Psalm 49-50

New International Version

Psalm 49^[a]

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.

¹Hear^(A) this, all you peoples;^(B)
    listen, all who live in this world,^(C)
²both low and high,^(D)
    rich and poor alike:
³My mouth will speak words of wisdom;^(E)
    the meditation of my heart will give you understanding.^(F)
⁴I will turn my ear to a proverb;^(G)
    with the harp^(H) I will expound my riddle:^(I)

⁵Why should I fear^(J) when evil days come,
    when wicked deceivers surround me—
⁶those who trust in their wealth^(K)
    and boast^(L) of their great riches?^(M)
⁷No one can redeem the life of another
    or give to God a ransom for them—
⁸the ransom^(N) for a life is costly,
    no payment is ever enough—^(O)
⁹so that they should live on^(P) forever
    and not see decay.^(Q)
¹⁰For all can see that the wise die,^(R)
    that the foolish and the senseless^(S) also perish,
    leaving their wealth^(T) to others.^(U)
¹¹Their tombs^(V) will remain their houses^[b] forever,
    their dwellings for endless generations,^(W)
    though they had^[c] named^(X) lands after themselves.

¹²People, despite their wealth, do not endure;^(Y)
they are like the beasts that perish.^(Z)

¹³This is the fate of those who trust in themselves,^(AA)
    and of their followers, who approve their sayings.^[d]
¹⁴They are like sheep and are destined^(AB) to die;^(AC)
    death will be their shepherd
    (but the upright will prevail^(AD) over them in the morning).
Their forms will decay in the grave,
    far from their princely mansions.
¹⁵But God will redeem me from the realm of the dead;^(AE)
    he will surely take me to himself.^(AF)
¹⁶Do not be overawed when others grow rich,
    when the splendor of their houses increases;
¹⁷for they will take nothing^(AG) with them when they die,
    their splendor will not descend with them.^(AH)
¹⁸Though while they live they count themselves blessed—^(AI)
    and people praise you when you prosper—
¹⁹they will join those who have gone before them,^(AJ)
    who will never again see the light^(AK) of life.

²⁰People who have wealth but lack understanding^(AL)
are like the beasts that perish.^(AM)

Psalm 50

A psalm of Asaph.

¹The Mighty One, God, the Lord,^(AN)
    speaks and summons the earth
    from the rising of the sun to where it sets.^(AO)
²From Zion,^(AP) perfect in beauty,^(AQ)
    God shines forth.^(AR)
³Our God comes^(AS)
    and will not be silent;^(AT)
a fire devours^(AU) before him,^(AV)
    and around him a tempest^(AW) rages.
⁴He summons the heavens above,
    and the earth,^(AX) that he may judge his people:^(AY)
⁵“Gather to me this consecrated people,^(AZ)
    who made a covenant^(BA) with me by sacrifice.”
⁶And the heavens proclaim^(BB) his righteousness,
    for he is a God of justice.^[e]^[f]^(BC)

⁷“Listen, my people, and I will speak;
    I will testify^(BD) against you, Israel:
    I am God, your God.^(BE)
⁸I bring no charges^(BF) against you concerning your sacrifices
    or concerning your burnt offerings,^(BG) which are ever before me.
⁹I have no need of a bull^(BH) from your stall
    or of goats^(BI) from your pens,^(BJ)
¹⁰for every animal of the forest^(BK) is mine,
    and the cattle on a thousand hills.^(BL)
¹¹I know every bird^(BM) in the mountains,
    and the insects in the fields^(BN) are mine.
¹²If I were hungry I would not tell you,
    for the world^(BO) is mine, and all that is in it.^(BP)
¹³Do I eat the flesh of bulls
    or drink the blood of goats?

¹⁴“Sacrifice thank offerings^(BQ) to God,
fulfill your vows^(BR) to the Most High,^(BS)
¹⁵and call^(BT) on me in the day of trouble;^(BU)
I will deliver^(BV) you, and you will honor^(BW) me.”

