2 Peter 3

English Standard Version

The Day of the Lord Will Come

3 This is now the second letter that I am writing to you, beloved. In both of them ^(A)I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder, ²^(B)that you should remember the predictions of ^(C)the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles, ³knowing this first of all, that scoffers will come ^(D)in the last days with scoffing, ^(E)following their own sinful desires. ⁴^(F)They will say, “Where is the promise of ^(G)his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning of creation.” ⁵For they deliberately overlook this fact, that the heavens existed long ago, and the earth ^(H)was formed out of water and through water ^(I)by the word of God, ⁶and that by means of these the world that then existed ^(J)was deluged with water and ^(K)perished. ⁷But by the same word ^(L)the heavens and earth that now exist are stored up for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and ^(M)destruction of the ungodly.

⁸But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and ^(N)a thousand years as one day. ⁹^(O)The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise ^(P)as some count slowness, but ^(Q)is patient toward you,^[a] ^(R)not wishing that any should perish, but ^(S)that all should reach repentance. ¹⁰But ^(T)the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then ^(U)the heavens will pass away with a roar, and ^(V)the heavenly bodies^[b] will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed.^[c]

¹¹Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, ^(W)what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness, ¹²^(X)waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and ^(Y)the heavenly bodies will melt as they burn! ¹³But according to his promise we are waiting for ^(Z)new heavens and a new earth ^(AA)in which righteousness dwells.

Final Words

¹⁴^(AB)Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him ^(AC)without spot or ^(AD)blemish, and ^(AE)at peace. ¹⁵And count ^(AF)the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as ^(AG)our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you ^(AH)according to the wisdom given him, ¹⁶as he does in all his letters when he speaks in them of these matters. ^(AI)There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, ^(AJ)as they do the other Scriptures. ¹⁷You therefore, beloved, ^(AK)knowing this beforehand, ^(AL)take care that you are not carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability. ¹⁸But ^(AM)grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. ^(AN)To him be the glory both now and to the day of ^(AO)eternity. Amen.

Footnotes

2 Peter 3:9 Some manuscripts on your account
2 Peter 3:10 Or elements; also verse 12
2 Peter 3:10 Greek found; some manuscripts will be burned up

Psalm 132-133

English Standard Version

The Lord Has Chosen Zion

A Song of ^(A)Ascents.

132 Remember, O Lord, in David's favor,
    all ^(B)the hardships he endured,
²how he swore to the Lord
    and ^(C)vowed to ^(D)the Mighty One of Jacob,
³“I will not enter my house
    or get into my bed,
⁴I will not ^(E)give sleep to my eyes
    or slumber to my eyelids,
⁵until I ^(F)find a place for the Lord,
    a dwelling place for ^(G)the Mighty One of Jacob.”

⁶Behold, we heard of it in ^(H)Ephrathah;
we found it in ^(I)the fields of Jaar.
⁷“Let us go to his dwelling place;
let us ^(J)worship at his ^(K)footstool!”

⁸^(L)Arise, O Lord, and go to your ^(M)resting place,
    you and the ark of your ^(N)might.
⁹Let your ^(O)priests be ^(P)clothed with righteousness,
    and let your ^(Q)saints shout for joy.
¹⁰For the sake of your servant David,
    ^(R)do not turn away the face of ^(S)your anointed one.

¹¹^(T)The Lord swore to David a sure oath
    ^(U)from which he will not turn back:
^(V)“One of the sons of your body^[a]
    I will set on your throne.
¹²If your sons keep my covenant
    and my testimonies that I shall teach them,
their sons also forever
    shall ^(W)sit on your throne.”

¹³For the Lord has ^(X)chosen Zion;
    he has ^(Y)desired it for his dwelling place:
¹⁴“This is my ^(Z)resting place forever;
    here I will ^(AA)dwell, for I have desired it.
¹⁵I will abundantly ^(AB)bless her provisions;
    I will ^(AC)satisfy her poor with bread.
¹⁶Her ^(AD)priests I will clothe with salvation,
    and her ^(AE)saints will shout for joy.
¹⁷There I will make ^(AF)a horn to sprout for David;
    I have prepared ^(AG)a lamp for ^(AH)my anointed.
¹⁸His enemies I will ^(AI)clothe with shame,
    but on him his crown will shine.”

When Brothers Dwell in Unity

A Song of ^(AJ)Ascents. Of David.

133 Behold, how good and pleasant it is
    when ^(AK)brothers dwell in unity!^[b]
²It is like the precious ^(AL)oil on ^(AM)the head,
    running down on the beard,
on the beard of Aaron,
    running down on ^(AN)the collar of his robes!
³It is like ^(AO)the dew of ^(AP)Hermon,
    which falls on ^(AQ)the mountains of Zion!
For there the Lord ^(AR)has commanded the blessing,
    life forevermore.