Psalm 24

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Psalm 24

Of David. A psalm.

¹The earth is the Lord’s,^(A) and everything in it,
the world, and all who live in it;^(B)
²for he founded it on the seas
and established it on the waters.^(C)

³Who may ascend the mountain^(D) of the Lord?
    Who may stand in his holy place?^(E)
⁴The one who has clean hands^(F) and a pure heart,^(G)
    who does not trust in an idol^(H)
    or swear by a false god.^[a]

⁵They will receive blessing^(I) from the Lord
and vindication^(J) from God their Savior.
⁶Such is the generation of those who seek him,
who seek your face,^(K) God of Jacob.^[b]^[c]

⁷Lift up your heads, you gates;^(L)
    be lifted up, you ancient doors,
    that the King^(M) of glory^(N) may come in.^(O)
⁸Who is this King of glory?
    The Lord strong and mighty,^(P)
    the Lord mighty in battle.^(Q)
⁹Lift up your heads, you gates;
    lift them up, you ancient doors,
    that the King of glory may come in.
¹⁰Who is he, this King of glory?
    The Lord Almighty^(R)—
    he is the King of glory.

Footnotes

Psalm 24:4 Or swear falsely
Psalm 24:6 Two Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac (see also Septuagint); most Hebrew manuscripts face, Jacob
Psalm 24:6 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 10.

Exodus 37:1-16

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The Ark^(A)

37 Bezalel^(B) made the ark^(C) of acacia wood—two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.^[a] ²He overlaid it with pure gold,^(D) both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it. ³He cast four gold rings for it and fastened them to its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other. ⁴Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. ⁵And he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it.

⁶He made the atonement cover^(E) of pure gold—two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. ⁷Then he made two cherubim^(F) out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover. ⁸He made one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; at the two ends he made them of one piece with the cover. ⁹The cherubim had their wings spread upward, overshadowing^(G) the cover with them. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the cover.^(H)

The Table^(I)

¹⁰They^[b] made the table^(J) of acacia wood—two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high.^[c] ¹¹Then they overlaid it with pure gold^(K) and made a gold molding around it. ¹²They also made around it a rim a handbreadth^[d] wide and put a gold molding on the rim. ¹³They cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners, where the four legs were. ¹⁴The rings^(L) were put close to the rim to hold the poles used in carrying the table. ¹⁵The poles for carrying the table were made of acacia wood and were overlaid with gold. ¹⁶And they made from pure gold the articles for the table—its plates and dishes and bowls and its pitchers for the pouring out of drink offerings.

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Footnotes

Exodus 37:1 That is, about 3 3/4 feet long and 2 1/4 feet wide and high or about 1.1 meters long and 68 centimeters wide and high; similarly in verse 6
Exodus 37:10 Or He; also in verses 11-29
Exodus 37:10 That is, about 3 feet long, 1 1/2 feet wide and 2 1/4 feet high or about 90 centimeters long, 45 centimeters wide and 68 centimeters high
Exodus 37:12 That is, about 3 inches or about 7.5 centimeters

Colossians 4:2-18

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Further Instructions

²Devote yourselves to prayer,^(A) being watchful and thankful. ³And pray for us, too, that God may open a door^(B) for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery^(C) of Christ, for which I am in chains.^(D) ⁴Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. ⁵Be wise^(E) in the way you act toward outsiders;^(F) make the most of every opportunity.^(G) ⁶Let your conversation be always full of grace,^(H) seasoned with salt,^(I) so that you may know how to answer everyone.^(J)

Final Greetings

⁷Tychicus^(K) will tell you all the news about me. He is a dear brother, a faithful minister and fellow servant^[a]^(L) in the Lord. ⁸I am sending him to you for the express purpose that you may know about our^[b] circumstances and that he may encourage your hearts.^(M) ⁹He is coming with Onesimus,^(N) our faithful and dear brother, who is one of you.^(O) They will tell you everything that is happening here.

¹⁰My fellow prisoner Aristarchus^(P) sends you his greetings, as does Mark,^(Q) the cousin of Barnabas.^(R) (You have received instructions about him; if he comes to you, welcome him.) ¹¹Jesus, who is called Justus, also sends greetings. These are the only Jews^[c] among my co-workers^(S) for the kingdom of God, and they have proved a comfort to me. ¹²Epaphras,^(T) who is one of you^(U) and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you,^(V) that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature^(W) and fully assured. ¹³I vouch for him that he is working hard for you and for those at Laodicea^(X) and Hierapolis. ¹⁴Our dear friend Luke,^(Y) the doctor, and Demas^(Z) send greetings. ¹⁵Give my greetings to the brothers and sisters at Laodicea,^(AA) and to Nympha and the church in her house.^(AB)

¹⁶After this letter has been read to you, see that it is also read^(AC) in the church of the Laodiceans and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea.

¹⁷Tell Archippus:^(AD) “See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord.”^(AE)

¹⁸I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand.^(AF) Remember^(AG) my chains.^(AH) Grace be with you.^(AI)

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