321 Behold , a king will reign righteously And princes will rule justly . 2 Each will be like a refuge from the wind And a shelter from the storm , Like streams of water in a dry country , Like the shade of a huge rock in a parched land . 3 Then the eyes of those who see will not be blinded , And the ears of those who hear will listen . 4 The mind of the hasty will discern the truth , And the tongue of the stammerers will hasten to speak clearly . 5 No longer will the fool be called noble , Or the rogue be spoken of as generous . 6 For a fool speaks nonsense , And his heart inclines toward wickedness : To practice ungodliness and to speak error against the Lord , To keep the hungry person unsatisfied And to withhold drink from the thirsty . 7 As for a rogue , his weapons are evil ; He devises wicked schemes To destroy the afflicted with slander e , Even though the needy one speaks what is right . 8 But the noble man devises noble plans ; And by noble plans he stands .
9 Rise up, you women who are at ease , And hear my voice ; Give ear to my word , You complacent daughters . 10 Within a year and a few days You will be troubled , O complacent daughters; For the vintage is ended , And the fruit gathering will not come . 11 Tremble , you women who are at ease ; Be troubled , you complacent daughters; Strip , undress and put sackcloth on your waist , 12 Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields , for the fruitful vine , 13 For the land of my people in which thorns and briars shall come up; Yea , for all the joyful houses and for the jubilant city . 14 Because the palace has been abandoned , the populated city forsaken . Hill and watch-tower have become caves forever e , A delight for wild donkeys , a pasture for flocks ; 15 Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high , And the wilderness becomes a fertile field , And the fertile field is considered as a forest . 16 Then justice will dwell in the wilderness And righteousness will abide in the fertile field . 17 And the work of righteousness will be peace , And the service of righteousness , quietness and confidence forever e . 18 Then my people will live in a peaceful habitation , And in secure dwellings and in undisturbed resting places ; 19 And it will hail when the forest comes down , And the city will be utterly laid low . 20 How blessed will you be, you who sow beside all waters , Who let out freely the ox and the donkey .
331 Woe to you, O destroyer , While you were not destroyed ; And he who is treacherous , while others did not deal treacherously with him. As soon as you finish destroying , you will be destroyed ; As soon as you cease to deal treacherously , others will deal treacherously with you. 2 O Lord , be gracious to us; we have waited for You. Be their strength every morning , Our salvation also in the time of distress . 3 At the sound of the tumult peoples flee ; At the lifting up of Yourself nations disperse . 4 Your spoil is gathered as the caterpillar gathers ; As locusts rushing about men rush about on it. 5 The Lord is exalted , for He dwells on high ; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness . 6 And He will be the stability of your times , A wealth of salvation , wisdom and knowledge ; The fear of the Lord is his treasure . 7 Behold , their brave men cry in the streets , The ambassadors of peace weep bitterly . 8 The highways are desolate , the traveler has ceased , He has broken the covenant , he has despised the cities , He has no regard for man . 9 The land mourns and pines away , Lebanon is shamed and withers ; Sharon is like a desert plain , And Bashan and Carmel lose their foliage. 10 "Now I will arise ," says the Lord , "Now I will be exalted , now I will be lifted up. 11 "You have conceived chaff , you will give birth to stubble ; My breath will consume you like a fire . 12 "The peoples will be burned to lime , Like cut thorns which are burned in the fire .
13 "You who are far away , hear what I have done ; And you who are near , acknowledge My might ." 14 Sinners in Zion are terrified ; Trembling has seized the godless . "Who among us can live with the consuming fire ? Who among us can live with continual burning ?" 15 He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity , He who rejects unjust e gain And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe ; He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed And shuts his eyes from looking upon evil ; 16 He will dwell on the heights , His refuge will be the impregnable rock ; His bread will be given him, His water will be sure . 17 Your eyes will see the King in His beauty ; They will behold a far-distant land . 18 Your heart will meditate on terror : "Where is he who counts ? Where is he who weighs ? Where is he who counts the towers ?" 19 You will no longer see a fierce people , A people of unintelligible speech which no one comprehends , Of a stammering tongue which no one understands . 20 Look upon Zion , the city of our appointed feasts ; Your eyes will see Jerusalem , an undisturbed habitation , A tent which will not be folded ; Its stakes will never e be pulled up, Nor any of its cords be torn apart . 21 But there the majestic One, the Lord , will be for us A place of rivers and wide canals On which no boat with oars will go , And on which no mighty ship will pass - 22 For the Lord is our judge , The Lord is our lawgiver , The Lord is our king ; He will save us- 23 Your tackle hangs slack ; It cannot hold the base of its mast firmly , Nor spread out the sail . Then the prey of an abundant spoil will be divided ; The lame will take the plunder . 24 And no resident will say , "I am sick "; The people who dwell there will be forgiven their iniquity .
11 Paul , an apostle of Jesus Christ [1] by the will of God , and Timothy [2]our brother , 2 To the [3] saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are at Colossae : Grace to you and peace from God our Father .
3 We give thanks to God , the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ , praying always for you, 4 since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love which you have [4]for all the [5]saints ; 5 because of the hope laid up for you in [6]heaven , of which you previously heard in the word of truth , [7]the gospel 6 which has come to you, just as [8] in all the world also it is constantly bearing fruit and [9]increasing , even as it has been doing in you also since the day you heard of it and [10]understood the grace of God in truth ; 7 just as you learned it from Epaphras , our beloved fellow bond-servant , who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf , 8 and he also informed us of your love in the Spirit .
9 For this reason also , since the day we heard of it, we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the [11] knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding , 10 so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord , [12] to please Him in all respects , bearing fruit in every good work and [13]increasing in the [14]knowledge of God ; 11 strengthened with all power , according to [15]His glorious might , [16]for the attaining of all steadfastness and [17]patience ; joyously
12 giving thanks to the Father , who has qualified us [18]to share in the inheritance of the [19]saints in Light . 13 [20]For He rescued us from the [21] domain of darkness , and transferred us to the kingdom of [22] His beloved Son ,
14 in whom we have redemption , the forgiveness of sins . 15 [23]He is the image of the invisible God , the firstborn of all creation . 16 For [24] by Him all things were created , both in the heavens and on earth , visible and invisible , whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities - all things have been created through Him and for Him. 17 He [25] is before all things , and in Him all things [26]hold together . 18 He is also head of the body , the church ; and He is the beginning , the firstborn from the dead , so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything . 19 For [27]it was the Father's good pleasure for all the [28]fullness to dwell in Him, 20 and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself , having made peace through the blood of His cross ; through Him, I say, whether things on earth or things in [29]heaven .
21 And although you were formerly alienated and hostile in mind , engaged in evil deeds , 22 yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death , in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach - 23 if indeed you continue in [30]the faith firmly established and steadfast , and not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard , which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven , and of which I, Paul , [31]was made a [32] minister . 24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake , and in my flesh I [33]do my share on behalf of His body , which is the church , in filling up what is lacking [34]in Christ's afflictions . 25 Of this church I [35]was made a minister according to the stewardship from God bestowed on me for your benefit , so that I might [36]fully carry out the preaching of the word of God , 26 that is, the mystery which has been hidden from the past ages and generations , but has now been manifested to His [37]saints , 27 to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles , which is Christ in you, the hope of glory . 28 We proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man [38]with all wisdom , so that we may present every man [39] complete in Christ . 29 For this purpose also I labor , striving according to His [40]power , which [41]mightily works within me.
