Psalm 118:1-2

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Psalm 118

¹Give thanks to the Lord,^(A) for he is good;^(B)
his love endures forever.^(C)

²Let Israel say:^(D)
“His love endures forever.”^(E)

Psalm 118:19-29

New International Version

¹⁹Open for me the gates^(A) of the righteous;
    I will enter^(B) and give thanks to the Lord.
²⁰This is the gate of the Lord^(C)
    through which the righteous may enter.^(D)
²¹I will give you thanks, for you answered me;^(E)
    you have become my salvation.^(F)

²²The stone^(G) the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone;^(H)
²³the Lord has done this,
    and it is marvelous^(I) in our eyes.
²⁴The Lord has done it this very day;
    let us rejoice today and be glad.^(J)

²⁵Lord, save us!^(K)
Lord, grant us success!

²⁶Blessed is he who comes^(L) in the name of the Lord.
    From the house of the Lord we bless you.^[a]^(M)
²⁷The Lord is God,^(N)
    and he has made his light shine^(O) on us.
With boughs in hand,^(P) join in the festal procession
    up^[b] to the horns of the altar.^(Q)

²⁸You are my God, and I will praise you;
you are my God,^(R) and I will exalt^(S) you.

²⁹Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his love endures forever.

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Footnotes

Psalm 118:26 The Hebrew is plural.
Psalm 118:27 Or Bind the festal sacrifice with ropes / and take it

Luke 13:1-9

New International Version

Repent or Perish

13 Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate^(A) had mixed with their sacrifices. ²Jesus answered, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way?^(B) ³I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish. ⁴Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam^(C) fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem? ⁵I tell you, no! But unless you repent,^(D) you too will all perish.”

⁶Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any.^(E) ⁷So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, ‘For three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down!^(F) Why should it use up the soil?’

⁸“‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone for one more year, and I’ll dig around it and fertilize it. ⁹If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.’”

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