Psalm 148
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Psalm 148
Praise for God’s Universal Glory
1 Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord from the heavens;
praise him in the heights!
2 Praise him, all his angels;
praise him, all his host!(A)
3 Praise him, sun and moon;
praise him, all you shining stars!
4 Praise him, you highest heavens
and you waters above the heavens!(B)
5 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for he commanded and they were created.(C)
6 He established them forever and ever;
he fixed their bounds, which cannot be passed.[a](D)
7 Praise the Lord from the earth,
you sea monsters and all deeps,(E)
8 fire and hail, snow and frost,
stormy wind fulfilling his command!(F)
9 Mountains and all hills,
fruit trees and all cedars!(G)
10 Wild animals and all cattle,
creeping things and flying birds!
11 Kings of the earth and all peoples,
princes and all rulers of the earth!
12 Young men and women alike,
old and young together!
13 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for his name alone is exalted;
his glory is above earth and heaven.(H)
14 He has raised up a horn for his people,
praise for all his faithful,
for the people of Israel who are close to him.
Praise the Lord!(I)
Footnotes
- 148.6 Or he set a law that cannot pass away
Psalm 149
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Psalm 149
Praise for God’s Goodness to Israel
1 Praise the Lord!
Sing to the Lord a new song,
his praise in the assembly of the faithful.(A)
2 Let Israel be glad in its Maker;
let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.(B)
3 Let them praise his name with dancing,
making melody to him with tambourine and lyre.(C)
4 For the Lord takes pleasure in his people;
he adorns the humble with victory.(D)
5 Let the faithful exult in glory;
let them sing for joy on their couches.(E)
6 Let the high praises of God be in their throats
and two-edged swords in their hands,(F)
7 to execute vengeance on the nations
and punishment on the peoples,
8 to bind their kings with fetters
and their nobles with chains of iron,
9 to execute on them the judgment decreed.
This is glory for all his faithful ones.
Praise the Lord!(G)
Psalm 150
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Psalm 150
Praise for God’s Surpassing Greatness
1 Praise the Lord!
Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty firmament
2 Praise him for his mighty deeds;
praise him according to his surpassing greatness!(B)
3 Praise him with trumpet sound;
praise him with lute and harp!(C)
4 Praise him with tambourine and dance;
praise him with strings and pipe!(D)
5 Praise him with clanging cymbals;
praise him with loud clashing cymbals!(E)
6 Let everything that breathes praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord!
Footnotes
- 150.1 Or dome
Psalm 150
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Psalm 150
Praise for God’s Surpassing Greatness
1 Praise the Lord!
Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty firmament
2 Praise him for his mighty deeds;
praise him according to his surpassing greatness!(B)
3 Praise him with trumpet sound;
praise him with lute and harp!(C)
4 Praise him with tambourine and dance;
praise him with strings and pipe!(D)
5 Praise him with clanging cymbals;
praise him with loud clashing cymbals!(E)
6 Let everything that breathes praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord!
Footnotes
- 150.1 Or dome
John 8:47-59
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47 Whoever is from God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear them is that you are not from God.”(A)
48 The Jews answered him, “Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?”(B) 49 Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon, but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me. 50 Yet I do not seek my own glory; there is one who seeks it, and he is the judge.(C) 51 Very truly, I tell you, whoever keeps my word will never see death.”(D) 52 The Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet you say, ‘Whoever keeps my word will never taste death.’(E) 53 Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? The prophets also died. Who do you claim to be?”(F) 54 Jesus answered, “If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, he of whom you say, ‘He is our God,’(G) 55 though you do not know him. But I know him; if I would say that I do not know him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know him, and I keep his word.(H) 56 Your ancestor Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day; he saw it and was glad.”(I) 57 Then the Jews said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?”[a] 58 Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, before Abraham was, I am.”(J) 59 So they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple.(K)
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- 8.57 Other ancient authorities read has Abraham seen you?
Psalm 114
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Psalm 114
God’s Wonders at the Exodus
1 [a]When Israel went out from Egypt,
the house of Jacob from a people of strange language,(A)
2 Judah became God’s[b] sanctuary,
Israel his dominion.(B)
3 The sea looked and fled;
Jordan turned back.(C)
4 The mountains skipped like rams,
the hills like lambs.(D)
5 Why is it, O sea, that you flee?
O Jordan, that you turn back?
6 O mountains, that you skip like rams?
O hills, like lambs?
7 Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord,
at the presence of the God of Jacob,(E)
8 who turns the rock into a pool of water,
the flint into a spring of water.(F)
Footnotes
- 114.1 Psalms 114–115 are a single psalm in the earliest witnesses
- 114.2 Heb his
Psalm 115
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Psalm 115
The Impotence of Idols and the Greatness of God
1 [a]Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory,
for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness.(A)
2 Why should the nations say,
“Where is their God?”(B)
3 Our God is in the heavens;
he does whatever he pleases.(C)
4 Their idols are silver and gold,
the work of human hands.(D)
5 They have mouths, but they do not speak;
they have eyes, but they do not see.
6 They have ears, but they do not hear;
they have noses, but they do not smell.
7 They have hands, but they do not feel;
they have feet, but they do not walk;
they make no sound in their throats.
8 Those who make them are like them;
so are all who trust in them.(E)
9 O Israel, trust in the Lord!
He is their help and their shield.(F)
10 O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord!
He is their help and their shield.
11 You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord!
He is their help and their shield.(G)
12 The Lord has been mindful of us; he will bless us;
he will bless the house of Israel;
he will bless the house of Aaron;
13 he will bless those who fear the Lord,
both small and great.
14 May the Lord give you increase,
both you and your children.(H)
15 May you be blessed by the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.(I)
16 The heavens are the Lord’s heavens,
but the earth he has given to human beings.(J)
17 The dead do not praise the Lord,
nor do any who go down into silence.(K)
18 But we will bless the Lord
from this time on and forevermore.
Praise the Lord!(L)
Footnotes
- 115.1 Psalms 114–115 are a single psalm in the earliest witnesses
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