"1:18 (compare to KJV Ezra 8:22) and use of ""to cast arrows"" to mean ""to shoot arrows"" in Alma 49:4 (compare to KJV Proverbs 26:18). Example parallels include: The Book of Mormon and the King James Bible The Book of Mormon contains many linguistic similarities to the King James Bible (KJV). In some cases, entire passages are duplicated in the Book of Mormon. Sometimes the quotation is explicit, as in the Second Book of Nephi, which contains 18 quoted chapters of the Book of Isaiah. Other significant connections between the two books include Book of Mormon words and phrases that"
"The Psalms also speaks of a book of the living: ""Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous. Even the tears of men are recorded in this Book of God. ""Every one that shall be found written in the book . . . shall awake to everlasting life"". This book is probably identical with the ""Book of Remembrance"" in which are recorded the deeds of those that fear the Lord. The apocryphal Book of Jubilees speaks of two heavenly tablets or books: a Book of Life for the righteous, and"
"Psalms The Book of Psalms ( or ; , , ""praises""), commonly referred to simply as Psalms or ""the Psalms"", is the first book of the ""Ketuvim"" (""Writings""), the third section of the Hebrew Bible, and thus a book of the Christian Old Testament. The title is derived from the Greek translation, , meaning ""instrumental music"" and, by extension, ""the words accompanying the music"". The book is an anthology of individual psalms, with 150 in the Jewish and Western Christian tradition and more in the Eastern Christian churches. Many of the psalms are linked to the name of David, but"
"Psalm 1 Psalm 1 is the first of the Psalms in the Hebrew Bible. Like many of the psalms, it contrasts the ""righteous"" person (""tzadik"" צדיק) with the ""wicked"" or ""ungodly"" (""rasha`"" רשע) or the ""sinner"" (""chatta' "" חטא). The righteous person is one who takes care to know the laws of God and so has good judgment and avoids bad company. The result is the ability to withstand difficult times in life supported by God's protection. On the other hand, the wicked person's behavior makes them vulnerable to disaster, like chaff blowing away in the wind. The point that"
"Wisdom, the Song of Songs (Song of Solomon), and Sirach. Not all the Psalms are usually regarded as belonging to the Wisdom tradition. In Judaism, the Books of Wisdom are regarded as part of the ""Ketuvim"" or ""Writings"". In Christianity, Job, Psalms, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes are included in the Old Testament by all traditions, while Wisdom, Song of Songs and Sirach are regarded in some traditions as deuterocanonical. Sapiential books are in the broad tradition of wisdom literature that was found widely in the Ancient Near East, and includes writings from many religions other than Judaism. The Greek noun ""sophia"""
"It is in this context that Charles James Butler sees Psalm 41 as quoted by Jesus in John 13:18 as also messianic. The Wisdom of Solomon is one of the Deuterocanonical books of the Old Testament. The Deuterocanonical books are considered canonical by Catholics, Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox, but are considered non-canonical by Jews and Protestants. <poem>Let us lie in wait for the righteous man, because he is inconvenient to us and opposes our actions; he reproaches us for sins against the law, and accuses us of sins against our training. He professes to have knowledge of God, and"
"of Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, the Song of Songs (Song of Solomon), the Book of Wisdom and Sirach (Ecclesiasticus). Not all the Psalms are usually regarded as belonging to the Wisdom tradition. In Judaism, the Books of Wisdom other than the Wisdom of Solomon and Sirach are regarded as part of the ""Ketuvim"" or ""Writings"". In Christianity, Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Song of Songs and Ecclesiastes are included in the Old Testament by all traditions, while Wisdom, and Sirach are regarded in some traditions as deuterocanonical works which are placed in the Apocrypha within the Anglican and Protestant Bible translations. The"
"Book of Proverbs The Book of Proverbs (Hebrew: מִשְלֵי, ""Míshlê (Shlomoh)"", ""Proverbs (of Solomon)"") is the second book of the third section (called Writings) of the Hebrew Bible and a book of the Christian Old Testament. When translated into Greek and Latin, the title took on different forms: in the Greek Septuagint (LXX) it became Παροιμίαι ""Paroimiai"" (""Proverbs""); in the Latin Vulgate the title was ""Proverbia"", from which the English name is derived. Proverbs is not merely an anthology but a ""collection of collections"" relating to a pattern of life which lasted for more than a millennium. It is an"
