Psalm 96

New American Standard Bible

A Call to Worship the Lord the Righteous Judge.

96 ^(A)Sing to the Lord a ^(B)new song;
Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
²Sing to the Lord, bless His name;
^(C)Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.
³Tell of ^(D)His glory among the nations,
His wonderful deeds among all the peoples.
⁴For ^(E)great is the Lord, and ^(F)greatly to be praised;
He is to be ^(G)feared ^(H)above all gods.
⁵For ^(I)all the gods of the peoples are ^[a]idols,
But ^(J)the Lord made the heavens.
⁶^(K)Splendor and majesty are before Him,
Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.

⁷^[b]Ascribe to the Lord, you ^(L)families of the peoples,
^[c]^(M)Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
⁸^[d]Ascribe to the Lord the ^(N)glory of His name;
Bring an ^[e]^(O)offering and come into His courtyards.
⁹^(P)Worship the Lord in ^[f]holy attire;
^(Q)Tremble before Him, all the earth.
¹⁰Say among the nations, “^(R)The Lord reigns;
Indeed, the ^(S)world is firmly established, it will not be moved;
He will ^(T)judge the peoples fairly.”

¹¹May the ^(U)heavens be joyful, and may the ^(V)earth rejoice;
May ^(W)the sea ^[g]roar, and ^[h]all it contains;
¹²May the ^(X)field be jubilant, and all that is in it.
Then all the ^(Y)trees of the forest will sing for joy
¹³Before the Lord, ^(Z)for He is coming,
For He is coming to judge the earth.
^(AA)He will judge the world in righteousness,
And the peoples in His faithfulness.

Footnotes

Psalm 96:5 Or non-existent things
Psalm 96:7 Lit Give
Psalm 96:7 Lit Give
Psalm 96:8 Lit Give
Psalm 96:8 Or meal offering
Psalm 96:9 Or the splendor of holiness
Psalm 96:11 Or thunder
Psalm 96:11 Lit its fullness

Psalm 148

New American Standard Bible

The Whole Creation Invoked to Praise the Lord.

148 ^[a]Praise ^[b]the Lord!
Praise the Lord ^(A)from the heavens;
Praise Him ^(B)in the heights!
²Praise Him, ^(C)all His angels;
Praise Him, ^(D)all His heavenly armies!
³Praise Him, sun and moon;
Praise Him, all stars of light!
⁴Praise Him, ^[c]^(E)highest heavens,
And the ^(F)waters that are above the heavens!
⁵They are to praise the name of the Lord,
For ^(G)He commanded and they were created.
⁶He has also ^(H)established them forever and ever;
He has made a ^(I)decree, and it will not pass away.

⁷Praise the Lord from the earth,
^(J)Sea monsters, and all the ocean ^(K)depths;
⁸^(L)Fire and hail, ^(M)snow and ^(N)clouds;
^(O)Stormy wind, ^(P)fulfilling His word;
⁹^(Q)Mountains and all hills;
Fruit ^(R)trees and all cedars;
¹⁰^(S)Animals and all cattle;
^(T)Crawling things and winged fowl;
¹¹^(U)Kings of the earth and all peoples;
Rulers and all judges of the earth;
¹²Both young men and virgins;
Old men and children.

¹³They are to praise the name of the Lord,
For His ^(V)name alone is exalted;
His ^(W)majesty is above earth and heaven.
¹⁴And He has ^(X)lifted up a horn for His people,
^(Y)Praise for all His godly ones,
For the sons of Israel, a people ^(Z)near to Him.
^[d]Praise ^[e]the Lord!

Footnotes

Psalm 148:1 Or Hallelujah!
Psalm 148:1 Heb Yah
Psalm 148:4 Lit heavens of heavens
Psalm 148:14 Or Hallelujah!
Psalm 148:14 Heb Yah

1 Samuel 2:1-10

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Hannah’s Song of Thanksgiving

