Deuteronomy 28:1-14

New American Standard Bible

The Blessings at Mount Gerizim

28 “^(A)Now it shall be, if you diligently ^[a]obey the Lord your God, being careful to do all His commandments which I am commanding you today, that the Lord your God ^(B)will put you high above all the nations of the earth. ²And all these blessings will come to you and ^(C)reach you if you ^[b]obey the Lord your God:

³“Blessed will you be in the city, and blessed will you be ^(D)in the ^[c]country.

⁴“Blessed will be the ^[d]children of your womb, the ^[e]produce of your ground, and the ^[f]offspring of your animals: the newborn of your herd and the young of your flock.

⁵“Blessed will be your basket and your kneading bowl.

⁶“Blessed will you be ^(E)when you come in, and blessed will you be when you go out.

⁷“The Lord will cause your enemies who rise up against you to be ^[g]defeated by you; they will go out against you one way and will flee at your presence seven ways. ⁸The Lord will command the blessing for you in your ^[h]barns and in ^(F)everything that you put your hand to, and He will bless you in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. ⁹^(G)The Lord will establish you as a holy people to Himself, as He swore to you, if you keep the commandments of the Lord your God and walk in His ways. ¹⁰So all the peoples of the earth will see that ^[i]^(H)you are called by the name of the Lord, and they will be afraid of you. ¹¹^(I)And the Lord will give you more than enough prosperity, in the ^[j]children of your womb, in the ^[k]offspring of your livestock, and in the ^[l]produce of your ground, in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers to give you. ¹²The Lord will open for you His good storehouse, the heavens, to give rain to your land in its season and to bless every work of your hand; and ^(J)you will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow. ¹³^(K)And the Lord will make you the head and not the tail, and you will only be above, and not be underneath, if you listen to the commandments of the Lord your God which I am commanding you today, to ^[m]follow them carefully, ¹⁴and ^(L)do not turn aside from any of the words which I am commanding you today, to the right or the left, to pursue other gods to serve them.

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Footnotes

Deuteronomy 28:1 Lit listen to the voice of
Deuteronomy 28:2 Lit listen to the voice of
Deuteronomy 28:3 Lit field
Deuteronomy 28:4 Lit fruit
Deuteronomy 28:4 Lit fruit
Deuteronomy 28:4 Lit fruit
Deuteronomy 28:7 Lit struck
Deuteronomy 28:8 Or storehouses
Deuteronomy 28:10 Lit the name of the Lord is called upon you
Deuteronomy 28:11 Lit fruit
Deuteronomy 28:11 Lit fruit
Deuteronomy 28:11 Lit fruit
Deuteronomy 28:13 Lit be careful and to perform

Matthew 5:1-11

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The Sermon on the Mount; The Beatitudes

5 ^(A)Now when Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on ^(B)the ^[a]mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. ²And ^(C)He opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying,

³“^[b]^(D)Blessed are the poor in spirit, for ^(E)theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

⁴“Blessed are ^(F)those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

⁵“Blessed are ^(G)the ^[c]gentle, for they will inherit the earth.

⁶“Blessed are ^(H)those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.

⁷“Blessed are ^(I)the merciful, for they will receive mercy.

⁸“Blessed are ^(J)the pure in heart, for ^(K)they will see God.

⁹“Blessed are the peacemakers, for ^(L)they will be called sons of God.

¹⁰“Blessed are those who have been ^(M)persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for ^(N)theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

¹¹“Blessed are you when people ^(O)insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.

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Footnotes

Matthew 5:1 Or hill
Matthew 5:3 I.e., fortunate or prosperous, and so through v 11
Matthew 5:5 Or humble, meek

Psalm 34

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The Lord, a Provider and the One Who Rescues Me.

A Psalm of David, when he pretended to be insane before ^[a]Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.

34 I will ^(A)bless the Lord at all times;
His ^(B)praise shall continually be in my mouth.
²My soul will ^(C)make its boast in the Lord;
The ^(D)humble will hear it and rejoice.
³^(E)Exalt the Lord with me,
And let’s ^(F)exalt His name together.

⁴I ^(G)sought the Lord and He answered me,
And ^(H)rescued me from all my fears.
⁵They ^(I)looked to Him and were radiant,
And their faces will ^(J)never be ashamed.
⁶This wretched man cried out, and ^(K)the Lord heard him,
And saved him out of all his troubles.
⁷The ^(L)angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him,
And rescues them.

⁸^(M)Taste and see that the Lord is good;
How ^(N)blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
⁹Fear the Lord, you ^(O)His saints;
For to those who fear Him there is ^(P)no lack of anything.
¹⁰The young lions do without and suffer hunger;
But they who seek the Lord will ^(Q)not lack any good thing.
¹¹^(R)Come, you children, listen to me;
^(S)I will teach you ^(T)the fear of the Lord.
¹²^(U)Who is the person who desires life
And loves length of days, that he may ^(V)see good?
¹³Keep ^(W)your tongue from evil
And your lips from speaking ^(X)deceit.
¹⁴^(Y)Turn from evil and do good;
Seek peace and ^(Z)pursue it.

¹⁵The ^(AA)eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous,
And His ears are toward their cry for help.
¹⁶The ^(AB)face of the Lord is against evildoers,
To ^(AC)eliminate the memory of them from the earth.
¹⁷The righteous ^(AD)cry out, and the Lord hears
And rescues them from all their troubles.
¹⁸The Lord ^(AE)is near to the ^(AF)brokenhearted
And saves those who are ^[b]^(AG)crushed in spirit.

¹⁹^(AH)The ^(AI)afflictions of the righteous are many,
But the Lord ^(AJ)rescues him from them all.
²⁰He protects all his bones,
^(AK)Not one of them is broken.
²¹^(AL)Evil will bring death to the wicked,
And those who hate the righteous will suffer for their guilt.
²²The Lord ^(AM)redeems the souls of His servants,
And none of those who ^(AN)take refuge in Him will suffer for their guilt.

Footnotes

Psalm 34 Title Possibly a title of King Achish of Gath, see 1 Sam 21:10-15
Psalm 34:18 Or contrite

Matthew 5:12-19

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¹²Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for ^(A)in this same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Disciples and the World

¹³“You are the salt of the earth; but ^(B)if the salt has become tasteless, how ^[a]can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by people.

¹⁴“You are ^(C)the light of the world. A city set on a ^[b]hill cannot be hidden; ¹⁵^(D)nor do people light a lamp and put it under a ^[c]basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. ¹⁶Your light must shine before people in such a way that they may ^(E)see your good works, and ^(F)glorify your Father who is in heaven.

¹⁷“Do not presume that I came to abolish the ^(G)Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill. ¹⁸For truly I say to you, ^(H)until heaven and earth pass away, not ^[d]the smallest letter or stroke of a letter shall pass from the Law, until all is accomplished! ¹⁹Therefore, whoever nullifies one of the least of these commandments, and teaches ^[e]others to do the same, shall be called least ^(I)in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever ^[f]keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.