By his own evildoing the wrong is thrust down, But the righteous has a refuge in his death.
And the Master shall rescue me from every wicked work and save me for His heavenly reign. To Him be esteem forever and ever. Amĕ
we are of good courage, and are well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Master.
When I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil. For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
And I heard a voice out of the heaven saying to me, “Write, ‘Blessed are the dead who die in the Master from now on.’ ” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “in order that they rest from their labours, and their works follow with them.”
“I have waited for your deliverance, O יהוה!
Indeed, we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves but in Elohim who raises the dead,
For seven times a righteous man falls and rises, But the wrong one stumbles into evil.
Watch the perfect, and observe the straight; For the latter end of each is peace.
Though, He does slay me – I wait! But I show my ways to be right before Him.
For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then suddenly destruction comes upon them, as labour pains upon a pregnant woman, and they shall not escape.
For I am pressed down by the two, having a desire to depart and be with Messiah, which is much better,
For to me, to live is Messiah, and to die is gain.
And if Elohim, desiring to show wrath, and to make His power known, with much patience tolerated the vessels of wrath prepared for destruction,
“Therefore I said to you that you shall die in your sins. For if you do not believe that I am He, you shall die in your sins.”
Therefore יהושע said to them again, “I am going away, and you shall seek Me, and you shall die in your sin. Where I go you are unable to come.”
“Now let Your servant go in peace, O Master, according to Your word,
Therefore his calamity comes suddenly; Instantly he is broken, And there is no healing.
Before your pots feel the thorns, Whether green or ablaze, He sweeps them away.
As for me, let Me see Your face in righteousness; I am satisfied to see Your appearance when I awake.
You show me the path of life; In Your presence is joy to satisfaction; At Your right hand are pleasures forever.
They thrust him from light into darkness, and chase him out of the world.
You lead me by Your counsel, And afterward receive me unto esteem.
Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, And even among fools it becomes known.
The wrong one is entrapped In his own crookednesses, And he is caught in the cords of his sin.
The righteousness of the perfect Makes his way straight, But by his own wrongness the wrong one falls.