Psalms 111-112, Mark 7 - ESV Online

PSALMS 111-112

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Great Are the Lord’s Works

111:1

Praise the Lord!

I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart,

in the company of the upright, in the congregation. 2

Great are the works of the Lord,

studied by all who delight in them. 3

Full of splendor and majesty is his work,

and his righteousness endures forever. 4

He has caused his wondrous works to be remembered;

the Lord is gracious and merciful. 5

He provides food for those who fear him;

he remembers his covenant forever. 6

He has shown his people the power of his works,

in giving them the inheritance of the nations. 7

The works of his hands are faithful and just;

all his precepts are trustworthy; 8

they are established forever and ever,

to be performed with faithfulness and uprightness. 9

He sent redemption to his people;

he has commanded his covenant forever.

Holy and awesome is his name! 10

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;

all those who practice it have a good understanding.

His praise endures forever! The Righteous Will Never Be Moved

112:1

Praise the Lord!

Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,

who greatly delights in his commandments! 2

His offspring will be mighty in the land;

the generation of the upright will be blessed. 3

Wealth and riches are in his house,

and his righteousness endures forever. 4

Light dawns in the darkness for the upright;

he is gracious, merciful, and righteous. 5

It is well with the man who deals generously and lends;

who conducts his affairs with justice. 6

For the righteous will never be moved;

he will be remembered forever. 7

He is not afraid of bad news;

his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord. 8

His heart is steady; he will not be afraid,

until he looks in triumph on his adversaries. 9

He has distributed freely; he has given to the poor;

his righteousness endures forever;

his horn is exalted in honor. 10

The wicked man sees it and is angry;

he gnashes his teeth and melts away;

the desire of the wicked will perish!

MARK 7

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Traditions and Commandments

7:1 Now when the Pharisees gathered to him, with some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem, 2 they saw that some of his disciples ate with hands that were defiled, that is, unwashed. 3 (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands properly, holding to the tradition of the elders, 4 and when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions that they observe, such as the washing of cups and pots and copper vessels and dining couches.) 5 And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with defiled hands?” 6 And he said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written,

“‘This people honors me with their lips,

but their heart is far from me; 7

in vain do they worship me,

teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ 8 You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men.”
9 And he said to them, “You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition! 10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’ 11 But you say, ‘If a man tells his father or his mother, Whatever you would have gained from me is Corban’ (that is, given to God)— 12 then you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or mother, 13 thus making void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And many such things you do.” What Defiles a Person

14 And he called the people to him again and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand: 15 There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.” 17 And when he had entered the house and left the people, his disciples asked him about the parable. 18 And he said to them, “Then are you also without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him, 19 since it enters not his heart but his stomach, and is expelled?” (Thus he declared all foods clean.) 20 And he said, “What comes out of a person is what defiles him. 21 For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, 22 coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. 23 All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.” The Syrophoenician Woman’s Faith

24 And from there he arose and went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered a house and did not want anyone to know, yet he could not be hidden. 25 But immediately a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit heard of him and came and fell down at his feet. 26 Now the woman was a Gentile, a Syrophoenician by birth. And she begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter. 27 And he said to her, “Let the children be fed first, for it is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” 28 But she answered him, “Yes, Lord; yet even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.” 29 And he said to her, “For this statement you may go your way; the demon has left your daughter.” 30 And she went home and found the child lying in bed and the demon gone. Jesus Heals a Deaf Man

31 Then he returned from the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis. 32 And they brought to him a man who was deaf and had a speech impediment, and they begged him to lay his hand on him. 33 And taking him aside from the crowd privately, he put his fingers into his ears, and after spitting touched his tongue. 34 And looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.” 35 And his ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly. 36 And Jesus charged them to tell no one. But the more he charged them, the more zealously they proclaimed it. 37 And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”