Psalm 97

New American Standard Bible

The Lord’s Power and Dominion.

97 ^(A)The Lord ^[a]reigns, may the ^(B)earth rejoice;
May the many ^[b]^(C)islands be joyful.
²^(D)Clouds and thick darkness surround Him;
^(E)Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
³^(F)Fire goes before Him
And ^(G)burns up His enemies all around.
⁴His ^(H)lightning lit up the world;
The earth saw it and ^(I)trembled.
⁵The mountains ^(J)melted like wax at the presence of the Lord,
At the presence of the ^(K)Lord of the whole earth.
⁶The ^(L)heavens declare His righteousness,
And ^(M)all the peoples have seen His glory.

⁷May all those be ashamed who serve ^(N)carved images,
Who boast in ^(O)idols;
^[c]^(P)Worship Him, all you ^[d]gods.
⁸Zion ^[e]heard this and ^(Q)was joyful,
And the daughters of Judah have rejoiced
Because of Your judgments, Lord.
⁹For You are the Lord ^(R)Most High over all the earth;
You are exalted far ^(S)above all ^[f]gods.

¹⁰^(T)Hate evil, you who love the Lord,
Who ^(U)watches over the souls of His godly ones;
He ^(V)saves them from the hand of the wicked.
¹¹^(W)Light is sown like seed for the righteous,
And ^(X)gladness for the upright in heart.
¹²Be ^(Y)joyful in the Lord, you righteous ones,
And ^(Z)praise ^[g]the mention of His holy name.

Footnotes

Psalm 97:1 Or has assumed Kingship
Psalm 97:1 Or coastlands
Psalm 97:7 Or All the gods have worshiped Him
Psalm 97:7 Or supernatural powers
Psalm 97:8 Or possibly hears and is glad
Psalm 97:9 Or supernatural powers
Psalm 97:12 Lit for the memory of His holiness

Psalm 145

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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

Joshua 1:1-9

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God’s Orders to Joshua

1 Now it came about after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, that the Lord spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ ^[a]servant, saying, ²“Moses ^(A)My servant is dead; so now arise, ^(B)cross this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them, to the sons of Israel. ³^(C)Every place on which the sole of your foot steps, I have given it to you, just as I spoke to Moses. ⁴^(D)From the wilderness and this Lebanon, even as far as the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and as far as the Great Sea toward the setting of the sun will be your territory. ⁵^(E)No one will be able to oppose you all the days of your life. Just as I have been with Moses, I will be with you; ^(F)I will not desert you nor abandon you. ⁶^(G)Be strong and courageous, for you shall give this people possession of the land which I swore to their fathers to give them. ⁷Only be strong and very courageous; ^[b]^(H)be careful to do according to all the Law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may ^[c]achieve success wherever you go. ⁸^(I)This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may ^[d]be careful to do according to all that is written in it; ^(J)for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will ^[e]achieve success. ⁹Have I not commanded you? ^(K)Be strong and courageous! ^(L)Do not be terrified nor dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

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Footnotes

Joshua 1:1 Or minister
Joshua 1:7 Lit to observe
Joshua 1:7 Or have insight
Joshua 1:8 Lit observe
Joshua 1:8 Or have insight

Ephesians 3:1-13

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Paul’s Stewardship

3 For this reason I, Paul, ^(A)the prisoner of ^(B)Christ Jesus ^(C)for the sake of you ^(D)Gentiles— ²if indeed you have heard of the ^(E)administration of God’s grace which was given to me for you; ³^(F)that ^(G)by revelation there was ^(H)made known to me ^(I)the mystery, ^(J)as I wrote before briefly. ⁴^[a]By referring to this, when you read you can understand ^(K)my insight ^[b]into the ^(L)mystery of Christ, ⁵which in other generations was not made known to ^[c]mankind, as it has now been revealed to His holy ^(M)apostles and prophets ^[d]in the Spirit; ⁶to be specific, that the Gentiles are ^(N)fellow heirs and ^(O)fellow members of the body, and ^(P)fellow partakers of the promise in ^(Q)Christ Jesus through the gospel, ⁷^(R)of which I was made a ^(S)minister, according to the gift of ^(T)God’s grace which was given to me ^(U)according to the working of His power. ⁸To me, ^(V)the very least of all ^[e]saints, this grace was given, to ^(W)preach to the Gentiles the unfathomable ^(X)riches of Christ, ⁹and to ^[f]enlighten all people as to what the plan of the ^(Y)mystery is which for ages has been ^(Z)hidden in God, ^(AA)who created all things; ¹⁰so that the multifaceted ^(AB)wisdom of God might now be ^(AC)made known through the church to the ^(AD)rulers and the authorities in ^(AE)the heavenly places. ¹¹This was in ^(AF)accordance with the ^[g]eternal purpose which He ^[h]carried out in ^(AG)Christ Jesus our Lord, ¹²in whom we have boldness and ^[i]^(AH)confident ^(AI)access through faith ^[j]in Him. ¹³Therefore I ask ^[k]you not ^(AJ)to become discouraged about my tribulations ^(AK)in your behalf, ^[l]since they are your glory.

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Footnotes

Ephesians 3:4 Lit To which, when you read
Ephesians 3:4 Lit in
Ephesians 3:5 Lit the sons of man
Ephesians 3:5 Or by
Ephesians 3:8 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
Ephesians 3:9 One early ms bring to light what
Ephesians 3:11 Lit purpose of the ages
Ephesians 3:11 Or formed
Ephesians 3:12 Lit access in confidence
Ephesians 3:12 Lit of Him
Ephesians 3:13 Or that I may not lose
Ephesians 3:13 Lit which are

Matthew 8:5-17

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The Centurion’s Faith

⁵And ^(A)when ^[a]Jesus entered Capernaum, a ^[b]centurion came to Him, begging Him, ⁶and saying, “^[c]Lord, my ^[d]servant is lying ^(B)paralyzed at home, terribly tormented.” ⁷Jesus *said to him, “I will come and heal him.” ⁸But the centurion replied, “^[e]Lord, I am not worthy for You to come under my roof, but just ^[f]say the word, and my ^[g]servant will be healed. ⁹For I also am a man under ^(C)authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.” ¹⁰Now when Jesus heard this, He was amazed and said to those who were following, “Truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith ^[h]with anyone in Israel. ¹¹And I say to you that many ^(D)will come from east and west, and ^[i]recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven; ¹²but ^(E)the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into ^(F)the outer darkness; in that place ^(G)there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” ¹³And Jesus said to the centurion, “Go; ^[j]it shall be done for you ^(H)as you have believed.” And the ^[k]servant was healed at that very ^[l]moment.

Peter’s Mother-in-law and Many Others Healed

¹⁴^(I)When Jesus came into Peter’s ^[m]home, He saw his mother-in-law lying sick in bed with a fever. ¹⁵And He touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she got up and ^[n]waited on Him. ¹⁶Now when evening came, they brought to Him many ^(J)who were demon-possessed; and He cast out the spirits with a word, and ^(K)healed all who were ill. ¹⁷This happened so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled: “^(L)He Himself took our illnesses and ^[o]carried away our diseases.”