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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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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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

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

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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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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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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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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

(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

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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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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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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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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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

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

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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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(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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Surely his (A)salvation is near to those who fear him,
    that (B)glory may dwell in our land.

10 (C)Steadfast love and faithfulness meet;
    (D)righteousness and peace kiss each other.
11 Faithfulness springs up from the ground,
    and righteousness looks down from the sky.
12 Yes, (E)the Lord will give what is good,
    and our land (F)will yield its increase.

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(A)Your throne, O God, is forever and ever.
    The (B)scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of uprightness;
    (C)you have loved righteousness and hated wickedness.
Therefore (D)God, your God, has (E)anointed you
    with the oil of (F)gladness (G)beyond your companions;

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Your Throne, O God, Is Forever

To the choirmaster: according to Lilies. A Maskil[a] of (A)the Sons of Korah; a love song.

45 My heart overflows with a pleasing theme;
    I address my verses to the king;
    my tongue is like the pen of (B)a ready scribe.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 45:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term

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