by the Lord and warn you that you could be sure that on the day you dared to go out of Jerusalem you would die? And didn’t you answer me, ‘Your decision is good. I have heard what you said’? 43 Why then did you not keep your oath to the Lord and obey the command I gave you?” 44 The king also said to Shimei, “In your heart you know all the evil that you did to my father David. Now the Lord has brought your evil back on your own head. 45 Now may King Solomon be blessed, and may David’s throne be firmly established before the Lord forever.”

      46 Then the king gave a command to Benaiah son of Jehoiada. He went out and struck down Shimei and killed him. In this way the kingship was firmly established in the hands of Solomon.

      Footnotes
      1. 1 Kings 2:7 Literally do mercy or faithfulness with. The Hebrew expression denotes a covenant relationship.
      2. 1 Kings 2:23 Literally may God do all this to me and even more
      3. 1 Kings 2:29 In this verse, the words in half-brackets are not present in the Hebrew text but do appear in the Greek text. These words lie between two occurrences of the words Solomon sent word to, so the Hebrew copyist’s eye may have skipped from the first occurrence of these words to the second.



      4. The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved.



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      5. Through My Bible Yr 01 – September 24
        Through My Bible Yr 01 – September 241 Kings 1
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        1 Kings 1 (EHV)

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        Adonijah’s Conspiracy

        1 When King David was old and advanced in years, his servants covered him with blankets, but he could not get warm. 2 So they said to him, “Let your servants search for a young woman, a virgin, for my lord the king. She will attend to the king and be his nurse. She will lie close to him and keep my lord the king warm.”

        3 So they searched the whole territory of Israel for a beautiful young woman. They found Abishag from Shunem and brought her to the king. 4 The young woman was very beautiful, and she served as the king’s nurse, but the king was not intimate with her.

        5 Adonijah son of Haggith [1] was pushing himself forward, saying, “I will become king.” He obtained a chariot and charioteers and fifty men to run ahead of him. 6 His father had never rebuked him by saying, “Why are you acting like this?”

        Adonijah also was very handsome and had been born next in line after Absalom. 7 Joab son of Zeruiah and Abiathar the priest conspired with Adonijah and gave him their support. 8 But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, along with Shimei, Rei, and David’s elite warriors, did not join with Adonijah.

        9 Adonijah sacrificed sheep, cattle, and specially fattened calves at the Stone of Zoheleth, which was near En Rogel Spring. He invited all of his brothers, the king’s sons, and all of the king’s officials from Judah. 10 But he did not invite the prophet Nathan, Benaiah, the elite warriors, or his brother Solomon.

        Nathan and Bathsheba Support Solomon

        11 Nathan said to Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother, “Haven’t you heard that Adonijah son of Haggith has become king, and our lord David does not know about it? 12 Now let me give you some advice on how to save your life and the life of your son Solomon: 13 Go to King David and say to him, ‘My lord the king, didn’t you swear to me your servant and promise me, “Your son Solomon will be king after me, and he will sit on my throne”? Then why has Adonijah become king?’ 14 Then, while you are still there speaking with the king, I will come in after you and confirm your words.”

        15 So Bathsheba went to the king in his chamber. The king was very old, and Abishag from Shunem was taking care of him. 16 Bathsheba knelt and bowed down before the king. The king said, “Why have you come?”

        17 She said, “My lord, you swore to your servant by the Lord your God and promised, ‘Your son Solomon will be king after me, and he will sit on my throne.’ 18 But now, look, Adonijah has become king, and you, my lord the king, did not know about it. 19 He has sacrificed cattle, specially fattened calves, and sheep in abundance. He has invited all the king’s sons, as well as Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander of the army. But he has not invited your servant Solomon. 20 Now, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are upon you, waiting for you to tell them who will sit on my lord the king’s throne after him. 21 If you do not, when my lord the king rests with [2] his fathers, then I and my son Solomon will be treated like traitors.”

