The Lord Gives Dominion to the King.

A Psalm of David.

110 (A)The Lord says to my Lord:
(B)Sit at My right hand
Until I make (C)Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
The Lord will stretch out Your strong (D)scepter from Zion, saying,
(E)Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”
Your (F)people [a]will volunteer freely on the day of Your [b]power;
(G)In [c]holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn,
[d]Your youth are to You as the (H)dew.

(I)The Lord has sworn and will (J)not [e]change His mind,
“You are a (K)priest forever
According to the order of Melchizedek.”
The Lord is (L)at Your right hand;
He [f]will (M)shatter kings in the (N)day of His wrath.
He will (O)judge among the nations,
He [g]will fill them with (P)corpses,
He [h]will (Q)shatter the [i]chief men over a broad country.
He will (R)drink from the brook by the wayside;
Therefore He will (S)lift up His head.

The Lord Praised for His Goodness.

111 [j]Praise [k]the Lord!
I (T)will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart,
In the (U)company of the upright and in the assembly.
(V)Great are the works of the Lord;
They are [l](W)studied by all who delight in them.
[m](X)Splendid and majestic is His work,
And (Y)His righteousness endures forever.
He has caused His [n]wonders [o]to be remembered;
The Lord is (Z)gracious and compassionate.
He has (AA)given [p]food to those who [q]fear Him;
He will (AB)remember His covenant forever.
He has made known to His people the power of His works,
In giving them the inheritance of the nations.

The works of His hands are [r](AC)truth and justice;
All His precepts (AD)are trustworthy.
They are (AE)upheld forever and ever;
They are performed in [s](AF)truth and uprightness.
He has sent (AG)redemption to His people;
He has [t]ordained His covenant forever;
(AH)Holy and [u]awesome is His name.
10 The [v](AI)fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
All those who [w]follow (AJ)His commandments have a good understanding;
His (AK)praise endures forever.

Prosperity of One Who Fears the Lord.

112 [x]Praise [y]the Lord!
(AL)Blessed is a person who [z]fears the Lord,
Who greatly (AM)delights in His commandments.
His [aa](AN)descendants will be mighty [ab]on the earth;
The generation of the (AO)upright will be blessed.
(AP)Wealth and riches are in his house,
And his righteousness endures forever.
Light shines in the darkness (AQ)for the upright;
He is (AR)gracious, compassionate, and righteous.
It goes well for a person who (AS)is gracious and lends;
He will [ac]maintain his cause in judgment.
For he will (AT)never be shaken;
The (AU)righteous will be [ad]remembered forever.

He will not fear (AV)bad news;
His (AW)heart is steadfast, (AX)trusting in the Lord.
His (AY)heart is firm, he (AZ)will not fear,
[ae]But will (BA)look with satisfaction on his enemies.
[af]He (BB)has given freely to the poor,
His righteousness endures forever;
His (BC)horn will be exalted in honor.

10 The (BD)wicked will see it and be [ag]vexed,
He will (BE)gnash his teeth and (BF)melt away;
The (BG)desire of the wicked will perish.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 110:3 Lit will be voluntary offerings
  2. Psalm 110:3 Or army
  3. Psalm 110:3 Or the splendor of holiness
  4. Psalm 110:3 Or The dew of Your youth is Yours
  5. Psalm 110:4 Lit be sorry
  6. Psalm 110:5 Or has shattered
  7. Psalm 110:6 Or has filled
  8. Psalm 110:6 Or has shattered
  9. Psalm 110:6 Lit head over
  10. Psalm 111:1 Or Hallelujah! I will
  11. Psalm 111:1 Heb Yah
  12. Psalm 111:2 Lit sought out
  13. Psalm 111:3 Lit Splendor and majesty
  14. Psalm 111:4 I.e., wonderful acts
  15. Psalm 111:4 Lit a memorial
  16. Psalm 111:5 Lit prey
  17. Psalm 111:5 Or revere
  18. Psalm 111:7 Or faithfulness
  19. Psalm 111:8 Or faithfulness
  20. Psalm 111:9 Lit commanded
  21. Psalm 111:9 I.e., inspiring reverence
  22. Psalm 111:10 Or reverence for
  23. Psalm 111:10 Lit do them
  24. Psalm 112:1 Or Hallelujah! Blessed
  25. Psalm 112:1 Heb Yah
  26. Psalm 112:1 Or reveres
  27. Psalm 112:2 Lit seed
  28. Psalm 112:2 Or in the land
  29. Psalm 112:5 Or conduct his affairs with justice
  30. Psalm 112:6 Lit for an eternal remembrance
  31. Psalm 112:8 Lit until he looks
  32. Psalm 112:9 Lit He has scattered, he has given to...
  33. Psalm 112:10 Or angry

