Book of Common Prayer
The Law of Yahweh Is Perfect
For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
19 The (A)heavens are telling of the glory of God;
And the (B)expanse is declaring the work of His hands.
2 Day to (C)day pours forth [a]speech,
And (D)night to night reveals knowledge.
3 There is no [b]speech, nor are there words;
Their voice is not heard.
4 Their [c](E)line has gone out through all the earth,
And their utterances to the end of the world.
In them He has (F)placed a tent for the sun,
5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber;
It rejoices as a strong man to run his course.
6 Its (G)rising is from [d]one end of the heavens,
And its circuit to the [e]other end of them;
And there is nothing hidden from its heat.
7 (H)The law of Yahweh is [f](I)perfect, (J)restoring the soul;
The testimony of Yahweh is (K)sure, making (L)wise the simple.
8 The precepts of Yahweh are (M)right, (N)rejoicing the heart;
The commandment of Yahweh is (O)pure, (P)enlightening the eyes.
9 The fear of Yahweh is clean, enduring forever;
The judgments of Yahweh are (Q)true; they are (R)righteous altogether.
10 They are more desirable than (S)gold, even more than much fine gold;
(T)Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb.
11 Moreover, by them (U)Your slave is warned;
In keeping them there is great (V)reward.
12 Who can (W)discern his errors? (X)Acquit me of (Y)hidden faults.
13 Also keep back Your slave (Z)from presumptuous sins;
Let them not (AA)rule over me;
Then I will be [g](AB)blameless,
And I shall be acquitted of (AC)great transgression.
14 Let the [h]words of my mouth and (AD)the meditation of my heart
Be acceptable in Your sight,
O Yahweh, (AE)my rock and my (AF)Redeemer.
18 For thus says Yahweh, who (A)created the heavens (He is the God who (B)formed the earth and made it; He established it and did not create it [a]a (C)formless place, but formed it to be (D)inhabited),
“I am Yahweh, and (E)there is none else.
19 (F)I have not spoken in secret,
In [b]some dark land;
I did not say to the (G)seed of Jacob,
‘(H)Seek Me in [c]a formless place’;
I, Yahweh, (I)speak righteousness,
(J)Declaring things that are upright.
20 “(K)Gather yourselves and come;
Draw near together, you who have escaped from the nations;
(L)They do not know,
Who (M)carry about their graven image of wood
And (N)pray to a god who cannot save.
21 (O)Declare and draw near with your case;
Indeed, let them consult together.
(P)Who has made this heard from of old?
Who has long since declared it?
Is it not I, Yahweh?
And there is (Q)no other God besides Me,
A righteous God and a (R)Savior;
There is none except Me.
22 (S)Turn to Me and (T)be saved, all the ends of the earth;
For I am God, and there is no other.
23 (U)I have sworn by Myself,
The (V)word has gone forth from My mouth in righteousness
And will not turn back,
That to Me (W)every knee will bow, every tongue will (X)swear allegiance.
24 They will say of Me, ‘Only (Y)in Yahweh are righteousness and strength.’
Men will come to Him,
And (Z)all who were angry at Him will be put to shame.
25 In Yahweh all the seed of Israel
Will be (AA)justified and will (AB)boast.”
4 although (A)I myself might have confidence even in the flesh. If anyone else has a mind to put confidence in the flesh, I far more: 5 (B)circumcised the eighth day, of the (C)nation of Israel, of the (D)tribe of Benjamin, a (E)Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the Law, (F)a Pharisee; 6 as to zeal, (G)a persecutor of the church; as to the (H)righteousness which is in the Law, found (I)blameless.
7 But (J)whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ. 8 More than that, I count all things to be loss because of the surpassing value of [a](K)knowing (L)Christ Jesus my Lord, [b]for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in Him, not having (M)a righteousness of my own which is from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, (N)the righteousness which is from God upon faith, 10 that I may (O)know Him and (P)the power of His resurrection and [c](Q)the fellowship of His sufferings, being (R)conformed to His death, 11 [d]in order that I may (S)attain to the resurrection from the dead.
Lamedh
89 (A)Forever, O Yahweh,
Your word stands firm in heaven.
90 Your (B)faithfulness endures [a]from generation to generation;
You (C)established the earth, and it (D)stands.
