Book of Common Prayer
Taste and See That Yahweh Is Good
Of David. When he feigned madness before [a]Abimelech, so that he drove him away and he departed.
Aleph
Beth
Gimel
Daleth
He / Vav
Zayin
Heth
7 The (L)angel of Yahweh encamps around those who fear Him,
And rescues them.
Teth
Yodh
Kaph
10 The young lions do lack and suffer hunger;
But they who inquire of Yahweh shall (Q)not be in want of any good thing.
Lamedh
Mem
Nun
Samekh
Ayin
15 The (AA)eyes of Yahweh are toward the righteous
And His ears are open to their cry for help.
Pe
Tsadhe
17 The righteous (AD)cry, and Yahweh hears
And delivers them out of all their troubles.
Qoph
Resh
Shin
20 He keeps all his bones,
(AK)Not one of them is broken.
Tav
They Shall Know My Name Is Yahweh
14 “(A)Therefore behold, days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “when it will no longer be said, ‘As Yahweh lives, who (B)brought up the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt,’ 15 but, ‘As Yahweh lives, who brought up the sons of Israel from the (C)land of the north and from all the lands where He had banished them.’ For I will return them to their own land which I gave to their fathers.
16 “Behold, I am going to send for many (D)fishermen,” declares Yahweh, “and they will fish for them; and afterwards I will send for many hunters, and they will (E)hunt them (F)from every mountain and every hill and from the crevices of the rocks. 17 (G)For My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from My face, (H)nor is their iniquity concealed from My eyes. 18 I will first (I)doubly repay their iniquity and their sin because they have (J)profaned My land; they have filled My inheritance with the carcasses of their (K)detestable idols and with their abominations.”
19 O Yahweh, my (L)strength and my strong defense,
And my (M)refuge in the day of distress,
To You the (N)nations will come
From the ends of the earth and say,
“Our fathers have inherited nothing but (O)lies,
Futility and [a](P)things of no profit.”
20 Can man make gods for himself?
Yet they are (Q)not gods!
Jesus Preaches in Galilee
14 (A)Now after John had been delivered up into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, [a](B)preaching the gospel of God, 15 and saying, “(C)The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God [b]is at hand; (D)repent and [c]believe in the gospel.”
16 (E)As He was going along by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew, the brother of Simon, casting a net in the sea; for they were fishermen. 17 And Jesus said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” 18 And immediately they left their nets and followed Him. 19 And going on a little farther, He saw [d]James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets. 20 And immediately He called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went away [e]to follow Him.
Yahweh Is Our Help and Our Shield
33 (A)Sing for joy in Yahweh, O righteous ones;
Praise is (B)becoming to the upright.
2 Give thanks to Yahweh with the (C)lyre;
Sing praises to Him with a (D)harp of ten strings.
3 Sing to Him a (E)new song;
Play skillfully with (F)a loud shout.
4 For the word of Yahweh (G)is upright,
And all His work is done (H)in faithfulness.
5 He (I)loves righteousness and justice;
The (J)earth is full of the lovingkindness of Yahweh.
6 By the (K)word of Yahweh the heavens were made,
And (L)by the breath of His mouth (M)all their host.
7 He gathers the (N)waters of the sea [a]as a heap;
He lays up the deeps in storehouses.
8 Let (O)all the earth fear Yahweh;
Let all the inhabitants of the world (P)stand in awe of Him.
9 For (Q)He spoke, and it was;
He commanded, and it [b]stood.
10 Yahweh (R)nullifies the counsel of the nations;
He frustrates the thoughts of the peoples.
11 The (S)counsel of Yahweh stands forever,
The (T)thoughts of His heart from generation to generation.
12 Blessed is the (U)nation whose God is Yahweh,
The people whom He has (V)chosen for His own inheritance.
13 Yahweh (W)looks from heaven;
He (X)sees all the sons of men;
14 From (Y)the place of His habitation He gazes
On all the inhabitants of the earth,
15 He who (Z)forms [c]the hearts of them all,
He who (AA)understands all their works.
16 (AB)The king is not saved by a mighty army;
A warrior is not delivered by great strength.
17 A (AC)horse is a false hope for salvation;
Nor does it provide escape to anyone by its great strength.
18 Behold, (AD)the eye of Yahweh is on those who fear Him,
On those who (AE)wait for His lovingkindness,
19 To (AF)deliver their soul from death
And to keep them alive (AG)in famine.
20 Our soul (AH)is patient for Yahweh;
He is our (AI)help and our shield.
21 For our (AJ)heart is glad in Him,
Because we trust in His holy name.
22 Let Your lovingkindness, O Yahweh, be upon us,
As we wait for You.
The Promise of Persecution
16 “(A)Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so [a]be (B)shrewd as serpents and (C)innocent as doves. 17 But beware of men, for they will deliver you over to the (D)courts and flog you (E)in their synagogues; 18 and you will even be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles. 19 (F)But when they deliver you over, (G)do not worry about how or what you are to say; for it will be given to you in that hour what you are to say. 20 For (H)it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.
21 “(I)And brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and (J)children will rise up against parents and [b]cause them to be put to death. 22 (K)And you will be hated by all because of My name, but (L)it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved.
23 “But whenever they (M)persecute you in this city, flee to [c]the next; for truly I say to you, you will not finish going through the cities of Israel (N)until the Son of Man comes.
The Meaning of Discipleship
24 “(O)A [d]disciple is not above his teacher, nor a slave above his master. 25 It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. (P)If they have called the head of the house [e](Q)Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!
26 “Therefore do not (R)fear them, (S)for there is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known. 27 (T)What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim (U)upon the housetops. 28 And do not fear those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather (V)fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in [f](W)hell. 29 (X)Are not two sparrows sold for an [g]assarion? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. 30 But (Y)the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 So do not fear; (Z)you are more valuable than many sparrows.
32 “Therefore (AA)everyone who [h]confesses Me before men, I will also confess [i]him before My Father who is in heaven.
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