Psa 88
 
bp[See ver. 1 above]

1 Chronicles 6:33

33These are the men who served and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer the son of Joel, son of aSamuel,

1 Chronicles 15:17

17So the Levites appointed bHeman the son of Joel; and of his brothers cAsaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari, their brothers, dEthan the son of Kushaiah;

1 Chronicles 15:19

19The singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were to sound bronze cymbals;

1 Chronicles 16:41-42

41With them were eHeman and Jeduthun fand the rest of those chosen and gexpressly named to give thanks to the Lord, hfor his steadfast love endures forever. 42Heman and Jeduthun had trumpets and cymbals for the music and instruments ifor sacred song. The sons of Jeduthun were appointed to the gate.

Psalms 88:1

I Cry Out Day and Night Before You

A Song. A Psalm of jthe Sons of Korah. To the choirmaster: according to kMahalath Leannoth. A Maskil
Probably musical or liturgical terms
of mHeman the Ezrahite.

1 O Lord, nGod of my salvation,
I ocry out day and night before you.

This pastoral letter from Paul to Titus was intended to offer encouragement and wisdom as Titus endured ongoing opposition from the ungodly and from legalists within his congregations. Paul instructed Titus to complete his assigned job of establishing overseers (elders) for the churches under his care. He described what sort of people these leaders should be, and how all believers should live in relation to each other as well as in their interactions with nonbelievers. Proper Christian behavior is based on the fact that “the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people,” and therefore those who believe in Christ are to “live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives” as they await his return (2:11-13). Paul probably wrote this letter in the 60s a.d.

Titus 1

Greeting

1Paul, a servant
Or slave (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
of God and qan apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God’s elect and rtheir knowledge of the truth, swhich accords with godliness,
2 tin hope of eternal life, which God, uwho never lies, vpromised wbefore the ages began
Greek before times eternal
3and yat the proper time manifested in his word zthrough the preaching aawith which I have been entrusted abby the command of God our Savior;

4To Titus, acmy true child in ada common faith:

aeGrace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

Qualifications for Elders

5 afThis is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and agappoint elders in every town as I directed you 6 ahif anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife,
Or a man of one woman
and his children are believers
Or  are faithful
and not open to the charge of akdebauchery or insubordination.
7For an overseer,
Or bishop; Greek episkopos
amas God’s steward, must be above reproach. He must not anbe arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent aoor greedy for gain,
8but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, apand disciplined. 9He must aqhold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in arsound
Or healthy; also verse 13
doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.

10For there are many who are insubordinate, atempty talkers and deceivers, especially those of authe circumcision party.
Or  especially those of the circumcision
11They must be silenced, since awthey are upsetting whole families by teaching axfor shameful gain what they ought not to teach. 12 ayOne of the Cretans,
Greek  One of them
a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
Probably from Epimenides of Crete
13This testimony is true. Therefore bbrebuke them bcsharply, that they bdmay be sound in the faith, 14 benot devoting themselves to Jewish myths and bfthe commands of people bgwho turn away from the truth. 15 bhTo the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and biunbelieving, nothing is pure; but both bjtheir minds and their consciences are defiled. 16 bkThey profess to know God, but they bldeny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, bmunfit for any good work.

Titus 2

Teach Sound Doctrine

1But as for you, teach what accords with bnsound
Or healthy; also verses 2, 8
doctrine.
2Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, bpsound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. 3 bqOlder women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, brnot slanderers bsor slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, 4and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, 5to be self-controlled, btpure, buworking at home, kind, and bvsubmissive to their own husbands, bwthat the word of God may not be reviled. 6Likewise, urge bxthe younger men to be self-controlled. 7Show yourself in all respects to be bya model of good works, and in your teaching bzshow integrity, cadignity, 8and cbsound speech that cannot be condemned, ccso that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us. 9 cdBondservants
Or Slaves (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
are to be submissive to their own masters cfin everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,
10not pilfering, cgbut showing all good faith, chso that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.

11For cithe grace of God cjhas appeared, bringing salvation ckfor all people, 12training us to renounce ungodliness and clworldly passions, and cmto live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in cnthe present age, 13 cowaiting for our blessed cphope, the cqappearing of the glory of our great crGod and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 cswho gave himself for us to ctredeem us from all lawlessness and cuto purify for himself cva people for his own possession who are cwzealous for good works.

15Declare these things; exhort and cxrebuke with all authority. cyLet no one disregard you.

Titus 3

Be Ready for Every Good Work

1Remind them czto be submissive to rulers and authorities, dato be obedient, to be ready for every good work, 2 dbto speak evil of no one, dcto avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and ddto show perfect courtesy toward all people. 3For dewe ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. 4But when dfthe goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5he saved us, dgnot because of works done by us in righteousness, but dhaccording to his own mercy, by dithe washing of regeneration and djrenewal of the Holy Spirit, 6whom he dkpoured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7so that dlbeing justified by his grace we might become dmheirs dnaccording to the hope of eternal life. 8The saying is dotrustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful dpto devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people. 9But dqavoid foolish drcontroversies, dsgenealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for dtthey are unprofitable and worthless. 10As for a person who stirs up division, duafter warning him once and then twice, dvhave nothing more to do with him, 11knowing that such a person is warped and sinful; he is self-condemned.

Final Instructions and Greetings

12When I send Artemas or dwTychicus to you, do your best to come to me dxat Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. 13Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and dyApollos on their way; see that they lack nothing. 14And let our people learn dzto devote themselves to good works, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not eabe unfruitful.

15All who are with me send greetings to you. Greet those who love us in the faith.

ebGrace be with you all.

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