Psalm 147
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Psalm 147
God Restores Jerusalem
1 Hallelujah!
How good it is to sing to our God,
for praise is pleasant and lovely.(A)
2 The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem;(B)
he gathers Israel’s exiled people.(C)
3 He heals the brokenhearted
and bandages their wounds.(D)
4 He counts the number of the stars;
he gives names to all of them.(E)
5 Our Lord is great, vast in power;
his understanding is infinite.[a](F)
6 The Lord helps the oppressed
but brings the wicked to the ground.(G)
7 Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
play the lyre to our God,(H)
8 who covers the sky with clouds,
prepares rain for the earth,
and causes grass to grow on the hills.(I)
9 He provides the animals with their food,
and the young ravens what they cry for.(J)
10 He is not impressed by the strength of a horse;
he does not value the power of a warrior.[b](K)
11 The Lord values those who fear him,
those who put their hope in his faithful love.(L)
12 Exalt the Lord, Jerusalem;
praise your God, Zion!(M)
13 For he strengthens the bars of your city gates
and blesses your children within you.(N)
14 He endows your territory with prosperity;[c](O)
he satisfies you with the finest wheat.(P)
15 He sends his command throughout the earth;
his word runs swiftly.(Q)
16 He spreads snow like wool;
he scatters frost like ashes;(R)
17 he throws his hailstones like crumbs.
Who can withstand his cold?(S)
18 He sends his word and melts them;
he unleashes his winds,[d] and the water flows.(T)
Proverbs 26:15-16
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15 The slacker buries his hand in the bowl;
he is too weary to bring it to his mouth!(A)
16 In his own eyes, a slacker is wiser(B)
than seven who can answer sensibly.
Matthew 20:17-34
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The Third Prediction of His Death
17 While going up to Jerusalem,(A) Jesus took the twelve disciples aside privately and said to them on the way, 18 “See, we are going up to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death.(B) 19 They will hand him over to the Gentiles(C) to be mocked, flogged,[a] and crucified, and on the third day he will be raised.”[b]
Suffering and Service
20 Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons approached him with her sons.(D) She knelt down to ask him for something.(E) 21 “What do you want?” he asked her.
“Promise,”[c] she said to him, “that these two sons of mine may sit, one on your right and the other on your left, in your kingdom.”(F)
22 Jesus answered, “You don’t know what you’re asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?”[d](G)
“We are able,” they said to him.
23 He told them, “You will indeed drink my cup,[e] but to sit at my right and left is not mine to give; instead, it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”(H)
24 When the ten disciples heard this, they became indignant with the two brothers. 25 Jesus called them over and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in high positions act as tyrants over them. 26 It must not be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,(I) 27 and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave; 28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve,(J) and to give his life as a ransom for many.”(K)
Two Blind Men Healed
29 As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him.(L) 30 There were two blind men sitting by the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!” 31 The crowd demanded that they keep quiet, but they cried out all the more, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!” (M)
32 Jesus stopped, called them, and said, “What do you want me to do for you?”
33 “Lord,” they said to him, “open our eyes.” 34 Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes. Immediately they could see, and they followed him.
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