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Psalm 146

1  Alleluia.
      Praise the Lord, O my soul:
      while I live will I praise the Lord; ♦︎
   as long as I have any being,
      I will sing praises to my God.
2  Put not your trust in princes,
      nor in any human power, ♦︎
   for there is no help in them.
3  When their breath goes forth, they return to the earth; ♦︎
   on that day all their thoughts perish.
4  Happy are those who have the God of Jacob for their help, ♦︎
   whose hope is in the Lord their God;
5  Who made heaven and earth,
      the sea and all that is in them; ♦︎
   who keeps his promise for ever;
6  Who gives justice to those that suffer wrong ♦︎
   and bread to those who hunger.
7  The Lord looses those that are bound; ♦︎
   the Lord opens the eyes of the blind;
8  The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down; ♦︎
   the Lord loves the righteous;
9  The Lord watches over the stranger in the land;
      he upholds the orphan and widow; ♦︎
   but the way of the wicked he turns upside down.
10  The Lord shall reign for ever, ♦︎
   your God, O Zion, throughout all generations.
      Alleluia.

¹¹ The rich is wise in self-esteem,
   but an intelligent poor person sees through the pose.
¹² When the righteous triumph, there is great glory,
   but when the wicked prevail, people go into hiding.
¹³ No one who conceals transgressions will prosper,
   but one who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.
¹⁴ Happy is the one who is never without fear,
   but one who is hard-hearted will fall into calamity.
¹⁵ Like a roaring lion or a charging bear
   is a wicked ruler over a poor people.
¹⁶ A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor;
   but one who hates unjust gain will enjoy a long life.
¹⁷ If someone is burdened with the blood of another,
   let that killer be a fugitive until death;
   let no one offer assistance.
¹⁸ One who walks in integrity will be safe,
   but whoever follows crooked ways will fall into the Pit.^*
19 Anyone who tills the land will have plenty of bread,
   but one who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
²⁰ The faithful will abound with blessings,
   but one who is in a hurry to be rich will not go unpunished.
²¹ To show partiality is not good—
   yet for a piece of bread a person may do wrong.
²² The miser is in a hurry to get rich
   and does not know that loss is sure to come.
²³ Whoever rebukes a person will afterwards find more favour
   than one who flatters with the tongue.
²⁴ Anyone who robs father or mother
   and says, ‘That is no crime’,
   is partner to a thug.
²⁵ The greedy person stirs up strife,
   but whoever trusts in the Lord will be enriched.
²⁶ Those who trust in their own wits are fools;
   but those who walk in wisdom come through safely.
²⁷ Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing,
   but one who turns a blind eye will get many a curse.
²⁸ When the wicked prevail, people go into hiding;
   but when they perish, the righteous increase.

⁴³And all were astounded at the greatness of God.

Jesus Again Foretells His Death

While everyone was amazed at all that he was doing, he said to his disciples, ⁴⁴‘Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into human hands.’ ⁴⁵But they did not understand this saying; its meaning was concealed from them, so that they could not perceive it. And they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

True Greatness

46 An argument arose among them as to which one of them was the greatest. ⁴⁷But Jesus, aware of their inner thoughts, took a little child and put it by his side, ⁴⁸and said to them, ‘Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me; for the least among all of you is the greatest.’