2 Then Hannah ^(A)prayed and said,

“My heart rejoices in the Lord;
^(B)My ^[a]horn is exalted in the Lord,
My mouth ^[b]speaks boldly against my enemies,
Because ^(C)I rejoice in Your salvation.
²^(D)There is no one holy like the Lord,
Indeed, ^(E)there is no one besides You,
^(F)Nor is there any rock like our God.
³Do not go on ^[c]boasting so very proudly,
^(G)Do not let arrogance come out of your mouth;
^(H)For the Lord is a God of knowledge,
^(I)And ^[d]with Him actions are weighed.
⁴^(J)The bows of the mighty are broken to pieces,
^(K)But those who have stumbled strap on strength.
⁵Those who were full hire themselves out for bread,
But those who were hungry cease to be hungry.
^(L)Even the infertile woman gives birth to seven,
But ^(M)she who has many children languishes.
⁶^(N)The Lord puts to death and makes alive;
^(O)He brings down to ^[e]Sheol and brings up.
⁷^(P)The Lord makes poor and rich;
^(Q)He humbles, He also exalts.
⁸^(R)He raises the poor from the dust,
^(S)He lifts the needy from the garbage heap
^(T)To seat them with nobles,
And He gives them a seat of honor as an inheritance;
^(U)For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
And He set the world on them.
⁹^(V)He watches over the feet of His godly ones,
^(W)But the wicked ones are silenced in darkness;
^(X)For not by might shall a person prevail.
¹⁰^(Y)Those who contend with the Lord will be terrified;
^(Z)Against them He will thunder in the heavens,
^(AA)The Lord will judge the ends of the earth;
^(AB)And He will give strength to His king,
^(AC)And will exalt the ^[f]horn of His anointed.”

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Footnotes

1 Samuel 2:1 I.e., strength
1 Samuel 2:1 Lit is enlarged
1 Samuel 2:3 Lit talk much
1 Samuel 2:3 Or disgraceful actions have no place
1 Samuel 2:6 I.e., the netherworld
1 Samuel 2:10 I.e., strength

Ephesians 2:1-10

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Made Alive in Christ

2 And ^[a]you ^[b]were ^(A)dead ^[c]in your offenses and sins, ²in which you ^(B)previously walked according to the ^[d]course of ^(C)this world, according to ^(D)the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in ^(E)the ^[e]sons of disobedience. ³Among them ^[f]we too all ^(F)previously lived in ^(G)the lusts of our flesh, ^[g]indulging the desires of the flesh and of the ^[h]mind, and were ^(H)by nature ^(I)children of wrath, ^(J)just as the rest. ⁴But God, being ^(K)rich in mercy, because of ^(L)His great love with which He loved us, ⁵even when we were ^(M)dead ^[i]in our wrongdoings, made us alive together ^[j]with Christ (^(N)by grace you have been saved), ⁶and ^(O)raised us up with Him, and ^(P)seated us with Him in ^(Q)the heavenly places in ^(R)Christ Jesus, ⁷so that in the ages to come He might show the ^[k]boundless ^(S)riches of His grace in ^(T)kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. ⁸For ^(U)by grace you have been saved ^(V)through faith; and ^[l]this is not of yourselves, it is ^(W)the gift of God; ⁹^(X)not a result of works, so that ^(Y)no one may boast. ¹⁰For we are His workmanship, ^(Z)created in ^(AA)Christ Jesus for ^(AB)good works, which God ^(AC)prepared beforehand so that we would ^(AD)walk in them.

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Footnotes

Ephesians 2:1 Lit being
Ephesians 2:1 I.e., Gentile believers
Ephesians 2:1 Or by reason of
Ephesians 2:2 Lit age
Ephesians 2:2 I.e., people opposed to God
Ephesians 2:3 I.e., Jewish believers
Ephesians 2:3 Lit doing
Ephesians 2:3 Lit thoughts
Ephesians 2:5 Or by reason of
Ephesians 2:5 Two early mss in Christ
Ephesians 2:7 Lit surpassing
Ephesians 2:8 I.e., this salvation

Matthew 7:22-27

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²²^(A)Many will say to Me on ^(B)that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many ^[a]miracles?’ ²³And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; ^(C)leave Me, you who practice lawlessness.’

The Two Foundations

²⁴“Therefore, ^(D)everyone who hears these words of Mine, and ^[b]acts on them, will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. ²⁵And the rain fell and the ^[c]floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock. ²⁶And everyone who hears these words of Mine, and does not ^[d]act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. ²⁷And the rain fell and the ^[e]floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell—and its collapse was great.”