Psalm 119:1-16

English Standard Version

Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet

Aleph

119 ^[a] Blessed are those whose ^(A)way is blameless,
    who ^(B)walk in the law of the Lord!
²Blessed are those who ^(C)keep his ^(D)testimonies,
    who ^(E)seek him with their whole heart,
³who also ^(F)do no wrong,
    but walk in his ways!
⁴You have commanded your ^(G)precepts
    to be kept diligently.
⁵Oh that my ways may ^(H)be steadfast
    in keeping your statutes!
⁶^(I)Then I shall not be put to shame,
    having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.
⁷I will praise you with an upright heart,
    when I learn ^(J)your righteous rules.^[b]
⁸I will keep your statutes;
    ^(K)do not utterly forsake me!

Beth

⁹How can ^(L)a young man keep his way pure?
    By guarding it according to your word.
¹⁰^(M)With my whole heart I seek you;
    let me not ^(N)wander from your commandments!
¹¹I have ^(O)stored up your word in my heart,
    that I might not sin against you.
¹²Blessed are you, O Lord;
    ^(P)teach me your statutes!
¹³With my lips I ^(Q)declare
    all the rules^[c] of your mouth.
¹⁴In the way of your testimonies I ^(R)delight
    as much as in all ^(S)riches.
¹⁵I will ^(T)meditate on your precepts
    and fix my eyes on your ^(U)ways.
¹⁶I will ^(V)delight in your statutes;
    I will not forget your word.

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Footnotes

Psalm 119:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem of twenty-two stanzas, following the letters of the Hebrew alphabet; within a stanza, each verse begins with the same Hebrew letter
Psalm 119:7 Or your just and righteous decrees; also verses 62, 106, 160, 164
Psalm 119:13 Or all the just decrees

Matthew 4:18-5:12

English Standard Version

Jesus Calls the First Disciples

¹⁸^(A)While walking by ^(B)the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. ¹⁹And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you ^(C)fishers of men.”^[a] ²⁰Immediately they left their nets and followed him. ²¹And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them. ²²Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.

Jesus Ministers to Great Crowds

²³^(D)And he went throughout all Galilee, ^(E)teaching in their synagogues and ^(F)proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and ^(G)healing every disease and every affliction among the people. ²⁴So his fame spread throughout all ^(H)Syria, and ^(I)they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and ^(J)pains, ^(K)those oppressed by demons, ^(L)those having seizures, and ^(M)paralytics, and he healed them. ²⁵^(N)And great crowds followed him from Galilee and the ^(O)Decapolis, and from Jerusalem and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.

The Sermon on the Mount

5 Seeing the crowds, ^(P)he went up on the mountain, and when he ^(Q)sat down, his disciples came to him.

The Beatitudes

²And ^(R)he opened his mouth and taught them, saying:

³^(S)“Blessed are ^(T)the poor in spirit, for ^(U)theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

⁴“Blessed are ^(V)those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

⁵“Blessed are the ^(W)meek, for they ^(X)shall inherit the earth.

⁶“Blessed are those who hunger and ^(Y)thirst ^(Z)for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

⁷“Blessed are ^(AA)the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

⁸“Blessed are ^(AB)the pure in heart, for ^(AC)they shall see God.

⁹“Blessed are ^(AD)the peacemakers, for ^(AE)they shall be called ^(AF)sons^[b] of God.

¹⁰^(AG)“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for ^(AH)theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

¹¹^(AI)“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely ^(AJ)on my account. ¹²^(AK)Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for ^(AL)so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.