Psalm 75

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God Will Judge with Equity

To the choirmaster: according to ^(A)Do Not Destroy. ^(B)A Psalm of Asaph. A Song.

75 We give thanks to you, O God;
we give thanks, for your name is ^(C)near.
We^[a] recount your wondrous deeds.

²“At ^(D)the set time that I appoint
    I will judge ^(E)with equity.
³When the earth ^(F)totters, and all its inhabitants,
    it is I who keep steady its ^(G)pillars. Selah
⁴I say to the boastful, ‘Do not boast,’
    and to the wicked, ^(H)‘Do not lift up your horn;
⁵do not lift up your horn on high,
    or speak with haughty neck.’”

⁶For not from the east or from the west
    and not from the wilderness comes ^(I)lifting up,
⁷but it is ^(J)God who executes judgment,
    ^(K)putting down one and lifting up another.
⁸^(L)For in the hand of the Lord there is ^(M)a cup
    with foaming wine, ^(N)well mixed,
and he pours out from it,
    and all the wicked of the earth
    shall ^(O)drain it down to the dregs.

⁹But I will declare it forever;
I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
¹⁰^(P)All the horns of the wicked I will cut off,
^(Q)but the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.

Footnotes

Psalm 75:1 Hebrew They

Psalm 76

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Who Can Stand Before You?

To the choirmaster: with ^(A)stringed instruments. A Psalm of ^(B)Asaph. A Song.

76 In Judah God is ^(C)known;
    his name is great in Israel.
²His ^(D)abode has been established in ^(E)Salem,
    his ^(F)dwelling place in Zion.
³There he ^(G)broke the flashing arrows,
    the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah

⁴Glorious are you, more majestic
    ^(H)than the mountains full of ^(I)prey.
⁵^(J)The stouthearted were stripped of their spoil;
    ^(K)they sank into sleep;
all the men of war
    were unable to use their hands.
⁶At your rebuke, O God of Jacob,
    both ^(L)rider and horse lay stunned.

⁷^(M)But you, you are to be feared!
    Who can ^(N)stand before you
    when once your anger is roused?
⁸From the heavens you uttered judgment;
    ^(O)the earth feared and was still,
⁹when God ^(P)arose to establish judgment,
    to save all the humble of the earth. Selah

¹⁰Surely ^(Q)the wrath of man shall praise you;
    the remnant^[a] of wrath you will put on like a belt.
¹¹^(R)Make your vows to the Lord your God and perform them;
    let all around him ^(S)bring gifts
    to him who ^(T)is to be feared,
¹²who ^(U)cuts off the spirit of princes,
    who ^(V)is to be feared by the kings of the earth.

Footnotes

Psalm 76:10 Or extremity

Isaiah 57:3-13

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³But you, draw near,
    sons of the sorceress,
    ^(A)offspring of the adulterer and the loose woman.
⁴Whom are you mocking?
    Against whom ^(B)do you open your mouth wide
    and stick out your tongue?
Are you not children of ^(C)transgression,
    ^(D)the offspring of deceit,
⁵you who burn with lust among ^(E)the oaks,^[a]
    under every green tree,
^(F)who slaughter your children in the valleys,
    under the clefts of the rocks?
⁶Among the smooth stones of ^(G)the valley is your portion;
    they, they, are your lot;
to them you have poured out a drink offering,
    you have brought a grain offering.
    Shall I relent for these things?
⁷^(H)On a high and lofty mountain
    you have set your bed,
    and there you went up to offer sacrifice.
⁸Behind the door and the doorpost
    you have set up your memorial;
for, deserting me, ^(I)you have uncovered your bed,
    you have gone up to it,
    ^(J)you have made it wide;
and you have made a covenant for yourself with them,
    you have loved their bed,
    you have looked on nakedness.^[b]
⁹You journeyed to the king with oil
    and multiplied your perfumes;
^(K)you sent your envoys far off,
    and sent down even to Sheol.
¹⁰You were wearied with the length of your way,
    ^(L)but you did not say, “It is hopeless”;
you found new life for your strength,
    and so you were not faint.^[c]

¹¹^(M)Whom did you dread and fear,
    ^(N)so that you lied,
and did not remember me,
    did not lay it to heart?
^(O)Have I not held my peace, even for a long time,
    and you do not fear me?
¹²I will declare your righteousness and your deeds,
    but they will not profit you.
¹³^(P)When you cry out, let your collection of idols deliver you!
    The wind will carry them all off,
    a breath will take them away.
^(Q)But he who takes refuge in me shall possess the land
    and shall inherit ^(R)my holy mountain.

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Footnotes

Isaiah 57:5 Or among the terebinths
Isaiah 57:8 Or on a monument (see 56:5); Hebrew on a hand
Isaiah 57:10 Hebrew and so you were not sick

Galatians 5:25-6:10

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²⁵If we live by the Spirit, ^(A)let us also keep in step with the Spirit. ²⁶^(B)Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

Bear One Another's Burdens

6 Brothers,^[a] ^(C)if anyone is caught in any transgression, ^(D)you who are spiritual should restore him in ^(E)a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. ²^(F)Bear one another's burdens, and ^(G)so fulfill ^(H)the law of Christ. ³For ^(I)if anyone thinks he is something, ^(J)when he is nothing, he deceives himself. ⁴But let each one ^(K)test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in his neighbor. ⁵For ^(L)each will have to bear his own load.

⁶^(M)Let the one who is taught the word share all good things with the one who teaches. ⁷^(N)Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for ^(O)whatever one sows, that will he also reap. ⁸For ^(P)the one who sows to his own flesh ^(Q)will from the flesh reap corruption, but ^(R)the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. ⁹And ^(S)let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, ^(T)if we do not give up. ¹⁰So then, ^(U)as we have opportunity, let us ^(V)do good to everyone, and especially to those who are ^(W)of the household of faith.

Footnotes

Galatians 6:1 Or Brothers and sisters; also verse 18

Mark 9:14-29

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Jesus Heals a Boy with an Unclean Spirit

¹⁴^(A)And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them. ¹⁵And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him, ^(B)were greatly amazed and ran up to him and greeted him. ¹⁶And he asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?” ¹⁷And someone from the crowd answered him, “Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has ^(C)a spirit that makes him mute. ¹⁸And whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid. So I asked your disciples to cast it out, and ^(D)they were not able.” ¹⁹And he answered them, “O ^(E)faithless generation, ^(F)how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me.” ²⁰And they brought the boy to him. And when the spirit saw him, immediately it ^(G)convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth. ²¹And Jesus asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood. ²²And it has often cast him into fire and into water, to destroy him. But ^(H)if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.” ²³And Jesus said to him, ^(I)“‘If you can’! ^(J)All things are possible for one who believes.” ²⁴Immediately the father of the child cried out^[a] and said, “I believe; ^(K)help my unbelief!” ²⁵And when Jesus saw that ^(L)a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, ^(M)“You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.” ²⁶And after crying out and ^(N)convulsing him terribly, it came out, and the boy was like a corpse, so that most of them said, “He is dead.” ²⁷But Jesus ^(O)took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose. ²⁸And when he had ^(P)entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?” ²⁹And he said to them, “This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer.”^[b]