Psalm 67

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Psalm 67^[a]

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm. A song.

¹May God be gracious to us and bless us
and make his face shine on us—^[b]^(A)
²so that your ways may be known on earth,
your salvation^(B) among all nations.^(C)

³May the peoples praise you, God;
    may all the peoples praise you.^(D)
⁴May the nations be glad and sing for joy,^(E)
    for you rule the peoples with equity^(F)
    and guide the nations of the earth.^(G)
⁵May the peoples praise you, God;
    may all the peoples praise you.

⁶The land yields its harvest;^(H)
God, our God, blesses us.^(I)
⁷May God bless us still,
so that all the ends of the earth^(J) will fear him.^(K)

Footnotes

Psalm 67:1 In Hebrew texts 67:1-7 is numbered 67:2-8.
Psalm 67:1 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 4.

Jeremiah 10:11-25

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¹¹“Tell them this: ‘These gods, who did not make the heavens and the earth, will perish^(A) from the earth and from under the heavens.’”^[a]

¹²But God made^(B) the earth^(C) by his power;
    he founded the world by his wisdom^(D)
    and stretched out the heavens^(E) by his understanding.
¹³When he thunders,^(F) the waters in the heavens roar;
    he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth.
He sends lightning^(G) with the rain^(H)
    and brings out the wind from his storehouses.^(I)

¹⁴Everyone is senseless and without knowledge;
    every goldsmith is shamed^(J) by his idols.
The images he makes are a fraud;^(K)
    they have no breath in them.
¹⁵They are worthless,^(L) the objects of mockery;
    when their judgment comes, they will perish.
¹⁶He who is the Portion^(M) of Jacob is not like these,
    for he is the Maker of all things,^(N)
including Israel, the people of his inheritance^(O)—
    the Lord Almighty is his name.^(P)

Coming Destruction

¹⁷Gather up your belongings^(Q) to leave the land,
    you who live under siege.
¹⁸For this is what the Lord says:
    “At this time I will hurl^(R) out
    those who live in this land;
I will bring distress^(S) on them
    so that they may be captured.”

¹⁹Woe to me because of my injury!
    My wound^(T) is incurable!
Yet I said to myself,
    “This is my sickness, and I must endure^(U) it.”
²⁰My tent^(V) is destroyed;
    all its ropes are snapped.
My children are gone from me and are no more;^(W)
    no one is left now to pitch my tent
    or to set up my shelter.
²¹The shepherds^(X) are senseless^(Y)
    and do not inquire of the Lord;^(Z)
so they do not prosper^(AA)
    and all their flock is scattered.^(AB)
²²Listen! The report is coming—
    a great commotion from the land of the north!^(AC)
It will make the towns of Judah desolate,^(AD)
    a haunt of jackals.^(AE)

Jeremiah’s Prayer

²³Lord, I know that people’s lives are not their own;
    it is not for them to direct their steps.^(AF)
²⁴Discipline me, Lord, but only in due measure—
    not in your anger,^(AG)
    or you will reduce me to nothing.^(AH)
²⁵Pour out your wrath on the nations^(AI)
    that do not acknowledge you,
    on the peoples who do not call on your name.^(AJ)
For they have devoured^(AK) Jacob;
    they have devoured him completely
    and destroyed his homeland.^(AL)

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Footnotes

Jeremiah 10:11 The text of this verse is in Aramaic.

Romans 5:12-21

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Death Through Adam, Life Through Christ

¹²Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man,^(A) and death through sin,^(B) and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned^(C)—

¹³To be sure, sin was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not charged against anyone’s account where there is no law.^(D) ¹⁴Nevertheless, death reigned from the time of Adam to the time of Moses, even over those who did not sin by breaking a command, as did Adam,^(E) who is a pattern of the one to come.^(F)

¹⁵But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man,^(G) how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ,^(H) overflow to the many! ¹⁶Nor can the gift of God be compared with the result of one man’s sin: The judgment followed one sin and brought condemnation, but the gift followed many trespasses and brought justification. ¹⁷For if, by the trespass of the one man, death^(I) reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life^(J) through the one man, Jesus Christ!

¹⁸Consequently, just as one trespass resulted in condemnation for all people,^(K) so also one righteous act resulted in justification^(L) and life^(M) for all people. ¹⁹For just as through the disobedience of the one man^(N) the many were made sinners,^(O) so also through the obedience^(P) of the one man the many will be made righteous.

²⁰The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase.^(Q) But where sin increased, grace increased all the more,^(R) ²¹so that, just as sin reigned in death,^(S) so also grace^(T) might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life^(U) through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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John 6:52-59

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⁵²Then the Jews^(A) began to argue sharply among themselves,^(B) “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”

⁵³Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh^(C) of the Son of Man^(D) and drink his blood,^(E) you have no life in you. ⁵⁴Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.^(F) ⁵⁵For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. ⁵⁶Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them.^(G) ⁵⁷Just as the living Father sent me^(H) and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. ⁵⁸This is the bread that came down from heaven. Your ancestors ate manna and died, but whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.”^(I) ⁵⁹He said this while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.