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35 And he made a veil of blue, purple, and Proverbs 8:6–11
scarlet thread, and fine woven linen; it was 6 Listen, for I will speak of excellent
worked with an artistic design of cherubim. things,
36 He made for it four pillars of acacia wood, and And from the opening of my lips
overlaid them with gold, with their hooks of will come right things;
gold; and he cast four sockets of silver for them. 7 For my mouth will speak truth;
37 He also made a screen for the tabernacle
door, of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and Wickedness is an abomination
to my lips.
fine woven linen, made by a weaver, and its 8 All the words of my mouth are with
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five pillars with their hooks. And he overlaid righteousness;
their capitals and their rings with gold, but Nothing crooked or perverse is in
their five sockets were bronze.
them.
Psalm 22:1–8 9 They are all plain to him who
understands,
To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Deer of the
Dawn.” A Psalm of David. And right to those who find knowledge.
10 Receive my instruction, and not silver,
M y God, My God, why have And knowledge rather than choice
You forsaken Me?
gold;
Why are You so far from helping Me, 11 For wisdom is better than rubies,
And from the words of My groaning? And all the things one may desire
cannot be compared with her.

22:1 This heavy lament rivals Job 3; Psalm 69;
Jeremiah 20:14–18. My God, My God, why 8:10,11 The most valuable reality a young
have You forsaken Me? The repeated noun of person can attain is the insight to order his life
direct address to God reflects a personal mol- by the standard of truth (see 3:14,15; 8:19–21;
ecule of hope in a seemingly hopeless situa- also Job 28:12–28; Ps. 19:10).
tion.“Forsaken” is a strong expression for per-
sonal abandonment, intensely felt by David
and supremely experienced by Christ on the Matthew 26:26–50
cross (Matt. 27:46).
26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread,
blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disci-
ples and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.”
O My God, I cry in the daytime, but 27 Then He took the cup, and gave thanks,
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You do not hear;
And in the night season, and am not and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all
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silent. of you. For this is My blood of the new
covenant, which is shed for many for the re-
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But You are holy, mission of sins. But I say to you, I will not
Enthroned in the praises of Israel. drink of this fruit of the vine from now on un-
Our fathers trusted in You; til that day when I drink it new with you in My
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They trusted, and You delivered them. Father’s kingdom.”
5 They cried to You, and were 30 And when they had sung a hymn, they
delivered; went out to the Mount of Olives.
They trusted in You, and were not 31 Then Jesus said to them, “All of you will be
ashamed. made to stumble because of Me this night, for
it is written:
But I am a worm, and no man;
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A reproach of men, and despised by ‘I will strike the Shepherd,
the people. And the sheep of the flock
7 will be scattered.’
All those who see Me ridicule Me;
They shoot out the lip, they shake the 32 But after I have been raised, I will go before
head, saying,
8 you to Galilee.”
“He trusted in the LORD, let Him rescue 33 Peter answered and said to Him, “Even if
Him; all are made to stumble because of You, I will
Let Him deliver Him, since never be made to stumble.”
He delights in Him!” 34 Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you
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