"of Proverbs"": Book of Proverbs The Book of Proverbs (Hebrew: מִשְלֵי, ""Míshlê (Shlomoh)"", ""Proverbs (of Solomon)"") is the second book of the third section (called Writings) of the Hebrew Bible and a book of the Christian Old Testament. When translated into Greek and Latin, the title took on different forms: in the Greek Septuagint (LXX) it became Παροιμίαι ""Paroimiai"" (""Proverbs""); in the Latin Vulgate the title was ""Proverbia"", from which the English name is derived. Proverbs is not merely an anthology but a ""collection of collections"" relating to a pattern of life which lasted for more than a millennium. It"
"the biblical books generally follows the codex, even for the Ketuvim, where that order differs from most common printed Hebrew bibles. Thus the Book of Job comes after Psalms and before Proverbs, and the Megillot are in the order Ruth, Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, Lamentations and Esther. The only difference is with Chronicles. The Torah: The ""Nevi'im"": The ""Ketuvim"" In September 2014 an edition of the BHS called Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia: A Reader's Edition (abbreviated as the BHS Reader) was published by the German Bible Society and Hendrickson Publishers. This edition features the same Hebrew text as the regular BHS,"
"source of judicial and religious wisdom. According to Jewish tradition, King Solomon wrote three books of the Bible: The Hebrew word ""To Solomon"" (which can also be translated as ""by Solomon"") appears in the title of two hymns, 72 and 127, in the book of Psalms (""Tehillim""), suggesting to some that Solomon wrote them. Rabbinical tradition attributes the ""Wisdom of Solomon"" to Solomon, although this book was probably written in the 2nd century BCE. In this work, Solomon is portrayed as an astronomer. Other books of wisdom poetry such as the ""Odes of Solomon"" and the ""Psalms of Solomon"" also"
"9 or sung to the Office of Readings for Monday of the first Week. Psalm 9 Psalm 9 is the 9th psalm of the Book of Psalms. The message in the psalm is that the successes of evil are only temporary, and in the end, only the righteous will endure. Psalm 10 is considered part of Psalm 9 in the Greek Septuagint and in most pre-Reformation Christian Bibles. These two consecutive Psalms have the form of a single acrostic Hebrew poem. The Psalm is an acrostic Hebrew poem, and with Psalm 10 forms a single combined work. Hermann Gunkel rated"
"Imprecatory Psalms Imprecatory Psalms, contained within the Book of Psalms of the Hebrew Bible (), are those that invoke judgment, calamity, or curses, upon one's enemies or those perceived as the enemies of God. Major Imprecatory Psalms include and Psalm 109, while Psalms 5, 6, 11, 12, 35, 37, 40, 52, 54, 56, 58, 79, 83, 137, 139, and 143 are also considered imprecatory (). As a sample, Psalm 69:24 states toward God, """"Pour out Your indignation on them, and let Your burning anger overtake them."""" The Psalms (, תהילים, or ""praises""), considered part of both Hebrew and Christian Scripture,"
"(""For not the hearers of the Law are righteous with God""); 1 Corinthians 3:19 (""The wisdom of this world is foolishness with God""), so it is God himself that justifies the sinner (Romans 3:30; Romans 4:5). A paraphrase based on direct translation from Greek in the Pulpit Commentary: ""the righteous by faith shall live"". It is noted in the Pulpit Commentary that the text doesn't use the usual phrase ""as Scripture saith"", same as in the next verse out of Leviticus; which is also the case in Romans 9:7, but in Romans 15:3 and 1 Corinthians 2:9 the apostle inserts,"
"Ecclesiastes. A number of the Psalms also are didactic in character. A series of them impresses the fact that God's law teaches one to abhor sin (Psalms 5, 58), and inculcates a true love for the Temple and the feasts of Yahweh (Psalms 15, 81, 92). Another series of Psalms shows that God is just, although it may at times not seem this way to a short-sighted observer of the world and of history (""theodicies"": Psalms 49, 73; compare Psalms 16, 56, 60). Poems that portray feelings based on individual experience. Many of these lyrics express joy, as, e.g., Lamech's"
"Psalm 42 Psalm 42 is the 42nd psalm of the Book of Psalms, generally known in English by its first verse, in the King James Version, ""As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God"". The Book of Psalms is the third section of the Hebrew Bible, and a book of the Christian Old Testament. In the Hebrew Bible, Psalm 42 opens the second of the five books (divisions) of Psalms. In the Greek Septuagint version of the bible, and in its Latin translation Vulgate, this psalm is Psalm 41 in a slightly"
