Psalm 48-50
English Standard Version
Zion, the City of Our God
A Song. A Psalm of (A)the Sons of Korah.
48 (B)Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised
in (C)the city of our God!
His (D)holy mountain, 2 (E)beautiful in elevation,
is (F)the joy of all the earth,
Mount Zion, in the far north,
(G)the city of the great King.
3 Within her citadels God
has made himself known as a fortress.
4 For behold, (H)the kings assembled;
they came on together.
5 As soon as they saw it, they were astounded;
they were in panic; they took to flight.
6 (I)Trembling took hold of them there,
anguish (J)as of a woman in labor.
7 By (K)the east wind you (L)shattered
the ships of (M)Tarshish.
8 As we have heard, so have we seen
in the city of the Lord of hosts,
in (N)the city of our God,
which God will (O)establish forever. Selah
9 We have thought on your (P)steadfast love, O God,
in the midst of your temple.
10 As your (Q)name, O God,
so your praise reaches to (R)the ends of the earth.
Your right hand is filled with righteousness.
11 Let Mount (S)Zion be glad!
Let (T)the daughters of Judah rejoice
because of your judgments!
12 Walk about Zion, go around her,
number her towers,
13 consider well her (U)ramparts,
go through her citadels,
(V)that you may tell the next generation
14 that this is God,
our God forever and ever.
He will (W)guide us forever.[a]
Why Should I Fear in Times of Trouble?
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of (X)the Sons of Korah.
49 (Y)Hear this, all peoples!
Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,
2 (Z)both low and high,
rich and poor together!
3 My mouth shall speak (AA)wisdom;
the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.
4 I will incline my ear to (AB)a proverb;
I will solve my (AC)riddle to the music of the lyre.
5 (AD)Why should I fear in (AE)times of trouble,
when the iniquity of those who cheat me surrounds me,
6 those who (AF)trust in their wealth
and boast of the abundance of their riches?
7 Truly no man (AG)can ransom another,
or (AH)give to God (AI)the price of his life,
8 for (AJ)the ransom of their life is costly
and can never suffice,
9 that he should live on forever
and (AK)never see the pit.
10 For he sees (AL)that even the wise die;
(AM)the fool and the stupid alike must perish
and (AN)leave their wealth to others.
11 Their (AO)graves are their homes forever,[b]
their dwelling places (AP)to all generations,
though they (AQ)called lands by their own names.
12 Man in his pomp (AR)will not remain;
(AS)he is like the beasts that perish.
13 This is the path of those who have (AT)foolish confidence;
yet after them people approve of their boasts.[c] Selah
14 Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol;
death shall be their shepherd,
and the upright (AU)shall rule over them in the morning.
(AV)Their form shall be consumed (AW)in Sheol, with no place to dwell.
15 But God will (AX)ransom my soul from the power of Sheol,
for he will (AY)receive me. Selah
16 Be not afraid when a man becomes rich,
when the glory of his house increases.
17 (AZ)For when he dies he will (BA)carry nothing away;
his glory will not go down after him.
18 For though, while he lives, he counts himself (BB)blessed
—and though you get praise when you do well for yourself—
19 his soul will (BC)go to the generation of his fathers,
who will never again (BD)see light.
20 (BE)Man in his pomp yet without understanding is like the beasts that perish.
God Himself Is Judge
A Psalm of (BF)Asaph.
50 (BG)The Mighty One, God the Lord,
speaks and summons the earth
(BH)from the rising of the sun to its setting.
2 Out of Zion, (BI)the perfection of beauty,
(BJ)God shines forth.
3 Our God comes; he (BK)does not keep silence;[d]
before him is a devouring (BL)fire,
around him a mighty tempest.
4 (BM)He calls to the heavens above
and to the earth, that he may judge his people:
5 “Gather to me my faithful ones,
who made (BN)a covenant with me by sacrifice!”
6 (BO)The heavens declare his righteousness,
for (BP)God himself is judge! Selah
7 (BQ)“Hear, O my people, and I will speak;
O Israel, I will testify against you.
(BR)I am God, your God.
8 Not for your sacrifices (BS)do I rebuke you;
your burnt offerings are continually before me.
