Psalm 100-101

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Psalm 100

A psalm. For giving grateful praise.

¹Shout for joy^(A) to the Lord, all the earth.
²    Worship the Lord^(B) with gladness;
    come before him^(C) with joyful songs.
³Know that the Lord is God.^(D)
    It is he who made us,^(E) and we are his^[a];
    we are his people,^(F) the sheep of his pasture.^(G)

⁴Enter his gates with thanksgiving^(H)
    and his courts^(I) with praise;
    give thanks to him and praise his name.^(J)
⁵For the Lord is good^(K) and his love endures forever;^(L)
    his faithfulness^(M) continues through all generations.

Psalm 101

Of David. A psalm.

¹I will sing of your love^(N) and justice;
to you, Lord, I will sing praise.
²I will be careful to lead a blameless life^(O)—
when will you come to me?

I will conduct the affairs^(P) of my house
with a blameless heart.
³I will not look with approval
on anything that is vile.^(Q)

I hate what faithless people do;^(R)
I will have no part in it.
⁴The perverse of heart^(S) shall be far from me;
I will have nothing to do with what is evil.

⁵Whoever slanders their neighbor^(T) in secret,
I will put to silence;
whoever has haughty eyes^(U) and a proud heart,
I will not tolerate.

⁶My eyes will be on the faithful in the land,
that they may dwell with me;
the one whose walk is blameless^(V)
will minister to me.

⁷No one who practices deceit
will dwell in my house;
no one who speaks falsely
will stand in my presence.

⁸Every morning^(W) I will put to silence
all the wicked^(X) in the land;
I will cut off every evildoer^(Y)
from the city of the Lord.^(Z)

Footnotes

Psalm 100:3 Or and not we ourselves

Ezekiel 30

New International Version

A Lament Over Egypt

30 The word of the Lord came to me: ²“Son of man, prophesy and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘Wail^(A) and say,
    “Alas for that day!”
³For the day is near,^(B)
    the day of the Lord^(C) is near—
a day of clouds,
    a time of doom for the nations.
⁴A sword will come against Egypt,^(D)
    and anguish will come upon Cush.^[a]^(E)
When the slain fall in Egypt,
    her wealth will be carried away
    and her foundations torn down.^(F)

⁵Cush and Libya,^(G) Lydia and all Arabia,^(H) Kub and the people^(I) of the covenant land will fall by the sword along with Egypt.^(J)

⁶“‘This is what the Lord says:

“‘The allies of Egypt will fall
    and her proud strength will fail.
From Migdol to Aswan^(K)
    they will fall by the sword within her,
declares the Sovereign Lord.
⁷“‘They will be desolate
    among desolate lands,
and their cities will lie
    among ruined cities.^(L)
⁸Then they will know that I am the Lord,
    when I set fire^(M) to Egypt
    and all her helpers are crushed.^(N)

⁹“‘On that day messengers will go out from me in ships to frighten Cush^(O) out of her complacency. Anguish^(P) will take hold of them on the day of Egypt’s doom, for it is sure to come.^(Q)

¹⁰“‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘I will put an end to the hordes of Egypt
    by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar^(R) king of Babylon.^(S)
¹¹He and his army—the most ruthless of nations^(T)—
    will be brought in to destroy the land.
They will draw their swords against Egypt
    and fill the land with the slain.^(U)
¹²I will dry up^(V) the waters of the Nile^(W)
    and sell the land to an evil nation;
by the hand of foreigners
    I will lay waste^(X) the land and everything in it.

I the Lord have spoken.

¹³“‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘I will destroy the idols^(Y)
    and put an end to the images in Memphis.^(Z)
No longer will there be a prince in Egypt,^(AA)
    and I will spread fear throughout the land.
¹⁴I will lay^(AB) waste Upper Egypt,
    set fire to Zoan^(AC)
    and inflict punishment on Thebes.^(AD)
¹⁵I will pour out my wrath on Pelusium,
    the stronghold of Egypt,
    and wipe out the hordes of Thebes.
¹⁶I will set fire^(AE) to Egypt;
    Pelusium will writhe in agony.
Thebes will be taken by storm;
    Memphis^(AF) will be in constant distress.
¹⁷The young men of Heliopolis^(AG) and Bubastis
    will fall by the sword,
    and the cities themselves will go into captivity.
¹⁸Dark will be the day at Tahpanhes^(AH)
    when I break the yoke of Egypt;^(AI)
    there her proud strength will come to an end.
She will be covered with clouds,
    and her villages will go into captivity.^(AJ)
¹⁹So I will inflict punishment^(AK) on Egypt,
    and they will know that I am the Lord.’”

