Psalm 131-136

English Standard Version

I Have Calmed and Quieted My Soul

A Song of ^(A)Ascents. Of David.

131 O Lord, my heart is not ^(B)lifted up;
    my eyes are not ^(C)raised too high;
I do not ^(D)occupy myself with things
    too great and ^(E)too marvelous for me.
²But I have calmed and quieted my soul,
    like a weaned ^(F)child with its mother;
    like a weaned child is my soul within me.

³^(G)O Israel, hope in the Lord
from this time forth and forevermore.

The Lord Has Chosen Zion

A Song of ^(H)Ascents.

132 Remember, O Lord, in David's favor,
    all ^(I)the hardships he endured,
²how he swore to the Lord
    and ^(J)vowed to ^(K)the Mighty One of Jacob,
³“I will not enter my house
    or get into my bed,
⁴I will not ^(L)give sleep to my eyes
    or slumber to my eyelids,
⁵until I ^(M)find a place for the Lord,
    a dwelling place for ^(N)the Mighty One of Jacob.”

⁶Behold, we heard of it in ^(O)Ephrathah;
we found it in ^(P)the fields of Jaar.
⁷“Let us go to his dwelling place;
let us ^(Q)worship at his ^(R)footstool!”

⁸^(S)Arise, O Lord, and go to your ^(T)resting place,
    you and the ark of your ^(U)might.
⁹Let your ^(V)priests be ^(W)clothed with righteousness,
    and let your ^(X)saints shout for joy.
¹⁰For the sake of your servant David,
    ^(Y)do not turn away the face of ^(Z)your anointed one.

¹¹^(AA)The Lord swore to David a sure oath
    ^(AB)from which he will not turn back:
^(AC)“One of the sons of your body^[a]
    I will set on your throne.
¹²If your sons keep my covenant
    and my testimonies that I shall teach them,
their sons also forever
    shall ^(AD)sit on your throne.”

¹³For the Lord has ^(AE)chosen Zion;
    he has ^(AF)desired it for his dwelling place:
¹⁴“This is my ^(AG)resting place forever;
    here I will ^(AH)dwell, for I have desired it.
¹⁵I will abundantly ^(AI)bless her provisions;
    I will ^(AJ)satisfy her poor with bread.
¹⁶Her ^(AK)priests I will clothe with salvation,
    and her ^(AL)saints will shout for joy.
¹⁷There I will make ^(AM)a horn to sprout for David;
    I have prepared ^(AN)a lamp for ^(AO)my anointed.
¹⁸His enemies I will ^(AP)clothe with shame,
    but on him his crown will shine.”

When Brothers Dwell in Unity

A Song of ^(AQ)Ascents. Of David.

133 Behold, how good and pleasant it is
    when ^(AR)brothers dwell in unity!^[b]
²It is like the precious ^(AS)oil on ^(AT)the head,
    running down on the beard,
on the beard of Aaron,
    running down on ^(AU)the collar of his robes!
³It is like ^(AV)the dew of ^(AW)Hermon,
    which falls on ^(AX)the mountains of Zion!
For there the Lord ^(AY)has commanded the blessing,
    life forevermore.

Come, Bless the Lord

A Song of ^(AZ)Ascents.

134 Come, bless the Lord, all you ^(BA)servants of the Lord,
who ^(BB)stand ^(BC)by night in the house of the Lord!
²^(BD)Lift up your hands to ^(BE)the holy place
and bless the Lord!

³May the Lord ^(BF)bless you ^(BG)from Zion,
he who ^(BH)made heaven and earth!

Your Name, O Lord, Endures Forever

135 ^(BI)Praise the Lord!
Praise the name of the Lord,
    give praise, O ^(BJ)servants of the Lord,
²who ^(BK)stand in the house of the Lord,
    in ^(BL)the courts of the house of our God!
³Praise the Lord, for ^(BM)the Lord is good;
    sing to his name, ^(BN)for it is pleasant!^[c]
⁴For the Lord has ^(BO)chosen Jacob for himself,
    Israel as his ^(BP)own possession.

⁵For I know that ^(BQ)the Lord is great,
    and that our Lord is above all gods.
⁶^(BR)Whatever the Lord pleases, he does,
    in heaven and on earth,
    in the seas and all deeps.
⁷^(BS)He it is who makes the clouds rise at the end of the earth,
    who ^(BT)makes lightnings for the rain
    and brings forth the wind from his ^(BU)storehouses.

⁸He it was who ^(BV)struck down the firstborn of Egypt,
    both of man and of beast;
⁹who in your midst, O Egypt,
    sent ^(BW)signs and wonders
    against Pharaoh and all his servants;
¹⁰^(BX)who struck down many nations
    and killed mighty kings,
¹¹^(BY)Sihon, king of the Amorites,
    and ^(BZ)Og, king of Bashan,
    and ^(CA)all the kingdoms of Canaan,
¹²and ^(CB)gave their land as a heritage,
    a heritage to his people Israel.

¹³^(CC)Your name, O Lord, endures forever,
^(CD)your renown,^[d] O Lord, throughout all ages.
¹⁴^(CE)For the Lord will vindicate his people
and ^(CF)have compassion on his servants.

