Book of Common Prayer
A Psalm of Praise.
117 (A)Praise the Lord, all nations;
Sing His praises, all peoples!
2 For His (B)mercy toward us is [a]great,
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 mercy is everlasting.
2 Let (F)Israel say,
“His mercy is everlasting.”
3 Oh let the (G)house of Aaron say,
“His mercy is everlasting.”
4 Let those (H)who [e]fear the Lord say,
“His mercy is everlasting.”
5 From my (I)distress I called upon [f]the Lord;
[g]The Lord answered me and (J)put me in an open space.
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 people.
9 It is (Q)better to take refuge in the Lord
Than to trust in noblemen.
10 All nations (R)surrounded me;
In the name of the Lord I will certainly (S)fend them off.
11 They (T)surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me;
In the name of the Lord I will certainly fend them off.
12 They surrounded me (U)like bees;
They were extinguished like a (V)fire of thorn bushes;
In the name of the Lord I will certainly fend 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 performs valiantly.
16 The (AC)right hand of the Lord is exalted;
The right hand of the Lord performs 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 turned me over to death.
19 (AH)Open the gates of righteousness to me;
I will enter through them, I will give thanks to [l]the Lord.
20 This is the gate of the Lord;
The (AI)righteous will enter through it.
21 I will give thanks to You, for You have (AJ)answered me,
And You have (AK)become my salvation.
22 A (AL)stone which the builders rejected
Has become the [m]chief cornerstone.
23 This came about from the Lord;
It is marvelous in our eyes.
24 This is the day which the Lord has made;
Let’s (AM)rejoice and be glad in it.
25 Please, O Lord, (AN)do save us;
Please, O Lord, 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 [n]to the (AT)horns of the altar with cords.
28 (AU)You are my God, and I give thanks to You;
You are my God, (AV)I exalt You.
29 (AW)Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
For His mercy is everlasting.
Prosperity of One Who Fears the Lord.
112 [a]Praise [b]the Lord!
(A)Blessed is a person who [c]fears the Lord,
Who greatly (B)delights in His commandments.
2 His [d](C)descendants will be mighty [e]on the 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 shines in the darkness (F)for the upright;
He is (G)gracious, compassionate, and righteous.
5 It goes well for a person 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)bad news;
His (L)heart is steadfast, (M)trusting in the Lord.
8 His (N)heart is firm, he (O)will not fear,
[h]But will (P)look with satisfaction on his enemies.
9 [i]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 [j]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 [k]Praise [l]the Lord!
(W)Praise Him, you (X)servants of the Lord,
Praise the name of the Lord.
2 (Y)Blessed be the name of the Lord
From this time on and forever.
3 (Z)From [m]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 (AF)looks far down to
The heavens and the earth?
7 He (AG)raises the poor from the dust,
He lifts the needy from the garbage heap,
8 To (AH)seat them with noblemen,
With the noblemen of His people.
9 He (AI)has the infertile woman live in the house
As a joyful mother of children.
[n]Praise [o]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 So the people (C)quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water so 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 were thirsty for water there; and [c]they (F)grumbled against Moses and said, “Why is it that you have 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 am I to do with 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, so that the people may drink.” And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. 7 Then 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 the (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, (P)whether things on earth or things in [g]heaven, having made (Q)peace through (R)the blood of His cross.
21 And although you were (S)previously alienated and hostile in attitude, engaged in evil deeds, 22 yet He has now (T)reconciled you in His (U)body of flesh 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 shifting 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, “(B)If anyone is thirsty, [a]let him come to Me and drink. 38 The one who believes in Me, (C)as the Scripture said, ‘[b]From his innermost being will flow rivers of (D)living water.’” 39 But this He said (E)in reference to 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.
People’s Division over Jesus
40 Some of the people therefore, after they heard these words, were saying, “This truly is (H)the Prophet.” 41 Others were saying, “This is the [c]Christ.” But others were saying, “(I)Surely the [d]Christ is not coming from Galilee, is He? 42 Has the Scripture not said that the Christ comes from (J)the descendants of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?” 43 So (K)a dissension occurred in the crowd because of Him. 44 And (L)some of them wanted to arrest 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 in this way!” 47 The Pharisees then replied to them, “(P)You have not been led astray too, have you? 48 (Q)Not one of (R)the rulers or Pharisees has believed in Him, has he? 49 But this crowd that does not know the Law is accursed!” 50 (S)Nicodemus (the one who came to Him before, being one of them) *said to them, 51 “(T)Our Law does not judge the person unless it first hears from him and knows what he is doing, does it?” 52 They answered and said to him, “(U)You are not from Galilee as well, are you? Examine the Scriptures, and see that no prophet arises out of Galilee.”
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