Jeremiah 47

English Standard Version

Judgment on the Philistines

47 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet ^(A)concerning the Philistines, before Pharaoh struck down ^(B)Gaza.

²“Thus says the Lord:
^(C)Behold, waters are rising ^(D)out of the north,
    ^(E)and shall become an overflowing torrent;
they shall overflow ^(F)the land and all that fills it,
    the city and those who dwell in it.
Men shall cry out,
    and every inhabitant of the land shall wail.
³At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his stallions,
    ^(G)at the rushing of his chariots, at the rumbling of their wheels,
the fathers ^(H)look not back to their children,
    so feeble are their hands,
⁴because of the day that is coming to destroy
    all ^(I)the Philistines,
to cut off from ^(J)Tyre and Sidon
    every helper that remains.
For the Lord is destroying the Philistines,
    ^(K)the remnant of the coastland of ^(L)Caphtor.
⁵^(M)Baldness has come upon Gaza;
    ^(N)Ashkelon has perished.
O remnant of their valley,
    ^(O)how long will you gash yourselves?
⁶^(P)Ah, sword of the Lord!
    How long till you are quiet?
Put yourself into your scabbard;
    rest and be still!
⁷How can it^[a] be quiet
    ^(Q)when the Lord has given it a charge?
Against ^(R)Ashkelon and against the seashore
    ^(S)he has appointed it.”

Footnotes

Jeremiah 47:7 Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew you

Psalm 23-24

English Standard Version

The Lord Is My Shepherd

A Psalm of David.

23 The Lord is my ^(A)shepherd; I shall not ^(B)want.
²    He makes me lie down in green ^(C)pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.^[a]
³    He ^(D)restores my soul.
He ^(E)leads me in ^(F)paths of righteousness^[b]
    for his ^(G)name's sake.

⁴Even though I ^(H)walk through the valley of ^(I)the shadow of death,^[c]
    I will ^(J)fear no evil,
for ^(K)you are with me;
    your ^(L)rod and your staff,
    they comfort me.

⁵You ^(M)prepare a table before me
    in ^(N)the presence of my enemies;
you ^(O)anoint my head with oil;
    my ^(P)cup overflows.
⁶Surely^[d] goodness and mercy^[e] shall follow me
    all the days of my life,
and I shall ^(Q)dwell^[f] in the house of the Lord
    ^(R)forever.^[g]

The King of Glory

A Psalm of David.

24 ^(S)The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof,^[h]
the world and those who dwell therein,
²for he has ^(T)founded it upon ^(U)the seas
and established it upon the rivers.

³^(V)Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord?
    And who shall stand in his ^(W)holy place?
⁴^(X)He who has ^(Y)clean hands and ^(Z)a pure heart,
    who does not ^(AA)lift up his soul to ^(AB)what is false
    and does not swear deceitfully.
⁵He will receive ^(AC)blessing from the Lord
    and ^(AD)righteousness from ^(AE)the God of his salvation.
⁶Such is ^(AF)the generation of those who seek him,
    who ^(AG)seek the face of the God of Jacob.^[i] Selah

⁷^(AH)Lift up your heads, O gates!
    And be lifted up, O ancient doors,
    that ^(AI)the King of glory may come in.
⁸Who is this King of glory?
    The Lord, strong and mighty,
    the Lord, ^(AJ)mighty in battle!
⁹Lift up your heads, O gates!
    And lift them up, O ancient doors,
    that the King of glory may come in.
¹⁰Who is this King of glory?
    ^(AK)The Lord of hosts,
    he is the King of glory! Selah

Footnotes

Psalm 23:2 Hebrew beside waters of rest
Psalm 23:3 Or in right paths
Psalm 23:4 Or the valley of deep darkness
Psalm 23:6 Or Only
Psalm 23:6 Or steadfast love
Psalm 23:6 Or shall return to dwell
Psalm 23:6 Hebrew for length of days
Psalm 24:1 Or and all that fills it
Psalm 24:6 Septuagint, Syriac, and two Hebrew manuscripts; Masoretic Text who seek your face, Jacob