Psalm 135

New American Standard Bible

Praise the Lord’s Wonderful Works. Futility of Idols.

135 ^[a]^(A)Praise ^[b]the Lord!
Praise the name of the Lord;
Praise Him, you ^(B)servants of the Lord,
²You who stand in the house of the Lord,
In the ^(C)courtyards of the house of our God!
³^[c]Praise ^[d]the Lord, for ^(D)the Lord is good;
^(E)Sing praises to His name, ^(F)for it is lovely.
⁴For ^[e]the Lord has ^(G)chosen Jacob for Himself,
Israel as His ^(H)own possession.

⁵For I know that ^(I)the Lord is great
And that our Lord is ^(J)above all gods.
⁶^(K)Whatever the Lord pleases, He does,
In heaven and on earth, in the seas and in all the ocean depths.
⁷^[f]He ^(L)causes the ^[g]mist to ascend from the ends of the earth,
^[h]He ^(M)makes lightning for the rain;
^[i]He ^(N)brings forth the wind from His treasuries.

⁸^[j]He ^(O)struck the firstborn of Egypt,
^[k]Both human firstborn and animal.
⁹^[l]He sent ^(P)signs and wonders into your midst, Egypt,
Upon ^(Q)Pharaoh and all his servants.
¹⁰^[m]^(R)He ^(S)struck many nations
And brought death to mighty kings,
¹¹^(T)Sihon, king of the Amorites,
^(U)Og, king of Bashan,
And ^(V)all the kingdoms of Canaan;
¹²And He ^(W)gave their land as an inheritance,
An inheritance to His people Israel.
¹³Your ^(X)name, Lord, is everlasting,
The mention of You, Lord, is ^[n]throughout all generations.
¹⁴For the Lord will ^(Y)judge His people
And ^(Z)will have compassion on His servants.
¹⁵The ^(AA)idols of the nations are nothing but silver and gold,
The work of human hands.
¹⁶They have mouths, but they do not speak;
They have eyes, but they do not see;
¹⁷They have ears, but they do not hear,
Nor is there any breath at all in their mouths.
¹⁸Those who make them will become like them,
Yes, everyone who trusts in them.

¹⁹House of ^(AB)Israel, bless the Lord;
House of Aaron, bless the Lord;
²⁰House of Levi, bless the Lord;
You ^(AC)who ^[o]revere the Lord, bless the Lord.
²¹Blessed be the Lord ^(AD)from Zion,
Who ^(AE)dwells in Jerusalem.
^[p]Praise ^[q]the Lord!

Footnotes

Psalm 135:1 Or Hallelujah!
Psalm 135:1 Heb Yah
Psalm 135:3 Or Hallelujah!
Psalm 135:3 Heb Yah
Psalm 135:4 Heb Yah
Psalm 135:7 Lit The one who
Psalm 135:7 I.e., clouds
Psalm 135:7 Lit The one who
Psalm 135:7 Lit The one who
Psalm 135:8 Lit The one who
Psalm 135:8 Lit From man to animal
Psalm 135:9 Lit The one who
Psalm 135:10 Lit The one who
Psalm 135:13 Lit to
Psalm 135:20 Lit fear
Psalm 135:21 Or Hallelujah!
Psalm 135:21 Heb Yah

Psalm 145

New American Standard Bible

The Lord Exalted for His Goodness.

A Psalm of Praise, of David.

145 I will ^(A)exalt You, ^(B)my God, the King,
And I will ^(C)bless Your name forever and ever.
²Every day I will bless You,
And I will ^(D)praise Your name forever and ever.
³^(E)Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised;
And His ^(F)greatness is unsearchable.
⁴One ^(G)generation will praise Your works to another,
And will declare Your mighty acts.
⁵On the ^(H)glorious ^[a]splendor of Your majesty
And ^(I)on Your wonderful works, I will meditate.
⁶People will speak of the ^[b]power of Your ^(J)awesome acts,
And I will ^(K)tell of Your greatness.
⁷They will burst forth ^[c]in speaking of Your ^(L)abundant goodness,
And will ^(M)shout joyfully of Your righteousness.

