Psalms 44:1

Come to Our Help

To the choirmaster. ^aA Maskil ▼

▼Probably a musical or liturgical term

of the Sons of Korah.

1 O God, we have heard with our ears,
^cour fathers have told us,
what deeds you performed in their days,
^din the days of old:

Psalms 45:1

Your Throne, O God, Is Forever

To the choirmaster: according to Lilies. A Maskil ▼

▼Probably a musical or liturgical term

of ^fthe Sons of Korah; a love song.

1 My heart overflows with a pleasing theme;
I address my verses to the king;
my tongue is like the pen of ^ga ready scribe.

Psalms 46:1

God Is Our Fortress

To the choirmaster. Of ^hthe Sons of Korah. According to ⁱAlamoth. ▼

▼Probably a musical or liturgical term

A Song.

1 God is our ^krefuge and strength,
a very ^lpresent ▼

▼Or well proved

help in ⁿtrouble.

Psalms 47:1

God Is King over All the Earth

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of ^othe Sons of Korah.

1 ^pClap your hands, all peoples!
^qShout to God with loud songs of joy!

Psalms 48:1

Zion, the City of Our God

A Song. A Psalm of ^rthe Sons of Korah.

1 ^sGreat is the Lord and greatly to be praised
in ^tthe city of our God!
His ^uholy mountain,

Psalms 49:1

Why Should I Fear in Times of Trouble?

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of ^vthe Sons of Korah.

1 ^wHear this, all peoples!
Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,

Psalms 84:1

My Soul Longs for the Courts of the Lord

To the choirmaster: according to ^xThe Gittith. ▼

▼Probably a musical or liturgical term

A Psalm of ^zthe Sons of Korah.

1 How ^aalovely is your ^abdwelling place,
O Lord of hosts!

Psalms 85:1

Revive Us Again

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of ^acthe Sons of Korah.

1 Lord, you were ^adfavorable to your land;
you ^aerestored the fortunes of Jacob.

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 ^agan apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God’s elect and ^ahtheir knowledge of the truth, ^aiwhich accords with godliness, 2 ^ajin hope of eternal life, which God, ^akwho never lies, ^alpromised ^ambefore the ages began ▼

▼Greek before times eternal

3and ^aoat the proper time manifested in his word ^apthrough the preaching ^aqwith which I have been entrusted ^arby the command of God our Savior;

4To Titus, ^asmy true child in ^ata common faith:

^auGrace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

Qualifications for Elders

5 ^avThis is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and ^awappoint elders in every town as I directed you— 6 ^axif 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 ^badebauchery or insubordination. 7For an overseer, ▼

▼Or bishop; Greek episkopos

^bcas God’s steward, must be above reproach. He must not ^bdbe arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent ^beor greedy for gain, 8but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, ^bfand disciplined. 9He must ^bghold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in ^bhsound ▼

▼Or healthy; also verse 13

doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.

10For there are many who are insubordinate, ^bjempty talkers and deceivers, especially those of ^bkthe circumcision party. ▼

▼Or  especially those of the circumcision

11They must be silenced, since ^bmthey are upsetting whole families by teaching ^bnfor shameful gain what they ought not to teach. 12 ^boOne 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 ^brrebuke them ^bssharply, that they ^btmay be sound in the faith, 14 ^bunot devoting themselves to Jewish myths and ^bvthe commands of people ^bwwho turn away from the truth. 15 ^bxTo the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and ^byunbelieving, nothing is pure; but both ^bztheir minds and their consciences are defiled. 16 ^caThey profess to know God, but they ^cbdeny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, ^ccunfit for any good work.

Titus 2

Teach Sound Doctrine

1But as for you, teach what accords with ^cdsound ▼

▼Or healthy; also verses 2, 8

doctrine. 2Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, ^cfsound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. 3 ^cgOlder women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, ^chnot slanderers ^cior 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, ^cjpure, ^ckworking at home, kind, and ^clsubmissive to their own husbands, ^cmthat the word of God may not be reviled. 6Likewise, urge ^cnthe younger men to be self-controlled. 7Show yourself in all respects to be ^coa model of good works, and in your teaching ^cpshow integrity, ^cqdignity, 8and ^crsound speech that cannot be condemned, ^csso that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us. 9 ^ctBondservants ▼

▼Or Slaves (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)

are to be submissive to their own masters ^cvin everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, 10not pilfering, ^cwbut showing all good faith, ^cxso that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.

11For ^cythe grace of God ^czhas appeared, bringing salvation ^dafor all people, 12training us to renounce ungodliness and ^dbworldly passions, and ^dcto live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in ^ddthe present age, 13 ^dewaiting for our blessed ^dfhope, the ^dgappearing of the glory of our great ^dhGod and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 ^diwho gave himself for us to ^djredeem us from all lawlessness and ^dkto purify for himself ^dla people for his own possession who are ^dmzealous for good works.

15Declare these things; exhort and ^dnrebuke with all authority. ^doLet no one disregard you.

Titus 3

Be Ready for Every Good Work

1Remind them ^dpto be submissive to rulers and authorities, ^dqto be obedient, to be ready for every good work, 2 ^drto speak evil of no one, ^dsto avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and ^dtto show perfect courtesy toward all people. 3For ^duwe 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 ^dvthe goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5he saved us, ^dwnot because of works done by us in righteousness, but ^dxaccording to his own mercy, by ^dythe washing of regeneration and ^dzrenewal of the Holy Spirit, 6whom he ^eapoured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7so that ^ebbeing justified by his grace we might become ^echeirs ^edaccording to the hope of eternal life. 8The saying is ^eetrustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful ^efto devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people. 9But ^egavoid foolish ^ehcontroversies, ^eigenealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for ^ejthey are unprofitable and worthless. 10As for a person who stirs up division, ^ekafter warning him once and then twice, ^elhave 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 ^emTychicus to you, do your best to come to me ^enat Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. 13Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and ^eoApollos on their way; see that they lack nothing. 14And let our people learn ^epto devote themselves to good works, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not ^eqbe unfruitful.

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

^erGrace be with you all.