Book of Common Prayer
Yahweh Loves the Gates of Zion
Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm. A Song.
87 His (A)foundation is in the holy mountains.
2 Yahweh (B)loves the gates of Zion
More than all the dwelling places of Jacob.
3 (C)Glorious things are spoken of you,
O (D)city of God. [a]Selah.
4 “I shall mention [b](E)Rahab and Babylon among those who know Me;
Behold, Philistia and (F)Tyre with [c](G)Ethiopia:
‘This one was born there.’”
5 But of Zion it shall be said, “This one and that one were born in her”;
And the Most High Himself will (H)establish her.
6 Yahweh will count when He (I)registers the peoples,
“This one was born there.” Selah.
7 And (J)singers, just like the (K)dancers, will all say,
“All my (L)springs are in you.”
BOOK 4
From Everlasting to Everlasting, You Are God
A Prayer of [a]Moses, the man of God.
90 Lord, You have been our [b](A)dwelling place from generation to generation.
2 Before (B)the mountains were born
[c]Or You (C)brought forth the earth and the world,
Even (D)from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.
3 You (E)turn man back into dust
And say, “Return, O sons of men.”
4 For (F)a thousand years in Your sight
Are like (G)yesterday when it passes by,
[d]Or as a (H)watch in the night.
5 You (I)have [e]swept them away like a flood, they [f](J)fall asleep;
In the morning they are like (K)grass which [g]sprouts anew.
6 In the morning it (L)blossoms and [h]sprouts anew;
Toward evening it (M)withers away and (N)dries up.
7 For we have been (O)consumed by Your anger
And by Your wrath we have been [i]dismayed.
8 You have (P)set our iniquities before You,
Our (Q)secret sins in the light of Your presence.
9 For (R)all our days have declined in Your fury;
We have finished our years like a [j]sigh.
10 As for the days of our [k]life, [l]they contain seventy years,
Or if due to might, (S)eighty years,
Yet their pride is but (T)labor and wickedness;
For soon it is gone and we (U)fly away.
11 Who knows the (V)power of Your anger
And Your fury, according to the (W)fear [m]that is due You?
12 [n]So (X)teach us to number our days,
That we may [o](Y)present to You a heart of wisdom.
13 (Z)Return, O Yahweh; (AA)how long will it be?
And [p]be (AB)sorry for Your slaves.
14 O (AC)satisfy us in the morning with Your lovingkindness,
That we may (AD)sing for joy and be glad all our days.
15 (AE)Make us glad [q]according to the days You have afflicted us,
And the (AF)years we have seen [r]evil.
16 Let Your (AG)work appear to Your slaves
And Your (AH)majesty [s]to their sons.
17 Let the (AI)favor of the Lord our God be upon us;
And (AJ)establish for us the work of our hands;
Establish the work of our hands.
His Lovingkindness Endures Forever
136 (A)Give thanks to Yahweh, for (B)He is good,
For (C)His lovingkindness endures forever.
2 Give thanks to the (D)God of gods,
For His lovingkindness endures forever.
3 Give thanks to the (E)Lord of lords,
For His lovingkindness endures forever.
4 To Him who (F)alone does great [a]wonders,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
5 To Him who (G)made the heavens (H)with [b]skill,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
6 To Him who (I)spread out the earth above the waters,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
7 To Him who (J)made the great lights,
For His lovingkindness endures forever:
8 The (K)sun to rule [c]by day,
For His lovingkindness endures forever,
9 The (L)moon and stars to rule [d]by night,
For His lovingkindness endures forever.
10 To Him who (M)struck [e]the Egyptians through their firstborn,
For His lovingkindness endures forever,
11 Then (N)brought Israel out from their midst,
For His lovingkindness endures forever,
12 With a (O)strong hand and an (P)outstretched arm,
For His lovingkindness endures forever.
13 To Him who (Q)divided the [f]Red Sea in two,
For His lovingkindness endures forever,
14 And (R)made Israel pass through the midst of it,
For His lovingkindness endures forever,
15 But (S)He [g]overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the [h]Red Sea,
For His lovingkindness endures forever.
16 To Him who (T)led His people through the wilderness,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
17 To Him who (U)struck great kings,
For His lovingkindness endures forever,
18 And (V)killed [i]mighty kings,
For His lovingkindness endures forever:
19 (W)Sihon, king of the Amorites,
For His lovingkindness endures forever,
20 And (X)Og, king of Bashan,
For His lovingkindness endures forever,
21 And (Y)gave their land as an inheritance,
For His lovingkindness endures forever,
22 Even an inheritance to Israel His (Z)servant,
For His lovingkindness endures forever.
23 Who (AA)remembered us in our low estate,
For His lovingkindness endures forever,
24 And has (AB)snatched us from our adversaries,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
25 Who (AC)gives food to all flesh,
For His lovingkindness endures forever.
26 Give thanks to the (AD)God of heaven,
For His lovingkindness endures forever.
The Ruined Belt
13 Thus Yahweh said to me, “Go and (A)buy yourself a linen belt and put it around your loins, but do not put it in water.” 2 So I bought the belt in accordance with the (B)word of Yahweh and put it around my loins. 3 Then the word of Yahweh came to me a second time, saying, 4 “Take the belt that you have bought, which is around your loins, and arise, go to [a]the (C)Euphrates and hide it there in a crevice of the rock.” 5 So I went and hid it by the Euphrates, (D)as Yahweh had commanded me. 6 Now it happened that after many days Yahweh said to me, “Arise, go to the Euphrates and take from there the belt which I commanded you to hide there.” 7 Then I went to the Euphrates and dug, and I took the belt from the place where I had hidden it; and behold, the belt was ruined; it was totally worthless.
8 Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, 9 “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Just so will I ruin the (E)pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem. 10 This evil people, who (F)refuse to listen to My words, who (G)walk in the stubbornness of their hearts and have walked after other gods to serve them and to worship them, let them be just like this belt which is totally worthless. 11 For as the belt clings to the loins of a man, so I made the whole household of Israel and the whole household of Judah (H)cling to Me,’ declares Yahweh, ‘that they might be for Me a people, for a (I)name, for (J)praise, and for beauty; but they (K)did not listen.’
12 Therefore do not let sin (A)reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts, 13 and do not go on (B)presenting your members to sin as [a]instruments of unrighteousness, but (C)present yourselves to God as those alive from the dead, and your members as [b]instruments of righteousness to God. 14 For (D)sin shall not (E)be master over you, for (F)you are not under law but (G)under grace.
Slaves of Righteousness
15 What then? (H)Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? (I)May it never be! 16 Do you not (J)know that when you go on presenting yourselves to someone as (K)slaves for obedience, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of (L)sin [c]leading to death, or of obedience [d]leading to righteousness? 17 But (M)thanks be to God that though you were slaves of sin, you obeyed from the heart that (N)pattern of teaching to which you were (O)given over, 18 and having been (P)freed from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. 19 (Q)I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just (R)as you presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness, [e]leading to further lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness, [f]leading to sanctification.
20 For (S)when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. 21 Therefore what [g](T)benefit were you then having [h]from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is (U)death. 22 But now having been (V)freed from sin and (W)enslaved to God, you have your [i](X)benefit, [j]leading to sanctification, and (Y)the end, eternal life. 23 For the wages of (Z)sin is death, but the gracious gift of God is (AA)eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
47 (A)He who is of God hears the words of God; for this reason you do not hear them, because you are not of God.”
48 (B)The Jews answered and said to Him, “Do we not say rightly that You are a (C)Samaritan and (D)have a demon?” 49 Jesus answered, “I do not (E)have a demon, but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me. 50 But (F)I do not seek My glory; there is One who seeks and judges. 51 Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone (G)keeps My word he will never (H)see death—ever.” 52 (I)The Jews said to Him, “Now we know that You (J)have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets also; and You say, ‘If anyone (K)keeps My word, he will never (L)taste of death—ever.’ 53 Surely You (M)are not greater than our father Abraham who died? The prophets died too; whom do You make Yourself out to be?” 54 Jesus answered, “(N)If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing; (O)it is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God’; 55 and (P)you have not known Him, (Q)but I know Him; and if I say that I do not know Him, I will be (R)a liar like you, (S)but I do know Him and (T)keep His word. 56 (U)Your father Abraham (V)rejoiced [a]to see My day, and he saw it and was glad.” 57 (W)So the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?” 58 Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, (X)I am.” 59 Therefore they (Y)picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus [b](Z)hid Himself and went out of the temple.
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