        22 Just then, while she was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet came in. 23 The king was told, “The prophet Nathan is here.” Nathan went in and bowed down to the ground before the king.

        24 Nathan said, “Did you, my lord the king, say, ‘Adonijah will be king after me, and he will sit on my throne’? 25 Today he has gone out and sacrificed a great many cattle, specially fattened calves, and sheep. He has invited all the king’s sons, the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest. They are even eating and drinking with him and saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’ 26 But he has not invited me your servant, Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, or your servant Solomon. 27 Has this command about who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him really come from my lord the king, even though you have not made this known to your servants?”

        28 Then King David responded, “Call Bathsheba for me.” She came in and stood before the king. 29 The king swore, “As surely as the Lord lives, who has redeemed my life from every tight spot, 30 just as I swore to you by the Lord, the God of Israel, that Solomon your son will be king after me and he will sit on my throne in my place, I will indeed make it happen this very day.”

        31 Bathsheba knelt down on the ground and bowed before the king and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”

        David Makes Solomon King

        32 King David said, “Call in Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” So they came in before the king.

        33 The king said to them, “Take your lord’s servants with you. Have my son Solomon ride on my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon Spring. 34 There Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet are to anoint him as king over Israel. Then you are to blow the ram’s horn and say, ‘Long live King Solomon!’ 35 Then you are to follow him, as he goes in and sits on my throne, and he will be king in my place. I decree that he will be leader over Israel and Judah.”

        36 Then Benaiah son of Jehoiada responded to the king, “Amen! May the Lord, the God of my lord the king, confirm this! 37 Just as the Lord was with my lord the king, so may he also be with Solomon. May he make his throne greater than the throne of my lord King David!”

        38 So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites, and the Pelethites went out. They had Solomon ride on the mule that belonged to King David and brought him down to Gihon Spring. 39 Then Zadok the priest took the horn of olive oil from the Tent and anointed Solomon. After that they blew the ram’s horn, and all the people said, “Long live King Solomon!”

        40 All the people followed Solomon. The people were playing flutes and rejoicing so greatly that the ground shook from the sound. 41 When Adonijah and all his guests heard it, they stopped eating. Joab heard the sound of the ram’s horn and asked, “Why is the noise from the city so loud?”

        42 Just then, while he was still speaking, Jonathan, son of Abiathar the priest, came in. Adonijah said, “Come in, for you are a worthy man, and you must be bringing good news.”

        43 Jonathan responded to Adonijah:

        Not at all! Our lord King David has made Solomon king! 44 The king sent Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites, and the Pelethites with Solomon, and they placed him on the king’s mule. 45 Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anointed him as king at Gihon, and they went up from there rejoicing. The city is in an uproar. That is the noise you have been hearing. 46 Also, Solomon has taken his seat on the throne of the kingdom. 47 The king’s servants have come to bless our lord King David, saying, “May your God treat the name of Solomon even more favorably than your name, and may his throne be greater than your throne.”

        The king bowed in worship on his bed, 48 and the king spoke the following words: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who today has provided someone to sit upon my throne and has permitted my eyes to see it.”

        49 Then all of Adonijah’s guests quickly got up, and each one went his own way.

        50 Adonijah was afraid of Solomon, so he went and held on to the horns of the altar. [3] 51 Solomon was told, “Adonijah is so afraid of King Solomon that he has grabbed the horns of the altar, and he is saying, ‘Let King Solomon swear to me this day that he will not kill his servant with the sword.’”

        52 Solomon said, “If he is a worthy man, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, but if he is caught planning evil, he will die.” 53 Then King Solomon had Adonijah brought down from the altar. He came in and bowed down to King Solomon, and Solomon told him, “Go to your house.”

