²⁶ For “the earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.”^[a]

Psalm 24

A psalm of David.

⁵ Now if you will obey me and keep my covenant, you will be my own special treasure from among all the peoples on earth; for all the earth belongs to me.

¹⁴ “Look, the highest heavens and the earth and everything in it all belong to the Lord your God.

¹⁷ Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment.

²⁸ (But suppose someone tells you, “This meat was offered to an idol.” Don’t eat it, out of consideration for the conscience of the one who told you.