Book of Common Prayer
To the Overcomer upon Neginah, A Psalm of David.
1 ¶ Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.
2 From the end of the earth I will cry unto thee when my heart is overwhelmed; lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
3 For thou hast been a shelter for me and a strong tower from the enemy.
4 I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever; I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.
5 ¶ For thou, O God, hast heard my vows; thou hast given an inheritance to those that fear thy name.
6 Thou wilt add days upon days unto the king’s life; his years shall be from generation to generation.
7 He shall abide before God for ever; He is aware of mercy and truth which preserve him.
8 So I will sing thy name for ever, performing my vows each day.
To the Overcomer, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.
1 ¶ Only in God does my soul rest; from him comes my saving health.
2 He only is my rock and my saving health; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.
3 How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? Shall ye murder each other until ye are as a bowing wall and as a tottering fence?
4 They only consult to cast him down from his greatness; they delight in lies; they bless with their mouth, but they curse in their inward parts. Selah.
5 My soul, rest thou only in God, for my hope is from him.
6 He only is my rock and my saving health; he is my defence; I shall not be moved.
7 In God is my saving health and my glory; the rock of my strength and my refuge is in God.
8 ¶ Wait in him at all times; ye peoples, pour out your heart before him; God is our refuge. Selah.
9 Surely the sons of Adam are vanity, and the sons of nobles are a lie; to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
10 Trust not in violence and become not vain in the taking of spoil; if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
11 God has spoken once; twice have I heard this that power belongs unto God.
12 Also unto thee, O Lord, belongs mercy, for thou renderest to every man according to his work.
To the Overcomer, A Psalm or Song of David.
1 ¶ Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered; let those that hate him flee before him.
2 As smoke is driven away; so drive them away: as wax melts before the fire, so shall the wicked perish at the presence of God.
3 But the righteous shall be glad; they shall rejoice before God; they shall dance with joy.
4 Sing unto God, sing psalms unto his name; extol him that rides upon the heavens by his name JAH and rejoice before him.
5 A father of the fatherless and a defender of the widows is God in his holy habitation.
6 God sets the solitary in families; he brings out those who are bound with chains, but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
7 ¶ O God, when thou didst go forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:
8 The earth shook, the heavens also dropped their rain at the presence of God; even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
9 Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, by which thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.
10 Thy presence was in thy congregation; thou, O God, by thy goodness thou hast provided for the poor.
11 The Lord shall give a word; great shall be the host of the evangelists thereof.
12 Kings of armies fled apace, and she that dwells in the house divided the spoil.
13 Though ye be cast among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver and her feathers with yellow gold.
14 When the Almighty scattered the kings that were in her, she became white as the snow in Salmon.
15 ¶ The mountain of Bashan is the mountain of God; the mountain of Bashan is a high mountain.
16 Why leap ye, ye high mountains? This is the mountain which God desires to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.
17 The chariots of God are two thousand, thousands of angels; the Lord is among them as in Sinai, in the sanctuary.
18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive; thou hast received gifts for men, yea, for the rebellious also that the LORD God might dwell among them.
19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily lades us with benefits, even the God of our saving health. Selah.
20 He that is our God is the God of salvation, and unto GOD the Lord belongs the way of escape from death.
21 Surely God shall smite the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such a one as goes on still in his trespasses.
22 ¶ The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea:
23 Thy foot shall be dipped in the blood of thine enemies and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.
24 They have seen thy ways, O God, even the ways of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.
25 The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; in between them were the virgins playing with timbrels.
26 Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, ye of the lineage of Israel.
27 There was little Benjamin as their ruler, the princes of Judah in their congregation, the princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali.
28 Thy God has commanded thy strength; confirm, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.
29 From thy temple in Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.
30 Reprehend the company of spearmen, the multitude of the strong, with the lords of the peoples, trampling them underfoot with their pieces of silver; Destroy thou the peoples that delight in war.
31 Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.
32 ¶ Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord, Selah:
33 To him that rides upon the heavens of the heavens which were of old; behold, he shall send forth his voice, his mighty voice.
34 Ascribe ye strength unto God; his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.
35 O God, thou art terrible out of thy sanctuaries; the God of Israel is he that gives strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.
12 ¶ Therefore, I beseech you brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies in living sacrifice, holy, well pleasing unto God, which is your rational worship.
2 And be not conformed to this age, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your soul that ye may experience what is that good and well pleasing and perfect will of God.
3 Therefore I say through the grace given unto me, to all those that are among you not to obtain more knowledge than is prudent to know, but to obtain knowledge with temperance, each one according to the measure of faith that God has dealt.
4 For in the manner that we have many members in one body, nevertheless all the members do not have the same operation;
5 likewise many of us are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
6 So that having different gifts according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, according to the measure of faith;
7 or ministry, in serving; or he that teaches, in doctrine;
8 he that exhorts, in exhortation; he that gives, let him do it in simplicity; he that presides, in earnest care; he that shows mercy, in cheerfulness.
9 Let love be without dissimulation, abhorring that which is evil, causing you to come unto that which is good;
10 loving one another with brotherly love, with honour preferring one another;
11 not slothful in earnest care, but fervent in the Spirit, serving the Lord,
12 rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, constant in prayer,
13 sharing for the needs of the saints, and given to hospitality.
14 Bless those who persecute you: bless, and do not curse.
15 Rejoice with those that rejoice and weep with those that weep.
16 Be unanimous among yourselves, not high minded, but accommodating the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion.
17 Not repaying anyone evil for evil; procuring that which is good not only in the sight of God, but even in the sight of all men.
18 If it can be done, as much as is possible on your part, live in peace with all men.
19 Not defending yourselves, dearly beloved; but rather give place unto the wrath of God, for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
20 Therefore, if thine enemy hungers, feed him; if he thirsts, give him drink; for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
8 ¶ And it came to pass afterward that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and announcing the gospel of the kingdom of God, and the twelve with him,
2 and certain women, who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,
3 and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others who ministered unto him of their substance.
4 ¶ And when many people were gathered together and were come to him out of every city, he spoke by a parable:
5 A sower went out to sow his seed, and as he sowed, some fell along the way, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.
6 And some fell upon the rock, and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away because it lacked moisture.
7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it.
8 And some fell on good ground and sprang up and bore fruit a hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that has ears to hear, let him hear.
9 And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?
10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the others in parables that seeing they might not see and hearing they might not understand.
11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
12 Those along the way are those that hear; then comes the devil and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.
13 Those on the rock are those that when they hear, receive the word with joy, but these have no root, who for a while believe and in time of temptation fall away.
14 And that which fell among thorns are those who when they have heard go forth and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life and bring no fruit to perfection.
15 But that on the good ground are those who in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it and bring forth fruit with patience.
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