Book of Common Prayer
50 The God of gods, The LORD, has spoken and called the Earth, from the rising up of the Sun to the going down thereof.
2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, has God shined.
3 Our God shall come and shall not keep silent. A fire shall devour before Him, and a mighty storm shall be moved around Him.
4 He shall call the heaven above and the Earth, to judge His people.
5 “Gather My saints together to Me, those who make a covenant with Me with sacrifice.”
6 And the heavens shall declare His righteousness; for God is Judge Himself. Selah.
7 “Hear, O My people, and I will speak. Hear, O Israel, and I will testify to you. I am God. Your God.
8 “I will not rebuke you for your sacrifices or your burnt offerings continually before me.
9 “I will take no bullock out of your house, nor goats out of your folds.
10 “For all the beasts of the forest are Mine, the beasts on a thousand mountains.
11 “I know all the birds on the mountains; and the wild beasts of the field are Mine.
12 “If I am hungry, I will not tell you. For the world is Mine and all that therein is.
13 “Will I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats?
14 “Offer praise to God; and pay your vows to the Most High.
15 “And call upon Me on the day of trouble. I will deliver you and you shall glorify Me.”
16 But to the wicked God said, “Why have you declared My ordinances, that you would take My Covenant in your mouth,
17 “seeing you hate to be reformed and have cast My words behind you?
18 “For when you see a thief, you run with him; and you are partaker with the adulterers.
19 “You give your mouth to evil; and with your tongue you forge deceit.
20 “You sit and speak against your brother and slander your mother’s son.
21 “These things you have done; and I held My tongue. Therefore, you thought that I was like you. But I will rebuke you and set them in order before your eyes.
22 “Oh, consider this, you who forget God; lest I tear you in pieces and there are none who can deliver you.
23 “He who offers praise shall glorify Me. And to him who sets his way aright, I will show the salvation of God.” To him who excels: A Psalm of David, when the Prophet Nathan came to him, after he had gone into Bathsheba.
59 O, my God, deliver me from my enemies. Defend me from those who rise up against me.
2 Deliver me from the wicked doers; and save me from the bloody men.
3 For lo, they have laid in wait for my soul. The mighty men have gathered against me, not for my offense, nor for my sin, O LORD.
4 Without fault on my part, they run and prepare themselves against me. Arise to assist me; and behold!
5 You, O LORD God of Hosts, O God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen. Do not be merciful to all who transgress maliciously. Selah.
6 They go to and fro in the evening. They bark like dogs and go about the city.
7 Behold, they brag in their talk, with swords in their lips (“For who hears?” they say).
8 But You, O LORD, shall hold them in derision. You shall laugh at all the heathen.
9 He is strong. I will wait upon You. For God is my Defense.
10 My merciful God will go before me. God will let me see my desire upon my enemies.
11 Do not kill them, lest my people forget it. But scatter them by Your power; and put them down, O LORD, our shield,
12 for the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips. And let them be taken in their pride, for their perjury and lies they speak.
13 Consume them in Your wrath. Consume them, so that they are no more; and let them know that God rules in Jacob unto the ends of the world. Selah.
14 And in the evening, they shall go to and fro and bark like dogs and go about the city.
15 They shall run here and there for food. Surely, they shall not be satisfied though they stay all night.
16 But I will sing of Your power and will praise Your mercy in the morning. For You have been my defense and refuge in the day of my trouble.
17 To You, O my Strength, I will sing. For God is my Defense, my merciful God. To him who excels upon Shushan Eduth, or Michtam: A Psalm of David, to teach, when he fought against Aram Naharaim, and against Aram Zobah; when Joab returned and slew twelve thousand Edomites in the salt valley
60 O God, You have cast us out. You have scattered us. You have been angry. Turn again to us.
2 You have made the land tremble and have made it gape. Heal the breaches thereof, for it is shaken.
3 You have shown Your people heavy things. You have made us drink the wine of giddiness.
4 You have given a banner to those who fear You, so that it may be displayed, because of Your truth. Selah.
5 So that Your beloved may be delivered, help with Your right hand and hear me.
6 God has spoken in His holiness, “I will rejoice. I shall divide Shechem and measure the valley of Succoth.
7 “Gilead shall be Mine, and Manasseh shall be Mine. Ephraim also shall be the strength of My head. Judah is My lawgiver.
8 “Moab shall be My washpot. I will cast out My shoe over Edom. Philistia show yourself joyful for Me.”
9 Who will lead me into the strong city? Who will bring me to Edom?
10 Will not you, O God, Who has cast us off; Who did not go forth, O God, with our armies?
11 Give us help against trouble. For vain is the help of man.
12 Through God we shall do valiantly; for He shall tread down our enemies. To him who excels on Neginoth: A Psalm of David
66 Rejoice in God, all the Earth!
2 Sing forth the Glory of His Name! Make His praise glorious!
3 Say to God, “How terrible are You in Your works! Through the greatness of Your power shall Your enemies be in subjection to You.
4 “All the world shall worship You and sing to You. Sing of Your Name!” Selah.
5 Come and behold the works of God. He is terrible in His doings toward the sons of men.
6 He has turned the sea into dry land. They passed through the river on foot. We rejoiced in Him there.
7 He rules the world with His power. His eyes behold the nations. The rebellious shall not exalt themselves. Selah.
8 Praise our God, you people, and make the voice of His praise heard.
9 He holds our souls in life and does not let our feet slip.
10 For You, O God, have tested us. You have refined us as silver is refined.
11 You have brought us into the net. You put pressure upon our loins.
12 You have caused men to ride over our heads. We went into fire and into water; but You brought us out into abundance.
13 I will go into Your House with burnt offerings and will pay You my vows
14 which my lips have promised; and my mouth has spoken in my affliction.
15 I will offer to You the burnt offerings of fat rams with incense. I will prepare bullocks and goats. Selah.
16 Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell you what He has done to my soul.
17 I called to Him with my mouth and He was exalted with my tongue.
18 If I regard wickedness in my heart, the LORD will not hear me.
19 But God has heard me and considered the voice of my prayer.
20 Praised God, Who has turned away neither my prayer nor His mercy. To him who excels on Neginoth: A psalm or song
67 God be merciful to us and bless us. Cause His face to shine among us (Selah),
2 so that they may know Your way upon Earth and Your saving health among all nations.
3 Let the people praise You, O God. Let all the people praise You.
4 Let the people be glad and rejoice; for You shall judge the people righteously and govern the nations upon the Earth. Selah.
5 Let the people praise You, O God. Let all the people praise You.
6 Then shall the Earth bring forth her increase; and God, even our God, shall bless us.
7 God shall bless us, and all the ends of the Earth shall fear Him. To him who excels: A psalm or song of David
3 By then, Samuel had died. And all Israel had lamented him and buried him in Ramah, his own city. And Saul had put the sorcerers and the soothsayers out of the land.
4 Then the Philistines assembled themselves and came and camped in Shunem. And Saul assembled all Israel, and they camped in Gilboa.
5 And when Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid; and his heart trembled greatly.
6 Therefore, Saul asked counsel of the LORD, and the LORD did not answer him, by dreams or by Urim or even by Prophets.
7 Then Saul said to his servants, “Find me a woman who is a medium, so that I may go to her and ask of her.” And his servants said to him, “Behold, there is a woman at En Dor who is a medium.”
8 Then Saul changed himself and put on other clothes. And he and two other men went. And they came to the woman at night. And he said, “Please conjure up for me, and bring up for me him whom I shall name to you.”
9 And the woman said to him, “Behold, you know what Saul has done, how he has destroyed the sorcerers and the soothsayers out of the land. Why, then, do you seek to entrap me, to cause me to die?
10 And Saul swore to her by the LORD, saying, “As the LORD lives, no harm shall come to you for this thing.”
11 Then the woman said, “Whom shall I bring up for you?” And he answered, “Bring up Samuel for me.”
12 And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice. And the woman spoke to Saul, saying, “Why have you deceived me?! For you are Saul!”
