The Coming King of Zion

(A)Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
    Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!
(B)Behold, (C)your king is coming to you;
    righteous and having salvation is he,
(D)humble and mounted on a donkey,
    on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

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This took place (A)to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying,

(B)“Say to the daughter of Zion,
‘Behold, your king is coming to you,
    (C)humble, and mounted on a donkey,
    on a colt,[a] the foal of a beast of burden.’”

The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them. They brought the donkey and the colt and put on them their cloaks, and he sat on them.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 21:5 Or donkey, and on a colt

Israel's Joy and Restoration

14 (A)Sing aloud, O daughter of Zion;
    shout, O Israel!
Rejoice and exult with all your heart,
    O daughter of Jerusalem!
15 The Lord has taken away the judgments against you;
    he has cleared away your enemies.
(B)The King of Israel, (C)the Lord, is in your midst;
    you shall never again fear evil.

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13 So they took branches of (A)palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, (B)“Hosanna! Blessed is (C)he who comes in the name of the Lord, even (D)the King of Israel!” 14 And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written,

15 (E)“Fear not, daughter of Zion;
behold, your king is coming,
    sitting on a donkey's colt!”

16 (F)His disciples did not understand these things at first, but (G)when Jesus was glorified, then (H)they remembered that these things had been written about him and had been done to him.

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10 (A)Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for (B)behold, I come (C)and I will dwell in your midst, declares the Lord.

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(A)“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous (B)Branch, and (C)he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. In his days Judah will be saved, and (D)Israel will (E)dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: (F)‘The Lord is our righteousness.’

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37 As he was drawing near—already on the way down the Mount of Olives—(A)the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice (B)for all the mighty works that they had seen, 38 saying, (C)“Blessed is (D)the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and (E)glory in the highest!”

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And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it.

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30 saying, “Go into the village in front of you, where on entering you will find a colt tied, (A)on which no one has ever yet sat. Untie it and bring it here. 31 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say this: ‘The Lord has need of it.’” 32 So those who were sent went away and found it (B)just as he had told them. 33 And as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?” 34 And they said, “The Lord has need of it.” 35 And they brought it to Jesus, and throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it.

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29 Take my yoke upon you, and (A)learn from me, for I am (B)gentle and lowly in heart, and (C)you will find rest for your souls.

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11 (A)I, I am the Lord,
    and besides me there is no savior.

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The Greatness of God

Go on up to a high mountain,
    O Zion, (A)herald of good news;[a]
lift up your voice with strength,
    O Jerusalem, herald of good news;[b]
    lift it up, fear not;
say to the cities of Judah,
    “Behold your God!”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 40:9 Or O herald of good news to Zion
  2. Isaiah 40:9 Or O herald of good news to Jerusalem

And those who went before and those who followed were shouting, (A)“Hosanna! (B)Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! 10 Blessed is (C)the coming (D)kingdom of (E)our father (F)David! (G)Hosanna (H)in the highest!”

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11 Behold, the Lord has proclaimed
    to the end of the earth:
(A)Say to the daughter of Zion,
    (B)“Behold, your salvation comes;
behold, his reward is with him,
    and his recompense before him.”

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(A)For to us a child is born,
    to us (B)a son is given;
(C)and the government shall be (D)upon[a] his shoulder,
    and his name shall be called[b]
Wonderful (E)Counselor, (F)Mighty God,
    (G)Everlasting (H)Father, Prince of (I)Peace.
Of the increase of his government and of peace
    (J)there will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
    to establish it and to uphold it
(K)with justice and with righteousness
    from this time forth and forevermore.
(L)The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 9:6 Or is upon
  2. Isaiah 9:6 Or is called

For (A)I am the Lord your God,
    the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.
(B)I give Egypt as your ransom,
    Cush and (C)Seba in exchange for you.

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Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion,
    for great (A)in your[a] midst is (B)the Holy One of Israel.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 12:6 The Hebrew for your in verse 6 is singular, referring to the inhabitant of Zion

Sit at My Right Hand

A Psalm of David.

110 (A)The Lord says to my Lord:
    (B)“Sit at my right hand,
(C)until I make your enemies your (D)footstool.”

The Lord sends forth (E)from Zion
    (F)your mighty scepter.
    (G)Rule in the midst of your enemies!
(H)Your people will (I)offer themselves freely
    on the day of your (J)power,[a]
    in (K)holy garments;[b]
from the womb of the morning,
    the dew of your youth will be yours.[c]
(L)The Lord has (M)sworn
    and will (N)not change his mind,
(O)“You are (P)a priest (Q)forever
    after the order of (R)Melchizedek.”

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 110:3 Or on the day you lead your forces
  2. Psalm 110:3 Masoretic Text; some Hebrew manuscripts and Jerome on the holy mountains
  3. Psalm 110:3 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain

(A)The heavens proclaim his righteousness,
    and all (B)the peoples see his glory.
All worshipers of images are (C)put to shame,
    who make their boast in (D)worthless idols;
    (E)worship him, all you gods!

Zion hears and (F)is glad,
    and the daughters of Judah rejoice,
    because of your judgments, O Lord.

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“As for me, I have (A)set my King
    on (B)Zion, my (C)holy hill.”

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49 Nathanael answered him, (A)“Rabbi, (B)you are the Son of God! You are the (C)King of Israel!”

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21 She will bear a son, and (A)you shall call his name Jesus, (B)for he will save his people from their sins.”

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But they shall serve the Lord their God and (A)David their king, whom I will raise up for them.

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(A)Break forth together into singing,
    (B)you waste places of Jerusalem,
for (C)the Lord has comforted his people;
    he has redeemed Jerusalem.
10 (D)The Lord has bared his holy arm
    before the eyes of all the nations,
(E)and all the ends of the earth shall see
    the salvation of our God.

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21 (A)Declare and present your case;
    let them take counsel together!
Who told this long ago?
    Who declared it of old?
Was it not I, the Lord?
    And there is no other god besides me,
a righteous God (B)and a Savior;
    there is none besides me.

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