Book of Common Prayer
The Lord, a Provider and the One Who Rescues Me.
A Psalm of David, when he pretended to be insane before [a]Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.
34 I will (A)bless the Lord at all times;
His (B)praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul will (C)make its boast in the Lord;
The (D)humble will hear it and rejoice.
3 (E)Exalt the Lord with me,
And let’s (F)exalt His name together.
4 I (G)sought the Lord and He answered me,
And (H)rescued me from all my fears.
5 They (I)looked to Him and were radiant,
And their faces will (J)never be ashamed.
6 This wretched man cried out, and (K)the Lord heard him,
And saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The (L)angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him,
And rescues them.
8 (M)Taste and see that the Lord is good;
How (N)blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
9 Fear the Lord, you (O)His saints;
For to those who fear Him there is (P)no lack of anything.
10 The young lions do without and suffer hunger;
But they who seek the Lord will (Q)not lack any good thing.
11 (R)Come, you children, listen to me;
(S)I will teach you (T)the fear of the Lord.
12 (U)Who is the person who desires life
And loves length of days, that he may (V)see good?
13 Keep (W)your tongue from evil
And your lips from speaking (X)deceit.
14 (Y)Turn from evil and do good;
Seek peace and (Z)pursue it.
15 The (AA)eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous,
And His ears are toward their cry for help.
16 The (AB)face of the Lord is against evildoers,
To (AC)eliminate the memory of them from the earth.
17 The righteous (AD)cry out, and the Lord hears
And rescues them from all their troubles.
18 The Lord (AE)is near to the (AF)brokenhearted
And saves those who are [b](AG)crushed in spirit.
19 (AH)The (AI)afflictions of the righteous are many,
But the Lord (AJ)rescues him from them all.
20 He protects all his bones,
(AK)Not one of them is broken.
21 (AL)Evil will bring death to the wicked,
And those who hate the righteous will suffer for their guilt.
22 The Lord (AM)redeems the souls of His servants,
And none of those who (AN)take refuge in Him will suffer for their guilt.
4 And the (A)twenty-four elders and the (B)four living creatures (C)fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying, “(D)Amen. (E)Hallelujah!” 5 And a voice came from the throne, saying,
“(F)Give praise to our God, all you His bond-servants, (G)you who fear Him, the small and the great.” 6 Then I heard something like (H)the voice of a great multitude and like (I)the sound of many waters, and like the (J)sound of mighty peals of thunder, saying,
“(K)Hallelujah! For the (L)Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns.
Marriage of the Lamb
7 Let’s rejoice and be glad and (M)give the glory to Him, because (N)the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His [a](O)bride has prepared herself.” 8 It was given to her to clothe herself in (P)fine linen, bright and clean; for the fine linen is the (Q)righteous acts of the [b]saints.
9 Then (R)he *said to me, “(S)Write: ‘(T)Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb.’” And he *said to me, “(U)These are the true words of God.” 10 Then (V)I fell at his feet to worship him. (W)But he *said to me, “[c]Do not do that; I am a (X)fellow servant of yours and your brothers and sisters who (Y)hold the testimony of Jesus; worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
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