The Bible – Old Testament

The Book of Wisdom

Index

Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.

The Book of Wisdom

Chapter 2

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they who said among themselves, thinking not aright: “Brief and troublous is our lifetime; neither is there any remedy for man’s dying, nor is anyone known to have come back from the nether world.

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For haphazard were we born, and hereafter we shall be as though we had not been; Because the breath in our nostrils is a smoke and reason is a spark at the beating of our hearts,

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And when this is quenched, our body will be ashes and our spirit will be poured abroad like unresisting air.

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Even our name will be forgotten in time, and no one will recall our deeds. So our life will pass away like the traces of a cloud, and will be dispersed like a mist pursued by the sun’s rays and overpowered by its heat.

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For our lifetime is the passing of a shadow; and our dying cannot be deferred because it is fixed with a seal; and no one returns.

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Come, therefore, let us enjoy the good things that are real, and use the freshness of creation avidly.

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Let us have our fill of costly wine and perfumes, and let no springtime blossom pass us by;

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let us crown ourselves with rosebuds ere they wither.

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1 Let no meadow be free from our wantonness; everywhere let us leave tokens of our rejoicing, for this our portion is, and this our lot.

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Let us oppress the needy just man; let us neither spare the widow nor revere the old man for his hair grown white with time.

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But let our strength be our norm of justice; for weakness proves itself useless.

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2 3 Let us beset the just one, because he is obnoxious to us; he sets himself against our doings, Reproaches us for transgressions of the law and charges us with violations of our training.

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He professes to have knowledge of God and styles himself a child of the LORD.

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To us he is the censure of our thoughts; merely to see him is a hardship for us,

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Because his life is not like other men’s, and different are his ways.

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He judges us debased; he holds aloof from our paths as from things impure. He calls blest the destiny of the just and boasts that God is his Father.

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Let us see whether his words be true; let us find out what will happen to him.

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For if the just one be the son of God, he will defend him and deliver him from the hand of his foes.

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With revilement and torture let us put him to the test that we may have proof of his gentleness and try his patience.

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Let us condemn him to a shameful death; for according to his own words, God will take care of him.”

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These were their thoughts, but they erred; for their wickedness blinded them,

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And they knew not the hidden counsels of God; neither did they count on a recompense of holiness nor discern the innocent souls’ reward.

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For God formed man to be imperishable; the image of his own nature he made him.

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But by the envy of the devil, death entered the world, and they who are in his possession experience it.

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1 [9] Let no meadow . . . wantonness: the extant Greek Mss have “Let none of us be without part in our wanton doings.” Most Latin Mss have both forms of this line.
2 [12-20] Often applied to the Passion of our Lord; many have understood these verses as a direct prophecy. Cf ⇒ Matthew 27:41-44
3 [12] Law: the law of Moses; training has the same meaning.

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Index

Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.

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Isaiah – Index

The Bible – Old Testament Isaiah Index Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.  23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33.  34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44.  45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55.  56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66.

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Isaiah

Isaiah

Chapter 29

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1 Woe to Ariel, Ariel, the city where David encamped! Add year to year, let the feasts come round.

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But I will bring distress upon Ariel, with mourning and grief. You shall be to me like Ariel,

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I will encamp like David against you; I will encircle you with outposts and set up siege works against you.

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2 Prostrate you shall speak from the earth, and from the base dust your words shall come. Your voice shall be like a ghost’s from the earth, and your words like chirping from the dust.

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The horde of your arrogant shall be like fine dust, the horde of the tyrants like flying chaff. Then suddenly, in an instant,

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you shall be visited by the LORD of hosts, With thunder, earthquake, and great noise, whirlwind, storm, and the flame of consuming fire.

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3 Then like a dream, a vision in the night, Shall be the horde of all the nations who war against Ariel with all the earthworks of her besiegers.

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As when a hungry man dreams he is eating and awakens with an empty stomach, Or when a thirsty man dreams he is drinking and awakens faint and dry, So shall the horde of all the nations be, who make war against Zion.

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4 Be irresolute, stupefied; blind yourselves and stay blind! Be drunk, but not from wine, stagger, but not from strong drink!

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For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes (the prophets) and covered your heads (the seers).

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For you the revelation of all this has become like the words of a sealed scroll. When it is handed to one who can read, with the request, “Read this,” he replies, “I cannot; it is sealed.”

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When it is handed to one who cannot read, with the request, “Read this,” he replies, “I cannot read.”

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The Lord said: Since this people draws near with words only and honors me with their lips alone, though their hearts are far from me, And their reverence for me has become routine observance of the precepts of men,

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Therefore I will again deal with this people in surprising and wondrous fashion: The wisdom of its wise men shall perish and the understanding of its prudent men be hid.

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Woe to those who would hide their plans too deep for the LORD! Who work in the dark, saying, “Who sees us, or who knows us?”

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Your perversity is as though the potter were taken to be the clay: As though what is made should say of its maker, “He made me not!” Or the vessel should say of the potter, “He does not understand.”

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5 But a very little while, and Lebanon shall be changed into an orchard, and the orchard be regarded as a forest!

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On that day the deaf shall hear the words of a book; And out of gloom and darkness, the eyes of the blind shall see.

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The lowly will ever find joy in the LORD, and the poor rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

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For the tyrant will be no more and the arrogant will have gone; All who are alert to do evil will be cut off,

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those whose mere word condemns a man, Who ensnare his defender at the gate, and leave the just man with an empty claim.

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6 Therefore thus says the LORD, the God of the house of Jacob, who redeemed Abraham: Now Jacob shall have nothing to be ashamed of, nor shall his face grow pale.

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When his children see the work of my hands in his midst, They shall keep my name holy; they shall reverence the Holy One of Jacob, and be in awe of the God of Israel.

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Those who err in spirit shall acquire understanding, and those who find fault shall receive instruction.

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1 [1-2] Ariel: variously interpreted to mean “lion of God” or “hearth (altar) of God,” a poetic name for Jerusalem; or perhaps to be read as Uru-el, “foundation of God,” an archaic name for the Jebusite city of Jerusalem; like that Ariel, against which David encamped, it will be besieged by God.
2 Chirping: see note on ⇒ Isaiah 8:19.
3 [7-8] Just when the Assyrians think their capture of Jerusalem to be certain, the Lord will snatch victory from their hands and save his city.
4 [9-12] Jerusalem in her blindness refuses to believe God’s revelation that she will be saved.
5 [17-24] The prophet presents God’s plan of redemption in terms of unheard-of natural phenomena as if such changes in nature took place, e.g., the change of the cedars of Lebanon into an orchard (⇒ Isaiah 29:17).
6 [22] Who redeemed Abraham: by freeing him from the idolatry of his native land.

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Index

Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 

12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.

 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 

31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 

40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 

49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 

58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66.

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The Bible – Old Testament

Isaiah

Index

Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 

23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 

34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44.

 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 

56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66.

Isaiah

Chapter 11

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1 But a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse, and from his roots a bud shall blossom.

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2 The spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him: a spirit of wisdom and of understanding, A spirit of counsel and of strength, a spirit of knowledge and of fear of the LORD,

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and his delight shall be the fear of the LORD. Not by appearance shall he judge, nor by hearsay shall he decide,

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But he shall judge the poor with justice, and decide aright for the land’s afflicted. He shall strike the ruthless with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall slay the wicked.

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Justice shall be the band around his waist, and faithfulness a belt upon his hips.

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3 Then the wolf shall be a guest of the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; The calf and the young lion shall browse together, with a little child to guide them.

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The cow and the bear shall be neighbors, together their young shall rest; the lion shall eat hay like the ox.

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The baby shall play by the cobra’s den, and the child lay his hand on the adder’s lair.

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There shall be no harm or ruin on all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be filled with knowledge of the LORD, as water covers the sea.

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On that day, The root of Jesse, set up as a signal for the nations, The Gentiles shall seek out, for his dwelling shall be glorious.

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4 On that day, The Lord shall again take it in hand to reclaim the remnant of his people that is left from Assyria and Egypt, Pathros, Ethiopia, and Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the isles of the sea.

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He shall raise a signal to the nations and gather the outcasts of Israel; The dispersed of Judah he shall assemble from the four corners of the earth.

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The envy of Ephraim shall pass away, and the rivalry of Judah be removed; Ephraim shall not be jealous of Judah, and Judah shall not be hostile to Ephraim;

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5 But they shall swoop down on the foothills of the Philistines to the west, together they shall plunder the Kedemites; Edom and Moab shall be their possessions, and the Ammonites their subjects.

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6 The LORD shall dry up the tongue of the Sea of Egypt, and wave his hand over the Euphrates in his fierce anger And shatter it into seven streamlets, so that it can be crossed in sandals.

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There shall be a highway for the remnant of his people that is left from Assyria, As there was for Israel when he came up from the land of Egypt.

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1 [1] Jesse: David’s father. Shoot . . . stump: after the Babylonian Exile only a stump of the Davidic dynasty will remain; from it will arise the new shoot, the messianic King.
2 [2-3] The source of the traditional names of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. The Septuagint and the Vulgate read “piety” for fear of the LORD in its first occurence, thus listing seven gifts.
3 [6-9] This picture of the idyllic harmony of paradise is a dramatic symbol of the universal peace and justice of messianic times.
4 [11] Pathros . . . sea: where God’s people lived in exile. Pathros: upper Egypt. Elam: east of Babylonia. Shinar: Babylonia. Hamath: on the Orontes River in Syria. Isles: or coastlands, in the Mediterranean.
5 [14] Kedemites: tribes in the Arabian Desert.
6 [15] Tongue . . . Egypt: the body of water between Egypt and Palestine.

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Index

Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 

12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.

 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 

31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 

40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 

49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 

58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66.

