So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; from his brothers, Asaph son of Berechiah; from their brothers the descendants of Merari, Ethan son of Kushaiah;
Psalm 73:1 - Tree of Life Version A psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to the pure in heart. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Truly God is good to Israel, Even to such as are of a clean heart. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition TRULY GOD is [only] good to Israel, even to those who are upright and pure in heart. American Standard Version (1901) Surely God is good to Israel, Even to such as are pure in heart. Common English Bible Truly God is good to Israel, to those who are have a pure heart. Catholic Public Domain Version The understanding of Asaph. O God, why have you rejected us to the end. Why has your fury become enraged over the sheep of your pasture? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Understanding for Asaph. O God, why hast thou cast us off unto the end: why is thy wrath enkindled against the sheep of thy pasture? |
So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; from his brothers, Asaph son of Berechiah; from their brothers the descendants of Merari, Ethan son of Kushaiah;
So David left Asaph and his kinsmen there before the Ark of the Covenant of Adonai, to minister before the Ark continually, according to each day’s requirements,
On that day David first appointed Asaph and his kinsmen to give thanks to Adonai:
Now these are their dwelling places according to their encampments in their territories. To Aaron’s sons of the Kohathite families (for theirs was the first lot),
Moreover, King Hezekiah and the officials ordered the Levites to sing praises to Adonai with the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness and bowed down and worshiped.
One with clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted his soul in vain, nor sworn deceitfully.
As with a crushing in my bones, my adversaries taunt me, by saying to me all day, “Where is your God?”
A psalm of Asaph. God, Elohim Adonai has spoken and summoned the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting.
Surely You put them in slippery places. You hurled them down to destruction.
For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else. I would rather stand at the threshold of the House of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
O Jerusalem, purify your heart from wickedness, so that you may be saved. How long will your wicked thoughts lodge within you?
Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father chose to give you the kingdom.
Yeshua saw Nathanael coming toward Him. He said, “Look, a true Israelite! There’s nothing false in him.”
For this reason it depends on trust, so that the promise according to grace might be guaranteed to all the offspring—not only to those of the Torah but also to those of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all
not by deeds of righteousness which we had done ourselves, but because of His mercy— He saved us through the mikveh of rebirth and renewing of the Ruach ha-Kodesh,
Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded!