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Psalms 90
Chapter 90
God's Eternity and the Brevity of Human Life.
1 Lord, You have been our (F1)(C1)dwelling place in all generations.
2 Before (C1)the mountains were born
(F1)Or You (C2)gave birth to the earth and the world,
Even (C3)from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.
3 You (C1)turn mortals back into dust
And say, "Return, you sons of mankind."
4 For (C1)a thousand years in Your sight
Are like (C2)yesterday when it passes by,
(F1)Or like a (C3)watch in the night.
5 You (C1)have (F1)swept them away like a flood, they (F2)(C2)fall asleep;
In the morning they are like (C3)grass that (F3)sprouts anew.
6 In the morning it (C1)flourishes and (F1)sprouts anew;
Toward evening it (C2)wilts and (C3)withers away.
7 For we have been (C1)consumed by Your anger,
And we have been terrified by Your wrath.
8 You have (C1)placed our guilty deeds before You,
Our (C2)hidden sins in the light of Your presence.
9 For (C1)all our days have dwindled away in Your fury;
We have finished our years like a (F1)sigh.
10 As for the days of our (F1)life, (F2)they contain seventy years,
Or if due to strength, (C1)eighty years,
Yet their pride is only (C2)trouble and tragedy;
For it quickly passes, and we (C3)disappear.
11 Who (F1)understands the (C1)power of Your anger
And Your fury, according to the (C2)fear (F2)that is due You?
12 So (C1)teach us to number our days,
That we may (F1)(C2)present to You a heart of wisdom.
13 Do (C1)return, LORD; (C2)how long will it be?
And (F1)be (C3)sorry for Your servants.
14 (C1)Satisfy us in the morning with Your graciousness,
That we may (C2)sing for joy and rejoice all our days.
15 (C1)Make us glad (F1)according to the days You have afflicted us,
And the (C2)years we have seen (F2)evil.
16 Let Your (C1)work appear to Your servants
And Your (C2)majesty (F1)to their children.
17 May the (C1)kindness of the Lord our God be upon us;
And (F1)(C2)confirm for us the work of our hands;
Yes, (F1)confirm the work of our hands.
Leviticus 1,2
The Law of Burnt Offerings
1 Now (C1)the LORD called to Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting, saying,2 "Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, 'When anyone of you brings an (C1)offering to the LORD, you shall bring your offering of livestock from (C2)the herd or the flock.3 'If his offering is a (C1)burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male (C2)without defect; he shall offer it (C3)at the doorway of the tent of meeting, so that he may be accepted before the LORD.4 'And (C1)he shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so that it may be accepted for him to make (C2)atonement on his behalf.5 'Then (C1)he shall (F1)slaughter the (F2)bull before the LORD; and Aaron's sons the priests shall offer up (C2)the blood and (C3)sprinkle the blood around on the altar that is at the doorway of the tent of meeting.6 '(C1)He shall then skin the burnt offering and cut it into its pieces.7 'And (C1)the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.8 'Then Aaron's sons the priests shall arrange the pieces, with the head and the (C1)suet, on the wood which is on the fire that is on the altar.9 'Its (C1)entrails, however, and its legs he shall wash with water. And (C2)the priest shall offer all of it up in smoke on the altar as a burnt offering, an offering by fire as (C3)a soothing aroma to the LORD.
10 'But if his offering is from the flock, either from the sheep or from the goats, as a burnt offering, he shall offer a (C1)male without defect.11 'And (C1)he shall slaughter it on the side of the altar northward before the LORD, and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar.12 'He shall then cut it into its pieces with its head and its (C1)suet, and the priest shall arrange them on the wood which is on the fire that is on the altar.13 'The entrails, however, and the legs he shall wash with water. And (C1)the priest shall offer all of it, and offer it up in smoke on the altar; it is a burnt offering, an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the LORD.
14 'But if his offering to the LORD is a burnt offering of birds, then he shall bring his offering from the (C1)turtledoves or from young doves.15 'The priest shall bring it to the altar, and pinch off its head, and offer it up in smoke on the altar; and its blood is to be drained out (C1)on the side of the altar.16 'He shall also remove its craw with its feathers and throw it beside the altar eastward, to the place of the (C1)fatty ashes.17 'Then he shall tear it by its wings, but (C1)shall not sever it. And the priest shall offer it up in smoke on the altar, on the wood which is on the fire; (C2)it is a burnt offering, an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the LORD.