⁸The Lord is ^(N)gracious and compassionate;
Slow to anger and great in mercy.
⁹The Lord is ^(O)good to all,
And His ^(P)mercies are over all His works.
¹⁰^(Q)All Your works will give thanks to You, Lord,
And Your ^(R)godly ones will bless You.
¹¹They will speak of the ^(S)glory of Your kingdom,
And talk of Your might,
¹²To ^(T)make known to the sons of mankind ^[d]Your mighty acts,
And the ^(U)glory of the majesty of ^[e]Your kingdom.
¹³Your kingdom is ^[f]an ^(V)everlasting kingdom,
And Your dominion endures throughout all generations.
^[g]The Lord is faithful in His words,
And holy in all His works.

¹⁴The Lord ^(W)supports all who fall,
And ^(X)raises up all who are bowed down.
¹⁵The eyes of all ^[h]look to You,
And You ^(Y)give them their food in due time.
¹⁶You ^(Z)open Your hand
And satisfy the desire of every living thing.

¹⁷The Lord is ^(AA)righteous in all His ways,
And kind in all His works.
¹⁸The Lord is ^(AB)near to all who call on Him,
To all who call on Him ^(AC)in truth.
¹⁹He will ^(AD)fulfill the desire of those who fear Him;
He will also ^(AE)hear their cry for help and save them.
²⁰The Lord ^(AF)watches over all who love Him,
But He will destroy all the ^(AG)wicked.
²¹My ^(AH)mouth will speak the praise of the Lord,
And ^(AI)all flesh will ^(AJ)bless His holy name forever and ever.

Footnotes

Psalm 145:5 Or majesty of Your splendor
Psalm 145:6 Or strength
Psalm 145:7 Lit the mention of
Psalm 145:12 Lit His
Psalm 145:12 Lit His
Psalm 145:13 Lit a kingdom of all ages
Psalm 145:13 The Lord...His works in LXX (cf. DSS); not found in MT
Psalm 145:15 Lit wait; or hope for

Proverbs 10:1-12

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Contrast of the Righteous and the Wicked

10 The ^(A)proverbs of Solomon.

^(B)A wise son makes a father glad,
But ^(C)a foolish son is a grief to his mother.
²^[a]^(D)Ill-gotten gains do not benefit,
But righteousness rescues from death.
³The Lord ^(E)will not allow the ^[b]righteous to hunger,
But He ^(F)will ^[c]reject the craving of the wicked.
⁴Poor is one who works with ^[d]a lazy hand,
But the ^(G)hand of the diligent makes rich.
⁵He who gathers in summer is a son who acts wisely,
But he who sleeps in harvest is a son who acts shamefully.
⁶^(H)Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
But ^(I)the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
⁷The ^(J)mentioning of the righteous is a blessing,
But ^(K)the name of the wicked will rot.
⁸The ^(L)wise of heart will receive commands,
But ^[e]a babbling fool will come to ruin.
⁹One ^(M)who walks in integrity walks securely,
But ^(N)one who perverts his ways will be found out.
¹⁰He ^(O)who winks the eye causes trouble,
And ^[f]^(P)a babbling fool will come to ruin.
¹¹The ^(Q)mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
But ^(R)the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
¹²Hatred stirs up strife,
But ^(S)love covers all offenses.

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Footnotes

Proverbs 10:2 Lit Treasures of wickedness
Proverbs 10:3 Lit soul of the righteous
Proverbs 10:3 Lit thrust away
Proverbs 10:4 Lit an idle hand
Proverbs 10:8 Lit the foolish of lips
Proverbs 10:10 Lit the foolish of lips

1 Timothy 1:1-17

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Correcting False Teaching

1 Paul, ^(A)an apostle of ^(B)Christ Jesus ^(C)according to the commandment of ^(D)God our Savior, and of ^(E)Christ Jesus, who is our ^(F)hope,

²To ^(G)Timothy, ^(H)my true ^[a]son in the faith: ^(I)Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and ^(J)Christ Jesus our Lord.

