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Genesis 32:10

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I don't deserve all the good things you have done for me, your servant. When I first crossed the Jordan, I had only my walking stick, but now I have two large groups of people and animals.

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Abraham answered, “I am nothing more than the dust of the earth. Please forgive me, LORD, for daring to speak to you like this.

The servant prayed: You, LORD, are the God my master Abraham worships. Please keep your promise to him and let me find a wife for Isaac today.

“I thank you, LORD God of my master Abraham! You have led me to his relatives and kept your promise to him.”

The LORD was standing beside the ladder and said: I am the LORD God who was worshipped by Abraham and Isaac. I will give to you and your family the land on which you are now sleeping.

Wherever you go, I will watch over you, then later I will bring you back to this land. I won't leave you—I will do all I have promised.

Jacob soon became rich and successful. He owned many sheep, goats, camels, and donkeys, as well as a lot of slaves.

One day the LORD said, “Jacob, go back to your relatives in the land of your ancestors, and I will bless you.”

and now I own cattle, donkeys, and sheep, as well as many slaves. Master, I am sending these messengers in the hope that you will be kind to me.”

Jacob was so frightened that he divided his people, sheep, cattle, and camels into two groups.

David went to the town of Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed the River Jordan with the army of Israel.

David went into the tent he had set up for the sacred chest. Then he sat there and prayed: LORD All-Powerful, my family and I don't deserve what you have already done for us,

They would do the right thing and because they did, they would grow stronger.

Your future will be brighter by far than your past.

and I have said, “Only you are my Lord! Every good thing I have is a gift from you.”

You alone are my shield. Your right hand supports me, and by coming to help me, you have made me famous.

May he always rule with you, God, at his side; may your love and loyalty watch over him.

You made us a little lower than you yourself, and you have crowned us with glory and honour.

Your people grow stronger, and you, the God of gods, will be seen in Zion.

Love and loyalty will come together; goodness and peace will unite.

The lifestyle of good people is like sunlight at dawn that keeps getting brighter until broad daylight.

Then I cried out, “I'm doomed! Everything I say is sinful, and so are the words of everyone around me. Yet I have seen the King, the LORD All-Powerful.”

I will tell about the kind deeds the LORD has done. They deserve praise! The LORD has shown mercy to the people of Israel; he has been kind and good.

You will keep your word and be faithful to Jacob and to Abraham, as you promised our ancestors many years ago.

And that's how it should be with you. When you've done all you should, then say, “We are merely servants, and we have simply done our duty.”

When Simon Peter saw this happen, he knelt down in front of Jesus and said, “Lord, don't come near me! I am a sinner.”

I have been making a fool of myself. But you forced me to do it, when you should have been speaking up for me. I may be nothing at all, but I am as good as those super apostles.

Instead, remember that the LORD your God gives you the strength to make a living. That's how he keeps the promise he made to your ancestors.

All you young people should obey your elders. In fact, everyone should be humble towards everyone else. The Scriptures say, “God opposes proud people, but he helps everyone who is humble.”




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