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Psalm 133-139
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Psalm 133-139
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Psalm 133
A song of ascents. Of David.
2 It is like precious oil poured on the head,(C)
running down on the beard,
running down on Aaron’s beard,
down on the collar of his robe.
3 It is as if the dew(D) of Hermon(E)
were falling on Mount Zion.(F)
For there the Lord bestows his blessing,(G)
even life forevermore.(H)
Psalm 134
A song of ascents.
1 Praise the Lord, all you servants(I) of the Lord
who minister(J) by night(K) in the house of the Lord.
2 Lift up your hands(L) in the sanctuary(M)
and praise the Lord.(N)
Psalm 135(Q)
1 Praise the Lord.[a]
Praise the name of the Lord;
praise him, you servants(R) of the Lord,
2 you who minister in the house(S) of the Lord,
in the courts(T) of the house of our God.
3 Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good;(U)
sing praise to his name,(V) for that is pleasant.(W)
4 For the Lord has chosen Jacob(X) to be his own,
Israel to be his treasured possession.(Y)
5 I know that the Lord is great,(Z)
that our Lord is greater than all gods.(AA)
6 The Lord does whatever pleases him,(AB)
in the heavens and on the earth,(AC)
in the seas and all their depths.
7 He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth;
he sends lightning with the rain(AD)
and brings out the wind(AE) from his storehouses.(AF)
8 He struck down the firstborn(AG) of Egypt,
the firstborn of people and animals.
9 He sent his signs(AH) and wonders into your midst, Egypt,
against Pharaoh and all his servants.(AI)
10 He struck down many(AJ) nations
and killed mighty kings—
11 Sihon(AK) king of the Amorites,(AL)
Og king of Bashan,(AM)
and all the kings of Canaan(AN)—
12 and he gave their land as an inheritance,(AO)
an inheritance to his people Israel.
13 Your name, Lord, endures forever,(AP)
your renown,(AQ) Lord, through all generations.
14 For the Lord will vindicate his people(AR)
and have compassion on his servants.(AS)
15 The idols of the nations(AT) are silver and gold,
made by human hands.(AU)
16 They have mouths, but cannot speak,(AV)
eyes, but cannot see.
17 They have ears, but cannot hear,
nor is there breath(AW) in their mouths.
18 Those who make them will be like them,
and so will all who trust in them.
19 All you Israelites, praise the Lord;(AX)
house of Aaron, praise the Lord;
20 house of Levi, praise the Lord;
you who fear him, praise the Lord.
21 Praise be to the Lord from Zion,(AY)
to him who dwells in Jerusalem.(AZ)
Praise the Lord.
Psalm 136
1 Give thanks(BA) to the Lord, for he is good.(BB)
His love endures forever.(BC)
2 Give thanks(BD) to the God of gods.(BE)
His love endures forever.
3 Give thanks(BF) to the Lord of lords:(BG)
His love endures forever.
4 to him who alone does great wonders,(BH)
His love endures forever.
5 who by his understanding(BI) made the heavens,(BJ)
His love endures forever.
6 who spread out the earth(BK) upon the waters,(BL)
His love endures forever.
7 who made the great lights(BM)—
His love endures forever.
8 the sun to govern(BN) the day,
His love endures forever.
9 the moon and stars to govern the night;
His love endures forever.
10 to him who struck down the firstborn(BO) of Egypt
His love endures forever.
11 and brought Israel out(BP) from among them
His love endures forever.
12 with a mighty hand(BQ) and outstretched arm;(BR)
His love endures forever.
13 to him who divided the Red Sea[b](BS) asunder
His love endures forever.
14 and brought Israel through(BT) the midst of it,
His love endures forever.
15 but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea;(BU)
His love endures forever.
16 to him who led his people through the wilderness;(BV)
His love endures forever.
17 to him who struck down great kings,(BW)
His love endures forever.
18 and killed mighty kings(BX)—
His love endures forever.
19 Sihon king of the Amorites(BY)
His love endures forever.
20 and Og king of Bashan(BZ)—
His love endures forever.
21 and gave their land(CA) as an inheritance,(CB)
His love endures forever.
22 an inheritance(CC) to his servant Israel.(CD)
His love endures forever.
23 He remembered us(CE) in our low estate
His love endures forever.
24 and freed us(CF) from our enemies.(CG)
His love endures forever.
25 He gives food(CH) to every creature.
His love endures forever.
Psalm 137
1 By the rivers of Babylon(CL) we sat and wept(CM)
when we remembered Zion.(CN)
2 There on the poplars(CO)
we hung our harps,(CP)
3 for there our captors(CQ) asked us for songs,
our tormentors demanded(CR) songs of joy;
they said, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”(CS)
4 How can we sing the songs of the Lord(CT)
while in a foreign land?
5 If I forget you,(CU) Jerusalem,
may my right hand forget its skill.
6 May my tongue cling to the roof(CV) of my mouth
if I do not remember(CW) you,
if I do not consider Jerusalem(CX)
my highest joy.
7 Remember, Lord, what the Edomites(CY) did
on the day Jerusalem fell.(CZ)
“Tear it down,” they cried,
“tear it down to its foundations!”(DA)
8 Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction,(DB)
happy is the one who repays you
according to what you have done to us.
9 Happy is the one who seizes your infants
and dashes them(DC) against the rocks.
