Hebrews 11:23-31 and Psalm 96

Hebrews 11:23-31

[23]By faith Moses was hidden by his parents for three months after his birth, because they saw that the child was beautiful; and they were not afraid of the king's edict. [24]By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called a son of Pharaoh's daughter, [25]choosing rather to share ill-treatment with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. [26]He considered abuse suffered for the Christ to be greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to the reward. [27]By faith he left Egypt, unafraid of the king's anger; for he persevered as though he saw him who is invisible. [28]By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel.

[29]By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as if it were dry land, but when the Egyptians attempted to do so they were drowned. [30]By faith the walls of Jericho fell after they had been encircled for seven days. [31]By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had received the spies in peace. 

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Psalm 96

[1]   O sing to the LORD a new song;   
         sing to the LORD, all the earth.   
[2]   Sing to the LORD, bless his name;   
         tell of his salvation from day to day.   
[3]   Declare his glory among the nations,   
         his marvelous works among all the peoples.   
[4]   For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised;   
         he is to be revered above all gods.   
[5]   For all the gods of the peoples are idols,   
         but the LORD made the heavens.   
[6]   Honor and majesty are before him;   
         strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.   
[7]   Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples,   
         ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.   
[8]   Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name;   
         bring an offering, and come into his courts.   
[9]   Worship the LORD in holy splendor;   
         tremble before him, all the earth.

[10]  Say among the nations, "The LORD is king!   
         The world is firmly established; it shall never be moved.   
         He will judge the peoples with equity."   
[11]  Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;   
         let the sea roar, and all that fills it;   
[12]       let the field exult, and everything in it.   
    Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy   
[13]       before the LORD; for he is coming,   
         for he is coming to judge the earth.   
    He will judge the world with righteousness,   
         and the peoples with his truth.

 

Hebrews 11:1-12 and Psalm 9

Hebrews 11:1-12

[1]Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. [2]Indeed, by faith our ancestors received approval. [3]By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible.

[4]By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain's.
Through this he received approval as righteous, God himself giving approval to his gifts; he died, but through his faith he still speaks. [5]By faith Enoch was taken so that he did not experience death; and "he was not found, because God had taken him." For it was attested before he was taken away that "he had pleased God." [6]And without faith it is impossible to please God, for whoever would approach him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. [7]By faith Noah, warned by God about events as yet unseen, respected the warning and built an ark to save his household; by this he condemned the world and became an heir to the righteousness that is in accordance with faith.

[8]By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to set out for a place that he was to receive as an inheritance; and he set out, not knowing where he was going. [9]By faith he stayed for a time in the land he had been promised, as in a foreign land, living in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. [10]For he looked forward to the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God. [11]By faith he received power of procreation, even though he was too old - and Sarah herself was barren - because he considered him faithful who had promised. [12]Therefore from one person, and this one as good as dead, descendants were born, "as many as the stars of heaven and as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore."

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Psalm 9

[1]   I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart;  

          I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.  

[2]   I will be glad and exult in you;  

          I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.

[3]   When my enemies turned back,  

          they stumbled and perished before you.  

[4]   For you have maintained my just cause;  

          you have sat on the throne giving righteous judgment.

[5]   You have rebuked the nations, you have destroyed the wicked;  

          you have blotted out their name forever and ever.  

[6]   The enemies have vanished in everlasting ruins;  

          their cities you have rooted out;  

          the very memory of them has perished.

[7]   But the LORD sits enthroned forever,  

          he has established his throne for judgment.  

[8]   He judges the world with righteousness;  

          he judges the peoples with equity.

[9]   The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed,  

          a stronghold in times of trouble.  

[10]  And those who know your name put their trust in you,  

          for you, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you.

[11  ]Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion.  

          Declare his deeds among the peoples.  

[12]  For he who avenges blood is mindful of them;  

          he does not forget the cry of the afflicted.

[13]  Be gracious to me, O LORD.  

          See what I suffer from those who hate me;  

          you are the one who lifts me up from the gates of death,  

[14]  so that I may recount all your praises,  

          and, in the gates of daughter Zion,  

          rejoice in your deliverance.

[15]  The nations have sunk in the pit that they made;  

          in the net that they hid has their own foot been caught.  

[16]  The LORD has made himself known, he has executed judgment;  

          the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands.             

Higgaion.  Selah

[17]  The wicked shall depart to Sheol,  

          all the nations that forget God.

[18]  For the needy shall not always be forgotten,  

          nor the hope of the poor perish forever.

[19]  Rise up, O LORD! Do not let mortals prevail;  

          let the nations be judged before you.  

[20]  Put them in fear, O LORD;  

          let the nations know that they are only human.                     

            Selah