From Gary... Wargames; beyond the movie...

If this doesn't look familiar to you, then you probably have never seen the movie "War Games" from the early eighties.  Interested? 

Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WarGames for some more information.

Who knows when the end of mankind will be? Recently, there has been talk of the beginning of World War III.  Is it possible?  You know it is!!!  Will it be- your guess is as good as mine.  One thing is certain: evil will lose and God will win.  Christ will be victorious and the world will never be the same.  Consider the following passage for a few moments...

Revelation, Chapter 19

  11  I saw the heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it is called Faithful and True. In righteousness he judges and makes war.  12 His eyes are a flame of fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has names written and a name written which no one knows but he himself.  13 He is clothed in a garment sprinkled with blood. His name is called “The Word of God.”  14 The armies which are in heaven followed him on white horses, clothed in white, pure, fine linen.  15 Out of his mouth proceeds a sharp, double-edged sword, that with it he should strike the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod. He treads the wine press of the fierceness of the wrath of God, the Almighty.  16 He has on his garment and on his thigh a name written, “KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.” 

Very few of us live amazing lives.  Most have ordinary mundane childhoods, marry, have some children, work at a job, grow old and die.  One of the things I love about being a Christian is that beyond the template of the previous sentence, I am joined to the KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS!!!  Even if the worst happens (and there is always that possibility) Jesus will eventually appear and I WILL BE VICTORIOUS THROUGH HIM!!!  I really don't need to know exactly how or when this will happen- but it will!!!  Well, enough of this- whatever will happen WILL HAPPEN!!! You know, I am long overdue for a nice game of chess... I hope the computer will give me a handicap- I need it!!!

From Mark Copeland... Paul's Thorn In The Flesh (2 Corinthians 12:7-10)

                "THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS"

                  Paul's Thorn In The Flesh (12:7-10)

INTRODUCTION

1. In 2Co 12:7-10, Paul tells of "a thorn in the flesh" which greatly
   bothered him...
   a. It was something for which he prayed the Lord to remove from him
   b. The Lord did not do so, but gave Paul an answer that greatly
      encouraged him

2. We might not be able to know exactly what the "thorn" was, but there
   are some valuable lessons to be gleaned as we consider...
   a. Why this "thorn" was given to Paul
   b. Paul's initial reaction to the "thorn"
   c. His reaction to the answer given him by the Lord

[In this study we shall consider each of these things, starting with
the question...]

I. WHAT WAS PAUL'S "THORN IN THE FLESH"?

   A. SEVERAL POSSIBILITIES HAVE BEEN PROPOSED...
      1. A pain in the ear or head (Tertullian)
      2. Unruly fleshly lusts (medieval commentators)
      3. Stammering speech (MacKnight)
      4. Malarial fever (Ramsay)
      5. Acute eye problems (Farrar and others)
         a. Such as a severe form of ophthalmia (inflammation of the
            eyeball)
         b. Based upon comments in Ga 4:13-15; 6:11
         c. Possibly brought on initially by the blinding vision on the
            Damascus road

   B. I BELIEVE IT WAS THE "INFIRMITIES" PAUL SUFFERED...
      1. I.e., the persecutions he suffered as an apostle of Christ
      2. This was the view proposed by Chrysostom:  "And so by the
         "messenger of Satan," he means...those who contended with and
         fought against him, those that cast him into a prison, those
         that beat him, that led him away to death); for they did
         Satan's business." (Homilies 26)
      3. Peter H. David, in Hard Sayings Of The Bible, offers several
         reasons for this view:
         a. In the OT adversaries are sometimes referred to as "thorns
            in your sides" (Num 33:55; Judg 2:3); there is no
            metaphorical use of "thorn" for illness or temptation
         b. The basic topic of 2Co 10-13 is Paul's opponents, those
            who were troubling the Corinthians and Paul himself
         c. Paul parallels the "thorn" with a "weakness" (or infirmity)
            in which he will glory; in the context of 2Co 10-13 he
            connects his infirmities or weakness with persecution -
            2Co 11:30-33; 12:10; 13:3-4
      4. With Peter David I conclude that the "thorn" was "the
         opponents who dogged Paul's tracks throughout his mission,
         confusing churches every time he left one church to plant
         another." (Hard Sayings Of The Bible)

[Whatever the "thorn", it was "a messenger of Satan".  That is, it was
something from Satan with evil intent.  Yet it is evident that God
allowed it to remain!  This leads us to ask...]

II. WHY WAS THE "THORN" GIVEN?

   A. LEST PAUL BE "EXALTED ABOVE MEASURE" (2Co 12:7)...
      1. Paul had been blessed to receive many revelations...
         a. On the road to Damascus - Ac 9:3-6
         b. In Jerusalem - cf. Ac 22:17-21
         c. At Troas - Ac 16:8-10
         d. In Corinth - Ac 18:9-11
         e. In Jerusalem again - Ac 23:11
         f. On his way to Rome - Ac 27:22-25
         g. The vision of Paradise - 2Co 12:1-6
      2. It would have been quite easy...
         a. For Paul to be filled with pride over these revelations
         b. For the church to exalt him too highly

   B. TO "BUFFET" HIM (2Co 12:7)...
      1. The word "buffet" means "to strike with the fist"; thus to
         strive against, contend
         a. Paul "buffeted" himself to keep his body under control
            - cf. 1Co 9:27
         b. But this was something brought upon him by Satan
      3. This external "buffeting" was allowed to remain, to keep Paul
         humble

   C. THERE IS A PRACTICAL LESSON RELATED TO HUMILITY...
      1. Humility is a necessary trait for God's people - Lk 18:13-14;
         1Pe 5:5-6
      2. Sometimes it is useful to have "outside help" to keep us
         humble!

[There are other lessons to be learned, which we will see as we
consider...]

