Book of Common Prayer
Psalm 117
Universal Call to Praise
1 Praise the Lord, all nations!
Glorify him, all peoples!(A)
2 For his faithful love to us is great;
the Lord’s faithfulness endures forever.(B)
Hallelujah!
Psalm 118
Thanksgiving for Victory
1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his faithful love endures forever.(C)
2 Let Israel say,
“His faithful love endures forever.”(D)
3 Let the house of Aaron say,
“His faithful love endures forever.”(E)
4 Let those who fear the Lord say,
“His faithful love endures forever.”(F)
5 I called to the Lord in distress;(G)
the Lord answered me
and put me in a spacious place.[a](H)
6 The Lord is for me; I will not be afraid.
What can a mere mortal do to me?(I)
7 The Lord is my helper;
therefore, I will look in triumph on those who hate me.(J)
8 It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in humanity.(K)
9 It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in nobles.(L)
10 All the nations surrounded me;
in the name of the Lord I destroyed them.(M)
11 They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me;
in the name of the Lord I destroyed them.(N)
12 They surrounded me like bees;(O)
they were extinguished like a fire among thorns;
in the name of the Lord I destroyed them.(P)
13 They[b] pushed me hard to make me fall,
but the Lord helped me.(Q)
14 The Lord is my strength and my song;
he has become my salvation.(R)
15 There are shouts of joy and victory
in the tents of the righteous:
“The Lord’s right hand performs valiantly!(S)
16 The Lord’s right hand is raised.
The Lord’s right hand performs valiantly!” (T)
17 I will not die, but I will live
and proclaim what the Lord has done.(U)
18 The Lord disciplined me severely
but did not give me over to death.(V)
19 Open the gates of righteousness for me;
I will enter through them
and give thanks to the Lord.(W)
20 This is the Lord’s gate;
the righteous will enter through it.(X)
21 I will give thanks to you
because you have answered me
and have become my salvation.(Y)
22 The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone.(Z)
23 This came from the Lord;
it is wondrous in our sight.(AA)
24 This is the day the Lord has made;
let’s rejoice and be glad in it.(AB)
25 Lord, save us!
Lord, please grant us success!(AC)
26 He who comes in the name
of the Lord is blessed.(AD)
From the house of the Lord we bless you.(AE)
27 The Lord is God and has given us light.
Bind the festival sacrifice with cords
to the horns of the altar.(AF)
28 You are my God, and I will give you thanks.
You are my God; I will exalt you.(AG)
29 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his faithful love endures forever.(AH)
Psalm 112
The Traits of the Righteous
1 Hallelujah![a]
Happy is the person who fears the Lord,
taking great delight in his commands.(A)
2 His descendants will be powerful in the land;
the generation of the upright will be blessed.(B)
3 Wealth and riches are in his house,(C)
and his righteousness endures forever.(D)
4 Light shines in the darkness for the upright.(E)
He is gracious, compassionate, and righteous.(F)
5 Good will come to the one who lends generously
and conducts his business fairly.(G)
6 He will never be shaken.(H)
The righteous one will be remembered forever.(I)
7 He will not fear bad news;
his heart is confident, trusting in the Lord.(J)
8 His heart is assured; he will not fear.(K)
In the end he will look in triumph on his foes.(L)
9 He distributes freely to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever.(M)
His horn will be exalted in honor.(N)
10 The wicked one will see it and be angry;
he will gnash his teeth in despair.(O)
The desire of the wicked leads to ruin.(P)
Psalm 113
Praise to the Merciful God
1 Hallelujah!
Give praise, servants of the Lord;
praise the name of the Lord.(Q)
2 Let the name of the Lord be blessed
both now and forever.(R)
3 From the rising of the sun to its setting,
let the name of the Lord be praised.(S)
4 The Lord is exalted above all the nations,(T)
his glory above the heavens.(U)
5 Who is like the Lord our God—
the one enthroned on high,(V)
6 who stoops down to look
on the heavens and the earth?(W)
7 He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the trash heap(X)
8 in order to seat them with nobles—
with the nobles of his people.(Y)
9 He gives the childless woman a household,
making her the joyful mother of children.(Z)
Hallelujah!
15 Truth is missing,
and whoever turns from evil is plundered.
The Lord saw that there was no justice,
and he was offended.
16 He saw that there was no man—
he was amazed that there was no one interceding;(A)
so his own arm brought salvation,
and his own righteousness supported him.
17 He put on righteousness as body armor,
and a helmet of salvation on his head;(B)
he put on garments of vengeance for clothing,
and he wrapped himself in zeal as in a cloak.(C)
18 So he will repay according to their deeds:(D)
fury to his enemies,
retribution to his foes,
and he will repay the coasts and islands.
19 They will fear the name of the Lord in the west
and his glory in the east;[a](E)
for he will come like a rushing stream(F)
driven by the wind of the Lord.
20 “The Redeemer(G) will come to Zion,
and to those in Jacob who turn from transgression.”(H)
This is the Lord’s declaration.
21 “As for me, this is my covenant with them,”(I) says the Lord: “My Spirit who is on you, and my words that I have put in your mouth,(J) will not depart from your mouth, or from the mouths of your children, or from the mouths of your children’s children, from now on and forever,” says the Lord.
The Letter to Smyrna
8 “Write to the angel of the church in Smyrna: Thus says the First and the Last,(A) the one who was dead and came to life: 9 I know your[a] affliction and poverty, but you are rich. I know the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.(B) 10 Don’t be afraid of what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil(C) is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will experience affliction for ten days.(D) Be faithful to the point of death,(E) and I will give you the crown[b] of life.(F)
11 “Let anyone who has ears to hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers will never be harmed by the second death.(G)
The Letter to Pergamum
12 “Write to the angel of the church in Pergamum: Thus says the one who has the sharp, double-edged sword: (H) 13 I know[c] where you live—where Satan’s throne is. Yet you are holding on to my name and did not deny your faith in me,[d](I) even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness(J) who was put to death among you, where Satan lives. 14 But I have a few things against you. You have some there who hold to the teaching of Balaam,(K) who taught Balak to place a stumbling block[e] in front of the Israelites: to eat meat sacrificed to idols(L) and to commit sexual immorality.(M) 15 In the same way, you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.[f] 16 So repent! Otherwise, I will come to you quickly(N) and fight against them with the sword of my mouth.(O)
17 “Let anyone who has ears to hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will give some of the hidden manna.[g](P) I will also give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name(Q) is inscribed that no one knows except the one who receives it.
The Second Sign: Healing an Official’s Son
46 He went again to Cana(A) of Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine. There was a certain royal official whose son was ill at Capernaum.(B) 47 When this man heard that Jesus had come from Judea(C) into Galilee, he went to him and pleaded with him to come down and heal his son, since he was about to die.
48 Jesus told him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders,(D) you will not believe.”(E)
49 “Sir,”(F) the official said to him, “come down before my boy dies.”
50 “Go,” Jesus told him, “your son will live.” The man believed what[a] Jesus said to him and departed.
51 While he was still going down, his servants met him saying that his boy was alive. 52 He asked them at what time he got better. “Yesterday at one in the afternoon[b] the fever left him,” they answered. 53 The father(G) realized this was the very hour at which Jesus had told him, “Your son will live.” So he himself believed, along with his whole household.
54 Now this was also the second sign(H) Jesus performed after he came from Judea to Galilee.(I)
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