Psalm 108[a](A)(B)

A song. A psalm of David.

My heart, O God, is steadfast;(C)
    I will sing(D) and make music with all my soul.
Awake, harp and lyre!(E)
    I will awaken the dawn.
I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;
    I will sing of you among the peoples.
For great is your love,(F) higher than the heavens;
    your faithfulness(G) reaches to the skies.(H)
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;(I)
    let your glory be over all the earth.(J)

Save us and help us with your right hand,(K)
    that those you love may be delivered.
God has spoken(L) from his sanctuary:(M)
    “In triumph I will parcel out Shechem(N)
    and measure off the Valley of Sukkoth.(O)
Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine;
    Ephraim is my helmet,
    Judah(P) is my scepter.
Moab(Q) is my washbasin,
    on Edom(R) I toss my sandal;
    over Philistia(S) I shout in triumph.”

10 Who will bring me to the fortified city?
    Who will lead me to Edom?
11 Is it not you, God, you who have rejected us
    and no longer go out with our armies?(T)
12 Give us aid against the enemy,
    for human help is worthless.(U)
13 With God we will gain the victory,
    and he will trample down(V) our enemies.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 108:1 In Hebrew texts 108:1-13 is numbered 108:2-14.

Psalm 150

Praise the Lord.[a](A)

Praise God in his sanctuary;(B)
    praise him in his mighty heavens.(C)
Praise him for his acts of power;(D)
    praise him for his surpassing greatness.(E)
Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,(F)
    praise him with the harp and lyre,(G)
praise him with timbrel and dancing,(H)
    praise him with the strings(I) and pipe,(J)
praise him with the clash of cymbals,(K)
    praise him with resounding cymbals.

Let everything(L) that has breath praise the Lord.

Praise the Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 150:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 6

The Lord Speaks

38 Then the Lord spoke to Job(A) out of the storm.(B) He said:

“Who is this that obscures my plans(C)
    with words without knowledge?(D)
Brace yourself like a man;
    I will question you,
    and you shall answer me.(E)

“Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation?(F)
    Tell me, if you understand.(G)
Who marked off its dimensions?(H) Surely you know!
    Who stretched a measuring line(I) across it?
On what were its footings set,(J)
    or who laid its cornerstone(K)
while the morning stars(L) sang together(M)
    and all the angels[a](N) shouted for joy?(O)

“Who shut up the sea behind doors(P)
    when it burst forth from the womb,(Q)
when I made the clouds its garment
    and wrapped it in thick darkness,(R)
10 when I fixed limits for it(S)
    and set its doors and bars in place,(T)
11 when I said, ‘This far you may come and no farther;(U)
    here is where your proud waves halt’?(V)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 38:7 Hebrew the sons of God

Job

42 Then Job replied to the Lord:

“I know that you can do all things;(A)
    no purpose of yours can be thwarted.(B)
You asked, ‘Who is this that obscures my plans without knowledge?’(C)
    Surely I spoke of things I did not understand,
    things too wonderful for me to know.(D)

“You said, ‘Listen now, and I will speak;
    I will question you,
    and you shall answer me.’(E)
My ears had heard of you(F)
    but now my eyes have seen you.(G)

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The twenty-four elders(A) and the four living creatures(B) fell down(C) and worshiped God, who was seated on the throne. And they cried:

“Amen, Hallelujah!”(D)

Then a voice came from the throne, saying:

“Praise our God,
    all you his servants,(E)
you who fear him,
    both great and small!”(F)

Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude,(G) like the roar of rushing waters(H) and like loud peals of thunder, shouting:

“Hallelujah!(I)
    For our Lord God Almighty(J) reigns.(K)
Let us rejoice and be glad
    and give him glory!(L)
For the wedding of the Lamb(M) has come,
    and his bride(N) has made herself ready.
Fine linen,(O) bright and clean,
    was given her to wear.”

(Fine linen stands for the righteous acts(P) of God’s holy people.)

Then the angel said to me,(Q) “Write this:(R) Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!”(S) And he added, “These are the true words of God.”(T)

10 At this I fell at his feet to worship him.(U) But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers and sisters who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God!(V) For it is the Spirit of prophecy who bears testimony to Jesus.”(W)

The Heavenly Warrior Defeats the Beast

11 I saw heaven standing open(X) and there before me was a white horse, whose rider(Y) is called Faithful and True.(Z) With justice he judges and wages war.(AA) 12 His eyes are like blazing fire,(AB) and on his head are many crowns.(AC) He has a name written on him(AD) that no one knows but he himself.(AE) 13 He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood,(AF) and his name is the Word of God.(AG) 14 The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen,(AH) white(AI) and clean. 15 Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword(AJ) with which to strike down(AK) the nations. “He will rule them with an iron scepter.”[a](AL) He treads the winepress(AM) of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written:(AN)

king of kings and lord of lords.(AO)

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 19:15 Psalm 2:9

John Testifies About Jesus

29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God,(A) who takes away the sin of the world!(B) 30 This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’(C) 31 I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.”

32 Then John gave this testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him.(D) 33 And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water(E) told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’(F) 34 I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.”[a](G)

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Footnotes

  1. John 1:34 See Isaiah 42:1; many manuscripts is the Son of God.

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