Psalm 28-30

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Psalm 28

Of David.

¹To you, Lord, I call;
    you are my Rock,
    do not turn a deaf ear^(A) to me.
For if you remain silent,^(B)
    I will be like those who go down to the pit.^(C)
²Hear my cry for mercy^(D)
    as I call to you for help,
as I lift up my hands^(E)
    toward your Most Holy Place.^(F)

³Do not drag me away with the wicked,
    with those who do evil,
who speak cordially with their neighbors
    but harbor malice in their hearts.^(G)
⁴Repay them for their deeds
    and for their evil work;
repay them for what their hands have done^(H)
    and bring back on them what they deserve.^(I)

⁵Because they have no regard for the deeds of the Lord
and what his hands have done,^(J)
he will tear them down
and never build them up again.

⁶Praise be to the Lord,^(K)
    for he has heard my cry for mercy.^(L)
⁷The Lord is my strength^(M) and my shield;
    my heart trusts^(N) in him, and he helps me.
My heart leaps for joy,^(O)
    and with my song I praise him.^(P)

⁸The Lord is the strength^(Q) of his people,
a fortress of salvation^(R) for his anointed one.^(S)
⁹Save your people^(T) and bless your inheritance;^(U)
be their shepherd^(V) and carry them^(W) forever.

Psalm 29

A psalm of David.

¹Ascribe to the Lord,^(X) you heavenly beings,^(Y)
ascribe to the Lord glory^(Z) and strength.
²Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
worship the Lord in the splendor of his^[a] holiness.^(AA)

³The voice^(AB) of the Lord is over the waters;
    the God of glory^(AC) thunders,^(AD)
    the Lord thunders over the mighty waters.^(AE)
⁴The voice of the Lord is powerful;^(AF)
    the voice of the Lord is majestic.
⁵The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
    the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.^(AG)
⁶He makes Lebanon leap^(AH) like a calf,
    Sirion^[b]^(AI) like a young wild ox.^(AJ)
⁷The voice of the Lord strikes
    with flashes of lightning.^(AK)
⁸The voice of the Lord shakes the desert;
    the Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh.^(AL)
⁹The voice of the Lord twists the oaks^[c]^(AM)
    and strips the forests bare.
And in his temple all cry, “Glory!”^(AN)

¹⁰The Lord sits enthroned over the flood;^(AO)
the Lord is enthroned as King forever.^(AP)
¹¹The Lord gives strength to his people;^(AQ)
the Lord blesses his people with peace.^(AR)

Psalm 30^[d]

A psalm. A song. For the dedication of the temple.^[e] Of David.

¹I will exalt^(AS) you, Lord,
    for you lifted me out of the depths^(AT)
    and did not let my enemies gloat over me.^(AU)
²Lord my God, I called to you for help,^(AV)
    and you healed me.^(AW)
³You, Lord, brought me up from the realm of the dead;^(AX)
    you spared me from going down to the pit.^(AY)

⁴Sing^(AZ) the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people;^(BA)
    praise his holy name.^(BB)
⁵For his anger^(BC) lasts only a moment,^(BD)
    but his favor lasts a lifetime;^(BE)
weeping^(BF) may stay for the night,
    but rejoicing comes in the morning.^(BG)

⁶When I felt secure, I said,
    “I will never be shaken.”^(BH)
⁷Lord, when you favored me,
    you made my royal mountain^[f] stand firm;
but when you hid your face,^(BI)
    I was dismayed.

⁸To you, Lord, I called;
    to the Lord I cried for mercy:
⁹“What is gained if I am silenced,
    if I go down to the pit?^(BJ)
Will the dust praise you?
    Will it proclaim your faithfulness?^(BK)
¹⁰Hear,^(BL) Lord, and be merciful to me;^(BM)
    Lord, be my help.^(BN)”

¹¹You turned my wailing^(BO) into dancing;^(BP)
you removed my sackcloth^(BQ) and clothed me with joy,^(BR)
¹²that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent.
Lord my God, I will praise^(BS) you forever.^(BT)

Footnotes

Psalm 29:2 Or Lord with the splendor of
Psalm 29:6 That is, Mount Hermon
Psalm 29:9 Or Lord makes the deer give birth
Psalm 30:1 In Hebrew texts 30:1-12 is numbered 30:2-13.
Psalm 30:1 Title: Or palace
Psalm 30:7 That is, Mount Zion

Matthew 22:23-46

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Marriage at the Resurrection^(A)

²³That same day the Sadducees,^(B) who say there is no resurrection,^(C) came to him with a question. ²⁴“Teacher,” they said, “Moses told us that if a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.^(D) ²⁵Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children, he left his wife to his brother. ²⁶The same thing happened to the second and third brother, right on down to the seventh. ²⁷Finally, the woman died. ²⁸Now then, at the resurrection, whose wife will she be of the seven, since all of them were married to her?”

²⁹Jesus replied, “You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures^(E) or the power of God. ³⁰At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage;^(F) they will be like the angels in heaven. ³¹But about the resurrection of the dead—have you not read what God said to you, ³²‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’^[a]?^(G) He is not the God of the dead but of the living.”

³³When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at his teaching.^(H)

The Greatest Commandment^(I)

³⁴Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees,^(J) the Pharisees got together. ³⁵One of them, an expert in the law,^(K) tested him with this question: ³⁶“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”

³⁷Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’^[b]^(L) ³⁸This is the first and greatest commandment. ³⁹And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’^[c]^(M) ⁴⁰All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”^(N)

Whose Son Is the Messiah?^(O)

⁴¹While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, ⁴²“What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?”

“The son of David,”^(P) they replied.

⁴³He said to them, “How is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him ‘Lord’? For he says,

⁴⁴“‘The Lord said to my Lord:
“Sit at my right hand
until I put your enemies
under your feet.”’^[d]^(Q)

⁴⁵If then David calls him ‘Lord,’ how can he be his son?” ⁴⁶No one could say a word in reply, and from that day on no one dared to ask him any more questions.^(R)

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