Book of Common Prayer
Psalm 146
The God of Compassion
1 Hallelujah!
My soul, praise the Lord.(A)
2 I will praise the Lord all my life;
I will sing to my God as long as I live.(B)
3 Do not trust in nobles,
in a son of man,[a] who cannot save.(C)
4 When his breath[b] leaves him,
he returns to the ground;
on that day his plans die.(D)
5 Happy is the one whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord his God,(E)
6 the Maker of heaven and earth,
the sea and everything in them.(F)
He remains faithful forever,(G)
7 executing justice for the exploited
and giving food to the hungry.(H)
The Lord frees prisoners.(I)
8 The Lord opens the eyes of the blind.(J)
The Lord raises up those who are oppressed.[c](K)
The Lord loves the righteous.(L)
9 The Lord protects resident aliens
and helps the fatherless and the widow,(M)
but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.(N)
10 The Lord reigns forever;
Zion, your God reigns for all generations.(O)
Hallelujah!
Psalm 147
God Restores Jerusalem
1 Hallelujah!
How good it is to sing to our God,
for praise is pleasant and lovely.(P)
2 The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem;(Q)
he gathers Israel’s exiled people.(R)
3 He heals the brokenhearted
and bandages their wounds.(S)
4 He counts the number of the stars;
he gives names to all of them.(T)
5 Our Lord is great, vast in power;
his understanding is infinite.[d](U)
6 The Lord helps the oppressed
but brings the wicked to the ground.(V)
7 Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
play the lyre to our God,(W)
8 who covers the sky with clouds,
prepares rain for the earth,
and causes grass to grow on the hills.(X)
9 He provides the animals with their food,
and the young ravens what they cry for.(Y)
10 He is not impressed by the strength of a horse;
he does not value the power of a warrior.[e](Z)
11 The Lord values those who fear him,
those who put their hope in his faithful love.(AA)
12 Exalt the Lord, Jerusalem;
praise your God, Zion!(AB)
13 For he strengthens the bars of your city gates
and blesses your children within you.(AC)
14 He endows your territory with prosperity;[f](AD)
he satisfies you with the finest wheat.(AE)
15 He sends his command throughout the earth;
his word runs swiftly.(AF)
16 He spreads snow like wool;
he scatters frost like ashes;(AG)
17 he throws his hailstones like crumbs.
Who can withstand his cold?(AH)
18 He sends his word and melts them;
he unleashes his winds,[g] and the water flows.(AI)
19 He declares his word to Jacob,
his statutes and judgments to Israel.(AJ)
20 He has not done this for every nation;
they do not know his judgments.(AK)
Hallelujah!
Psalm 148
Creation’s Praise of the Lord
1 Hallelujah!
Praise the Lord from the heavens;
praise him in the heights.(AL)
2 Praise him, all his angels;
praise him, all his heavenly armies.(AM)
3 Praise him, sun and moon;
praise him, all you shining stars.(AN)
4 Praise him, highest heavens,
and you waters above the heavens.(AO)
5 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for he commanded, and they were created.(AP)
6 He set them in position forever and ever;
he gave an order that will never pass away.(AQ)
7 Praise the Lord from the earth,
all sea monsters and ocean depths,(AR)
8 lightning[h] and hail, snow and cloud,
stormy wind that executes his command,(AS)
9 mountains and all hills,
fruit trees and all cedars,(AT)
10 wild animals and all cattle,
creatures that crawl and flying birds,(AU)
11 kings of the earth and all peoples,
princes and all judges of the earth,(AV)
12 young men as well as young women,
old and young together.(AW)
13 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for his name alone is exalted.
His majesty covers heaven and earth.(AX)
14 He has raised up a horn for his people,
resulting in praise to all his faithful ones,
to the Israelites, the people close to him.(AY)
Hallelujah!
Psalm 149
Praise for God’s Triumph
1 Hallelujah!
Sing to the Lord a new song,(AZ)
his praise in the assembly of the faithful.(BA)
2 Let Israel celebrate its Maker;
let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.(BB)
3 Let them praise his name with dancing
and make music to him with tambourine and lyre.(BC)
4 For the Lord takes pleasure in his people;(BD)
he adorns the humble with salvation.(BE)
5 Let the faithful celebrate in triumphal glory;
let them shout for joy on their beds.(BF)
6 Let the exaltation of God be in their mouths[i]
and a double-edged sword in their hands,(BG)
7 inflicting vengeance on the nations
and punishment on the peoples,(BH)
8 binding their kings with chains
and their dignitaries with iron shackles,(BI)
9 carrying out the judgment decreed against them.
This honor is for all his faithful people.(BJ)
Hallelujah!
3 Then Moses said to the people, “Remember this day when you came out of Egypt, out of the place of slavery, for the Lord brought you out of here by the strength of his hand. Nothing leavened may be eaten.(A) 4 Today, in the month of Abib,[a](B) you are going out. 5 When the Lord brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hethites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites,[b] which he swore to your ancestors that he would give you, a land flowing with milk and honey,(C) you must carry out this ceremony in this month.(D) 6 For seven days you must eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there is to be a festival to the Lord. 7 Unleavened bread is to be eaten for those seven days. Nothing leavened may be found among you, and no yeast may be found among you in all your territory. 8 On that day explain to your son, ‘This is because of what the Lord did for me when I came out of Egypt.’(E) 9 Let it serve as a sign for you on your hand and as a reminder on your forehead,[c](F) so that the Lord’s instruction may be in your mouth; for the Lord brought you out of Egypt with a strong hand. 10 Keep this statute at its appointed time from year to year.
41 There is a splendor of the sun, another of the moon, and another of the stars; in fact, one star differs from another star in splendor. 42 So it is with the resurrection of the dead: Sown in corruption, raised in incorruption;(A) 43 sown in dishonor,(B) raised in glory;(C) sown in weakness, raised in power;(D) 44 sown a natural body, raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. 45 So it is written, The first man Adam became a living being;[a](E) the last Adam(F) became a life-giving spirit. 46 However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural, then the spiritual.
47 The first man was from the earth, a man of dust;(G) the second man is[b] from heaven. 48 Like the man of dust, so are those who are of the dust; like the man of heaven, so are those who are of heaven.(H) 49 And just as we have borne the image(I) of the man of dust, we will also bear the image of the man of heaven.(J)
Victorious Resurrection
50 What I am saying, brothers and sisters, is this: Flesh(K) and blood(L) cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor can corruption inherit incorruption.
The Great Commission
16 The eleven disciples traveled to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had directed them.(A) 17 When they saw him, they worshiped,[a] but some doubted. 18 Jesus came near and said to them, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.(B) 19 Go, therefore, and make disciples(C) of[b] all nations,(D) baptizing(E) them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember,[c] I am with you always,[d] to the end of the age.”(F)
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