A Book of Remembrance

16 Then those (A)who feared the Lord (B)spoke to one another,
And the Lord listened and heard them;
So (C)a book of remembrance was written before Him
For those who fear the Lord
And who [a]meditate on His name.

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Footnotes

  1. Malachi 3:16 Or esteem

The Book of Remembrance

16 Then those who [a]feared the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord (A)listened attentively and heard it, and a (B)book of remembrance was written before Him for those who [b]fear the Lord and esteem His name.

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Footnotes

  1. Malachi 3:16 Or revere(d)
  2. Malachi 3:16 Or revere(d)

The Book of Remembrance

16 Then those who feared the Lord [with awe-filled reverence] spoke to one another; and the Lord paid attention and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him of those who fear the Lord [with an attitude of reverence and respect] and who esteem His name.

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The Faithful Remnant

16 Then those who feared the Lord talked with each other, and the Lord listened and heard.(A) A scroll(B) of remembrance was written in his presence concerning those who feared(C) the Lord and honored his name.

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16 Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.

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You will keep him in perfect (A)peace,
Whose mind is stayed on You,
Because he trusts in You.

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The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect (A)peace,
Because he trusts in You.

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“You will keep in [a]perfect and constant peace the one whose mind is steadfast [that is, committed and focused on You—in both [b]inclination and character],
Because he trusts and takes refuge in You [with hope and confident expectation].

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 26:3 Lit peace, peace, a Hebrew idiom of emphasis.
  2. Isaiah 26:3 The Hebrew word for inclination became a technical term in Jewish tradition, and the rabbis frequently referred to the “evil inclination” much in the same sense as the sin nature. They also recognized a “good inclination,” which the righteous choose to follow, and urged people to make their good inclination king over the evil inclination.

You will keep in perfect peace(A)
    those whose minds are steadfast,
    because they trust(B) in you.

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Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

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