III. PAUL'S REACTION TO THE "THORN"

   A. BEING HUMAN, HE WANTED TO GET RID OF IT! (2Co 12:8)...
      1. He pleaded with the Lord three times to remove it
      2. Just as the Lord Himself prayed in the garden at Gethsemane
         - Lk 22:39-43
      3. Notice the interesting similarities between Paul and the
         Lord...
         a. Both prayed three times
         b. Both did not receive the answer for which they prayed
         c. But they both received answers that were sufficient...
            1) An angel came to minister to Christ
            2) The Lord told Paul:
               a) "My grace is sufficient for you"
               b) "My strength is made perfect in weakness"

   B. THIS SHOULD REMIND US OF CERTAIN PRINCIPLES OF PRAYER...
      1. We are to pray with persistence - Lk 18:1-8
      2. We are to pray in earnest - Mt 7:7
      3. We are to pray specifically (as Paul did)
      -- Yet God knows what is best for us, so the answer may not be
         what we wish

[Valuable lessons, indeed; but even more lessons can be gleaned as we
consider...]

IV. PAUL'S REACTION TO THE LORD'S ANSWER

   A. TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE LORD'S ANSWER (2Co 12:9a)...
      1. "My grace is sufficient for you"
         a. The Lord would give Paul what he "needed"
         b. But not necessarily what he "wanted"!
      2. "My strength is made perfect in weakness"
         a. I.e., it is in times of weakness and hardship that the
            Lord's strength can be experienced most completely!
         b. For in such times we really come to depend upon the Lord,
            and not upon our own strength or wisdom!

   B. NOW CONSIDER PAUL'S REACTION...
      1. "I will boast in my infirmities" - 2Co 12:9b
         a. Rather than bemoan his trying circumstances, he will glory
            in them!
         b. For it is in such infirmities that he has the opportunity
            to experience the power of Christ in his life as He helps
            him deal with them!
      2. "I take pleasure in infirmities...for Christ's sake.  For when
         I am weak, then I am strong." - 2Co 12:10
         a. Infirmities can be a time for rejoicing! - cf. Ro 5:3a
         b. For that can be a time in which to experience the strength
            Christ gives, and the development of character that pleases
            Him! - cf. Ro 5:3b-5; also Jm 1:2-4

CONCLUSION

1. It may be impossible to determine exactly the nature of "Paul's
   Thorn In The Flesh"
   a. Some commentators believe that this ambiguity was by design
   b. Otherwise, those with other "infirmities" may think the spiritual
      lessons are not for them

2. But from a perplexing passage, we can glean powerful principles
   applicable to all...
   a. In time of infirmity, pray!
   b. But don't be surprised if the answer to your prayers are similar
      to those given to Paul
      1) "My grace is sufficient for you"
      2) "My strength is made perfect in weakness"
   c. The Lord may choose not to remove the infirmity...
      1) Instead, He may choose to give you the strength to endure it
      2) If so, then rejoice that power of Christ rests upon you!

As we close, think about the Lord's statement as it relates to the
problem of SIN, and the SALVATION He offers ("My grace is sufficient
for you")... - cf. Tit 3:4-7

Executable Outlines, Copyright © Mark A. Copeland, 2011

 

From Jim McGuiggan... The mystery

The mystery

I mentioned that Emma died (4^th August). The family's doing what we used to do all the time in the old days—they're having the funeral oration in the house where the body is kept until burial. The little house is jammed full with family and friends who want to say goodbye and my nephew, Alex, is talking about Emma. He's close to the entire family and got on especially well with Emma so he's the right man to tell everyone here what they already know—how fine Emma was, what a sweet spirit she had and how ready she was to make the transition. He stressed of course that what makes any of us worth talking about is our likeness to Jesus Christ and that he's the one that makes us worthy to enter the presence of the Holy Father.

I'm watching all the sad people and I understand that while Alex is talking and they're listening it's still true that their minds are wandering to places where they and Emma went together and shared special moments. I'm thinking that a person is more than one person—isn't that true? Now and then when my Ethel is talking to some others and I overhear or watch from a distance, I see a different woman—one I'm not completely familiar with. They go together down lanes and avenues she and I don't travel and they bring out of her responses that I never have occasion to see. I'm reminded of the mystery that every person must always remain even to those who know them well. There's too much to know, too many possibilities, too much magic in the world to narrow any person down and say, "There! That's him/her pigeonholed!" Did you know she liked this? Do you know what she said when…? You should have seen her face when…!

I'll never forget my sister Annie (she died a little while back at eighty) telling me that when she was a young girl she came into the house one evening and heard my father and mother laughing together as though their sides were going to split. I found it astonishing then and, even as I write this, I find myself almost smiling in unbelief. The history between my father and mother is too painful to rehearse but here was proof of a time when these two looked at each other and burst into laughter they just couldn't control. There's something about that vision; of those two falling all over one another, crying with laughter—and I don't understand quite what it is—something that makes me want to think that anything's possible.

I don't know exactly where I'm going with this but it occurs to me that I'm looking forward to the day when all the needless limitations are removed and people are able to be and be seen to be the persons God created them to be as they develop more and more into rich lovely humans in the image of God. I'm looking forward to seeing what this person or that person has become, to see the glory they were made for as the companions of God in a world reigned over by Jesus Christ and in which they share dominion with him. Is that not exciting—truly exciting—or am I just kidding myself? I can hardly wait to see myself a lot more grown and fine to be around—surely that's long overdue!

©2004 Jim McGuiggan. All materials are free to be copied and used as long as money is not being made.

Many thanks to brother Ed Healy, for allowing me to post from his website, the abiding word.com.

From Gary... Bible Reading and Study August 29

Bible Reading and Study   

August 29

The World English Bible

Aug. 29

Psalm 16-19

Psa 16:1 Preserve me, God, for in you do I take refuge.

Psa 16:2 My soul, you have said to Yahweh, "You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing."

Psa 16:3 As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.

Psa 16:4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied who give gifts to another god. Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take their names on my lips.

Psa 16:5 Yahweh assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure.

Psa 16:6 The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places. Yes, I have a good inheritance.

Psa 16:7 I will bless Yahweh, who has given me counsel. Yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.

Psa 16:8 I have set Yahweh always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

Psa 16:9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.

Psa 16:10 For you will not leave my soul in Sheol, neither will you allow your holy one to see corruption.

Psa 16:11 You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.

Psa 17:1 Hear, Yahweh, my righteous plea; Give ear to my prayer, that doesn't go out of deceitful lips.

Psa 17:2 Let my sentence come forth from your presence. Let your eyes look on equity.

Psa 17:3 You have proved my heart. You have visited me in the night. You have tried me, and found nothing. I have resolved that my mouth shall not disobey.