The Law of Grain Offerings
1 'Now when anyone presents a (C1)grain offering as an offering to the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour, and he shall pour oil on it and put frankincense on it.2 'He shall then bring it to Aaron's sons the priests; and he shall take from it (C1)his handful of its fine flour and of its oil, with all of its frankincense. And the priest shall offer it up in smoke as its (C2)memorial portion on the altar, an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the LORD.3 '(C1)The remainder of the grain offering belongs to (C2)Aaron and his sons: a most holy part of the offerings to the LORD by fire.
4 'Now when you bring an offering of a grain offering baked in an oven, it shall be (C1)unleavened cakes of fine flour mixed with oil, or unleavened wafers (F1)spread with oil.5 'And if your offering is a grain offering made (C1)on the griddle, it shall be of fine flour, unleavened, mixed with oil;6 you shall break it into bits and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering.7 'Now if your offering is a grain offering made (C1)in a (F1)pan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil.8 'When you bring in the grain offering which is made of these things to the LORD, it shall be presented to the priest, and he shall bring it to the altar.9 'The priest then shall take up from the grain offering (C1)its memorial portion, and shall offer it up in smoke on the altar as an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the LORD.10 '(C1)The remainder of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons: a most holy part of the offerings to the LORD by fire.
11 '(C1)No grain offering, which you bring to the LORD, shall be made with leaven, for you shall not offer (F1)up in smoke any leaven or any honey as an (C2)offering by fire to the LORD.12 '(C1)As an offering of first fruits you shall bring them to the LORD, but they shall not ascend as a soothing aroma on the altar.13 'Every grain offering of yours, moreover, you shall season with salt, so that (C1)the salt of the covenant of your God will not be lacking from your grain offering; with all your offerings you shall offer salt.
14 'Also if you bring a grain offering of early ripened things to the LORD, you shall bring (C1)fresh heads of grain roasted in the fire, crushed grain of new growth, for the grain offering of your early ripened produce.15 'You shall then put oil on it and place incense on it; it is a grain offering.16 'Then the priest shall offer up in smoke (C1)its memorial portion, part of its crushed grain and its oil with all its incense as an offering by fire to the LORD.
Mark 5:1-20
Chapter 5
The Demon-possessed Man Cured
1 (C1)They came to the other side of the sea, into the region of the Gerasenes.2 When He got out of (C1)the boat, immediately a man from the tombs (C2)with an unclean spirit met Him.3 He lived among the tombs; and no one was able to bind him anymore, not even with a chain,4 because he had often been bound with shackles and chains, and the chains had been torn apart by him and the shackles broken in pieces; and no one was strong enough to subdue him.5 Constantly, night and day, he was screaming among the tombs and in the mountains, and cutting himself with stones.6 Seeing Jesus from a distance, he ran up and bowed down before Him;7 and shouting with a loud voice, he (*)said, "(F1)(C1)What business do You have with me, Jesus, (C2)Son of (C3)the Most High God? I implore You by God, do not torment me!"8 For He had already been saying to him, "Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!"9 And He was asking him, "What is your name?" And he (*)said to Him, "My name is (C1)Legion, for we are many."10 And he begged Him earnestly not to send them out of the region.11 Now there was a large herd of pigs feeding (F1)nearby on the mountain.12 And the demons begged Him, saying, "Send us into the pigs so that we may enter them."13 Jesus gave them permission. And coming out, the unclean spirits entered the pigs; and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea, about two thousand of them; and they were drowned in the sea.
14 Their herdsmen ran away and reported it in the city and in the countryside. And the people came to see what it was that had happened.15 And then they (*)came to Jesus and (*)saw the man who had been (C1)demon-possessed sitting down, (C2)clothed and (C3)in his right mind, the very man who had previously had the "(C4)legion"; and they became frightened.16 Those who had seen it described to them how it had happened to the (C1)demon-possessed man, and all about the pigs.17 And they began to (C1)beg Him to leave their region.18 (C1)And as He was getting into the boat, the man who had been (C2)demon-possessed was begging Him that he might (F1)accompany Him.19 And He did not let him, but He (*)said to him, "(C1)Go home to your people and report to them (F1)what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He had mercy on you."20 And he went away and began to (C1)proclaim in (C2)Decapolis (F1)what great things Jesus had done for him; and everyone was amazed.<
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