Psalm 119:105-112
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105 Your word is a lamp to my feet
and a light to my path.(A)
106 I have sworn an oath and confirmed it,
to observe your righteous ordinances.(B)
107 I am severely afflicted;
give me life, O Lord, according to your word.(C)
108 Accept my offerings of praise, O Lord,
and teach me your ordinances.(D)
109 I hold my life in my hand continually,
but I do not forget your law.(E)
110 The wicked have laid a snare for me,
but I do not stray from your precepts.(F)
111 Your decrees are my heritage forever;
they are the joy of my heart.(G)
112 I incline my heart to perform your statutes
forever, to the end.(H)
Matthew 13:1-9
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The Parable of the Sower
13 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. 2 Such great crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat there, while the whole crowd stood on the beach.(A) 3 And he told them many things in parables, saying: “Listen! A sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seeds fell on a path, and the birds came and ate them up. 5 Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and they sprang up quickly, since they had no depth of soil. 6 But when the sun rose, they were scorched, and since they had no root, they withered away. 7 Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. 8 Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.(B) 9 If you have ears,[a] hear!”(C)
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