Psalm 110

Of David. A psalm.

The Lord says(A) to my lord:[a]

“Sit at my right hand(B)
    until I make your enemies
    a footstool for your feet.”(C)

The Lord will extend your mighty scepter(D) from Zion,(E) saying,
    “Rule(F) in the midst of your enemies!”
Your troops will be willing
    on your day of battle.
Arrayed in holy splendor,(G)
    your young men will come to you
    like dew from the morning’s womb.[b](H)

The Lord has sworn
    and will not change his mind:(I)
“You are a priest forever,(J)
    in the order of Melchizedek.(K)

The Lord is at your right hand[c];(L)
    he will crush kings(M) on the day of his wrath.(N)
He will judge the nations,(O) heaping up the dead(P)
    and crushing the rulers(Q) of the whole earth.
He will drink from a brook along the way,[d]
    and so he will lift his head high.(R)

Psalm 111[e]

Praise the Lord.[f]

I will extol the Lord(S) with all my heart(T)
    in the council(U) of the upright and in the assembly.(V)

Great are the works(W) of the Lord;
    they are pondered by all(X) who delight in them.
Glorious and majestic are his deeds,
    and his righteousness endures(Y) forever.
He has caused his wonders to be remembered;
    the Lord is gracious and compassionate.(Z)
He provides food(AA) for those who fear him;(AB)
    he remembers his covenant(AC) forever.

He has shown his people the power of his works,(AD)
    giving them the lands of other nations.(AE)
The works of his hands(AF) are faithful and just;
    all his precepts are trustworthy.(AG)
They are established for ever(AH) and ever,
    enacted in faithfulness and uprightness.
He provided redemption(AI) for his people;
    he ordained his covenant forever—
    holy and awesome(AJ) is his name.

10 The fear of the Lord(AK) is the beginning of wisdom;(AL)
    all who follow his precepts have good understanding.(AM)
    To him belongs eternal praise.(AN)

Psalm 112[g]

Praise the Lord.[h](AO)

Blessed are those(AP) who fear the Lord,(AQ)
    who find great delight(AR) in his commands.

Their children(AS) will be mighty in the land;
    the generation of the upright will be blessed.
Wealth and riches(AT) are in their houses,
    and their righteousness endures(AU) forever.
Even in darkness light dawns(AV) for the upright,
    for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous.(AW)
Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely,(AX)
    who conduct their affairs with justice.

Surely the righteous will never be shaken;(AY)
    they will be remembered(AZ) forever.
They will have no fear of bad news;
    their hearts are steadfast,(BA) trusting in the Lord.(BB)
Their hearts are secure, they will have no fear;(BC)
    in the end they will look in triumph on their foes.(BD)
They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor,(BE)
    their righteousness endures(BF) forever;
    their horn[i] will be lifted(BG) high in honor.

10 The wicked will see(BH) and be vexed,
    they will gnash their teeth(BI) and waste away;(BJ)
    the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.(BK)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 110:1 Or Lord
  2. Psalm 110:3 The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.
  3. Psalm 110:5 Or My lord is at your right hand, Lord
  4. Psalm 110:7 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
  5. Psalm 111:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the lines of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
  6. Psalm 111:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah
  7. Psalm 112:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the lines of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
  8. Psalm 112:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah
  9. Psalm 112:9 Horn here symbolizes dignity.

