Psalm 33

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The Steadfast Love of the Lord

33 ^(A)Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous!
    ^(B)Praise befits the upright.
²Give thanks to the Lord with the ^(C)lyre;
    make melody to him with ^(D)the harp of ^(E)ten strings!
³Sing to him ^(F)a new song;
    play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.

⁴For the word of the Lord is upright,
and all his work is done in ^(G)faithfulness.
⁵He ^(H)loves righteousness and justice;
^(I)the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.

⁶By ^(J)the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
and by ^(K)the breath of his mouth all ^(L)their host.
⁷He gathers the waters of the sea as ^(M)a heap;
he ^(N)puts the deeps in storehouses.

⁸Let all the earth fear the Lord;
let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!
⁹For ^(O)he spoke, and it came to be;
he commanded, and it stood firm.

¹⁰The Lord ^(P)brings the counsel of the nations to nothing;
    he frustrates the plans of the peoples.
¹¹^(Q)The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
    the plans of his heart to all generations.
¹²^(R)Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
    the people whom he has ^(S)chosen as his heritage!

¹³The Lord ^(T)looks down from heaven;
    he sees all the children of man;
¹⁴from ^(U)where he sits enthroned he ^(V)looks out
    on all the inhabitants of the earth,
¹⁵he who fashions the hearts of them all
    and observes all their deeds.
¹⁶^(W)The king is not saved by his great army;
    a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.
¹⁷^(X)The war horse is a false hope for salvation,
    and by its great might it cannot rescue.

¹⁸Behold, ^(Y)the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him,
^(Z)on those who hope in his steadfast love,
¹⁹that he may ^(AA)deliver their soul from death
and keep them alive in ^(AB)famine.

²⁰Our soul ^(AC)waits for the Lord;
    he is our ^(AD)help and ^(AE)our shield.
²¹For our heart is ^(AF)glad in him,
    because we ^(AG)trust in his holy name.
²²Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us,
    even as we hope in you.

Nahum 2

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The Destruction of Nineveh

2 ^(A)The scatterer has come up against you.
    ^(B)Man the ramparts;
    watch the road;
dress for battle;^[a]
    collect all your strength.

²For ^(C)the Lord is restoring the majesty of Jacob
as the majesty of Israel,
for plunderers have plundered them
and ^(D)ruined their branches.

³The shield of his mighty men is red;
    ^(E)his soldiers are clothed in scarlet.
The chariots come with flashing metal
    on the day he musters them;
    the cypress spears are brandished.
⁴^(F)The chariots race madly through the streets;
    they rush to and fro through the squares;
they gleam like torches;
    they dart like lightning.
⁵He remembers ^(G)his officers;
    ^(H)they stumble as they go,
they hasten to the wall;
    the siege tower^[b] is set up.
⁶^(I)The river gates are opened;
    the palace ^(J)melts away;
⁷its mistress^[c] is ^(K)stripped;^[d] she is carried off,
    her slave girls ^(L)lamenting,
moaning like doves
    and beating their breasts.
⁸^(M)Nineveh is like a pool
    whose waters run away.^[e]
“Halt! Halt!” they cry,
    but ^(N)none turns back.
⁹Plunder the silver,
    plunder the gold!
There is no end of the treasure
    or of the wealth of all precious things.

¹⁰^(O)Desolate! Desolation and ruin!
    ^(P)Hearts melt and ^(Q)knees tremble;
^(R)anguish is in all loins;
    ^(S)all faces grow pale!
¹¹Where is the lions' den,
    the feeding place of ^(T)the young lions,
where the lion and lioness went,
    where his cubs were, with ^(U)none to disturb?
¹²^(V)The lion tore enough for his cubs
    and ^(W)strangled prey for his lionesses;
he filled his caves with prey
    and his dens with torn flesh.

¹³^(X)Behold, I am against you, declares the Lord of hosts, and ^(Y)I will burn your^[f] chariots in smoke, and the sword shall devour your young lions. I will cut off your prey from the earth, and ^(Z)the voice of your messengers shall no longer be heard.

Footnotes

Nahum 2:1 Hebrew gird your loins
Nahum 2:5 Or the mantelet
Nahum 2:7 The meaning of the Hebrew word rendered its mistress is uncertain
Nahum 2:7 Or exiled
Nahum 2:8 Compare Septuagint; the meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
Nahum 2:13 Hebrew her

Matthew 9:35-38

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The Harvest Is Plentiful, the Laborers Few

³⁵^(A)And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. ³⁶^(B)When he saw the crowds, ^(C)he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, ^(D)like sheep without a shepherd. ³⁷^(E)Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; ³⁸therefore ^(F)pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to ^(G)send out laborers into his harvest.”

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Matthew 10:1-23

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The Twelve Apostles

10 ^(A)And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction. ²^(B)The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, ^(C)who is called Peter, and ^(D)Andrew his brother; ^(E)James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; ³Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and ^(F)Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;^[a] ⁴Simon the Zealot,^[b] and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles

⁵^(G)These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, “Go nowhere among the Gentiles and enter no town of ^(H)the Samaritans, ⁶^(I)but go rather to ^(J)the lost sheep of ^(K)the house of Israel. ⁷And proclaim as you go, saying, ^(L)‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’^[c] ⁸^(M)Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers,^[d] cast out demons. ^(N)You received without paying; give without pay. ⁹^(O)Acquire no gold or silver or copper for your belts, ¹⁰no bag for your journey, or two tunics^[e] or sandals or a staff, for ^(P)the laborer deserves his food. ¹¹And whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy in it and stay there until you depart. ¹²As you enter the house, ^(Q)greet it. ¹³And if the house is ^(R)worthy, let ^(S)your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let ^(T)your peace return to you. ¹⁴And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, ^(U)shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. ¹⁵Truly, I say to you, ^(V)it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for ^(W)the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.

Persecution Will Come

¹⁶^(X)“Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be ^(Y)wise as serpents and ^(Z)innocent as doves. ¹⁷Beware of men, for ^(AA)they will deliver you over to courts and flog you ^(AB)in their synagogues, ¹⁸^(AC)and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, ^(AD)to bear witness before them and the Gentiles. ¹⁹^(AE)When ^(AF)they deliver you over, ^(AG)do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say, for ^(AH)what you are to say will be given to you in that hour. ²⁰^(AI)For it is not you who speak, but ^(AJ)the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. ²¹^(AK)Brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death, ²²^(AL)and you will be hated by all for my name's sake. ^(AM)But the one who endures to the end will be saved. ²³When they ^(AN)persecute you in one town, ^(AO)flee to the next, for truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel ^(AP)before the Son of Man comes.

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Footnotes

Matthew 10:3 Some manuscripts Lebbaeus, or Lebbaeus called Thaddaeus
Matthew 10:4 Greek kananaios, meaning zealot
Matthew 10:7 Or The kingdom of heaven has come near
Matthew 10:8 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13
Matthew 10:10 Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin