Psalm 146-147

English Standard Version

Put Not Your Trust in Princes

146 ^(A)Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord, O my soul!
²I will praise the Lord ^(B)as long as I live;
^(C)I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.

³^(D)Put not your trust in princes,
^(E)in a son of man, in whom there is ^(F)no salvation.
⁴When ^(G)his breath departs, he returns to the earth;
on that very day his plans perish.

⁵^(H)Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
    whose ^(I)hope is in the Lord his God,
⁶^(J)who made heaven and earth,
    the sea, and all that is in them,
^(K)who keeps faith forever;
⁷    ^(L)who executes justice for the oppressed,
    ^(M)who gives food to the hungry.

^(N)The Lord sets the prisoners free;
⁸    ^(O)the Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
^(P)The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
    ^(Q)the Lord loves the righteous.
⁹^(R)The Lord watches over the sojourners;
    ^(S)he upholds the widow and the fatherless,
    but ^(T)the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.

¹⁰^(U)The Lord will reign forever,
your God, O Zion, to all generations.
^(V)Praise the Lord!

He Heals the Brokenhearted

147 ^(W)Praise the Lord!
For ^(X)it is good to sing praises to our God;
    for ^(Y)it is pleasant,^[a] and ^(Z)a song of praise is fitting.
²The Lord ^(AA)builds up Jerusalem;
    he ^(AB)gathers the outcasts of Israel.
³He heals ^(AC)the brokenhearted
    and ^(AD)binds up their wounds.
⁴He ^(AE)determines the number of the stars;
    he ^(AF)gives to all of them their names.
⁵^(AG)Great is our Lord, and ^(AH)abundant in power;
    ^(AI)his understanding is beyond measure.
⁶The Lord ^(AJ)lifts up the humble;^[b]
    he casts the wicked to the ground.

⁷^(AK)Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
    make melody to our God on ^(AL)the lyre!
⁸He covers the heavens with clouds;
    he prepares ^(AM)rain for the earth;
    he makes ^(AN)grass grow on the hills.
⁹He ^(AO)gives to the beasts their food,
    and to ^(AP)the young ravens that cry.
¹⁰His delight is not in ^(AQ)the strength of the horse,
    nor his pleasure in the legs of a man,
¹¹but the Lord ^(AR)takes pleasure in those who fear him,
    in those who ^(AS)hope in his steadfast love.

¹²Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!
    Praise your God, O Zion!
¹³For he strengthens ^(AT)the bars of your gates;
    he blesses your children within you.
¹⁴He ^(AU)makes peace in your borders;
    he ^(AV)fills you with the ^(AW)finest of the wheat.
¹⁵He ^(AX)sends out his command to the earth;
    his word runs swiftly.
¹⁶He gives ^(AY)snow like wool;
    he scatters ^(AZ)frost like ashes.
¹⁷He hurls down his crystals of ^(BA)ice like crumbs;
    who can stand before his ^(BB)cold?
¹⁸He ^(BC)sends out his word, and melts them;
    he makes his wind blow and the waters flow.
¹⁹He declares his word to Jacob,
    his ^(BD)statutes and rules^[c] to Israel.
²⁰He ^(BE)has not dealt thus with any other nation;
    they do not know his rules.^[d]
^(BF)Praise the Lord!

Footnotes

Psalm 147:1 Or for he is beautiful
Psalm 147:6 Or afflicted
Psalm 147:19 Or and just decrees
Psalm 147:20 Or his just decrees

Psalm 111-113

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Great Are the Lord's Works

111 ^[a] ^(A)Praise the Lord!
I ^(B)will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart,
    in the company of ^(C)the upright, in the congregation.
²Great are the ^(D)works of the Lord,
    ^(E)studied by all who delight in them.
³^(F)Full of splendor and majesty is his work,
    and his ^(G)righteousness endures forever.
⁴He has ^(H)caused his wondrous works to be remembered;
    the Lord is gracious and merciful.
⁵He provides food for those who fear him;
    he ^(I)remembers his covenant forever.
⁶He has shown his people the power of his works,
    in giving them the inheritance of the nations.
⁷The works of his hands are faithful and just;
    all his precepts are ^(J)trustworthy;
⁸they are ^(K)established forever and ever,
    to be performed with ^(L)faithfulness and uprightness.
⁹He sent ^(M)redemption to his people;
    he has ^(N)commanded his covenant forever.
    ^(O)Holy and awesome is his name!
¹⁰^(P)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
    all those who practice it have ^(Q)a good understanding.
    His ^(R)praise endures forever!

