Book of Common Prayer
87 His foundation is in the holy mountains.
2 The Lord loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
3 Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God! Selah
4 “I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know Me; behold, Philistia and Tyre, with Ethiopia: ‘This man was born there.’”
5 And of Zion it shall be said, “This and that man were born in her; and the Highest Himself shall establish her.”
6 The Lord shall count, when He writeth up the people, that this man was born there. Selah
7 Singers as well as players on instruments shall be there and say, “All my springs are in thee.”
90 Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.
2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever Thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, Thou art God.
3 Thou turnest man to destruction, and sayest, “Return, ye children of men.”
4 For a thousand years in Thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.
5 Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which groweth up;
6 in the morning it flourisheth and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down and withereth.
7 For we are consumed by Thine anger, and by Thy wrath are we troubled.
8 Thou hast set our iniquities before Thee, our secret sins in the light of Thy countenance.
9 For all our days are passed away in Thy wrath; we spend our years as a tale that is told.
10 The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labor and sorrow; for it is soon cut off and we fly away.
11 Who knoweth the power of Thine anger? Even according to the fear of Thee, so is Thy wrath.
12 So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
13 Return, O Lord! How long? And let Thee repent concerning Thy servants.
14 O satisfy us early with Thy mercy, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
15 Make us glad according to the days wherein Thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil.
16 Let Thy work appear unto Thy servants, and Thy glory unto their children.
17 And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish Thou the work of our hands for us—yea, the work of our hands, establish Thou it.
136 O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good, for His mercy endureth for ever.
2 O give thanks unto the God of gods, for His mercy endureth for ever.
3 O give thanks to the Lord of lords, for His mercy endureth for ever;
4 to Him who alone doeth great wonders, for His mercy endureth for ever;
5 to Him that by wisdom made the heavens, for His mercy endureth for ever;
6 to Him that stretched out the earth above the waters, for His mercy endureth for ever;
7 to Him that made great lights, for His mercy endureth for ever;
8 the sun to rule by day, for His mercy endureth for ever;
9 the moon and stars to rule by night, for His mercy endureth for ever;
10 to Him that smote Egypt in their firstborn, for His mercy endureth for ever;
11 and brought out Israel from among them, for His mercy endureth for ever;
12 with a strong hand and with a stretched out arm, for His mercy endureth for ever;
13 to Him who divided the Red Sea into parts, for His mercy endureth for ever;
14 and made Israel to pass through the midst of it, for His mercy endureth for ever;
15 but overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea, for His mercy endureth for ever;
16 to Him who led His people through the wilderness, for His mercy endureth for ever;
17 to Him who smote great kings, for His mercy endureth for ever;
18 and slew famous kings, for His mercy endureth for ever;
19 Sihon king of the Amorites, for His mercy endureth for ever;
20 and Og the king of Bashan, for His mercy endureth for ever;
21 and gave their land as a heritage, for His mercy endureth for ever;
22 even a heritage unto Israel His servant, for His mercy endureth for ever;
23 who remembered us in our low estate, for His mercy endureth for ever;
24 and hath redeemed us from our enemies, for His mercy endureth for ever;
25 who giveth food to all flesh, for His mercy endureth for ever:
26 O give thanks unto the God of heaven, for His mercy endureth for ever!
4 And He said unto me, “Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with My words unto them.
5 For thou art not sent to a people of strange speech and of a hard language, but to the house of Israel,
6 not to many people of strange speech and of a hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto thee.
7 But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee, for they will not hearken unto Me; for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted.
8 Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads.
9 As an adamant, harder than flint, have I made thy forehead. Fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.”
10 Moreover He said unto me, “Son of man, all My words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears.
11 And go, get thee to those of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them and tell them, ‘Thus saith the Lord God,’ whether they will hear or whether they will forbear.”
12 Then the Spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, saying, “Blessed be the glory of the Lord from His place.”
13 I heard also the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels opposite them, and a noise of a great rushing.
14 So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the Lord was strong upon me.
15 Then I came to those of the captivity at Telabib, who dwelt by the River of Chebar; and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days.
16 And it came to pass at the end of seven days that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
17 “Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore hear the word out of My mouth, and give them warning from Me.
7 Christ, in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto Him that was able to save Him from death, and was heard in that He feared,
8 though He were a Son, yet learned He obedience by the things which He suffered.
9 And being made perfect, He became the author of eternal salvation unto all those who obey Him,
10 being called by God as a high priest after the order of Melchizedek,
11 of whom we have many things to say, which are hard to utter seeing ye are dull of hearing.
12 For at the time when ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God, and have become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
13 For every one that useth milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe.
14 But strong meat belongeth to those who are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
37 And it came to pass that on the next day, when they had come down from the hill, many people met Him.
38 And behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, “Master, I beseech Thee, look upon my son, for he is mine only child.
39 And lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him so that he foameth again, and bruising him, hardly departeth from him.
40 And I besought Thy disciples to cast him out, and they could not.”
41 And Jesus answering said, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.”
42 And as he was yet coming, the devil threw him down and tore him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.
43 And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all the things which Jesus did, He said unto His disciples,
44 “Let these sayings sink down into your ears, for the Son of Man shall be delivered into the hands of men.”
45 But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not; and they were afraid to ask Him about that saying.
46 Then there arose a reasoning among them as to which of them should be greatest.
47 And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child and set him by Him,
48 and said unto them, “Whosoever shall receive this child in My name receiveth Me; and whosoever shall receive Me receiveth Him that sent Me. For he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.”
49 And John answered and said, “Master, we saw one casting out devils in Thy name, and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us.”
50 And Jesus said unto him, “Forbid him not; for he that is not against us, is for us.”
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