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
33 Rejoice in the LORD, O righteous! It becomes upright men to be thankful.
2 Praise the LORD with harp! Sing to Him with viol and instrument of ten strings!
3 Sing to Him a new song! Sing cheerfully with a loud voice!
4 For the Word of the LORD is righteous; and all His works are faithful.
5 He loves righteousness and judgment. The Earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.
6 By the Word of the LORD were the heavens made, and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.
7 He gathers the waters of the sea together, as upon a heap, and lays up the depths in His treasures.
8 Let all the Earth fear the LORD. Let all those who dwell in the world, fear Him.
9 For He spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood.
10 The LORD breaks the counsel of the heathen and brings the devices of the people to nothing.
11 The counsel of the LORD shall stand forever, and the thoughts of His heart throughout all ages.
12 Blessed is that nation whose God is the LORD, the people He has chosen for His inheritance.
13 The LORD looks down from Heaven, beholding all the children of men.
14 From the habitation of His dwelling he beholds all those who dwell on the Earth.
15 He fashions their hearts, every one, understanding all their works.
16 The king is not saved by the multitude of an army; nor is the mighty man delivered by great strength.
17 A horse is a vain help and shall not deliver by his great strength.
18 Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon those who fear Him, upon those who trust in His mercy
19 to deliver their souls from death and to preserve them in famine.
20 Our soul waits for the LORD. He is our Help and our Shield.
21 Surely, our heart shall rejoice in Him, because we trusted in His Holy Name.
22 Let Your mercy, O LORD, be upon us. As we trusted in You. A Psalm of David, when he changed his behavior before Abimelech; who drove him away and he departed.
1 The words of Nehemiah, the son of Hachaliah: In the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in the palace of Shushan,
2 Hanani (one of my brethren) came, he and the men of Judah. And I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped, who remained of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.
3 And they said to me, “The remnant of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach. And the wall of Jerusalem is broken down. And its gates are burnt with fire.”
4 And when I heard these words, I sat down and wept and mourned for some days. And I fasted and prayed before the God of Heaven,
5 and said, “O LORD God of Heaven, the great and terrible God, Who keeps Covenant and mercy for those who love Him and observe His Commandments,
6 “I pray, let Your Ears be attentive, and Your Eyes open, to hear the prayer of your servant which I pray before You daily, day and night, for the children of Israel, Your servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel which we have sinned against You. Both I and my father’s House have sinned.
7 “We have grievously sinned against You, and have not kept the Commandments, or the Statutes, or the Judgments, which You commanded Your servant Moses.
8 “I pray, remember the Word that You commanded Your servant Moses, saying, ‘You will transgress. And I will scatter you among the nations.
9 ‘But if you return to Me, and keep My Commandments, and do them, though your scattering were to the uttermost part of the heaven, I will still gather you from there and will bring you to the place that I have chosen to place My Name.’
10 “Now these are Your servants and Your people whom You have redeemed by Your great power, and by Your mighty Hand.
11 “O LORD, I pray, let Your Ear now listen to the prayer of Your servant, and to the prayer of Your servants who desire to fear Your Name. And I pray, make Your servant prosper this day, and give him favor in the presence of this man. For I was the king’s butler.”
11 Then I beheld. And I heard the voice of many angels around the throne and around the beasts and the elders. And there were ten thousand times ten thousand, and a thousand thousands,
12 saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb Who was killed to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!”
13 And all the creatures which are in Heaven and on the Earth and under the Earth and in the sea, and all that are in them, heard me saying, “Praise and honor and glory and power be to Him Who sits upon the throne! And to the Lamb! Forevermore!”
14 And the four beasts said, “Amen!” And the 24 elders fell down and worshipped Him Who lives forevermore.
6 After, I beheld when the Lamb opened one of the seals. And I heard one of the four beasts say with a voice like thunder, “Come!”
2 Therefore, I looked. And lo, there was a white horse. And he who sat on him had a bow. And a crown was given to him. And he went forth, conquering, so that he might overcome.
3 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, “Come!”
4 And another red horse went out. And power was given to him who sat upon it to take peace from the Earth, so that they should kill one another. And there was given to him a great sword.
5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, “Come!” Then I looked and lo, a black horse. And he who sat on him had a scales in his hand.
6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, “A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny, and the oil and wine do not damage!”
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, “Come!”
8 And I looked. And behold, a pale horse. And his name who sat on him was Death. And Hell followed after him. And power was given to them over a fourth of the Earth; to kill with sword and with hunger and with death and with beasts of the Earth.
9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw, under the altar, the souls of those who were killed for the Word of God, and for the testimony which they maintained.
10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, “How long, Lord - Who are holy and true - do You not judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the Earth?”
11 And long white robes were given to everyone. And it was said to them that they should rest for a little season until their fellow servants, and their brothers who would be killed just as they were, were fulfilled.
18 “Therefore, hear the parable of the Sower.
19 “Whenever anyone hears the Word of the Kingdom, and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away that which was sown in his heart. And this is the one who has received the seed by the wayside.
20 “And the one who received seed in the stony ground, is he who hears the Word, and immediately, with joy, receives it,
21 “but he has no root in himself and endures but a season. For as soon as trouble or persecution comes because of the Word, he quickly stumbles.
22 “And the one who receives the seed among thorns, is he who hears the Word, but the care of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the Word. And it is made unfruitful.
23 “But the one who receives the seed in the good ground, is he who hears the Word and understands it, who also bears fruit and brings forth; some a hundredfold, some sixtyfold, and some thirtyfold.”
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