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Book of Common Prayer

Daily Old and New Testament readings based on the Book of Common Prayer.
Duration: 861 days
Darby Translation (DARBY)
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Psalm 87

Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm. A Song.

87 His foundation is in the mountains of holiness.

Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion more than all the habitations of Jacob.

Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah.

I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon among them that know me; behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia: this [man] was born there.

And of Zion it shall be said, This one and that one was born in her; and the Most High himself shall establish her.

Jehovah will count, when he inscribeth the peoples, This [man] was born there. Selah.

As well the singers as the dancers [shall say], All my springs are in thee.

Psalm 90

A Prayer of Moses, the man of God.

90 Lord, *thou* hast been our dwelling-place in all generations.

Before the mountains were brought forth, and thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from eternity to eternity thou art God.

Thou makest [mortal] man to return to dust, and sayest, Return, children of men.

For a thousand years, in thy sight, are as yesterday when it is past, and [as] a watch in the night.

Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are [as] a sleep: in the morning they are like grass [that] groweth up:

In the morning it flourisheth and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down and withereth.

For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy fury are we troubled.

Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret [sins] in the light of thy countenance.

For all our days pass away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a [passing] thought.

10 The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if, by reason of strength, they be fourscore years, yet their pride is labour and vanity, for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.

11 Who knoweth the power of thine anger? and thy wrath according to the fear of thee?

12 So teach [us] to number our days, that we may acquire a wise heart.

13 Return, Jehovah: how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.

14 Satisfy us early with thy loving-kindness; that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.

15 Make us glad according to the days [wherein] thou hast afflicted us, according to the years [wherein] we have seen evil.

16 Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy majesty unto their sons.

17 And let the beauty of Jehovah our God be upon us; and establish thou the work of our hands upon us: yea, the work of our hands, establish thou it.

Psalm 136

136 Give ye thanks unto Jehovah, for he is good; for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever:

Give thanks unto the God of gods, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever;

Give thanks unto the Lord of lords, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever.

To him who alone doeth great wonders, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever:

To him that by understanding made the heavens, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever;

To him that stretched out the earth above the waters, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever;

To him that made great lights, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever;

The sun for rule over the day, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever,

The moon and stars for rule over the night, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever:

10 To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever,

11 And brought out Israel from among them, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever,

12 With a powerful hand and with a stretched-out arm, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever;

13 To him that divided the Red sea into parts, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever,

14 And made Israel to pass through the midst of it, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever,

15 And overturned Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever;

16 To him that led his people through the wilderness, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever;

17 To him that smote great kings, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever,

18 And slew famous kings, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever;

19 Sihon king of the Amorites, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever,

20 And Og king of Bashan, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever;

21 And gave their land for an inheritance, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever,

22 An inheritance unto Israel his servant, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever:

23 Who hath remembered us in our low estate, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever;

24 And hath delivered us from our oppressors, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever:

25 Who giveth food to all flesh, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever.

26 Give ye thanks unto the God of the heavens; for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever.

Isaiah 61:10-62:5

10 I will greatly rejoice in Jehovah, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with the priestly turban, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.

11 For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as a garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth, so the Lord Jehovah will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.

62 For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not be still, until her righteousness go forth as brightness, and her salvation as a torch that burneth.

And the nations shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory; and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of Jehovah will name.

And thou shalt be a crown of beauty in the hand of Jehovah, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.

Thou shalt no more be termed, Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed, Desolate: but thou shalt be called, My delight is in her, and thy land, Married; for Jehovah delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.

For [as] a young man marrieth a virgin, shall thy sons marry thee; and with the joy of the bridegroom over the bride, shall thy God rejoice over thee.

2 Timothy 4:1-8

I testify before God and Christ Jesus, who is about to judge living and dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom,

proclaim the word; be urgent in season [and] out of season, convict, rebuke, encourage, with all longsuffering and doctrine.

For the time shall be when they will not bear sound teaching; but according to their own lusts will heap up to themselves teachers, having an itching ear;

and they will turn away their ear from the truth, and will have turned aside to fables.

But *thou*, be sober in all things, bear evils, do [the] work of an evangelist, fill up the full measure of thy ministry.

For *I* am already being poured out, and the time of my release is come.

I have combated the good combat, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

Henceforth the crown of righteousness is laid up for me, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will render to me in that day; but not only to me, but also to all who love his appearing.

Mark 10:46-52

46 And they come to Jericho, and as he was going out from Jericho, and his disciples and a large crowd, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, the blind [man], sat by the wayside begging.

47 And having heard that it was Jesus the Nazaraean, he began to cry out and to say, O Son of David, Jesus, have mercy on me.

48 And many rebuked him, that he might be silent; but he cried so much the more, Son of David, have mercy on me.

49 And Jesus, standing still, desired him to be called. And they call the blind [man], saying to him, Be of good courage, rise up, he calls thee.

50 And, throwing away his garment, he started up and came to Jesus.

51 And Jesus answering says to him, What wilt thou that I shall do to thee? And the blind [man] said to him, Rabboni, that I may see.

52 And Jesus said to him, Go, thy faith has healed thee. And he saw immediately, and followed him in the way.