Psalm 119:105-128

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Nun

¹⁰⁵^(A)Your word is a lamp to my feet
    and a light to my path.
¹⁰⁶I have ^(B)sworn an oath and confirmed it,
    to keep your ^(C)righteous rules.
¹⁰⁷I am severely ^(D)afflicted;
    ^(E)give me life, O Lord, according to your word!
¹⁰⁸Accept ^(F)my freewill offerings of praise, O Lord,
    and ^(G)teach me your rules.
¹⁰⁹I hold my life ^(H)in my hand continually,
    but I do not ^(I)forget your law.
¹¹⁰The wicked have laid ^(J)a snare for me,
    but ^(K)I do not stray from your precepts.
¹¹¹Your testimonies are ^(L)my heritage forever,
    for they are ^(M)the joy of my heart.
¹¹²I ^(N)incline my heart to perform your statutes
    forever, ^(O)to the end.^[a]

Samekh

¹¹³I hate ^(P)the double-minded,
    but I love ^(Q)your law.
¹¹⁴You are my ^(R)hiding place and my ^(S)shield;
    I ^(T)hope in your word.
¹¹⁵^(U)Depart from me, you evildoers,
    that I may ^(V)keep the commandments of my God.
¹¹⁶Uphold me ^(W)according to your promise, that I may live,
    and let me not be ^(X)put to shame in my ^(Y)hope!
¹¹⁷^(Z)Hold me up, that I may be safe
    and have regard for your statutes continually!
¹¹⁸You ^(AA)spurn all who ^(AB)go astray from your statutes,
    for their cunning is in vain.
¹¹⁹All the wicked of the earth you discard like ^(AC)dross,
    therefore ^(AD)I love your testimonies.
¹²⁰My flesh ^(AE)trembles for fear of you,
    and I am afraid of your judgments.

Ayin

¹²¹I have done what is just and right;
    do not leave me to my oppressors.
¹²²Give your servant ^(AF)a pledge of good;
    let not ^(AG)the insolent oppress me.
¹²³My ^(AH)eyes long for your salvation
    and for the fulfillment of your righteous promise.
¹²⁴Deal with your servant according to your steadfast love,
    and ^(AI)teach me your statutes.
¹²⁵I am your ^(AJ)servant; ^(AK)give me understanding,
    that I may know your testimonies!
¹²⁶It is time for the Lord to act,
    for your law has been broken.
¹²⁷Therefore I ^(AL)love your commandments
    above gold, above fine gold.
¹²⁸Therefore I consider all your precepts to be right;
    I hate every ^(AM)false way.

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Footnotes

Psalm 119:112 Or statutes; the reward is eternal

Jeremiah 17

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The Sin of Judah

17 “The sin of Judah is written with ^(A)a pen of iron; with a point of diamond it is engraved on ^(B)the tablet of their heart, and on ^(C)the horns of their altars, ²while ^(D)their children remember their altars and their ^(E)Asherim, ^(F)beside every green tree and on the high hills, ³^(G)on the mountains in the open country. ^(H)Your wealth and all your treasures I will give for spoil as the price of your high places for sin throughout all your territory. ⁴You shall loosen your hand from your heritage that I gave to you, ^(I)and I will make you serve your enemies in a land that you do not know, ^(J)for in my anger a fire is kindled that shall burn forever.”

⁵Thus says the Lord:
“Cursed is the man ^(K)who trusts in man
    and makes flesh his strength,^[a]
    whose heart turns away from the Lord.
⁶^(L)He is like a shrub in the desert,
    ^(M)and shall not see any good come.
He shall dwell in the parched places of the wilderness,
    in ^(N)an uninhabited salt land.

⁷^(O)“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,
    ^(P)whose trust is the Lord.
⁸^(Q)He is like a tree planted by water,
    that sends out its roots by the stream,
and does not fear when heat comes,
    for its leaves remain green,
and is not anxious in the year of drought,
    for it does not cease to bear fruit.”

⁹The heart is deceitful above all things,
    and desperately sick;
    who can understand it?
¹⁰^(R)“I the Lord search the heart
    ^(S)and test the mind,^[b]
^(T)to give every man according to his ways,
    according to the fruit of his deeds.”

¹¹Like the ^(U)partridge that gathers a brood that she did not hatch,
so is ^(V)he who gets riches but not by justice;
^(W)in the midst of his days they will leave him,
^(X)and at his end he will be a fool.

¹²A glorious throne set on high from the beginning
    is the place of our sanctuary.
¹³O Lord, ^(Y)the hope of Israel,
    ^(Z)all who forsake you shall be put to shame;
those who turn away from you^[c] ^(AA)shall be written in the earth,
    for ^(AB)they have forsaken ^(AC)the Lord, the fountain of living water.

Jeremiah Prays for Deliverance

¹⁴^(AD)Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed;
    save me, and I shall be saved,
    for ^(AE)you are my praise.
¹⁵^(AF)Behold, they say to me,
    “Where is the word of the Lord?
    Let it come!”
¹⁶I have not run away from being your shepherd,
    nor have I desired the day of sickness.
^(AG)You know ^(AH)what came out of my lips;
    it was before your face.
¹⁷Be not a terror to me;
    ^(AI)you are my refuge in the day of disaster.
¹⁸^(AJ)Let those be put to shame who persecute me,
    but let me not be put to shame;
^(AK)let them be dismayed,
    but let me not be dismayed;
^(AL)bring upon them the day of disaster;
    destroy them with double destruction!