Sexual Immorality Rebuked

It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and sexual immorality of such a kind as does not exist even among the Gentiles, namely, that someone has (A)his father’s wife. [a]You (B)have become [b]arrogant and [c]have not (C)mourned instead, so that the one who had done this deed would be (D)removed from your midst.

For I, on my part, though (E)absent in body but present in spirit, have already judged him who has so committed this, as though I were present. (F)In the name of our Lord Jesus, when you are assembled, and [d]I with you in spirit, (G)with the power of our Lord Jesus, I have decided [e]to (H)turn such a person over to (I)Satan for the destruction of his [f]body, so that his spirit may be saved on (J)the day of the [g]Lord.

(K)Your boasting is not good. (L)Do you not know that (M)a little [h]leaven leavens the whole lump of dough? Clean out the old leaven so that you may be a new lump, just as you are in fact unleavened. For Christ our (N)Passover also has been sacrificed. Therefore let’s celebrate the feast, (O)not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

I wrote to you in my letter (P)not to associate with sexually immoral people; 10 I did not at all mean with the sexually immoral people of this world, or with the greedy and swindlers, or with (Q)idolaters, for then you would have to leave the world. 11 But [i]actually, I [j]wrote to you not to associate [k]with any so-called (R)brother if he is a sexually immoral person, or a greedy person, or (S)an idolater, or is verbally abusive, or habitually drunk, or a swindler—not even to eat with such a person. 12 For what business of mine is it to judge (T)outsiders? (U)Do you not judge those who are within the church? 13 But those who are outside, God [l]judges. (V)Remove the evil person from among yourselves.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 5:2 Or have you...?
  2. 1 Corinthians 5:2 Lit puffed up
  3. 1 Corinthians 5:2 Or have you...?
  4. 1 Corinthians 5:4 Lit my spirit, with the power
  5. 1 Corinthians 5:5 Or that you are to turn
  6. 1 Corinthians 5:5 Lit flesh
  7. 1 Corinthians 5:5 One early ms Lord Jesus
  8. 1 Corinthians 5:6 I.e., fermented dough
  9. 1 Corinthians 5:11 Lit now
  10. 1 Corinthians 5:11 Or have written
  11. 1 Corinthians 5:11 Lit together if anyone called a brother is
  12. 1 Corinthians 5:13 Or will judge

Dealing With a Case of Incest

It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that even pagans do not tolerate: A man is sleeping with his father’s wife.(A) And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have gone into mourning(B) and have put out of your fellowship(C) the man who has been doing this? For my part, even though I am not physically present, I am with you in spirit.(D) As one who is present with you in this way, I have already passed judgment in the name of our Lord Jesus(E) on the one who has been doing this. So when you are assembled and I am with you in spirit, and the power of our Lord Jesus is present, hand this man over(F) to Satan(G) for the destruction of the flesh,[a][b] so that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord.(H)

Your boasting is not good.(I) Don’t you know that a little yeast(J) leavens the whole batch of dough?(K) Get rid of the old yeast, so that you may be a new unleavened batch—as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.(L) Therefore let us keep the Festival, not with the old bread leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread(M) of sincerity and truth.

I wrote to you in my letter not to associate(N) with sexually immoral people— 10 not at all meaning the people of this world(O) who are immoral, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world. 11 But now I am writing to you that you must not associate with anyone who claims to be a brother or sister[c](P) but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater(Q) or slanderer, a drunkard or swindler. Do not even eat with such people.(R)

12 What business is it of mine to judge those outside(S) the church? Are you not to judge those inside?(T) 13 God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked person from among you.”[d](U)

Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 5:5 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.
  2. 1 Corinthians 5:5 Or of his body
  3. 1 Corinthians 5:11 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family; also in 8:11, 13.
  4. 1 Corinthians 5:13 Deut. 13:5; 17:7; 19:19; 21:21; 22:21,24; 24:7