Book of Common Prayer

33 Exult, ye righteous, in Jehovah: praise is comely for the upright.

² Give thanks unto Jehovah with the harp; sing psalms unto him with the ten-stringed lute.

³ Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud sound.

⁴ For the word of Jehovah is right, and all his work is in faithfulness.

⁵ He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the loving-kindness of Jehovah.

⁶ By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

⁷ He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap; he layeth up the deeps in storehouses.

⁸ Let all the earth fear Jehovah; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

⁹ For *he* spoke, and it was [done]; *he* commanded, and it stood fast.

¹⁰ Jehovah frustrateth the counsel of the nations; he maketh the thoughts of the peoples of none effect.

¹¹ The counsel of Jehovah standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation.

¹² Blessed is the nation whose God is Jehovah, the people that he hath chosen for his inheritance!

¹³ Jehovah looketh from the heavens; he beholdeth all the sons of men:

¹⁴ From the place of his habitation he looketh forth upon all the inhabitants of the earth;

¹⁵ He who fashioneth the hearts of them all, who considereth all their works.

¹⁶ The king is not saved by the multitude of [his] forces; a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

¹⁷ The horse is a vain thing for safety; neither doth he deliver by his great power.

¹⁸ Behold, the eye of Jehovah is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his loving-kindness,

¹⁹ To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.

²⁰ Our soul waiteth for Jehovah: he is our help and our shield.

²¹ For in him shall our heart rejoice, because we have confided in his holy name.

²² Let thy loving-kindness, O Jehovah, be upon us, according as we have hoped in thee.

³ And Moses went up to God, and Jehovah called to him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel:

⁴ Ye have seen what I have done to the Egyptians, and [how] I have borne you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself.

⁵ And now, if ye will hearken to my voice indeed and keep my covenant, then shall ye be my own possession out of all the peoples—for all the earth is mine—

⁶ and ye shall be to me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak to the children of Israel.

⁷ And Moses came and called the elders of the people, and laid before the mall these words which Jehovah had commanded him.

⁸ And all the people answered together, and said, All that Jehovah has spoken will we do! And Moses brought the words of the people back to Jehovah.

¹⁶ And it came to pass on the third day, when it was morning, that there were thunders and lightnings and a heavy cloud on the mountain, and the sound of the trumpet exceeding loud; and the whole people that was in the camp trembled.

¹⁷ And Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the foot of the mountain.

¹⁸ And the whole of mount Sinai smoked, because Jehovah descended on it in fire; and its smoke ascended as the smoke of a furnace; and the whole mountain shook greatly.

¹⁹ And the sound of the trumpet increased and became exceeding loud; Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice.

²⁰ And Jehovah came down on mount Sinai, on the top of the mountain; and Jehovah called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.

⁴ To whom coming, a living stone, cast away indeed as worthless by men, but with God chosen, precious,

⁵ yourselves also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

⁶ Because it is contained in the scripture: Behold, I lay in Zion a corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believes on him shall not be put to shame.

⁷ To you therefore who believe [is] the preciousness; but to the disobedient, the stone which the builders cast away as worthless, this is become head of [the] corner,

⁸ and a stone of stumbling and rock of offence; [who] stumble at the word, being disobedient to which also they have been appointed.

⁹ But *ye* [are] a chosen race, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession, that ye might set forth the excellencies of him who has called you out of darkness to his wonderful light;

¹⁰ who once [were] not a people, but now God's people; who were not enjoying mercy, but now have found mercy.