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“Listen, you kings!
    Pay attention, you mighty rulers!
For I will sing to the Lord.
    I will make music to the Lord, the God of Israel.

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“Hear this, you kings! Listen, you rulers!
    I, even I, will sing to[a] the Lord;(A)
    I will praise the Lord, the God of Israel, in song.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 5:3 Or of

Every king in all the earth will thank you, Lord,
    for all of them will hear your words.
Yes, they will sing about the Lord’s ways,
    for the glory of the Lord is very great.

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May all the kings of the earth(A) praise you, Lord,
    when they hear what you have decreed.
May they sing(B) of the ways of the Lord,
    for the glory of the Lord(C) is great.

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46 I will speak to kings about your laws,
    and I will not be ashamed.

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46 I will speak of your statutes before kings(A)
    and will not be put to shame,(B)

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Psalm 49

For the choir director: A psalm of the descendants of Korah.

Listen to this, all you people!
    Pay attention, everyone in the world!
High and low,
    rich and poor—listen!

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Psalm 49[a]

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.

Hear(A) this, all you peoples;(B)
    listen, all who live in this world,(C)
both low and high,(D)
    rich and poor alike:

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 49:1 In Hebrew texts 49:1-20 is numbered 49:2-21.

10 Now then, you kings, act wisely!
    Be warned, you rulers of the earth!
11 Serve the Lord with reverent fear,
    and rejoice with trembling.
12 Submit to God’s royal son,[a] or he will become angry,
    and you will be destroyed in the midst of all your activities—
for his anger flares up in an instant.
    But what joy for all who take refuge in him!

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Footnotes

  1. 2:12 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.

10 Therefore, you kings, be wise;(A)
    be warned, you rulers(B) of the earth.
11 Serve the Lord with fear(C)
    and celebrate his rule(D) with trembling.(E)
12 Kiss his son,(F) or he will be angry
    and your way will lead to your destruction,
for his wrath(G) can flare up in a moment.
    Blessed(H) are all who take refuge(I) in him.

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21 “I, Artaxerxes the king, hereby send this decree to all the treasurers in the province west of the Euphrates River[a]: ‘You are to give Ezra, the priest and teacher of the law of the God of heaven, whatever he requests of you.

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Footnotes

  1. 7:21 Aramaic the province beyond the river; also in 7:25.

21 Now I, King Artaxerxes, decree that all the treasurers of Trans-Euphrates are to provide with diligence whatever Ezra the priest, the teacher of the Law of the God of heaven, may ask of you—

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14 He replied again, “I have zealously served the Lord God Almighty. But the people of Israel have broken their covenant with you, torn down your altars, and killed every one of your prophets. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me, too.”

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14 He replied, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left,(A) and now they are trying to kill me too.”

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10 Elijah replied, “I have zealously served the Lord God Almighty. But the people of Israel have broken their covenant with you, torn down your altars, and killed every one of your prophets. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me, too.”

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10 He replied, “I have been very zealous(A) for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant,(B) torn down your altars,(C) and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left,(D) and now they are trying to kill me too.”

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22 Then Elijah said to them, “I am the only prophet of the Lord who is left, but Baal has 450 prophets.

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22 Then Elijah said to them, “I am the only one of the Lord’s prophets left,(A) but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets.(B)

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There were few people left in the villages of Israel[a]
    until Deborah arose as a mother for Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. 5:7 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.

Villagers in Israel would not fight;
    they held back until I, Deborah,(A) arose,
    until I arose, a mother in Israel.

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I will proclaim the name of the Lord;
    how glorious is our God!

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I will proclaim(A) the name of the Lord.(B)
    Oh, praise the greatness(C) of our God!

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32 “Listen, O heavens, and I will speak!
    Hear, O earth, the words that I say!

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32 Listen,(A) you heavens,(B) and I will speak;
    hear, you earth, the words of my mouth.(C)

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28 then I will give full vent to my hostility. I myself will punish you seven times over for your sins.

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28 then in my anger(A) I will be hostile(B) toward you, and I myself will punish you for your sins seven times over.(C)

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