Psalm 123-125

New American Standard Bible

Prayer for the Lord’s Help.

A Song of Ascents.

123 To You I have ^(A)raised my eyes,
You who ^(B)are enthroned in the heavens!
²Behold, as the eyes of ^(C)servants look to the hand of their master,
As the eyes of a female servant to the hand of her mistress,
So our ^(D)eyes look to the Lord our God,
Until He is gracious to us.

³^(E)Be gracious to us, Lord, be gracious to us,
For we have had much more than enough of ^(F)contempt.
⁴Our soul has had much more than enough
Of the ^(G)scoffing of ^(H)those who are at ease,
And with the ^(I)contempt of the proud.

Praise for Rescue from Enemies.

A Song of Ascents, of David.

124 “^(J)Had it not been the Lord who was on our side,”
^(K)Let Israel say,
²“Had it not been the Lord who was on our side
When people rose up against us,
³Then they would have ^(L)swallowed us alive,
When their ^(M)anger was kindled against us;
⁴Then the ^(N)waters would have flooded over us,
The stream would have ^[a]swept over our souls;
⁵Then the ^(O)raging waters would have ^[b]swept over our souls.”

⁶Blessed be the Lord,
Who has not given us ^[c]to be ^(P)torn by their teeth.
⁷Our souls have ^(Q)escaped ^(R)like a bird from the trapper’s ^(S)snare;
The snare is broken and we have escaped.
⁸Our ^(T)help is in the name of the Lord,
Who ^(U)made heaven and earth.

The Lord Surrounds His People.

A Song of Ascents.

125 Those who trust in the Lord
Are like Mount Zion, which ^(V)cannot be moved but ^(W)remains forever.
²As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
So ^(X)the Lord surrounds His people
^(Y)From this time and forever.
³For the ^(Z)scepter of wickedness will not rest upon the ^[d]land of the righteous,
So that the righteous ^(AA)will not extend their hands to do wrong.

⁴^(AB)Do good, Lord, to those who are good
And to those who are ^(AC)upright in their hearts.
⁵But as for those who ^(AD)turn aside to their ^(AE)crooked ways,
The Lord will lead them away with those who ^(AF)practice injustice.
^(AG)Peace be upon Israel.

Footnotes

Psalm 124:4 Or passed over
Psalm 124:5 Or passed over
Psalm 124:6 Lit as a prey to
Psalm 125:3 Lit lot

1 Corinthians 10:1-18

New American Standard Bible

Avoid Israel’s Mistakes

10 For ^(A)I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that our fathers were all ^(B)under the cloud and they all ^(C)passed through the sea; ²and they all were ^(D)baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea; ³and they all ^(E)ate the same spiritual food, ⁴and all ^(F)drank the same spiritual drink, for they were drinking from a spiritual rock which followed them; and the rock was ^[a]Christ. ⁵Nevertheless, with most of them God was not pleased; for their dead bodies were ^(G)spread out in the wilderness.

⁶Now these things happened as ^(H)examples for us, so that we would not crave evil things as ^(I)they indeed craved them. ⁷Do not be ^(J)idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written: “^(K)The people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to ^(L)play.” ⁸Nor are we to commit sexual immorality, as ^(M)some of them ^[b]did, and ^(N)twenty-three thousand fell in one day. ⁹Nor are we to put the Lord to the test, as ^(O)some of them ^[c]did, and were killed by the snakes. ¹⁰Nor ^(P)grumble, as some of them ^[d]did, and ^(Q)were killed by the ^(R)destroyer. ¹¹Now these things happened to them as an ^(S)example, and ^(T)they were written for our instruction, upon whom ^(U)the ends of the ages have come. ¹²Therefore let the one who ^(V)thinks he stands watch out that he does not fall. ¹³No temptation has overtaken you except something common to mankind; and ^(W)God is faithful, ^[e]so He will not allow you to be ^(X)tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.

¹⁴Therefore, my ^(Y)beloved, flee from ^(Z)idolatry. ¹⁵I speak as to wise people; you then, judge what I say. ¹⁶Is the ^(AA)cup of blessing which we bless not a sharing in the blood of Christ? Is the ^(AB)bread which we break not a sharing in the body of Christ? ¹⁷Since there is one loaf, we ^(AC)who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf. ¹⁸Look at ^[f]the people of ^(AD)Israel; are those who ^(AE)eat the sacrifices not partners in the altar?