Psalm 98

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Psalm 98

Praise the King

A psalm.

¹Sing a new song to the Lord,^(A)
for he has performed wonders;
his right hand and holy arm
have won him victory.^(B)
²The Lord has made his victory known;
he has revealed his righteousness
in the sight of the nations.^(C)
³He has remembered his love
and faithfulness to the house of Israel;
all the ends of the earth
have seen our God’s victory.^(D)

⁴Let the whole earth shout to the Lord;
be jubilant, shout for joy, and sing.^(E)
⁵Sing to the Lord with the lyre,
with the lyre and melodious song.^(F)
⁶With trumpets and the blast of the ram’s horn
shout triumphantly
in the presence of the Lord, our King.^(G)

⁷Let the sea and all that fills it,
the world and those who live in it, resound.^(H)
⁸Let the rivers clap their hands;
let the mountains shout together for joy^(I)
⁹before the Lord,
for he is coming to judge the earth.
He will judge the world righteously
and the peoples fairly.^(J)

1 John 2:3-17

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God’s Commands

³This is how we know^(A) that we know him: if we keep his commands.^(B) ⁴The one who says, “I have come to know him,” and yet doesn’t keep his commands, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. ⁵But whoever keeps his word,^(C) truly in him the love of God is made complete. This is how we know we are in him:^(D) ⁶The one who says he remains in him^(E) should walk just as he walked.

⁷Dear friends, I am not writing you a new command^(F) but an old command that you have had from the beginning. The old command is the word^(G) you have heard. ⁸Yet I am writing you a new command, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away^(H) and the true light^(I) is already shining.^(J) ⁹The one who says he is in the light but hates his brother or sister^(K) is in the darkness until now. ¹⁰The one who loves his brother or sister^(L) remains in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.^[a] ¹¹But the one who hates his brother or sister^(M) is in the darkness, walks in the darkness,^(N) and doesn’t know where he’s going,^(O) because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

Reasons for Writing

¹²I am writing to you, little children,
since your sins have been forgiven
on account of his name.^(P)
¹³I am writing to you, fathers,
because you have come to know
the one who is from the beginning.^(Q)
I am writing to you, young men,
because you have conquered the evil one.^(R)
¹⁴I have written to you, children,
because you have come to know the Father.
I have written to you, fathers,
because you have come to know
the one who is from the beginning.
I have written to you, young men,
because you are strong,
God’s word^(S) remains in you,
and you have conquered the evil one.

A Warning about the World

¹⁵Do not love the world^(T) or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. ¹⁶For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh,^(U) the lust of the eyes,^(V) and the pride^(W) in one’s possessions—is not from the Father, but is from the world. ¹⁷And the world with its lust is passing away,^(X) but the one who does the will of God^(Y) remains forever.^(Z)

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Footnotes

2:10 Or it

Proverbs 11:22-23

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²²A beautiful woman who rejects good sense
is like a gold ring in a pig’s snout.^(A)

²³The desire of the righteous turns out well,^(B)
but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.^(C)

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