Psalm 141

A psalm of David.

God’s Glory Returns to the Temple

43 Then the man brought me to the gate facing east,^{(A) 2} and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of rushing waters,^(B) and the land was radiant with his glory.^{(C) 3} The vision I saw was like the vision I had seen when he^[a] came to destroy the city and like the visions I had seen by the Kebar River, and I fell facedown. ⁴ The glory^(D) of the Lord entered the temple through the gate facing east.^{(E) 5} Then the Spirit^(F) lifted me up^(G) and brought me into the inner court, and the glory^(H) of the Lord filled the temple.^(I)

⁶ While the man was standing beside me, I heard someone speaking to me from inside the temple. ⁷ He said: “Son of man, this is the place of my throne^(J) and the place for the soles of my feet. This is where I will live among the Israelites forever. The people of Israel will never again defile^(K) my holy name—neither they nor their kings—by their prostitution and the funeral offerings^[b] for their kings at their death.^{[c](L) 8} When they placed their threshold next to my threshold and their doorposts beside my doorposts, with only a wall between me and them, they defiled my holy name by their detestable practices. So I destroyed them in my anger. ⁹ Now let them put away from me their prostitution and the funeral offerings for their kings, and I will live among them forever.^(M)

¹⁰ “Son of man, describe the temple to the people of Israel, that they may be ashamed^(N) of their sins. Let them consider its perfection, ¹¹ and if they are ashamed of all they have done, make known to them the design of the temple—its arrangement, its exits and entrances—its whole design and all its regulations^[d] and laws. Write these down before them so that they may be faithful to its design and follow all its regulations.^(O)

¹² “This is the law of the temple: All the surrounding area^(P) on top of the mountain will be most holy.^(Q) Such is the law of the temple.

³⁷ “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you,^(A) how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings,^(B) and you were not willing. ³⁸ Look, your house is left to you desolate.^{(C) 39} For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’^[a]”^(D)

The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times^(E)

24 Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his disciples came up to him to call his attention to its buildings. ² “Do you see all these things?” he asked. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another;^(F) every one will be thrown down.”

³ As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives,^(G) the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming^(H) and of the end of the age?”^(I)

⁴ Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you.^{(J) 5} For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many.^{(K) 6} You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. ⁷ Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.^(L) There will be famines^(M) and earthquakes in various places. ⁸ All these are the beginning of birth pains.

⁹ “Then you will be handed over to be persecuted^(N) and put to death,^(O) and you will be hated by all nations because of me.^{(P) 10} At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, ¹¹ and many false prophets^(Q) will appear and deceive many people.^{(R) 12} Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, ¹³ but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.^{(S) 14} And this gospel of the kingdom^(T) will be preached in the whole world^(U) as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.