Psalm 119:89-104

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Lamedh

⁸⁹Forever, O Lord, your ^(A)word
    is firmly fixed in the heavens.
⁹⁰Your ^(B)faithfulness endures to all generations;
    you have ^(C)established the earth, and it ^(D)stands fast.
⁹¹By your ^(E)appointment they stand this day,
    for all things are your servants.
⁹²If your law had not been my ^(F)delight,
    I would have perished in my affliction.
⁹³I will never forget your precepts,
    for by them you have ^(G)given me life.
⁹⁴I am yours; save me,
    ^(H)for I have sought your precepts.
⁹⁵The wicked lie in wait to destroy me,
    but I consider your testimonies.
⁹⁶I have seen a limit to all perfection,
    but your commandment is exceedingly ^(I)broad.

Mem

⁹⁷Oh how ^(J)I love your law!
    It is my ^(K)meditation all the day.
⁹⁸Your commandment makes me ^(L)wiser than my enemies,
    for it is ever with me.
⁹⁹I have more understanding than all my teachers,
    for ^(M)your testimonies are my meditation.
¹⁰⁰I understand more than ^(N)the aged,^[a]
    for I ^(O)keep your precepts.
¹⁰¹I ^(P)hold back my feet from every evil way,
    in order to keep your word.
¹⁰²I do not turn aside from your rules,
    for you have taught me.
¹⁰³How ^(Q)sweet are your words to my taste,
    sweeter than honey to my mouth!
¹⁰⁴Through your precepts I get understanding;
    therefore ^(R)I hate every false way.

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Footnotes

Psalm 119:100 Or the elders

Numbers 17

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Aaron's Staff Buds

17 ^[a] The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ²^(A)“Speak to the people of Israel, and get from them staffs, one for each fathers' house, from all their chiefs according to their fathers' houses, twelve staffs. Write each man's name on his staff, ³and write Aaron's name on the staff of Levi. For there shall be one staff for the head of each fathers' house. ⁴Then you shall deposit them in the tent of meeting before the testimony, ^(B)where I meet with you. ⁵And the staff of the man ^(C)whom I choose shall sprout. Thus I will make to cease from me ^(D)the grumblings of the people of Israel, which they grumble against you.” ⁶Moses spoke to the people of Israel. And all their chiefs gave him staffs, one for each chief, according to their fathers' houses, twelve staffs. And the staff of Aaron was among their staffs. ⁷And Moses deposited the staffs before the Lord in ^(E)the tent of the testimony.

⁸On the next day Moses went into the tent of the testimony, and behold, the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted and put forth buds and produced blossoms, and it bore ripe almonds. ⁹Then Moses brought out all the staffs from before the Lord to all the people of Israel. And they looked, and each man took his staff. ¹⁰And the Lord said to Moses, “Put back ^(F)the staff of Aaron before the testimony, to be kept ^(G)as a sign for the rebels, ^(H)that you may make an end of their grumblings against me, lest they die.” ¹¹Thus did Moses; as the Lord commanded him, so he did.

¹²And the people of Israel said to Moses, “Behold, we perish, we are undone, we are all undone. ¹³^(I)Everyone who comes near, who comes near to the tabernacle of the Lord, shall die. Are we all to perish?”

Footnotes

Numbers 17:1 Ch 17:16 in Hebrew

Mark 13:14-37

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The Abomination of Desolation

¹⁴“But when you see ^(A)the abomination of desolation standing where he ought not to be (^(B)let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. ¹⁵^(C)Let the one who is on ^(D)the housetop not go down, nor enter his house, to take anything out, ¹⁶and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak. ¹⁷And ^(E)alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! ¹⁸Pray that it may not happen in winter. ¹⁹For in those days there will be ^(F)such ^(G)tribulation as has not been ^(H)from the beginning of the creation that ^(I)God created until now, and never will be. ²⁰And if the Lord had not cut short the days, no human being would be saved. But for ^(J)the sake of the elect, whom ^(K)he chose, he shortened the days. ²¹And ^(L)then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe it. ²²^(M)For false christs and false prophets will arise and ^(N)perform signs and wonders, ^(O)to lead astray, if possible, ^(P)the elect. ²³But ^(Q)be on guard; ^(R)I have told you all things beforehand.

The Coming of the Son of Man

²⁴“But in those days, after ^(S)that tribulation, ^(T)the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, ²⁵and ^(U)the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. ²⁶And then they will see ^(V)the Son of Man coming in clouds ^(W)with great power and glory. ²⁷And then ^(X)he will send out the angels and ^(Y)gather ^(Z)his elect from ^(AA)the four winds, from ^(AB)the ends of the earth ^(AC)to the ends of heaven.

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

²⁸“From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. ²⁹So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that he is near, ^(AD)at the very gates. ³⁰^(AE)Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. ³¹^(AF)Heaven and earth will pass away, but ^(AG)my words will not pass away.

No One Knows That Day or Hour

³²“But concerning that day or that hour, ^(AH)no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, ^(AI)nor the Son, ^(AJ)but only the Father. ³³^(AK)Be on guard, ^(AL)keep awake.^[a] For you do not know when the time will come. ³⁴^(AM)It is like a man ^(AN)going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants^[b] in charge, ^(AO)each with his work, and commands ^(AP)the doorkeeper to stay awake. ³⁵^(AQ)Therefore stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, ^(AR)in the evening, or ^(AS)at midnight, or ^(AT)when the rooster crows,^[c] or ^(AU)in the morning— ³⁶lest ^(AV)he come suddenly and ^(AW)find you asleep. ³⁷And what I say to you I say to all: ^(AX)Stay awake.”