Psalm 89:5-37

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⁵The heavens^(A) praise your wonders, Lord,
    your faithfulness too, in the assembly^(B) of the holy ones.
⁶For who in the skies above can compare with the Lord?
    Who is like the Lord among the heavenly beings?^(C)
⁷In the council^(D) of the holy ones^(E) God is greatly feared;
    he is more awesome than all who surround him.^(F)
⁸Who is like you,^(G) Lord God Almighty?^(H)
    You, Lord, are mighty, and your faithfulness surrounds you.

⁹You rule over the surging sea;
    when its waves mount up, you still them.^(I)
¹⁰You crushed Rahab^(J) like one of the slain;
    with your strong arm you scattered^(K) your enemies.
¹¹The heavens are yours,^(L) and yours also the earth;^(M)
    you founded the world and all that is in it.^(N)
¹²You created the north and the south;
    Tabor^(O) and Hermon^(P) sing for joy^(Q) at your name.
¹³Your arm is endowed with power;
    your hand is strong, your right hand exalted.^(R)

¹⁴Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne;^(S)
    love and faithfulness go before you.^(T)
¹⁵Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you,
    who walk^(U) in the light^(V) of your presence, Lord.
¹⁶They rejoice in your name^(W) all day long;
    they celebrate your righteousness.
¹⁷For you are their glory and strength,^(X)
    and by your favor you exalt our horn.^[a]^(Y)
¹⁸Indeed, our shield^[b]^(Z) belongs to the Lord,
    our king^(AA) to the Holy One of Israel.

¹⁹Once you spoke in a vision,
    to your faithful people you said:
“I have bestowed strength on a warrior;
    I have raised up a young man from among the people.
²⁰I have found David^(AB) my servant;^(AC)
    with my sacred oil^(AD) I have anointed^(AE) him.
²¹My hand will sustain him;
    surely my arm will strengthen him.^(AF)
²²The enemy will not get the better of him;^(AG)
    the wicked will not oppress^(AH) him.
²³I will crush his foes before him^(AI)
    and strike down his adversaries.^(AJ)
²⁴My faithful love will be with him,^(AK)
    and through my name his horn^[c] will be exalted.
²⁵I will set his hand over the sea,
    his right hand over the rivers.^(AL)
²⁶He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father,^(AM)
    my God, the Rock^(AN) my Savior.’^(AO)
²⁷And I will appoint him to be my firstborn,^(AP)
    the most exalted^(AQ) of the kings^(AR) of the earth.
²⁸I will maintain my love to him forever,
    and my covenant with him will never fail.^(AS)
²⁹I will establish his line forever,
    his throne as long as the heavens endure.^(AT)

³⁰“If his sons forsake my law
    and do not follow my statutes,
³¹if they violate my decrees
    and fail to keep my commands,
³²I will punish their sin with the rod,
    their iniquity with flogging;^(AU)
³³but I will not take my love from him,^(AV)
    nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.
³⁴I will not violate my covenant
    or alter what my lips have uttered.^(AW)
³⁵Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness—
    and I will not lie to David—
³⁶that his line will continue forever
    and his throne endure before me like the sun;^(AX)
³⁷it will be established forever like the moon,
    the faithful witness in the sky.”^(AY)

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Psalm 89:17 Horn here symbolizes strong one.
Psalm 89:18 Or sovereign
Psalm 89:24 Horn here symbolizes strength.

Jeremiah 1:4-10

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The Call of Jeremiah

⁴The word of the Lord came to me, saying,

⁵“Before I formed you in the womb^(A) I knew^[a]^(B) you,
before you were born^(C) I set you apart;^(D)
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.^(E)”

⁶“Alas, Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I do not know how to speak;^(F) I am too young.”^(G)

⁷But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am too young.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. ⁸Do not be afraid^(H) of them, for I am with you^(I) and will rescue^(J) you,” declares the Lord.^(K)

⁹Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched^(L) my mouth and said to me, “I have put my words in your mouth.^(M) ¹⁰See, today I appoint you over nations^(N) and kingdoms to uproot^(O) and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant.”^(P)

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Jeremiah 1:5 Or chose

Acts 8:4-13

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Philip in Samaria

⁴Those who had been scattered^(A) preached the word wherever they went.^(B) ⁵Philip^(C) went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah there. ⁶When the crowds heard Philip and saw the signs he performed, they all paid close attention to what he said. ⁷For with shrieks, impure spirits came out of many,^(D) and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed.^(E) ⁸So there was great joy in that city.

Simon the Sorcerer

⁹Now for some time a man named Simon had practiced sorcery^(F) in the city and amazed all the people of Samaria. He boasted that he was someone great,^(G) ¹⁰and all the people, both high and low, gave him their attention and exclaimed, “This man is rightly called the Great Power of God.”^(H) ¹¹They followed him because he had amazed them for a long time with his sorcery. ¹²But when they believed Philip as he proclaimed the good news of the kingdom of God^(I) and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized,^(J) both men and women. ¹³Simon himself believed and was baptized. And he followed Philip everywhere, astonished by the great signs and miracles^(K) he saw.