Psa 45
 
Psa 60
 
Psa 80
 
br[See ver. 1 above]

Psalms 45:1

Your Throne, O God, Is Forever

To the choirmaster: according to Lilies. A Maskil
Probably a musical or liturgical term
of bthe 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 ca ready scribe.

Psalms 60:1

He Will Tread Down Our Foes

To the choirmaster: according to dShushan Eduth. A eMiktam
Probably musical or liturgical terms
of David; gfor instruction; when he hstrove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and when Joab on his return struck down twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.

1 O God, iyou have rejected us, jbroken our defenses;
you have been angry; koh, restore us.

Psalms 80:1

Restore Us, O God

To the choirmaster: according to lLilies. A Testimony. Of mAsaph, a Psalm.

1 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel,
you who lead nJoseph like oa flock.
You who are penthroned upon the cherubim, qshine forth.

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 san apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God’s elect and ttheir knowledge of the truth, uwhich accords with godliness,
2 vin hope of eternal life, which God, wwho never lies, xpromised ybefore the ages began
Greek before times eternal
3and aaat the proper time manifested in his word abthrough the preaching acwith which I have been entrusted adby the command of God our Savior;

4To Titus, aemy true child in afa common faith:

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

Qualifications for Elders

5 ahThis is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and aiappoint elders in every town as I directed you 6 ajif 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 amdebauchery or insubordination.
7For an overseer,
Or bishop; Greek episkopos
aoas God’s steward, must be above reproach. He must not apbe arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent aqor greedy for gain,
8but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, arand disciplined. 9He must ashold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in atsound
Or healthy; also verse 13
doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.

10For there are many who are insubordinate, avempty talkers and deceivers, especially those of awthe circumcision party.
Or  especially those of the circumcision
11They must be silenced, since aythey are upsetting whole families by teaching azfor shameful gain what they ought not to teach. 12 baOne 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 bdrebuke them besharply, that they bfmay be sound in the faith, 14 bgnot devoting themselves to Jewish myths and bhthe commands of people biwho turn away from the truth. 15 bjTo the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and bkunbelieving, nothing is pure; but both bltheir minds and their consciences are defiled. 16 bmThey profess to know God, but they bndeny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, bounfit for any good work.

Titus 2

Teach Sound Doctrine

1But as for you, teach what accords with bpsound
Or healthy; also verses 2, 8
doctrine.
2Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, brsound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. 3 bsOlder women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, btnot slanderers buor 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, bvpure, bwworking at home, kind, and bxsubmissive to their own husbands, bythat the word of God may not be reviled. 6Likewise, urge bzthe younger men to be self-controlled. 7Show yourself in all respects to be caa model of good works, and in your teaching cbshow integrity, ccdignity, 8and cdsound speech that cannot be condemned, ceso that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us. 9 cfBondservants
Or Slaves (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
are to be submissive to their own masters chin everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,
10not pilfering, cibut showing all good faith, cjso that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.

11For ckthe grace of God clhas appeared, bringing salvation cmfor all people, 12training us to renounce ungodliness and cnworldly passions, and coto live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in cpthe present age, 13 cqwaiting for our blessed crhope, the csappearing of the glory of our great ctGod and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 cuwho gave himself for us to cvredeem us from all lawlessness and cwto purify for himself cxa people for his own possession who are cyzealous for good works.

15Declare these things; exhort and czrebuke with all authority. daLet no one disregard you.

Titus 3

Be Ready for Every Good Work

1Remind them dbto be submissive to rulers and authorities, dcto be obedient, to be ready for every good work, 2 ddto speak evil of no one, deto avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and dfto show perfect courtesy toward all people. 3For dgwe 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 dhthe goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5he saved us, dinot because of works done by us in righteousness, but djaccording to his own mercy, by dkthe washing of regeneration and dlrenewal of the Holy Spirit, 6whom he dmpoured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7so that dnbeing justified by his grace we might become doheirs dpaccording to the hope of eternal life. 8The saying is dqtrustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful drto devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people. 9But dsavoid foolish dtcontroversies, dugenealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for dvthey are unprofitable and worthless. 10As for a person who stirs up division, dwafter warning him once and then twice, dxhave 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 dyTychicus to you, do your best to come to me dzat Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. 13Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and eaApollos on their way; see that they lack nothing. 14And let our people learn ebto devote themselves to good works, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not ecbe unfruitful.

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

edGrace be with you all.

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