Book of Common Prayer
A Psalm of Praise.
117 (A)Praise the Lord, all nations;
Laud Him, all peoples!
2 For His (B)lovingkindness [a]is great toward us,
And the [b](C)truth of the Lord is everlasting.
[c]Praise [d]the Lord!
Thanksgiving for the Lord’s Saving Goodness.
118 (D)Give thanks to the Lord, for (E)He is good;
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
2 Oh let (F)Israel say,
“His lovingkindness is everlasting.”
3 Oh let the (G)house of Aaron say,
“His lovingkindness is everlasting.”
4 Oh let those (H)who [e]fear the Lord say,
“His lovingkindness is everlasting.”
5 From my (I)distress I called upon [f]the Lord;
[g]The Lord answered me and (J)set me in a large place.
6 The Lord is (K)for me; I will (L)not fear;
(M)What can man do to me?
7 The Lord is for me (N)among those who help me;
Therefore I will (O)look with satisfaction on those who hate me.
8 It is (P)better to take refuge in the Lord
Than to trust in man.
9 It is (Q)better to take refuge in the Lord
Than to trust in princes.
10 All nations (R)surrounded me;
In the name of the Lord I will surely (S)cut them off.
11 They (T)surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me;
In the name of the Lord I will surely cut them off.
12 They surrounded me (U)like bees;
They were extinguished as a (V)fire of thorns;
In the name of the Lord I will surely cut them off.
13 You (W)pushed me violently so that I [h]was falling,
But the Lord (X)helped me.
14 [i](Y)The Lord is my strength and song,
And He has become (Z)my salvation.
15 The sound of (AA)joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous;
The (AB)right hand of the Lord does valiantly.
16 The (AC)right hand of the Lord is exalted;
The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.
17 I (AD)will not die, but live,
And (AE)tell of the works of [j]the Lord.
18 [k]The Lord has (AF)disciplined me severely,
But He has (AG)not given me over to death.
19 (AH)Open to me the gates of righteousness;
I shall enter through them, I shall give thanks to [l]the Lord.
20 This is the gate of the Lord;
The (AI)righteous will enter through it.
21 I shall give thanks to You, for You have (AJ)answered me,
And You have (AK)become my salvation.
22 The (AL)stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief corner stone.
23 This is [m]the Lord’s doing;
It is marvelous in our eyes.
24 This is the day which the Lord has made;
Let us (AM)rejoice and be glad in it.
25 O Lord, (AN)do save, we beseech You;
O Lord, we beseech You, do send (AO)prosperity!
26 (AP)Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord;
We have (AQ)blessed you from the house of the Lord.
27 (AR)The Lord is God, and He has given us (AS)light;
Bind the festival sacrifice with cords [n]to the (AT)horns of the altar.
28 (AU)You are my God, and I give thanks to You;
You are my God, (AV)I extol You.
29 (AW)Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
Prosperity of the One Who Fears the Lord.
112 [a]Praise [b]the Lord!
How (A)blessed is the man who [c]fears the Lord,
Who greatly (B)delights in His commandments.
2 His [d](C)descendants will be mighty [e]on earth;
The generation of the (D)upright will be blessed.
3 (E)Wealth and riches are in his house,
And his righteousness endures forever.
4 Light arises in the darkness (F)for the upright;
He is (G)gracious and compassionate and righteous.
5 It is well with the man who (H)is gracious and lends;
He will [f]maintain his cause in judgment.
6 For he will (I)never be shaken;
The (J)righteous will be [g]remembered forever.
7 He will not fear (K)evil tidings;
His (L)heart is steadfast, (M)trusting in the Lord.
8 His (N)heart is upheld, he (O)will not fear,
Until he (P)looks with satisfaction on his adversaries.
9 [h]He (Q)has given freely to the poor,
His righteousness endures forever;
His (R)horn will be exalted in honor.
10 The (S)wicked will see it and be [i]vexed,
He will (T)gnash his teeth and (U)melt away;
The (V)desire of the wicked will perish.
The Lord Exalts the Humble.
113 [j]Praise [k]the Lord!
(W)Praise, O (X)servants of the Lord,
Praise the name of the Lord.
