Psalm 28

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Psalm 28

Of David.

¹To you, Lord, I call;
    you are my Rock,
    do not turn a deaf ear^(A) to me.
For if you remain silent,^(B)
    I will be like those who go down to the pit.^(C)
²Hear my cry for mercy^(D)
    as I call to you for help,
as I lift up my hands^(E)
    toward your Most Holy Place.^(F)

³Do not drag me away with the wicked,
    with those who do evil,
who speak cordially with their neighbors
    but harbor malice in their hearts.^(G)
⁴Repay them for their deeds
    and for their evil work;
repay them for what their hands have done^(H)
    and bring back on them what they deserve.^(I)

⁵Because they have no regard for the deeds of the Lord
and what his hands have done,^(J)
he will tear them down
and never build them up again.

⁶Praise be to the Lord,^(K)
    for he has heard my cry for mercy.^(L)
⁷The Lord is my strength^(M) and my shield;
    my heart trusts^(N) in him, and he helps me.
My heart leaps for joy,^(O)
    and with my song I praise him.^(P)

⁸The Lord is the strength^(Q) of his people,
a fortress of salvation^(R) for his anointed one.^(S)
⁹Save your people^(T) and bless your inheritance;^(U)
be their shepherd^(V) and carry them^(W) forever.

Jeremiah 31:10-14

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¹⁰“Hear the word of the Lord, you nations;
    proclaim it in distant coastlands:^(A)
‘He who scattered^(B) Israel will gather^(C) them
    and will watch over his flock like a shepherd.’^(D)
¹¹For the Lord will deliver Jacob
    and redeem^(E) them from the hand of those stronger^(F) than they.
¹²They will come and shout for joy^(G) on the heights^(H) of Zion;
    they will rejoice in the bounty^(I) of the Lord—
the grain, the new wine and the olive oil,^(J)
    the young of the flocks^(K) and herds.
They will be like a well-watered garden,^(L)
    and they will sorrow^(M) no more.
¹³Then young women will dance and be glad,
    young men and old as well.
I will turn their mourning^(N) into gladness;
    I will give them comfort^(O) and joy^(P) instead of sorrow.
¹⁴I will satisfy^(Q) the priests^(R) with abundance,
    and my people will be filled with my bounty,^(S)”
declares the Lord.

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John 5:19-40

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¹⁹Jesus gave them this answer: “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself;^(A) he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. ²⁰For the Father loves the Son^(B) and shows him all he does. Yes, and he will show him even greater works than these,^(C) so that you will be amazed. ²¹For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life,^(D) even so the Son gives life^(E) to whom he is pleased to give it. ²²Moreover, the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son,^(F) ²³that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him.^(G)

²⁴“Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me^(H) has eternal life^(I) and will not be judged^(J) but has crossed over from death to life.^(K) ²⁵Very truly I tell you, a time is coming and has now come^(L) when the dead will hear^(M) the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live. ²⁶For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life^(N) in himself. ²⁷And he has given him authority to judge^(O) because he is the Son of Man.

²⁸“Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming^(P) when all who are in their graves will hear his voice ²⁹and come out—those who have done what is good will rise to live, and those who have done what is evil will rise to be condemned.^(Q) ³⁰By myself I can do nothing;^(R) I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just,^(S) for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me.^(T)

Testimonies About Jesus

³¹“If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true.^(U) ³²There is another who testifies in my favor,^(V) and I know that his testimony about me is true.

³³“You have sent to John and he has testified^(W) to the truth. ³⁴Not that I accept human testimony;^(X) but I mention it that you may be saved.^(Y) ³⁵John was a lamp that burned and gave light,^(Z) and you chose for a time to enjoy his light.

³⁶“I have testimony weightier than that of John.^(AA) For the works that the Father has given me to finish—the very works that I am doing^(AB)—testify that the Father has sent me.^(AC) ³⁷And the Father who sent me has himself testified concerning me.^(AD) You have never heard his voice nor seen his form,^(AE) ³⁸nor does his word dwell in you,^(AF) for you do not believe^(AG) the one he sent.^(AH) ³⁹You study^[a] the Scriptures^(AI) diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life.^(AJ) These are the very Scriptures that testify about me,^(AK) ⁴⁰yet you refuse to come to me^(AL) to have life.