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1 SAMUEL 29

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The Philistines Reject David
  29:1 Now the Philistines had gathered all their forces at Aphek. And the Israelites were encamped by the spring that is in Jezreel. 2 As the lords of the Philistines were passing on by hundreds and by thousands, and David and his men were passing on in the rear with Achish, 3 the commanders of the Philistines said, “What are these Hebrews doing here?” And Achish said to the commanders of the Philistines, “Is this not David, the servant of Saul, king of Israel, who has been with me now for days and years, and since he deserted to me I have found no fault in him to this day.” 4 But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with him. And the commanders of the Philistines said to him, “Send the man back, that he may return to the place to which you have assigned him. He shall not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he become an adversary to us. For how could this fellow reconcile himself to his lord? Would it not be with the heads of the men here? 5 Is not this David, of whom they sing to one another in dances,
‘Saul has struck down his thousands,
and David his ten thousands’?”

    
6 Then Achish called David and said to him, “As the Lord lives, you have been honest, and to me it seems right that you should march out and in with me in the campaign. For I have found nothing wrong in you from the day of your coming to me to this day. Nevertheless, the lords do not approve of you. 7 So go back now; and go peaceably, that you may not displease the lords of the Philistines.” 8 And David said to Achish, “But what have I done? What have you found in your servant from the day I entered your service until now, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?” 9 And Achish answered David and said, “I know that you are as blameless in my sight as an angel of God. Nevertheless, the commanders of the Philistines have said, ‘He shall not go up with us to the battle.’ 10 Now then rise early in the morning with the servants of your lord who came with you, and start early in the morning, and depart as soon as you have light.” 11 So David set out with his men early in the morning to return to the land of the Philistines. But the Philistines went up to Jezreel.



PSALM 109

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Help Me, O Lord My God
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
109:1
Be not silent, O God of my praise!
2
For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me,
speaking against me with lying tongues.
3
They encircle me with words of hate,
and attack me without cause.
4
In return for my love they accuse me,
but I give myself to prayer.
5
So they reward me evil for good,
and hatred for my love.

6
Appoint a wicked man against him;
let an accuser stand at his right hand.
7
When he is tried, let him come forth guilty;
let his prayer be counted as sin!
8
May his days be few;
may another take his office!
9
May his children be fatherless
and his wife a widow!
10
May his children wander about and beg,
seeking food far from the ruins they inhabit!
11
May the creditor seize all that he has;
may strangers plunder the fruits of his toil!
12
Let there be none to extend kindness to him,
nor any to pity his fatherless children!
13
May his posterity be cut off;
may his name be blotted out in the second generation!
14
May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord,
and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out!
15
Let them be before the Lord continually,
that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth!

16
For he did not remember to show kindness,
but pursued the poor and needy
and the brokenhearted, to put them to death.
17
He loved to curse; let curses come upon him!
He did not delight in blessing; may it be far from him!
18
He clothed himself with cursing as his coat;
may it soak into his body like water,
like oil into his bones!
19
May it be like a garment that he wraps around him,
like a belt that he puts on every day!
20
May this be the reward of my accusers from the Lord,
of those who speak evil against my life!

21
But you, O God my Lord,
deal on my behalf for your name’s sake;
because your steadfast love is good, deliver me!
22
For I am poor and needy,
and my heart is stricken within me.
23
I am gone like a shadow at evening;
I am shaken off like a locust.
24
My knees are weak through fasting;
my body has become gaunt, with no fat.
25
I am an object of scorn to my accusers;
when they see me, they wag their heads.

26
Help me, O Lord my God!
Save me according to your steadfast love!
27
Let them know that this is your hand;
you, O Lord, have done it!
28
Let them curse, but you will bless!
They arise and are put to shame, but your servant will be glad!
29
May my accusers be clothed with dishonor;
may they be wrapped in their own shame as in a cloak!

30
With my mouth I will give great thanks to the Lord;
I will praise him in the midst of the throng.
31
For he stands at the right hand of the needy one,
to save him from those who condemn his soul to death.



PROVERBS 24

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24:1
Be not envious of evil men,
nor desire to be with them,
2
for their hearts devise violence,
and their lips talk of trouble.

3
By wisdom a house is built,
and by understanding it is established;
4
by knowledge the rooms are filled
with all precious and pleasant riches.
5
A wise man is full of strength,
and a man of knowledge enhances his might,
6
for by wise guidance you can wage your war,
and in abundance of counselors there is victory.
7
Wisdom is too high for a fool;
in the gate he does not open his mouth.

8
Whoever plans to do evil
will be called a schemer.
9
The devising of folly is sin,
and the scoffer is an abomination to mankind.

10
If you faint in the day of adversity,
your strength is small.
11
Rescue those who are being taken away to death;
hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter.
12
If you say, “Behold, we did not know this,”
does not he who weighs the heart perceive it?
Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it,
and will he not repay man according to his work?

13
My son, eat honey, for it is good,
and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.
14
Know that wisdom is such to your soul;
if you find it, there will be a future,
and your hope will not be cut off.

15
Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous;
do no violence to his home;
16
for the righteous falls seven times and rises again,
but the wicked stumble in times of calamity.

17
Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,
and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles,
18
lest the Lord see it and be displeased,
and turn away his anger from him.

19
Fret not yourself because of evildoers,
and be not envious of the wicked,
20
for the evil man has no future;
the lamp of the wicked will be put out.

21
My son, fear the Lord and the king,
and do not join with those who do otherwise,
22
for disaster will arise suddenly from them,
and who knows the ruin that will come from them both?
More Sayings of the Wise
23 These also are sayings of the wise.
Partiality in judging is not good.
24
Whoever says to the wicked, “You are in the right,”
will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations,
25
but those who rebuke the wicked will have delight,
and a good blessing will come upon them.
26
Whoever gives an honest answer
kisses the lips.

27
Prepare your work outside;
get everything ready for yourself in the field,
and after that build your house.

28
Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause,
and do not deceive with your lips.
29
Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me;
I will pay the man back for what he has done.”

30
I passed by the field of a sluggard,
by the vineyard of a man lacking sense,
31
and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns;
the ground was covered with nettles,
and its stone wall was broken down.
32
Then I saw and considered it;
I looked and received instruction.
33
A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest,
34
and poverty will come upon you like a robber,
and want like an armed man.

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