Book of Common Prayer
Psalm 117
1 Praise the Lord,(A) all you nations;(B)
extol him, all you peoples.
2 For great is his love(C) toward us,
and the faithfulness of the Lord(D) endures forever.
Praise the Lord.[a]
Psalm 118
2 Let Israel say:(H)
“His love endures forever.”(I)
3 Let the house of Aaron say:(J)
“His love endures forever.”
4 Let those who fear the Lord(K) say:
“His love endures forever.”
5 When hard pressed,(L) I cried to the Lord;
he brought me into a spacious place.(M)
6 The Lord is with me;(N) I will not be afraid.
What can mere mortals do to me?(O)
7 The Lord is with me; he is my helper.(P)
I look in triumph on my enemies.(Q)
8 It is better to take refuge in the Lord(R)
than to trust in humans.(S)
9 It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in princes.(T)
10 All the nations surrounded me,
but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.(U)
11 They surrounded me(V) on every side,(W)
but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
12 They swarmed around me like bees,(X)
but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns;(Y)
in the name of the Lord I cut them down.(Z)
13 I was pushed back and about to fall,
but the Lord helped me.(AA)
14 The Lord is my strength(AB) and my defense[b];
he has become my salvation.(AC)
15 Shouts of joy(AD) and victory
resound in the tents of the righteous:
“The Lord’s right hand(AE) has done mighty things!(AF)
16 The Lord’s right hand is lifted high;
the Lord’s right hand has done mighty things!”
17 I will not die(AG) but live,
and will proclaim(AH) what the Lord has done.
18 The Lord has chastened(AI) me severely,
but he has not given me over to death.(AJ)
19 Open for me the gates(AK) of the righteous;
I will enter(AL) and give thanks to the Lord.
20 This is the gate of the Lord(AM)
through which the righteous may enter.(AN)
21 I will give you thanks, for you answered me;(AO)
you have become my salvation.(AP)
22 The stone(AQ) the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;(AR)
23 the Lord has done this,
and it is marvelous(AS) in our eyes.
24 The Lord has done it this very day;
let us rejoice today and be glad.(AT)
25 Lord, save us!(AU)
Lord, grant us success!
26 Blessed is he who comes(AV) in the name of the Lord.
From the house of the Lord we bless you.[c](AW)
27 The Lord is God,(AX)
and he has made his light shine(AY) on us.
With boughs in hand,(AZ) join in the festal procession
up[d] to the horns of the altar.(BA)
29 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his love endures forever.
Psalm 112[a]
2 Their children(E) will be mighty in the land;
the generation of the upright will be blessed.
3 Wealth and riches(F) are in their houses,
and their righteousness endures(G) forever.
4 Even in darkness light dawns(H) for the upright,
for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous.(I)
5 Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely,(J)
who conduct their affairs with justice.
6 Surely the righteous will never be shaken;(K)
they will be remembered(L) forever.
7 They will have no fear of bad news;
their hearts are steadfast,(M) trusting in the Lord.(N)
8 Their hearts are secure, they will have no fear;(O)
in the end they will look in triumph on their foes.(P)
9 They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor,(Q)
their righteousness endures(R) forever;
their horn[c] will be lifted(S) high in honor.
10 The wicked will see(T) and be vexed,
they will gnash their teeth(U) and waste away;(V)
the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.(W)
Psalm 113
Praise the Lord, you his servants;(Y)
praise the name of the Lord.
2 Let the name of the Lord be praised,(Z)
both now and forevermore.(AA)
3 From the rising of the sun(AB) to the place where it sets,
the name of the Lord is to be praised.
4 The Lord is exalted(AC) over all the nations,
his glory above the heavens.(AD)
5 Who is like the Lord our God,(AE)
the One who sits enthroned(AF) on high,(AG)
6 who stoops down to look(AH)
on the heavens and the earth?
7 He raises the poor(AI) from the dust
and lifts the needy(AJ) from the ash heap;
8 he seats them(AK) with princes,
with the princes of his people.
9 He settles the childless(AL) woman in her home
as a happy mother of children.
Praise the Lord.
15 Truth(A) is nowhere to be found,
and whoever shuns evil becomes a prey.
The Lord looked and was displeased
that there was no justice.(B)
16 He saw that there was no one,(C)
he was appalled that there was no one to intervene;(D)
so his own arm achieved salvation(E) for him,
and his own righteousness(F) sustained him.
17 He put on righteousness as his breastplate,(G)
and the helmet(H) of salvation on his head;
he put on the garments(I) of vengeance(J)
and wrapped himself in zeal(K) as in a cloak.
18 According to what they have done,
so will he repay(L)
wrath to his enemies
and retribution to his foes;
he will repay the islands(M) their due.
19 From the west,(N) people will fear the name of the Lord,
and from the rising of the sun,(O) they will revere his glory.(P)
For he will come like a pent-up flood
that the breath(Q) of the Lord drives along.[a]
20 “The Redeemer(R) will come to Zion,(S)
to those in Jacob who repent of their sins,”(T)
declares the Lord.
21 “As for me, this is my covenant(U) with them,” says the Lord. “My Spirit,(V) who is on you, will not depart from you,(W) and my words that I have put in your mouth(X) will always be on your lips, on the lips of your children and on the lips of their descendants—from this time on and forever,” says the Lord.
To the Church in Smyrna
8 “To the angel of the church in Smyrna(A) write:
These are the words of him who is the First and the Last,(B) who died and came to life again.(C) 9 I know your afflictions and your poverty—yet you are rich!(D) I know about the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not,(E) but are a synagogue of Satan.(F) 10 Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you,(G) and you will suffer persecution for ten days.(H) Be faithful,(I) even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown.(J)
11 Whoever has ears, let them hear(K) what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who is victorious will not be hurt at all by the second death.(L)
To the Church in Pergamum
12 “To the angel of the church in Pergamum(M) write:
These are the words of him who has the sharp, double-edged sword.(N) 13 I know where you live—where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me,(O) not even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness,(P) who was put to death in your city—where Satan lives.(Q)
14 Nevertheless, I have a few things against you:(R) There are some among you who hold to the teaching of Balaam,(S) who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin so that they ate food sacrificed to idols(T) and committed sexual immorality.(U) 15 Likewise, you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.(V) 16 Repent(W) therefore! Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.(X)
17 Whoever has ears, let them hear(Y) what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious,(Z) I will give some of the hidden manna.(AA) I will also give that person a white stone with a new name(AB) written on it, known only to the one who receives it.(AC)
46 Once more he visited Cana in Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine.(A) And there was a certain royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum. 47 When this man heard that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judea,(B) he went to him and begged him to come and heal his son, who was close to death.
48 “Unless you people see signs and wonders,”(C) Jesus told him, “you will never believe.”
49 The royal official said, “Sir, come down before my child dies.”
50 “Go,” Jesus replied, “your son will live.”
The man took Jesus at his word and departed. 51 While he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was living. 52 When he inquired as to the time when his son got better, they said to him, “Yesterday, at one in the afternoon, the fever left him.”
53 Then the father realized that this was the exact time at which Jesus had said to him, “Your son will live.” So he and his whole household(D) believed.
54 This was the second sign(E) Jesus performed after coming from Judea to Galilee.
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