Take painswith these things;be [absorbed] in them, sothat your progresswill be evidentto all.
"Let your lightshinebeforemenin such a waythat they may seeyour goodworks,and glorifyyour Fatherwho is in heaven.
I rememberthe daysof old;I meditateon allYour doings;I museon the workof Your hands.
Let my meditationbe pleasingto Him; As for me, I shall be gladin the LORD.
"But we will devote ourselvesto prayerand to the ministryof the word."
whogaveHimselffor us to redeemus from everylawless deed,and to purifyfor Himselfa peoplefor His ownpossession,zealousfor gooddeeds.
O howI loveYour law!It is my meditationallthe day.
"Thisbookof the lawshall not departfrom your mouth,but you shall meditateon it dayand night,sothat you may be carefulto doaccording to allthat is writtenin it; for thenyou will makeyour wayprosperous,and thenyou will havesuccess.
In pointingout these thingsto the brethren,you will be a goodservantof ChristJesus,[constantly] nourishedon the wordsof the faithand of the sounddoctrinewhichyou have been following.
My eyesanticipatethe night watches,That I may meditateon Your word.
I have moreinsightthanallmy teachers,For Your testimoniesare my meditation.
And I shall liftup my handsto Your commandments,WhichI love;And I will meditateon Your statutes.Zayin.
I will meditateon Your preceptsAnd regardYour ways.
and [this], not as we had expected,but they firstgavethemselvesto the Lordand to us by the willof God.
RememberHis wonderswhichHe has done,His marvelsand the judgmentsuttered by His mouth,
My mouthwill speakwisdom,And the meditationof my heart[will be] understanding.
Let the wordsof my mouthand the meditationof my heartBe acceptablein Your sight,O LORD,my rockand my Redeemer.
NowI urgeyou, brethren(you knowthe householdof Stephanas,that they were the first fruitsof Achaia,and that they have devotedthemselvesfor ministryto the saints),
Eventhough princessit[and] talkagainst me, Your servantmeditateson Your statutes.
I will meditateon allYour workAnd museon Your deeds.
WhenI rememberYou on my bed,I meditateon You in the night watches,
But his delightis in the lawof the LORD,And in His lawhe meditatesdayand night.
knowingthat He who raisedthe LordJesuswill raiseus alsowith Jesusand will presentus with you.
Do not neglectthe spiritual giftwithinyou, whichwas bestowedon you throughprophetic utterancewith the layingon of handsby the presbytery.
Pay close attentionto yourselfand to your teaching;perseverein these things,for as you dothisyou will ensure salvationbothfor yourselfand for thosewho hearyou.
"They may, however, assisttheir brothersin the tentof meeting,to keepan obligation,but they [themselves] shall donowork.Thusyou shall dealwith the Levitesconcerning their obligations."
