Book of Common Prayer
Yahweh’s Lovingkindness Prevails
117 (A)Praise Yahweh, all nations;
Laud Him, all peoples!
2 For His (B)lovingkindness prevails over us,
And the [a](C)truth of Yahweh is everlasting.
[b]Praise Yah!
Yahweh’s Lovingkindness Endures Forever
118 (D)Give thanks to Yahweh, for (E)He is good;
For His lovingkindness endures forever.
2 Oh let (F)Israel say,
“His lovingkindness endures forever.”
3 Oh let the (G)house of Aaron say,
“His lovingkindness endures forever.”
4 Oh let those (H)who [c]fear Yahweh say,
“His lovingkindness endures forever.”
5 From my (I)distress I called upon Yah;
Yah answered me and (J)set me in a large place.
6 Yahweh is (K)for me; I will (L)not fear;
(M)What can man do to me?
7 Yahweh is for me (N)among those who help me;
Therefore I will (O)look in triumph on those who hate me.
8 It is (P)better to take refuge in Yahweh
Than to trust in man.
9 It is (Q)better to take refuge in Yahweh
Than to trust in nobles.
10 All nations (R)surrounded me;
In the name of Yahweh I will surely (S)cut them off.
11 They (T)surrounded me, indeed, they surrounded me;
In the name of Yahweh I will surely cut them off.
12 They surrounded me (U)like bees;
They were extinguished as a (V)fire of thorns;
In the name of Yahweh I will surely cut them off.
13 You (W)pushed me down violently to make me fall,
But Yahweh (X)helped me.
14 (Y)Yah is my strength and song,
And He has become (Z)my salvation.
15 The sound of (AA)joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous;
The (AB)right hand of Yahweh does valiantly.
16 The (AC)right hand of Yahweh is exalted;
The right hand of Yahweh does valiantly.
17 I (AD)will not die; indeed I will live,
And (AE)recount the works of Yah.
18 Yah has (AF)disciplined me severely,
But He has (AG)not given me over to death.
19 (AH)Open to me the gates of righteousness;
I shall enter through them, I shall give thanks to Yah.
20 This is the gate of Yahweh;
The (AI)righteous will enter through it.
21 I shall give thanks to You, for You have (AJ)answered me,
And You have (AK)become my salvation.
22 The (AL)stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief corner stone.
23 This is from Yahweh;
It is marvelous in our eyes.
24 This is the day which Yahweh has made;
Let us (AM)rejoice and be glad in it.
25 O Yahweh, (AN)save!
O Yahweh, (AO)succeed!
26 (AP)Blessed is the one who comes in the name of Yahweh;
We have (AQ)blessed you from the house of Yahweh.
27 (AR)Yahweh is God, and He has given us (AS)light;
Bind the festival sacrifice with cords [d]to the (AT)horns of the altar.
28 (AU)You are my God, and I give thanks to You;
You are my God, (AV)I exalt You.
29 (AW)Give thanks to Yahweh, for He is good;
For His lovingkindness endures forever.
Sin
Tav
His (B)praise stands forever.
The Righteous Will Be Remembered Forever
Aleph
Beth
Who greatly (D)delights in His commandments.
Gimel
Daleth
The generation of the (F)upright will be blessed.
He
3 (G)Wealth and riches are in his house,
Vav
And his righteousness stands forever.
Zayin
4 Light arises in the darkness (H)for the upright;
Heth
He is (I)gracious and compassionate and righteous.
Teth
5 It is well with the man who (J)is gracious and lends;
Yodh
Who sustains his [e]works with justice.
Kaph
6 For he will (K)never be shaken;
Lamedh
Mem
7 He will not fear an (M)evil report;
Nun
Samekh
Ayin
Until he (R)looks in triumph on his adversaries.
Pe
Tsadhe
His righteousness stands forever;
Qoph
His (T)horn will be raised in glory.
Resh
Shin
Tav
The (X)desire of the wicked will perish.
Who Is like Yahweh Our God?
113 [i]Praise Yah!
(Y)Praise, O (Z)slaves of Yahweh,
Praise the name of Yahweh.
2 (AA)May the name of Yahweh be blessed
From now until forever.
