Psalm 87

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Glorious Things of You Are Spoken

A Psalm of ^(A)the Sons of Korah. A Song.

87 On ^(B)the holy mount ^(C)stands the city he founded;
²    the Lord ^(D)loves the gates of Zion
    more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.
³^(E)Glorious things of you are spoken,
    O ^(F)city of God. Selah

⁴Among those who ^(G)know me I mention ^(H)Rahab and Babylon;
    behold, Philistia and Tyre, with ^(I)Cush^[a]—
    “This one was born there,” they say.
⁵And of Zion it shall be said,
    “This one and that one were born in her”;
    for the Most High himself will ^(J)establish her.
⁶The Lord records as he ^(K)registers the peoples,
    “This one was born there.” Selah

⁷^(L)Singers and ^(M)dancers alike say,
“All my ^(N)springs are in you.”

Footnotes

Psalm 87:4 Probably Nubia

Psalm 90

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Book Four

From Everlasting to Everlasting

A ^(A)Prayer of Moses, the ^(B)man of God.

90 Lord, you have been our ^(C)dwelling place^[a]
    in all generations.
²^(D)Before the ^(E)mountains were brought forth,
    or ever you had formed the earth and the world,
    ^(F)from everlasting to everlasting you are God.

³You return man to dust
    and say, ^(G)“Return, ^(H)O children of man!”^[b]
⁴For ^(I)a thousand years in your sight
    are but as ^(J)yesterday when it is past,
    or as ^(K)a watch in the night.

⁵You ^(L)sweep them away as with a flood; they are like ^(M)a dream,
like ^(N)grass that is renewed in the morning:
⁶in ^(O)the morning it flourishes and is renewed;
in the evening it ^(P)fades and ^(Q)withers.

⁷For we are brought to an end by your anger;
by your wrath we are dismayed.
⁸You have ^(R)set our iniquities before you,
our ^(S)secret sins in the light of your presence.

⁹For all our days pass away under your wrath;
    we bring our years to an end like a sigh.
¹⁰The years of our life are seventy,
    or even by reason of strength eighty;
yet their span^[c] is but toil and trouble;
    they are soon gone, and we fly away.
¹¹Who considers the power of your anger,
    and your wrath according to the fear of you?

¹²^(T)So teach us to number our days
    that we may get a heart of wisdom.
¹³^(U)Return, O Lord! ^(V)How long?
    Have ^(W)pity on your servants!
¹⁴Satisfy us in the ^(X)morning with your steadfast love,
    that we may ^(Y)rejoice and be glad all our days.
¹⁵Make us glad for as many days as you have ^(Z)afflicted us,
    and for as many years as we have seen evil.
¹⁶Let your ^(AA)work be shown to your servants,
    and your glorious power to their children.
¹⁷Let the ^(AB)favor^[d] of the Lord our God be upon us,
    and establish ^(AC)the work of our hands upon us;
    yes, establish the work of our hands!

Footnotes

Psalm 90:1 Some Hebrew manuscripts (compare Septuagint) our refuge
Psalm 90:3 Or of Adam
Psalm 90:10 Or pride
Psalm 90:17 Or beauty

Psalm 136

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His Steadfast Love Endures Forever

136 ^(A)Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
    ^(B)for his steadfast love endures forever.
²Give thanks to ^(C)the God of gods,
    for his steadfast love endures forever.
³Give thanks to ^(D)the Lord of lords,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;

⁴to him who alone ^(E)does great wonders,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
⁵to him who ^(F)by understanding ^(G)made the heavens,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
⁶to him who ^(H)spread out the earth ^(I)above the waters,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
⁷to him who ^(J)made the great lights,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
⁸the sun to rule over the day,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
⁹the moon and stars to rule over the night,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;

¹⁰to him who ^(K)struck down the firstborn of Egypt,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹¹and ^(L)brought Israel out from among them,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹²with ^(M)a strong hand and an outstretched arm,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹³to him who ^(N)divided the Red Sea in two,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹⁴^(O)and made Israel pass through the midst of it,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹⁵but ^(P)overthrew^[a] Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹⁶to him who ^(Q)led his people through the wilderness,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;

¹⁷to him ^(R)who struck down great kings,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹⁸and killed mighty kings,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹⁹Sihon, king of the Amorites,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
²⁰and Og, king of Bashan,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
²¹and gave their land as a heritage,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
²²a heritage to Israel his ^(S)servant,
    for his steadfast love endures forever.

²³It is he who ^(T)remembered us in our low estate,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
²⁴and ^(U)rescued us from our foes,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
²⁵he who ^(V)gives food to all flesh,
    for his steadfast love endures forever.

