Book of Common Prayer
75 1 The faithful do praise the Name of the Lord, 2 Which shall come to judge at the time appointed: 8 When the wicked shall be put to confusion, and drink of the cup of his wrath. 10 Their pride shall be abated, and the righteous shall be exalted to honor.
To him that excelleth. [a]Destroy not. A Psalm, or song committed to Asaph.
1 We will praise thee, O God, we will praise thee, for thy Name is near: therefore [b]they will declare thy wondrous works.
2 [c]When I shall take a convenient time, I will judge righteously.
3 The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: but I will establish the pillars [d]of it. Selah.
4 I said unto the foolish, Be not so foolish, and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn.
5 Lift not up your [e]horn on high, neither speak with a stiff neck.
6 For to come to preferment is neither from the East, nor from the West, nor from the South,
7 But God is the judge: he maketh low, and he maketh high.
8 For in the hand of the Lord is a [f]cup, and the wine is red: it is full mixed, and he poureth out of the same: surely all the wicked of the earth shall wring out and drink the dregs thereof.
9 But I will declare forever, and sing praises unto the God of Jacob.
10 All the horns of the wicked also will I break: but the horns of the [g]righteous shall be exalted.
76 1 This Psalm setteth forth the power of God, and care for the defense of his people in Jerusalem, in the destruction of the army of Sennacherib: 11 and exhorteth the faithful to be thankful for the same.
To him that excelleth on Neginoth. A Psalm, or song committed to Asaph.
1 God is [h]known in Judah: his Name is great in Israel.
2 For in [i]Salem is his Tabernacle, and his dwelling in Zion.
3 There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.
4 Thou art more bright and puissant, than [j]the mountains of prey.
5 The stouthearted are spoiled: they have slept their sleep, and all the men of strength have not [k]found their hands.
6 At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast asleep.
7 Thou, even thou art to be feared; and who shall stand in thy [l]sight, when thou art angry!
8 Thou didst cause thy judgment to be heard from heaven; therefore the earth feared, and was still,
9 When thou, O God, arose to judgment, to [m]help all the meek of the earth. Selah.
10 Surely the [n]rage of man shall turn to thy praise; the remnant of the rage shalt thou restrain.
11 Vow and perform unto the Lord your God, all ye that be [o]round about him; let them bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.
12 He shall [p]cut off the spirit of princes; he is terrible to the kings of the earth.
23 1 Because the Prophet had proved the great mercies of God at divers times, and in sundry manners, he gathereth a certain assurance, fully persuading himself that God will continue the very same goodness towards him forever.
A Psalm of David.
1 The Lord is my (A)shepherd, [a]I shall not want.
2 He maketh me to rest in green pasture, and leadeth me by the still waters.
3 He [b]restoreth my soul, and leadeth me in the [c]paths of righteousness for his Name’s sake.
4 Yea, though I should walk through the valley of the [d]shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me: thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
5 Thou dost prepare a [e]table before me in the sight of mine adversaries: thou dost [f]anoint mine head with oil, and my cup runneth over.
6 Doubtless kindness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall remain a long season in the [g]house of the Lord.
27 1 David maketh this Psalm being delivered from great perils, as appeareth by the praises and thanksgiving annexed: 6 Wherein we may see the constant faith of David against the assaults of all his enemies. 7 And also the end wherefore he desireth to live and to be delivered, only to worship God in his Congregation.
A Psalm of David.
1 The Lord is my [a]light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life, of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
3 Though an host pitched against me, mine heart should not be afraid: though war be raised against me, I will trust in [b]this.
4 [c]One thing have I desired of the Lord, that I will require, even that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to visit his Temple.
5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his Tabernacle: in the secret place of his pavilion shall he hide me, and set me up upon a rock.
6 [d]And now shall he lift up mine head above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his Tabernacle sacrifices of joy: I will sing and praise the Lord.
7 Hearken unto my voice, O Lord, when I cry: have mercy also upon me and hear me.
8 When thou saidest, [e]Seek ye my face, mine heart answered unto thee, O Lord, I will seek thy face.
9 Hide not therefore thy face from me, nor cast thy servant away in displeasure: thou hast been my succor, leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.
