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the cities you uprooted are now
forgotten.
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But the Lord reigns forever,
executing judgment from his
throne.
He will judge the world with
justice
and rule the nations with
fairness.
The Lord is a shelter for the
oppressed,
a refuge in times of trouble.
Those who know your name trust
in you,
for you, O Lord, do not abandon
those who search for you.
Sing praises to the Lord who
reigns in Jerusalem.*
Tell the world about his
unforgettable deeds.
For he who avenges murder cares
for the helpless.
He does not ignore the cries of
those who suffer.
9:11 Hebrew Zion; also in 9:14.
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PROVERBS 2:1622
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Wisdom will save you from the
immoral woman,
from the seductive words of the
promiscuous woman.
She has abandoned her husband
and ignores the covenant she
made before God.
Entering her house leads to death;
it is the road to the grave.*
The man who visits her is doomed.
He will never reach the paths
of life.
Follow the steps of good men
instead,
and stay on the paths of the
righteous.
For only the godly will live in the
land,
and those with integrity will
remain in it.
But the wicked will be removed
from the land,
and the treacherous will be
uprooted.
2:18 Hebrew to the spirits of the dead.
Lord, sometimes what’s happening in this country feels
out of control. We’re swept up in a swirl of charges and
counter-charges, lies and half-truths. But you are Truth—
and you can handle it all. I put my hope in you, Lord.
Help our leaders do the same. Amen.
GENESIS 23:1–24:51
When Sarah was 127 years old, 2 she
died at Kiriath-arba (now called He
bron) in the land of Canaan. There
Abraham mourned and wept for her.
3 Then, leaving her body, he said
to the Hittite elders, 4 “Here I am, a
stranger and a foreigner among you.
Please sell me a piece of land so I can
give my wife a proper burial.”
5 The Hit
tites replied to Abraham,
6 “Listen, my lord, you are an honored
prince among us. Choose the finest
of our tombs and bury her there. No
one here will refuse to help you in this
way.”
7 Then Abraham bowed low before
the Hittites 8 and said, “Since you are
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willing to help me in this way, be so
kind as to ask Ephron son of Zohar
9 to let me buy his cave at Machpelah,
down at the end of his field. I will pay
the full price in the presence of witnesses, so I will have a permanent
burial place for my family.”
10 Eph
ron was sitting there among
the others, and he answered Abra
ham as the others listened, speaking
publicly before all the Hittite elders of
the town. 11 “No, my lord,” he said to
Abraham, “please listen to me. I will
give you the field and the cave. Here in
the presence of my people, I give it to
you. Go and bury your dead.”
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Abraham again bowed low before the citizens of the land, 13 and
