Psalm 138

New International Version

Psalm 138

Of David.

¹I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart;
    before the “gods”^(A) I will sing^(B) your praise.
²I will bow down toward your holy temple^(C)
    and will praise your name^(D)
    for your unfailing love and your faithfulness,^(E)
for you have so exalted your solemn decree
    that it surpasses your fame.^(F)
³When I called,^(G) you answered me;^(H)
    you greatly emboldened^(I) me.

⁴May all the kings of the earth^(J) praise you, Lord,
when they hear what you have decreed.
⁵May they sing^(K) of the ways of the Lord,
for the glory of the Lord^(L) is great.

⁶Though the Lord is exalted, he looks kindly on the lowly;^(M)
    though lofty, he sees them^(N) from afar.
⁷Though I walk^(O) in the midst of trouble,
    you preserve my life.^(P)
You stretch out your hand^(Q) against the anger of my foes;^(R)
    with your right hand^(S) you save me.^(T)
⁸The Lord will vindicate^(U) me;
    your love, Lord, endures forever^(V)—
    do not abandon^(W) the works of your hands.^(X)

Hebrews 13:8-16

New International Version

⁸Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.^(A)

⁹Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings.^(B) It is good for our hearts to be strengthened^(C) by grace, not by eating ceremonial foods,^(D) which is of no benefit to those who do so.^(E) ¹⁰We have an altar from which those who minister at the tabernacle^(F) have no right to eat.^(G)

¹¹The high priest carries the blood of animals into the Most Holy Place as a sin offering,^(H) but the bodies are burned outside the camp.^(I) ¹²And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate^(J) to make the people holy^(K) through his own blood.^(L) ¹³Let us, then, go to him^(M) outside the camp, bearing the disgrace he bore.^(N) ¹⁴For here we do not have an enduring city,^(O) but we are looking for the city that is to come.^(P)

¹⁵Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice^(Q) of praise—the fruit of lips^(R) that openly profess his name. ¹⁶And do not forget to do good and to share with others,^(S) for with such sacrifices^(T) God is pleased.