He has givenfreelyto the poor,His righteousnessenduresforever;His hornwill be exaltedin honor.
Splendidand majesticis His work,And His righteousnessenduresforever.
Wealthand richesare in his house,And his righteousnessenduresforever.
And allthe hornsof the wickedHe will cutoff,[But] the hornsof the righteouswill be liftedup.
But You have exaltedmy hornlike [that of] the wildox;I have been anointedwith freshoil.
And my eyehas looked[exultantly] upon my foes,My earshearof the evildoerswho riseup againstme.
The crownof the wiseis their riches,[But] the follyof foolsis foolishness.
One who is graciousto a poormanlendsto the LORD,And He will repayhim for his gooddeed.
Alldaylong he is craving,While the righteousgivesand does not holdback.
Sowyour seedin the morningand do not be idlein the evening,for you do not knowwhethermorningorevening sowing will succeed,or whetherbothof them alikewill be good.
A timeto searchand a timeto giveup as lost;A timeto keepand a timeto throwaway.
But the noblemandevisesnobleplans;And by nobleplanshe stands.
And if you giveyourselfto the hungryAnd satisfythe desireof the afflicted,Then your lightwill risein darknessAnd your gloom[will become] like midday.
"Is it not to divideyour breadwith the hungryAnd bringthe homelesspoorinto the house;Whenyou seethe naked,to coverhim; And not to hideyourself from your own flesh?
sothat your givingwill be in secret;and your Fatherwho sees[what is done] in secretwill rewardyou.
"For you alwayshavethe poorwith you, and wheneveryou wishyou candogoodto them; but you do not alwayshaveMe.
"But givethat which is withinas charity,and thenall thingsare cleanfor you.
"Sellyour possessionsand giveto charity;makeyourselvesmoney beltswhich do not wearout, an unfailingtreasurein heaven,wherenothiefcomes nearnormothdestroys.
"And I sayto you, makefriendsfor yourselvesby meansof the wealthof unrighteousness,sothat whenit fails,they will receiveyou into the eternaldwellings.
When Jesusheard[this], He saidto him, "One thingyou stilllack;sellallthat you possessand distributeit to the poor,and you shall havetreasurein heaven;and come,followMe."
For somewere supposing,becauseJudashadthe money box,that Jesuswas sayingto him, "Buythe things we haveneedof for the feast";or else,that he should givesomethingto the poor.
"In everythingI showedyou that by working hardin this manneryou musthelpthe weakand rememberthe wordsof the LordJesus,that He Himselfsaid,'It is moreblessedto givethanto receive.'"
and laythem at the apostles'feet,and they would be distributedto eachas anyhadneed.
contributingto the needsof the saints,practicinghospitality.
For you knowthe graceof our LordJesusChrist,that though He was rich,yet for your sakeHe becamepoor,sothat you through His povertymight become rich.
"For the poorwill nevercease[to be] in the land;thereforeI commandyou, saying,'You shall freelyopenyour handto your brother,to your needyand poorin your land.'
"You shall furnishhim liberallyfrom your flockand from your threshingfloorand from your winevat;you shall giveto him as the LORDyour Godhas blessedyou.
"When the sungoesdown you shall surelyreturnthe pledgeto him, that he may sleepin his cloakand blessyou; and it will be righteousnessfor you beforethe LORDyour God.
[Instruct them] to do good,to be richin goodworks,to be generousand ready to share,
And do not neglectdoing goodand sharing,for with suchsacrificesGodis pleased.
For Godis not unjustso as to forgetyour workand the lovewhichyou have showntowardHis name,in having ministeredand in still ministeringto the saints.
"Let the one who doeswrong,stilldo wrong;and the one who is filthy,stillbe filthy;and let the one whois righteous,stillpracticerighteousness;and the one who is holy,stillkeep himself holy."
Then Hannahprayedand said,"My heartexultsin the LORD;My hornis exaltedin the LORD,My mouthspeaksboldlyagainstmy enemies,BecauseI rejoicein Your salvation.
"Thereforethe LORDGodof Israeldeclares,I did indeedsaythat your houseand the houseof your fathershould walkbeforeMe forever;but nowthe LORDdeclares,'Farbe it from Me-- for those who honorMe I will honor,and those who despiseMe will be lightlyesteemed.
