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Book of Common Prayer

Daily Old and New Testament readings based on the Book of Common Prayer.
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Psalm 46

For the Chief Musician. By the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth.[a]

46 God is our refuge and strength,
    a very present help in trouble.
Therefore we won’t be afraid, though the earth changes,
    though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas;
    though its waters roar and are troubled,
    though the mountains tremble with their swelling. Selah.

There is a river, the streams of which make the city of God glad,
    the holy place of the tents of the Most High.
God is within her. She shall not be moved.
    God will help her at dawn.
The nations raged. The kingdoms were moved.
    He lifted his voice and the earth melted.
Yahweh of Armies is with us.
    The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

Come, see Yahweh’s works,
    what desolations he has made in the earth.
He makes wars cease to the end of the earth.
    He breaks the bow, and shatters the spear.
    He burns the chariots in the fire.
10 “Be still, and know that I am God.
    I will be exalted among the nations.
    I will be exalted in the earth.”
11 Yahweh of Armies is with us.
    The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

Psalm 97

97 Yahweh reigns!
    Let the earth rejoice!
    Let the multitude of islands be glad!
Clouds and darkness are around him.
    Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
A fire goes before him,
    and burns up his adversaries on every side.
His lightning lights up the world.
    The earth sees, and trembles.
The mountains melt like wax at the presence of Yahweh,
    at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
The heavens declare his righteousness.
    All the peoples have seen his glory.
Let all them be shamed who serve engraved images,
    who boast in their idols.
    Worship him, all you gods![a]
Zion heard and was glad.
    The daughters of Judah rejoiced
    because of your judgments, Yahweh.
For you, Yahweh, are most high above all the earth.
    You are exalted far above all gods.
10 You who love Yahweh, hate evil!
    He preserves the souls of his saints.
    He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.
11 Light is sown for the righteous,
    and gladness for the upright in heart.
12 Be glad in Yahweh, you righteous people!
    Give thanks to his holy Name.

Psalm 96

96 Sing to Yahweh a new song!
    Sing to Yahweh, all the earth.
Sing to Yahweh!
    Bless his name!
    Proclaim his salvation from day to day!
Declare his glory among the nations,
    his marvelous works among all the peoples.
For Yahweh is great, and greatly to be praised!
    He is to be feared above all gods.
For all the gods of the peoples are idols,
    but Yahweh made the heavens.
Honor and majesty are before him.
    Strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
Ascribe to Yahweh, you families of nations,
    ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength.
Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due to his name.
    Bring an offering, and come into his courts.
Worship Yahweh in holy array.
    Tremble before him, all the earth.
10 Say among the nations, “Yahweh reigns.”
    The world is also established.
    It can’t be moved.
    He will judge the peoples with equity.
11 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice.
    Let the sea roar, and its fullness!
12     Let the field and all that is in it exult!
    Then all the trees of the woods shall sing for joy
13     before Yahweh; for he comes,
    for he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness,
    the peoples with his truth.

Psalm 100

A Psalm of thanksgiving.

100 Shout for joy to Yahweh, all you lands!
    Serve Yahweh with gladness.
    Come before his presence with singing.
Know that Yahweh, he is God.
    It is he who has made us, and we are his.
    We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving,
    and into his courts with praise.
    Give thanks to him, and bless his name.
For Yahweh is good.
    His loving kindness endures forever,
    his faithfulness to all generations.

Isaiah 52:7-10

How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news,
    who publishes peace,
    who brings good news,
    who proclaims salvation,
    who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
Your watchmen lift up their voice.
    Together they sing;
    for they shall see eye to eye when Yahweh returns to Zion.
Break out into joy!
    Sing together, you waste places of Jerusalem;
    for Yahweh has comforted his people.
    He has redeemed Jerusalem.
10 Yahweh has made his holy arm bare in the eyes of all the nations.
    All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

Revelation 21:22-27

22 I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. 23 The city has no need for the sun or moon to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it and its lamp is the Lamb. 24 The nations will walk in its light. The kings of the earth bring the glory and honor of the nations into it. 25 Its gates will in no way be shut by day (for there will be no night there), 26 and they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it so that they may enter. 27 There will in no way enter into it anything profane, or one who causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s book of life.

Matthew 12:14-21

14 But the Pharisees went out and conspired against him, how they might destroy him.

15 Jesus, perceiving that, withdrew from there. Great multitudes followed him; and he healed them all, 16 and commanded them that they should not make him known, 17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

18 “Behold, my servant whom I have chosen,
    my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased.
I will put my Spirit on him.
    He will proclaim justice to the nations.
19 He will not strive, nor shout,
    neither will anyone hear his voice in the streets.
20 He won’t break a bruised reed.
    He won’t quench a smoking flax,
until he leads justice to victory.
21     In his name, the nations will hope.”(A)

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