Psa 17:4 As for the works of men, by the word of your lips, I have kept myself from the ways of the violent.

Psa 17:5 My steps have held fast to your paths. My feet have not slipped.

Psa 17:6 I have called on you, for you will answer me, God. Turn your ear to me. Hear my speech.

Psa 17:7 Show your marvelous loving kindness, you who save those who take refuge by your right hand from their enemies.

Psa 17:8 Keep me as the apple of your eye. Hide me under the shadow of your wings,

Psa 17:9 from the wicked who oppress me, my deadly enemies, who surround me.

Psa 17:10 They close up their callous hearts. With their mouth they speak proudly.

Psa 17:11 They have now surrounded us in our steps. They set their eyes to cast us down to the earth.

Psa 17:12 He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

Psa 17:13 Arise, Yahweh, confront him. Cast him down. Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword;

Psa 17:14 from men by your hand, Yahweh, from men of the world, whose portion is in this life. You fill the belly of your cherished ones. Your sons have plenty, and they store up wealth for their children.

Psa 17:15 As for me, I shall see your face in righteousness. I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with seeing your form.

Psa 18:1 By David the servant of Yahweh, who spoke to Yahweh the words of this song in the day that Yahweh delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said,>> I love you, Yahweh, my strength.

Psa 18:2 Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

Psa 18:3 I call on Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised; and I am saved from my enemies.

Psa 18:4 The cords of death surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

Psa 18:5 The cords of Sheol were around me. The snares of death came on me.

Psa 18:6 In my distress I called on Yahweh, and cried to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry before him came into his ears.

Psa 18:7 Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations also of the mountains quaked and were shaken, because he was angry.

Psa 18:8 Smoke went out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.

Psa 18:9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.

Psa 18:10 He rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, he soared on the wings of the wind.

Psa 18:11 He made darkness his hiding place, his pavilion around him, darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

Psa 18:12 At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, hailstones and coals of fire.

Psa 18:13 Yahweh also thundered in the sky. The Most High uttered his voice: hailstones and coals of fire.

Psa 18:14 He sent out his arrows, and scattered them; Yes, great lightning bolts, and routed them.

Psa 18:15 Then the channels of waters appeared. The foundations of the world were laid bare at your rebuke, Yahweh, at the blast of the breath of your nostrils.

Psa 18:16 He sent from on high. He took me. He drew me out of many waters.

Psa 18:17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me; for they were too mighty for me.

Psa 18:18 They came on me in the day of my calamity, but Yahweh was my support.

Psa 18:19 He brought me forth also into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me.

Psa 18:20 Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness. According to the cleanness of my hands has he recompensed me.

Psa 18:21 For I have kept the ways of Yahweh, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

Psa 18:22 For all his ordinances were before me. I didn't put away his statutes from me.

Psa 18:23 I was also blameless with him. I kept myself from my iniquity.

Psa 18:24 Therefore Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

Psa 18:25 With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man, you will show yourself perfect.

Psa 18:26 With the pure, you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.

Psa 18:27 For you will save the afflicted people, but the haughty eyes you will bring down.

Psa 18:28 For you will light my lamp, Yahweh. My God will light up my darkness.

Psa 18:29 For by you, I advance through a troop. By my God, I leap over a wall.

Psa 18:30 As for God, his way is perfect. The word of Yahweh is tried. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.

Psa 18:31 For who is God, except Yahweh? Who is a rock, besides our God,

Psa 18:32 the God who arms me with strength, and makes my way perfect?

Psa 18:33 He makes my feet like deer's feet, and sets me on my high places.

Psa 18:34 He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of bronze.

Psa 18:35 You have also given me the shield of your salvation. Your right hand sustains me. Your gentleness has made me great.

Psa 18:36 You have enlarged my steps under me, My feet have not slipped.

Psa 18:37 I will pursue my enemies, and overtake them. Neither will I turn again until they are consumed.

Psa 18:38 I will strike them through, so that they will not be able to rise. They shall fall under my feet.

Psa 18:39 For you have girded me with strength to the battle. You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.

Psa 18:40 You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I might cut off those who hate me.

Psa 18:41 They cried, but there was none to save; even to Yahweh, but he didn't answer them.

Psa 18:42 Then I beat them small as the dust before the wind. I cast them out as the mire of the streets.

Psa 18:43 You have delivered me from the strivings of the people. You have made me the head of the nations. A people whom I have not known shall serve me.

Psa 18:44 As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me. The foreigners shall submit themselves to me.

Psa 18:45 The foreigners shall fade away, and shall come trembling out of their close places.

Psa 18:46 Yahweh lives; and blessed be my rock. Exalted be the God of my salvation,

Psa 18:47 even the God who executes vengeance for me, and subdues peoples under me.

Psa 18:48 He rescues me from my enemies. Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me. You deliver me from the violent man.

Psa 18:49 Therefore I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations, and will sing praises to your name.

Psa 18:50 He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his seed, forevermore.

Psa 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God. The expanse shows his handiwork.

Psa 19:2 Day after day they pour forth speech, and night after night they display knowledge.

Psa 19:3 There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.

Psa 19:4 Their voice has gone out through all the earth, their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun,

Psa 19:5 which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, like a strong man rejoicing to run his course.

Psa 19:6 His going forth is from the end of the heavens, his circuit to its ends; There is nothing hidden from its heat.

Psa 19:7 Yahweh's law is perfect, restoring the soul. Yahweh's testimony is sure, making wise the simple.

Psa 19:8 Yahweh's precepts are right, rejoicing the heart. Yahweh's commandment is pure, enlightening the eyes.

Psa 19:9 The fear of Yahweh is clean, enduring forever. Yahweh's ordinances are true, and righteous altogether.

Psa 19:10 More to be desired are they than gold, yes, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the extract of the honeycomb.

Psa 19:11 Moreover by them is your servant warned. In keeping them there is great reward.

Psa 19:12 Who can discern his errors? Forgive me from hidden errors.

Psa 19:13 Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins. Let them not have dominion over me. Then I will be upright. I will be blameless and innocent of great transgression.

Psa 19:14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, Yahweh, my rock, and my redeemer. 