2 (Y)Blessed be the name of the Lord
From this time forth and forever.
3 (Z)From the rising of the sun to its setting
The (AA)name of the Lord is to be praised.
4 The Lord is (AB)high above all nations;
His (AC)glory is above the heavens.
5 (AD)Who is like the Lord our God,
Who (AE)is enthroned on high,
6 Who [l](AF)humbles Himself to behold
The things that are in heaven and in the earth?
7 He (AG)raises the poor from the dust
And lifts the needy from the ash heap,
8 To make them (AH)sit with [m]princes,
With the [n]princes of His people.
9 He (AI)makes the barren woman abide in the house
As a joyful mother of children.
[o]Praise [p]the Lord!
Water in the Rock
17 Then all the congregation of the sons of Israel journeyed by [a]stages from the wilderness of (A)Sin, according to the [b]command of the Lord, and camped at (B)Rephidim, and there was no water for the people to drink. 2 Therefore the people (C)quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water that we may drink.” And Moses said to them, “(D)Why do you quarrel with me? (E)Why do you test the Lord?” 3 But the people thirsted there for water; and [c]they (F)grumbled against Moses and said, “Why, now, have you brought us up from Egypt, to kill [d]us and [e]our children and [f](G)our livestock with thirst?” 4 So Moses cried out to the Lord, saying, “What shall I do to this people? A (H)little more and they will stone me.” 5 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pass before the people and take with you some of (I)the elders of Israel; and take in your hand your staff with which (J)you struck the Nile, and go. 6 Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at (K)Horeb; and (L)you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, that the people may drink.” And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. 7 He named the place [g](M)Massah and [h](N)Meribah because of the quarrel of the sons of Israel, and because they (O)tested the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord among us, or not?”
15 [a]He is the (A)image of the (B)invisible God, the (C)firstborn of all creation. 16 For [b](D)by Him all things were created, (E)both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether (F)thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—(G)all things have been created through Him and for Him. 17 He [c](H)is before all things, and in Him all things [d]hold together. 18 He is also (I)head of (J)the body, the church; and He is (K)the beginning, (L)the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything. 19 For [e]it was (M)the Father’s good pleasure for all (N)the [f]fullness to dwell in Him, 20 and through Him to (O)reconcile all things to Himself, having made (P)peace through (Q)the blood of His cross; through Him, I say, (R)whether things on earth or things in [g]heaven.
21 And although you were (S)formerly alienated and hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds, 22 yet He has now (T)reconciled you in His fleshly (U)body through death, in order to (V)present you before Him (W)holy and blameless and beyond reproach— 23 if indeed you continue in [h]the faith firmly (X)established and steadfast, and not moved away from the (Y)hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed (Z)in all creation under heaven, (AA)and of which I, Paul, [i]was made a [j](AB)minister.
37 Now on (A)the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “[a](B)If anyone is thirsty, [b]let him come to Me and drink. 38 He who believes in Me, (C)as the Scripture said, ‘From [c]his innermost being will flow rivers of (D)living water.’” 39 But this He spoke (E)of the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive; for (F)the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet (G)glorified.
Division of People over Jesus
40 Some of the people therefore, when they heard these words, were saying, “This certainly is (H)the Prophet.” 41 Others were saying, “This is [d]the Christ.” Still others were saying, “(I)Surely [e]the Christ is not going to come from Galilee, is He? 42 Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from (J)the descendants of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?” 43 So (K)a division occurred in the crowd because of Him. 44 (L)Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid hands on Him.
45 The (M)officers then came to the chief priests and Pharisees, and they said to them, “Why did you not bring Him?” 46 The (N)officers answered, “(O)Never has a man spoken the way this man speaks.” 47 The Pharisees then answered them, “(P)You have not also been led astray, have you? 48 (Q)No one of (R)the rulers or Pharisees has believed in Him, has he? 49 But this crowd which does not know the Law is accursed.” 50 (S)Nicodemus (he who came to Him before, being one of them) *said to them, 51 “(T)Our Law does not judge a man unless it first hears from him and knows what he is doing, does it?” 52 They answered him, “(U)You are not also from Galilee, are you? Search, and see that no prophet arises out of Galilee.”
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