Psalms 132

A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.
 ¹  LORD, remember David
  and all that he suffered.
 ²  He made a solemn promise to the LORD.
  He vowed to the Mighty One of Israel, [2] 
 ³  "I will not go home;
  I will not let myself rest.
 ⁴  I will not let my eyes sleep
  nor close my eyelids in slumber
 ⁵  until I find a place to build a house for the LORD,
  a sanctuary for the Mighty One of Israel."

 ⁶  We heard that the Ark was in Ephrathah;
  then we found it in the distant countryside of Jaar.
 ⁷  Let us go to the sanctuary of the LORD;
  let us worship at the footstool of his throne.
 ⁸  Arise, O LORD, and enter your resting place,
  along with the Ark, the symbol of your power.
 ⁹  May your priests be clothed in godliness;
  may your loyal servants sing for joy.
 ¹⁰  For the sake of your servant David,
  do not reject the king you have anointed.
 ¹¹  The LORD swore an oath to David
  with a promise he will never take back:
"I will place one of your descendants
  on your throne.
 ¹²  If your descendants obey the terms of my covenant
  and the laws that I teach them,
then your royal line
  will continue forever and ever."

 ¹³  For the LORD has chosen Jerusalem [13] ;
  he has desired it for his home.
 ¹⁴  "This is my resting place forever," he said.
  "I will live here, for this is the home I desired.
 ¹⁵  "I will bless this city and make it prosperous; I will satisfy its poor with food."  ¹⁶  I will clothe its priests with godliness;
  its faithful servants will sing for joy.
 ¹⁷  Here I will increase the power of David;
  my anointed one will be a light for my people.
 ¹⁸  I will clothe his enemies with shame,
  but he will be a glorious king."

Psalms 133

A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. A psalm of David.
 ¹  How wonderful and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!  ²  For harmony is as precious as the anointing oil
  that was poured over Aaron's head,
  that ran down his beard
  and onto the border of his robe.
 ³  Harmony is as refreshing as the dew from Mount Hermon that falls on the mountains of Zion. And there the LORD has pronounced his blessing, even life everlasting.

Psalms 134

A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.
 ¹  Oh, praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD,
  you who serve at night in the house of the LORD.
 ²  Lift up holy hands in prayer,
  and praise the LORD.

 ³  May the LORD, who made heaven and earth,
  bless you from Jerusalem. [3] 

<<  132:2 Hebrew of Jacob; also in 132:5. See note on 44:4.
<<  132:13 Hebrew Zion.
<<  134:3 Hebrew Zion.

1 Corinthians 11 : 17-34

Order at the Lord's Supper
 ¹⁷  But in the following instructions, I cannot praise you. For it sounds as if more harm than good is done when you meet together.  ¹⁸  First, I hear that there are divisions among you when you meet as a church, and to some extent I believe it.  ¹⁹  But, of course, there must be divisions among you so that you who have God's approval will be recognized!
   ²⁰  When you meet together, you are not really interested in the Lord's Supper.  ²¹  For some of you hurry to eat your own meal without sharing with others. As a result, some go hungry while others get drunk.  ²²  What? Don't you have your own homes for eating and drinking? Or do you really want to disgrace God's church and shame the poor? What am I supposed to say? Do you want me to praise you? Well, I certainly will not praise you for this!
   ²³  For I pass on to you what I received from the Lord himself. On the night when he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread  ²⁴  and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and said, "This is my body, which is given for you. [24]  Do this to remember me."  ²⁵  In the same way, he took the cup of wine after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant between God and his people—an agreement confirmed with my blood. Do this to remember me as often as you drink it."  ²⁶  For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are announcing the Lord's death until he comes again.    ²⁷  So anyone who eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord unworthily is guilty of sinning against [27]  the body and blood of the Lord.  ²⁸  That is why you should examine yourself before eating the bread and drinking the cup.  ²⁹  For if you eat the bread or drink the cup without honoring the body of Christ, [29]  you are eating and drinking God's judgment upon yourself.  ³⁰  That is why many of you are weak and sick and some have even died.
   ³¹  But if we would examine ourselves, we would not be judged by God in this way.  ³²  Yet when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned along with the world.
   ³³  So, my dear brothers and sisters, [33]  when you gather for the Lord's Supper, wait for each other.  ³⁴  If you are really hungry, eat at home so you won't bring judgment upon yourselves when you meet together. I'll give you instructions about the other matters after I arrive.

<<  11:24 Greek which is for you; other manuscripts read which is broken for you.
<<  11:27 Or is responsible for.
<<  11:29 Greek the body; other manuscripts read the Lord's body.
<<  11:33 Greek brothers.