The Composite Bible

The World English Bible

Darby's Translation

Young's Literal Translation

The Composite Bible is a effort to understand the Bible by considering it from different perspectives and different levels of literalcy. First, read the World English Bible (the least literal-black text) for comprehension of the text. Next, read both the World English Bible with the Darby Translation (more literal-blue text)to make comparisons and lastly, read all three versions (Young's is the most literal translation- red text) at one time to obtain an overview of the text. Doing this will make you think about what the Scriptures are actually saying and avoid reading in a superficial manner.

Psalms

Psalms 16 1

Preserve me, God, for in you do I take refuge.

{Michtam of David.} Preserve me, O ·God: for I trust in thee.

A Secret Treasure of David. Preserve me, O God, for I did trust in Thee.

Psalms 16 2

My soul, you have said to Yahweh, "You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing."

Thou [my soul] hast said to Jehovah, Thou art the Lord: my goodness [extendeth] not to

thee; --

Thou hast said to Jehovah, `My Lord Thou [art];` My good [is] not for thine own

sake;

Psalms 16 3

As for the saints who are in the earth, They are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.

To the saints that are on the earth, and to the excellent [thou hast said], In them is all my

delight.

For the holy ones who [are] in the land, And the honourable, all my delight [is] in

them.

Psalms 16 4

Their sorrows shall be multiplied who give gifts to another god. Their drink-offerings of

blood I will not offer, Nor take their names on my lips.

Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another: their drink-offerings of

blood will I not offer, and I will not take up their names into my lips.

Multiplied are their griefs, [Who] have hastened backward; I pour not out their

libations of blood, Nor do I take up their names on my lips.

Psalms 16 5

Yahweh assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure.

Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.

Jehovah [is] the portion of my share, and of my cup, Thou -- Thou dost uphold my

lot.

Psalms 16 6

The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places. Yes, I have a good inheritance.

The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.

Lines have fallen to me in pleasant places, Yea, a beauteous inheritance [is] for me.

Psalms 16 7

I will bless Yahweh, who has given me counsel. Yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.

I will bless Jehovah, who giveth me counsel; even in the nights my reins instruct me.

I bless Jehovah who hath counselled me; Also [in] the nights my reins instruct me.

Psalms 16 8

I have set Yahweh always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

I have set Jehovah continually before me; because [he is] at my right hand, I shall not be

moved.

I did place Jehovah before me continually, Because -- at my right hand I am not

moved.

Psalms 16 9

Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.

Therefore my heart rejoiceth, and my glory exulteth; my flesh moreover shall dwell in

hope.

Therefore hath my heart been glad, And my honour doth rejoice, Also my flesh

dwelleth confidently:

Psalms 16 10

For you will not leave my soul in Sheol, Neither will you allow your holy one to see corruption.

For thou wilt not leave my soul to Sheol, neither wilt thou allow thy Holy One to see

corruption.

For Thou dost not leave my soul to Sheol, Nor givest thy saintly one to see

corruption.

Psalms 16 11

You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there

are pleasures forevermore. Psalm 17 A Prayer by David.

Thou wilt make known to me the path of life: thy countenance is fulness of joy; at thy

right hand are pleasures for evermore.

Thou causest me to know the path of life; Fulness of joys [is] with Thy presence,

Pleasant things by Thy right hand for ever!

Psalms 17 1

Hear, Yahweh, my righteous plea; Give ear to my prayer, that doesn`t go out of deceitful lips.

{A Prayer of David.} Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my

prayer, which is not out of feigned lips.

A Prayer of David. Hear, O Jehovah, righteousness, attend my cry, Give ear [to] my

prayer, without lips of deceit.

Psalms 17 2

Let my sentence come forth from your presence; Let your eyes look on equity.

Let my judgment come forth from thy presence, let thine eyes regard equity.

From before thee my judgment doth go out; Thine eyes do see uprightly.

Psalms 17 3

You have proved my heart; you have visited me in the night; You have tried me, and found

nothing; I have resolved that my mouth shall not disobey.

Thou hast proved my heart, thou hast visited me by night; thou hast tried me, thou hast

found nothing: my thought goeth not beyond my word.

Thou hast proved my heart, Thou hast inspected by night, Thou hast tried me,

Thou findest nothing; My thoughts pass not over my mouth.

Psalms 17 4

As for the works of men, by the word of your lips I have kept myself from the ways of the

violent.

Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept from the paths of the

violent [man].

As to doings of man, Through a word of Thy lips I have observed The paths of a

destroyer;

Psalms 17 5

My steps have held fast to your paths, My feet have not slipped.

When thou holdest my goings in thy paths, my footsteps slip not.

To uphold my goings in Thy paths, My steps have not slidden.

Psalms 17 6

I have called on you, for you will answer me, God: Turn your ear to me. Hear my speech.

I have called upon thee, for thou answerest me, O ·God. Incline thine ear unto me, hear my

speech.

I -- I called Thee, for Thou dost answer me, O God, incline Thine ear to me, hear my

speech.

Psalms 17 7

Show your marvelous lovingkindness, You who save those who take refuge by your right hand

from their enemies.

Shew wondrously thy loving-kindnesses, O thou that savest by thy right hand them that

trust [in thee] from those that rise up [against them].

Separate wonderfully Thy kindness, O Saviour of the confiding, By Thy right hand,

from withstanders.

Psalms 17 8

Keep me as the apple of your eye; Hide me under the shadow of your wings,

Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

Keep me as the apple, the daughter of the eye; In shadow of Thy wings thou dost

hide me.

Psalms 17 9

From the wicked who oppress me, My deadly enemies, who compass me about.

From the wicked that destroy me, my deadly enemies, who compass me about.

From the face of the wicked who spoiled me. Mine enemies in soul go round

against me.

Psalms 17 10

They close up their callous hearts. With their mouth they speak proudly.

They are enclosed in their own fat; with their mouth they speak proudly.

Their fat they have closed up, Their mouths have spoken with pride:

Psalms 17 11

They have now surrounded us in our steps. They set their eyes to cast us down to the earth.

They have now encompassed us in our steps; their eyes have they set, bowing down to the

earth.

`Our steps now have compassed [him];` Their eyes they set to turn aside in the

land.

Psalms 17 12

He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, As it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

He is like a lion that is greedy of its prey, and as a young lion lurking in secret places.

His likeness as a lion desirous to tear, As a young lion dwelling in secret places.

Psalms 17 13

Arise, Yahweh, Confront him, cast him down. Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword;

Arise, Jehovah, anticipate him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, thy

sword;

Arise, O Jehovah, go before his face, Cause him to bend. Deliver my soul from the

wicked, Thy sword,

Psalms 17 14

From men by your hand, Yahweh, From men of the world, whose portion is in this life, Whose

belly you fill with your treasure: They are satisfied with children, Leave the rest of their

substance to their babes.

From men [who are] thy hand, O Jehovah, from men of this age: their portion is in [this]

life, and their belly thou fillest with thy hid [treasure]; they have their fill of sons, and

leave the rest of their [substance] to their children.

From men, Thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, their portion [is] in life,

And [with] Thy hidden things Thou fillest their belly, They are satisfied [with]

sons; And have left their abundance to their sucklings.

Psalms 17 15

As for me, I shall see your face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with seeing

your form. Psalm 18 For the Chief Musician. By David, the servant of Yahweh, who spoke to

Yahweh the words of this song in the day that Yahweh delivered him from the hand of all his

enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said,

As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with

thy likeness.

I -- in righteousness, I see Thy face; I am satisfied, in awaking, [with] Thy form!

Psalms 18 1

I love you, Yahweh, my strength.

{To the chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David, the servant of Jehovah, who spoke to Jehovah

the words of this song in the day that Jehovah had delivered him out of the hand of all his

enemies and out of the hand of Saul. And he said,} I will love thee, O Jehovah, my

strength.

To the Overseer. -- By a servant of Jehovah, by David, who hath spoken to Jehovah

the words of this song in the day Jehovah delivered him from the hand of all his

enemies, and from the hand of Saul, and he saith: -- I love Thee, O Jehovah, my

strength.

Psalms 18 2

Yahweh is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; My God, my rock, in whom I will take

refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my ·God, my rock, in whom I will

trust; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

Jehovah [is] my rock, and my bulwark, And my deliverer, My God [is] my rock, I

trust in Him: My shield, and a horn of my salvation, My high tower.

Psalms 18 3

I will call on Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies.

I will call upon Jehovah, who is to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

The `Praised One` I call Jehovah, And from my enemies I am saved.

Psalms 18 4

The cords of death surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

The bands of death encompassed me, and torrents of Belial made me afraid.

Compassed me have cords of death, And streams of the worthless make me afraid.

Psalms 18 5

The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came on me.

The bands of Sheol surrounded me, the cords of death encountered me.

Cords of Sheol have surrounded me, Before me have been snares of death.

Psalms 18 6

In my distress I called on Yahweh, And cried to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple,

My cry before him came into his ears.

In my distress I called upon Jehovah, and I cried out to my God; he heard my voice out of

his temple, and my cry came before him, into his ears.

In mine adversity I call Jehovah, And unto my God I cry. He heareth from His

temple my voice, And My cry before Him cometh into His ears.

Psalms 18 7

Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations also of the mountains quaked and were

shaken, Because he was angry.

Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled and

shook, because he was wroth.

And shake and tremble doth the earth, And foundations of hills are troubled, And

they shake -- because He hath wrath.

Psalms 18 8

There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, Fire out of his mouth devoured; Coals were kindled

by it.

There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals

burned forth from it.

Gone up hath smoke by His nostrils, And fire from His mouth consumeth, Coals

have been kindled by it.

Psalms 18 9

He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.

And he bowed the heavens, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.

And He inclineth the heavens, and cometh down, And thick darkness [is] under

His feet.

Psalms 18 10

He rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, he soared on the wings of the wind.

And he rode upon a cherub and did fly; yea, he flew fast upon the wings of the wind.

And He rideth on a cherub, and doth fly, And He flieth on wings of wind.

Psalms 18 11

He made darkness his hiding-place, his pavilion around him, Darkness of waters, thick clouds

of the skies.

He made darkness his secret place, his tent round about him: darkness of waters, thick

clouds of the skies.

He maketh darkness His secret place, Round about Him His tabernacle, Darkness

of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

Psalms 18 12

At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, Hailstones and coals of fire.

From the brightness before him his thick clouds passed forth: hail and coals of fire.

From the brightness over-against Him His thick clouds have passed on, Hail and

coals of fire.

Psalms 18 13

Yahweh also thundered in the sky, The Most High uttered his voice, Hailstones and coals of

fire.

And Jehovah thundered in the heavens, and the Most High uttered his voice: hail and

coals of fire.

And thunder in the heavens doth Jehovah, And the Most High giveth forth His

voice, Hail and coals of fire.

Psalms 18 14

He sent out his arrows, and scattered them; Yes, lightnings manifold, and routed them.

And he sent his arrows, and scattered [mine enemies]; and he shot forth lightnings, and

discomfited them.

And He sendeth His arrows and scattereth them, And much lightning, and

crusheth them.

Psalms 18 15

Then the channels of waters appeared, The foundations of the world were laid bare, At your

rebuke, Yahweh, At the blast of the breath of your nostrils.

And the beds of the waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were uncovered at

thy rebuke, Jehovah, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

And seen are the streams of waters, And revealed are foundations of the earth.

From Thy rebuke, O Jehovah, From the breath of the spirit of Thine anger.

Psalms 18 16

He sent from on high. He took me. He drew me out of many waters.

He reached forth from above, he took me, he drew me out of great waters:

He sendeth from above -- He taketh me, He draweth me out of many waters.

Psalms 18 17

He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me; for they were too mighty for

me.

He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me; for they were

mightier than I.

He delivereth me from my strong enemy, And from those hating me, For they have

been stronger than I.

Psalms 18 18

They came on me in the day of my calamity, But Yahweh was my support.

They encountered me in the day of my calamity, but Jehovah was my stay.

They go before me in a day of my calamity And Jehovah is for a support to me.

Psalms 18 19

He brought me forth also into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me.

And he brought me forth into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

And He bringeth me forth to a large place, He draweth me out, because He

delighted in me.

Psalms 18 20

Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness. According to the cleanness of my

hands has he recompensed me.

Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of

my hands hath he recompensed me.

Jehovah doth recompense me According to my righteousness, According to the

cleanness of my hands, He doth return to me.

Psalms 18 21

For I have kept the ways of Yahweh, And have not wickedly departed from my God.

For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not done wickedly against my God.

