Psalm 104:10-18

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¹⁰He makes springs^(A) pour water into the ravines;
    it flows between the mountains.
¹¹They give water^(B) to all the beasts of the field;
    the wild donkeys^(C) quench their thirst.
¹²The birds of the sky^(D) nest by the waters;
    they sing among the branches.^(E)
¹³He waters the mountains^(F) from his upper chambers;^(G)
    the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work.^(H)
¹⁴He makes grass grow^(I) for the cattle,
    and plants for people to cultivate—
    bringing forth food^(J) from the earth:
¹⁵wine^(K) that gladdens human hearts,
    oil^(L) to make their faces shine,
    and bread that sustains^(M) their hearts.
¹⁶The trees of the Lord^(N) are well watered,
    the cedars of Lebanon^(O) that he planted.
¹⁷There the birds^(P) make their nests;
    the stork has its home in the junipers.
¹⁸The high mountains belong to the wild goats;^(Q)
    the crags are a refuge for the hyrax.^(R)

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Proverbs 22:28-29

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Saying 5

²⁸Do not move an ancient boundary stone^(A)
set up by your ancestors.

Saying 6

²⁹Do you see someone skilled^(B) in their work?
They will serve^(C) before kings;^(D)
they will not serve before officials of low rank.

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Luke 18:1-8

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The Parable of the Persistent Widow

18 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.^(A) ²He said: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought. ³And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me justice^(B) against my adversary.’

⁴“For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or care what people think, ⁵yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won’t eventually come and attack me!’”^(C)

⁶And the Lord^(D) said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says. ⁷And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out^(E) to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? ⁸I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man^(F) comes,^(G) will he find faith on the earth?”

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Hebrews 2:1-4

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Warning to Pay Attention

2 We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.^(A) ²For since the message spoken^(B) through angels^(C) was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment,^(D) ³how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation?^(E) This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord,^(F) was confirmed to us by those who heard him.^(G) ⁴God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles,^(H) and by gifts of the Holy Spirit^(I) distributed according to his will.^(J)