Psalm 76

New International Version

Psalm 76^[a]

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of Asaph. A song.

¹God is renowned in Judah;
    in Israel his name is great.^(A)
²His tent is in Salem,^(B)
    his dwelling place in Zion.^(C)
³There he broke the flashing arrows,^(D)
    the shields and the swords, the weapons of war.^[b]^(E)

⁴You are radiant with light,^(F)
    more majestic than mountains rich with game.
⁵The valiant^(G) lie plundered,
    they sleep their last sleep;^(H)
not one of the warriors
    can lift his hands.
⁶At your rebuke,^(I) God of Jacob,
    both horse and chariot^(J) lie still.

⁷It is you alone who are to be feared.^(K)
    Who can stand^(L) before you when you are angry?^(M)
⁸From heaven you pronounced judgment,
    and the land feared^(N) and was quiet—
⁹when you, God, rose up to judge,^(O)
    to save all the afflicted^(P) of the land.
¹⁰Surely your wrath against mankind brings you praise,^(Q)
    and the survivors of your wrath are restrained.^[c]

¹¹Make vows to the Lord your God and fulfill them;^(R)
    let all the neighboring lands
    bring gifts^(S) to the One to be feared.
¹²He breaks the spirit of rulers;
    he is feared by the kings of the earth.

Footnotes

Psalm 76:1 In Hebrew texts 76:1-12 is numbered 76:2-13.
Psalm 76:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 9.
Psalm 76:10 Or Surely the wrath of mankind brings you praise, / and with the remainder of wrath you arm yourself

Isaiah 66:14-24

New International Version

¹⁴When you see this, your heart will rejoice^(A)
    and you will flourish^(B) like grass;
the hand^(C) of the Lord will be made known to his servants,^(D)
    but his fury^(E) will be shown to his foes.
¹⁵See, the Lord is coming with fire,^(F)
    and his chariots^(G) are like a whirlwind;^(H)
he will bring down his anger with fury,
    and his rebuke^(I) with flames of fire.
¹⁶For with fire^(J) and with his sword^(K)
    the Lord will execute judgment^(L) on all people,
    and many will be those slain^(M) by the Lord.

¹⁷“Those who consecrate and purify themselves to go into the gardens,^(N) following one who is among those who eat the flesh of pigs,^(O) rats^(P) and other unclean things—they will meet their end^(Q) together with the one they follow,” declares the Lord.

¹⁸“And I, because of what they have planned and done,^(R) am about to come^[a] and gather the people of all nations^(S) and languages, and they will come and see my glory.^(T)

¹⁹“I will set a sign^(U) among them, and I will send some of those who survive^(V) to the nations—to Tarshish,^(W) to the Libyans^[b] and Lydians^(X) (famous as archers), to Tubal^(Y) and Greece,^(Z) and to the distant islands^(AA) that have not heard of my fame or seen my glory.^(AB) They will proclaim my glory among the nations. ²⁰And they will bring^(AC) all your people, from all the nations, to my holy mountain^(AD) in Jerusalem as an offering to the Lord—on horses, in chariots and wagons, and on mules and camels,”^(AE) says the Lord. “They will bring them, as the Israelites bring their grain offerings, to the temple of the Lord in ceremonially clean vessels.^(AF) ²¹And I will select some of them also to be priests^(AG) and Levites,” says the Lord.

²²“As the new heavens and the new earth^(AH) that I make will endure before me,” declares the Lord, “so will your name and descendants endure.^(AI) ²³From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath^(AJ) to another, all mankind will come and bow down^(AK) before me,” says the Lord. ²⁴“And they will go out and look on the dead bodies^(AL) of those who rebelled^(AM) against me; the worms^(AN) that eat them will not die, the fire that burns them will not be quenched,^(AO) and they will be loathsome to all mankind.”

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Footnotes

Isaiah 66:18 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
Isaiah 66:19 Some Septuagint manuscripts Put (Libyans); Hebrew Pul

Matthew 23:37-24:14

New International Version

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. ³⁸Look, your house is left to you desolate.^(C) ³⁹For 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.”

³As 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)

⁴Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you.^(J) ⁵For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many.^(K) ⁶You 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. ⁷Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.^(L) There will be famines^(M) and earthquakes in various places. ⁸All 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) ¹⁰At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, ¹¹and many false prophets^(Q) will appear and deceive many people.^(R) ¹²Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, ¹³but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.^(S) ¹⁴And 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.