        Footnotes
        1. 1 Kings 1:5 Haggith was one of David’s wives.
        2. 1 Kings 1:21 As a euphemism for death, this term has traditionally been translated sleep with, but it is translated rest with to avoid misunderstanding due to the English connotation of sleep with.
        3. 1 Kings 1:50 A custom for seeking protection for one’s life, possibly based on Exodus 21:12-14



        4. The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved.



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        5. Through My Bible Yr 01 – September 23
          Through My Bible Yr 01 – September 23Psalm 72
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          Psalm 72 (EHV)

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          Psalm 72
          The Rule of the Righteous King
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          By Solomon.

          The King’s Justice

          1 God, give your authority to judge to the King.

          Give your righteousness to the Son of the King.
          2 He will judge your people with righteousness.
          He will judge your afflicted ones with justice.
          3 The mountains will deliver peace to the people.
          The hills will produce righteousness.
          4 He will obtain justice for the afflicted among the people.
          He will save the children of the poor,
          but he will crush the oppressor.

          The King’s Eternal Reign

          5 They will fear you [1] as long as the sun remains,

          and as long as the moon endures, through all generations.
          6 He will come down like rain on a mown field,
          like showers, like a downpour on the earth.
          7 In his days the righteous will flourish,
          and peace will be plentiful till the moon is no more.

          The King’s Universal Reign

          8 He will rule [2] from sea to sea

          and from the River [3] to the ends of the earth.
          9 Those who dwell in the desert will bow before him,
          and his enemies will lick the dust.
          10 The kings of Tarshish and of the sea coasts will bring tribute.
          The kings of Sheba and Seba will offer him gifts.
          11 All kings will bow down to him.
          All nations will serve him.

          The Blessings of His Rule

          12 He will certainly deliver the poor person who cries out,

          as well as the afflicted, and the one who has no helper.
          13 He will take pity on the weak and the poor.
          He will save the lives of the poor.
          14 From oppression and violence he will redeem their lives,
          because their blood is precious in his sight.

          A Prayer for His Blessings

          15 May the King live! [4]

          May gold from Sheba be offered to him.
          May people always pray for him.
          May they bless him all day long.
          16 Let there be an abundance of grain in the land.
          Let it wave on the top of the mountains.
          Let its fruit trees be like the cedars of Lebanon. [5]
          Let people from the city flourish like the grass of the land.
          17 May his name endure forever.
          May his name flourish as long as the sun.
          They will be blessed through him.
          All nations will call him blessed.

          Closing Doxology

          18 Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel,

              who alone does marvelous deeds.
          19 Blessed be his glorious name forever.
          May the whole earth be filled with his glory.

          Amen and Amen.

          20 This ends the prayers of David son of Jesse.

          Footnotes
          1. Psalm 72:5 The translation follows the Hebrew. The Greek Old Testament reads he will endure.
          2. Psalm 72:8 Or may he rule. Hebrew verb forms in this section that are translated as prophecy could also be translated as prayer, for example, may he rule.
          3. Psalm 72:8 That is, the Euphrates River
          4. Psalm 72:15 The Hebrew has singular pronouns throughout. For clarity the implied nouns have been supplied in the translation.
          5. Psalm 72:16 Hebrew let its fruit be like Lebanon



          6. The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved.



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          7. Through My Bible Yr 01 – September 22
            Through My Bible Yr 01 – September 22Psalm 70 – 71
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            Psalm 70
            Hurry to Save Me
            (Psalm 40:13-17)
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            For the choir director. By David. To bring to remembrance.
            Hurry to Help Me

            1 Hurry, God! Rescue me!

            Lord, hurry to help me!
            2 May those who seek my life be put to shame and disgrace.
            May all who desire to harm me be turned back and disgraced.
            3 May those who say, “Aha! We got you!” be dismayed,
            because they have been put to shame.
            4 But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you.
            May those who love your salvation always say, “Let God be exalted!”
            5 Yet I am oppressed and poor.
            God, hurry to me. You are my help and my deliverer.
            O Lord, do not delay.

