Psalm 66:1-8

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Psalm 66

For the director of music. A song. A psalm.

¹Shout for joy to God, all the earth!^(A)
²    Sing the glory of his name;^(B)
    make his praise glorious.^(C)
³Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!^(D)
    So great is your power
    that your enemies cringe^(E) before you.
⁴All the earth bows down^(F) to you;
    they sing praise^(G) to you,
    they sing the praises of your name.”^[a]

⁵Come and see what God has done,
    his awesome deeds^(H) for mankind!
⁶He turned the sea into dry land,^(I)
    they passed through^(J) the waters on foot—
    come, let us rejoice^(K) in him.
⁷He rules forever^(L) by his power,
    his eyes watch^(M) the nations—
    let not the rebellious^(N) rise up against him.

⁸Praise^(O) our God, all peoples,
let the sound of his praise be heard;

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Footnotes

Psalm 66:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 7 and 15.

Acts 8:1-8

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8 And Saul^(A) approved of their killing him.

The Church Persecuted and Scattered

On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered^(B) throughout Judea and Samaria.^(C) ²Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him. ³But Saul^(D) began to destroy the church.^(E) Going from house to house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.

Philip in Samaria

⁴Those who had been scattered^(F) preached the word wherever they went.^(G) ⁵Philip^(H) went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah there. ⁶When the crowds heard Philip and saw the signs he performed, they all paid close attention to what he said. ⁷For with shrieks, impure spirits came out of many,^(I) and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed.^(J) ⁸So there was great joy in that city.

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John 6:35-40

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³⁵Then Jesus declared, “I am^(A) the bread of life.^(B) Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes^(C) in me will never be thirsty.^(D) ³⁶But as I told you, you have seen me and still you do not believe. ³⁷All those the Father gives me^(E) will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away. ³⁸For I have come down from heaven^(F) not to do my will but to do the will^(G) of him who sent me.^(H) ³⁹And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all those he has given me,^(I) but raise them up at the last day.^(J) ⁴⁰For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son^(K) and believes in him shall have eternal life,^(L) and I will raise them up at the last day.”