10 [f]Though my father and my mother should forsake me, yet the Lord will gather me up.
11 Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a right path, because of mine enemies.
12 Give me not unto the [g]lust of mine adversaries: for there are false witnesses risen up against me, and such as speak cruelly.
13 I should have fainted, except I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord [h]in the land of the living.
14 [i]Hope in the Lord: be strong, and he shall comfort thine heart, and trust in the Lord.
20 Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,
21 Hear now this, O foolish people, and [a]without understanding, which have (A)eyes and see not, which have ears and hear not.
22 Fear ye not me, saith the Lord? or will ye not be afraid at my presence, which have placed the sand for the (B)bounds of the sea by the perpetual decree that it cannot pass it, and though the waves thereof rage, yet can they not prevail, though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?
23 But this people hath an unfaithful and rebellious heart: they are departed and gone.
24 For they say not in their heart, Let us now fear the Lord our God, that giveth rain both early and late in due season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.
25 Yet your [b]iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have hindered good things from you.
26 For among my people are found wicked persons, that lay wait as he that setteth snares: they have made a pit, to catch men.
27 As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: thereby they are become great and waxen rich.
28 They are waxen fat and shining: they do overpass the deeds of the wicked: (C)they execute no judgment, no not the judgment of the fatherless: yet they [c]prosper, though they execute no judgment for the poor.
29 Shall I not visit for these things, saith the Lord? or shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
30 An horrible and filthy thing is committed in the land.
31 The [d]prophets prophesy lies, and the priests [e]receive gifts in their hands, and my people delight therein. What will ye then do in the end thereof?
19 [a]Now we know that whatsoever the [b]law saith, it saith it to them which are under the law, that [c]every mouth may be stopped, and all the world be [d]subject to the judgment of God.
20 Therefore by the [e]works of the Law shall no [f]flesh be [g]justified in his [h]sight: for by the Law cometh the knowledge of sin.
21 [i]But now is the righteousness of God made manifest without the Law, having witness of the Law, and of the Prophets,
22 [j]To wit, the righteousness of God by the faith of [k]Jesus Christ, unto all, and upon all that believe.
23 For there is no difference: for all have sinned, and are deprived of the [l]glory of God,
24 [m]And are justified [n]freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
25 [o]Whom God hath set forth to be a reconciliation through faith in his [p]blood to declare his righteousness, by the forgiveness of the sins that [q]are passed,
26 Through the [r]patience of God, to show at [s]this time his righteousness, that he might be [t]just, and a [u]justifier of him which is of the [v]faith of Jesus.
27 [w]Where is then the rejoicing? It is excluded. By what [x]Law? of works? Nay: but by the Law of faith.
28 Therefore we conclude, that a man is justified by faith, without the works of the Law.
29 [y]God, is he the God of the [z]Jews only, and not of the Gentiles also? Yes, even of the Gentiles also.
30 For it is one God, who shall justify [aa]circumcision of faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
31 [ab]Do we then make the Law of [ac]none effect through faith? God forbid: yea, we [ad]establish the Law.
7 2 Christ, after his cousins were gone up to the feast of Tabernacles, 10 goeth thither privily. 12 The people’s sundry opinions of him. 14 He teacheth in the Temple. 32 The Priests command to take him. 41 Strife among the multitude about him, 47 and between the Pharisees and the officers that were sent to take him, 50 and Nicodemus.
1 After these things, Jesus walked in Galilee, and would not walk in Judea: for the Jews sought to kill him.
2 Now the Jews’ (A)[a]feast of the Tabernacles was at hand.
3 [b]His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judea, that thy disciples may see thy works that thou doest.
4 For there is no man that doeth anything secretly, and he himself seeketh to be famous. If thou doest these things, show thyself to the world.
5 For as yet his [c]brethren believed not in him.
6 [d]Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is always ready.
7 The world cannot hate you: but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.
8 Go ye up unto this feast: I will not go up yet unto this feast: (B)for my time is not yet fulfilled.
9 ¶ These things he said unto them, and abode still in Galilee.
10 [e]But as soon as his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were privily.
11 Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he?
12 And much murmuring was there of him among the people. Some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay: but he deceiveth the people.
13 Howbeit no man spake [f]openly of him for fear of the Jews.
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