            Psalm 71
            Do Not Throw Me Away When I Am Old
            Opening Prayer

            1 In you, Lord, I have taken refuge.

            May I not be put to shame forever.
            2 In your righteousness rescue me and deliver me.
            Turn your ear to me and save me.
            3 Be my rock and my refuge to which I can always go.
            You give the command to save me,
            because you are my high ridge and my stronghold.
            4 My God, deliver me from the hand of the wicked,
            from the grasp of the unjust and the ruthless.

            Remembrance of Past Help

            5 For you have been my hope, Lord God,

            my confidence since my youth.
            6 I have depended on [1] you since I was in the womb.
            You separated me from my mother’s body.
            My praise to you is continuous.

            Statement of Present Need

            7 I am like an evil omen to many,

            but you are my strong refuge.
            8 My mouth is filled with praise for you
            and with your splendor all day long.

            Plea for Help in Present Trouble

            9 Do not throw me away in old age.

            As my strength fails, do not forsake me.
            10 For my enemies speak against me,
            and those who seek my life conspire together.
            11 They say, “God has forsaken him.
            Pursue him and seize him,
            because there is no one to rescue him.”
            12 God, do not be far from me.
            My God, hurry to help me.
            13 Let them be ashamed.
            Let my murderous accusers be consumed.
            Let those who seek to harm me be covered
                with shame and disgrace.

            Present and Future Praise

            14 But as for me, I will always keep hoping.

            I will keep adding to my praise for you.
            15 My mouth will tell about your righteousness,
            about your salvation all day long,
            although I do not know how to tell all about it.
            16 I will come and tell about your mighty deeds, Lord God.
            I will commemorate [2] your righteousness, yours alone.
            17 God, you have taught me since my youth,
            and even now I still declare your marvelous deeds.
            18 Even when I am old and gray, O God, do not forsake me,
            till I declare the strength of your arm to the next generation,
            your power to all who are to come.

            Closing Confidence

            19 Your righteousness, God, reaches to the heights.

            You have done great things.
            God, who is like you,
            20 you who have made us see many troubles and disasters?
            You will give us life again.
            From the depths of the earth you will bring me up again.
            21 You will increase my greatness and comfort me once again.

            Closing Praise

            22 Yes, I will praise you, my God, for your faithfulness.

            I will praise you with an instrument, with the harp.
            I will make music to you with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.
            23 My lips will shout with joy when I make music to you.
            Even my soul, which you have redeemed, will shout.
            24 Indeed, my tongue will tell of your righteousness all day long.
            How ashamed, how disgraced they are—
                those who are trying to harm me.

            Footnotes
            1. Psalm 71:6 Or been dependent on
            2. Psalm 71:16 The Hebrew term often refers to an act of public proclamation, which causes others to remember God’s goodness.



            3. The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved.



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            4. Through My Bible Yr 01 – September 21
              Through My Bible Yr 01 – September 21Psalm 69
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              Psalm 69
              Prayer of an Innocent Sufferer: Save Me, O God
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              For the choir director. According to “Lilies.” [1] By David.

              Prayer of an Innocent Sufferer

              1 Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck.

              2 I sink into the deep mud, where there is no place to stand.
              I have entered deep waters, and the rapids rush over me.
              3 I am worn out from my crying. My throat is sore.
              My eyes are blurry, as I wait for my God.

              The Unfairness of His Enemies

              4 Those who hate me without reason outnumber the hairs on my head.

              Those who want to destroy me, my lying enemies, are strong.
              I must repay things I did not steal.

