But you did things that made the Lord’s enemies lose their respect for him! So your new baby son will die.”
Psalm 119:39 - Easy To Read Version Lord, take away the shame I fear.\par Your wise decisions are good.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Turn away my reproach which I fear: For thy judgments are good. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Turn away my reproach which I fear and dread, for Your ordinances are good. American Standard Version (1901) Turn away my reproach whereof I am afraid; For thine ordinances are good. Common English Bible Remove the insults that I dread because your rules are good. |
But you did things that made the Lord’s enemies lose their respect for him! So your new baby son will die.”
Lord, I have worn out my eyes\par looking for help from you,\par for a good word from you.\par
Lord, I really want to study your commands.\par I am like a person breathing hard\par and waiting impatiently.\par
Don’t let me be ashamed and embarrassed.\par I have obeyed your Agreement. {\cf2\super [588]} \par
I stick with your Agreement {\cf2\super [589]} Lord.\par Don’t disappoint me.\par
Let me always speak your true teachings.\par Lord, I depend on your wise decisions.\par
Lord, I know that your decisions are fair.\par And it was right for you to punish me.\par
Worshiping the Lord is like a light\par that will shine bright forever.\par The Lord’s judgments are good and fair.\par They are completely right.\par
Lord, save me from the bad things I did.\par Don’t let me be treated like a fool.\par
From heaven he helps me and saves me.\par He defeats the people who bother me.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [336]})\i0 \par
If you do, then you will be ashamed. And you will never lose that bad name.
But Lord, we are waiting for your\par way of justice.\par Our souls want to remember\par you and your name.\par
God judges the people that do those wrong things. And we know that God’s judgment is right.
And no other nation is great enough to have laws and rules as good as the teachings I give you today.
An elder must also have the respect of people who are not in the church. Then he will not be criticized by other people and be caught in the devil’s trap.
So I want the younger widows to marry, have children, and take care of their homes. If they do this, then our enemy will not have any reason to criticize them.
And your teaching should be clearly right so that you cannot be criticized. Then any person who is against you will be ashamed because he has nothing bad that he can say against us.
His judgments are true and right.\par Our God has punished the prostitute. {\cf2\super [144]} \par She is the one who made the earth evil\par with her sexual sin.\par God has punished the prostitute\par to pay her for the blood (death)\par of his servants.”\par