1291 "Many times they have persecuted me from my youth up," Let Israel now say , 2 "Many times they have persecuted me from my youth up; Yet they have not prevailed against me. 3 "The plowers plowed upon my back ; They lengthened their furrows ." 4 The Lord is righteous ; He has cut in two the cords of the wicked .
5 May all who hate Zion Be put to shame and turned backward ; 6 Let them be like grass upon the housetops , Which withers before it grows up; 7 With which the reaper does not fill his hand , Or the binder of sheaves his bosom ; 8 Nor do those who pass by say , "The blessing of the Lord be upon you; We bless you in the name of the Lord ."
1301 Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord . 2 Lord , hear my voice ! Let Your ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications . 3 If You, Lord , should mark iniquities , O Lord , who could stand ? 4 But there is forgiveness with You, That You may be feared .
5 I wait for the Lord , my soul does wait , And in His word do I hope . 6 My soul waits for the Lord More than the watchmen for the morning ; Indeed, more than the watchmen for the morning . 7 O Israel , hope in the Lord ; For with the Lord there is lovingkindness , And with Him is abundant redemption . 8 And He will redeem Israel From all his iniquities .
1311 O Lord , my heart is not proud , nor my eyes haughty ; Nor do I involve myself in great matters, Or in things too difficult for me. 2 Surely e I have composed and quieted my soul ; Like a weaned child rests against his mother , My soul is like a weaned child within me. 3 O Israel , hope in the Lord From this time forth and forever e .
111 Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ .
2 Now I praise you because you remember me in everything and hold firmly to the traditions , just as I delivered them to you. 3 But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man , and the man is the head of a woman , and God is the head of Christ . 4 Every man who has something on his head while praying or prophesying disgraces his head . 5 But every woman who has her head uncovered while praying or prophesying disgraces her head , for she is one and the same as the woman whose head is shaved . 6 For if a woman does not cover her head, let her also have her hair cut off ; but if it is disgraceful for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved , let her cover her head. 7 For a man ought not to have his head covered , since he is the image and glory of God ; but the woman is the glory of man . 8 For man does not originate from woman , but woman from man ; 9 for indeed man was not created for the woman's sake , but woman for the man's sake . 10 Therefore e the woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head , because of the angels . 11 However , in the Lord , neither is woman independent of man , nor is man independent of woman . 12 For as the woman originates from the man , so also the man has his birth through the woman ; and all things originate from God . 13 Judge for yourselves e : is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered ? 14 Does not even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair , it is a dishonor to him, 15 but if a woman has long hair , it is a glory to her? For her hair is given to her for a covering . 16 But if one is inclined to be contentious , we have no other practice , nor have the churches of God .
(Read 1 Corinthians 11:1)
The first verse of this chapter seems properly to be the close to the last. The apostle not only preached such doctrine as they ought to believe, but led such a life as they ought to live. Yet Christ being our perfect example, the actions and conduct of men, as related in the Scriptures, should be followed only so far as they are like to his.
(Read 1 Corinthians 11:2-16)
Here begin particulars respecting the public assemblies, 1 Corinthians 14. In the abundance of spiritual gifts bestowed on the Corinthians, some abuses had crept in; but as Christ did the will, and sought the honour of God, so the Christian should avow his subjection to Christ, doing his will and seeking his glory. We should, even in our dress and habit, avoid every thing that may dishonour Christ. The woman was made subject to man, because made for his help and comfort. And she should do nothing, in Christian assemblies, which looked like a claim of being equal. She ought to have "power," that is, a veil, on her head, because of the angels. Their presence should keep Christians from all that is wrong while in the worship of God. Nevertheless, the man and the woman were made for one another. They were to be mutual comforts and blessings, not one a slave, and the other a tyrant. God has so settled matters, both in the kingdom of providence and that of grace, that the authority and subjection of each party should be for mutual help and benefit. It was the common usage of the churches, for women to appear in public assemblies, and join in public worship, veiled; and it was right that they should do so. The Christian religion sanctions national customs wherever these are not against the great principles of truth and holiness; affected singularities receive no countenance from any thing in the Bible.