Psalm 138
Of David.
1 I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart;
before the “gods”(DD) I will sing(DE) your praise.
2 I will bow down toward your holy temple(DF)
and will praise your name(DG)
for your unfailing love and your faithfulness,(DH)
for you have so exalted your solemn decree
that it surpasses your fame.(DI)
3 When I called,(DJ) you answered me;(DK)
you greatly emboldened(DL) me.
4 May all the kings of the earth(DM) praise you, Lord,
when they hear what you have decreed.
5 May they sing(DN) of the ways of the Lord,
for the glory of the Lord(DO) is great.
6 Though the Lord is exalted, he looks kindly on the lowly;(DP)
though lofty, he sees them(DQ) from afar.
7 Though I walk(DR) in the midst of trouble,
you preserve my life.(DS)
You stretch out your hand(DT) against the anger of my foes;(DU)
with your right hand(DV) you save me.(DW)
8 The Lord will vindicate(DX) me;
your love, Lord, endures forever(DY)—
do not abandon(DZ) the works of your hands.(EA)
Psalm 139
For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.
1 You have searched me,(EB) Lord,
and you know(EC) me.
2 You know when I sit and when I rise;(ED)
you perceive my thoughts(EE) from afar.
3 You discern my going out(EF) and my lying down;
you are familiar with all my ways.(EG)
4 Before a word is on my tongue
you, Lord, know it completely.(EH)
5 You hem me in(EI) behind and before,
and you lay your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,(EJ)
too lofty(EK) for me to attain.
7 Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee(EL) from your presence?
8 If I go up to the heavens,(EM) you are there;
if I make my bed(EN) in the depths, you are there.
9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
10 even there your hand will guide me,(EO)
your right hand(EP) will hold me fast.
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me
and the light become night around me,”
12 even the darkness will not be dark(EQ) to you;
the night will shine like the day,
for darkness is as light to you.
13 For you created my inmost being;(ER)
you knit me together(ES) in my mother’s womb.(ET)
14 I praise you(EU) because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,(EV)
I know that full well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made(EW) in the secret place,
when I was woven together(EX) in the depths of the earth.(EY)
16 Your eyes saw my unformed body;
all the days ordained(EZ) for me were written in your book
before one of them came to be.
17 How precious to me are your thoughts,[c](FA) God!(FB)
How vast is the sum of them!
18 Were I to count them,(FC)
they would outnumber the grains of sand(FD)—
when I awake,(FE) I am still with you.
19 If only you, God, would slay the wicked!(FF)
Away from me,(FG) you who are bloodthirsty!(FH)
20 They speak of you with evil intent;
your adversaries(FI) misuse your name.(FJ)
21 Do I not hate those(FK) who hate you, Lord,
and abhor(FL) those who are in rebellion against you?
22 I have nothing but hatred for them;
I count them my enemies.(FM)
23 Search me,(FN) God, and know my heart;(FO)
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
24 See if there is any offensive way(FP) in me,
and lead me(FQ) in the way everlasting.
Footnotes
- Psalm 135:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verses 3 and 21
- Psalm 136:13 Or the Sea of Reeds; also in verse 15
- Psalm 139:17 Or How amazing are your thoughts concerning me
Luke 21
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Luke 21
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The Widow’s Offering(A)
21 As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury.(B) 2 He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. 3 “Truly I tell you,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. 4 All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.”(C)
The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times(D)(E)
5 Some of his disciples were remarking about how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and with gifts dedicated to God. But Jesus said, 6 “As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another;(F) every one of them will be thrown down.”
7 “Teacher,” they asked, “when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to take place?”
8 He replied: “Watch out that you are not deceived. For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them.(G) 9 When you hear of wars and uprisings, do not be frightened. These things must happen first, but the end will not come right away.”
10 Then he said to them: “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.(H) 11 There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.(I)
12 “But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. They will hand you over to synagogues and put you in prison, and you will be brought before kings and governors, and all on account of my name. 13 And so you will bear testimony to me.(J) 14 But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves.(K) 15 For I will give you(L) words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict. 16 You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers and sisters, relatives and friends,(M) and they will put some of you to death. 17 Everyone will hate you because of me.(N) 18 But not a hair of your head will perish.(O) 19 Stand firm, and you will win life.(P)
20 “When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies,(Q) you will know that its desolation is near. 21 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country not enter the city.(R) 22 For this is the time of punishment(S) in fulfillment(T) of all that has been written. 23 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! There will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people. 24 They will fall by the sword and will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled(U) on by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
25 “There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea.(V) 26 People will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken.(W) 27 At that time they will see the Son of Man(X) coming in a cloud(Y) with power and great glory. 28 When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”(Z)
29 He told them this parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees. 30 When they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near. 31 Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that the kingdom of God(AA) is near.
32 “Truly I tell you, this generation(AB) will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. 33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.(AC)
34 “Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life,(AD) and that day will close on you suddenly(AE) like a trap. 35 For it will come on all those who live on the face of the whole earth. 36 Be always on the watch, and pray(AF) that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.”
37 Each day Jesus was teaching at the temple,(AG) and each evening he went out(AH) to spend the night on the hill called the Mount of Olives,(AI) 38 and all the people came early in the morning to hear him at the temple.(AJ)
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