Book of Common Prayer
113 1 An exhortation to praise the Lord for his providence 7 in that that contrary to the course of nature he worketh in his Church.
Praise ye the Lord.
1 Praise, O ye servants of the Lord, [a]praise the Name of the Lord.
2 Blessed be the Name of the Lord from henceforth and forever.
3 The Lord’s Name is praised from the rising of the sun, unto the going down of the same.
4 The Lord is high above all [b]nations, and his glory above the heavens.
5 Who is like unto the Lord our God, that hath his dwelling on high.
6 Who abaseth himself to behold things in the heavens and in the earth!
7 He raiseth the needy out of the dust, and lifteth up the [c]poor out of the dung,
8 That he may set him with the princes, even with the princes of his people.
9 He maketh the barren woman to dwell with a family, and a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord.
122 1 David rejoiceth in the name of the faithful, that God hath accomplished his promise and placed his Ark in Zion. 5 For the which he giveth thanks, 8 And prayeth for the prosperity of the Church.
A song of degrees, or Psalm of David.
1 I (A)[a]rejoiced when they said to me, We will go into the house of the Lord.
2 Our [b]feet shall stand in thy gates, O Jerusalem.
3 Jerusalem is built as a city, that is [c]compact together in itself:
4 Whereunto [d]the Tribes, even the Tribes of the Lord go up according to the testimony to Israel, to praise the Name of the Lord.
5 For there are thrones set for judgment, even the thrones of the house of [e]David.
6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: let them prosper that love thee.
7 Peace be within thy [f]walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
8 For my [g]brethren and neighbors’ sakes, I will wish thee now prosperity.
9 Because of the House of the Lord our God, I will procure thy wealth.
20 For in process of time Hannah conceived and bare a son, and she called his name Samuel, Because, said she, I have asked him of the Lord.
21 ¶ So the man [a]Elkanah and all his house, went up to offer unto the Lord the yearly sacrifice and his vow:
22 But Hannah went not up: for she said unto her husband, I will tarry until the child be weaned, then I will bring him that he may appear before the Lord, and there abide forever.
23 And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee best: tarry until thou hast weaned him: only the Lord accomplish his [b]word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him.
24 ¶ And when she had weaned him, she took him with her with three bullocks and an Ephah of flour and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the Lord in Shiloh, and the child was [c]young.
25 And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.
26 And she said, Oh my Lord, as thy [d]soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood with thee here praying unto the Lord.
27 I prayed for this child, and the Lord hath given me my desire which I asked of him.
28 Therefore also I have [e]given him unto the Lord: as long as he liveth he shall be given unto the Lord: and he [f]worshipped the Lord there.
14 [a]For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
15 [b]For ye have not received the [c]Spirit of bondage, to [d]fear again: but ye have received the Spirit of [e]adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
16 The same Spirit beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.
17 [f]If we be children, we are also [g]heirs, even the heirs of God, and heirs annexed with Christ: [h]if so be that we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him.
18 [i]For I [j]count that the afflictions of this present time are not worthy of the glory, which shall be showed unto us.
19 [k]For the fervent desire of the [l]creature waiteth when the sons of God shall be revealed,
20 Because the creature is subject to [m]vanity, not of its [n]own will, but by reason [o]of him, which hath subdued it under [p]hope,
21 Because the creature also shall be delivered from the [q]bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the sons of God.
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