Psalm 35

English Standard Version

Great Is the Lord

Of David.

35 Contend, O Lord, with those who ^(A)contend with me;
    ^(B)fight against those who fight against me!
²Take hold of ^(C)shield and buckler
    and rise for my help!
³Draw the spear and javelin^[a]
    against my pursuers!
Say to my soul,
    “I am your salvation!”

⁴^(D)Let them be ^(E)put to shame and dishonor
    who seek after my life!
Let them be ^(F)turned back and disappointed
    who devise evil against me!
⁵Let them be like ^(G)chaff before the wind,
    with the angel of the Lord driving them away!
⁶Let their way be dark and ^(H)slippery,
    with the angel of the Lord pursuing them!

⁷For ^(I)without cause ^(J)they hid their net for me;
without cause they dug ^(K)a pit for my life.^[b]
⁸Let ^(L)destruction come upon him ^(M)when he does not know it!
And let the net that he hid ensnare him;
let him fall into it—to his destruction!

⁹Then my soul will rejoice in the Lord,
    ^(N)exulting in his salvation.
¹⁰All my ^(O)bones shall say,
    “O Lord, ^(P)who is like you,
delivering the poor
    from him who is too strong for him,
    the poor and needy from him who robs him?”

¹¹^(Q)Malicious^[c] witnesses rise up;
    they ask me of things that I do not know.
¹²^(R)They repay me evil for good;
    my soul is bereft.^[d]
¹³But I, ^(S)when they were sick—
    I ^(T)wore sackcloth;
    I ^(U)afflicted myself with fasting;
I prayed ^(V)with head bowed^[e] on my chest.
¹⁴    I went about as though I grieved for my friend or my brother;
as one who laments his mother,
    I ^(W)bowed down in mourning.

¹⁵But at my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered;
    they gathered together against me;
^(X)wretches whom I did not know
    tore at me without ceasing;
¹⁶like profane mockers at a feast,^[f]
    they ^(Y)gnash at me with their teeth.

¹⁷How long, O Lord, will you ^(Z)look on?
    Rescue me from their destruction,
    ^(AA)my precious life from the lions!
¹⁸I will thank you in ^(AB)the great congregation;
    in the mighty throng I will praise you.

¹⁹^(AC)Let not those rejoice over me
    who are ^(AD)wrongfully my foes,
and let not those ^(AE)wink the eye
    who ^(AF)hate me ^(AG)without cause.
²⁰For they do not speak peace,
    but against those who are quiet in the land
    they devise words of deceit.
²¹They ^(AH)open wide their mouths against me;
    they say, ^(AI)“Aha, Aha!
    Our eyes have seen it!”

²²^(AJ)You have seen, O Lord; ^(AK)be not silent!
    O Lord, ^(AL)be not far from me!
²³Awake and ^(AM)rouse yourself for ^(AN)my vindication,
    for my cause, my God and my Lord!
²⁴^(AO)Vindicate me, O Lord, my God,
    according to your righteousness,
    and ^(AP)let them not rejoice over me!
²⁵Let them not say in their hearts,
    ^(AQ)“Aha, our heart's desire!”
Let them not say, ^(AR)“We have swallowed him up.”

²⁶Let them be ^(AS)put to shame and disappointed altogether
who rejoice at my calamity!
Let them be ^(AT)clothed with shame and dishonor
who ^(AU)magnify themselves against me!

²⁷Let those who delight in my righteousness
    shout for joy and be glad
    ^(AV)and say evermore,
^(AW)“Great is the Lord,
    who ^(AX)delights in the welfare of his servant!”
²⁸Then my ^(AY)tongue shall tell of your righteousness
    and of your praise all the day long.

Footnotes

Psalm 35:3 Or and close the way
Psalm 35:7 The word pit is transposed from the preceding line; Hebrew For without cause they hid the pit of their net for me; without cause they dug for my life
Psalm 35:11 Or Violent
Psalm 35:12 Hebrew it is bereavement to my soul
Psalm 35:13 Or my prayer shall turn back
Psalm 35:16 The meaning of the Hebrew phrase is uncertain

1 Chronicles 27

English Standard Version

Military Divisions

27 This is the number of the people of Israel, the heads of fathers' houses, the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and their officers who served the king in all matters concerning the divisions that came and went, month after month throughout the year, each division numbering 24,000:

