Psalm 112

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The Righteous Will Never Be Moved

112 ^[a] ^(A)Praise the Lord!
^(B)Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,
    who ^(C)greatly delights in his commandments!
²His ^(D)offspring will be mighty in the land;
    ^(E)the generation of the upright will be blessed.
³^(F)Wealth and riches are in his house,
    and his ^(G)righteousness endures forever.
⁴Light dawns in the darkness ^(H)for the upright;
    he is gracious, merciful, and ^(I)righteous.
⁵It is well with the man who ^(J)deals generously and lends;
    who conducts his affairs with justice.
⁶For the righteous will ^(K)never be moved;
    ^(L)he will be remembered forever.
⁷He is not ^(M)afraid of bad news;
    his ^(N)heart is firm, ^(O)trusting in the Lord.
⁸His heart is steady;^[b] he will not be afraid,
    until he looks in triumph on his adversaries.
⁹He has ^(P)distributed freely; he has given to the poor;
    his righteousness endures forever;
    his ^(Q)horn is exalted in honor.
¹⁰The wicked man sees it and is angry;
    he ^(R)gnashes his teeth and ^(S)melts away;
    ^(T)the desire of the wicked will perish!

Footnotes

Psalm 112:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each line beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet
Psalm 112:8 Or established (compare 111:8)

Psalm 113

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Who Is like the Lord Our God?

113 ^(A)Praise the Lord!
^(B)Praise, O ^(C)servants of the Lord,
praise the name of the Lord!

²^(D)Blessed be the name of the Lord
from this time forth and forevermore!
³^(E)From the rising of the sun to its setting,
^(F)the name of the Lord is ^(G)to be praised!

⁴The Lord is ^(H)high above all nations,
    and his ^(I)glory above the heavens!
⁵^(J)Who is like the Lord our God,
    who is seated on high,
⁶who ^(K)looks far down
    on the heavens and the earth?
⁷He ^(L)raises the poor from the dust
    and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
⁸to make them ^(M)sit with princes,
    with the princes of his people.
⁹He ^(N)gives the barren woman a home,
    making her the joyous mother of children.
^(O)Praise the Lord!

Isaiah 59:15-21

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¹⁵Truth is lacking,
and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey.

The Lord saw it, and it displeased him^[a]
    that there was no justice.
¹⁶^(A)He saw that there was no man,
    and wondered that there was no one to intercede;
then his own arm brought him salvation,
    and his righteousness upheld him.
¹⁷^(B)He put on righteousness as a breastplate,
    and a helmet of salvation on his head;
he put on garments of vengeance for clothing,
    and wrapped himself in ^(C)zeal as a cloak.
¹⁸^(D)According to their deeds, so will he repay,
    wrath to his adversaries, repayment to his enemies;
    ^(E)to the coastlands he will render repayment.
¹⁹^(F)So they shall fear the name of the Lord from the west,
    and his glory from the rising of the sun;
^(G)for he will come like a rushing stream,^[b]
    which the wind of the Lord drives.

²⁰^(H)“And ^(I)a Redeemer will come to Zion,
to those in Jacob who turn from transgression,” declares the Lord.

²¹“And as for me, ^(J)this is my covenant with them,” says the Lord: “My Spirit that is upon you, ^(K)and my words that I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, or out of the mouth of your offspring, or out of the mouth of your children's offspring,” says the Lord, “from this time forth and forevermore.”

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Footnotes

Isaiah 59:15 Hebrew and it was evil in his eyes
Isaiah 59:19 Hebrew a narrow river

Revelation 2:8-17

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To the Church in Smyrna

⁸“And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: ‘The words of ^(A)the first and the last, ^(B)who died and came to life.

⁹“‘I know your tribulation and ^(C)your poverty (^(D)but you are rich) and the slander^[a] of ^(E)those who say that they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. ¹⁰Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, ^(F)that you may be tested, and for ^(G)ten days ^(H)you will have tribulation. ^(I)Be faithful ^(J)unto death, and I will give you ^(K)the crown of life. ¹¹^(L)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. ^(M)The one who conquers will not be hurt by ^(N)the second death.’

To the Church in Pergamum

¹²“And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: ‘The words of him who has ^(O)the sharp two-edged sword.

¹³“‘I know where you dwell, ^(P)where Satan's throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not ^(Q)deny my faith^[b] even in the days of Antipas ^(R)my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells. ¹⁴But I have a few things against you: you have some there who hold the teaching of ^(S)Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, so that they might ^(T)eat food sacrificed to idols and ^(U)practice sexual immorality. ¹⁵So also you have some who hold the teaching of ^(V)the Nicolaitans. ¹⁶Therefore repent. If not, ^(W)I will come to you soon and ^(X)war against them with ^(Y)the sword of my mouth. ¹⁷^(Z)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. ^(AA)To the one who conquers I will give some of ^(AB)the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, with ^(AC)a new name written on the stone ^(AD)that no one knows except the one who receives it.’

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Revelation 2:9 Greek blasphemy
Revelation 2:13 Or your faith in me

John 4:46-54

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Jesus Heals an Official's Son

⁴⁶So he came again to ^(A)Cana in Galilee, ^(B)where he had made the water wine. And at Capernaum there was an official whose son was ill. ⁴⁷When this man heard that Jesus ^(C)had come from Judea to Galilee, he went to him and asked him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death. ⁴⁸So Jesus said to him, ^(D)“Unless you^[a] see signs and wonders you will not believe.” ⁴⁹The official said to him, “Sir, come down ^(E)before my child dies.” ⁵⁰Jesus said to him, “Go; your son will live.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and went on his way. ⁵¹As he was going down, his servants^[b] met him and told him that his son was recovering. ⁵²So he asked them the hour when he began to get better, and they said to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour^[c] the fever left him.” ⁵³The father knew that was the hour when Jesus had said to him, “Your son will live.” And he himself believed, ^(F)and all his household. ⁵⁴^(G)This was now the second sign that Jesus did when he had come from Judea to Galilee.