13 And the king said to her, “Do not be afraid. For what did you see?” And the woman said to Saul, “I saw gods ascending up out of the earth!”
14 Then he said to her, “What is his form?” And she answered, “An old man comes up, wrapped in a robe.” And Saul knew that it was Samuel. And he turned his face to the ground and bowed himself.
15 And Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me, to bring me up?” Then Saul answered, “I am in great distress! For the Philistines make war against me, and God has departed from me and no longer answers me, either by Prophets or by dreams. Therefore, I have called you, so that you may tell me what I shall do.”
16 Then Samuel said, “Why, then, do you ask of me, seeing the LORD has gone from you and is your enemy?
17 “The LORD has only done for him as He spoke by my hand. For the LORD will tear the kingdom out of your hand and give it your neighbor David.
18 “Because you did not obey the Voice of the LORD or execute His fierce wrath upon the Amalekites, therefore the LORD has done this to you this day.
19 “Moreover, the LORD will deliver Israel, with you, into the hands of the Philistines. And tomorrow, you and your sons shall be with me. And the LORD shall give the army of Israel into the hands of the Philistines.”
20 Then Saul fell full length on the earth and was very afraid because of the words of Samuel, so that there was no strength in him. For he had eaten no bread all day or all night.
15 Then some from Judea came down and taught the brothers, saying, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”
2 And when there was great dissension and disputation by Paul and Barnabas against them, they ordained that Paul and Barnabas, and certain others of them, should go up to Jerusalem (to the apostles and elders) about this question.
3 Thus, being sent forth by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles. And they brought great joy to all the brothers.
4 And when they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the church, and by the apostles and elders. And they told what things God had done through them.
5 “But,” they said, “some of the Pharisee sect who believed, rose up, saying that it was necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the Law of Moses.”
6 Then the apostles and elders came together to consider this matter.
7 And when there had been great disputation, Peter rose up, and said to them, “Men, brothers, you know that a good while ago, God chose me from among us. So that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the Word of the Gospel and believe.
8 “And God, Who knows the hearts, bore them witness in giving the Holy Ghost to them even as to us.
9 “And after He had purified their hearts by faith, He made no distinction between us and them.
10 “Now, therefore, why do you tempt God, to lay a yoke on the disciples’ necks which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
11 “But we believe we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, just as they are.”
5 And they came over to the other side of the sea into the country of the Gadarenes.
2 And when He had come out of the ship, a man who had an unclean spirit met him immediately from out of the graves.
3 He dwelt among the graves. And no one could bind him, not even with chains.
4 Because, when he was often bound with shackles and chains, he broke the chains apart and destroyed the shackles. Nor could anyone tame him.
5 And always, both night and day, he cried in the mountains, and in the graves, and struck himself with stones.
6 And when he saw Jesus at a distance, he ran and worshipped Him,
7 and cried with a loud voice, and said, “What have I to do with You, Jesus the Son of the Most High God!? Swear to me by God that You will not torment me!”
8 (For He said to him, “Come out of the man, you unclean spirit.”)
9 And He asked him, “What is your name?” And he answered, saying, “My name is Legion. For we are many.”
10 And he urged Jesus not to send them away out of the country.
11 Now there was there in the mountains a great heard of swine, feeding.
12 And all the demons begged Him, saying, “Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.”
13 And immediately, Jesus gave them leave. Then the unclean spirits went out and entered into the swine. And the herd ran headlong from the high bank into the sea, (and there were about two thousand swine) and they were choked up in the sea.
14 And the swineherds fled, and told of it in the city, and in the country. And they came out to see what had been done.
15 And they came to Jesus. And they saw him who had been possessed with the demon and had the legion, sit, both clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid.
16 And those who saw it told them what had been done to him who had been possessed with the demon and concerning the swine.
17 Then they began to beg Jesus to depart from their coasts.
18 And when He had come into the ship, he who had been possessed with the demon begged him to let him join them.
19 But Jesus would not allow it, and said to him, “Go home to your friends and show them what great things the Lord has done for you; and how He has had compassion on you.”
20 So he departed and began to proclaim in Decapolis what great things Jesus had done for him. And all marveled.
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