Psalms 18 22

For all his ordinances were before me. I didn`t put away his statutes from me.

For all his ordinances were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me;

For all His judgments [are] before me, And His statutes I turn not from me.

Psalms 18 23

I was also blameless with him. I kept myself from my iniquity.

And I was upright with him, and kept myself from mine iniquity.

And I am perfect with him, And I keep myself from mine iniquity.

Psalms 18 24

Therefore has Yahweh recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to the

cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

And Jehovah hath recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the

cleanness of my hands in his sight.

And Jehovah doth return to me, According to my righteousness, According to the

cleanness of my hands, Over-against his eyes.

Psalms 18 25

With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man, you will show

yourself perfect.

With the gracious thou dost shew thyself gracious; with the upright man thou dost shew

thyself upright;

With the kind Thou showest Thyself kind, With a perfect man showest Thyself

perfect.

Psalms 18 26

With the pure, you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.

With the pure thou dost shew thyself pure; and with the perverse thou dost shew thyself

contrary.

With the pure Thou showest Thyself pure, And with the perverse showest Thyself a

wrestler,

Psalms 18 27

For you will save the afflicted people, But the haughty eyes you will bring down.

For it is thou that savest the afflicted people; but the haughty eyes wilt thou bring down.

For Thou a poor people savest, And the eyes of the high causest to fall.

Psalms 18 28

For you will light my lamp. Yahweh, my God, will light up my darkness.

For it is thou that makest my lamp to shine: Jehovah my God enlighteneth my darkness.

For Thou -- Thou lightest my lamp, Jehovah my God enlighteneth my darkness.

Psalms 18 29

For by you, I advance through a troop. By my God, I leap over a wall.

For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.

For by Thee I run -- a troop! And by my God I leap a wall.

Psalms 18 30

As for God, his way is perfect. The word of Yahweh is tried. He is a shield to all those who

take refuge in him.

As for ·God, his way is perfect; the word of Jehovah is tried: he is a shield to all that trust

in him.

God! perfect [is] His way, The saying of Jehovah is tried, A shield [is] He to all

those trusting in Him.

Psalms 18 31

For who is God, except Yahweh? Who is a rock, besides our God,

For who is +God save Jehovah? and who is a rock if not our God?

For who [is] God besides Jehovah? And who [is] a rock save our God?

Psalms 18 32

The God who arms me with strength, and makes my way perfect?

The ·God who girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect,

God! who is girding me [with] strength, And He maketh perfect my way.

Psalms 18 33

He makes my feet like hinds` feet, And sets me on my high places.

Who maketh my feet like hinds` [feet], and setteth me upon my high places;

Making my feet like hinds, And on my high places causeth me to stand.

Psalms 18 34

He teaches my hands to war; So that my arms bend a bow of bronze.

Who teacheth my hands to war, and mine arms bend a bow of brass;

Teaching my hands for battle, And a bow of brass was brought down by my arms.

Psalms 18 35

You have also given me the shield of your salvation. Your right hand sustains me. Your

gentleness has made me great.

And thou didst give me the shield of thy salvation, and thy right hand held me up; and

thy condescending gentleness hath made me great.

And Thou givest to me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy right hand doth

support me, And Thy lowliness maketh me great.

Psalms 18 36

You have enlarged my steps under me, My feet have not slipped.

Thou didst enlarge my steps under me, and mine ankles have not wavered.

Thou enlargest my step under me, And mine ankles have not slidden.

Psalms 18 37

I will pursue my enemies, and overtake them. Neither will I turn again until they are

consumed.

I pursued mine enemies, and overtook them; and I turned not again till they were

consumed.

I pursue mine enemies, and overtake them, And turn back not till they are

consumed.

Psalms 18 38

I will strike them through, so that they will not be able to rise. They shall fall under my

feet.

I crushed them, and they were not able to rise: they fell under my feet.

I smite them, and they are not able to rise, They fall under my feet,

Psalms 18 39

For you have girded me with strength to the battle. You have subdued under me those who rose

up against me.

And thou girdedst me with strength to battle; thou didst subdue under me those that

rose up against me.

And Thou girdest me [with] strength for battle, Causest my withstanders to bow

under me.

Psalms 18 40

You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, That I might cut off those who hate me.

And mine enemies didst thou make to turn their backs unto me, and those that hated me

I destroyed.

As to mine enemies -- Thou hast given to me the neck, As to those hating me -- I

cut them off.

Psalms 18 41

They cried, but there was none to save; Even to Yahweh, but he didn`t answer them.

They cried, and there was none to save; -- unto Jehovah, and he answered them not.

They cry, and there is no saviour, On Jehovah, and He doth not answer them.

Psalms 18 42

Then I beat them small as the dust before the wind. I cast them out as the mire of the streets.

And I did beat them small as dust before the wind; I did cast them out as the mire of the

streets.

And I beat them as dust before wind, As mire of the streets I empty them out.

Psalms 18 43

You have delivered me from the strivings of the people. You have made me the head of the

nations. A people whom I have not known shall serve me.

Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; thou hast made me the head of

the nations: a people I knew not doth serve me.

Thou dost deliver me From the strivings of the people, Thou placest me for a head

of nations, A people I have not known do serve me.

Psalms 18 44

As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me. The foreigners shall submit themselves to me.

At the hearing of the ear, they obey me: strangers come cringing unto me.

At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me, Sons of a stranger feign obedience

to me,

Psalms 18 45

The foreigners shall fade away, And shall come trembling out of their close places.

Strangers have faded away, and they come trembling forth from their close places.

Sons of a stranger fade away, And are slain out of their close places.

Psalms 18 46

Yahweh lives; and blessed be my rock. Exalted be the God of my salvation,

Jehovah liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of my salvation,

Jehovah liveth -- and blessed [is] my rock, And exalted is the God of my salvation.

Psalms 18 47

Even the God who executes vengeance for me, And subdues peoples under me.

The ·God who hath avenged me, and hath subjected the peoples to me;

God -- who is giving vengeance to me, And He subdueth peoples under me,

Psalms 18 48

He rescues me from my enemies. Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me. You

deliver me from the violent man.

Who hath delivered me from mine enemies: yea, thou hast lifted me up above them that

rose up against me; from the man of violence hast thou delivered me.

My deliverer from mine enemies, Above my withstanders Thou raisest me, From a

man of violence dost deliver me.

