² A time ^[a]to be born,
And ^(B)a time to die;
A time to plant,
And a time to pluck what is planted;
³ A time to kill,
And a time to heal;
A time to break down,
And a time to build up;
⁴ A time to ^(C)weep,
And a time to laugh;
A time to mourn,
And a time to dance;
⁵ A time to cast away stones,
And a time to gather stones;
^(D)A time to embrace,
And a time to refrain from embracing;
⁶ A time to gain,
And a time to lose;
A time to keep,
And a time to throw away;
⁷ A time to tear,
And a time to sew;
^(E)A time to keep silence,
And a time to ^(F)speak;
⁸ A time to love,
And a time to ^(G)hate;
A time of war,
And a time of peace.

⁴ For ^(C)the Lord is great and ^(D)greatly to be praised;
^(E)He is to be feared above all gods.
⁵ For ^(F)all the gods of the peoples are idols,
^(G)But the Lord made the heavens.
⁶ Honor and majesty are before Him;
Strength and ^(H)beauty are in His sanctuary.

^7 (I)Give^[b] to the Lord, O families of the peoples,
Give to the Lord glory and strength.
^8 [c]Give to the Lord the glory due His name;
Bring an offering, and come into His courts.
⁹ Oh, worship the Lord ^(J)in the beauty of holiness!
Tremble before Him, all the earth.

¹⁰ Say among the ^[d]nations, ^(K)“The Lord reigns;
The world also is firmly established,
It shall not be ^[e]moved;
^(L)He shall judge the peoples righteously.”

^11 (M)Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad;
^(N)Let the sea roar, and ^[f]all its fullness;
¹² Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it.
Then all the trees of the woods will rejoice
¹³     before the Lord.
For He is coming, for He is coming to judge the earth.
^(O)He shall judge the world with righteousness,
And the peoples with His truth.