Book of Common Prayer
Lead Me in Your Truth
Of David.
Aleph
25 To You, O Yahweh, I (A)lift up my soul.
Beth
Gimel
3 Indeed, let (E)none who hope in You be ashamed;
Let those who (F)deal treacherously without cause be ashamed.
Daleth
4 (G)Make me know Your ways, O Yahweh;
Teach me Your paths.
He / Vav
5 Lead me in (H)Your truth and teach me,
For You are the (I)God of my salvation;
In You I (J)hope all the day.
Zayin
6 (K)Remember, O Yahweh, Your compassion and Your lovingkindnesses,
For they have been [a](L)from of old.
Heth
7 Do not remember the (M)sins of my youth or my transgressions;
(N)According to Your lovingkindness remember me,
For the sake of Your (O)goodness, O Yahweh.
Teth
Yodh
Kaph
10 All the paths of Yahweh are (U)lovingkindness and truth
To (V)those who guard His covenant and His testimonies.
Lamedh
Mem
Nun
Samekh
14 The [e](AC)secret of Yahweh is for those who fear Him,
[f]And He will (AD)make them know His covenant.
Ayin
Pe
Tsadhe
Resh
Resh
Shin
Tav
Yahweh Will Judge the World in Righteousness
For the choir director. [a]Almuth-labben. A Psalm of David.
Aleph
9 [b]I will give thanks to Yahweh with all (A)my heart;
I will (B)recount all Your [c]wondrous deeds.
Aleph
Beth
3 When my enemies turn back,
They stumble and (F)perish before You.
4 For You have (G)maintained my [d]justice and my cause;
You have sat on the throne [e](H)judging righteously.
Gimel
5 You have (I)rebuked the nations, You have made the wicked perish;
You have (J)blotted out their name forever and ever.
He
6 [f]The enemy has come to an end in perpetual [g]ruins,
And You have uprooted the cities;
The very (K)memory of them has perished.
Vav
Vav
8 And He will (N)judge the world in righteousness;
He will render justice for the peoples with equity.
Vav
Vav
10 And [k]those who (P)know Your name will put their trust in You,
For You, O Yahweh, have not (Q)forsaken those who seek You.
Zayin
11 Sing praises to Yahweh, who (R)abides in Zion;
(S)Declare among the peoples His acts.
12 For (T)He who [l]requires blood remembers them;
He does not forget (U)the cry of the afflicted.
Heth
13 Be gracious to me, O Yahweh;
See my affliction from those (V)who hate me,
You who (W)lift me up from the gates of death,
14 That I may recount (X)all Your praises,
That in the gates of the daughter of Zion
I may (Y)rejoice in Your [m]salvation.
Teth
15 The nations have sunk down (Z)in the pit which they have made;
In the (AA)net which they hid, their own foot has been caught.
16 Yahweh has (AB)made Himself known;
He has (AC)executed judgment.
In the work of his own hands the wicked is snared. [n]Higgaion [o]Selah.
Yodh
Kaph
Who May Dwell on Your Holy Mountain?
A Psalm of David.
15 O Yahweh, who may [a]sojourn (A)in Your tent?
Who may dwell on Your (B)holy mountain?
2 He who (C)walks blamelessly, and works righteousness,
And (D)speaks truth in his heart.
3 He (E)does not slander [b]with his tongue,
Nor (F)does evil to his neighbor,
Nor (G)takes up a reproach against his friend;
4 In [c]whose eyes a reprobate is despised,
But [d]who (H)honors those who fear Yahweh;
He (I)swears to his own hurt and does not change;
5 He (J)does not put out his money [e]at interest,
Nor (K)does he take a bribe against the innocent.
(L)He who does these things will never be shaken.
5 So David went out wherever Saul sent him and [a]prospered; and Saul set him over the men of war. And it was pleasing in the eyes of all the people and also in the eyes of Saul’s servants.
Saul Looks at David with Suspicion
6 And it happened as they were coming, when David returned from striking down the Philistine, that (A)the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tambourines, with gladness, and with [b]musical instruments. 7 And the women (B)sang as they [c]were merry and said,
8 Then Saul became very angry, for this saying was [d]displeasing in his eyes; and he said, “They have ascribed to David ten thousands, but to me they have ascribed thousands. Now (E)what more can he have but the kingdom?” 9 So Saul looked at David with suspicion from that day on.
