Psalm 19

English Standard Version

The Law of the Lord Is Perfect

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

19 ^(A)The heavens declare the glory of God,
    and the sky above^[a] proclaims his handiwork.
²Day to day pours out speech,
    and night to night reveals knowledge.
³There is no speech, nor are there words,
    whose voice is not heard.
⁴^(B)Their ^(C)voice^[b] goes out through all the earth,
    and their words to the end of the world.
In them he has set a tent for ^(D)the sun,
⁵    ^(E)which comes out like ^(F)a bridegroom leaving his chamber,
    and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy.
⁶Its rising is from the end of the heavens,
    and its circuit to the end of them,
    and there is nothing hidden from its heat.

⁷^(G)The law of the Lord is perfect,^[c]
    ^(H)reviving the soul;
^(I)the testimony of the Lord is ^(J)sure,
    ^(K)making wise ^(L)the simple;
⁸^(M)the precepts of the Lord are right,
    rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is ^(N)pure,
    ^(O)enlightening the eyes;
⁹the fear of the Lord is clean,
    enduring forever;
the rules^[d] of the Lord are ^(P)true,
    and righteous altogether.
¹⁰More to be desired are they than ^(Q)gold,
    even much ^(R)fine gold;
^(S)sweeter also than honey
    and drippings of ^(T)the honeycomb.
¹¹Moreover, by them is your servant warned;
    ^(U)in keeping them there is great reward.

¹²^(V)Who can discern his errors?
    ^(W)Declare me innocent from ^(X)hidden faults.
¹³^(Y)Keep back your servant also from ^(Z)presumptuous sins;
    let them not have ^(AA)dominion over me!
Then I shall be blameless,
    and innocent of great transgression.

¹⁴Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable in your sight,
O Lord, my ^(AB)rock and my ^(AC)redeemer.

Footnotes

Psalm 19:1 Hebrew the expanse; compare Genesis 1:6–8
Psalm 19:4 Or Their measuring line
Psalm 19:7 Or blameless
Psalm 19:9 Or just decrees

Psalm 19

New International Version

Psalm 19^[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

¹The heavens^(A) declare^(B) the glory of God;^(C)
    the skies^(D) proclaim the work of his hands.^(E)
²Day after day they pour forth speech;
    night after night they reveal knowledge.^(F)
³They have no speech, they use no words;
    no sound is heard from them.
⁴Yet their voice^[b] goes out into all the earth,
    their words to the ends of the world.^(G)
In the heavens God has pitched a tent^(H) for the sun.^(I)
⁵    It is like a bridegroom^(J) coming out of his chamber,^(K)
    like a champion^(L) rejoicing to run his course.
⁶It rises at one end of the heavens^(M)
    and makes its circuit to the other;^(N)
    nothing is deprived of its warmth.

⁷The law of the Lord^(O) is perfect,^(P)
    refreshing the soul.^(Q)
The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy,^(R)
    making wise the simple.^(S)
⁸The precepts of the Lord are right,^(T)
    giving joy^(U) to the heart.
The commands of the Lord are radiant,
    giving light to the eyes.^(V)
⁹The fear of the Lord^(W) is pure,
    enduring forever.
The decrees of the Lord are firm,
    and all of them are righteous.^(X)

¹⁰They are more precious than gold,^(Y)
    than much pure gold;
they are sweeter than honey,^(Z)
    than honey from the honeycomb.^(AA)
¹¹By them your servant is warned;
    in keeping them there is great reward.
¹²But who can discern their own errors?
    Forgive my hidden faults.^(AB)
¹³Keep your servant also from willful sins;^(AC)
    may they not rule over me.^(AD)
Then I will be blameless,^(AE)
    innocent of great transgression.

¹⁴May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart
be pleasing^(AF) in your sight,
Lord, my Rock^(AG) and my Redeemer.^(AH)

Footnotes

Psalm 19:1 In Hebrew texts 19:1-14 is numbered 19:2-15.
Psalm 19:4 Septuagint, Jerome and Syriac; Hebrew measuring line

Deuteronomy 10

English Standard Version

New Tablets of Stone

10 “At that time the Lord said to me, ^(A)‘Cut for yourself two tablets of stone like the first, and come up to me on the mountain and ^(B)make an ark of wood. ²And I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets that you broke, and ^(C)you shall put them in the ark.’ ³So I made an ark ^(D)of acacia wood, and ^(E)cut two tablets of stone like the first, and went up the mountain with the two tablets in my hand. ⁴And ^(F)he wrote on the tablets, in the same writing as before, the Ten Commandments^[a] ^(G)that the Lord had spoken to you on the mountain out of the midst of the fire ^(H)on the day of the assembly. And the Lord gave them to me. ⁵Then I turned and ^(I)came down from the mountain and ^(J)put the tablets in the ark that I had made. ^(K)And there they are, as the Lord commanded me.”

