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Heaven Is Yahweh’s Throne
66 Thus says Yahweh,
“(A)Heaven is My throne, and the earth is the footstool of My feet.
Where then is a (B)house you could build for Me?
And where is a place that [a]I may rest?
2 For (C)My hand made all these things,
Thus all these things came into being,” declares Yahweh.
“But to this one I will look,
To him who is humble and (D)contrite of spirit, and who (E)trembles at My word.
3 “But he who slaughters an ox is the one who strikes down a man;
He who sacrifices a lamb is the one who breaks a dog’s neck;
He who offers a grain offering is the one who offers (F)swine’s blood;
He who (G)offers a memorial offering of frankincense is the one who blesses wickedness.
As they have chosen their (H)own ways,
And their soul takes pleasure in their (I)detestable things,
4 So I will (J)choose their [b]punishments
And will (K)bring on them what they dread,
Because I called, but (L)no one answered;
I spoke, but they did not listen.
And they did what was (M)evil in My eyes
And chose that in which I did not take pleasure.”
5 Hear the word of Yahweh, you who (N)tremble at His word:
“Your brothers who (O)hate you, who (P)exclude you for My name’s sake,
Have said, ‘Let Yahweh be glorified, that we may see your gladness.’
But (Q)they will be put to shame.
6 A voice of rumbling from the city, a voice from the temple,
The voice of Yahweh who is (R)paying recompense to His enemies.
7 “Before she was in labor pains, (S)she gave birth;
Before her pangs came, (T)she delivered a male child.
8 (U)Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things?
Can a land be [c]brought forth through labor pains in one day?
Can a nation be born all at once?
As soon as Zion was in labor pains, she also gave birth to her sons.
9 Shall I bring to the point of breaking forth and (V)not cause birth?” says Yahweh.
“Or shall I who causes birth shut the womb?” says your God.
Joy in Jerusalem’s Future
10 “Be (W)glad with Jerusalem and rejoice for her, all you who (X)love her;
Be exceedingly (Y)joyful with her, all you who mourn over her,
11 That you may nurse and (Z)be satisfied with her comforting breasts,
That you may suck and be delighted with her (AA)bountiful bosom.”
12 For thus says Yahweh, “Behold, I stretch out (AB)peace to her like a river,
And the (AC)glory of the nations like an overflowing stream;
And you will [d]be nursed; you will be (AD)carried on the [e]hip and played with on the knees.
13 As one whom his mother comforts, so I will (AE)comfort you;
And you will be comforted in Jerusalem.”
14 Then you will (AF)see this, and your (AG)heart will be joyful,
And your (AH)bones will flourish like the new grass;
And the (AI)hand of Yahweh will be made known to His slaves,
But He will be (AJ)indignant toward His enemies.
15 For behold, Yahweh will come in (AK)fire
And His (AL)chariots like the whirlwind,
To return His anger with wrath,
And His rebuke with flames of fire.
16 For Yahweh will execute judgment by (AM)fire
And by His (AN)sword on all flesh,
And those slain by Yahweh will be many.
17 “Those who sanctify and purify themselves to go to the (AO)gardens,
[f]Following one in the center,
Who eat (AP)swine’s flesh, detestable things, and mice,
Will (AQ)come to an end altogether,” declares Yahweh.
18 “And I [g]know their works and their (AR)thoughts; [h]the time is coming to (AS)gather all nations and tongues. And they shall come and see My glory. 19 I will set a (AT)sign among them and will send those who have escaped from them to the nations: (AU)Tarshish, [i]Put, (AV)Lud, [j]Meshech, (AW)Tubal, and [k]Javan, to the distant (AX)coastlands that have neither heard My report nor seen My glory. And they will (AY)declare My glory among the nations. 20 Then they shall (AZ)bring all your brothers from all the nations as a grain offering to Yahweh, on horses, in chariots, in litters, on mules, and on camels, to My (BA)holy mountain Jerusalem,” says Yahweh, “just as the sons of Israel bring their grain offering in a (BB)clean vessel to the house of Yahweh. 21 I will also take some of them for (BC)priests and for Levites,” says Yahweh.
22 “For just as the (BD)new heavens and the new earth
Which I make will endure before Me,” declares Yahweh,
“So your (BE)seed and your (BF)name will endure.
23 And it shall be from (BG)new moon to new moon
And from sabbath to sabbath,
All [l]mankind will come to (BH)worship before Me,” says Yahweh.
24 “Then they will go forth and look
On the (BI)corpses of the men
Who have [m](BJ)transgressed against Me.
For their (BK)worm will not die
(BL)And their fire will not be quenched;
And they will be an object of (BM)contempt to all [n]mankind.”