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The Prophetic Books

The Prophetic Books Isaiah Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.  23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33.  34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44.  45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55.  56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. Jeremiah Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.  23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32.  33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42.  43. 44. 45. 46.… Continue reading The Prophetic Books

The Bible – Old Testament

Isaiah

Index

Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 

23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 

34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44.

 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 

56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66.

Isaiah

Chapter 4

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1 Seven women will take hold of one man on that day, saying: “We will eat our own food and wear our own clothing; Only let your name be given us, put an end to our disgrace!”

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2 On that day, The branch of the LORD will be luster and glory, and the fruit of the earth will be honor and splendor for the survivors of Israel.

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3 He who remains in Zion and he that is left in Jerusalem Will be called holy: every one marked down for life in Jerusalem.

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When the Lord washes away the filth of the daughters of Zion, And purges Jerusalem’s blood from her midst with a blast of searing judgment,

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Then will the LORD create, over the whole site of Mount Zion and over her place of assembly, A smoking cloud by day and a light of flaming fire by night.

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For over all, his glory will be shelter and protection: shade from the parching heat of day, refuge and cover from storm and rain.

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1 [1] Seven women . . . one man: the disproportion of the sexes due to war leaves the female population almost without male partners. The women are eager to marry, not for support, but to avoid the disgrace of being childless.
2 [2] Branch of the LORD: divine blessings in general, which later culminated in the Messiah; cf ⇒ Jeremiah 23:5; ⇒ Zechariah 3:8; ⇒ 6:12.
3 [3] Marked down for life: in God’s list of his elect; cf ⇒ Exodus 32:32.

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Index

Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 

12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.

 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 

31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 

40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 

49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 

58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66.

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Isaiah – Chapter 2

The Bible – Old Testament Isaiah Index Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.  23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33.  34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44.  45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55.  56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. Chapter 2 1 1 This is what Isaiah, son of Amoz, saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. 2 2 In days to come,… Continue reading Isaiah – Chapter 2

Psalms – Chapter 118

The Bible – Old Testament Psalms Index Int. 1. 2. … 117. 118. 119. … 149. 150. Chapter 118 1 1 Give thanks to the LORD, who is good, whose love endures forever. 2 Let the house of Israel say: God’s love endures forever. 3 Let the house of Aaron say, God’s love endures forever. 4 Let those who fear the LORD say, God’s love endures forever. 5 In danger I called on the LORD; the LORD answered me and set me free. 6 The LORD is with me; I am not afraid; what can mortals do against me? 7 The LORD is with me as… Continue reading Psalms – Chapter 118

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Psalms

Index

Int. 1. 2.119. 120. 121.149. 150.

Psalms

Chapter 120

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1 A song of ascents. 2 The LORD answered me when I called in my distress:

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LORD, deliver me from lying lips, from treacherous tongues.

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3 What will the Lord inflict on you, O treacherous tongue, and what more besides?

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4 A warrior’s sharpened arrows and fiery coals of brush wood!

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5 Alas, I was an alien in Meshech, I lived near the tents of Kedar!

6

Too long did I live among those who hated peace.

7

When I spoke of peace, they were for war.

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1 [Psalm 120] A thanksgiving, reporting divine rescue (Psalm 120:10) yet with fervent prayer for further protection against lying attackers (⇒ Psalm 120:2-4). The psalmist is acutely conscious of living away from God’s own land where divine peace prevails (⇒ Psalm 120:5-7).
2 [1] Song of ascents: Psalm 120-134 all begin with this superscription. Most probably  these fifteen psalms once formed a collection of psalms sung when pilgrims went to Jerusalem, since   on “ascended” to Jerusalem (⇒ 1 Kings 12:28; ⇒ Psalm 24:3; ⇒ 122:4; ⇒ Luke 2:42) or to the house of God or to an altar (⇒ 1 Kings 12:33; ⇒ 2 Kings 23:2; ⇒ Psalm 24:3). Less probable is the explanation that these psalms were sung by the exiles when they “ascended” to Jerusalem from Babylonia (cf ⇒ Ezra 7:9). The idea, found in the Mishnah, that the fifteen steps on which the Levites sang corresponded to these fifteen psalms (Middot 2:5) must underlie the Vulgate translation canticum graduum, “song of the steps” or “gradual song.”
3 [3] More besides: a common curse formula in Hebrew was “May the Lord do such and such evils to you [the evils being specified], and add still more to them.” Cf ⇒ 1 Sam 3:17; ⇒ 14:44; ⇒ 25:22. Here the psalmist is at a loss for a suitable malediction.
4 [4] Coals of brushwood: coals made from the stalk of the broom plant burn with intense heat. The psalmist thinks of lighted coals cast at his enemies.
5 [5] Meshech was in the far north (⇒ Genesis 10:2) and Kedar was a tribe of the north Arabian desert (⇒ Genesis 25:13). The psalmist may be thinking generally of all aliens living among inhospitable peoples.

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Index

Int. 1. 2.119. 120. 121.149. 150.

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