⁶(The people of Israel ^(L)journeyed from Beeroth Bene-jaakan^[b] to Moserah. ^(M)There Aaron died, and there he was buried. And his son Eleazar ministered as priest in his place. ⁷^(N)From there they journeyed to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land with brooks of water. ⁸At that time ^(O)the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi ^(P)to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord ^(Q)to stand before the Lord to minister to him and ^(R)to bless in his name, to this day. ⁹^(S)Therefore Levi has no portion or inheritance with his brothers. The Lord is his inheritance, as the Lord your God said to him.)

¹⁰^(T)“I myself stayed on the mountain, as at the first time, forty days and forty nights, ^(U)and the Lord listened to me that time also. The Lord was unwilling to destroy you. ¹¹^(V)And the Lord said to me, ‘Arise, go on your journey at the head of the people, so that they may go in and possess the land, which I swore to their fathers to give them.’

Circumcise Your Heart

¹²“And now, Israel, ^(W)what does the Lord your God require of you, but ^(X)to fear the Lord your God, ^(Y)to walk in all his ways, ^(Z)to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, ¹³and ^(AA)to keep the commandments and statutes of the Lord, which I am commanding you today ^(AB)for your good? ¹⁴Behold, ^(AC)to the Lord your God belong heaven and the heaven of heavens, ^(AD)the earth with all that is in it. ¹⁵Yet ^(AE)the Lord set his heart in love on your fathers and chose their offspring after them, you above all peoples, as you are this day. ¹⁶Circumcise therefore ^(AF)the foreskin of your heart, and be no longer ^(AG)stubborn. ¹⁷For the Lord your God is ^(AH)God of gods and ^(AI)Lord of lords, ^(AJ)the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who is ^(AK)not partial and takes no bribe. ¹⁸^(AL)He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing. ¹⁹^(AM)Love the sojourner, therefore, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt. ²⁰^(AN)You shall fear the Lord your God. You shall serve him and ^(AO)hold fast to him, and ^(AP)by his name you shall swear. ²¹^(AQ)He is your praise. He is your God, ^(AR)who has done for you these great and terrifying things that your eyes have seen. ²²Your fathers went down to Egypt ^(AS)seventy persons, and now the Lord your God has made you ^(AT)as numerous as the stars of heaven.

Footnotes

Deuteronomy 10:4 Hebrew the ten words
Deuteronomy 10:6 Or the wells of the Bene-jaakan

Deuteronomy 10

New International Version

Tablets Like the First Ones

10 At that time the Lord said to me, “Chisel out two stone tablets^(A) like the first ones and come up to me on the mountain. Also make a wooden ark.^[a] ²I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke. Then you are to put them in the ark.”^(B)

³So I made the ark out of acacia wood^(C) and chiseled^(D) out two stone tablets like the first ones, and I went up on the mountain with the two tablets in my hands. ⁴The Lord wrote on these tablets what he had written before, the Ten Commandments^(E) he had proclaimed^(F) to you on the mountain, out of the fire, on the day of the assembly.^(G) And the Lord gave them to me. ⁵Then I came back down the mountain^(H) and put the tablets in the ark^(I) I had made,^(J) as the Lord commanded me, and they are there now.^(K)

⁶(The Israelites traveled from the wells of Bene Jaakan to Moserah.^(L) There Aaron died^(M) and was buried, and Eleazar^(N) his son succeeded him as priest.^(O) ⁷From there they traveled to Gudgodah and on to Jotbathah, a land with streams of water.^(P) ⁸At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi^(Q) to carry the ark of the covenant^(R) of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister^(S) and to pronounce blessings^(T) in his name, as they still do today.^(U) ⁹That is why the Levites have no share or inheritance among their fellow Israelites; the Lord is their inheritance,^(V) as the Lord your God told them.)

¹⁰Now I had stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights, as I did the first time, and the Lord listened to me at this time also. It was not his will to destroy you.^(W) ¹¹“Go,” the Lord said to me, “and lead the people on their way, so that they may enter and possess the land I swore to their ancestors to give them.”

Fear the Lord

¹²And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you^(X) but to fear^(Y) the Lord your God, to walk^(Z) in obedience to him, to love him,^(AA) to serve the Lord^(AB) your God with all your heart^(AC) and with all your soul,^(AD) ¹³and to observe the Lord’s commands^(AE) and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good?^(AF)

