Old/New Testament
BOOK V
(Psalms 107–150)
Psalm 107
Thanksgiving for God’s Deliverance
1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his faithful love endures forever.(A)
2 Let the redeemed of the Lord proclaim
that he has redeemed them from the power of the foe(B)
3 and has gathered them from the lands—
from the east and the west,
from the north and the south.(C)
4 Some wandered in the desolate wilderness,
finding no way to a city where they could live.(D)
5 They were hungry and thirsty;
their spirits failed[a] within them.(E)
6 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;
he rescued them from their distress.(F)
7 He led them by the right path
to go to a city where they could live.(G)
8 Let them give thanks to the Lord
for his faithful love
and his wondrous works for all humanity.(H)
9 For he has satisfied the thirsty
and filled the hungry with good things.(I)
10 Others sat in darkness and gloom[b]—
prisoners in cruel chains(J)—
11 because they rebelled against God’s commands
and despised the counsel of the Most High.(K)
12 He broke their spirits[c] with hard labor;
they stumbled, and there was no one to help.(L)
13 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;
he saved them from their distress.(M)
14 He brought them out of darkness and gloom
and broke their chains apart.(N)
15 Let them give thanks to the Lord
for his faithful love
and his wondrous works for all humanity.(O)
16 For he has broken down the bronze gates
and cut through the iron bars.(P)
17 Fools suffered affliction
because of their rebellious ways and their iniquities.(Q)
18 They loathed all food
and came near the gates of death.(R)
19 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;
he saved them from their distress.(S)
20 He sent his word and healed them;
he rescued them from their traps.
21 Let them give thanks to the Lord
for his faithful love
and his wondrous works for all humanity.(T)
22 Let them offer thanksgiving sacrifices
and announce his works with shouts of joy.(U)
23 Others went to sea in ships,
conducting trade on the vast water.(V)
24 They saw the Lord’s works,
his wondrous works in the deep.(W)
25 He spoke and raised a stormy wind
that stirred up the waves of the sea.[d](X)
26 Rising up to the sky, sinking down to the depths,
their courage[e] melting away in anguish,(Y)
27 they reeled and staggered like a drunkard,
and all their skill was useless.(Z)
28 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
and he brought them out of their distress.(AA)
29 He stilled the storm to a whisper,
and the waves of the sea were hushed.(AB)
30 They rejoiced when the waves grew quiet.
Then he guided them to the harbor they longed for.(AC)
31 Let them give thanks to the Lord
for his faithful love
and his wondrous works for all humanity.(AD)
32 Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people
and praise him in the council of the elders.(AE)
33 He turns rivers into desert,
springs into thirsty ground,(AF)
34 and fruitful land into salty wasteland,
because of the wickedness of its inhabitants.(AG)
35 He turns a desert into a pool,
dry land into springs.(AH)
36 He causes the hungry to settle there,
and they establish a city where they can live.(AI)
37 They sow fields and plant vineyards
that yield a fruitful harvest.(AJ)
38 He blesses them, and they multiply greatly;(AK)
he does not let their livestock decrease.(AL)
39 When they are diminished and are humbled
by cruel oppression and sorrow,(AM)
40 he pours contempt on nobles(AN)
and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.(AO)
41 But he lifts the needy out of their suffering(AP)
and makes their families multiply like flocks.(AQ)
42 The upright see it and rejoice,(AR)
and all injustice shuts its mouth.(AS)
43 Let whoever is wise pay attention to these things
and consider the Lord’s acts of faithful love.(AT)
Psalm 108
A Plea for Victory
A song. A psalm of David.
1 My heart is confident, God;
I will sing; I will sing praises
with the whole of my being.[f](AU)
2 Wake up, harp and lyre!
I will wake up the dawn.(AV)
3 I will praise you, Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to you among the nations.(AW)
4 For your faithful love is higher than the heavens,
and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.(AX)
5 God, be exalted above the heavens,(AY)
and let your glory be over the whole earth.(AZ)
6 Save with your right hand and answer me
so that those you love may be rescued.(BA)
7 God has spoken in his sanctuary:[g]
“I will celebrate!
I will divide up Shechem.(BB)
I will apportion the Valley of Succoth.(BC)
8 Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine,
and Ephraim is my helmet;(BD)
Judah is my scepter.(BE)
9 Moab is my washbasin;(BF)
I throw my sandal on Edom.(BG)
I shout in triumph over Philistia.”(BH)
10 Who will bring me to the fortified city?
Who will lead me to Edom?(BI)
11 God, haven’t you rejected us?
God, you do not march out with our armies.(BJ)
12 Give us aid against the foe,
for human help is worthless.(BK)
13 With God we will perform valiantly;(BL)
he will trample our foes.(BM)
Psalm 109
Prayer against an Enemy
For the choir director. A psalm of David.
