Psalm 30

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Joy Comes with the Morning

A Psalm of David. A song at the dedication of ^(A)the temple.

30 I will ^(B)extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up
    and have not let my foes ^(C)rejoice over me.
²O Lord my God, I ^(D)cried to you for help,
    and you have ^(E)healed me.
³O Lord, you have brought up my soul from ^(F)Sheol;
    you restored me to life from among those who ^(G)go down to the pit.^[a]

⁴Sing praises to the Lord, O you ^(H)his saints,
    and ^(I)give thanks to his holy name.^[b]
⁵^(J)For his anger is but for a moment,
    and ^(K)his favor is for a lifetime.^[c]
^(L)Weeping may tarry for the night,
    but ^(M)joy comes with the morning.

⁶As for me, I said in my ^(N)prosperity,
    “I shall never be ^(O)moved.”
⁷By your favor, O Lord,
    you made my ^(P)mountain stand strong;
you ^(Q)hid your face;
    I was ^(R)dismayed.

⁸To you, O Lord, I cry,
    and ^(S)to the Lord I plead for mercy:
⁹“What profit is there in my death,^[d]
    if I go down to the pit?^[e]
Will ^(T)the dust praise you?
    Will it tell of your faithfulness?
¹⁰^(U)Hear, O Lord, and be merciful to me!
    O Lord, be my helper!”

¹¹You have turned for me my mourning into ^(V)dancing;
    you have loosed my sackcloth
    and clothed me with gladness,
¹²that my ^(W)glory may sing your praise and not be silent.
    O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever!

Footnotes

Psalm 30:3 Or to life, that I should not go down to the pit
Psalm 30:4 Hebrew to the memorial of his holiness (see Exodus 3:15)
Psalm 30:5 Or and in his favor is life
Psalm 30:9 Hebrew in my blood
Psalm 30:9 Or to corruption

Psalm 32

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Blessed Are the Forgiven

A Maskil^[a] of David.

32 ^(A)Blessed is the one whose ^(B)transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered.
²Blessed is the man against whom the Lord ^(C)counts no iniquity,
and in whose spirit ^(D)there is no deceit.

³For when I kept silent, my ^(E)bones wasted away
through my ^(F)groaning all day long.
⁴For day and night your ^(G)hand was heavy upon me;
my strength was dried up^[b] as by the heat of summer. Selah

⁵I ^(H)acknowledged my sin to you,
and I did not cover my iniquity;
I said, “I ^(I)will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah

⁶Therefore let everyone who is ^(J)godly
    offer prayer to you at a time when you ^(K)may be found;
surely in the rush of ^(L)great waters,
    they shall not reach him.
⁷You are a ^(M)hiding place for me;
    you preserve me from ^(N)trouble;
    you surround me with ^(O)shouts of deliverance. Selah

⁸I will ^(P)instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
    I will ^(Q)counsel you with my eye upon you.
⁹^(R)Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding,
    which must be curbed with ^(S)bit and bridle,
    or it will not stay near you.

¹⁰^(T)Many are the sorrows of the wicked,
but steadfast love surrounds the one who ^(U)trusts in the Lord.
¹¹^(V)Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous,
and ^(W)shout for joy, all you ^(X)upright in heart!

Footnotes

Psalm 32:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
Psalm 32:4 Hebrew my vitality was changed

Ezekiel 39:21-29

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²¹“And ^(A)I will set my glory among the nations, and all the nations shall see ^(B)my judgment that I have executed, and ^(C)my hand that I have laid on them. ²²^(D)The house of Israel shall know that I am the Lord their God, from that day forward. ²³And ^(E)the nations shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity, because they dealt so treacherously with me that ^(F)I hid my face from them and ^(G)gave them into the hand of their adversaries, and they all fell by the sword. ²⁴I dealt with them ^(H)according to their uncleanness and their transgressions, and hid my face from them.

The Lord Will Restore Israel

²⁵“Therefore thus says the Lord God: Now ^(I)I will restore the fortunes of Jacob and have mercy on ^(J)the whole house of Israel, and ^(K)I will be jealous for my holy name. ²⁶They shall ^(L)forget their shame and all the treachery they have practiced against me, when ^(M)they dwell securely in their land with ^(N)none to make them afraid, ²⁷^(O)when I have brought them back from the peoples and gathered them from their enemies' lands, ^(P)and through them have vindicated my holiness in the sight of many nations. ²⁸^(Q)Then they shall know that I am the Lord their God, because I sent them into exile among the nations and then assembled them into their own land. I will leave none of them remaining among the nations anymore. ²⁹^(R)And I will not hide my face anymore from them, when ^(S)I pour out my Spirit upon the house of Israel, declares the Lord God.”

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Philippians 4:10-20

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God's Provision

¹⁰I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at length ^(A)you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned for me, but you had no opportunity. ¹¹Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned, in whatever situation I am, to be ^(B)content. ¹²I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and ^(C)hunger, abundance and ^(D)need. ¹³I can do all things ^(E)through him who strengthens me.

¹⁴Yet it was kind of you ^(F)to share^[a] my trouble. ¹⁵And you Philippians yourselves know that ^(G)in the beginning of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, ^(H)no church entered into partnership with me in giving and receiving, except you only. ¹⁶Even in Thessalonica you sent me help for my needs once and again. ¹⁷^(I)Not that I seek the gift, but I seek ^(J)the fruit that increases to your credit.^[b] ¹⁸I have received full payment, and more. I am well supplied, ^(K)having received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent, ^(L)a fragrant offering, ^(M)a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God. ¹⁹And my God ^(N)will supply every need of yours ^(O)according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. ²⁰To ^(P)our God and Father be ^(Q)glory forever and ever. Amen.

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Footnotes

Philippians 4:14 Or have fellowship in
Philippians 4:17 Or I seek the profit that accrues to your account

John 17:20-26

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²⁰“I do not ^(A)ask for these only, but also for those ^(B)who will believe in me through their word, ²¹^(C)that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that ^(D)they also may be in ^(E)us, so that the world ^(F)may believe that you have sent me. ²²^(G)The glory that you have given me ^(H)I have given to them, ^(I)that they may be one even as we are one, ²³^(J)I in them and you in me, ^(K)that they may become perfectly one, ^(L)so that the world may know that you sent me and ^(M)loved them even as ^(N)you loved me. ²⁴Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be ^(O)with me ^(P)where I am, ^(Q)to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me ^(R)before the foundation of the world. ²⁵^(S)O righteous Father, even though ^(T)the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me. ²⁶^(U)I made known to them your name, and I will continue to make it known, that the love ^(V)with which you have loved me may be in them, and ^(W)I in them.”