Old/New Testament
Psalm 110[a]
A psalm of David.
110 Here is the Lord’s proclamation[b] to my lord:[c]
“Sit down at my right hand[d] until I make your enemies your footstool.”[e]
2 The Lord[f] extends[g] your dominion[h] from Zion.
Rule in the midst of your enemies.
3 Your people willingly follow you[i] when you go into battle.[j]
On the holy hills[k] at sunrise[l] the dew of your youth[m] belongs to you.[n]
4 The Lord makes this promise on oath[o] and will not revoke it:[p]
“You are an eternal priest[q] after the pattern of[r] Melchizedek.”[s]
5 O Lord,[t] at your right hand
he strikes down[u] kings in the day he unleashes his anger.[v]
6 He executes judgment[w] against[x] the nations.
He fills the valleys with corpses;[y]
he shatters their heads over the vast battlefield.[z]
7 From the stream along the road he drinks;
then he lifts up his head.[aa]
Psalm 111[ab]
111 Praise the Lord!
I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart,
in the assembly of the godly and the congregation.
2 The Lord’s deeds are great,
eagerly awaited[ac] by all who desire them.
3 His work is majestic and glorious,[ad]
and his faithfulness endures[ae] forever.
4 He does[af] amazing things that will be remembered;[ag]
the Lord is merciful and compassionate.
5 He gives[ah] food to his faithful followers;[ai]
he always remembers his covenant.[aj]
6 He announced that he would do mighty deeds for his people,
giving them a land that belonged to other nations.[ak]
7 His acts are characterized by[al] faithfulness and justice;
all his precepts are reliable.[am]
8 They are forever firm,
and should be faithfully and properly carried out.[an]
9 He delivered his people;[ao]
he ordained that his covenant be observed forever.[ap]
His name is holy and awesome.
10 To obey the Lord is the fundamental principle for wise living;[aq]
all who carry out his precepts acquire good moral insight.[ar]
He will receive praise forever.[as]
Psalm 112[at]
112 Praise the Lord!
How blessed is the one[au] who obeys[av] the Lord,
who takes great delight in keeping his commands.[aw]
2 His descendants[ax] will be powerful on the earth;
the godly[ay] will be blessed.
3 His house contains wealth and riches;
his integrity endures.[az]
4 In the darkness a light[ba] shines for the godly,
for each one who is merciful, compassionate, and just.[bb]
5 It goes well for the one[bc] who generously lends money,
and conducts his business honestly.[bd]
6 For he will never be shaken;
others will always remember one who is just.[be]
7 He does not fear bad news.
He[bf] is confident; he trusts in the Lord.
8 His resolve[bg] is firm; he will not succumb to fear
before he looks in triumph on his enemies.
9 He generously gives[bh] to the needy;
his integrity endures.[bi]
He will be vindicated and honored.[bj]
10 When the wicked[bk] see this, they will worry;
they will grind their teeth in frustration[bl] and melt away.
The desire of the wicked will perish.[bm]
Church Discipline
5 It is actually reported that sexual immorality exists among you, the kind of immorality that is not permitted even among the Gentiles, so that someone is cohabiting with[a] his father’s wife. 2 And you are proud![b] Shouldn’t you have been deeply sorrowful instead and removed the one who did this[c] from among you? 3 For even though I am absent physically,[d] I am present in spirit. And I have already judged the one who did this, just as though I were present.[e] 4 When you gather together in the name of our Lord Jesus,[f] and I am with you in spirit,[g] along with the power of our Lord Jesus, 5 hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved[h] in the day of the Lord.[i]
6 Your boasting is not good. Don’t you know that a little yeast[j] affects[k] the whole batch of dough? 7 Clean out the old yeast so that you may be a new batch of dough—you are, in fact, without yeast. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. 8 So then, let us celebrate the festival, not with the old yeast, the yeast of vice and evil, but with the bread without yeast, the bread of sincerity and truth.[l]
9 I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people. 10 In no way did I mean the immoral people of this world, or the greedy and swindlers and idolaters, since you would then have to go out of the world. 11 But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who calls himself a Christian[m] who is sexually immoral, or greedy, or an idolater, or verbally abusive,[n] or a drunkard, or a swindler. Do not even eat with such a person. 12 For what do I have to do with judging those outside? Are you not to judge those inside? 13 But God will judge those outside. Remove the evil person from among you.[o]
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