1 Vindicate me, O LORD,for I have walked in my integrity,and I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.2 Prove me, O LORD, and try me;test my heart and mind.3 For your steadfast love is before my eyes,and I walk in faithfulness to you. 4 I do not sit with the worthless,nor do I consort…

53When he went outside, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be very hostile toward him and to cross-examine him about many things, 54lying in wait for him, to catch him in something he might say. 1Meanwhile, when the crowd gathered by the thousands, so that they trampled on one another, he began to speak…

7And war broke out in heaven; Michael and his angels fought against the dragon. The dragon and his angels fought back, 8but they were defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. 9The great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of…

1:15Look! On the mountains the feet of onewho brings good tidings,who proclaims peace!Celebrate your festivals, O Judah,fulfill your vows,for never again shall the wicked invade you;they are utterly cut off. 2:1A shatterer has come up against you.Guard the ramparts;watch the road;gird your loins;collect all your strength. 2(For the Lord is restoring the majesty of Jacob,as…

1 O LORD, remember in David’s favorall the hardships he endured;2 how he swore to the LORDand vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,3 “I will not enter my houseor get into my bed;4 I will not give sleep to my eyesor slumber to my eyelids,5 until I find a place for the LORD,a dwelling-place…

37While he was speaking, a Pharisee invited him to dine with him; so he went in and took his place at the table. 38The Pharisee was amazed to see that he did not first wash before dinner. 39Then the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the…

1A great portent appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. 2She was pregnant and was crying out in birthpangs, in the agony of giving birth. 3Then another portent appeared in heaven: a great red dragon, with seven heads…

1An oracle concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum of Elkosh. 2A jealous and avenging God is the Lord,the Lord is avenging and wrathful;the Lord takes vengeance on his adversariesand rages against his enemies.3The Lord is slow to anger but great in power,and the Lord will by no means clear the guilty. His…

1 Transgression speaks to the wickeddeep in their hearts;there is no fear of Godbefore their eyes.2 For they flatter themselves in their own eyesthat their iniquity cannot be found out and hated.3 The words of their mouths are mischief and deceit;they have ceased to act wisely and do good.4 They plot mischief while on their…

27While he was saying this, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breasts that nursed you!” 28But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!” 29When the crowds were increasing, he began to say,…