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