Psalm 98

Common English Bible

Psalm 98

A psalm.

98 Sing to the Lord a new song
    because he has done wonderful things!
His own strong hand and his own holy arm
    have won the victory!
²The Lord has made his salvation widely known;
    he has revealed his righteousness
    in the eyes of all the nations.
³God has remembered his loyal love
    and faithfulness to the house of Israel;
    every corner of the earth has seen our God’s salvation.

⁴Shout triumphantly to the Lord, all the earth!
    Be happy!
    Rejoice out loud!
    Sing your praises!
⁵Sing your praises to the Lord with the lyre—
    with the lyre and the sound of music.
⁶With trumpets and a horn blast,
    shout triumphantly before the Lord, the king!
⁷Let the sea and everything in it roar;
    the world and all its inhabitants too.
⁸Let all the rivers clap their hands;
    let the mountains rejoice out loud altogether ⁹before the Lord
    because he is coming to establish justice on the earth!
He will establish justice in the world rightly;
    he will establish justice among all people fairly.

Luke 11:47-54

Common English Bible

⁴⁷“How terrible for you! You built memorials to the prophets, whom your ancestors killed. ⁴⁸In this way, you testify that you approve of your ancestors’ deeds. They killed the prophets, and you build memorials! ⁴⁹Therefore, God’s wisdom has said, ‘I will send prophets and apostles to them and they will harass and kill some of them.’ ⁵⁰As a result, this generation will be charged with the murder of all the prophets since the beginning of time. ⁵¹This includes the murder of every prophet—from Abel to Zechariah—who was killed between the altar and the holy place. Yes, I’m telling you, this generation will be charged with it.

⁵²“How terrible for you legal experts! You snatched away the key of knowledge. You didn’t enter yourselves, and you stood in the way of those who were entering.”

⁵³As he left there, the legal experts and Pharisees began to resent him deeply and to ask him pointed questions about many things. ⁵⁴They plotted against him, trying to trap him in his words.

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