4 although (A)I myself might have confidence even in the flesh. If anyone else has a mind to put confidence in the flesh, I far more: 5 (B)circumcised the eighth day, of the (C)nation of Israel, of the (D)tribe of Benjamin, a (E)Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the Law, (F)a Pharisee; 6 as to zeal, (G)a persecutor of the church; as to the (H)righteousness which is in the Law, found (I)blameless.
7 But (J)whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ. 8 More than that, I count all things to be loss because of the surpassing value of [a](K)knowing (L)Christ Jesus my Lord, [b]for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in Him, not having (M)a righteousness of my own which is from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, (N)the righteousness which is from God upon faith, 10 that I may (O)know Him and (P)the power of His resurrection and [c](Q)the fellowship of His sufferings, being (R)conformed to His death, 11 [d]in order that I may (S)attain to the resurrection from the dead.
Pressing On Toward the Goal
12 Not that I have already (T)obtained it or have already (U)become perfect, but I press on [e]so that I may (V)lay hold of that [f]for which also I (W)was laid hold of by (X)Christ Jesus. 13 Brothers, I do not consider myself as having laid hold of it yet, but one thing I do: (Y)forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, 14 I (Z)press on toward the goal for the prize of the (AA)upward call of God in (AB)Christ Jesus. 15 Let us therefore, as many as are [g](AC)perfect, think this way; and if in anything you (AD)think differently, (AE)God will reveal that also to you. 16 However, let us keep [h](AF)walking in step with the same standard to which we have attained.
17 Brothers, (AG)join in following my example, and (AH)look for those who walk according to the (AI)pattern you have in us. 18 For (AJ)many walk—of whom I often told you, and now tell you even (AK)crying—as enemies of (AL)the cross of Christ, 19 whose end is destruction, whose god is their (AM)stomach and (AN)glory is in their shame, who (AO)set their thoughts on earthly things. 20 For (AP)our [i]citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly (AQ)wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21 who will (AR)transform [j]the body of our humble state into (AS)conformity with [k]the (AT)body of His glory, (AU)by His working through which He is able to even (AV)subject all things to Himself.
Yet God Is My King
A [a]Maskil of Asaph.
74 Why, O God? Have You (A)rejected us forever?
Why does Your anger (B)smoke against the (C)sheep of Your [b]pasture?
2 Remember Your congregation, which You have (D)purchased of old,
Which You have (E)redeemed to be the (F)tribe of Your inheritance;
And this Mount (G)Zion, where You have dwelt.
3 Lift up Your steps toward the (H)perpetual ruins;
The enemy (I)has damaged everything within the sanctuary.
4 Your adversaries have (J)roared in the midst of Your meeting place;
They have set up their (K)own signs (L)for signs.
5 Each seems like one who lifts up
[c]An (M)axe against the undergrowth of trees.
6 And now its (N)carved work altogether
They smash with hatchet and [d]hammers.
7 They have (O)set Your sanctuary on fire;
By bringing it to the ground, they have (P)defiled the dwelling place of Your name.
8 They (Q)said in their heart, “Let us [e]completely [f]subdue them.”
They have burned all the meeting places of God in the land.
9 We do not see our (R)signs;
There is (S)no longer any prophet,
Nor is there any among us who knows (T)how long.
10 How long, O God, will the adversary (U)reproach?
Will the enemy (V)spurn Your name forever?
11 Why (W)do You turn back Your hand, even Your right hand?
From within Your bosom, (X)destroy them!
12 Yet God is (Y)my King from of old,
Who works deeds of [g]salvation in the midst of the earth.
13 You (Z)divided the sea by Your strength;
You (AA)broke the heads of the (AB)sea monsters [h]in the waters.
14 You crushed the heads of [i](AC)Leviathan;
You gave him as food for the [j]creatures (AD)of the desert.
15 [k]You (AE)split open spring and river;
[l]You (AF)dried up ever-flowing rivers.
16 Yours is the day, Yours also is the night;
[m]You have (AG)established the [n]light and the sun.
17 [o]You have (AH)caused all the boundaries of the earth to stand firm;
[p]You have formed (AI)summer and winter.
18 Remember this, O Yahweh, that the enemy has (AJ)reproached,
And a (AK)wickedly foolish people has spurned Your name.
19 Do not deliver the soul of Your (AL)turtledove to the wild beast;
(AM)Do not forget the life of Your afflicted forever.
20 Look to the (AN)covenant;
For the (AO)dark places of the land are full of the haunts of violence.
21 Let not the (AP)oppressed return dishonored;
Let the (AQ)afflicted and needy praise Your name.
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