10 Now it happened on the next day that (F)an evil spirit from God [e]came mightily upon Saul, and (G)he raved in the midst of the house. Now David was playing the harp with his hand, [f](H)as usual; and [g](I)a spear was in Saul’s hand. 11 (J)Then Saul hurled the spear for he thought, “I will [h]pin David to the wall.” But David [i]escaped from his presence twice.
12 And (K)Saul was afraid of David, (L)for Yahweh was with him but (M)had turned away from Saul. 13 Therefore Saul turned him away from [j]his presence and appointed him as his commander of one thousand; and (N)he went out and came in before the people. 14 And David was [k]prospering in all his ways, and (O)Yahweh was with him. 15 Then Saul saw that he was [l]prospering greatly, so he dreaded him. 16 But (P)all Israel and Judah loved David, for he went out and came in before them.
27 David rose up and went, (A)he and his men, and struck down two hundred men among the Philistines. Then (B)David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full number to the king, that he might become the king’s son-in-law. So Saul gave him Michal his daughter as a wife. 28 Then Saul saw and knew that Yahweh was with David, and that Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved him, 29 so Saul was even more afraid of David. So Saul was David’s enemy continually.
30 Then the commanders of the Philistines (C)went out to battle, and it happened as often as they went out, that David (D)behaved himself more insightfully than all the servants of Saul. So his name was highly esteemed.
The Church in Antioch
19 (A)So then those who were scattered because of the [a]persecution that occurred in connection with Stephen made their way [b]to (B)Phoenicia and (C)Cyprus and (D)Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews alone. 20 But there were some of them, men of (E)Cyprus and (F)Cyrene, who came to (G)Antioch and began speaking to the [c](H)Greeks also, (I)proclaiming the good news of the Lord Jesus. 21 And (J)the hand of the Lord was with them, and (K)a large number who believed turned to the Lord. 22 Now the [d]news about them [e]reached the ears of the church at Jerusalem, and they sent (L)Barnabas off [f]to (M)Antioch, 23 who, when he arrived and saw (N)the grace of God, rejoiced and began to encourage them all with a purposeful heart to remain true to the Lord; 24 for he was a good man, and (O)full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a (P)considerable crowd was [g]brought to the Lord. 25 And he left for (Q)Tarsus to search for Saul; 26 and when he found him, he brought him to (R)Antioch. And it happened that for an entire year they [h]met with the church and taught a considerable crowd. And (S)the disciples were first called (T)Christians in (U)Antioch.
27 Now in those days, (V)some prophets came down from Jerusalem to (W)Antioch. 28 And one of them named (X)Agabus stood up and indicated [i]by the Spirit that there was going to be a great famine (Y)all over the [j]world. [k]And this took place in the reign of (Z)Claudius. 29 And as any of (AA)the disciples had means, each of them determined to send a contribution for the service of (AB)the brothers living in Judea. 30 (AC)And this they did, sending it [l]in charge of (AD)Barnabas and Saul to the (AE)elders.
Simon’s Mother-in-Law and Many Others Healed
29 (A)And immediately after they came (B)out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. 30 Now Simon’s mother-in-law was lying sick with a fever; and immediately they *spoke to [a]Jesus about her. 31 And He came to her and raised her up, taking her by the hand, and the fever left her, and she [b]began waiting on them.
32 (C)Now when evening came, (D)after the sun had set, they began bringing to Him all who were ill and those who were (E)demon-possessed. 33 And the whole (F)city had gathered at the door. 34 And He (G)healed many who were ill with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and He was not permitting the demons to speak, because they knew who He was.
35 (H)And in the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus rose up, went out of the house, and went away to a desolate place, and (I)was praying there. 36 And Simon and his companions searched for Him; 37 and they found Him, and *said to Him, “Everyone is looking for You.” 38 And He *said to them, “Let us go elsewhere, to the towns nearby, so that I may [c]preach there also; for that is what I came out for.” 39 (J)And He went, [d]preaching in their synagogues throughout all Galilee and casting out the demons.
40 (K)And a leper *came to [e]Jesus, pleading with Him and (L)falling on his knees before Him, and saying, “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” 41 And moved with compassion, He stretched out His hand and touched him, and *said to him, “I am willing; be cleansed.” 42 And immediately the leprosy left him and he was cleansed. 43 And He sternly warned him and immediately sent him away, 44 and He *said to him, “(M)See that you say nothing to anyone; but (N)go, show yourself to the priest and (O)offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” 45 But he went out and began to (P)proclaim it freely and to (Q)spread the news around, to such an extent that [f]Jesus could no longer publicly enter a city, but [g]stayed out in desolate areas; and (R)they were coming to Him from everywhere.
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