              His Guilt and Shame

              5 God, you know my folly,

              and my guilt is not hidden from you.
              6 May those who place their confidence in you [2]
                  not be put to shame because of me,
                  O Lord, the Lord of Armies.
              May those who seek you not be disgraced because of me,
                  O God of Israel.
              7 It is for your sake that I bear scorn.
              Shame covers my face.
              8 I have become a stranger to my brothers,
              a foreigner to my mother’s sons.
              9 Yes, zeal for your house consumes me.
              The scorn of those who scorn you falls on me.
              10 I wept as I fasted,
              but this only brought insults to me.
              11 When I wore sackcloth as my clothing,
              I was a joke to them.
              12 Those who sit in the gatehouse gossip about me,
              and the songs of the drunks are about me.

              An Interlude of Prayer

              13 But I direct my prayer to you, O Lord, for a time of favor.

              God, in the greatness of your mercy,
                  answer me with the certainty of salvation from you.
              14 Rescue me from the mud, so I do not sink.
              Let me escape from those who hate me and from the deep waters.
              15 Do not let the rapids rush over me.
              Do not let the deep swallow me up.
              Do not let the pit close its mouth over me.
              16 Answer me, Lord, for your mercy is good.
              According to your great compassion, turn to me.
              17 Do not hide your face from your servant.
              Because I am in distress, hurry, answer me.
              18 Come near. Redeem my soul.
              Ransom me because of my enemies.

              His Shame

              19 You know my disgrace, my shame, and my confusion.

              All my foes are in front of you.
              20 Disgrace has broken my heart, and I am helpless.
              I waited for sympathy, but there was none.
              I waited for comforters, but I did not find any.
              21 Instead they put bitter poison in my food.
              For my thirst they gave me sour wine to drink.

              His Curse

              22 May the table set before them become a snare.

              May it be a trap to them and their allies. [3]
              23 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see.
              Make their legs always tremble.
              24 Pour out your wrath on them.
              Let the heat of your anger catch up with them.
              25 May their camp be desolate.
              May there be no one dwelling in their tents.
              26 For they pursue those you have disciplined, O God,
              and they talk about the pain of those you wound.
              27 Add guilt to their guilt.
              Do not let them enter into your righteousness.
              28 May they be erased from the book of life.
              May they not be listed among the righteous.

              His Closing Prayer

              29 But I am afflicted and in pain.

              O God, may salvation from you set me on high.
              30 I will praise God’s name in song.
              I will proclaim his greatness with thanksgiving.
              31 For the Lord this is better than an ox,
              than a bull that has horns and hoofs.
              32 The poor will see and be glad.
              You who seek God, may your hearts live!
              33 For the Lord listens to the needy,
              and he does not despise the captives who belong to him.
              34 Let heaven and earth praise him,
              the seas and all that move in them,
              35 for God will save Zion,
              and he will build the cities of Judah.
              Then people will settle there and possess it.
              36 Then the descendants of his servants will inherit it,
              and those who love his name will dwell in it.

              Footnotes
              1. Psalm 69:1 This may be the name of the tune.
              2. Psalm 69:6 Or wait for you to help
              3. Psalm 69:22 The translation is based on the Hebrew. The Greek reads may it be a retribution and a trap to them. The Targum reads may their fellowship offerings be a trap to them.



              4. The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved.



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              5. Through My Bible Yr 01 – September 20
                Through My Bible Yr 01 – September 20Psalm 68:19-35
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                Psalm 68
                God’s Daily Care

                19 Blessed be the Lord.

                Day by day he bears our burdens.
                He is the God who saves us. Interlude

                God’s Future Victories

                20 Our God is a God who saves.

                From God the Lord comes escape from death.
                21 Surely God will crush the heads of his enemies,
                the scalps of those who walk around in their guilt.
                22 The Lord says, “I will bring them from Bashan.
                I will bring them from the depths of the sea,
                23 so that you may stomp your foot in blood.
                The tongues of your dogs get their share of the enemies’ blood.”