¹⁶But to the wicked person, God says:

“What right have you to recite my laws
    or take my covenant^(BX) on your lips?^(BY)
¹⁷You hate^(BZ) my instruction
    and cast my words behind^(CA) you.
¹⁸When you see a thief, you join^(CB) with him;
    you throw in your lot with adulterers.^(CC)
¹⁹You use your mouth for evil
    and harness your tongue to deceit.^(CD)
²⁰You sit and testify against your brother^(CE)
    and slander your own mother’s son.
²¹When you did these things and I kept silent,^(CF)
    you thought I was exactly^[g] like you.
But I now arraign^(CG) you
    and set my accusations^(CH) before you.

²²“Consider this, you who forget God,^(CI)
or I will tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:^(CJ)
²³Those who sacrifice thank offerings honor me,
and to the blameless^[h] I will show my salvation.^(CK)”

Notas al pie

Psalm 49:1 In Hebrew texts 49:1-20 is numbered 49:2-21.
Psalm 49:11 Septuagint and Syriac; Hebrew In their thoughts their houses will remain
Psalm 49:11 Or generations, / for they have
Psalm 49:13 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 15.
Psalm 50:6 With a different word division of the Hebrew; Masoretic Text for God himself is judge
Psalm 50:6 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
Psalm 50:21 Or thought the ‘I am’ was
Psalm 50:23 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; the meaning of the Masoretic Text for this phrase is uncertain.

Matthew 10

New International Version

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve^(A)^(B)^(C)^(D)^(E)

10 Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits^(F) and to heal every disease and sickness.^(G)

²These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; ³Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; ⁴Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.^(H)

⁵These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.^(I) ⁶Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.^(J) ⁷As you go, proclaim this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven^(K) has come near.’ ⁸Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy,^[a] drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.

⁹“Do not get any gold or silver or copper to take with you in your belts^(L)— ¹⁰no bag for the journey or extra shirt or sandals or a staff, for the worker is worth his keep.^(M) ¹¹Whatever town or village you enter, search there for some worthy person and stay at their house until you leave. ¹²As you enter the home, give it your greeting.^(N) ¹³If the home is deserving, let your peace rest on it; if it is not, let your peace return to you. ¹⁴If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet.^(O) ¹⁵Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah^(P) on the day of judgment^(Q) than for that town.^(R)

¹⁶“I am sending you out like sheep among wolves.^(S) Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.^(T) ¹⁷Be on your guard; you will be handed over to the local councils^(U) and be flogged in the synagogues.^(V) ¹⁸On my account you will be brought before governors and kings^(W) as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles. ¹⁹But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it.^(X) At that time you will be given what to say, ²⁰for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father^(Y) speaking through you.

²¹“Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rebel against their parents^(Z) and have them put to death.^(AA) ²²You will be hated by everyone because of me,^(AB) but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.^(AC) ²³When you are persecuted in one place, flee to another. Truly I tell you, you will not finish going through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.^(AD)

²⁴“The student is not above the teacher, nor a servant above his master.^(AE) ²⁵It is enough for students to be like their teachers, and servants like their masters. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul,^(AF) how much more the members of his household!

²⁶“So do not be afraid of them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known.^(AG) ²⁷What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs. ²⁸Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One^(AH) who can destroy both soul and body in hell. ²⁹Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care.^[b] ³⁰And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.^(AI) ³¹So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.^(AJ)

³²“Whoever acknowledges me before others,^(AK) I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. ³³But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven.^(AL)

³⁴“Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. ³⁵For I have come to turn

“‘a man against his father,
a daughter against her mother,
a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law^(AM)—
³⁶ a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’^[c]^(AN)

³⁷“Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.^(AO) ³⁸Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me.^(AP) ³⁹Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.^(AQ)

⁴⁰“Anyone who welcomes you welcomes me,^(AR) and anyone who welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.^(AS) ⁴¹Whoever welcomes a prophet as a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person as a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward. ⁴²And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their reward.”^(AT)

Notas al pie

Matthew 10:8 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.
Matthew 10:29 Or will; or knowledge
Matthew 10:36 Micah 7:6