Psalm 24

New American Standard Bible

The King of Glory Entering Zion.

A Psalm of David.

24 The ^(A)earth is the Lord’s, and ^[a]all it contains,
The ^(B)world, and those who live in it.
²For He has ^(C)founded it upon the seas
And established it upon the rivers.
³Who may ^(D)ascend onto the ^(E)hill of the Lord?
And who may stand in His holy ^(F)place?
⁴One who has ^(G)clean hands and a ^(H)pure heart,
Who has not ^(I)lifted up his soul to deceit
And has not ^(J)sworn deceitfully.
⁵He will receive a ^(K)blessing from the Lord
And ^[b]^(L)righteousness from the God of his salvation.
⁶^[c]This is the generation of those who ^(M)seek Him,
Who seek Your face—even Jacob. Selah

⁷^(N)Lift up your heads, you gates,
And be lifted up, you ^[d]ancient doors,
That the King of ^(O)glory may come in!
⁸Who is the King of glory?
The Lord ^(P)strong and mighty,
The Lord ^(Q)mighty in battle.
⁹Lift up your heads, you gates,
And lift them up, you ^[e]ancient doors,
That the King of ^(R)glory may come in!
¹⁰Who is this King of glory?
The Lord of ^(S)armies,
He is the King of glory. Selah

Footnotes

Psalm 24:1 Lit its fullness
Psalm 24:5 I.e., as vindicated
Psalm 24:6 Or Such
Psalm 24:7 Lit everlasting
Psalm 24:9 Lit everlasting

Psalm 29

New American Standard Bible

The Voice of the Lord in the Storm.

A Psalm of David.

29 ^(A)Ascribe to the Lord, ^[a]sons of the mighty,
Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
²Ascribe to the Lord the glory ^[b]due His name;
Worship the Lord ^(B)in holy attire.

³The ^(C)voice of the Lord is on the waters;
The God of glory ^(D)thunders,
The Lord is over ^[c]^(E)many waters.
⁴The voice of the Lord is ^(F)powerful,
The voice of the Lord is majestic.
⁵The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
Yes, the Lord breaks ^(G)the cedars of Lebanon in pieces.
⁶He makes Lebanon ^(H)skip like a calf,
And ^(I)Sirion like a young wild ox.
⁷The voice of the Lord divides ^[d]flames of fire.
⁸The voice of the Lord ^[e]shakes the wilderness;
The Lord shakes the wilderness of ^(J)Kadesh.
⁹The voice of the Lord makes ^(K)the deer give birth
And strips the forests bare;
And ^(L)in His temple everything says, “Glory!”

¹⁰The Lord sat as King at the ^(M)flood;
Yes, the Lord sits as ^(N)King forever.
¹¹^[f]The Lord will give ^(O)strength to His people;
^[g]The Lord will bless His people with ^(P)peace.

Footnotes

Psalm 29:1 Lit sons of gods
Psalm 29:2 Lit of His name
Psalm 29:3 Or great
Psalm 29:7 I.e., lightning
Psalm 29:8 Or causes...to whirl
Psalm 29:11 Or May the Lord give
Psalm 29:11 Or May the Lord bless

Psalm 8

New American Standard Bible

The Lord’s Glory and Mankind’s Dignity.

For the music director; on the Gittith. A Psalm of David.

8 Lord, our Lord,
How majestic is Your name in all the earth,
You who have ^[a]^(A)displayed Your splendor above the heavens!
²^(B)From the mouths of infants and nursing babies You have established ^[b]^(C)strength
Because of Your enemies,
To do away with ^(D)the enemy and the revengeful.

³When I ^[c]^(E)consider ^(F)Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The ^(G)moon and the stars, which You have set in place;
⁴^(H)What is man that You think of him,
And a son of man that You are concerned about him?
⁵Yet You have made him a ^(I)little lower than ^[d]God,
And ^(J)You crown him with ^(K)glory and majesty!
⁶You have him ^(L)rule over the works of Your hands;
You have ^(M)put everything under his feet,
⁷All sheep and oxen,
And also the animals of the field,
⁸The birds of the sky, and the fish of the sea,
Whatever passes through the paths of the seas.

⁹^(N)Lord, our Lord,
How majestic is Your name in all the earth!

Footnotes

Psalm 8:1 Lit put
Psalm 8:2 Or a strength
Psalm 8:3 Or see
Psalm 8:5 LXX angels

Psalm 84

New American Standard Bible

Longing for the Temple Worship.

For the music director; ^[a]on the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

84 How lovely are Your ^(A)dwelling places,
Lord of armies!
²My ^(B)soul longed and even yearned for the courtyards of the Lord;
My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the ^(C)living God.
³The bird also has found a house,
And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may put her young:
Your ^(D)altars, Lord of armies,
^(E)My King and my God.
⁴^(F)Blessed are those who dwell in Your house!
They are ^(G)ever praising You. Selah

⁵Blessed is the person whose ^(H)strength is in You,
In ^[b]whose heart are the ^(I)roads to Zion!
⁶Passing through the Valley of ^[c]Baca they make it a ^[d]spring;
The ^(J)early rain also covers it with blessings.
⁷They ^(K)go from strength to strength,
^[e]Every one of them ^(L)appears before God in Zion.

⁸^(M)Lord God of armies, hear my prayer;
Listen, ^(N)God of Jacob! Selah
⁹See our ^(O)shield, God,
And look at the face of ^(P)Your anointed.
¹⁰For ^(Q)a day in Your courtyards is better than a thousand elsewhere.
I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God
Than live in the tents of wickedness.
¹¹For the Lord God is ^(R)a sun and ^(S)shield;
The Lord gives grace and ^(T)glory;
^(U)He withholds no good thing ^[f]from those who walk with integrity.
¹²Lord of armies,
^(V)Blessed is the person who trusts in You!