                God’s Procession Into the Temple

                24 They see your processions, O God,

                the processions of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.
                25 The singers lead the way.
                After them come the musicians.
                In the middle are virgins playing hand drums.
                26 In the assemblies bless God, the Lord,
                    who is the Fountain of Israel. [1]
                27 There is little Benjamin, leading them.
                The officers of Judah are their noisy crowd.
                There are the officers of Zebulun and the officers of Naphtali.

                Prayer for Future Victory

                28 Your God commands your strength.

                Show strength, O God, as you have done for us before.

                God Rules the Nations

                29 Because of your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring tribute to you.

                30 Threaten the beast among the reeds,
                the herd of strong bulls among the calves (that is, the peoples),
                    until they submit with bars of silver. [2]
                He scatters the peoples who delight in battles.
                31 Envoys [3] will come from Egypt.
                Cush [4] will run to stretch out its hands to God.
                32 Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth. Interlude
                Make music to the Lord,
                33 to him who rides in the highest heavens,
                    in the ancient heavens.
                Yes, he sends out his voice, his mighty voice.
                34 Proclaim God’s strength.
                His majesty is over Israel,
                and his power is in the skies.

                Closing Praise

                35 You are awesome, O God, from your sanctuary.

                The God of Israel, he is the one
                    who gives power and strength to the people.
                Blessed be God!

                Footnotes
                1. Psalm 68:26 The grammar and syntax of the sentence are difficult.
                2. Psalm 68:30 Verse 30 is cryptic. It seems to describe a threatening nation as a beast, a frequent picture in Scripture. The translation attempts to be literal.
                3. Psalm 68:31 The meaning of this word is uncertain. It may refer to colored cloth or to metal vessels.
                4. Psalm 68:31 The territory south of Egypt



                5. The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved.



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                6. Through My Bible Yr 01 – September 19
                  Through My Bible Yr 01 – September 19Psalm 68:1-18
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                  Psalm 68
                  Psalm 68
                  The Procession of God
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                  For the choir director. By David. A psalm. A song.
                  Judgment on God’s Enemies

                  1 May God arise. May his enemies scatter.

                  May those who hate him flee from his presence.
                  2 As smoke is blown away, may you blow them away.
                  As wax melts before the fire, may the wicked perish before God.

                  Blessing on God’s People

                  3 But the righteous rejoice and celebrate in the presence of God.

                  They will be happy and joyful.
                  4 Sing to God. Make music to his name.
                  Lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts. [1]
                  His name is the Lord. [2] Celebrate before him.

                  5 In his holy dwelling, God is a father for the fatherless

                  and a judge who defends widows.
                  6 God causes the lonely to dwell together as a household.
                  He leads out the prisoners with music,
                  but the rebellious dwell in a scorched land.

                  God Brings His People Into His Land

                  7 God, when you went out in front of your people,

                  when you marched through the wasteland, Interlude
                  8 the earth shook.
                  Yes, the heavens poured down rain,
                      before God, this one from Sinai,
                      before God, the God of Israel.
                  9 You dispersed plentiful showers, O God.
                  You strengthened your inheritance when it was weary. [3]
                  10 Your people settled in it.
                  In your goodness you provided for the oppressed, O God.

                  The Lord Defeats the Kings of the Land

                  11 The Lord provided the message.

                  The women who proclaimed it were a great army: [4]
                  12 “Kings with armies flee—they flee!”
                  The woman who stays home shares in the plunder.
                  13 Even while you lie among the campfires,
                  the wings of a dove are sheathed with silver,
                  and its feathers with yellow gold. [5]
                  14 When the Almighty scattered the kings there,
                  it snowed on Zalmon.

                  The Lord Makes His Dwelling in Zion

                  15 The mountain of Bashan is a mountain of God.

                  The mountain of Bashan is a mountain with many peaks. [6]
                  16 O mountains with many peaks, why do you look jealously
                      at the mountain God desires for his home?
                  Indeed, the Lord will dwell there forever.
                  17 The chariots of God are twice ten thousand,
                  thousands upon thousands.
                  Among them the Lord has come from Sinai into his sanctuary. [7]
                  18 You ascended on high. You led captivity captive.
                  You received gifts among men,
                  so that even among the rebellious the Lord [8] God might dwell.