Keep the Sabbath Holy

¹⁹Thus said the Lord to me: “Go and stand in the People's Gate, by which ^(AM)the kings of Judah enter and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem, ²⁰and say: ‘Hear the word of the Lord, ^(AN)you kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, who enter by these gates. ²¹Thus says the Lord: Take care for the sake of your lives, and ^(AO)do not bear a burden on the Sabbath day or bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem. ²²And do not carry a burden out of your houses on the Sabbath ^(AP)or do any work, but ^(AQ)keep the Sabbath day holy, as I commanded your fathers. ²³Yet ^(AR)they did not listen or incline their ear, ^(AS)but stiffened their neck, that they ^(AT)might not hear and receive instruction.

²⁴“‘But if you listen to me, declares the Lord, and ^(AU)bring in no burden by the gates of this city on the Sabbath day, but ^(AV)keep the Sabbath day holy and do no work on it, ²⁵then ^(AW)there shall enter by the gates of this city kings and princes who sit on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they and their officials, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And this city shall be inhabited forever. ²⁶And people shall come from ^(AX)the cities of Judah ^(AY)and the places around Jerusalem, ^(AZ)from the land of Benjamin, ^(BA)from the Shephelah, from the hill country, ^(BB)and from ^(BC)the Negeb, bringing ^(BD)burnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings and frankincense, and ^(BE)bringing thank offerings to the house of the Lord. ²⁷But if you do not listen to me, to ^(BF)keep the Sabbath day holy, ^(BG)and not to bear a burden and enter by the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will ^(BH)kindle a fire in its gates, and it shall ^(BI)devour the palaces of Jerusalem and ^(BJ)shall not be quenched.’”

Footnotes

Jeremiah 17:5 Hebrew arm
Jeremiah 17:10 Hebrew kidneys
Jeremiah 17:13 Hebrew me

Mark 13

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Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple

13 ^(A)And as he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher, what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!” ²And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? ^(B)There will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”

Signs of the End of the Age

³And as he sat on ^(C)the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, ^(D)Peter and James and John and ^(E)Andrew asked him ^(F)privately, ⁴“Tell us, ^(G)when will these things be, and what will be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished?” ⁵And Jesus began to say to them, ^(H)“See that no one leads you astray. ⁶^(I)Many will come in my name, saying, ^(J)‘I am he!’ and they will lead many astray. ⁷And when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, ^(K)do not be alarmed. This ^(L)must take place, but the end is not yet. ⁸For ^(M)nation will rise against nation, and ^(N)kingdom against kingdom. There will be ^(O)earthquakes in various places; there will be ^(P)famines. These are but the beginning of the birth pains.

⁹^(Q)“But ^(R)be on your guard. For they will deliver you over to councils, and you will be beaten ^(S)in synagogues, and you will stand before ^(T)governors and ^(U)kings for my sake, ^(V)to bear witness before them. ¹⁰And the gospel must first be proclaimed ^(W)to all nations. ¹¹And when they bring you to trial and deliver you over, ^(X)do not be anxious beforehand what you are to say, but say ^(Y)whatever is given you in that hour, ^(Z)for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit. ¹²^(AA)And brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death. ¹³^(AB)And you will be hated by all for my name's sake. ^(AC)But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

The Abomination of Desolation

¹⁴“But when you see ^(AD)the abomination of desolation standing where he ought not to be (^(AE)let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. ¹⁵^(AF)Let the one who is on ^(AG)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 ^(AH)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 ^(AI)such ^(AJ)tribulation as has not been ^(AK)from the beginning of the creation that ^(AL)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 ^(AM)the sake of the elect, whom ^(AN)he chose, he shortened the days. ²¹And ^(AO)then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe it. ²²^(AP)For false christs and false prophets will arise and ^(AQ)perform signs and wonders, ^(AR)to lead astray, if possible, ^(AS)the elect. ²³But ^(AT)be on guard; ^(AU)I have told you all things beforehand.

The Coming of the Son of Man

²⁴“But in those days, after ^(AV)that tribulation, ^(AW)the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, ²⁵and ^(AX)the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. ²⁶And then they will see ^(AY)the Son of Man coming in clouds ^(AZ)with great power and glory. ²⁷And then ^(BA)he will send out the angels and ^(BB)gather ^(BC)his elect from ^(BD)the four winds, from ^(BE)the ends of the earth ^(BF)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, ^(BG)at the very gates. ³⁰^(BH)Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. ³¹^(BI)Heaven and earth will pass away, but ^(BJ)my words will not pass away.

No One Knows That Day or Hour

³²“But concerning that day or that hour, ^(BK)no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, ^(BL)nor the Son, ^(BM)but only the Father. ³³^(BN)Be on guard, ^(BO)keep awake.^[a] For you do not know when the time will come. ³⁴^(BP)It is like a man ^(BQ)going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants^[b] in charge, ^(BR)each with his work, and commands ^(BS)the doorkeeper to stay awake. ³⁵^(BT)Therefore stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, ^(BU)in the evening, or ^(BV)at midnight, or ^(BW)when the rooster crows,^[c] or ^(BX)in the morning— ³⁶lest ^(BY)he come suddenly and ^(BZ)find you asleep. ³⁷And what I say to you I say to all: ^(CA)Stay awake.”