"Bible's tradition of the ethical () and legal () aspects of righteousness. William Lane Craig argues that we should think of God as the paradigm, the locus, the source of all righteousness. Matthew's gospel contains the most utterances of the word. In Matthew's account of the baptism encounter Jesus tells the prophet ""it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness"" as Jesus requests that John perform the rite for him. The Sermon of the Mount contains the memorable commandment ""Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness"". The Greek word ""dikaiosune"" also means justice and the sole"
"Psalm 5 Psalm 5 is the 5th psalm from the Book of Psalms. Its authorship is traditionally assigned to king David. It is a reflection of how the righteous man prays for deliverance not only for freedom from suffering, but to allow himself to be able to serve God without distraction. Psalm 5 is within the genre of the morning prayer, because the morning was very important in the religions of the ancient Near East. Hence the verse 4 (3 in some versions). The Psalm opens with a lament, and continues with praise and requests that God punish evildoers. The"
"Psalm 9 Psalm 9 is the 9th psalm of the Book of Psalms. The message in the psalm is that the successes of evil are only temporary, and in the end, only the righteous will endure. Psalm 10 is considered part of Psalm 9 in the Greek Septuagint and in most pre-Reformation Christian Bibles. These two consecutive Psalms have the form of a single acrostic Hebrew poem. The Psalm is an acrostic Hebrew poem, and with Psalm 10 forms a single combined work. Hermann Gunkel rated the Psalm by the alphabetical arrangement as an ""artificial"" product. Saying ""On the inner"
"As the first psalm it can be seen as setting up several themes which recur through the Psalter: The book of Psalms and so the Sidney Psalter is very concerned with being righteous, there is pious apologies (i.e. psalm 31, 51), blaming God (i.e. Psalm 22) and lots and lots of blaming others (i.e. Psalm 109) when people aren’t completely sinless. But this may be due to the recurring theme of judgment, separating out the sinners from the righteous. This begins straight of in Psalm 1 where quite literally the wheat are sorted from the “chaff” (“the wicked, but like"
"Psalm 26 Psalm 26 is the 26th psalm from the Book of Psalms. It is ""a profession of integrity by a Levite, engaged in worshipping Yahweh in the temple choir. (1) He professes integrity in walk, and unwavering trust in Yahweh, as attested by Yahweh Himself (v.). (2) Ever conscious of the divine kindness and faithfulness, he abstains from all association with the wicked (v.). (3) He hates the company of the wicked and purifies himself for sacrifice (v.). (4) He loves the temple (v.), and stands in its choir blessing Yahweh (v.). A later editor by additions and changes"
"the Old Testament and that it was considered canonical by Jews and Christians. On the other hand, the contrary claim has been made: ""In the catalogue of Melito, presented by Eusebius, after Proverbs, the word Wisdom occurs, which nearly all commentators have been of opinion is only another name for the same book, and not the name of the book now called 'The Wisdom of Solomon'."" Cyril of Jerusalem (c. 350 AD), in his ""Catechetical Lectures"" cites as canonical books ""Jeremiah one, including Baruch and Lamentations and the Epistle (of Jeremiah)"". In Athanasius's canonical books list (367 AD) the Book"
"Foreman (lead singer of the Christian band Switchfoot) who have set multiple psalms to music on various albums. In the musical ""Godspell"", the song ""Bless The Lord"" is based on Psalm 103, and ""On the Willows"" is based on Psalm 137. French singer-songwriter Léo Ferré wrote and recorded a 151st psalm on his album ""Amour Anarchie"" (1970). Psalms The Book of Psalms ( or ; , , ""praises""), commonly referred to simply as Psalms or ""the Psalms"", is the first book of the ""Ketuvim"" (""Writings""), the third section of the Hebrew Bible, and thus a book of the Christian Old"
"Song of Songs The Song of Songs, also Song of Solomon or Canticles (Hebrew: ""Šîr HaŠîrîm"", Greek: ""Âisma Āismátōn""), is one of the ""megillot"" (scrolls) found in the last section of the Tanakh, known as the Ketuvim (or ""Writings""), and a book of the Old Testament. The Song of Songs is unique within the Hebrew Bible: it shows no interest in Law or Covenant or Yahweh the God of Israel, nor does it teach or explore wisdom like Proverbs or Ecclesiastes (although it does have some affinities to wisdom literature, as the ascription to Solomon indicates); instead, it celebrates sexual"
"Psalm 21 Psalm 21 is the 21st psalm from the Book of Psalms. It is internally accredited to David. This psalm is a psalm of thanksgiving. It focuses on the imagery of a king, who is often credited with being an example of the moral state of a kingdom in the Old Testament. The following is the full English text of the Psalm from the King James Bible. Commentary by the theologian John Calvin relates this psalm to the belief that God had appointed a succession of rulers on Earth, starting with David and eventually leading to the messiah, who"
