Psalm 24

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Psalm 24

Of David. A psalm.

¹The earth is the Lord’s,^(A) and everything in it,
the world, and all who live in it;^(B)
²for he founded it on the seas
and established it on the waters.^(C)

³Who may ascend the mountain^(D) of the Lord?
    Who may stand in his holy place?^(E)
⁴The one who has clean hands^(F) and a pure heart,^(G)
    who does not trust in an idol^(H)
    or swear by a false god.^[a]

⁵They will receive blessing^(I) from the Lord
and vindication^(J) from God their Savior.
⁶Such is the generation of those who seek him,
who seek your face,^(K) God of Jacob.^[b]^[c]

⁷Lift up your heads, you gates;^(L)
    be lifted up, you ancient doors,
    that the King^(M) of glory^(N) may come in.^(O)
⁸Who is this King of glory?
    The Lord strong and mighty,^(P)
    the Lord mighty in battle.^(Q)
⁹Lift up your heads, you gates;
    lift them up, you ancient doors,
    that the King of glory may come in.
¹⁰Who is he, this King of glory?
    The Lord Almighty^(R)—
    he is the King of glory.

Footnotes

Psalm 24:4 Or swear falsely
Psalm 24:6 Two Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac (see also Septuagint); most Hebrew manuscripts face, Jacob
Psalm 24:6 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 10.

Isaiah 33:17-22

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¹⁷Your eyes will see the king^(A) in his beauty^(B)
    and view a land that stretches afar.^(C)
¹⁸In your thoughts you will ponder the former terror:^(D)
    “Where is that chief officer?
Where is the one who took the revenue?
    Where is the officer in charge of the towers?^(E)”
¹⁹You will see those arrogant people^(F) no more,
    people whose speech is obscure,
    whose language is strange and incomprehensible.^(G)

²⁰Look on Zion,^(H) the city of our festivals;
    your eyes will see Jerusalem,
    a peaceful abode,^(I) a tent^(J) that will not be moved;^(K)
its stakes will never be pulled up,
    nor any of its ropes broken.
²¹There the Lord will be our Mighty^(L) One.
    It will be like a place of broad rivers and streams.^(M)
No galley with oars will ride them,
    no mighty ship^(N) will sail them.
²²For the Lord is our judge,^(O)
    the Lord is our lawgiver,^(P)
the Lord is our king;^(Q)
    it is he who will save^(R) us.

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Revelation 22:8-21

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⁸I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things.^(A) And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet^(B) of the angel who had been showing them to me. ⁹But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your fellow prophets and with all who keep the words of this scroll.^(C) Worship God!”^(D)

¹⁰Then he told me, “Do not seal up^(E) the words of the prophecy of this scroll,^(F) because the time is near.^(G) ¹¹Let the one who does wrong continue to do wrong; let the vile person continue to be vile; let the one who does right continue to do right; and let the holy person continue to be holy.”^(H)

Epilogue: Invitation and Warning

¹²“Look, I am coming soon!^(I) My reward is with me,^(J) and I will give to each person according to what they have done.^(K) ¹³I am the Alpha and the Omega,^(L) the First and the Last,^(M) the Beginning and the End.^(N)

¹⁴“Blessed are those who wash their robes,^(O) that they may have the right to the tree of life^(P) and may go through the gates^(Q) into the city.^(R) ¹⁵Outside^(S) are the dogs,^(T) those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

¹⁶“I, Jesus,^(U) have sent my angel^(V) to give you^[a] this testimony for the churches.^(W) I am the Root^(X) and the Offspring of David,^(Y) and the bright Morning Star.”^(Z)

¹⁷The Spirit^(AA) and the bride^(AB) say, “Come!” And let the one who hears say, “Come!” Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life.^(AC)

¹⁸I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll:^(AD) If anyone adds anything to them,^(AE) God will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll.^(AF) ¹⁹And if anyone takes words away^(AG) from this scroll of prophecy,^(AH) God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life^(AI) and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll.