Psalm 30

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Psalm 30^[a]

A psalm. A song. For the dedication of the temple.^[b] Of David.

¹I will exalt^(A) you, Lord,
    for you lifted me out of the depths^(B)
    and did not let my enemies gloat over me.^(C)
²Lord my God, I called to you for help,^(D)
    and you healed me.^(E)
³You, Lord, brought me up from the realm of the dead;^(F)
    you spared me from going down to the pit.^(G)

⁴Sing^(H) the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people;^(I)
    praise his holy name.^(J)
⁵For his anger^(K) lasts only a moment,^(L)
    but his favor lasts a lifetime;^(M)
weeping^(N) may stay for the night,
    but rejoicing comes in the morning.^(O)

⁶When I felt secure, I said,
    “I will never be shaken.”^(P)
⁷Lord, when you favored me,
    you made my royal mountain^[c] stand firm;
but when you hid your face,^(Q)
    I was dismayed.

⁸To you, Lord, I called;
    to the Lord I cried for mercy:
⁹“What is gained if I am silenced,
    if I go down to the pit?^(R)
Will the dust praise you?
    Will it proclaim your faithfulness?^(S)
¹⁰Hear,^(T) Lord, and be merciful to me;^(U)
    Lord, be my help.^(V)”

¹¹You turned my wailing^(W) into dancing;^(X)
you removed my sackcloth^(Y) and clothed me with joy,^(Z)
¹²that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent.
Lord my God, I will praise^(AA) you forever.^(AB)

Footnotes

Psalm 30:1 In Hebrew texts 30:1-12 is numbered 30:2-13.
Psalm 30:1 Title: Or palace
Psalm 30:7 That is, Mount Zion

Ezekiel 39:21-29

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²¹“I will display my glory among the nations, and all the nations will see the punishment I inflict and the hand I lay on them.^(A) ²²From that day forward the people of Israel will know that I am the Lord their God. ²³And the nations will know that the people of Israel went into exile for their sin, because they were unfaithful to me. So I hid my face from them and handed them over to their enemies, and they all fell by the sword.^(B) ²⁴I dealt with them according to their uncleanness and their offenses, and I hid my face from them.^(C)

²⁵“Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will now restore the fortunes of Jacob^[a]^(D) and will have compassion^(E) on all the people of Israel, and I will be zealous for my holy name.^(F) ²⁶They will forget their shame and all the unfaithfulness they showed toward me when they lived in safety^(G) in their land with no one to make them afraid.^(H) ²⁷When I have brought them back from the nations and have gathered them from the countries of their enemies, I will be proved holy through them in the sight of many nations.^(I) ²⁸Then they will know that I am the Lord their God, for though I sent them into exile among the nations, I will gather them^(J) to their own land, not leaving any behind.^(K) ²⁹I will no longer hide my face^(L) from them, for I will pour out my Spirit^(M) on the people of Israel, declares the Sovereign Lord.^(N)”

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Footnotes

Ezekiel 39:25 Or now bring Jacob back from captivity

Philippians 4:10-20

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Thanks for Their Gifts

¹⁰I rejoiced greatly in the Lord that at last you renewed your concern for me.^(A) Indeed, you were concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it. ¹¹I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content^(B) whatever the circumstances. ¹²I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry,^(C) whether living in plenty or in want.^(D) ¹³I can do all this through him who gives me strength.^(E)

¹⁴Yet it was good of you to share^(F) in my troubles. ¹⁵Moreover, as you Philippians know, in the early days^(G) of your acquaintance with the gospel, when I set out from Macedonia,^(H) not one church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving, except you only;^(I) ¹⁶for even when I was in Thessalonica,^(J) you sent me aid more than once when I was in need.^(K) ¹⁷Not that I desire your gifts; what I desire is that more be credited to your account.^(L) ¹⁸I have received full payment and have more than enough. I am amply supplied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus^(M) the gifts you sent. They are a fragrant^(N) offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God. ¹⁹And my God will meet all your needs^(O) according to the riches of his glory^(P) in Christ Jesus.

²⁰To our God and Father^(Q) be glory for ever and ever. Amen.^(R)

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John 17:20-26

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Jesus Prays for All Believers

²⁰“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, ²¹that all of them may be one,^(A) Father, just as you are in me and I am in you.^(B) May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.^(C) ²²I have given them the glory that you gave me,^(D) that they may be one as we are one^(E)— ²³I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me^(F) and have loved them^(G) even as you have loved me.

²⁴“Father, I want those you have given me^(H) to be with me where I am,^(I) and to see my glory,^(J) the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.^(K)

²⁵“Righteous Father, though the world does not know you,^(L) I know you, and they know that you have sent me.^(M) ²⁶I have made you^[a] known to them,^(N) and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them^(O) and that I myself may be in them.”