1 Corinthians 1:1-9

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1 Paul, called to be an apostle^(A) of Christ Jesus by the will of God,^(B) and our brother Sosthenes,^(C)

²To the church of God^(D) in Corinth,^(E) to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called^(F) to be his holy people, together with all those everywhere who call on the name^(G) of our Lord Jesus Christ—their Lord and ours:

³Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.^(H)

Thanksgiving

⁴I always thank my God for you^(I) because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus. ⁵For in him you have been enriched^(J) in every way—with all kinds of speech and with all knowledge^(K)— ⁶God thus confirming our testimony^(L) about Christ among you. ⁷Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift^(M) as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.^(N) ⁸He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless^(O) on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.^(P) ⁹God is faithful,^(Q) who has called you^(R) into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.^(S)

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Psalm 137-138

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Psalm 137

¹By the rivers of Babylon^(A) we sat and wept^(B)
    when we remembered Zion.^(C)
²There on the poplars^(D)
    we hung our harps,^(E)
³for there our captors^(F) asked us for songs,
    our tormentors demanded^(G) songs of joy;
    they said, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”^(H)

⁴How can we sing the songs of the Lord^(I)
    while in a foreign land?
⁵If I forget you,^(J) Jerusalem,
    may my right hand forget its skill.
⁶May my tongue cling to the roof^(K) of my mouth
    if I do not remember^(L) you,
if I do not consider Jerusalem^(M)
    my highest joy.

⁷Remember, Lord, what the Edomites^(N) did
    on the day Jerusalem fell.^(O)
“Tear it down,” they cried,
    “tear it down to its foundations!”^(P)
⁸Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction,^(Q)
    happy is the one who repays you
    according to what you have done to us.
⁹Happy is the one who seizes your infants
    and dashes them^(R) against the rocks.

Psalm 138

Of David.

¹I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart;
    before the “gods”^(S) I will sing^(T) your praise.
²I will bow down toward your holy temple^(U)
    and will praise your name^(V)
    for your unfailing love and your faithfulness,^(W)
for you have so exalted your solemn decree
    that it surpasses your fame.^(X)
³When I called,^(Y) you answered me;^(Z)
    you greatly emboldened^(AA) me.

⁴May all the kings of the earth^(AB) praise you, Lord,
when they hear what you have decreed.
⁵May they sing^(AC) of the ways of the Lord,
for the glory of the Lord^(AD) is great.

⁶Though the Lord is exalted, he looks kindly on the lowly;^(AE)
    though lofty, he sees them^(AF) from afar.
⁷Though I walk^(AG) in the midst of trouble,
    you preserve my life.^(AH)
You stretch out your hand^(AI) against the anger of my foes;^(AJ)
    with your right hand^(AK) you save me.^(AL)
⁸The Lord will vindicate^(AM) me;
    your love, Lord, endures forever^(AN)—
    do not abandon^(AO) the works of your hands.^(AP)