Psalm 85-87

English Standard Version

Revive Us Again

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of ^(A)the Sons of Korah.

85 Lord, you were ^(B)favorable to your land;
    you ^(C)restored the fortunes of Jacob.
²You ^(D)forgave the iniquity of your people;
    you ^(E)covered all their sin. Selah
³You withdrew all your wrath;
    you ^(F)turned from your hot anger.

⁴^(G)Restore us again, O God of our salvation,
    and put away your indignation toward us!
⁵^(H)Will you be angry with us forever?
    Will you prolong your anger to all generations?
⁶Will you not ^(I)revive us again,
    that your people may ^(J)rejoice in you?
⁷Show us your steadfast love, O Lord,
    and grant us your salvation.

⁸^(K)Let me hear what God the Lord will speak,
    for he will ^(L)speak peace to his people, to his ^(M)saints;
    but let them not ^(N)turn back to ^(O)folly.
⁹Surely his ^(P)salvation is near to those who fear him,
    that ^(Q)glory may dwell in our land.

¹⁰^(R)Steadfast love and faithfulness meet;
    ^(S)righteousness and peace kiss each other.
¹¹Faithfulness springs up from the ground,
    and righteousness looks down from the sky.
¹²Yes, ^(T)the Lord will give what is good,
    and our land ^(U)will yield its increase.
¹³^(V)Righteousness will go before him
    and make his footsteps a way.

Great Is Your Steadfast Love

^(W)A Prayer of David.

86 ^(X)Incline your ear, O Lord, and answer me,
    for I am ^(Y)poor and needy.
²Preserve my life, for I am ^(Z)godly;
    save your servant, who ^(AA)trusts in you—you are my God.
³^(AB)Be gracious to me, O Lord,
    for to you do I cry all the day.
⁴Gladden the soul of your servant,
    for ^(AC)to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
⁵For you, O Lord, are good and ^(AD)forgiving,
    ^(AE)abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.
⁶^(AF)Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer;
    listen to my plea for grace.
⁷In ^(AG)the day of my trouble I call upon you,
    ^(AH)for you answer me.

⁸There is ^(AI)none like you among the gods, O Lord,
    ^(AJ)nor are there any works like yours.
⁹^(AK)All the nations you have made shall come
    and worship before you, O Lord,
    and shall glorify your name.
¹⁰For ^(AL)you are great and ^(AM)do wondrous things;
    ^(AN)you alone are God.
¹¹^(AO)Teach me your way, O Lord,
    that I may ^(AP)walk in your truth;
    ^(AQ)unite my heart to fear your name.
¹²I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart,
    and I will glorify your name forever.
¹³^(AR)For great is your steadfast love toward me;
    you have ^(AS)delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.

¹⁴O God, insolent men have ^(AT)risen up against me;
    a band of ruthless men seeks my life,
    and they do not set you before them.
¹⁵But you, O Lord, are a God ^(AU)merciful and gracious,
    slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.
¹⁶^(AV)Turn to me and be gracious to me;
    give your strength to ^(AW)your servant,
    and save ^(AX)the son of your maidservant.
¹⁷^(AY)Show me a sign of your ^(AZ)favor,
    that those who hate me may see and be put to shame
    because you, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.

Glorious Things of You Are Spoken

A Psalm of ^(BA)the Sons of Korah. A Song.

87 On ^(BB)the holy mount ^(BC)stands the city he founded;
²    the Lord ^(BD)loves the gates of Zion
    more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.
³^(BE)Glorious things of you are spoken,
    O ^(BF)city of God. Selah

⁴Among those who ^(BG)know me I mention ^(BH)Rahab and Babylon;
    behold, Philistia and Tyre, with ^(BI)Cush^[a]—
    “This one was born there,” they say.
⁵And of Zion it shall be said,
    “This one and that one were born in her”;
    for the Most High himself will ^(BJ)establish her.
⁶The Lord records as he ^(BK)registers the peoples,
    “This one was born there.” Selah

⁷^(BL)Singers and ^(BM)dancers alike say,
“All my ^(BN)springs are in you.”

Footnotes

Psalm 87:4 Probably Nubia

1 Corinthians 10

English Standard Version

Warning Against Idolatry

10 For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers,^[a] that our fathers were all under ^(A)the cloud, and all ^(B)passed through the sea, ²and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, ³and ^(C)all ate the same ^(D)spiritual food, ⁴and ^(E)all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual Rock that followed them, and the Rock was Christ. ⁵Nevertheless, with most of them God was not pleased, for ^(F)they were overthrown^[b] in the wilderness.

⁶Now these things took place as examples for us, that we might not desire evil as ^(G)they did. ⁷^(H)Do not be idolaters ^(I)as some of them were; as it is written, ^(J)“The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play.” ⁸^(K)We must not indulge in sexual immorality ^(L)as some of them did, and ^(M)twenty-three thousand fell in a single day. ⁹We must not put Christ^[c] to the test, ^(N)as some of them did and ^(O)were destroyed by serpents, ¹⁰nor grumble, ^(P)as some of them did and ^(Q)were destroyed by ^(R)the Destroyer. ¹¹Now these things happened to them as an example, but ^(S)they were written down for our instruction, ^(T)on whom the end of the ages has come. ¹²Therefore ^(U)let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. ¹³No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. ^(V)God is faithful, and ^(W)he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

¹⁴Therefore, my beloved, ^(X)flee from idolatry. ¹⁵I speak ^(Y)as to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say. ¹⁶^(Z)The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? ^(AA)The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? ¹⁷Because there is one bread, we who are many are ^(AB)one body, for we all partake of the one bread. ¹⁸Consider ^(AC)the people of Israel:^[d] ^(AD)are not those who eat the sacrifices participants in the altar? ¹⁹What do I imply then? That food offered to idols is anything, or that ^(AE)an idol is anything? ²⁰No, I imply that what pagans sacrifice ^(AF)they offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons. ²¹^(AG)You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and ^(AH)the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and ^(AI)the table of demons. ²²^(AJ)Shall we provoke the Lord to jealousy? ^(AK)Are we stronger than he?

Do All to the Glory of God

²³^(AL)“All things are lawful,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up. ²⁴^(AM)Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor. ²⁵^(AN)Eat whatever is sold in the meat market without raising any question on the ground of conscience. ²⁶For ^(AO)“the earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof.” ²⁷If one of the unbelievers invites you to dinner and you are disposed to go, ^(AP)eat whatever is set before you without raising any question on the ground of conscience. ²⁸But if someone says to you, “This has been offered in sacrifice,” then do not eat it, for the sake of the one who informed you, and for the sake of conscience— ²⁹I do not mean ^(AQ)your conscience, but his. For ^(AR)why should my liberty be determined by someone else's conscience? ³⁰If I partake with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that ^(AS)for which I give thanks?

³¹So, whether you eat or drink, or ^(AT)whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. ³²^(AU)Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to ^(AV)the church of God, ³³just as ^(AW)I try to please everyone in everything I do, ^(AX)not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved.