PDF Psalms 101-109

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 \v 6 We have sinned like our ancestors;
 \q we have done wrong, and we have done evil.
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-\v 7 Our fathers did not appreciate your marvelous deeds in Egypt;
+\v 7 Our fathers did not pay attention to your marvelous deeds in Egypt;
 \q they ignored your many acts of covenant faithfulness;
 \q they were rebellious at the sea, the Sea of Reeds.
 
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-\v 13 But they quickly forgot what he had done;
+\v 13 But they quickly forgot his deeds;
 \q they did not wait for his instructions.
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 \v 14 They had insatiable cravings in the wilderness,
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 \q and Aaron, the holy priest of Yahweh.
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 \v 17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan
-\q and covered the followers of Abiram.
+\q and covered the company of Abiram.
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-\v 18 Fire broke out among them;
+\v 18 Fire broke out in their company;
 \q the fire consumed the wicked.
 
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 \v 22 He had done wonderful things in the land of Ham
-\q and mighty acts at the Sea of Reeds.
+\q and awesome deeds at the Sea of Reeds.
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 \v 23 So he said he would destroy them—
 \q had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him,
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-\v 24 Then they despised the fruitful land;
+\v 24 Then they despised the delightful land;
 \q they did not believe his promise,
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 \v 25 but grumbled in their tents,
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-\v 30 Then Phinehas rose to intervene,
+\v 30 Then Phinehas stood up and mediated,
 \q and the plague subsided.
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 \v 31 It was counted to him as a righteous deed
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 \v 34 They did not destroy the nations
 \q as Yahweh had commanded them,
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-\v 35 but they mingled with the nations
-\q and learned their ways
+\v 35 but they mingled with the nations,
+\q learned their practices,
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 \v 36 and worshiped their idols,
 \q which became a snare to them.
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 \v 40 So Yahweh was angry with his people,
-\q and he despised his own people.
+\q and he abhorred his inheritance.
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 \v 41 He gave them into the hand of the nations,
 \q and those who hated them ruled over them.
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 \q and they were brought into subjection to their authority.
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 \v 43 Many times he came to help them,
-\q but they kept rebelling
-\q and were brought low by their own sin.
+\q but they were rebellious in their purposes
+\q and were brought low by their own iniquity.
 
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 \v 45 He called to mind his covenant with them
 \q and relented because of his steadfast love.
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-\v 46 He caused all their conquerors
+\v 46 He caused all their captors
 \q to have pity on them.
 
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 \q they stumbled and there was no one to help them up.
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 \v 13 Then they called out to Yahweh in their trouble,
-\q and he brought them out of their distress.
+\q and he saved them out of their distress.
 
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 \v 17 They were foolish in their rebellious ways
 \q and afflicted because of their sins.
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-\v 18 They lost their desire to eat any food,
+\v 18 Their soul abhorred all food,
 \q and they came close to the gates of death.
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 \v 19 Then they called out to Yahweh in their trouble,
-\q and he brought them out of their distress.
+\q and he saved them out of their distress.
 
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 \v 20 He sent his word and healed them,
-\q and he rescued them from their destruction.
+\q and he rescued them from the pits in which they were trapped.
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 \v 21 Oh that people would praise Yahweh for his covenant faithfulness
 \q and for the amazing things he has done for humanity!
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 \v 22 Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving
-\q and proclaim his deeds in singing.
+\q and proclaim his deeds with shouts of joy.
 
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 \v 39 They were diminished and brought low
-\q by painful distress and suffering.
+\q by oppression, distress, and suffering.
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 \v 40 He pours contempt on the leaders
 \q and causes them to wander in the wilderness, where there are no roads.
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 \v 9 Moab is my washbasin;
-\q over Edom I will throw my shoe;
+\q over Edom I will throw my sandal;
 \q I will shout in triumph because of Philistia.
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-\v 10 Who will bring me into the strong city?
+\v 10 Who will bring me into the fortified city?
 \q Who will lead me to Edom?"
 
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-\v 11 May the creditor take all he owns;
-\q may strangers plunder what he earns.
+\v 11 May the creditor seize all he owns;
+\q may strangers plunder the product of his labor.
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 \v 12 May no one extend any kindness to him;
 \q may no one have pity on his fatherless children.
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-\v 14 May his ancestors' sins be mentioned to Yahweh;
+\v 14 May his ancestors' iniquity be mentioned to Yahweh;
 \q and may the sin of his mother not be forgotten.
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 \v 15 May their guilt always be before Yahweh;
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 \v 24 My knees are weak from fasting;
 \q I am turning to skin and bones.
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-\v 25 I am disdained by my accusers;
+\v 25 I have become a reproach to my accusers;
 \q when they see me, they shake their heads.
 
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-\v 19 As for me, I said, 'How I want to treat you as my son and give you a pleasant land,
+\v 19 As for me, I said, 'How I want to treat you as my son and give you a delightful land,
 \q an inheritance more beautiful than what is in any other nation!' I would have said, 'You will call me "my Father".'
 \q I would have said that you would not turn from following me.
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