Psalm 119:145-176
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145 With my whole heart I cry; answer me, O Lord.
I will keep your statutes.(A)
146 I cry to you; save me,
that I may observe your decrees.
147 I rise before dawn and cry for help;
I put my hope in your words.(B)
148 My eyes are awake before each watch of the night,
that I may meditate on your promise.
149 In your steadfast love hear my voice;
O Lord, in your justice preserve my life.(C)
150 Those who persecute me with evil purpose draw near;
they are far from your law.
151 Yet you are near, O Lord,
and all your commandments are true.(D)
152 Long ago I learned from your decrees
that you have established them forever.(E)
153 Look on my misery and rescue me,
for I do not forget your law.(F)
154 Plead my cause and redeem me;
give me life according to your promise.(G)
155 Salvation is far from the wicked,
for they do not seek your statutes.(H)
156 Great is your mercy, O Lord;
be gracious to me[a] according to your justice.(I)
157 Many are my persecutors and my adversaries,
yet I do not swerve from your decrees.(J)
158 I look at the faithless with disgust
because they do not keep your commands.(K)
159 Consider how I love your precepts;
be gracious to me[b] according to your steadfast love.(L)
160 The sum of your word is truth,
and every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever.(M)
161 Princes persecute me without cause,
but my heart stands in awe of your words.(N)
162 I rejoice at your word
like one who finds great spoil.(O)
163 I hate and abhor falsehood,
but I love your law.
164 Seven times a day I praise you
for your righteous ordinances.(P)
165 Great peace have those who love your law;
nothing can make them stumble.(Q)
166 I hope for your salvation, O Lord,
and I fulfill your commandments.(R)
167 My soul keeps your decrees;
I love them exceedingly.
168 I keep your precepts and decrees,
for all my ways are before you.(S)
169 Let my cry come before you, O Lord;
give me understanding according to your word.(T)
170 Let my supplication come before you;
deliver me according to your promise.(U)
171 My lips will pour forth praise,
because you teach me your statutes.(V)
172 My tongue will sing of your promise,
for all your commandments are right.
173 Let your hand be ready to help me,
for I have chosen your precepts.(W)
174 I long for your salvation, O Lord,
and your law is my delight.
175 Let me live that I may praise you,
and let your ordinances help me.(X)
176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek out your servant,
for I do not forget your commandments.(Y)
Ephesians 1:3-14
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Spiritual Blessings in Christ
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,[a](A) 4 just as he chose us in Christ[b] before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before him in love.(B) 5 He destined us[c] for adoption as his children[d] through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will,(C) 6 to the praise of his glorious grace that he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. 7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace(D) 8 that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and insight 9 he has made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ,(E) 10 as a plan for the fullness of time, to gather up all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.(F) 11 In Christ we have also obtained an inheritance,[e] having been destined according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to his counsel and will,(G) 12 so that we, who were the first to set our hope on Christ, might live for the praise of his glory. 13 In him you also, when you had heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and had believed in him, were marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit;(H) 14 this[f] is the pledge of our inheritance toward redemption as God’s own people, to the praise of his glory.(I)
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Luke 19:1-10
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Jesus and Zacchaeus
19 He entered Jericho and was passing through it.(A) 2 A man was there named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was rich. 3 He was trying to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was short in stature. 4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see him, because he was going to pass that way.(B) 5 When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at your house today.” 6 So he hurried down and was happy to welcome him. 7 All who saw it began to grumble and said, “He has gone to be the guest of one who is a sinner.”(C) 8 Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times as much.”(D) 9 Then Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he, too, is a son of Abraham.(E) 10 For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost.”
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