Psalms 18 49

Therefore I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations, And will sing praises to your

name.

Therefore will I give thanks to thee, Jehovah, among the nations, and will sing psalms to

thy name.

Therefore I confess Thee among nations, O Jehovah, And to Thy name I sing praise,

Psalms 18 50

He gives great deliverance to his king, And shows lovingkindness to his anointed, To David

and to his seed, forevermore. Psalm 19 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.

[It is he] who giveth great deliverances to his king, and sheweth loving-kindness to his

anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.

Magnifying the salvation of His king, And doing kindness to His anointed, To

David, and to his seed -- unto the age!

Psalms 19 1

The heavens declare the glory of God. The expanse shows his handiwork.

{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} The heavens declare the glory of ·God; and the

expanse sheweth the work of his hands.

To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. The heavens [are] recounting the honour of

God, And the work of His hands The expanse [is] declaring.

Psalms 19 2

Day after day they pour forth speech, And night after night they display knowledge.

Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.

Day to day uttereth speech, And night to night sheweth knowledge.

Psalms 19 3

There is no speech nor language, Where their voice is not heard.

There is no speech and there are no words, yet their voice is heard.

There is no speech, and there are no words. Their voice hath not been heard.

Psalms 19 4

Their voice has gone out through all the earth, Their words to the end of the world. In them he

has set a tent for the sun,

Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their language to the extremity of the

world. In them hath he set a tent for the sun,

Into all the earth hath their line gone forth, And to the end of the world their

sayings, For the sun He placed a tent in them,

Psalms 19 5

Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, Like a strong man rejoicing to run his

course.

And he is as a bridegroom going forth from his chamber; he rejoiceth as a strong man to

run the race.

And he, as a bridegroom, goeth out from his covering, He rejoiceth as a mighty

one To run the path.

Psalms 19 6

His going forth is from the end of the heavens, His circuit to the ends of it; There is nothing

hid from the heat of it.

His going forth is from the end of the heavens, and his circuit unto the ends of it; and

there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.

From the end of the heavens [is] his going out, And his revolution [is] unto their

ends, And nothing is hid from his heat.

Psalms 19 7

The law of Yahweh is perfect, restoring the soul. The testimony of Yahweh is sure, making wise

the simple.

The law of Jehovah is perfect, restoring the soul; the testimony of Jehovah is sure, making

wise the simple;

The law of Jehovah [is] perfect, refreshing the soul, The testimonies of Jehovah

[are] stedfast, Making wise the simple,

Psalms 19 8

The precepts of Yahweh are right, rejoicing the heart. The commandment of Yahweh is pure,

enlightening the eyes.

The precepts of Jehovah are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of Jehovah is

pure, enlightening the eyes;

The precepts of Jehovah [are] upright, Rejoicing the heart, The command of

Jehovah [is] pure, enlightening the eyes,

Psalms 19 9

The fear of Yahweh is clean, enduring forever. The ordinances of Yahweh are true, and

righteous altogether.

The fear of Jehovah is clean, enduring for ever; the judgments of Jehovah are truth, they

are righteous altogether:

The fear of Jehovah [is] clean, standing to the age, The judgments of Jehovah [are]

true, They have been righteous -- together.

Psalms 19 10

More to be desired are they than gold, yes, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and

the extract of the honeycomb.

They are more precious than gold, yea, than much fine gold; and sweeter than honey and

the dropping of the honeycomb.

They are more desirable than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; and sweeter than

honey, Even liquid honey of the comb.

Psalms 19 11

Moreover by them is your servant warned. In keeping them there is great reward.

Moreover, by them is thy servant enlightened; in keeping them there is great reward.

Also -- Thy servant is warned by them, `In keeping them [is] a great reward.`

Psalms 19 12

Who can discern his errors? Forgive me from hidden errors.

Who understandeth [his] errors? Purify me from secret [faults].

Errors! who doth understand? From hidden ones declare me innocent,

Psalms 19 13

Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins. Let them not have dominion over me.

Then I will be upright, I will be blameless and innocent of great transgression.

Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous [sins]; let them not have dominion over

me: then shall I be perfect, and I shall be innocent from great transgression.

Also -- from presumptuous ones keep back Thy servant, Let them not rule over me,

Then am I perfect, And declared innocent of much transgression,

Psalms 19 14

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in your sight,

Yahweh, my rock, and my redeemer. Psalm 20 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O

Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer.

Let the sayings of my mouth, And the meditation of my heart, Be for a pleasing

thing before Thee, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer!

Study Questions

The LORD is? 16:5

What will satisfy? 17:15

The LORD is __________ __________ __________ __________? 18:3

To the froward (perverse), God is ____________? 18:26

God's way is __________? 18:30

God is to be _______? 18:46

The law of the LORD is ____________? 19:7

The World English Bible

Aug. 29

Romans 10

Rom 10:1 Brothers, my heart's desire and my prayer to God is for Israel, that they may be saved.

Rom 10:2 For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

Rom 10:3 For being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they didn't subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

Rom 10:4 For Christ is the fulfillment of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

Rom 10:5 For Moses writes about the righteousness of the law, "The one who does them will live by them."

Rom 10:6 But the righteousness which is of faith says this, "Don't say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?' (that is, to bring Christ down);

Rom 10:7 or, 'Who will descend into the abyss?' (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.)"

Rom 10:8 But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth, and in your heart;" that is, the word of faith, which we preach:

Rom 10:9 that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

Rom 10:10 For with the heart, one believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Rom 10:11 For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed."

Rom 10:12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich to all who call on him.

Rom 10:13 For, "Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved."

Rom 10:14 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in him whom they have not heard? How will they hear without a preacher?

Rom 10:15 And how will they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the Good News of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!"

Rom 10:16 But they didn't all listen to the glad news. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our report?"

Rom 10:17 So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Rom 10:18 But I say, didn't they hear? Yes, most certainly, "Their sound went out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world."

Rom 10:19 But I ask, didn't Israel know? First Moses says, "I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is no nation, with a nation void of understanding I will make you angry."

Rom 10:20 Isaiah is very bold, and says, "I was found by those who didn't seek me. I was revealed to those who didn't ask for me."

Rom 10:21 But as to Israel he says, "All day long I stretched out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people."