"throughout the history of salvation narrated in the Old Testament (). Paul writes to the Romans that righteousness comes by faith: ""...a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: 'The righteous will live by faith.'"" () In II Cor. 9:9 the New Revised Standard Version has a footnote that the original word has the meaning of 'benevolence' and the Messianic Jewish commentary of David Stern affirms the Jewish practice of 'doing ""tzedakah""' as charity in referring to the Matt. 6 and II Cor. 9 passages. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, ""Righteous"" is a"
"in Psalm 25, he asks for further understanding of God’s path. In Psalm 119, David writes emphatically “I hate every wrong path,” that is, ways that deviate from the ways of God. Not only will a righteous man ignore the advice of the wicked, he studies the law of the Lord every day for guidance and understanding. In Psalm 119, David refers to the word of the Lord as a light revealing the path of life. He is happy studying the law. The righteous man is compared to a tree planted by a stream. His harvest is plentiful, and whatever"
"Book of Lamentations The Book of Lamentations (, ""‘Êykhôh"", from its incipit meaning ""how"") is a collection of poetic laments for the destruction of Jerusalem. In the Hebrew Bible it appears in the Ketuvim (""Writings""), beside the Song of Songs, Book of Ruth, Ecclesiastes and the Book of Esther (the Megilloth or ""Five Scrolls""), although there is no set order; in the Christian Old Testament it follows the Book of Jeremiah, as the prophet Jeremiah is its traditional author. Jeremiah's authorship is no longer generally accepted, although it is generally accepted that the destruction of Jerusalem by Babylon in 586"
"stanzas, which is published in 213 hymnals. John Milton, the author of ""Paradise Lost"", wrote a hymn in condensed form of four short stanzas, ""How lovely are Thy dwellings fair!"", which appears in 58 hymnals. Psalm 84 Psalm 84 is the 84th psalm of the Book of Psalms, generally known in English by its first verse, in the King James Version, ""How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!"". The Book of Psalms is the third section of the Hebrew Bible, and a book of the Christian Old Testament. In the Greek Septuagint version of the bible, and in"
"the twelfth hour of the Good Friday service, that commemorates the burial of Jesus. Book of Lamentations The Book of Lamentations (, ""‘Êykhôh"", from its incipit meaning ""how"") is a collection of poetic laments for the destruction of Jerusalem. In the Hebrew Bible it appears in the Ketuvim (""Writings""), beside the Song of Songs, Book of Ruth, Ecclesiastes and the Book of Esther (the Megilloth or ""Five Scrolls""), although there is no set order; in the Christian Old Testament it follows the Book of Jeremiah, as the prophet Jeremiah is its traditional author. Jeremiah's authorship is no longer generally accepted,"
"Psalm 58 Psalm 58 is the 58th psalm of the Book of Psalms, generally known in English by its first verse, in the King James Version, ""Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation?"". In the Greek Septuagint version of the bible, and in its Latin translation Vulgate, this psalm is Psalm 57 in a slightly different numbering system. In Latin, it is known as ""In finem ne disperdas David"". It is one of six psalms labeled a ""michtam"", which may mean an ""engraving"", ""sculpture"", ""golden"", or ""secret"". It is also classified as one of the Imprecatory Psalms. Psalm 58 is"
"Megillot (""Hamesh Megillot"") Other books The Jewish textual tradition never finalized the order of the books in Ketuvim. The Babylonian Talmud (Bava Batra 14b–15a) gives their order as Ruth, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, Lamentations of Jeremiah, Daniel, Scroll of Esther, Ezra, Chronicles. In Tiberian Masoretic codices, including the Aleppo Codex and the Leningrad Codex, and often in old Spanish manuscripts as well, the order is Chronicles, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Ruth, Song of Solomon, Ecclesiastes, Lamentations of Jeremiah, Esther, Daniel, Ezra. The Ketuvim is the last of the three portions of the Tanakh to have been accepted as"
"been set to music as a motet by Maurice Greene, and by Sir Hubert Parry as the final of six motets in his choral work ""Songs of Farewell"". Psalm 39 Psalm 39 is the 39th psalm of the Book of Psalms, generally known in English by its first verse, in the King James Version, ""I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue"". The Book of Psalms is the third section of the Hebrew Bible, and a book of the Christian Old Testament. In the Greek Septuagint version of the bible, and in"