Book of Common Prayer
Vav
41 May Your (A)lovingkindnesses also come to me, O Yahweh,
Your salvation (B)according to Your [a]word;
42 So I will have an (C)answer for him who (D)reproaches me,
For I trust in Your word.
43 And do not take away the word of truth utterly from my mouth,
For I [b](E)wait for Your judgments.
44 So I will (F)keep Your law continually,
Forever and ever.
45 And I will (G)walk in a wide place,
For I (H)seek Your precepts.
46 I will also speak of Your testimonies (I)before kings
And I shall not be ashamed.
47 I shall [c](J)delight in Your commandments,
Which I (K)love.
48 And I shall lift up my hands to Your commandments,
Which I (L)love;
And I will (M)muse on Your statutes.
Zayin
49 Remember the word to Your slave,
[d]In which You have made me wait.
50 This is my (N)comfort in my affliction,
That Your word has [e]revived me.
51 The arrogant (O)utterly scoff at me,
Yet I do not (P)turn aside from Your law.
52 I have (Q)remembered Your judgments from [f]of old, O Yahweh,
And comfort myself.
53 Burning (R)indignation has seized me because of the wicked,
Who (S)forsake Your law.
54 Your statutes have become my songs
In the house of my (T)sojourning.
55 I (U)remember (V)in the night Your name, O Yahweh,
So I keep Your law.
56 This has become mine,
[g]That I (W)observe Your precepts.
Heth
57 Yahweh is my (X)portion;
I have [h]promised to (Y)keep Your words.
58 I have (Z)sought to please Your face (AA)with all my heart;
(AB)Be gracious to me (AC)according to Your [i]word.
59 I (AD)thought upon my ways
And I turned my feet to Your testimonies.
60 I hastened and did not delay
To keep Your commandments.
61 The (AE)cords of the wicked have encircled me,
But I have (AF)not forgotten Your law.
62 At (AG)midnight I shall rise to give thanks to You
Because of Your (AH)righteous judgments.
63 I am a (AI)companion of all those who [j]fear You,
And of those who keep Your precepts.
64 (AJ)The earth, O Yahweh, is full of Your lovingkindness;
(AK)Teach me Your statutes.
11 For thus Yahweh spoke to me with a (A)strong hand and disciplined me (B)not to walk in the way of this people, saying,
12 “You are not to say, ‘It is a (C)conspiracy!’
In regard to all that this people call a conspiracy;
And (D)you are not to fear [a]what they fear, and you shall not tremble.
13 It is (E)Yahweh of hosts (F)whom you should regard as holy.
And He shall be your fear,
And He shall be your cause of trembling.
14 Then He shall become a (G)sanctuary;
But to both the houses of Israel, a (H)stone to strike and a rock to stumble over,
And a snare and a (I)trap for the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
15 And many (J)will stumble over them;
Then they will fall and be broken;
They will even be snared and caught.”
16 (K)Bind up the testimony, (L)seal the [b]law among (M)my disciples. 17 And I will (N)wait for Yahweh (O)who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob; and I will hope for Him. 18 (P)Behold, I and the children whom Yahweh has given me are for (Q)signs and wonders in Israel from Yahweh of hosts, who (R)dwells on Mount Zion.
Darkness to Light Through the Prince of Peace
19 Now when they say to you, “(S)Inquire of the mediums and the spiritists who whisper and mutter,” should not a people (T)inquire of their God? Should they (U)inquire of the dead on behalf of the living? 20 To the [c](V)law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because (W)they have no dawn.
10 Brothers, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God for them is for their salvation. 2 For I testify about them that they have (A)a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For not knowing about the (B)righteousness of God and (C)seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God. 4 For (D)Christ is the [a]end of the law for righteousness to (E)everyone who believes.
Faith Comes by Hearing
5 For Moses writes about the righteousness which is of law: “(F)The man who does these things shall live by them.” 6 But (G)the righteousness of faith speaks in this way: “(H)Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will go up into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down), 7 or ‘Who will go down into the (I)abyss?’ (that is, to (J)bring Christ up from the dead).” 8 But what does it say? “(K)The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart”—that is, the word of faith which we are preaching, 9 [b]that (L)if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and (M)believe in your heart that (N)God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; 10 for with the heart a person believes, [c]leading to righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, [d]leading to salvation. 11 For the Scripture says, “(O)Whoever believes upon Him will not be put to shame.” 12 For (P)there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord is (Q)Lord of (R)all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him, 13 for “(S)Whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
14 How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him (T)whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without (U)a preacher? 15 And how will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, “(V)How beautiful are the feet of those who (W)proclaim good news of good things!”
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.
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
A Hidden Treasure
44 “(A)The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid again; and from joy over it he goes and (B)sells all that he has and buys that field.
A Costly Pearl
45 “Again, (C)the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls, 46 and upon finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.
A Dragnet
47 “Again, (D)the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet cast into the sea, and gathering fish of every kind; 48 and when it was filled, they drew it up on the beach; and they sat down and gathered the good fish into containers, but the bad they threw away. 49 So it will be at (E)the [a]end of the age; the angels will come forth and [b]take out the wicked from among the righteous, 50 and (F)will throw them into the fiery furnace; in that place (G)there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
51 “Have you understood all these things?” They *said to Him, “Yes.” 52 And He said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like a head of a household, who brings out of his treasure things new and old.”
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