3 (AB)From the rising of the sun to its setting
The (AC)name of Yahweh is to be praised.
4 Yahweh is (AD)high above all nations;
His (AE)glory is above the heavens.
5 (AF)Who is like Yahweh our God,
The One who (AG)sits on high,
6 The One who [j](AH)brings Himself low to see
The things in heaven and on the earth?
7 Who (AI)raises the poor from the dust
And lifts high the needy from the ash heap,
8 To make them (AJ)sit with [k]nobles,
With the [l]nobles of His people.
9 He (AK)makes the barren woman of the house sit
As a glad mother of children.
[m]Praise Yah!
15 So it is that truth is missing;
And he who turns aside from evil (A)makes himself plunder.
Then Yahweh saw,
And it was evil in His eyes (B)that there was no justice.
16 And He saw that there was (C)no man,
And was astonished that there was no one to intercede;
Then His (D)own arm brought salvation to Him,
And His righteousness upheld Him.
17 He put on (E)righteousness like a breastplate,
And a (F)helmet of salvation on His head;
And He put on (G)garments of vengeance for clothing
And wrapped Himself with (H)zeal as a mantle.
18 (I)According to [a]what they deserve, [b]so He will pay in full,
Wrath to His adversaries, [c]what is deserved to His enemies;
To the coastlands He will [d]pay what they deserve.
19 So they will fear the name of Yahweh from the (J)west
And His glory from the (K)rising of the sun,
For He will (L)come like a [e]rushing stream
Which the wind of Yahweh makes flee.
20 “A (M)Redeemer will come to Zion,
And to those who (N)turn from transgression in Jacob,” declares Yahweh.
21 “As for Me, this is My (O)covenant with them,” says Yahweh: “My (P)Spirit which is upon you, and My (Q)words which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your seed, nor from the mouth of your seed’s seed,” says Yahweh, “from now and forever.”
To the Church in Smyrna
8 “And to the angel of the church in (A)Smyrna write:
(B)This is what the first and the last, who [a](C)was dead, and has come to life, says:
9 ‘I know your (D)tribulation and your (E)poverty (but you are (F)rich), and the blasphemy by those who (G)say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of (H)Satan. 10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, so that you will be (I)tested, and you will have tribulation (J)for ten days. [b]Be (K)faithful until death, and I will give you (L)the crown of life. 11 (M)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (N)He who overcomes will never be hurt by the (O)second death.’
To the Church in Pergamum
12 “And to the angel of the church in (P)Pergamum write:
This is what the One who has (Q)the sharp two-edged sword says:
13 ‘I know where you dwell, where (R)Satan’s throne is; and you hold fast My name, and did not deny (S)My faith even in the days of Antipas, My (T)witness, My (U)faithful one, who was killed among you, (V)where Satan dwells. 14 But (W)I have a few things against you, that you have there some who hold the (X)teaching of Balaam, who kept teaching Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, (Y)to eat things sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality. 15 So you also have some who in the same way hold the teaching of the (Z)Nicolaitans. 16 Therefore (AA)repent. But if not, (AB)I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war against them with (AC)the sword of My mouth. 17 (AD)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (AE)To him who overcomes, to him I will give some of the hidden (AF)manna, and I will give him a white stone, and a (AG)new name written on the stone (AH)which no one knows but he who receives it.’
Jesus Heals a Royal Official’s Son
46 Then He came again to (A)Cana of Galilee (B)where He had made the water wine. And there was a royal official whose son was sick at (C)Capernaum. 47 When he heard that Jesus had come (D)out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and was asking Him to come down and heal his son; for he was about to die. 48 So Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see [a](E)signs and (F)wonders, you will never believe.” 49 The royal official *said to Him, “[b]Sir, come down before my child dies.” 50 Jesus *said to him, “(G)Go; your son lives.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and started on his way. 51 And while he was still going down, his slaves met him, saying that his [c]son was alive. 52 So he inquired of them the hour when he began to get better. Then they said to him, “Yesterday at the [d]seventh hour the fever left him.” 53 So the father knew that it was at that hour in which Jesus said to him, “Your son lives”; and he himself believed and (H)his whole household. 54 This is again a (I)second [e]sign that Jesus did when He had (J)come out of Judea into Galilee.
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