                  Footnotes
                  1. Psalm 68:4 A variant in the Targum is rides on the clouds.
                  2. Psalm 68:4 The Hebrew uses the short form Yah rather than the full form of the divine name, Yahweh, which is translated Lord.
                  3. Psalm 68:9 Or when they were weary. The land may be described as weary because of lack of rain, or it may be the people of the land who are weary.
                  4. Psalm 68:11 This seems to refer to the custom of women singing to greet victors returning from battle, as they did at the Red Sea (Exodus 15:20) or when David returned from victory over Goliath (1 Samuel 18:6).
                  5. Psalm 68:13 The meaning is cryptic. The verses seem to refer to the division of plunder. The translation is relatively literal.
                  6. Psalm 68:15 The meaning of several words in these verses is uncertain.
                  7. Psalm 68:17 The Hebrew reads the Lord [is] among them, Sinai, in holiness. The translation follows the parallel in Deuteronomy 33:2 and the sense of the psalm.
                  8. Psalm 68:18 The Hebrew uses the short form Yah rather than Yahweh, the full form of the divine name.



                  9. The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved.



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                  10. Through My Bible Yr 01 – September 18
                    Through My Bible Yr 01 – September 18Psalm 66 – 67
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                    Psalm 66
                    How Awesome Are Your Deeds!
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                    For the choir director. A song. A psalm.
                    Introduction: The Praise of the World

                    1 Shout praise to God, all the earth!

                    2 Make music to the glory of his name!
                    Make his praise glorious!
                    3 Say to God, “How awesome [1] are your deeds!”
                    Because of your great power your enemies must cower before you.
                    4 All the earth bows down to you.
                    They make music to you.
                    They make music to your name. Interlude

                    God’s Awesome Deeds Deliver His People

                    5 Come and see the works of God.

                    How awesome his deeds for all people!
                    6 He turned the sea into dry land.
                    They crossed through the river on foot.
                    Let us rejoice in him there.
                    7 He rules by his power forever.
                    His eyes watch the nations. Interlude
                    Do not let the rebellious rise up against him.
                    8 Bless our God, you peoples.
                    Let the sound of his praise be heard.
                    9 He is the one who has preserved our lives.
                    He did not let our feet slip.
                    10 Indeed, you tested us, God.
                    You refined us as silver is refined.
                    11 You led us into a trap.
                    You laid a burden on our backs.
                    12 You let men ride over our heads.
                    We went through fire and through water,
                    but you brought us out to a well-watered place.

                    His People’s Praise

                    13 I will come to your house with whole burnt offerings.

                    I will fulfill my vows to you,
                    14     which my lips uttered,
                        which my mouth spoke during my trouble.
                    15 I will offer fat animals to you as whole burnt offerings,
                        along with the smoke from rams. Interlude
                    I will offer cattle with goats.
                    16 Come, listen, all you who fear God,
                    and let me tell what he has done to save my life.
                    17 To him I cried out with my mouth.
                    High praise was on my tongue.
                    18 If I had contemplated evil in my heart,
                    the Lord would not have listened,
                    19 but God has surely listened.
                    He has paid attention to the sound of my prayer.
                    20 Blessed be God, who has not turned aside my prayer
                    or turned aside his mercy from me!

                    Psalm 67
                    Your Kingdom Come
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                    For the choir director. With stringed instruments. A psalm. A song.
                    The Prayer

                    1 May God be gracious to us and bless us. Interlude

                    May his face shine on us—
                    2 so that your way may be known on earth,
                    your salvation among all nations.
                    3 May the peoples praise you, O God.
                    May the peoples praise you—all of them.
                    4 May the countries be glad and sing for joy,
                    because you rule the peoples with fairness, Interlude
                    and you guide the countries of the earth.
                    5 May the peoples praise you, O God.
                    May the peoples praise you—all of them.
                    6 The earth will yield its harvest.
                    God, our God, will bless us.
                    7 God will bless us,
                    and all the ends of the earth will fear him.

