Book of Common Prayer
Give the King Your Judgments
Of Solomon.
72 O God, give the king (A)Your judgments,
And (B)Your righteousness to the king’s son.
2 [a]May [b]he (C)render judgment to Your people with righteousness
And (D)Your [c]afflicted with justice.
3 Let the mountains lift up [d](E)peace to the people,
And the hills, in righteousness.
4 [e]May he (F)give justice to the [f]afflicted of the people,
Save the children of the needy,
And crush the oppressor.
5 [g]Let them fear You (G)while the sun endures,
And [h]as long as the moon, from generation to all generations.
6 [i]May he come down (H)like rain upon the mown grass,
Like (I)showers that water the earth.
7 [j]May the (J)righteous flourish in his days,
And (K)abundance of peace until the moon is no more.
8 May he also have dominion (L)from sea to sea
And from the River to the ends of the earth.
9 [k]Let (M)the desert creatures (N)kneel before him,
And his enemies (O)lick the dust.
10 [l]Let the kings of (P)Tarshish and of the (Q)coastlands bring a present;
The kings of (R)Sheba and (S)Seba (T)offer tribute.
11 [m]And let all (U)kings bow down to him,
All (V)nations serve him.
12 For he will (W)deliver the needy when he cries for help,
The [n]afflicted also, and him who has no helper.
13 He will have (X)compassion on the poor and needy,
And the [o]lives of the needy he will save.
14 He will (Y)redeem their [p]life from oppression and violence,
And their blood will be (Z)precious in his sight;
15 So may he live! And may they give to him the (AA)gold of Sheba;
And let each pray for him continually;
Let each bless him all day long.
16 May there be abundance of grain in the earth on top of the mountains;
May its fruit wave like the cedars of (AB)Lebanon;
And may those from the city blossom like (AC)vegetation of the earth.
17 May his (AD)name endure forever;
May his name [q]increase [r](AE)as long as the sun shines;
Let all nations [s](AF)be blessed in him;
(AG)Let all nations call him blessed.
18 (AH)Blessed be Yahweh God, the God of Israel,
Who alone (AI)works wondrous deeds.
19 And blessed be His (AJ)glorious name forever;
And may the whole (AK)earth be filled with His glory.
(AL)Amen, and Amen.
20 [t]The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are completed.
Yodh
73 (A)Your hands made me and established me;
(B)Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.
74 May those who [a]fear You (C)see me and be glad,
Because I [b](D)wait for Your word.
75 I know, O Yahweh, that Your judgments are (E)righteous,
And that (F)in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
76 Oh may Your lovingkindness [c]comfort me,
According to Your [d]word to Your slave.
77 May (G)Your compassion come to me that I may live,
For Your law is my (H)delight.
78 May (I)the arrogant be ashamed, for they wrong me (J)with lying;
But I shall (K)muse on Your precepts.
79 May those who [e]fear You turn to me,
And those who know Your testimonies.
80 May my heart be [f](L)blameless in Your statutes,
So that I will not (M)be ashamed.
Kaph
81 My (N)soul fails with longing for Your salvation;
I [g](O)wait for Your word.
82 My (P)eyes fail with longing for Your [h]word,
Saying, “When will You comfort me?”
83 For I (Q)am like a wineskin in the smoke,
But I do (R)not forget Your statutes.
84 How many are the (S)days of Your slave?
When will You (T)execute judgment on those who persecute me?
85 The arrogant have (U)dug pits for me,
Men who are not [i]in accord with Your law.
86 All Your commandments are (V)faithful;
They have (W)persecuted me with lying; (X)help me!
87 They almost made an end of me on the earth,
But as for me, I (Y)did not forsake Your precepts.
88 Revive me according to Your lovingkindness,
So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.
Lamedh
89 (Z)Forever, O Yahweh,
Your word stands firm in heaven.
90 Your (AA)faithfulness endures [j]from generation to generation;
You (AB)established the earth, and it (AC)stands.
91 They stand this day according to Your (AD)judgments,
For (AE)all things are Your slaves.
