Book of Common Prayer
Psalm 20[a]
For the music director, a psalm of David.
20 May the Lord answer[b] you[c] when you are in trouble;[d]
may the God of Jacob[e] make you secure.
2 May he send you help from his temple;[f]
from Zion may he give you support.
3 May he take notice of[g] all your offerings;
may he accept[h] your burnt sacrifice. (Selah)
4 May he grant your heart’s desire;[i]
may he bring all your plans to pass.[j]
5 Then we will shout for joy over your[k] victory;
we will rejoice[l] in the name of our God.
May the Lord grant all your requests.
6 Now I am sure[m] that the Lord will deliver[n] his chosen king;[o]
he will intervene for him[p] from his holy, heavenly temple,[q]
and display his mighty ability to deliver.[r]
7 Some trust in chariots and others in horses,[s]
but we[t] depend on[u] the Lord our God.
8 They will fall down,[v]
but we[w] will stand firm.[x]
9 The Lord will deliver the king;[y]
he will answer us[z] when we call to him for help![aa]
Psalm 21[ab]
For the music director, a psalm of David.
21 O Lord, the king rejoices in the strength you give;[ac]
he takes great delight in the deliverance you provide.[ad]
2 You grant[ae] him his heart’s desire;
you do not refuse his request.[af] (Selah)
3 For you bring him[ag] rich[ah] blessings;[ai]
you place a golden crown on his head.
4 He asked you to sustain his life,[aj]
and you have granted him long life and an enduring dynasty.[ak]
5 Your deliverance brings him great honor;[al]
you give him majestic splendor.[am]
6 For you grant him lasting blessings;
you give him great joy by allowing him into your presence.[an]
7 For the king trusts[ao] in the Lord,
and because of the Most High’s[ap] faithfulness he is not shaken.[aq]
8 You[ar] prevail over[as] all your enemies;
your power is too great for those who hate you.[at]
9 You burn them up like a fiery furnace[au] when you appear.[av]
The Lord angrily devours them;[aw]
the fire consumes them.
10 You destroy their offspring[ax] from the earth,
their descendants[ay] from among the human race.[az]
11 Yes,[ba] they intend to do you harm;[bb]
they dream up a scheme,[bc] but they do not succeed.[bd]
12 For you make them retreat[be]
when you aim your arrows at them.[bf]
13 Rise up, O Lord, in strength![bg]
We will sing and praise[bh] your power.
Psalm 110[a]
A psalm of David.
110 Here is the Lord’s proclamation[b] to my lord:[c]
“Sit down at my right hand[d] until I make your enemies your footstool.”[e]
2 The Lord[f] extends[g] your dominion[h] from Zion.
Rule in the midst of your enemies.
3 Your people willingly follow you[i] when you go into battle.[j]
On the holy hills[k] at sunrise[l] the dew of your youth[m] belongs to you.[n]
4 The Lord makes this promise on oath[o] and will not revoke it:[p]
“You are an eternal priest[q] after the pattern of[r] Melchizedek.”[s]
5 O Lord,[t] at your right hand
he strikes down[u] kings in the day he unleashes his anger.[v]
6 He executes judgment[w] against[x] the nations.
He fills the valleys with corpses;[y]
he shatters their heads over the vast battlefield.[z]
7 From the stream along the road he drinks;
then he lifts up his head.[aa]
Psalm 116[a]
116 I love the Lord
because he heard my plea for mercy,[b]
2 and listened to me.[c]
As long as I live, I will call to him when I need help.[d]
3 The ropes of death tightened around me,[e]
the snares[f] of Sheol confronted me.
I was confronted[g] with trouble and sorrow.
4 I called on the name of the Lord,
“Please, Lord, rescue my life!”
5 The Lord is merciful and fair;
our God is compassionate.
6 The Lord protects[h] the untrained;[i]
I was in serious trouble[j] and he delivered me.
7 Rest once more, my soul,[k]
for the Lord has vindicated you.[l]
8 Yes,[m] Lord,[n] you rescued my life from death,
kept my eyes from tears
and my feet from stumbling.
9 I will serve[o] the Lord
in the land[p] of the living.
10 I had faith when I said,
“I am severely oppressed.”
11 I rashly declared,[q]
“All men are liars.”
12 How can I repay the Lord
for all his acts of kindness to me?
13 I will celebrate my deliverance,[r]
and call on the name of the Lord.
14 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord
before all his people.
15 The Lord values
the lives of his faithful followers.[s]
16 Yes, Lord! I am indeed your servant;
I am your servant, the son of your female servant.[t]
You saved me from death.[u]
17 I will present a thank offering to you,
and call on the name of the Lord.
18 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord
before all his people,
19 in the courts of the Lord’s temple,
in your midst, O Jerusalem.
Praise the Lord!
Psalm 117[v]
51 When King Solomon finished constructing the Lord’s temple, he[a] put the holy items that belonged to his father David (the silver, gold, and other articles) in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple.