³Just as I urged you ^[b]upon my departure for ^(K)Macedonia, to remain on at ^(L)Ephesus so that you would instruct certain people not to ^(M)teach strange doctrines, ⁴nor to ^[c]pay attention to ^(N)myths and endless ^(O)genealogies, which give rise to useless ^(P)speculation rather than ^(Q)advance ^[d]the plan of God, which is by faith, so I urge you now. ⁵But the goal of our ^[e]^(R)instruction is love ^(S)from a pure heart, from a ^(T)good conscience, and from a sincere ^(U)faith. ⁶Some people have strayed from these things and have turned aside to ^(V)fruitless discussion, ⁷^(W)wanting to be ^(X)teachers of the Law, even though they do not understand either what they are saying or the matters about which they make confident assertions.

⁸But we know that ^(Y)the Law is good, if one uses it lawfully, ⁹realizing the fact that ^(Z)law is not made for a righteous person but for those who are lawless and ^(AA)rebellious, for the ^(AB)ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and ^(AC)worldly, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, ¹⁰for the ^[f]^(AD)sexually immoral, ^(AE)homosexuals, ^[g]^(AF)slave traders, ^(AG)liars, ^(AH)perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to ^(AI)sound teaching, ¹¹according to ^(AJ)the glorious gospel of ^(AK)the blessed God, with which I have been ^(AL)entrusted.

Paul’s Testimony

¹²I thank ^(AM)Christ Jesus our Lord, who has ^(AN)strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, ^(AO)putting me into service, ¹³even though I was previously a blasphemer and a ^(AP)persecutor and a violent aggressor. Yet I was ^(AQ)shown mercy because ^(AR)I acted ignorantly in unbelief; ¹⁴and the ^(AS)grace of our Lord was more than abundant, with the ^(AT)faith and love which are found in Christ Jesus. ¹⁵^(AU)It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that ^(AV)Christ Jesus came into the world to ^(AW)save sinners, among whom ^(AX)I am foremost. ¹⁶Yet for this reason I ^(AY)found mercy, so that in me as the foremost sinner Jesus Christ might ^(AZ)demonstrate His perfect patience as an example for those ^[h]who would believe in Him for eternal life. ¹⁷Now to the ^(BA)King ^[i]eternal, ^(BB)immortal, ^(BC)invisible, the ^(BD)only God, ^(BE)be honor and glory ^[j]forever and ever. Amen.

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Footnotes

1 Timothy 1:2 Or child
1 Timothy 1:3 Lit while going to
1 Timothy 1:4 Or occupy themselves with
1 Timothy 1:4 I.e., prob. the plan of salvation
1 Timothy 1:5 Lit commandment
1 Timothy 1:10 Or fornicators
1 Timothy 1:10 Or kidnappers
1 Timothy 1:16 Or destined to
1 Timothy 1:17 Lit of the ages
1 Timothy 1:17 Lit to the ages of the ages

Matthew 12:22-32

New American Standard Bible

The Pharisees Rebuked

²²^(A)Then a ^(B)demon-possessed man who was blind and unable to speak was brought to ^[a]Jesus, and He healed him so that the man who was unable to speak talked and ^[b]could see. ²³And all the crowds were amazed and were saying, “This man cannot be the ^(C)Son of David, can he?” ²⁴But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “This man ^(D)casts out demons only by ^[c]Beelzebul the ruler of the demons.”

²⁵^(E)And ^(F)knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and no city or house divided against itself will stand. ²⁶And if ^(G)Satan is casting out Satan, he ^[d]has become divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand? ²⁷And if ^(H)by ^[e]Beelzebul I cast out the demons, ^(I)by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore, they will be your judges. ²⁸But ^(J)if I cast out the demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. ²⁹Or, how can anyone enter the strong man’s house and carry off his property, unless he first ties up the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.

The Unpardonable Sin

³⁰^(K)The one who is not with Me is against Me; and the one who does not gather with Me scatters.

³¹“^(L)Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven. ³²^(M)And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in ^(N)this age or in the age to come.

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Footnotes

Matthew 12:22 Lit Him
Matthew 12:22 Lit saw
Matthew 12:24 Or Beezebul; meaning uncertain, perhaps lord prince, referring to Satan
Matthew 12:26 Lit was
Matthew 12:27 See note v 24