For the music director; according to the sheminith style; a psalm of David. Deliver, Lord! For the godly have disappeared; people of integrity have vanished.

No one who has even a small portion of the Spirit in him does this. What did our ancestor do when seeking a child from God? Be attentive, then, to your own spirit, for one should not be disloyal to the wife he took in his youth.

to the saints, the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ, at Colossae. Grace and peace to you from God our Father!

And we all agree, our religion contains amazing revelation: He was revealed in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among Gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.

For "physical exercise has some value, but godliness is valuable in every way. It holds promise for the present life and for the life to come."

It trains us to reject godless ways and worldly desires and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,