Old/New Testament
Praise the Lord’s Wonderful Works. Vanity of Idols.
135 [a](A)Praise [b]the Lord!
Praise the name of the Lord;
Praise Him, O (B)servants of the Lord,
2 You who stand in the house of the Lord,
In the (C)courts of the house of our God!
3 [c]Praise [d]the Lord, for (D)the Lord is good;
(E)Sing praises to His name, (F)for it is lovely.
4 For [e]the Lord has (G)chosen Jacob for Himself,
Israel for His [f](H)own possession.
5 For I know that (I)the Lord is great
And that our Lord is (J)above all gods.
6 (K)Whatever the Lord pleases, He does,
In heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps.
7 [g]He (L)causes the [h]vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth;
Who (M)makes lightnings for the rain,
Who (N)brings forth the wind from His treasuries.
8 [i]He (O)smote the firstborn of Egypt,
[j]Both of man and beast.
9 [k]He sent (P)signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt,
Upon (Q)Pharaoh and all his servants.
10 [l](R)He (S)smote many nations
And slew mighty kings,
11 (T)Sihon, king of the Amorites,
And (U)Og, king of Bashan,
And (V)all the kingdoms of Canaan;
12 And He (W)gave their land as a heritage,
A heritage to Israel His people.
13 Your (X)name, O Lord, is everlasting,
Your [m]remembrance, O Lord, [n]throughout all generations.
14 For the Lord will (Y)judge His people
And (Z)will have compassion on His servants.
15 The (AA)idols of the nations are but silver and gold,
The work of man’s hands.
16 They have mouths, but they do not speak;
They have eyes, but they do not see;
17 They have ears, but they do not hear,
Nor is there any breath at all in their mouths.
18 Those who make them will be like them,
Yes, everyone who trusts in them.
19 O house of (AB)Israel, bless the Lord;
O house of Aaron, bless the Lord;
20 O house of Levi, bless the Lord;
You (AC)who [o]revere the Lord, bless the Lord.
21 Blessed be the Lord (AD)from Zion,
Who (AE)dwells in Jerusalem.
[p]Praise [q]the Lord!
Thanks for the Lord’s Goodness to Israel.
136 (AF)Give thanks to the Lord, for (AG)He is good,
For (AH)His lovingkindness is everlasting.
2 Give thanks to the (AI)God of gods,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
3 Give thanks to the (AJ)Lord of lords,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
4 To Him who (AK)alone does great [r]wonders,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting;
5 To Him who (AL)made the heavens [s](AM)with skill,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting;
6 To Him who (AN)spread out the earth above the waters,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting;
7 To Him who (AO)made the great lights,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting:
8 The (AP)sun to rule [t]by day,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,
9 The (AQ)moon and stars to rule [u]by night,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
10 To Him who (AR)smote [v]the Egyptians in their firstborn,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,
11 And (AS)brought Israel out from their midst,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,
12 With a (AT)strong hand and an (AU)outstretched arm,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
13 To Him who (AV)divided the [w]Red Sea [x]asunder,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,
14 And (AW)made Israel pass through the midst of it,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting;
15 But (AX)He [y]overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the [z]Red Sea,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
16 To Him who (AY)led His people through the wilderness,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting;
17 To Him who (AZ)smote great kings,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,
18 And (BA)slew [aa]mighty kings,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting:
19 (BB)Sihon, king of the Amorites,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,
20 And (BC)Og, king of Bashan,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,
21 And (BD)gave their land as a heritage,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,
22 Even a heritage to Israel His (BE)servant,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
23 Who (BF)remembered us in our low estate,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting,
24 And has (BG)rescued us from our adversaries,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting;
25 Who (BH)gives food to all flesh,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
26 Give thanks to the (BI)God of heaven,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
The Use of Spiritual Gifts
12 Now concerning (A)spiritual gifts, brethren, (B)I do not want you to be unaware. 2 (C)You know that when you were pagans, you were (D)led astray to the (E)mute idols, however you were led. 3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking [a](F)by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is [b](G)accursed”; and no one can say, “Jesus is (H)Lord,” except [c](I)by the Holy Spirit.
4 Now there are (J)varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord. 6 There are varieties of effects, but the same (K)God who works all things in all persons. 7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit (L)for the common good. 8 For to one is given the word of (M)wisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of (N)knowledge according to the same Spirit; 9 to another (O)faith [d]by the same Spirit, and to another (P)gifts of [e]healing [f]by the one Spirit, 10 and to another the [g]effecting of [h](Q)miracles, and to another (R)prophecy, and to another the [i](S)distinguishing of spirits, to another various (T)kinds of tongues, and to another the (U)interpretation of tongues. 11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, (V)distributing to each one individually just as He wills.
12 For even (W)as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, (X)so also is Christ. 13 For [j](Y)by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether (Z)Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to (AA)drink of one Spirit.
14 For (AB)the body is not one member, but many. 15 If the foot says, “Because I am not a hand, I am not a part of the body,” it is not for this reason [k]any the less a part of the body. 16 And if the ear says, “Because I am not an eye, I am not a part of the body,” it is not for this reason [l]any the less a part of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the sense of smell be? 18 But now God has (AC)placed the members, each one of them, in the body, (AD)just as He desired. 19 If they were all one member, where would the body be? 20 But now (AE)there are many members, but one body. 21 And the eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you”; or again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.” 22 On the contrary, [m]it is much truer that the members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary; 23 and those members of the body which we [n]deem less honorable, [o]on these we bestow more abundant honor, and our less presentable members become much more presentable, 24 whereas our more presentable members have no need of it. But God has so composed the body, giving more abundant honor to that member which lacked, 25 so that there may be no [p]division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. 26 And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is [q]honored, all the members rejoice with it.
27 Now you are (AF)Christ’s body, and (AG)individually members of it. 28 And God has [r](AH)appointed in (AI)the church, first (AJ)apostles, second (AK)prophets, third (AL)teachers, then [s](AM)miracles, then (AN)gifts of healings, helps, (AO)administrations, various (AP)kinds of tongues. 29 All are not apostles, are they? All are not prophets, are they? All are not teachers, are they? All are not workers of [t]miracles, are they? 30 All do not have gifts of healings, do they? All do not speak with tongues, do they? All do not (AQ)interpret, do they? 31 But (AR)earnestly desire the greater gifts.
And I show you a still more excellent way.
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