Pharaoh’s Arms Are Broken

²⁰In the eleventh year, in the first month on the seventh day, the word of the Lord came to me:^(AL) ²¹“Son of man, I have broken the arm^(AM) of Pharaoh^(AN) king of Egypt. It has not been bound up to be healed^(AO) or put in a splint so that it may become strong enough to hold a sword. ²²Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt.^(AP) I will break both his arms, the good arm as well as the broken one, and make the sword fall from his hand.^(AQ) ²³I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them through the countries.^(AR) ²⁴I will strengthen^(AS) the arms of the king of Babylon and put my sword^(AT) in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan^(AU) before him like a mortally wounded man. ²⁵I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh will fall limp. Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I put my sword^(AV) into the hand of the king of Babylon and he brandishes it against Egypt.^(AW) ²⁶I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them through the countries. Then they will know that I am the Lord.^(AX)”

Footnotes

Ezekiel 30:4 That is, the upper Nile region; also in verses 5 and 9

2 Timothy 4

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4 In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead,^(A) and in view of his appearing^(B) and his kingdom, I give you this charge:^(C) ²Preach^(D) the word;^(E) be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke^(F) and encourage^(G)—with great patience and careful instruction. ³For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine.^(H) Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.^(I) ⁴They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.^(J) ⁵But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship,^(K) do the work of an evangelist,^(L) discharge all the duties of your ministry.

⁶For I am already being poured out like a drink offering,^(M) and the time for my departure is near.^(N) ⁷I have fought the good fight,^(O) I have finished the race,^(P) I have kept the faith. ⁸Now there is in store for me^(Q) the crown of righteousness,^(R) which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day^(S)—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.^(T)

Personal Remarks

⁹Do your best to come to me quickly,^(U) ¹⁰for Demas,^(V) because he loved this world,^(W) has deserted me and has gone to Thessalonica.^(X) Crescens has gone to Galatia,^(Y) and Titus^(Z) to Dalmatia. ¹¹Only Luke^(AA) is with me.^(AB) Get Mark^(AC) and bring him with you, because he is helpful to me in my ministry. ¹²I sent Tychicus^(AD) to Ephesus.^(AE) ¹³When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas,^(AF) and my scrolls, especially the parchments.

¹⁴Alexander^(AG) the metalworker did me a great deal of harm. The Lord will repay him for what he has done.^(AH) ¹⁵You too should be on your guard against him, because he strongly opposed our message.

¹⁶At my first defense, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them.^(AI) ¹⁷But the Lord stood at my side^(AJ) and gave me strength,^(AK) so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it.^(AL) And I was delivered from the lion’s mouth.^(AM) ¹⁸The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack^(AN) and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom.^(AO) To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen.^(AP)

Final Greetings

¹⁹Greet Priscilla^[a] and Aquila^(AQ) and the household of Onesiphorus.^(AR) ²⁰Erastus^(AS) stayed in Corinth, and I left Trophimus^(AT) sick in Miletus.^(AU) ²¹Do your best to get here before winter.^(AV) Eubulus greets you, and so do Pudens, Linus, Claudia and all the brothers and sisters.^[b]

²²The Lord be with your spirit.^(AW) Grace be with you all.^(AX)

Footnotes

2 Timothy 4:19 Greek Prisca, a variant of Priscilla
2 Timothy 4:21 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family.

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Psalm 100-101

New International Version

Psalm 100

A psalm. For giving grateful praise.

Psalm 101

Of David. A psalm.

Footnotes

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Ezekiel 30

New International Version

A Lament Over Egypt

Pharaoh’s Arms Are Broken

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2 Timothy 4

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Personal Remarks

Final Greetings

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