¹⁴To the Lord your God belong the heavens,^(AG) even the highest heavens,^(AH) the earth and everything in it.^(AI) ¹⁵Yet the Lord set his affection on your ancestors and loved^(AJ) them, and he chose you,^(AK) their descendants, above all the nations—as it is today.^(AL) ¹⁶Circumcise^(AM) your hearts,^(AN) therefore, and do not be stiff-necked^(AO) any longer. ¹⁷For the Lord your God is God of gods^(AP) and Lord of lords,^(AQ) the great God, mighty and awesome,^(AR) who shows no partiality^(AS) and accepts no bribes.^(AT) ¹⁸He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow,^(AU) and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing.^(AV) ¹⁹And you are to love^(AW) those who are foreigners,^(AX) for you yourselves were foreigners in Egypt.^(AY) ²⁰Fear the Lord your God and serve him.^(AZ) Hold fast^(BA) to him and take your oaths in his name.^(BB) ²¹He is the one you praise;^(BC) he is your God, who performed for you those great^(BD) and awesome wonders^(BE) you saw with your own eyes. ²²Your ancestors who went down into Egypt were seventy in all,^(BF) and now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky.^(BG)

Footnotes

Deuteronomy 10:1 That is, a chest

Luke 6:20-38

English Standard Version

The Beatitudes

²⁰And ^(A)he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, ^(B)and said:

“Blessed are you who are poor, for ^(C)yours is the kingdom of God.

²¹^(D)“Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied.

^(E)“Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.

²²“Blessed are you when ^(F)people hate you and when they ^(G)exclude you and revile you and ^(H)spurn your name as evil, ^(I)on account of the Son of Man! ²³^(J)Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for ^(K)so their fathers did to the prophets.

Jesus Pronounces Woes

²⁴^(L)“But woe to you who are rich, ^(M)for you ^(N)have received your consolation.

²⁵“Woe to you who are full now, for ^(O)you shall be hungry.

“Woe to ^(P)you who laugh now, ^(Q)for you shall mourn and weep.

²⁶“Woe to you, ^(R)when all people speak well of you, for ^(S)so their fathers did to ^(T)the false prophets.

Love Your Enemies

²⁷“But I say to you who hear, ^(U)Love your enemies, ^(V)do good to those who hate you, ²⁸^(W)bless those who curse you, ^(X)pray for those who abuse you. ²⁹^(Y)To one who ^(Z)strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic^[a] either. ³⁰^(AA)Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back. ³¹And ^(AB)as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.

³²^(AC)“If you love those who love you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. ³³And if you do good to those who do good to you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. ³⁴And ^(AD)if you ^(AE)lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount. ³⁵But ^(AF)love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and ^(AG)you will be sons of ^(AH)the Most High, for ^(AI)he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. ³⁶^(AJ)Be merciful, even as ^(AK)your Father is merciful.

Judging Others

³⁷^(AL)^(AM)“Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; ^(AN)forgive, and you will be forgiven; ³⁸^(AO)give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put ^(AP)into your lap. For ^(AQ)with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”

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Footnotes

Luke 6:29 Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin

Luke 6:20-38

New International Version

²⁰Looking at his disciples, he said:

“Blessed are you who are poor,
    for yours is the kingdom of God.^(A)
²¹Blessed are you who hunger now,
    for you will be satisfied.^(B)
Blessed are you who weep now,
    for you will laugh.^(C)
²²Blessed are you when people hate you,
    when they exclude you^(D) and insult you^(E)
    and reject your name as evil,
        because of the Son of Man.^(F)

²³“Rejoice in that day and leap for joy,^(G) because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their ancestors treated the prophets.^(H)

²⁴“But woe to you who are rich,^(I)
    for you have already received your comfort.^(J)
²⁵Woe to you who are well fed now,
    for you will go hungry.^(K)
Woe to you who laugh now,
    for you will mourn and weep.^(L)
²⁶Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you,
    for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets.^(M)

Love for Enemies^(N)

²⁷“But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,^(O) ²⁸bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.^(P) ²⁹If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them. ³⁰Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back.^(Q) ³¹Do to others as you would have them do to you.^(R)

³²“If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you?^(S) Even sinners love those who love them. ³³And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. ³⁴And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you?^(T) Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. ³⁵But love your enemies, do good to them,^(U) and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children^(V) of the Most High,^(W) because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. ³⁶Be merciful,^(X) just as your Father^(Y) is merciful.

Judging Others^(Z)

³⁷“Do not judge, and you will not be judged.^(AA) Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.^(AB) ³⁸Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap.^(AC) For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”^(AD)

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Psalm 19

English Standard Version

The Law of the Lord Is Perfect

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

Footnotes

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Psalm 19

New International Version

Psalm 19^[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

Footnotes

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Deuteronomy 10

English Standard Version

New Tablets of Stone

Circumcise Your Heart

Footnotes

Cross references

Deuteronomy 10

New International Version

Tablets Like the First Ones

Fear the Lord

Footnotes

Cross references

Luke 6:20-38

English Standard Version

The Beatitudes

Jesus Pronounces Woes

Love Your Enemies

Judging Others

Footnotes

Cross references

Luke 6:20-38

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Love for Enemies^(N)

Judging Others^(Z)

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