24 (A)Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned, for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord and your words, because I (B)feared the people and obeyed their voice.

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24 Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned.(A) I violated(B) the Lord’s command and your instructions. I was afraid(C) of the men and so I gave in to them.

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22 His parents said these things because (A)they feared the Jews, for the Jews had agreed already that if anyone confessed that He was Christ, he (B)would be put out of the synagogue.

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22 His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders,(A) who already had decided that anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Messiah would be put out(B) of the synagogue.(C)

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“Are not five sparrows sold for two [a]copper coins? And (A)not one of them is forgotten before God. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.

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  1. Luke 12:6 Gr. assarion, a coin worth about 1⁄16 of a denarius

Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered.(A) Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.(B)

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The Heritage of the Righteous and the Calamity of the Wicked

A Psalm of David.

37 Do(A) not fret because of evildoers,
Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity.
For they shall soon be cut down (B)like the grass,
And wither as the green herb.

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Psalm 37[a]

Of David.

Do not fret because of those who are evil
    or be envious(A) of those who do wrong;(B)
for like the grass they will soon wither,(C)
    like green plants they will soon die away.(D)

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  1. Psalm 37:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the stanzas of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.

For evildoers shall be [a]cut off;
But those who wait on the Lord,
They shall (A)inherit the earth.
10 For (B)yet a little while and the wicked shall be no more;
Indeed, (C)you will look carefully for his place,
But it shall be no more.
11 (D)But the meek shall inherit the earth,
And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

12 The wicked plots against the just,
(E)And gnashes at him with his teeth.
13 (F)The Lord laughs at him,
For He sees that (G)his day is coming.
14 The wicked have drawn the sword
And have bent their bow,
To cast down the poor and needy,
To slay those who are of upright conduct.
15 Their sword shall enter their own heart,
And their bows shall be broken.

16 (H)A little that a righteous man has
Is better than the riches of many wicked.
17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
But the Lord upholds the righteous.

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  1. Psalm 37:9 destroyed

For those who are evil will be destroyed,(A)
    but those who hope(B) in the Lord will inherit the land.(C)

10 A little while, and the wicked will be no more;(D)
    though you look for them, they will not be found.
11 But the meek will inherit the land(E)
    and enjoy peace and prosperity.(F)

12 The wicked plot(G) against the righteous
    and gnash their teeth(H) at them;
13 but the Lord laughs at the wicked,
    for he knows their day is coming.(I)

14 The wicked draw the sword(J)
    and bend the bow(K)
to bring down the poor and needy,(L)
    to slay those whose ways are upright.
15 But their swords will pierce their own hearts,(M)
    and their bows will be broken.(N)

16 Better the little that the righteous have
    than the wealth(O) of many wicked;
17 for the power of the wicked will be broken,(P)
    but the Lord upholds(Q) the righteous.

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35 I have seen the wicked in great power,
And spreading himself like a native green tree.
36 Yet [a]he passed away, and behold, he was no more;
Indeed I sought him, but he could not be found.

37 Mark the blameless man, and observe the upright;
For the future of that man is peace.
38 (A)But the transgressors shall be destroyed together;
The future of the wicked shall be cut off.

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  1. Psalm 37:36 So with MT, LXX, Tg.; Syr., Vg. I passed by

35 I have seen a wicked and ruthless man
    flourishing(A) like a luxuriant native tree,
36 but he soon passed away and was no more;
    though I looked for him, he could not be found.(B)

37 Consider the blameless,(C) observe the upright;(D)
    a future awaits those who seek peace.[a](E)
38 But all sinners(F) will be destroyed;(G)
    there will be no future[b] for the wicked.(H)

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  1. Psalm 37:37 Or upright; / those who seek peace will have posterity
  2. Psalm 37:38 Or posterity