Psa 50
 
Psa 73
 
Psa 74
 
Psa 75
 
Psa 76
 
Psa 77
 
Psa 78
 
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cj[See ver. 1 above]

Psalms 50:1

God Himself Is Judge

A Psalm of aAsaph.

1 bThe Mighty One, God the Lord,
speaks and summons the earth
cfrom the rising of the sun to its setting.

Psalms 73:1

God Is My Strength and Portion Forever

A Psalm of dAsaph.

1 Truly God is good to eIsrael,
to those who are fpure in heart.

Psalms 74:1

Arise, O God, Defend Your Cause

A Maskil
Probably a musical or liturgical term
of hAsaph.

1 O God, why do you icast us off forever?
Why does your anger jsmoke against kthe sheep of your pasture?

Psalms 75:1

God Will Judge with Equity

To the choirmaster: according to lDo Not Destroy. mA Psalm of Asaph. A Song.

1 We give thanks to you, O God;
we give thanks, for your name is nnear.
We
Hebrew They
recount your wondrous deeds.

Psalms 76:1

Who Can Stand Before You?

To the choirmaster: with pstringed instruments. A Psalm of qAsaph. A Song.

1 In Judah God is rknown;
his name is great in Israel.

Psalms 77:1

In the Day of Trouble I Seek the Lord

To the choirmaster: according to sJeduthun. A Psalm of tAsaph.

1 I ucry aloud to God,
aloud to God, and he will hear me.

Psalms 78:1

Tell the Coming Generation

A Maskil
Probably a musical or liturgical term
of wAsaph.

1 xGive ear, O my people, to my teaching;
incline your ears to the words of my mouth!

Psalms 79:1

How Long, O Lord?

A Psalm of yAsaph.

1 O God, zthe nations have come into your aainheritance;
they have defiled your abholy temple;
they have aclaid Jerusalem in ruins.

Psalms 80:1

Restore Us, O God

To the choirmaster: according to adLilies. A Testimony. Of aeAsaph, a Psalm.

1 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel,
you who lead afJoseph like aga flock.
You who are ahenthroned upon the cherubim, aishine 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 akan apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God’s elect and altheir knowledge of the truth, amwhich accords with godliness,
2 anin hope of eternal life, which God, aowho never lies, appromised aqbefore the ages began
Greek before times eternal
3and asat the proper time manifested in his word atthrough the preaching auwith which I have been entrusted avby the command of God our Savior;

4To Titus, awmy true child in axa common faith:

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

Qualifications for Elders

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

10For there are many who are insubordinate, bnempty talkers and deceivers, especially those of bothe circumcision party.
Or  especially those of the circumcision
11They must be silenced, since bqthey are upsetting whole families by teaching brfor shameful gain what they ought not to teach. 12 bsOne 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 bvrebuke them bwsharply, that they bxmay be sound in the faith, 14 bynot devoting themselves to Jewish myths and bzthe commands of people cawho turn away from the truth. 15 cbTo the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and ccunbelieving, nothing is pure; but both cdtheir minds and their consciences are defiled. 16 ceThey profess to know God, but they cfdeny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, cgunfit for any good work.

Titus 2

Teach Sound Doctrine

1But as for you, teach what accords with chsound
Or healthy; also verses 2, 8
doctrine.
2Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, cjsound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. 3 ckOlder women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, clnot slanderers cmor 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, cnpure, coworking at home, kind, and cpsubmissive to their own husbands, cqthat the word of God may not be reviled. 6Likewise, urge crthe younger men to be self-controlled. 7Show yourself in all respects to be csa model of good works, and in your teaching ctshow integrity, cudignity, 8and cvsound speech that cannot be condemned, cwso that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us. 9 cxBondservants
Or Slaves (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
are to be submissive to their own masters czin everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,
10not pilfering, dabut showing all good faith, dbso that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.

11For dcthe grace of God ddhas appeared, bringing salvation defor all people, 12training us to renounce ungodliness and dfworldly passions, and dgto live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in dhthe present age, 13 diwaiting for our blessed djhope, the dkappearing of the glory of our great dlGod and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 dmwho gave himself for us to dnredeem us from all lawlessness and doto purify for himself dpa people for his own possession who are dqzealous for good works.

15Declare these things; exhort and drrebuke with all authority. dsLet no one disregard you.

Titus 3

Be Ready for Every Good Work

1Remind them dtto be submissive to rulers and authorities, duto be obedient, to be ready for every good work, 2 dvto speak evil of no one, dwto avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and dxto show perfect courtesy toward all people. 3For dywe 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 dzthe goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5he saved us, eanot because of works done by us in righteousness, but ebaccording to his own mercy, by ecthe washing of regeneration and edrenewal of the Holy Spirit, 6whom he eepoured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7so that efbeing justified by his grace we might become egheirs ehaccording to the hope of eternal life. 8The saying is eitrustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful ejto devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people. 9But ekavoid foolish elcontroversies, emgenealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for enthey are unprofitable and worthless. 10As for a person who stirs up division, eoafter warning him once and then twice, ephave 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 eqTychicus to you, do your best to come to me erat Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. 13Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and esApollos on their way; see that they lack nothing. 14And let our people learn etto devote themselves to good works, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not eube unfruitful.

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

evGrace be with you all.

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