Psalms 110; Psalms 111; Psalms 112; 1 Corinthians 5

1 What the LORD says to my master: "Sit right beside me until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet!"

2 May the LORD make your mighty scepter reach far from Zion! Rule over your enemies!

3 Your people stand ready on your day of battle. "In holy grandeur, from the dawn's womb, fight! Your youthful strength is like the dew itself."

4 The LORD has sworn a solemn pledge and won't change his mind: "You are a priest forever in line with Melchizedek."

5 My master, by your strong hand, God has crushed kings on his day of wrath.

6 God brings the nations to justice, piling the dead bodies, crushing heads throughout the earth.

7 God drinks from a stream along the way, then holds his head up high.

1 Praise the LORD! I thank the LORD with all my heart in the company of those who do right, in the congregation.

2 The works of the LORD are magnificent; they are treasured by all who desire them.

3 God's deeds are majestic and glorious. God's righteousness stands forever.

4 God is famous for his wondrous works. The LORD is full of mercy and compassion.

5 God gives food to those who honor him. God remembers his covenant forever.

6 God proclaimed his powerful deeds to his people and gave them what had belonged to other nations.

7 God's handiwork is honesty and justice; all God's rules are trustworthy—

8 they are established always and forever: they are fulfilled with truth and right doing.

9 God sent redemption for his people; God commanded that his covenant last forever. Holy and awesome is God's name!

10 Fear of the LORD is where wisdom begins; sure knowledge is for all who keep God's laws. God's praise lasts forever!

1 Praise the LORD! Those who honor the LORD, who adore God's commandments, are truly happy!

2 Their descendants will be strong throughout the land. The offspring of those who do right will be blessed;

3 wealth and riches will be in their houses. Their righteousness stands forever.

4 They shine in the dark for others who do right. They are merciful, compassionate, and righteous.

5 Those who lend generously are good people— as are those who conduct their affairs with justice.

6 Yes, these sorts of people will never be shaken; the righteous will be remembered forever!

7 They won't be frightened at bad news. Their hearts are steady, trusting in the LORD.

8 Their hearts are firm; they aren't afraid. In the end, they will witness their enemies' defeat.

9 They give freely to those in need. Their righteousness stands forever. Their strength increases gloriously.

10 The wicked see all this and fume; they grind their teeth, but disappear to nothing. What the wicked want to see happen comes to nothing!

1 Everyone has heard that there is sexual immorality among you. This is a type of immorality that isn't even heard of among the Gentiles—a man is having sex with his father's wife!

2 And you're proud of yourselves instead of being so upset that the one who did this thing is expelled from your community.

3 Though I'm absent physically, I'm present in the spirit and I've already judged the man who did this as if I were present.

4 When you meet together in the name of our Lord Jesus, I'll be present in spirit with the power of our Lord Jesus.

5 At that time we need to hand this man over to Satan to destroy his human weakness so that his spirit might be saved on the day of the Lord.

6 Your bragging isn't good! Don't you know that a tiny grain of yeast makes a whole batch of dough rise?

7 Clean out the old yeast so you can be a new batch of dough, given that you're supposed to be unleavened bread. Christ our Passover lamb has been sacrificed,

8 so let's celebrate the feast with the unleavened bread of honesty and truth, not with old yeast or with the yeast of evil and wickedness.

9 I wrote to you in my earlier letter not to associate with sexually immoral people.

10 But I wasn't talking about the sexually immoral people in the outside world by any means—or the greedy, or the swindlers, or people who worship false gods—otherwise, you would have to leave the world entirely!

11 But now I'm writing to you not to associate with anyone who calls themselves "brother" or "sister" who is sexually immoral, greedy, someone who worships false gods, an abusive person, a drunk, or a swindler. Don't even eat with anyone like this.

12 What do I care about judging outsiders? Isn't it your job to judge insiders?

13 God will judge outsiders. Expel the evil one from among you!