Psalm 107:1-7

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Book Five

Let the Redeemed of the Lord Say So

107 ^(A)Oh give thanks to the Lord, ^(B)for he is good,
    for his steadfast love endures forever!
²Let ^(C)the redeemed of the Lord say so,
    whom he has ^(D)redeemed from trouble^[a]
³and ^(E)gathered in from the lands,
    from the east and from the west,
    from the north and from the south.

⁴Some ^(F)wandered in desert wastes,
    finding no way ^(G)to a city to dwell in;
⁵hungry and thirsty,
    their soul ^(H)fainted within them.
⁶Then they ^(I)cried to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he delivered them from their distress.
⁷He led them by ^(J)a straight way
    till they reached ^(K)a city to dwell in.

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Footnotes

Psalm 107:2 Or from the hand of the foe

Psalm 107:33-37

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³³He ^(A)turns rivers into a desert,
    springs of water into thirsty ground,
³⁴^(B)a fruitful land into a salty waste,
    because of the evil of its inhabitants.
³⁵He ^(C)turns a desert into pools of water,
    ^(D)a parched land into springs of water.
³⁶And there he lets the hungry dwell,
    and they establish ^(E)a city to live in;
³⁷they sow fields and plant vineyards
    and get a fruitful yield.

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Micah 3:5-12

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⁵Thus says the Lord concerning ^(A)the prophets
    who lead my people astray,
^(B)who cry “Peace”
    when they have something to eat,
but declare war against him
    who puts nothing into their mouths.
⁶Therefore ^(C)it shall be night to you, without vision,
    and darkness to you, without divination.
^(D)The sun shall go down on the prophets,
    and the day shall be black over them;
⁷^(E)the seers shall be disgraced,
    and the diviners put to shame;
^(F)they shall all cover their lips,
    for ^(G)there is no answer from God.
⁸But as for me, ^(H)I am filled with power,
    with the Spirit of the Lord,
    and with justice and might,
to declare to Jacob ^(I)his transgression
    and to Israel his sin.

⁹^(J)Hear this, you heads of the house of Jacob
    and rulers of the house of Israel,
^(K)who detest justice
    and make crooked all that is straight,
¹⁰^(L)who build Zion with blood
    and Jerusalem with iniquity.
¹¹^(M)Its heads give judgment for a bribe;
    ^(N)its priests teach for a price;
    ^(O)its prophets practice divination for money;
^(P)yet they lean on the Lord and ^(Q)say,
    “Is not the Lord in the midst of us?
    ^(R)No disaster shall come upon us.”
¹²Therefore because of you
    ^(S)Zion shall be plowed as a field;
Jerusalem ^(T)shall become a heap of ruins,
    and ^(U)the mountain of the house ^(V)a wooded height.

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Matthew 23:1-12

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Seven Woes to the Scribes and Pharisees

23 Then Jesus ^(A)said to the crowds and to his disciples, ²^(B)“The scribes and the Pharisees ^(C)sit on Moses' seat, ³so do and observe whatever they tell you, ^(D)but not the works they do. ^(E)For they preach, but do not practice. ⁴^(F)They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear,^[a] and lay them on people's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger. ⁵^(G)They do all their deeds ^(H)to be seen by others. For they make ^(I)their phylacteries broad and ^(J)their fringes long, ⁶and they ^(K)love the place of honor at feasts and ^(L)the best seats in the synagogues ⁷and ^(M)greetings in ^(N)the marketplaces and being called ^(O)rabbi^[b] by others. ⁸^(P)But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are ^(Q)all brothers.^[c] ⁹^(R)And call no man your father on earth, for ^(S)you have one Father, who is in heaven. ¹⁰Neither be called instructors, for you have one instructor, ^(T)the Christ. ¹¹^(U)The greatest among you shall be your servant. ¹²^(V)Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.