Psalm 117-118

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Psalm 117

¹Praise the Lord,^(A) all you nations;^(B)
extol him, all you peoples.
²For great is his love^(C) toward us,
and the faithfulness of the Lord^(D) endures forever.

Praise the Lord.^[a]

Psalm 118

¹Give thanks to the Lord,^(E) for he is good;^(F)
his love endures forever.^(G)

²Let Israel say:^(H)
    “His love endures forever.”^(I)
³Let the house of Aaron say:^(J)
    “His love endures forever.”
⁴Let those who fear the Lord^(K) say:
    “His love endures forever.”

⁵When hard pressed,^(L) I cried to the Lord;
    he brought me into a spacious place.^(M)
⁶The Lord is with me;^(N) I will not be afraid.
    What can mere mortals do to me?^(O)
⁷The Lord is with me; he is my helper.^(P)
    I look in triumph on my enemies.^(Q)

⁸It is better to take refuge in the Lord^(R)
    than to trust in humans.^(S)
⁹It is better to take refuge in the Lord
    than to trust in princes.^(T)
¹⁰All the nations surrounded me,
    but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.^(U)
¹¹They surrounded me^(V) on every side,^(W)
    but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
¹²They swarmed around me like bees,^(X)
    but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns;^(Y)
    in the name of the Lord I cut them down.^(Z)
¹³I was pushed back and about to fall,
    but the Lord helped me.^(AA)
¹⁴The Lord is my strength^(AB) and my defense^[b];
    he has become my salvation.^(AC)

¹⁵Shouts of joy^(AD) and victory
    resound in the tents of the righteous:
“The Lord’s right hand^(AE) has done mighty things!^(AF)
¹⁶    The Lord’s right hand is lifted high;
    the Lord’s right hand has done mighty things!”
¹⁷I will not die^(AG) but live,
    and will proclaim^(AH) what the Lord has done.
¹⁸The Lord has chastened^(AI) me severely,
    but he has not given me over to death.^(AJ)
¹⁹Open for me the gates^(AK) of the righteous;
    I will enter^(AL) and give thanks to the Lord.
²⁰This is the gate of the Lord^(AM)
    through which the righteous may enter.^(AN)
²¹I will give you thanks, for you answered me;^(AO)
    you have become my salvation.^(AP)

²²The stone^(AQ) the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone;^(AR)
²³the Lord has done this,
    and it is marvelous^(AS) in our eyes.
²⁴The Lord has done it this very day;
    let us rejoice today and be glad.^(AT)

²⁵Lord, save us!^(AU)
Lord, grant us success!

²⁶Blessed is he who comes^(AV) in the name of the Lord.
    From the house of the Lord we bless you.^[c]^(AW)
²⁷The Lord is God,^(AX)
    and he has made his light shine^(AY) on us.
With boughs in hand,^(AZ) join in the festal procession
    up^[d] to the horns of the altar.^(BA)

²⁸You are my God, and I will praise you;
you are my God,^(BB) and I will exalt^(BC) you.

²⁹Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his love endures forever.

Footnotes

Psalm 117:2 Hebrew Hallelu Yah
Psalm 118:14 Or song
Psalm 118:26 The Hebrew is plural.
Psalm 118:27 Or Bind the festal sacrifice with ropes / and take it

Philippians 2

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Imitating Christ’s Humility

2 Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit,^(A) if any tenderness and compassion,^(B) ²then make my joy complete^(C) by being like-minded,^(D) having the same love, being one^(E) in spirit and of one mind. ³Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit.^(F) Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,^(G) ⁴not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.^(H)

⁵In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:^(I)

⁶Who, being in very nature^[a] God,^(J)
    did not consider equality with God^(K) something to be used to his own advantage;
⁷rather, he made himself nothing^(L)
    by taking the very nature^[b] of a servant,^(M)
    being made in human likeness.^(N)
⁸And being found in appearance as a man,
    he humbled himself
    by becoming obedient to death^(O)—
        even death on a cross!^(P)

⁹Therefore God exalted him^(Q) to the highest place
    and gave him the name that is above every name,^(R)
¹⁰that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,^(S)
    in heaven and on earth and under the earth,^(T)
¹¹and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,^(U)
    to the glory of God the Father.

Do Everything Without Grumbling

¹²Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling,^(V) ¹³for it is God who works in you^(W) to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.^(X)

¹⁴Do everything without grumbling^(Y) or arguing, ¹⁵so that you may become blameless^(Z) and pure, “children of God^(AA) without fault in a warped and crooked generation.”^[c]^(AB) Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky ¹⁶as you hold firmly to the word of life. And then I will be able to boast on the day of Christ^(AC) that I did not run^(AD) or labor in vain.^(AE) ¹⁷But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering^(AF) on the sacrifice^(AG) and service coming from your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.^(AH) ¹⁸So you too should be glad and rejoice with me.

Timothy and Epaphroditus

¹⁹I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy^(AI) to you soon,^(AJ) that I also may be cheered when I receive news about you. ²⁰I have no one else like him,^(AK) who will show genuine concern for your welfare. ²¹For everyone looks out for their own interests,^(AL) not those of Jesus Christ. ²²But you know that Timothy has proved himself, because as a son with his father^(AM) he has served with me in the work of the gospel. ²³I hope, therefore, to send him as soon as I see how things go with me.^(AN) ²⁴And I am confident^(AO) in the Lord that I myself will come soon.

²⁵But I think it is necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, co-worker^(AP) and fellow soldier,^(AQ) who is also your messenger, whom you sent to take care of my needs.^(AR) ²⁶For he longs for all of you^(AS) and is distressed because you heard he was ill. ²⁷Indeed he was ill, and almost died. But God had mercy on him, and not on him only but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow. ²⁸Therefore I am all the more eager to send him,^(AT) so that when you see him again you may be glad and I may have less anxiety. ²⁹So then, welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor people like him,^(AU) ³⁰because he almost died for the work of Christ. He risked his life to make up for the help you yourselves could not give me.^(AV)