Solomon Moves the Ark into the Temple
8 [b] Then Solomon convened in Jerusalem Israel’s elders, all the leaders of the Israelite tribes and families, so they could witness the transferal of the ark of the Lord’s covenant from the City of David (that is, Zion).[c] 2 All the men of Israel assembled before King Solomon during the festival[d] in the month of Ethanim[e] (the seventh month). 3 When all Israel’s elders had arrived, the priests lifted the ark. 4 The priests and Levites carried the ark of the Lord, the tent of meeting,[f] and all the holy items in the tent.[g] 5 Now King Solomon and all the Israelites who had assembled with him went on ahead of the ark and sacrificed more sheep and cattle than could be counted or numbered.[h]
6 The priests brought the ark of the Lord’s covenant to its assigned[i] place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, in the Most Holy Place, under the wings of the cherubim. 7 The cherubim’s wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles.[j] 8 The poles were so long their ends were visible from the Holy Place in front of the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen from beyond that point.[k] They have remained there to this very day. 9 There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets Moses had placed there in Horeb.[l] It was there that[m] the Lord made a covenant with the Israelites after he brought them out of the land of Egypt. 10 Once the priests left the Holy Place, a cloud filled the Lord’s temple. 11 The priests could not carry out their duties[n] because of the cloud; the Lord’s glory filled his temple.[o]
12 Then Solomon said, “The Lord has said that he lives in thick darkness. 13 O Lord,[p] truly I have built a lofty temple for you, a place where you can live permanently.” 14 Then the king turned around[q] and pronounced a blessing over the whole Israelite assembly as they stood there.[r] 15 He said, “The Lord God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled[s] what he promised[t] my father David. 16 He told David,[u] ‘Since the day I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from all the tribes of Israel to build a temple in which to live.[v] But I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.’ 17 Now my father David had a strong desire[w] to build a temple to honor the Lord God of Israel.[x] 18 The Lord told my father David, ‘It is right for you to have a strong desire to build a temple to honor me.[y] 19 But you will not build the temple; your very own son will build the temple for my honor.’[z] 20 The Lord has kept the promise he made.[aa] I have taken my father David’s place and have occupied the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised. I have built this temple for the honor[ab] of the Lord God of Israel 21 and set up in it a place for the ark containing the covenant the Lord made with our ancestors[ac] when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.”
Paul Addresses the Jewish Community in Rome
17 After three days[a] Paul[b] called the local Jewish leaders[c] together. When they had assembled, he said to them, “Brothers,[d] although I had done[e] nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors,[f] from Jerusalem I was handed over as a prisoner to the Romans.[g] 18 When[h] they had heard my case,[i] they wanted to release me,[j] because there was no basis for a death sentence[k] against me. 19 But when the Jews objected,[l] I was forced to appeal to Caesar[m]—not that I had some charge to bring[n] against my own people.[o] 20 So for this reason I have asked to see you and speak with you, for I am bound with this chain because of the hope of Israel.”[p] 21 They replied,[q] “We have received no letters from Judea about you, nor have any of the brothers come from there[r] and reported or said anything bad about you. 22 But we would like to hear from you what you think, for regarding this sect we know[s] that people[t] everywhere speak against[u] it.”
23 They set[v] a day to meet with him,[w] and they came to him where he was staying[x] in even greater numbers.[y] From morning until evening he explained things[z] to them,[aa] testifying[ab] about the kingdom of God[ac] and trying to convince[ad] them about Jesus from both the law of Moses and the prophets. 24 Some were convinced[ae] by what he said,[af] but others refused[ag] to believe. 25 So they began to leave,[ah] unable to agree among themselves, after Paul made one last statement: “The Holy Spirit spoke rightly to your ancestors[ai] through the prophet Isaiah 26 when he said,
‘Go to this people and say,
“You will keep on hearing,[aj] but will never understand,
and you will keep on looking,[ak] but will never perceive.
27 For the heart of this people has become dull,[al]
and their ears are hard of hearing,[am]
and they have closed their eyes,
so that they would not see with their eyes
and hear with their ears
and understand with their heart
and turn,[an] and I would heal them.”’[ao]
28 “Therefore be advised[ap] that this salvation from God[aq] has been sent to the Gentiles;[ar] they[as] will listen!”[at]
30 Paul[au] lived[av] there two whole years in his own rented quarters[aw] and welcomed[ax] all who came to him, 31 proclaiming the kingdom of God[ay] and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ[az] with complete boldness[ba] and without restriction.[bb]
Betrayal and Arrest
43 Right away, while Jesus[a] was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrived.[b] With him came a crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent by the chief priests and experts in the law[c] and elders. 44 (Now the betrayer[d] had given them a sign, saying, “The one I kiss is the man. Arrest him and lead him away under guard.”)[e] 45 When Judas[f] arrived, he went up to Jesus[g] immediately and said, “Rabbi!” and kissed[h] him. 46 Then they took hold of him[i] and arrested him. 47 One of the bystanders drew his sword and struck the high priest’s slave,[j] cutting off his ear. 48 Jesus said to them, “Have you come with swords and clubs to arrest me like you would an outlaw?[k] 49 Day after day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts, yet[l] you did not arrest me. But this has happened so that[m] the scriptures would be fulfilled.” 50 Then[n] all the disciples[o] left him and fled. 51 A young man was following him, wearing only a linen cloth. They tried to arrest him, 52 but he ran off naked,[p] leaving his linen cloth behind.
NET Bible® copyright ©1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. http://netbible.com All rights reserved.