Footnotes

Psalm 84 Title Or according to
Psalm 84:5 Lit their
Psalm 84:6 Prob. Weeping; or Balsam-shrubs
Psalm 84:6 Or place of springs
Psalm 84:7 Some ancient versions The God of gods will be seen in Zion
Psalm 84:11 Lit with regard to

Isaiah 42:1-12

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God’s Promise concerning His Servant

42 “^(A)Behold, My ^(B)Servant, whom I ^[a]uphold;
My ^(C)chosen one in whom My ^(D)soul delights.
I have put My ^(E)Spirit upon Him;
He will bring forth ^(F)justice to the ^[b]nations.
²He will not cry out nor raise His voice,
Nor make His voice heard in the street.
³A bent reed He will not break off
And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish;
He will faithfully bring forth ^(G)justice.
⁴He will not be ^(H)disheartened or crushed
Until He has established justice on the earth;
And the ^(I)coastlands will wait expectantly for His ^[c]law.”

⁵This is what God the Lord says,

Who ^(J)created the heavens and ^(K)stretched them out,
Who spread out the ^(L)earth and its ^[d]offspring,
Who ^(M)gives breath to the people on it
And spirit to those who walk in it:
⁶“I am the Lord, I have ^(N)called You in righteousness,
I will also ^(O)hold You by the hand and ^(P)watch over You,
And I will appoint You as a ^(Q)covenant to the people,
As a ^(R)light to the nations,
⁷To ^(S)open blind eyes,
To ^(T)bring out prisoners from the dungeon
And those who dwell in darkness from the prison.
⁸^(U)I am the Lord, that is ^(V)My name;
I will not give My ^(W)glory to another,
Nor My praise to idols.
⁹Behold, the ^(X)former things have come to pass,
Now I declare ^(Y)new things;
Before they sprout I proclaim them to you.”

¹⁰Sing to the Lord a ^(Z)new song,
Sing His praise from the ^(AA)end of the earth!
^(AB)You who go down to the sea, and ^(AC)all that is in it;
You ^(AD)islands, and those who live on them.
¹¹Let the ^(AE)wilderness and its cities raise their voices,
The settlements which ^(AF)Kedar inhabits.
Let the inhabitants of ^(AG)Sela sing aloud,
Let them shout for joy from the tops of the ^(AH)mountains.
¹²Let them ^(AI)give glory to the Lord
And declare His praise in the ^(AJ)coastlands.

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Footnotes

Isaiah 42:1 Or hold fast
Isaiah 42:1 Or Gentiles
Isaiah 42:4 Or instruction
Isaiah 42:5 Or vegetation

Ephesians 6:10-20

New American Standard Bible

The Armor of God

¹⁰Finally, ^(A)be strong in the Lord and in ^(B)the strength of His might. ¹¹^(C)Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the ^(D)schemes of the devil. ¹²For our ^(E)struggle is not against ^[a]^(F)flesh and blood, but ^(G)against the rulers, against the powers, against the ^(H)world forces of this ^(I)darkness, against the ^(J)spiritual forces of wickedness in ^(K)the heavenly places. ¹³Therefore, take up ^(L)the full armor of God, so that you will be able to ^(M)resist on ^(N)the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. ¹⁴Stand firm therefore, ^(O)having belted your waist with truth, and having ^(P)put on the breastplate of righteousness, ¹⁵and having ^(Q)strapped on your feet the preparation of the gospel of peace; ¹⁶^[b]in addition to all, taking up the ^(R)shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the ^(S)flaming arrows of ^(T)the evil one. ¹⁷And take ^(U)the helmet of salvation and the ^(V)sword of the Spirit, which is ^(W)the word of God.

¹⁸^[c]With every ^(X)prayer and request, ^[d]^(Y)pray at all times ^(Z)in the Spirit, and with this in view, ^[e]^(AA)be alert with all ^(AB)perseverance and every ^(AC)request for all the ^[f]saints, ¹⁹and ^(AD)pray in my behalf, that speech may be given to me ^(AE)in the opening of my mouth, to make known with ^(AF)boldness ^(AG)the mystery of the gospel, ²⁰for which I am an ^(AH)ambassador ^(AI)in ^[g]chains; that ^[h]in proclaiming it I may speak ^(AJ)boldly, ^(AK)as I ought to speak.

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Footnotes

Ephesians 6:12 Lit blood and flesh
Ephesians 6:16 Lit in all
Ephesians 6:18 Lit Through
Ephesians 6:18 Lit praying
Ephesians 6:18 Lit being
Ephesians 6:18 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
Ephesians 6:20 Lit a chain
Ephesians 6:20 Two early mss I may speak it boldly

John 3:16-21

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¹⁶“For God so ^(A)loved the world, that He ^(B)gave His ^(C)only Son, so that everyone who ^(D)believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life. ¹⁷For God ^(E)did not send the Son into the world ^(F)to judge the world, but so that the world might be saved through Him. ¹⁸^(G)The one who believes in Him is not judged; the one who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of ^(H)the only Son of God. ¹⁹And this is the judgment, that ^(I)the Light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the Light; for ^(J)their deeds were evil. ²⁰^(K)For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light, so that his deeds will not be exposed. ²¹But the one who ^(L)practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds will be revealed ^[a]as having been performed in God.”