Old/New Testament
Prayer for the Lord’s Help.
A Song of Ascents.
123 To You I (A)lift up my eyes,
O You who (B)are enthroned in the heavens!
2 Behold, as the eyes of (C)servants look to the hand of their master,
As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,
So our (D)eyes look to the Lord our God,
Until He is gracious to us.
3 (E)Be gracious to us, O Lord, be gracious to us,
For we are greatly filled (F)with contempt.
4 Our soul is greatly filled
With the (G)scoffing of (H)those who are at ease,
And with the (I)contempt of the proud.
Praise for Rescue from Enemies.
A Song of Ascents, of David.
124 “(J)Had it not been the Lord who was on our side,”
(K)Let Israel now say,
2 “Had it not been the Lord who was on our side
When men rose up against us,
3 Then they would have (L)swallowed us alive,
When their (M)anger was kindled against us;
4 Then the (N)waters would have engulfed us,
The stream would have [a]swept over our soul;
5 Then the (O)raging waters would have [b]swept over our soul.”
6 Blessed be the Lord,
Who has not given us [c]to be (P)torn by their teeth.
7 Our soul has (Q)escaped (R)as a bird out of the (S)snare of the trapper;
The snare is broken and we have escaped.
8 Our (T)help is in the name of the Lord,
Who (U)made heaven and earth.
The Lord Surrounds His People.
A Song of Ascents.
125 Those who trust in the Lord
Are as Mount Zion, which (V)cannot be moved but (W)abides forever.
2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
So (X)the Lord surrounds His people
(Y)From this time forth and forever.
3 For the (Z)scepter of wickedness shall not rest upon the [d]land of the righteous,
So that the righteous (AA)will not put forth their hands to do wrong.
Avoid Israel’s Mistakes
10 For (A)I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that our fathers were all (B)under the cloud and all (C)passed through the sea; 2 and all were (D)baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea; 3 and all (E)ate the same spiritual food; 4 and all (F)drank the same spiritual drink, for they were drinking from a spiritual rock which followed them; and the rock was [a]Christ. 5 Nevertheless, with most of them God was not well-pleased; for (G)they were laid low in the wilderness.
6 Now these things happened as (H)examples for us, so that we would not crave evil things as (I)they also craved. 7 Do not be (J)idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written, “(K)The people sat down to eat and drink, and stood up to (L)play.” 8 Nor let us act immorally, as (M)some of them [b]did, and (N)twenty-three thousand fell in one day. 9 Nor let us try the Lord, as (O)some of them [c]did, and were destroyed by the serpents. 10 Nor (P)grumble, as some of them [d]did, and (Q)were destroyed by the (R)destroyer. 11 Now these things happened to them as an (S)example, and (T)they were written for our instruction, upon whom (U)the ends of the ages have come. 12 Therefore let him who (V)thinks he stands take heed that he does not fall. 13 No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and (W)God is faithful, who will not allow you to be (X)tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.
14 Therefore, my (Y)beloved, flee from (Z)idolatry. 15 I speak as to wise men; you judge what I say. 16 Is not the (AA)cup of blessing which we bless a sharing in the blood of Christ? Is not the [e](AB)bread which we break a sharing in the body of Christ? 17 Since there is one [f]bread, we (AC)who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one [g]bread. 18 Look at [h]the nation (AD)Israel; are not those who (AE)eat the sacrifices sharers in the altar?
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