Psalm 89:38-45

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³⁸But you have rejected,^(A) you have spurned,
    you have been very angry with your anointed one.
³⁹You have renounced the covenant with your servant
    and have defiled his crown in the dust.^(B)
⁴⁰You have broken through all his walls^(C)
    and reduced his strongholds^(D) to ruins.
⁴¹All who pass by have plundered^(E) him;
    he has become the scorn of his neighbors.^(F)
⁴²You have exalted the right hand of his foes;
    you have made all his enemies rejoice.^(G)
⁴³Indeed, you have turned back the edge of his sword
    and have not supported him in battle.^(H)
⁴⁴You have put an end to his splendor
    and cast his throne to the ground.
⁴⁵You have cut short^(I) the days of his youth;
    you have covered him with a mantle of shame.^(J)

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Proverbs 20:15-16

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¹⁵Gold there is, and rubies in abundance,
but lips that speak knowledge are a rare jewel.

¹⁶Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger;
hold it in pledge^(A) if it is done for an outsider.^(B)

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Luke 10:17-24

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¹⁷The seventy-two^(A) returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.”^(B)

¹⁸He replied, “I saw Satan^(C) fall like lightning from heaven.^(D) ¹⁹I have given you authority to trample on snakes^(E) and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. ²⁰However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”^(F)

²¹At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.^(G) Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.

²²“All things have been committed to me by my Father.^(H) No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”^(I)

²³Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. ²⁴For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”^(J)

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1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

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Final Instructions

¹²Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard^(A) among you, who care for you in the Lord^(B) and who admonish you. ¹³Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with each other.^(C) ¹⁴And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle^(D) and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak,^(E) be patient with everyone. ¹⁵Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong,^(F) but always strive to do what is good for each other^(G) and for everyone else.

¹⁶Rejoice always,^(H) ¹⁷pray continually,^(I) ¹⁸give thanks in all circumstances;^(J) for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

¹⁹Do not quench the Spirit.^(K) ²⁰Do not treat prophecies^(L) with contempt ²¹but test them all;^(M) hold on to what is good,^(N) ²²reject every kind of evil.

²³May God himself, the God of peace,^(O) sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul^(P) and body be kept blameless^(Q) at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.^(R) ²⁴The one who calls^(S) you is faithful,^(T) and he will do it.^(U)

²⁵Brothers and sisters, pray for us.^(V) ²⁶Greet all God’s people with a holy kiss.^(W) ²⁷I charge you before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers and sisters.^(X)

²⁸The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.^(Y)

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