Book of Common Prayer
72 Give Your judgments to the King, O God, and Your righteousness to the King’s Son.
2 He shall judge Your people in righteousness, and Your poor with equity.
3 The mountains and the hills shall bring peace to the people by justice.
4 He shall judge the poor of the people. He shall save the children of the needy and shall subdue the oppressor.
5 They shall fear You as long as the Sun and Moon endure, from generation to generation.
6 He shall come down like the rain upon the mown grass, as the showers that water the Earth.
7 In His days shall the righteous flourish, and abundance of peace shall be so long as the Moon endures.
8 Also, His dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the land.
9 Those who dwell in the wilderness shall kneel before Him; and His enemies shall lick the dust.
10 The kings of Tarshish, and of the isles, shall bring presents. The kings of Sheba, and Seba, shall bring gifts.
11 Indeed, all kings shall worship Him. All nations shall serve Him.
12 For He shall deliver the poor when He cries, the needy also, and he who has no helper.
13 He shall be merciful to the poor and needy and shall preserve the souls of the poor.
14 He shall redeem their souls from deceit and violence, and their blood shall be dear in His sight.
15 Indeed, He shall live; and to Him shall they give of the gold of Sheba. Also, they shall pray for Him continually and daily bless Him.
16 A handful of grain shall be sown in the Earth, in the top of the mountains. The fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon; and the children out of the city shall flourish like the grass of the Earth.
17 His name shall be forever. His name shall endure as long as the Sun. All nations shall bless Him and be blessed in Him.
18 Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, Who only does wondrous things.
19 And blessed be His glorious Name forever. And let all the Earth be filled with His Glory. So be it, even so be it.
20 Here ends the prayers of David, the son of Jesse. A Psalm committed to Asaph
JOD
73 Your Hands have made me and fashioned me. Give me understanding, therefore, that I may learn Your Commandments.
74 So those who fear You, seeing me, shall rejoice, because I have trusted in Your Word.
75 I know, O LORD, that Your Judgments are right, and that You have afflicted me justly.
76 I pray that Your mercy may comfort me, according to Your Promise to Your servant.
77 Let Your tender mercies come to me, that I may live. For Your Law is my delight.
78 Let the proud be ashamed, for they have dealt wickedly and falsely with me. But I meditate on Your Precepts.
79 Let those who fear You turn to me, and those who know Your Testimonies.
80 Let my heart be upright in Your Statutes, that I be not ashamed.
CAPH
81 My soul fainted for Your salvation, yet I wait for Your Word.
82 My eyes fail for Your Promise, saying, “When will You comfort me?”
83 For though I am like a wineskin in a smokehouse, even so I do not forget Your Statutes.
84 How many are the days of Your servant? When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?
85 The proud have dug pits for me, which is not after Your Law.
86 All Your Commandments are true. They persecute me falsely. Help me.
87 They had almost consumed me upon the Earth, yet I do not forsake Your Precepts.
88 Quicken me according to Your lovingkindness. So shall I keep the Testimony of Your Mouth.
LAMED
89 O LORD, Your Word endures forever in Heaven.
90 Your Truth is from generation to generation. You have laid the foundation of the Earth, and it abides.
91 They continue even to this day by Your Ordinances, for all are Your servants.
92 Except Your Law had been my delight, I should now have perished in my affliction.
93 I will never forget Your Precepts, for by them You have quickened me.
94 I am Yours. Save me. For I have sought Your Precepts.
95 The wicked have waited for me to destroy me, but I will consider Your Testimonies.
96 I have seen the end of all perfection; but Your Commandment is exceedingly large.
13 Let every soul be subject to the superior authorities. For there is no authority except from God. And the existing authority is ordained by God.
2 Therefore, whoever resists that authority, resists the ordinance of God. And those who resist, shall receive condemnation upon themselves.
3 For rulers are not to be feared for good works, but for evil. Do you, then, wish to be without fear of authority? Do well, and you shall have of the same.
4 For he is the minister of God for your good. But if you do evil, fear. For he does not bear the sword for nothing. For he is the minister of God to take vengeance on evildoers.
5 Therefore, you must be in subjection, not only because of wrath, but also for conscience’ sake.
6 For because of this you also pay tribute. For they are God’s ministers, persisting continually in this very thing.
7 Therefore, give all their due - tribute to whom you owe tribute, custom to whom custom: fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.
8 Owe nothing to anyone, except to be loving one another. For the one who loves another has fulfilled the Law.
9 For these: ‘You shall not commit adultery, You shall not kill, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, You shall not covet’ - as well as any other Commandment - are summed up in this saying, namely, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself’.
10 Love does no evil to his neighbor. Therefore, love is the fulfillment of the Law.
11 And this also we know (considering the season): that now is the time that we should arise from sleep. For our salvation is nearer now than when we believed it.
12 The night is past, and the day is at hand. Let us therefore cast away the works of darkness. And let us put on the armor of light,
13 so that we walk honestly (as in the day), not in gluttony and drunkenness, nor in promiscuity and lewdness, nor in strife and envying.
14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ. And take no thought for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts of it.
16 “No one, when he lights a candle, hides it under a vessel, or puts it under the bed. But he sets it on a candlestick, so that those who enter may see the light.
17 “For nothing is secret that shall not be evident. Nor is anything hidden that shall not be known, and come to light.
18 “Therefore, watch how you hear. For whoever has, to him shall be given. And whoever has not, even that which he seems to have shall be taken from him.
19 Then his mother and his brothers came to Him. And they could not come near to Him because of the crowd.
20 And someone said to Him, “Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, and wish see You.”
21 But He answered, and said to them, “My mother and My brothers are those who hear the Word of God and do it.”
22 And it happened that on a certain day, He went into a ship with His disciples. And He said to them, “Let us go over to the other side of the lake.” And they launched forth.
23 And as they sailed, He fell asleep. And a storm of wind came down on the lake. And they were filling with water and were in danger.
24 Then they went to Him, and awoke Him, saying, “Master! Master! We are going to die!” And He arose and rebuked the wind and the waves. And they ceased. And it was calm.
25 Then He said to them, “Where is your faith?” And they feared, and wondered among themselves, saying, “Who is this Who commands both the winds and water? And they obey Him!”
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