92 If Your law had not been my (AF)delight,
Then I would have perished (AG)in my affliction.
93 I will (AH)never forget Your precepts,
For by them You have [k](AI)revived me.
94 I am Yours, (AJ)save me;
For I have (AK)sought Your precepts.
95 The wicked (AL)hope for me—to destroy me;
I shall perceive Your testimonies.
96 I have seen [l]a limit to all perfection;
Your commandment is exceedingly broad.
11 I again saw under the sun that the (A)race is not to the swift and the (B)battle is not to the mighty, and neither is bread to the wise nor (C)riches to the discerning nor favor to men who know; for time and (D)misfortune overtake them all. 12 Moreover, man does not (E)know his time: like fish seized in an evil net and (F)birds seized in a trap, so the sons of men are (G)ensnared at an evil time when it (H)suddenly falls on them.
13 Also this I came to see as wisdom under the sun, and [a]it was great to me. 14 There (I)was a small city with few men in it, and a great king came to it, surrounded it, and built large siegeworks against it. 15 But there was found in it a (J)poor wise man, and he provided a way of escape for the city (K)by his wisdom. Yet (L)no one remembered that poor man. 16 So I said, “(M)Wisdom is better than strength.” But the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heard. 17 The (N)words of the wise heard in restfulness are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools. 18 (O)Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but (P)one sinner destroys much good.
Christ Set Us Free
5 [a](A)It was for freedom that Christ set us free. Therefore, (B)stand firm and do not be subject again to a (C)yoke of slavery.
2 Behold I, (D)Paul, say to you that if you receive (E)circumcision, Christ will be of no benefit to you. 3 And I (F)testify again to every man who receives (G)circumcision, that he is under obligation to (H)keep the whole Law. 4 You have been [b]severed from Christ, you who are being justified by law; you have (I)fallen from grace! 5 For we [c]through the Spirit, [d]by faith, are (J)eagerly waiting for the hope of righteousness. 6 For in (K)Christ Jesus (L)neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but (M)faith working through love.
7 You were (N)running well; who hindered you from [e]obeying the truth? 8 This persuasion is not from (O)Him who calls you. 9 (P)A little leaven leavens the whole lump. 10 (Q)I have confidence [f]in you in the Lord that you (R)will adopt no other view. But the one who is (S)disturbing you will bear his judgment, whoever he is. 11 But I, brothers, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still (T)persecuted? Then (U)the stumbling block of the cross would have been abolished. 12 I wish that (V)those who are upsetting you would even [g](W)mutilate themselves.
13 For you were called to (X)freedom, brothers; (Y)only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love (Z)serve one another. 14 For (AA)the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in this: “(AB)You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 15 But if you (AC)bite and devour one another, beware that you are not consumed by one another.
The Pharisees and Sadducees Test Jesus
16 (A)And the (B)Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing Him, they (C)asked Him to show them [a]a sign from heaven. 2 But He replied to them, “[b](D)When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’ 3 And in the morning, ‘There will be a storm today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ (E)Do you know how to discern the [c]appearance of the sky, but cannot discern the signs of the times? 4 (F)An evil and adulterous generation eagerly seeks for [d]a sign; and [e]a sign will not be given it, except the [f]sign of Jonah.” And He left them and went away.
5 And coming to the other side of the sea, the disciples had forgotten to bring bread. 6 And Jesus said to them, “Watch out and (G)beware of the [g]leaven of the (H)Pharisees and Sadducees.” 7 Now they began to discuss this among themselves, saying, “He said that because we did not bring bread.” 8 But Jesus, aware of this, said, “(I)You men of little faith, why do you discuss among yourselves that you have no bread? 9 Do you not yet understand or remember (J)the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets full you picked up? 10 Or (K)the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many large baskets full you picked up? 11 How is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread? But (L)beware of the [h]leaven of the (M)Pharisees and Sadducees.” 12 Then they understood that He did not say to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the (N)Pharisees and Sadducees.
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