1 God of my praise, do not be silent.(BN)
2 For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me;
they speak against me with lying tongues.(BO)
3 They surround me with hateful words
and attack me without cause.(BP)
4 In return for my love they accuse me,
but I continue to pray.[h](BQ)
5 They repay me evil for good,
and hatred for my love.(BR)
6 Set a wicked person over him;
let an accuser[i] stand at his right hand.(BS)
7 When he is judged, let him be found guilty,
and let his prayer be counted as sin.(BT)
8 Let his days be few;
let another take over his position.(BU)
9 Let his children be fatherless
and his wife a widow.(BV)
10 Let his children wander as beggars,
searching for food far[j] from their demolished homes.(BW)
11 Let a creditor seize all he has;
let strangers plunder what he has worked for.(BX)
12 Let no one show him kindness,
and let no one be gracious to his fatherless children.(BY)
13 Let the line of his descendants be cut off;
let their name be blotted out in the next generation.(BZ)
14 Let the iniquity of his fathers
be remembered before the Lord,(CA)
and do not let his mother’s sin be blotted out.(CB)
15 Let their sins[k] always remain before the Lord,
and let him remove[l] all memory of them from the earth.(CC)
16 For he did not think to show kindness,
but pursued the suffering, needy, and brokenhearted
in order to put them to death.(CD)
17 He loved cursing—let it fall on him;
he took no delight in blessing—let it be far from him.(CE)
18 He wore cursing like his coat—
let it enter his body like water
and go into his bones like oil.(CF)
19 Let it be like a robe he wraps around himself,
like a belt he always wears.(CG)
20 Let this be the Lord’s payment to my accusers,
to those who speak evil against me.(CH)
21 But you, Lord, my Lord,
deal kindly with me for your name’s sake;(CI)
because your faithful love is good, rescue me.(CJ)
22 For I am suffering and needy;(CK)
my heart is wounded within me.(CL)
23 I fade away like a lengthening shadow;(CM)
I am shaken off like a locust.
24 My knees are weak from fasting,
and my body is emaciated.[m](CN)
25 I have become an object of ridicule to my accusers;[n]
when they see me, they shake their heads in scorn.(CO)
26 Help me, Lord my God;
save me according to your faithful love(CP)
27 so they may know that this is your hand
and that you, Lord, have done it.(CQ)
28 Though they curse, you will bless.
When they rise up, they will be put to shame,
but your servant will rejoice.(CR)
29 My accusers will be clothed with disgrace;
they will wear their shame like a cloak.(CS)
30 I will fervently thank the Lord with my mouth;
I will praise him in the presence of many.(CT)
31 For he stands at the right hand of the needy
to save him from those who would condemn him.(CU)
The Faithful Manager
4 A person should think of us in this way: as servants(A) of Christ and managers(B) of the mysteries of God.(C) 2 In this regard, it is required that managers be found faithful.(D) 3 It is of little(E) importance to me that I should be judged(F) by you or by any human court.[a] In fact, I don’t even judge myself. 4 For I am not conscious of anything against myself, but I am not justified(G) by this. It is the Lord who judges me. 5 So don’t judge(H) anything prematurely, before the Lord comes,(I) who will both bring to light what is hidden in darkness and reveal the intentions of the hearts. And then praise will come to each one from God.(J)
The Apostles’ Example of Humility
6 Now, brothers and sisters,(K) I have applied these things to myself and Apollos(L) for your benefit, so that you may learn from us the meaning of the saying: “Nothing beyond what is written.” The purpose is that none of you will be arrogant, favoring one person over another. 7 For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you didn’t receive? If, in fact, you did receive it, why do you boast as if you hadn’t received it? 8 You are already full! You are already rich! You have begun to reign as kings without us—and I wish you did reign, so that we could also reign with you! 9 For I think God has displayed us, the apostles, in last place, like men condemned to die: We have become a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to people. 10 We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ!(M) We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are dishonored! 11 Up to the present hour we are both hungry and thirsty; we are poorly clothed, roughly treated, homeless; 12 we labor, working(N) with our own hands.(O) When we are reviled, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it; 13 when we are slandered, we respond graciously. Even now, we are like the scum of the earth, like everyone’s garbage.(P)
Paul’s Fatherly Care
14 I’m not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my dear children.(Q) 15 For you may have countless instructors in Christ, but you don’t have many fathers. For I became your father(R) in Christ Jesus through the gospel. 16 Therefore I urge you to imitate me. 17 This is why I have sent(S) Timothy to you. He is my dearly loved and faithful(T) child in the Lord. He will remind you about my ways in Christ Jesus, just as I teach everywhere in every church.
18 Now some are arrogant, as though I were not coming to you. 19 But I will come to you soon,(U) if the Lord wills, and I will find out not the talk, but the power of those who are arrogant. 20 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power. 21 What do you want? Should I come to you with a rod,(V) or in love and a spirit of gentleness?(W)
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