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This poor man called out, and the LORD heard him; He saved him from all his troubles.

By this I know that You delight in me, for my enemy does not triumph over me.

All this has come upon us, though we have not forgotten You or betrayed Your covenant.

For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all inhabitants of the world,

This is the fate of the foolish and their followers who endorse their sayings. Selah

Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:

I would hurry to my shelter, far from this raging tempest.”

Then my enemies will retreat on the day I cry for help. By this I will know that God is on my side.

God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God,

Why do you gaze in envy, O mountains of many peaks? This is the mountain God chose for His dwelling, where the LORD will surely dwell forever.

And this will please the LORD more than an ox, more than a bull with horns and hooves.

O God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds.

So their people return to this place and drink up waters in abundance.

If I had said, “I will speak this way,” then I would have betrayed Your children.

When I tried to understand all this, it was troublesome in my sight

There are no signs for us to see. There is no longer any prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last.

In spite of all this, they kept on sinning; despite His wonderful works, they did not believe.

Return, O God of Hosts, we pray! Look down from heaven and see! Attend to this vine—

For this is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.

“I will mention Rahab and Babylon among those who know Me—along with Philistia, Tyre, and Cush—when I say, ‘This one was born in Zion.’”

And it will be said of Zion: “This one and that one were born in her, and the Most High Himself will establish her.”

The LORD will record in the register of the peoples: “This one was born in Zion.” Selah

Let this be written for the generation to come, so that a people not yet created may praise the LORD.

May this be the LORD’s reward to my accusers, to those who speak evil against me.

Let them know that this is Your hand, that You, O LORD, have done it.

This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it.

This is from the LORD, and it is marvelous in our eyes.

This is the day that the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

This is my comfort in affliction, that Your promise has given me life.

This is my practice, for I obey Your precepts.

Your ordinances stand to this day, for all things are servants to You.

In this way indeed shall blessing come to the man who fears the LORD.

“This is My resting place forever and ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired this home.

“This is My resting place forever and ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired this home.

I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.

Blessed are the people of whom this is so; blessed are the people whose God is the LORD.

He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!

…to execute the judgment written against them. This honor is for all His saints. Hallelujah!

This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.

My son, do not lose sight of this: Preserve sound judgment and discernment.

…then do this, my son, to free yourself, for you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: Go, humble yourself, and press your plea with your neighbor.

For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,

For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,

He who answers a matter before he hears it—this is folly and disgrace to him.

Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.

The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is Maker of them all.

If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?

The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives light to the eyes of both.

These are the words of Agur son of Jakeh—the burden that this man declared to Ithiel: “I am weary, O God, and worn out.

This is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’

Is there a case where one can say, “Look, this is new”? It has already existed in the ages before us.

So I set my mind to know wisdom and madness and folly; I learned that this, too, is a pursuit of the wind.

Anything my eyes desired, I did not deny myself. I refused my heart no pleasure. For my heart took delight in all my work, and this was the reward for all my labor.

So I said to myself, “The fate of the fool will also befall me. What then have I gained by being wise?” And I said to myself that this too is futile.

And who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.

When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and he must give his portion to a man who has not worked for it, this too is futile and a great evil.

Indeed, all his days are filled with grief, and his task is sorrowful; even at night, his mind does not rest. This too is futile.

Nothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I have also seen that this is from the hand of God.

To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

…and also that every man should eat and drink and find satisfaction in all his labor—this is the gift of God.

I saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task.

I saw that all who lived and walked under the sun followed this second one, the youth who succeeded the king.

There is no limit to all the people who were before them. Yet the successor will not be celebrated by those who come even later. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.

This too is a grievous affliction: Exactly as a man is born, so he will depart. What does he gain as he toils for the wind?

Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of life that God has given him—for this is his lot.

Furthermore, God has given riches and wealth to every man, and He has enabled him to enjoy them, to accept his lot, and to rejoice in his labor. This is a gift from God.

God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous affliction.

Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

It is better to enter a house of mourning than a house of feasting, since death is the end of every man, and the living should take this to heart.

For like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile.

Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is unwise of you to ask about this.

In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider this: God has made one of these along with the other, so that a man cannot discover anything that will come after him.

All this I tested by wisdom, saying, “I resolve to be wise.” But it was beyond me.

“Behold,” says the Teacher, “I have discovered this by adding one thing to another to find an explanation.

Only this have I found: I have discovered that God made mankind upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”

All this I have seen, applying my mind to every deed that is done under the sun; there is a time when one man lords it over another to his own detriment.

Then too, I saw the burial of the wicked who used to go in and out of the holy place, and they were praised in the city where they had done so. This too is futile.

There is a futility that is done on the earth: There are righteous men who get what the actions of the wicked deserve, and there are wicked men who get what the actions of the righteous deserve. I say that this too is futile.

So I commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry. For this joy will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.

So I took all this to heart and concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their deeds, are in God’s hands. Man does not know what lies ahead, whether love or hate.

This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun: There is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of men are full of evil and madness while they are alive, and afterward they join the dead.

Enjoy life with your beloved wife all the days of the fleeting life that God has given you under the sun—all your fleeting days. For this is your portion in life and in your labor under the sun.

I have also seen this wisdom under the sun, and it was great to me:

Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.

When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.

When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.

This is Solomon’s Song of Songs.

Who is this coming up from the wilderness like a column of smoke, scented with myrrh and frankincense from all the spices of the merchant?

His mouth is most sweet; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

His mouth is most sweet; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

Who is this who shines like the dawn, as fair as the moon, as bright as the sun, as majestic as the stars in procession?

Who is this coming up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? I roused you under the apple tree; there your mother conceived you; there she travailed and brought you forth.

This is the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

When you come to appear before Me, who has required this of you—this trampling of My courts?

When you come to appear before Me, who has required this of you—this trampling of My courts?

This is the message that was revealed to Isaiah son of Amoz concerning Judah and Jerusalem:

A man will seize his brother within his father’s house: “You have a cloak—you be our leader! Take charge of this heap of rubble.”