9 I will not accept a bull from your house
or goats from your folds.
10 For every beast of the forest is mine,
the cattle on a thousand hills.
11 (BT)I know all the birds of the hills,
and all that moves in the field is mine.
12 “If I were hungry, I would not tell you,
(BU)for the world and its fullness are mine.
13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls
or drink the blood of goats?
14 (BV)Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving,[e]
and (BW)perform your vows to the Most High,
15 and (BX)call upon me in the day of trouble;
I will (BY)deliver you, and you shall (BZ)glorify me.”
16 But to the wicked God says:
“What right have you to recite my statutes
or take my covenant on your lips?
17 (CA)For you hate discipline,
(CB)and you cast my words behind you.
18 If you see a thief, (CC)you are pleased with him,
(CD)and you keep company with adulterers.
19 “You give your mouth free rein for evil,
(CE)and your tongue frames deceit.
20 You sit and speak against your brother;
you slander your own mother's son.
21 These things you have done, and I (CF)have been silent;
you thought that I[f] was one like yourself.
But now I (CG)rebuke you and (CH)lay the charge before you.
22 “Mark this, then, you who (CI)forget God,
lest I tear you apart, and there be (CJ)none to deliver!
23 The one who (CK)offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me;
to one who (CL)orders his way rightly
I will show the (CM)salvation of God!”
Footnotes
- Psalm 48:14 Septuagint; another reading is (compare Jerome, Syriac) He will guide us beyond death
- Psalm 49:11 Septuagint, Syriac, Targum; Hebrew Their inward thought was that their homes were forever
- Psalm 49:13 Or and of those after them who approve of their boasts
- Psalm 50:3 Or May our God come, and not keep silence
- Psalm 50:14 Or Make thanksgiving your sacrifice to God
- Psalm 50:21 Or that the I am
Mark 16
English Standard Version
The Resurrection
16 (A)(B)When the Sabbath was past, (C)Mary Magdalene, (D)Mary the mother of James, and (E)Salome (F)bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. 2 And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. 3 And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll away (G)the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?” 4 And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back—(H)it was very large. 5 And (I)entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, (J)dressed in (K)a white robe, and (L)they were alarmed. 6 And he said to them, (M)“Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him. 7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter that (N)he is going before you to Galilee. There you will see him, (O)just as he told you.” 8 And they went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had seized them, and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.
[Some of the earliest manuscripts do not include 16:9–20.][a]
Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene
9 [[Now when he rose early on the first day of the week, (P)he appeared first to (Q)Mary Magdalene, (R)from whom he had cast out seven demons. 10 (S)She went and told those who had been with him, (T)as they (U)mourned and wept. 11 But when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they (V)would not believe it.
Jesus Appears to Two Disciples
12 (W)After these things (X)he appeared in (Y)another form to two of them, as they were walking into the country. 13 (Z)And they went back and told the rest, but they did not believe them.
The Great Commission
14 Afterward (AA)he appeared (AB)to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at table, and he rebuked them for their (AC)unbelief and (AD)hardness of heart, because (AE)they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen. 15 And he said to them, (AF)“Go into all the world and (AG)proclaim the gospel to (AH)the whole creation. 16 (AI)Whoever believes and is (AJ)baptized (AK)will be saved, but (AL)whoever (AM)does not believe will be condemned. 17 And (AN)these signs will accompany those who believe: (AO)in my name they will cast out demons; (AP)they will speak in new tongues; 18 (AQ)they will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; (AR)they will lay their hands (AS)on the sick, and they will recover.”
19 So then the Lord Jesus, (AT)after he had spoken to them, (AU)was taken up into heaven and (AV)sat down at the right hand of God. 20 And they went out and preached everywhere, while (AW)the Lord worked with them and confirmed (AX)the message (AY)by accompanying signs.]]
Footnotes
- Mark 16:9 Some manuscripts end the book with 16:8; others include verses 9–20 immediately after verse 8. At least one manuscript inserts additional material after verse 14; some manuscripts include after verse 8 the following: But they reported briefly to Peter and those with him all that they had been told. And after this, Jesus himself sent out by means of them, from east to west, the sacred and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation. These manuscripts then continue with verses 9–20
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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