²^(A)Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel was in charge of the first division in the first month; in his division were 24,000. ³He was a ^(B)descendant of Perez and was chief of all the commanders. He served for the first month. ⁴^(C)Dodai the Ahohite^[a] was in charge of the division of the second month; in his division were 24,000. ⁵The third commander, for the third month, was ^(D)Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the chief priest; in his division were 24,000. ⁶This is the Benaiah ^(E)who was a mighty man of the thirty and in command of the thirty; Ammizabad his son was in charge of his division.^[b] ⁷^(F)Asahel the brother of Joab was fourth, for the fourth month, and his son Zebadiah after him; in his division were 24,000. ⁸The fifth commander, for the fifth month, was ^(G)Shamhuth the Izrahite; in his division were 24,000. ⁹Sixth, for the sixth month, was ^(H)Ira, the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; in his division were 24,000. ¹⁰Seventh, for the seventh month, was ^(I)Helez the Pelonite, of the sons of Ephraim; in his division were 24,000. ¹¹Eighth, for the eighth month, was ^(J)Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zerahites; in his division were 24,000. ¹²Ninth, for the ninth month, was ^(K)Abiezer of Anathoth, a Benjaminite; in his division were 24,000. ¹³Tenth, for the tenth month, was ^(L)Maharai of Netophah, of the Zerahites; in his division were 24,000. ¹⁴Eleventh, for the eleventh month, was ^(M)Benaiah of Pirathon, of the sons of Ephraim; in his division were 24,000. ¹⁵Twelfth, for the twelfth month, was ^(N)Heldai the Netophathite, of ^(O)Othniel; in his division were 24,000.

Leaders of Tribes

¹⁶Over the tribes of Israel, for the Reubenites, Eliezer the son of Zichri was chief officer; for the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maacah; ¹⁷for Levi, ^(P)Hashabiah the son of Kemuel; for Aaron, ^(Q)Zadok; ¹⁸for Judah, Elihu, one of David's brothers; for Issachar, Omri the son of Michael; ¹⁹for Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah; for Naphtali, Jeremoth the son of Azriel; ²⁰for the Ephraimites, Hoshea the son of Azaziah; for the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah; ²¹for the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah; for Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner; ²²for Dan, Azarel the son of Jeroham. These were the ^(R)leaders of the tribes of Israel. ²³David did not count those below twenty years of age, for the ^(S)Lord had promised to make Israel as many as the stars of heaven. ²⁴Joab the son of Zeruiah began to count, but ^(T)did not finish. Yet ^(U)wrath came upon Israel for this, and the number was not entered in the chronicles of King David.

²⁵Over the king's treasuries was ^(V)Azmaveth the son of Adiel; and over the treasuries in the country, in the cities, in the villages, and in the towers, was Jonathan the son of Uzziah; ²⁶and over those who did the work of the field for tilling the soil was Ezri the son of Chelub; ²⁷and over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite; and over the produce of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite. ²⁸Over the olive and ^(W)sycamore trees in the Shephelah was Baal-hanan the Gederite; and over the stores of oil was Joash. ²⁹Over the herds that pastured in ^(X)Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite; over the herds in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai. ³⁰Over the camels was Obil the Ishmaelite; and over the donkeys was Jehdeiah the Meronothite. ³¹Over the flocks was Jaziz the ^(Y)Hagrite. All these were stewards of King David's property.

³²Jonathan, David's uncle, was a counselor, being a man of understanding and a scribe. He and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni attended the king's sons. ³³^(Z)Ahithophel was the ^(AA)king's counselor, and Hushai the Archite was the king's friend. ³⁴Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada the son of ^(AB)Benaiah, and ^(AC)Abiathar. Joab was ^(AD)commander of the king's army.

Footnotes

1 Chronicles 27:4 Septuagint; Hebrew Ahohite and his division and Mikloth the chief officer
1 Chronicles 27:6 Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew was his division

Matthew 23:37-24:14

English Standard Version

Lament over Jerusalem

³⁷^(A)“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that ^(B)kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have ^(C)gathered ^(D)your children together ^(E)as a hen gathers her brood ^(F)under her wings, and ^(G)you were not willing! ³⁸See, ^(H)your house is left to you desolate. ³⁹For I tell you, you will not see me again, until you say, ^(I)‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple

24 ^(J)Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. ²But he answered them, “You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you, ^(K)there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”

Signs of the End of the Age

³As he sat on ^(L)the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him ^(M)privately, saying, “Tell us, ^(N)when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your ^(O)coming and of ^(P)the end of the age?” ⁴And Jesus answered them, ^(Q)“See that no one leads you astray. ⁵For ^(R)many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am ^(S)the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray. ⁶And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you ^(T)are not alarmed, for this ^(U)must take place, but the end is not yet. ⁷For ^(V)nation will rise against nation, and ^(W)kingdom against kingdom, and there will be ^(X)famines and earthquakes in various places. ⁸All these are but the beginning of ^(Y)the birth pains.

⁹“Then ^(Z)they will deliver you up ^(AA)to tribulation and ^(AB)put you to death, and ^(AC)you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake. ¹⁰And then many will fall away^[a] and ^(AD)betray one another and hate one another. ¹¹And many ^(AE)false prophets will arise ^(AF)and lead many astray. ¹²And because lawlessness will be increased, ^(AG)the love of many will grow cold. ¹³^(AH)But the one who endures to the end will be saved. ¹⁴And this gospel of the kingdom ^(AI)will be proclaimed throughout the whole world ^(AJ)as a testimony ^(AK)to all nations, and ^(AL)then the end will come.