Old/New Testament
Our Eyes Look to the Lord Our God
A Song of (A)Ascents.
123 To you I (B)lift up my eyes,
O you who are (C)enthroned in the heavens!
2 Behold, as the eyes of servants
look to the hand of their master,
as the eyes of a maidservant
to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes look to the Lord our God,
till he has mercy upon us.
3 (D)Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us,
for we have had more than enough of (E)contempt.
4 Our soul has had more than enough
of (F)the scorn of (G)those who are at ease,
of the contempt of (H)the proud.
Our Help Is in the Name of the Lord
A Song of (I)Ascents. Of David.
124 (J)If it had not been the Lord who was on our side—
(K)let Israel now say—
2 if it had not been the Lord who was on our side
when people rose up against us,
3 then they would have (L)swallowed us up alive,
when their anger was kindled against us;
4 then (M)the flood would have (N)swept us away,
the torrent would have gone (O)over us;
5 then over us would have gone
the raging waters.
6 Blessed be the Lord,
who has not given us
as prey to their teeth!
7 We have escaped like a bird
from (P)the snare of the fowlers;
the snare is broken,
and we have escaped!
8 (Q)Our help is in the name of the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.
The Lord Surrounds His People
A Song of (R)Ascents.
125 Those who (S)trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion,
which (T)cannot be moved, but abides forever.
2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
so (U)the Lord surrounds his people,
from this time forth and forevermore.
3 For (V)the scepter of wickedness shall not (W)rest
on (X)the land allotted to the righteous,
lest the righteous (Y)stretch out
their hands to do wrong.
4 (Z)Do good, O Lord, to those who are good,
and to those who are (AA)upright in their hearts!
5 But those who (AB)turn aside to their (AC)crooked ways
the Lord will lead away with (AD)evildoers!
(AE)Peace be upon Israel!
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, 2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, 3 and (C)all ate the same (D)spiritual food, 4 and (E)all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual Rock that followed them, and the Rock was Christ. 5 Nevertheless, with most of them God was not pleased, for (F)they were overthrown[b] in the wilderness.
6 Now 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. 9 We must not put Christ[c] to the test, (N)as some of them did and (O)were destroyed by serpents, 10 nor grumble, (P)as some of them did and (Q)were destroyed by (R)the Destroyer. 11 Now 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. 12 Therefore (U)let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. 13 No 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.
14 Therefore, my beloved, (X)flee from idolatry. 15 I 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? 17 Because there is one bread, we who are many are (AB)one body, for we all partake of the one bread. 18 Consider (AC)the people of Israel:[d] (AD)are not those who eat the sacrifices participants in the altar?
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.