Psalm 82

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Psalm 82

A psalm of Asaph.

¹God presides in the great assembly;
he renders judgment^(A) among the “gods”:^(B)

²“How long will you^[a] defend the unjust
    and show partiality^(C) to the wicked?^[b]^(D)
³Defend the weak and the fatherless;^(E)
    uphold the cause of the poor^(F) and the oppressed.
⁴Rescue the weak and the needy;
    deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

⁵“The ‘gods’ know nothing, they understand nothing.^(G)
They walk about in darkness;^(H)
all the foundations^(I) of the earth are shaken.

⁶“I said, ‘You are “gods”;^(J)
you are all sons of the Most High.’
⁷But you will die^(K) like mere mortals;
you will fall like every other ruler.”

⁸Rise up,^(L) O God, judge^(M) the earth,
for all the nations are your inheritance.^(N)

Footnotes

Psalm 82:2 The Hebrew is plural.
Psalm 82:2 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.

Proverbs 18:20-21

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²⁰From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled;
with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.^(A)

²¹The tongue has the power of life and death,^(B)
and those who love it will eat its fruit.^(C)

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Luke 7:1-10

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The Faith of the Centurion^(A)

7 When Jesus had finished saying all this^(B) to the people who were listening, he entered Capernaum. ²There a centurion’s servant, whom his master valued highly, was sick and about to die. ³The centurion heard of Jesus and sent some elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and heal his servant. ⁴When they came to Jesus, they pleaded earnestly with him, “This man deserves to have you do this, ⁵because he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.” ⁶So Jesus went with them.

He was not far from the house when the centurion sent friends to say to him: “Lord, don’t trouble yourself, for I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. ⁷That is why I did not even consider myself worthy to come to you. But say the word, and my servant will be healed.^(C) ⁸For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

⁹When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd following him, he said, “I tell you, I have not found such great faith even in Israel.” ¹⁰Then the men who had been sent returned to the house and found the servant well.

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Philippians 3:15-21

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Following Paul’s Example

¹⁵All of us, then, who are mature^(A) should take such a view of things.^(B) And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you.^(C) ¹⁶Only let us live up to what we have already attained.

¹⁷Join together in following my example,^(D) brothers and sisters, and just as you have us as a model, keep your eyes on those who live as we do.^(E) ¹⁸For, as I have often told you before and now tell you again even with tears,^(F) many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.^(G) ¹⁹Their destiny^(H) is destruction, their god is their stomach,^(I) and their glory is in their shame.^(J) Their mind is set on earthly things.^(K) ²⁰But our citizenship^(L) is in heaven.^(M) And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,^(N) ²¹who, by the power^(O) that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies^(P) so that they will be like his glorious body.^(Q)