Psalm 110-113

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Psalm 110

Of David. A psalm.

¹The Lord says^(A) to my lord:^[a]

“Sit at my right hand^(B)
until I make your enemies
a footstool for your feet.”^(C)

²The Lord will extend your mighty scepter^(D) from Zion,^(E) saying,
    “Rule^(F) in the midst of your enemies!”
³Your troops will be willing
    on your day of battle.
Arrayed in holy splendor,^(G)
    your young men will come to you
    like dew from the morning’s womb.^[b]^(H)

⁴The Lord has sworn
and will not change his mind:^(I)
“You are a priest forever,^(J)
in the order of Melchizedek.^(K)”

⁵The Lord is at your right hand^[c];^(L)
    he will crush kings^(M) on the day of his wrath.^(N)
⁶He will judge the nations,^(O) heaping up the dead^(P)
    and crushing the rulers^(Q) of the whole earth.
⁷He will drink from a brook along the way,^[d]
    and so he will lift his head high.^(R)

Psalm 111^[e]

¹Praise the Lord.^[f]

I will extol the Lord^(S) with all my heart^(T)
in the council^(U) of the upright and in the assembly.^(V)

²Great are the works^(W) of the Lord;
    they are pondered by all^(X) who delight in them.
³Glorious and majestic are his deeds,
    and his righteousness endures^(Y) forever.
⁴He has caused his wonders to be remembered;
    the Lord is gracious and compassionate.^(Z)
⁵He provides food^(AA) for those who fear him;^(AB)
    he remembers his covenant^(AC) forever.

⁶He has shown his people the power of his works,^(AD)
    giving them the lands of other nations.^(AE)
⁷The works of his hands^(AF) are faithful and just;
    all his precepts are trustworthy.^(AG)
⁸They are established for ever^(AH) and ever,
    enacted in faithfulness and uprightness.
⁹He provided redemption^(AI) for his people;
    he ordained his covenant forever—
    holy and awesome^(AJ) is his name.

¹⁰The fear of the Lord^(AK) is the beginning of wisdom;^(AL)
all who follow his precepts have good understanding.^(AM)
To him belongs eternal praise.^(AN)

Psalm 112^[g]

¹Praise the Lord.^[h]^(AO)

Blessed are those^(AP) who fear the Lord,^(AQ)
who find great delight^(AR) in his commands.

²Their children^(AS) will be mighty in the land;
    the generation of the upright will be blessed.
³Wealth and riches^(AT) are in their houses,
    and their righteousness endures^(AU) forever.
⁴Even in darkness light dawns^(AV) for the upright,
    for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous.^(AW)
⁵Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely,^(AX)
    who conduct their affairs with justice.

⁶Surely the righteous will never be shaken;^(AY)
    they will be remembered^(AZ) forever.
⁷They will have no fear of bad news;
    their hearts are steadfast,^(BA) trusting in the Lord.^(BB)
⁸Their hearts are secure, they will have no fear;^(BC)
    in the end they will look in triumph on their foes.^(BD)
⁹They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor,^(BE)
    their righteousness endures^(BF) forever;
    their horn^[i] will be lifted^(BG) high in honor.

¹⁰The wicked will see^(BH) and be vexed,
they will gnash their teeth^(BI) and waste away;^(BJ)
the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.^(BK)

Psalm 113

¹Praise the Lord.^[j]^(BL)

Praise the Lord, you his servants;^(BM)
    praise the name of the Lord.
²Let the name of the Lord be praised,^(BN)
    both now and forevermore.^(BO)
³From the rising of the sun^(BP) to the place where it sets,
    the name of the Lord is to be praised.

⁴The Lord is exalted^(BQ) over all the nations,
    his glory above the heavens.^(BR)
⁵Who is like the Lord our God,^(BS)
    the One who sits enthroned^(BT) on high,^(BU)
⁶who stoops down to look^(BV)
    on the heavens and the earth?

⁷He raises the poor^(BW) from the dust
    and lifts the needy^(BX) from the ash heap;
⁸he seats them^(BY) with princes,
    with the princes of his people.
⁹He settles the childless^(BZ) woman in her home
    as a happy mother of children.

Praise the Lord.

Footnotes

Psalm 110:1 Or Lord
Psalm 110:3 The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.
Psalm 110:5 Or My lord is at your right hand, Lord
Psalm 110:7 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
Psalm 111:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the lines of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
Psalm 111:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah
Psalm 112:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the lines of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
Psalm 112:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah
Psalm 112:9 Horn here symbolizes dignity.
Psalm 113:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 9

Luke 21

New International Version

The Widow’s Offering^(A)

21 As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury.^(B) ²He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. ³“Truly I tell you,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. ⁴All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.”^(C)

The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times^(D)^(E)

⁵Some of his disciples were remarking about how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and with gifts dedicated to God. But Jesus said, ⁶“As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another;^(F) every one of them will be thrown down.”

⁷“Teacher,” they asked, “when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to take place?”

⁸He replied: “Watch out that you are not deceived. For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them.^(G) ⁹When you hear of wars and uprisings, do not be frightened. These things must happen first, but the end will not come right away.”

¹⁰Then he said to them: “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.^(H) ¹¹There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.^(I)

¹²“But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. They will hand you over to synagogues and put you in prison, and you will be brought before kings and governors, and all on account of my name. ¹³And so you will bear testimony to me.^(J) ¹⁴But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves.^(K) ¹⁵For I will give you^(L) words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict. ¹⁶You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers and sisters, relatives and friends,^(M) and they will put some of you to death. ¹⁷Everyone will hate you because of me.^(N) ¹⁸But not a hair of your head will perish.^(O) ¹⁹Stand firm, and you will win life.^(P)

²⁰“When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies,^(Q) you will know that its desolation is near. ²¹Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country not enter the city.^(R) ²²For this is the time of punishment^(S) in fulfillment^(T) of all that has been written. ²³How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! There will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people. ²⁴They will fall by the sword and will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled^(U) on by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

²⁵“There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea.^(V) ²⁶People will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken.^(W) ²⁷At that time they will see the Son of Man^(X) coming in a cloud^(Y) with power and great glory. ²⁸When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”^(Z)

²⁹He told them this parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees. ³⁰When they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near. ³¹Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that the kingdom of God^(AA) is near.

³²“Truly I tell you, this generation^(AB) will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. ³³Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.^(AC)

³⁴“Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life,^(AD) and that day will close on you suddenly^(AE) like a trap. ³⁵For it will come on all those who live on the face of the whole earth. ³⁶Be always on the watch, and pray^(AF) that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.”

³⁷Each day Jesus was teaching at the temple,^(AG) and each evening he went out^(AH) to spend the night on the hill called the Mount of Olives,^(AI) ³⁸and all the people came early in the morning to hear him at the temple.^(AJ)