                    Footnotes
                    1. Psalm 66:3 Or astonishing



                    2. The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved.



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                    3. Through My Bible Yr 01 – September 17
                      Through My Bible Yr 01 – September 17Psalm 64 – 65
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                      Psalm 64
                      Hide Me From the Conspiracy
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                      For the choir director. A psalm by David.
                      Opening Plea

                      1 Hear my voice, O God, when I complain.

                      Protect my life from the terror caused by the enemy.
                      2 Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked,
                      from the noisy mob of evildoers.

                      The Enemies’ Wickedness

                      3 They sharpen their tongues like a sword.

                      They shoot poison words like arrows.
                      4 They shoot at the innocent from hiding places.
                      Suddenly they shoot at him. They have no fear.
                      5 They strengthen each other in an evil plot.
                      They discuss where to hide snares.
                      They say, “Who will see them?”
                      6 They plot evil deeds and they say,
                      “We have come up with a perfect plot!”
                      The mind and heart of man are devious!

                      God’s Judgment

                      7 But God will shoot them.

                      Suddenly they are wounded with an arrow.
                      8 Their own tongues cause their downfall. [1]
                      Everyone who sees them will shake his head.

                      The Joy of the Godly

                      9 Then all people will be afraid.

                      They will proclaim the work of God.
                      They will consider what he has done.
                      10 Let the righteous rejoice in the Lord
                      and take refuge in him.
                      Let all the upright in heart be confident!

                      Psalm 65
                      A Thanksgiving Psalm: You Crown the Year With Goodness
                      Heading
                      For the choir director. A psalm by David. A song.
                      Introduction

                      1 Praise waits for you, [2] O God, in Zion.

                      To you vows will be fulfilled.
                      2 You who hear prayer, to you all mortals [3] will come.

                      Spiritual Blessings

                      3 The record of my guilt overpowered me.

                      You atone for our rebellious acts.
                      4 How blessed is the one you choose and bring near!
                      He will dwell in your courtyards.
                      We will be satisfied by the goodness of your house,
                      by the holiness of your temple.

                      Blessings on the Nations

                      5 In righteousness you answer us with awesome deeds,

                          O God who saves us.
                      He is trusted by all the farthest ends of the earth and the sea.
                      6 He establishes the mountains by his power.
                      He has wrapped himself with strength.
                      7 He stills the roaring of the seas,
                      the roaring of their waves,
                      and the turmoil of the peoples.

                      8 Those living at the ends of the earth fear your signs.

                      From sunrise to sunset you let them shout for joy.

                      Blessings of the Harvest

                      9 You visit the earth and water it.

                      You make it very rich.
                      God’s stream is filled with water.
                      You provide grain for them, just as you planned.
                      10 You drench the land’s furrows. You flatten its plowed ground.
                      You soften it with showers. You bless its crops.
                      11 You crown the year with your goodness.
                      The tracks made by your carts overflow with riches. [4]
                      12 The pastures of the wilderness drip.
                      The hills are wrapped with joy.
                      13 The meadows are clothed with flocks.
                      The valleys are dressed with grain.
                      They shout for joy. Yes! They sing.

                      Footnotes
                      1. Psalm 64:8 Because of a mixture of singular and plural number, the translation is uncertain. Literally the Hebrew reads and they caused him/it to stumble, upon them, their tongue.
                      2. Psalm 65:1 Or praise is fitting for you or silence is before you
                      3. Psalm 65:2 Literally flesh
                      4. Psalm 65:11 Literally drip fatness



                      5. The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved.



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                      About WELS Through my Bible in Three Years

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