91 They stand this day according to Your (E)judgments,
For (F)all things are Your slaves.
92 If Your law had not been my (G)delight,
Then I would have perished (H)in my affliction.
93 I will (I)never forget Your precepts,
For by them You have [b](J)revived me.
94 I am Yours, (K)save me;
For I have (L)sought Your precepts.
95 The wicked (M)hope for me—to destroy me;
I shall perceive Your testimonies.
96 I have seen [c]a limit to all perfection;
Your commandment is exceedingly broad.
Mem
97 Oh how I (N)love Your law!
It is my (O)meditation all the day.
98 Your (P)commandments make me wiser than my enemies,
For they are [d]mine forever.
99 I have more insight than all my teachers,
For Your testimonies are my (Q)meditation.
100 I perceive (R)more than the aged,
Because I have (S)observed Your precepts.
101 I have (T)restrained my feet from every evil way,
That I may keep Your word.
102 I have not (U)turned aside from Your judgments,
For You Yourself have taught me.
103 How (V)sweet is Your [e]word to my [f]taste!
Sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104 From Your precepts I (W)get perception;
Therefore I (X)hate every false way.
Nun
105 Your word is a (Y)lamp to my feet
And a light to my path.
106 I have (Z)sworn and I have confirmed,
To keep Your righteous judgments.
107 I am exceedingly (AA)afflicted;
O Yahweh, [g](AB)revive me according to Your word.
108 Oh be pleased with the (AC)freewill offerings of my mouth, O Yahweh,
And (AD)teach me Your judgments.
109 My (AE)soul is continually [h]in my hand,
Yet I do not (AF)forget Your law.
110 The wicked have (AG)laid a snare for me,
Yet I have not (AH)wandered from Your precepts.
111 I have (AI)inherited Your testimonies forever,
For they are the (AJ)joy of my heart.
112 I have (AK)inclined my heart to do Your statutes
Forever, (AL)to the end.
The Conversion of Saul
9 (A)Now [a]Saul, still (B)breathing [b]threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest, 2 and asked for (C)letters from him to (D)the synagogues at (E)Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to (F)the Way, both men and women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. 3 And as he was traveling, it happened that when he was approaching Damascus, (G)suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him; 4 and (H)falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?” 5 And he said, “Who are You, Lord?” And He said, “I am Jesus whom you are persecuting, 6 but rise up and enter the city, and (I)it will be told you what you must do.” 7 And the men who traveled with him (J)stood speechless, (K)hearing the [c]voice but seeing no one. 8 And Saul got up from the ground, and (L)though his eyes were open, he [d]could see nothing. Leading him by the hand, they brought him into (M)Damascus. 9 And he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank.
10 Now there was a disciple at (N)Damascus named (O)Ananias, and the Lord said to him in (P)a vision, “Ananias.” And he said, “Here I am, Lord.” 11 And the Lord said to him, “Rise up and go to the street called Straight, and inquire at the house of Judas for a man from (Q)Tarsus named Saul, for behold, he is praying, 12 and he has seen [e]in a vision a man named Ananias come in and (R)lay his hands on him, so that he might regain his sight.” 13 But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, (S)how much harm he did to (T)Your [f]saints at Jerusalem. 14 And here he (U)has authority from the chief priests to bind all who (V)call on Your name.” 15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, for (W)he is a chosen [g]instrument of Mine, to bear My name before (X)the Gentiles and (Y)kings and the sons of Israel; 16 for (Z)I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.” 17 So Ananias departed and entered the house. And he (AA)laid his hands on him and said, “(AB)Brother Saul, the Lord sent me—that is Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you were coming—so that you may regain your sight and be (AC)filled with the Holy Spirit.” 18 And immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he regained his sight, and he rose up and was baptized; 19 and he took food and was strengthened.
Saul Begins to Preach Christ
Now (AD)for several days he was with (AE)the disciples who were at Damascus, 20 and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus (AF)in the synagogues, [h]saying, “He is (AG)the Son of God.” 21 And all those hearing him continued to be astounded, and were saying, “Is this not the one who in Jerusalem (AH)destroyed those that (AI)called on this name, and who had come here for the purpose of bringing them bound before the chief priests?” 22 But Saul kept increasing in strength and confounding the Jews who lived at Damascus by proving that this One is the [i]Christ.
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