Psalm 119:145-176

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Qoph

¹⁴⁵With my ^(A)whole heart I cry; answer me, O Lord!
    I will ^(B)keep your statutes.
¹⁴⁶I call to you; save me,
    that I may observe your testimonies.
¹⁴⁷I rise before ^(C)dawn and cry for help;
    I ^(D)hope in your words.
¹⁴⁸My eyes are awake before ^(E)the watches of the night,
    that I may meditate on your promise.
¹⁴⁹Hear my voice according to your steadfast love;
    O Lord, ^(F)according to your justice ^(G)give me life.
¹⁵⁰They draw near who persecute me with evil purpose;
    they are far from your law.
¹⁵¹But ^(H)you are near, O Lord,
    and all your commandments are ^(I)true.
¹⁵²Long have I known from your testimonies
    that you have ^(J)founded them forever.

Resh

¹⁵³Look on my ^(K)affliction and deliver me,
    for ^(L)I do not forget your law.
¹⁵⁴^(M)Plead my cause and redeem me;
    ^(N)give me life according to your promise!
¹⁵⁵^(O)Salvation is far from the wicked,
    ^(P)for they do not seek your statutes.
¹⁵⁶^(Q)Great is your mercy, O Lord;
    ^(R)give me life according to your rules.
¹⁵⁷^(S)Many are my persecutors and my adversaries,
    but I do not ^(T)swerve from your testimonies.
¹⁵⁸I look at ^(U)the faithless with ^(V)disgust,
    because they do not keep your commands.
¹⁵⁹Consider how I ^(W)love your precepts!
    ^(X)Give me life, O Lord, according to your steadfast love.
¹⁶⁰^(Y)The sum of your word is ^(Z)truth,
    and every one of your ^(AA)righteous rules endures forever.

Sin and Shin

¹⁶¹^(AB)Princes persecute me ^(AC)without cause,
    but my heart ^(AD)stands in awe of your words.
¹⁶²I ^(AE)rejoice at your word
    like one who ^(AF)finds great spoil.
¹⁶³I hate and abhor falsehood,
    but I love ^(AG)your law.
¹⁶⁴Seven times a day I praise you
    for your ^(AH)righteous rules.
¹⁶⁵Great ^(AI)peace have those who love your law;
    ^(AJ)nothing can make them stumble.
¹⁶⁶I ^(AK)hope for your salvation, O Lord,
    and I do your commandments.
¹⁶⁷My soul keeps your testimonies;
    I ^(AL)love them exceedingly.
¹⁶⁸I keep your precepts and testimonies,
    ^(AM)for all my ways are before you.

Taw

¹⁶⁹Let my ^(AN)cry come before you, O Lord;
    ^(AO)give me understanding ^(AP)according to your word!
¹⁷⁰Let my plea come before you;
    ^(AQ)deliver me according to your word.
¹⁷¹My lips will ^(AR)pour forth praise,
    for you ^(AS)teach me your statutes.
¹⁷²My tongue will sing of your word,
    for ^(AT)all your commandments are right.
¹⁷³Let your hand be ready to help me,
    for I have ^(AU)chosen your precepts.
¹⁷⁴I ^(AV)long for your salvation, O Lord,
    and your law is my ^(AW)delight.
¹⁷⁵Let my soul live and praise you,
    and let your rules help me.
¹⁷⁶I have ^(AX)gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant,
    for I do not ^(AY)forget your commandments.

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Acts 8:14-25

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¹⁴Now when ^(A)the apostles at Jerusalem heard that ^(B)Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John, ¹⁵who came down and prayed for them ^(C)that they might receive the Holy Spirit, ¹⁶for ^(D)he had not yet ^(E)fallen on any of them, but ^(F)they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. ¹⁷Then ^(G)they laid their hands on them and ^(H)they received the Holy Spirit. ¹⁸Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money, ¹⁹saying, “Give me this power also, so that anyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.” ²⁰But Peter said to him, ^(I)“May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God ^(J)with money! ²¹You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for ^(K)your heart is not right before God. ²²Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, ^(L)if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you. ²³For I see that you are in ^(M)the gall^[a] of bitterness and in ^(N)the bond of iniquity.” ²⁴And Simon answered, ^(O)“Pray for me to the Lord, that nothing of what you have said may come upon me.”

²⁵Now when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, ^(P)preaching the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.

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Footnotes

Acts 8:23 That is, a bitter fluid secreted by the liver; bile

John 6:1-15

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Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

6 After this ^(A)Jesus went away to the other side of ^(B)the Sea of Galilee, which is ^(C)the Sea of Tiberias. ²And a large crowd was following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing on the sick. ³Jesus went up on ^(D)the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples. ⁴Now ^(E)the Passover, the ^(F)feast of the Jews, was at hand. ⁵^(G)Lifting up his eyes, then, and seeing that a large crowd was coming toward him, Jesus said to ^(H)Philip, “Where are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?” ⁶He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he would do. ⁷^(I)Philip answered him, “Two hundred denarii^[a] worth of bread would not be enough for each of them to get a little.” ⁸One of his disciples, ^(J)Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him, ⁹“There is a boy here who has five ^(K)barley loaves and two fish, but ^(L)what are they for so many?” ¹⁰Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” ^(M)Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, about five thousand in number. ¹¹Jesus then took the loaves, and ^(N)when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated. So also the fish, as much as they wanted. ¹²And when they had eaten their fill, he told his disciples, “Gather up the leftover fragments, that nothing may be lost.” ¹³So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves left by those who had eaten. ¹⁴When the people saw the sign that he had done, they said, ^(O)“This is indeed ^(P)the Prophet ^(Q)who is to come into the world!”