To the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, "I will guard my ways, Lest I sin with my tongue; I will restrain my mouth with a muzzle, While the wicked are before me."

I was mute with silence, I held my peace [even] from good; And my sorrow was stirred up.

I was mute, I did not open my mouth, Because it was You who did [it.]

He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, So He opened not His mouth.

And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He answered nothing.

But He answered him not one word, so that the governor marveled greatly.

The place in the Scripture which he read was this: "He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb before its shearer [is] silent, So He opened not His mouth.

who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed [Himself] to Him who judges righteously;

Then Pilate asked Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?" He answered and said to him, "[It is as] you say."

and said to Him, "Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?"

"[The] blind see and [the] lame walk; [the] lepers are cleansed and [the] deaf hear; [the] dead are raised up and [the] poor have the gospel preached to them.

Simon Peter answered and said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."

But Jesus kept silent. And the high priest answered and said to Him, "I put You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God!"

Jesus said to him, "[It is as] you said. Nevertheless, I say to you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven."

"If You are the Christ, tell us." But He said to them, "If I tell you, you will by no means believe.

"Hereafter the Son of Man will sit on the right hand of the power of God."

Then the Jews surrounded Him and said to Him, "How long do You keep us in doubt? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly."

Pilate therefore said to Him, "Are You a king then?" Jesus answered, "You say [rightly] that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice."

"I will declare the decree: The LORD has said to Me, 'You [are] My Son, Today I have begotten You.

Blessed [are] You, O LORD! Teach me Your statutes!

For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Of the increase of [His] government and peace [There will be] no end, Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, To order it and establish it with judgment and justice From that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.

And suddenly a voice [came] from heaven, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."

And suddenly they cried out, saying, "What have we to do with You, Jesus, You Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?"

"And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God."

Nathanael answered and said to Him, "Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"

And He said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man."

Therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was His Father, making Himself equal with God.

"For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel.

"For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son,

" Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.

"I and [My] Father are one."

Then the Jews took up stones again to stone Him.

"do you say of Him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, 'You are blaspheming,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God'?

The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and according to our law He ought to die, because He made Himself the Son of God."

according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God which was committed to my trust.

which He will manifest in His own time, [He who is] the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords,