Psalm 32

New International Version

Psalm 32

Of David. A maskil.^[a]

¹Blessed is the one
    whose transgressions are forgiven,
    whose sins are covered.^(A)
²Blessed is the one
    whose sin the Lord does not count against them^(B)
    and in whose spirit is no deceit.^(C)

³When I kept silent,^(D)
    my bones wasted away^(E)
    through my groaning^(F) all day long.
⁴For day and night
    your hand was heavy^(G) on me;
my strength was sapped^(H)
    as in the heat of summer.^[b]

⁵Then I acknowledged my sin to you
    and did not cover up my iniquity.^(I)
I said, “I will confess^(J)
    my transgressions^(K) to the Lord.”
And you forgave
    the guilt of my sin.^(L)

⁶Therefore let all the faithful pray to you
    while you may be found;^(M)
surely the rising^(N) of the mighty waters^(O)
    will not reach them.^(P)
⁷You are my hiding place;^(Q)
    you will protect me from trouble^(R)
    and surround me with songs of deliverance.^(S)

⁸I will instruct^(T) you and teach you^(U) in the way you should go;
    I will counsel you with my loving eye on^(V) you.
⁹Do not be like the horse or the mule,
    which have no understanding
but must be controlled by bit and bridle^(W)
    or they will not come to you.
¹⁰Many are the woes of the wicked,^(X)
    but the Lord’s unfailing love
    surrounds the one who trusts^(Y) in him.

¹¹Rejoice in the Lord^(Z) and be glad, you righteous;
sing, all you who are upright in heart!

Footnotes

Psalm 32:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
Psalm 32:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 5 and 7.

Jeremiah 25:30-38

New International Version

³⁰“Now prophesy all these words against them and say to them:

“‘The Lord will roar^(A) from on high;
    he will thunder^(B) from his holy dwelling^(C)
    and roar mightily against his land.
He will shout like those who tread^(D) the grapes,
    shout against all who live on the earth.
³¹The tumult^(E) will resound to the ends of the earth,
    for the Lord will bring charges^(F) against the nations;
he will bring judgment^(G) on all^(H) mankind
    and put the wicked to the sword,^(I)’”
declares the Lord.

³²This is what the Lord Almighty says:

“Look! Disaster^(J) is spreading
from nation to nation;^(K)
a mighty storm^(L) is rising
from the ends of the earth.”^(M)

³³At that time those slain^(N) by the Lord will be everywhere—from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned or gathered^(O) up or buried,^(P) but will be like dung lying on the ground.

³⁴Weep and wail, you shepherds;^(Q)
    roll^(R) in the dust, you leaders of the flock.
For your time to be slaughtered^(S) has come;
    you will fall like the best of the rams.^[a]^(T)
³⁵The shepherds will have nowhere to flee,
    the leaders of the flock no place to escape.^(U)
³⁶Hear the cry^(V) of the shepherds,^(W)
    the wailing of the leaders of the flock,
    for the Lord is destroying their pasture.
³⁷The peaceful meadows will be laid waste
    because of the fierce anger of the Lord.
³⁸Like a lion^(X) he will leave his lair,
    and their land will become desolate^(Y)
because of the sword^[b] of the oppressor^(Z)
    and because of the Lord’s fierce anger.^(AA)

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Footnotes

Jeremiah 25:34 Septuagint; Hebrew fall and be shattered like fine pottery
Jeremiah 25:38 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (see also 46:16 and 50:16); most Hebrew manuscripts anger

Luke 19:45-48

New International Version

Jesus at the Temple^(A)

⁴⁵When Jesus entered the temple courts, he began to drive out those who were selling. ⁴⁶“It is written,” he said to them, “‘My house will be a house of prayer’^[a];^(B) but you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’^[b]”^(C)

⁴⁷Every day he was teaching at the temple.^(D) But the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the leaders among the people were trying to kill him.^(E) ⁴⁸Yet they could not find any way to do it, because all the people hung on his words.

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