The Righteous Will Never Be Moved

112 ^[b] ^(S)Praise the Lord!
^(T)Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,
    who ^(U)greatly delights in his commandments!
²His ^(V)offspring will be mighty in the land;
    ^(W)the generation of the upright will be blessed.
³^(X)Wealth and riches are in his house,
    and his ^(Y)righteousness endures forever.
⁴Light dawns in the darkness ^(Z)for the upright;
    he is gracious, merciful, and ^(AA)righteous.
⁵It is well with the man who ^(AB)deals generously and lends;
    who conducts his affairs with justice.
⁶For the righteous will ^(AC)never be moved;
    ^(AD)he will be remembered forever.
⁷He is not ^(AE)afraid of bad news;
    his ^(AF)heart is firm, ^(AG)trusting in the Lord.
⁸His heart is steady;^[c] he will not be afraid,
    until he looks in triumph on his adversaries.
⁹He has ^(AH)distributed freely; he has given to the poor;
    his righteousness endures forever;
    his ^(AI)horn is exalted in honor.
¹⁰The wicked man sees it and is angry;
    he ^(AJ)gnashes his teeth and ^(AK)melts away;
    ^(AL)the desire of the wicked will perish!

Who Is like the Lord Our God?

113 ^(AM)Praise the Lord!
^(AN)Praise, O ^(AO)servants of the Lord,
praise the name of the Lord!

²^(AP)Blessed be the name of the Lord
from this time forth and forevermore!
³^(AQ)From the rising of the sun to its setting,
^(AR)the name of the Lord is ^(AS)to be praised!

⁴The Lord is ^(AT)high above all nations,
    and his ^(AU)glory above the heavens!
⁵^(AV)Who is like the Lord our God,
    who is seated on high,
⁶who ^(AW)looks far down
    on the heavens and the earth?
⁷He ^(AX)raises the poor from the dust
    and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
⁸to make them ^(AY)sit with princes,
    with the princes of his people.
⁹He ^(AZ)gives the barren woman a home,
    making her the joyous mother of children.
^(BA)Praise the Lord!

Footnotes

Psalm 111:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each line beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet
Psalm 112:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each line beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet
Psalm 112:8 Or established (compare 111:8)

Isaiah 43:8-13

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⁸Bring out ^(A)the people who are blind, yet have eyes,
    who are deaf, yet have ears!
⁹^(B)All the nations gather together,
    and the peoples assemble.
Who among them can declare this,
    and show us the former things?
Let them bring their witnesses to prove them right,
    and let them hear and say, It is true.
¹⁰^(C)“You are my witnesses,” declares the Lord,
    “and ^(D)my servant whom I have chosen,
that you may know and believe me
    and understand that I am he.
^(E)Before me no god was formed,
    nor shall there be any after me.
¹¹^(F)I, I am the Lord,
    and besides me there is no savior.
¹²I declared and saved and proclaimed,
    when there was no strange god among you;
    and ^(G)you are my witnesses,” declares the Lord, “and I am God.
¹³Also ^(H)henceforth I am he;
    there is none who can deliver from my hand;
    I work, and who can turn it back?”

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1 Peter 2:2-10

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²^(A)Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual ^(B)milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— ³if indeed you have ^(C)tasted that the Lord is good.

⁴As you come to him, a living stone ^(D)rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, ⁵^(E)you yourselves like living stones are being built up as ^(F)a spiritual house, to be ^(G)a holy priesthood, ^(H)to offer spiritual sacrifices ^(I)acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. ⁶For it stands in Scripture:

^(J)“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone,
a cornerstone chosen and precious,
^(K)and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”

⁷So the honor is for you who ^(L)believe, but for those who ^(M)do not believe,

^(N)“The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone,”^[a]

⁸and

^(O)“A stone of stumbling,
and a rock of offense.”

They stumble because they disobey the word, ^(P)as they were destined to do.

⁹But you are ^(Q)a chosen race, ^(R)a royal ^(S)priesthood, ^(T)a holy nation, ^(U)a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you ^(V)out of darkness into ^(W)his marvelous light. ¹⁰^(X)Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

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Footnotes

1 Peter 2:7 Greek the head of the corner

John 14:1-7

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I Am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life

14 ^(A)“Let not your hearts be troubled. ^(B)Believe in God;^[a] believe also in me. ²In ^(C)my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that ^(D)I go to prepare a place for you?^[b] ³And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you ^(E)to myself, that ^(F)where I am you may be also. ⁴And you know the way to where I am going.”^[c] ⁵^(G)Thomas said to him, “Lord, ^(H)we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” ⁶Jesus said to him, “I am ^(I)the way, and ^(J)the truth, and ^(K)the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. ⁷^(L)If you had known me, you would have ^(M)known my Father also.^[d] From now on you do know him and ^(N)have seen him.”

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Footnotes

John 14:1 Or You believe in God
John 14:2 Or In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you
John 14:4 Some manuscripts Where I am going you know, and the way you know
John 14:7 Or If you know me, you will know my Father also, or If you have known me, you will know my Father also