The Composite Bible

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The Composite Bible is a effort to understand the Bible by considering it from different perspectives and different levels of literalcy. First, read the World English Bible (the least literal-black text) for comprehension of the text. Next, read both the World English Bible with the Darby Translation (more literal-blue text)to make comparisons and lastly, read all three versions (Young's is the most literal translation- red text) at one time to obtain an overview of the text. Doing this will make you think about what the Scriptures are actually saying and avoid reading in a superficial manner.

Romans

Romans 10 1

Brothers, my heart`s desire and my prayer to God is for Israel, that they may be saved.

Brethren, the delight of my own heart and my supplication which [I address] to God for

them is for salvation.

Brethren, the pleasure indeed of my heart, and my supplication that [is] to God

for Israel, is -- for salvation;

Romans 10 2

For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

For I bear them witness that they have zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

for I bear them testimony that they have a zeal of God, but not according to

knowledge,

Romans 10 3

For being ignorant of God`s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness,

they didn`t subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

For they, being ignorant of God`s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own

[righteousness], have not submitted to the righteousness of God.

for not knowing the righteousness of God, and their own righteousness seeking to

establish, to the righteousness of God they did not submit.

Romans 10 4

For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

For Christ is [the] end of law for righteousness to every one that believes.

For Christ is an end of law for righteousness to every one who is believing,

Romans 10 5

For Moses writes about the righteousness of the law, "The one who does them will live by them."

For Moses lays down in writing the righteousness which is of the law, The man who has

practised those things shall live by them.

for Moses doth describe the righteousness that [is] of the law, that, `The man who

did them shall live in them,`

Romans 10 6

But the righteousness which is of faith says this, "Don`t say in your heart, `Who will ascend into

heaven?` (that is, to bring Christ down);

But the righteousness of faith speaks thus: Do not say in thine heart, Who shall ascend to

the heavens? that is, to bring Christ down;

and the righteousness of faith doth thus speak: `Thou mayest not say in thine

heart, Who shall go up to the heaven,` that is, Christ to bring down?

Romans 10 7

or, `Who will descend into the abyss?` (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.)"

or, Who shall descend into the abyss? that is, to bring up Christ from among [the] dead.

or, `Who shall go down to the abyss,` that is, Christ out of the dead to bring up.

Romans 10 8

But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth, and in your heart;" that is, the word

of faith, which we preach:

But what says it? The word is near thee, in thy mouth and in thy heart: that is, the word

of faith, which we preach:

But what doth it say? `Nigh thee is the saying -- in thy mouth, and in thy heart:`

that is, the saying of the faith, that we preach;

Romans 10 9

that if you will confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God

raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thine heart

that God has raised him from among [the] dead, thou shalt be saved.

that if thou mayest confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and mayest believe in

thy heart that God did raise him out of the dead, thou shalt be saved,

Romans 10 10

For with the heart, one believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto

salvation.

For with [the] heart is believed to righteousness; and with [the] mouth confession made

to salvation.

for with the heart doth [one] believe to righteousness, and with the mouth is

confession made to salvation;

Romans 10 11

For the scripture says, "Whoever believes in him will not be put to shame."

For the scripture says, No one believing on him shall be ashamed.

for the Writing saith, `Every one who is believing on him shall not be ashamed,`

Romans 10 12

For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich to

all who call on him.

For there is no difference of Jew and Greek; for the same Lord of all [is] rich towards all

that call upon him.

for there is no difference between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord of all [is] rich

to all those calling upon Him,

Romans 10 13

For, "Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved."

For every one whosoever, who shall call on the name of the Lord, shall be saved.

for every one -- whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, he shall be saved.`

Romans 10 14

How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in him

whom they have not heard? How will they hear without a preacher?

How then shall they call upon him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they

believe on him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without one who

preaches?

How then shall they call upon [him] in whom they did not believe? and how shall

they believe [on him] of whom they did not hear? and how shall they hear apart

from one preaching?

Romans 10 15

And how will they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of

those who preach the gospel of peace, Who bring glad tidings of good things!"

and how shall they preach unless they have been sent? according as it is written, How

beautiful the feet of them that announce glad tidings of peace, of them that announce

glad tidings of good things!

and how shall they preach, if they may not be sent? according as it hath been

written, `How beautiful the feet of those proclaiming good tidings of peace, of

those proclaiming good tidings of the good things!`

Romans 10 16

But they didn`t all listen to the glad news. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our report?"

But they have not all obeyed the glad tidings. For Esaias says, Lord, who has believed our

report?

But they were not all obedient to the good tidings, for Isaiah saith, `Lord, who did

give credence to our report?`

Romans 10 17

So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

So faith then [is] by a report, but the report by God`s word.

so then the faith [is] by a report, and the report through a saying of God,

Romans 10 18

But I say, didn`t they hear? Yes, most assuredly, "Their sound went out into all the earth, Their

words to the ends of the world."

But I say, Have they not heard? Yea, surely, Their voice has gone out into all the earth,

and their words to the extremities of the habitable world.

but I say, Did they not hear? yes, indeed -- `to all the earth their voice went forth,

and to the ends of the habitable world their sayings.`

Romans 10 19

But I ask, didn`t Israel know? First Moses says, "I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is

no nation, With a nation void of understanding I will make you angry."

But I say, Has not Israel known? First, Moses says, *I* will provoke you to jealousy through

[them that are] not a nation: through a nation without understanding I will anger you.

But I say, Did not Israel know? first Moses saith, `I will provoke you to jealousy by

[that which is] not a nation; by an unintelligent nation I will anger you,`

Romans 10 20

Isaiah is very bold, and says, "I was found by those who didn`t seek me. I was revealed to those

who didn`t ask for me."

But Esaias is very bold, and says, I have been found by those not seeking me; I have

become manifest to those not inquiring after me.

and Isaiah is very bold, and saith, `I was found by those not seeking Me; I became

manifest to those not inquiring after Me;`

Romans 10 21

But as to Israel he says, "All day long I stretched out my hands to a disobedient and contrary

people.

But unto Israel he says, All the day long I have stretched out my hands unto a people

disobeying and opposing.

and unto Israel He saith, `All the day I did stretch out My hands unto a people

unbelieving and gainsaying.`

Study Questions

Who shall be saved? 10:13