Psalm 124

English Standard Version

Our Help Is in the Name of the Lord

A Song of ^(A)Ascents. Of David.

124 ^(B)If it had not been the Lord who was on our side—
    ^(C)let Israel now say—
²if it had not been the Lord who was on our side
    when people rose up against us,
³then they would have ^(D)swallowed us up alive,
    when their anger was kindled against us;
⁴then ^(E)the flood would have ^(F)swept us away,
    the torrent would have gone ^(G)over us;
⁵then over us would have gone
    the raging waters.

⁶Blessed be the Lord,
    who has not given us
    as prey to their teeth!
⁷We have escaped like a bird
    from ^(H)the snare of the fowlers;
the snare is broken,
    and we have escaped!

⁸^(I)Our help is in the name of the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.

Psalm 125

English Standard Version

The Lord Surrounds His People

A Song of ^(A)Ascents.

125 Those who ^(B)trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion,
    which ^(C)cannot be moved, but abides forever.
²As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
    so ^(D)the Lord surrounds his people,
    from this time forth and forevermore.
³For ^(E)the scepter of wickedness shall not ^(F)rest
    on ^(G)the land allotted to the righteous,
lest the righteous ^(H)stretch out
    their hands to do wrong.
⁴^(I)Do good, O Lord, to those who are good,
    and to those who are ^(J)upright in their hearts!
⁵But those who ^(K)turn aside to their ^(L)crooked ways
    the Lord will lead away with ^(M)evildoers!
    ^(N)Peace be upon Israel!

Psalm 126

English Standard Version

Restore Our Fortunes, O Lord

A Song of ^(A)Ascents.

126 When the Lord ^(B)restored the fortunes of Zion,
    we were like those who ^(C)dream.
²Then our ^(D)mouth was filled with laughter,
    and our tongue with shouts of joy;
then they said among the nations,
    ^(E)“The Lord has done great things for them.”
³The Lord has done great things for us;
    we are glad.

⁴Restore our fortunes, O Lord,
    like streams in the Negeb!
⁵^(F)Those who sow in tears
    shall reap with shouts of joy!
⁶He who goes out weeping,
    bearing the seed for sowing,
shall come home with shouts of joy,
    bringing his sheaves with him.

Job 22

English Standard Version

Eliphaz Speaks: Job's Wickedness Is Great

22 Then ^(A)Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:

²^(B)“Can a man be profitable to God?
    Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself.
³Is it any pleasure to the Almighty if you are in the right,
    or is it gain to him if you ^(C)make your ways blameless?
⁴Is it for your fear of him that he reproves you
    and ^(D)enters into judgment with you?
⁵Is not your evil abundant?
    There is no end to your iniquities.
⁶For you have ^(E)exacted pledges of your brothers for nothing
    ^(F)and stripped the naked of their clothing.
⁷You have given no water to the weary to drink,
    and you have ^(G)withheld bread from the hungry.
⁸^(H)The man with power possessed the land,
    and ^(I)the favored man lived in it.
⁹You have ^(J)sent widows away empty,
    and ^(K)the arms of ^(L)the fatherless were crushed.
¹⁰Therefore ^(M)snares are all around you,
    and sudden terror overwhelms you,
¹¹or ^(N)darkness, so that you cannot see,
    and a ^(O)flood of ^(P)water covers you.

¹²“Is not God high in the heavens?
    See ^(Q)the highest stars, how lofty they are!
¹³But you say, ^(R)‘What does God know?
    Can he judge through ^(S)the deep darkness?
¹⁴^(T)Thick clouds veil him, so that he does not see,
    and he walks on the vault of heaven.’
¹⁵Will you keep to the old way
    that wicked men have trod?
¹⁶They were snatched away ^(U)before their time;
    their foundation was washed away.^[a]
¹⁷They said to God, ^(V)‘Depart from us,’
    and ^(W)‘What can the Almighty do to us?’^[b]
¹⁸Yet he filled their houses with good things—
    but ^(X)the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
¹⁹^(Y)The righteous see it and are glad;
    the innocent one ^(Z)mocks at them,
²⁰saying, ‘Surely our adversaries are cut off,
    and what they left ^(AA)the fire has consumed.’

²¹^(AB)“Agree with God, and ^(AC)be at peace;
    thereby good will come to you.
²²Receive instruction from ^(AD)his mouth,
    and ^(AE)lay up his words in your heart.
²³If you ^(AF)return to the Almighty you will be ^(AG)built up;
    if you ^(AH)remove injustice far from your tents,
²⁴if you lay gold in ^(AI)the dust,
    and gold of ^(AJ)Ophir among the stones of the torrent-bed,
²⁵then the Almighty will be your gold
    and your precious silver.
²⁶For then you ^(AK)will delight yourself in the Almighty
    and ^(AL)lift up your face to God.
²⁷You will ^(AM)make your prayer to him, and he will hear you,
    and you will ^(AN)pay your vows.
²⁸You will decide on a matter, and it will be established for you,
    and ^(AO)light will shine on your ways.
²⁹For when they are humbled you say, ‘It is because of pride’;^[c]
    but he saves ^(AP)the lowly.
³⁰He ^(AQ)delivers even the one who is not innocent,
    who will be delivered through ^(AR)the cleanness of your hands.”

Notas al pie

Job 22:16 Or their foundation was poured out as a stream (or river)
Job 22:17 Hebrew them
Job 22:29 Or you say, ‘It is exaltation’

Hebrews 12:1-17

English Standard Version

Jesus, Founder and Perfecter of Our Faith

12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and ^(A)sin which clings so closely, and ^(B)let us run ^(C)with endurance the race that is ^(D)set before us, ²looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, ^(E)who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising ^(F)the shame, and ^(G)is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

Do Not Grow Weary

³^(H)Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or ^(I)fainthearted. ⁴In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. ⁵And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons?

^(J)“My son, ^(K)do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord,
nor be weary when reproved by him.
⁶For ^(L)the Lord disciplines the one he loves,
and chastises every son whom he receives.”

⁷It is for discipline that you have to endure. ^(M)God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? ⁸If you are left without discipline, ^(N)in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. ⁹Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to ^(O)the Father of spirits ^(P)and live? ¹⁰For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, ^(Q)that we may share his holiness. ¹¹^(R)For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields ^(S)the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

¹²Therefore ^(T)lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees, ¹³and ^(U)make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint ^(V)but rather be healed. ¹⁴^(W)Strive for peace with everyone, and for the ^(X)holiness ^(Y)without which no one will see the Lord. ¹⁵See to it that no one ^(Z)fails to obtain the grace of God; that no ^(AA)“root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled; ¹⁶that no one is ^(AB)sexually immoral or unholy like Esau, who sold his birthright for a single meal. ¹⁷For you know that ^(AC)afterward, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no chance to repent, though he sought it with tears.