Book of Common Prayer

My Soul Thirsts for You

A Psalm of David, ^(A)when he was in the wilderness of Judah.

Make a Joyful Noise to the Lord

A Psalm.

Bless the Lord, O My Soul

Of David.

³ Then I turned my face to the Lord God, seeking him by ^(A)prayer and pleas for mercy with fasting and sackcloth and ashes. ⁴ I prayed to the Lord my God and ^(B)made confession, saying, ^(C)“O Lord, the ^(D)great and awesome God, who ^(E)keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, ^5 (F)we have sinned and done wrong and acted wickedly ^(G)and rebelled, turning aside from your commandments and rules. ^6 (H)We have not listened to ^(I)your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to ^(J)our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land. ⁷ To you, ^(K)O Lord, belongs righteousness, but to us open shame, as at this day, to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, ^(L)those who are near and ^(M)those who are far away, in ^(N)all the lands to which you have driven them, because of ^(O)the treachery that they have committed against you. ⁸ To us, O Lord, belongs open shame, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because ^(P)we have sinned against you. ^9 (Q)To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him ^10 (R)and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God by walking in his laws, which he set before us by ^(S)his servants the prophets.

¹⁰ For it ^(A)was fitting that he, ^(B)for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons ^(C)to glory, should make the ^(D)founder of their salvation ^(E)perfect through suffering. ¹¹ For ^(F)he who sanctifies and ^(G)those who are sanctified ^(H)all have one source.^[a] That is why he is not ashamed to call them ^(I)brothers,^{[b] 12} saying,

¹³ And again,

And again,

¹⁴ Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise ^(O)partook of the same things, that ^(P)through death he might ^(Q)destroy ^(R)the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, ¹⁵ and deliver all those who ^(S)through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery. ¹⁶ For surely it is not angels that he helps, but he ^(T)helps the offspring of Abraham. ¹⁷ Therefore he had ^(U)to be made like his brothers in every respect, ^(V)so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest ^(W)in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. ¹⁸ For because he himself has suffered ^(X)when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.

Jesus Came to Save the World

⁴⁴ And Jesus cried out and said, ^(A)“Whoever believes in me, believes not in me but ^(B)in him who sent me. ⁴⁵ And ^(C)whoever ^(D)sees me sees him who sent me. ^46 (E)I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness. ⁴⁷ If anyone ^(F)hears my words and does not keep them, ^(G)I do not judge him; for ^(H)I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. ^48 (I)The one who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge; ^(J)the word that I have spoken will judge him ^(K)on the last day. ⁴⁹ For ^(L)I have not spoken on my own authority, but the Father ^(M)who sent me has himself given me ^(N)a commandment—what to say and what to speak. ⁵⁰ And I know that his commandment is eternal life. What I say, therefore, I say as the Father has told me.”