²⁶Give thanks to ^(W)the God of heaven,
for his steadfast love endures forever.

Footnotes

Psalm 136:15 Hebrew shook off

Ezekiel 3:4-17

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⁴And he said to me, ^(A)“Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak with my words to them. ⁵For you are not sent to a people of foreign speech and a hard language, but to the house of Israel— ⁶not to many peoples of foreign speech and a hard language, whose words you cannot understand. ^(B)Surely, if I sent you to such, they would listen to you. ⁷^(C)But the house of Israel will not be willing to listen to you, for they are not willing to listen to me: because all the house of Israel ^(D)have a hard forehead and a stubborn heart. ⁸^(E)Behold, I have made your face as hard as their faces, and your forehead as hard as their foreheads. ⁹Like ^(F)emery harder than flint have I made your forehead. ^(G)Fear them not, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house.” ¹⁰Moreover, he said to me, “Son of man, ^(H)all my words that I shall speak to you receive ^(I)in your heart, and hear with your ears. ¹¹And go to the exiles, ^(J)to your people, and speak to them and say to them, ^(K)‘Thus says the Lord God,’ ^(L)whether they hear or refuse to hear.”

¹²^(M)Then the Spirit^[a] lifted me up, and I heard behind me the voice^[b] of ^(N)a great earthquake: “Blessed be the glory of the Lord from its place!” ¹³It was the sound of the wings of ^(O)the living creatures as they touched one another, and the sound of the wheels beside them, and the sound of ^(P)a great earthquake. ¹⁴^(Q)The Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness in the heat of my spirit, the ^(R)hand of the Lord being strong upon me. ¹⁵^(S)And I came to the exiles at Tel-abib, who were dwelling ^(T)by the Chebar canal, and I sat where they were dwelling.^[c] And ^(U)I sat there ^(V)overwhelmed among them ^(W)seven days.

A Watchman for Israel

¹⁶^(X)And at the end of seven days, the word of the Lord came to me: ¹⁷^(Y)“Son of man, ^(Z)I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall ^(AA)give them warning from me.

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Footnotes

Ezekiel 3:12 Or the wind; also verse 14
Ezekiel 3:12 Or sound
Ezekiel 3:15 Or Chebar, and to where they dwelt

Hebrews 5:7-14

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⁷In the days of his flesh, ^(A)Jesus^[a] offered up prayers and supplications, ^(B)with loud cries and tears, to him ^(C)who was able to save him from death, and ^(D)he was heard because of his reverence. ⁸Although ^(E)he was a son, ^(F)he learned obedience through what he suffered. ⁹And ^(G)being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him, ¹⁰being designated by God a high priest ^(H)after the order of Melchizedek.

Warning Against Apostasy

¹¹About this we have much to say, and it is ^(I)hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. ¹²For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again ^(J)the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need ^(K)milk, not solid food, ¹³for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is ^(L)a child. ¹⁴But solid food is for ^(M)the mature, for those who have their powers ^(N)of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.

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Footnotes

Hebrews 5:7 Greek he

Luke 9:37-50

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Jesus Heals a Boy with an Unclean Spirit

³⁷^(A)On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great crowd met him. ³⁸And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for ^(B)he is my only child. ³⁹And behold, a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly cries out. It convulses him so that he foams at the mouth, and shatters him, and will hardly leave him. ⁴⁰And I begged your disciples to cast it out, but ^(C)they could not.” ⁴¹Jesus answered, “O ^(D)faithless and twisted generation, ^(E)how long am I to be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here.” ⁴²While he was coming, the demon threw him to the ground and convulsed him. But Jesus ^(F)rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy, and ^(G)gave him back to his father. ⁴³And all were astonished at ^(H)the majesty of God.

Jesus Again Foretells His Death

^(I)But while they were all marveling at everything he was doing, Jesus^[a] said ^(J)to his disciples, ⁴⁴“Let these words sink into your ears: ^(K)The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.” ⁴⁵^(L)But they did not understand this saying, and ^(M)it was concealed from them, so that they might not perceive it. And they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

Who Is the Greatest?

⁴⁶^(N)An argument arose among them as to which of them was the greatest. ⁴⁷But Jesus, knowing the reasoning of their hearts, took a child and put him by his side ⁴⁸and said to them, ^(O)“Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and ^(P)whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For ^(Q)he who is least among you all is the one who is great.”

Anyone Not Against Us Is For Us

⁴⁹^(R)John answered, “Master, we saw someone ^(S)casting out demons in your name, and ^(T)we tried to stop him, because he does not follow with us.” ⁵⁰But Jesus said to him, “Do not stop him, ^(U)for the one who is not against you is for you.”