Psalm 84-86

English Standard Version

My Soul Longs for the Courts of the Lord

To the choirmaster: according to ^(A)The Gittith.^[a] A Psalm of ^(B)the Sons of Korah.

84 How ^(C)lovely is your ^(D)dwelling place,
    O Lord of hosts!
²My soul ^(E)longs, yes, ^(F)faints
    for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and flesh sing for joy
    to ^(G)the living God.

³Even the sparrow finds a home,
    and the swallow a nest for herself,
    where she may lay her young,
at your altars, O Lord of hosts,
    ^(H)my King and my God.
⁴^(I)Blessed are those who dwell in your house,
    ever ^(J)singing your praise! Selah

⁵Blessed are those whose strength is in you,
    ^(K)in whose heart are the highways to Zion.^[b]
⁶As they go through the Valley of Baca
    they make it a place of springs;
    ^(L)the early rain also covers it with ^(M)pools.
⁷They go ^(N)from strength to strength;
    each one ^(O)appears before God in Zion.

⁸O ^(P)Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer;
give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah
⁹^(Q)Behold our ^(R)shield, O God;
look on the face of your anointed!

¹⁰For a day ^(S)in your courts is better
    than a thousand elsewhere.
I would rather be ^(T)a doorkeeper in the house of my God
    than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
¹¹For the Lord God is ^(U)a sun and ^(V)shield;
    the Lord bestows favor and honor.
^(W)No good thing does he withhold
    from those who ^(X)walk uprightly.
¹²O Lord of hosts,
    ^(Y)blessed is the one who trusts in you!

Revive Us Again

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of ^(Z)the Sons of Korah.

85 Lord, you were ^(AA)favorable to your land;
    you ^(AB)restored the fortunes of Jacob.
²You ^(AC)forgave the iniquity of your people;
    you ^(AD)covered all their sin. Selah
³You withdrew all your wrath;
    you ^(AE)turned from your hot anger.

⁴^(AF)Restore us again, O God of our salvation,
    and put away your indignation toward us!
⁵^(AG)Will you be angry with us forever?
    Will you prolong your anger to all generations?
⁶Will you not ^(AH)revive us again,
    that your people may ^(AI)rejoice in you?
⁷Show us your steadfast love, O Lord,
    and grant us your salvation.

⁸^(AJ)Let me hear what God the Lord will speak,
    for he will ^(AK)speak peace to his people, to his ^(AL)saints;
    but let them not ^(AM)turn back to ^(AN)folly.
⁹Surely his ^(AO)salvation is near to those who fear him,
    that ^(AP)glory may dwell in our land.

¹⁰^(AQ)Steadfast love and faithfulness meet;
    ^(AR)righteousness and peace kiss each other.
¹¹Faithfulness springs up from the ground,
    and righteousness looks down from the sky.
¹²Yes, ^(AS)the Lord will give what is good,
    and our land ^(AT)will yield its increase.
¹³^(AU)Righteousness will go before him
    and make his footsteps a way.

Great Is Your Steadfast Love

^(AV)A Prayer of David.

86 ^(AW)Incline your ear, O Lord, and answer me,
    for I am ^(AX)poor and needy.
²Preserve my life, for I am ^(AY)godly;
    save your servant, who ^(AZ)trusts in you—you are my God.
³^(BA)Be gracious to me, O Lord,
    for to you do I cry all the day.
⁴Gladden the soul of your servant,
    for ^(BB)to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
⁵For you, O Lord, are good and ^(BC)forgiving,
    ^(BD)abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.
⁶^(BE)Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer;
    listen to my plea for grace.
⁷In ^(BF)the day of my trouble I call upon you,
    ^(BG)for you answer me.

⁸There is ^(BH)none like you among the gods, O Lord,
    ^(BI)nor are there any works like yours.
⁹^(BJ)All the nations you have made shall come
    and worship before you, O Lord,
    and shall glorify your name.
¹⁰For ^(BK)you are great and ^(BL)do wondrous things;
    ^(BM)you alone are God.
¹¹^(BN)Teach me your way, O Lord,
    that I may ^(BO)walk in your truth;
    ^(BP)unite my heart to fear your name.
¹²I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart,
    and I will glorify your name forever.
¹³^(BQ)For great is your steadfast love toward me;
    you have ^(BR)delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.

¹⁴O God, insolent men have ^(BS)risen up against me;
    a band of ruthless men seeks my life,
    and they do not set you before them.
¹⁵But you, O Lord, are a God ^(BT)merciful and gracious,
    slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.
¹⁶^(BU)Turn to me and be gracious to me;
    give your strength to ^(BV)your servant,
    and save ^(BW)the son of your maidservant.
¹⁷^(BX)Show me a sign of your ^(BY)favor,
    that those who hate me may see and be put to shame
    because you, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.

Notas al pie

Psalm 84:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
Psalm 84:5 Hebrew lacks to Zion

Romans 12

English Standard Version

A Living Sacrifice

12 ^(A)I appeal to you therefore, brothers,^[a] by the mercies of God, ^(B)to present your bodies ^(C)as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.^[b] ²^(D)Do not be conformed to this world,^[c] but be transformed by ^(E)the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may ^(F)discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.^[d]

Gifts of Grace

³For ^(G)by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you ^(H)not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, ^(I)each according to ^(J)the measure of faith that God has assigned. ⁴For ^(K)as in one body we have many members,^[e] and the members do not all have the same function, ⁵so we, ^(L)though many, ^(M)are one body in Christ, and individually ^(N)members one of another. ⁶^(O)Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if ^(P)prophecy, ^(Q)in proportion to our faith; ⁷if ^(R)service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; ⁸the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; ^(S)the one who leads,^[f] with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with ^(T)cheerfulness.

Marks of the True Christian

⁹^(U)Let love be genuine. ^(V)Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. ¹⁰^(W)Love one another with brotherly affection. ^(X)Outdo one another in showing honor. ¹¹Do not be slothful in zeal, ^(Y)be fervent in spirit,^[g] ^(Z)serve the Lord. ¹²^(AA)Rejoice in hope, ^(AB)be patient in tribulation, ^(AC)be constant in prayer. ¹³^(AD)Contribute to the needs of the saints and ^(AE)seek to show hospitality.

¹⁴^(AF)Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. ¹⁵^(AG)Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. ¹⁶^(AH)Live in harmony with one another. ^(AI)Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly.^[h] ^(AJ)Never be wise in your own sight. ¹⁷^(AK)Repay no one evil for evil, but ^(AL)give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. ¹⁸If possible, so far as it depends on you, ^(AM)live peaceably with all. ¹⁹Beloved, ^(AN)never avenge yourselves, but leave it^[i] to the wrath of God, for it is written, ^(AO)“Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” ²⁰To the contrary, ^(AP)“if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” ²¹Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.