¹⁵^(CG)The idols of the nations are silver and gold,
    the work of human hands.
¹⁶They have mouths, but do not speak;
    they have eyes, but do not see;
¹⁷they have ears, but do not hear,
    nor is there any breath in their mouths.
¹⁸Those who make them become like them,
    so do all who trust in them.

¹⁹^(CH)O house of Israel, bless the Lord!
    O house of Aaron, bless the Lord!
²⁰O house of Levi, bless the Lord!
    You who fear the Lord, bless the Lord!
²¹Blessed be the Lord ^(CI)from Zion,
    he who ^(CJ)dwells in Jerusalem!
^(CK)Praise the Lord!

His Steadfast Love Endures Forever

136 ^(CL)Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
    ^(CM)for his steadfast love endures forever.
²Give thanks to ^(CN)the God of gods,
    for his steadfast love endures forever.
³Give thanks to ^(CO)the Lord of lords,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;

⁴to him who alone ^(CP)does great wonders,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
⁵to him who ^(CQ)by understanding ^(CR)made the heavens,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
⁶to him who ^(CS)spread out the earth ^(CT)above the waters,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
⁷to him who ^(CU)made the great lights,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
⁸the sun to rule over the day,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
⁹the moon and stars to rule over the night,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;

¹⁰to him who ^(CV)struck down the firstborn of Egypt,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹¹and ^(CW)brought Israel out from among them,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹²with ^(CX)a strong hand and an outstretched arm,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹³to him who ^(CY)divided the Red Sea in two,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹⁴^(CZ)and made Israel pass through the midst of it,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹⁵but ^(DA)overthrew^[e] Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹⁶to him who ^(DB)led his people through the wilderness,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;

¹⁷to him ^(DC)who struck down great kings,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹⁸and killed mighty kings,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
¹⁹Sihon, king of the Amorites,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
²⁰and Og, king of Bashan,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
²¹and gave their land as a heritage,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
²²a heritage to Israel his ^(DD)servant,
    for his steadfast love endures forever.

²³It is he who ^(DE)remembered us in our low estate,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
²⁴and ^(DF)rescued us from our foes,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
²⁵he who ^(DG)gives food to all flesh,
    for his steadfast love endures forever.

²⁶Give thanks to ^(DH)the God of heaven,
for his steadfast love endures forever.

Footnotes

Psalm 132:11 Hebrew of your fruit of the womb
Psalm 133:1 Or dwell together
Psalm 135:3 Or for he is beautiful
Psalm 135:13 Or remembrance
Psalm 136:15 Hebrew shook off

1 Timothy 1

English Standard Version

Greeting

1 Paul, ^(A)an apostle of Christ Jesus ^(B)by command of ^(C)God our Savior and of Christ Jesus ^(D)our hope,

²To Timothy, ^(E)my true child in the faith:

^(F)Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Warning Against False Teachers

³^(G)As I urged you when I was going to Macedonia, remain at Ephesus so that you may charge certain persons not ^(H)to teach any different doctrine, ⁴nor ^(I)to devote themselves to myths and endless ^(J)genealogies, which promote ^(K)speculations rather than the stewardship^[a] from God that is by faith. ⁵The aim of our charge is love ^(L)that issues from a pure heart and ^(M)a good conscience and ^(N)a sincere faith. ⁶Certain persons, by ^(O)swerving from these, have wandered away into ^(P)vain discussion, ⁷desiring to be teachers of the law, ^(Q)without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make confident assertions.

⁸Now we know that ^(R)the law is good, if one uses it lawfully, ⁹understanding this, that the ^(S)law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murderers, ¹⁰the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers,^[b] liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to ^(T)sound^[c] doctrine, ¹¹in accordance with ^(U)the gospel of the glory of ^(V)the blessed God ^(W)with which I have been entrusted.

Christ Jesus Came to Save Sinners

¹²I thank him ^(X)who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, ^(Y)appointing me to his service, ¹³though formerly I was a blasphemer, ^(Z)persecutor, and insolent opponent. But ^(AA)I received mercy ^(AB)because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, ¹⁴and ^(AC)the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the ^(AD)faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. ¹⁵The saying is ^(AE)trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus ^(AF)came into the world to save sinners, ^(AG)of whom I am the foremost. ¹⁶But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life. ¹⁷To ^(AH)the King of the ages, ^(AI)immortal, ^(AJ)invisible, ^(AK)the only God, ^(AL)be honor and glory forever and ever.^[d] Amen.

¹⁸This charge ^(AM)I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with ^(AN)the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may ^(AO)wage the good warfare, ¹⁹^(AP)holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some have ^(AQ)made shipwreck of their faith, ²⁰among whom are ^(AR)Hymenaeus and ^(AS)Alexander, whom I ^(AT)have handed over to Satan that they may learn not to ^(AU)blaspheme.

Footnotes

1 Timothy 1:4 Or good order
1 Timothy 1:10 That is, those who take someone captive in order to sell him into slavery
1 Timothy 1:10 Or healthy
1 Timothy 1:17 Greek to the ages of ages