Daily Readings

¹   I will bless the LORD at all times;
          his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
²   My soul makes its boast in the LORD;
          let the humble hear and be glad.
³   O magnify the LORD with me,
          and let us exalt his name together.
⁴   I sought the LORD, and he answered me,
          and delivered me from all my fears.
⁵   Look to him, and be radiant;
          so your faces shall never be ashamed.
⁶   This poor soul cried, and was heard by the LORD,
          and was saved from every trouble.
⁷   The angel of the LORD encamps
          around those who fear him, and delivers them.
⁸   O taste and see that the LORD is good;
          happy are those who take refuge in him.
⁹   O fear the LORD, you his holy ones,
          for those who fear him have no want.
¹⁰  The young lions suffer want and hunger,
          but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.

¹¹  Come, O children, listen to me;
          I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
¹²  Which of you desires life,
          and covets many days to enjoy good?
¹³  Keep your tongue from evil,
          and your lips from speaking deceit.
¹⁴  Depart from evil, and do good;
          seek peace, and pursue it.

¹⁵  The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous,
          and his ears are open to their cry.
¹⁶  The face of the LORD is against evildoers,
          to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
¹⁷  When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears,
          and rescues them from all their troubles.
¹⁸  The LORD is near to the brokenhearted,
          and saves the crushed in spirit.

¹⁹  Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
          but the LORD rescues them from them all.
²⁰  He keeps all their bones;
          not one of them will be broken.
²¹  Evil brings death to the wicked,
          and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.
²²  The LORD redeems the life of his servants;
          none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned.

¹   Praise the Lord!
     Praise the Lord from the heavens;
          praise him in the heights!
²   Praise him, all his angels;
          praise him, all his host!

³   Praise him, sun and moon;
          praise him, all you shining stars!
⁴   Praise him, you highest heavens,
          and you waters above the heavens!

⁵   Let them praise the name of the Lord,
          for he commanded and they were created.
⁶   He established them forever and ever;
          he fixed their bounds, which cannot be passed.

⁷   Praise the Lord from the earth,
          you sea monsters and all deeps,
⁸   fire and hail, snow and frost,
          stormy wind fulfilling his command!

⁹   Mountains and all hills,
          fruit trees and all cedars!
¹⁰  Wild animals and all cattle,
          creeping things and flying birds!

¹¹  Kings of the earth and all peoples,
          princes and all rulers of the earth!
¹²  Young men and women alike,
          old and young together!

¹³  Let them praise the name of the Lord,
          for his name alone is exalted;
          his glory is above earth and heaven.
¹⁴  He has raised up a horn for his people,
          praise for all his faithful,
          for the people of Israel who are close to him.
     Praise the Lord!

²²  The LORD created me at the beginning of his work,
          the first of his acts of long ago.
²³  Ages ago I was set up,
          at the first, before the beginning of the earth.
²⁴  When there were no depths I was brought forth,
          when there were no springs abounding with water.
²⁵  Before the mountains had been shaped,
          before the hills, I was brought forth —
²⁶  when he had not yet made earth and fields,
          or the world’s first bits of soil.
²⁷  When he established the heavens, I was there,
          when he drew a circle on the face of the deep,
²⁸  when he made firm the skies above,
          when he established the fountains of the deep,
²⁹  when he assigned to the sea its limit,
          so that the waters might not transgress his command,
     when he marked out the foundations of the earth,
³⁰       then I was beside him, like a master worker;
     and I was daily his delight,
          rejoicing before him always.

¹Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the parent loves the child. ²By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. ³For the love of God is this, that we obey his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome, ⁴for whatever is born of God conquers the world. And this is the victory that conquers the world, our faith. ⁵Who is it that conquers the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

⁶This is the one who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not with the water only but with the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one that testifies, for the Spirit is the truth. ⁷There are three that testify: ⁸the Spirit and the water and the blood, and these three agree. ⁹If we receive human testimony, the testimony of God is greater; for this is the testimony of God that he has testified to his Son. ¹⁰Those who believe in the Son of God have the testimony in their hearts. Those who do not believe in God have made him a liar by not believing in the testimony that God has given concerning his Son. ¹¹And this is the testimony: God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. ¹²Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

²⁰“Very truly, I tell you, whoever receives one whom I send receives me; and whoever receives me receives him who sent me.”

²¹After saying this Jesus was troubled in spirit, and declared, “Very truly, I tell you, one of you will betray me.” ²²The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he was speaking. ²³One of his disciples — the one whom Jesus loved — was reclining next to him; ²⁴Simon Peter therefore motioned to him to ask Jesus of whom he was speaking. ²⁵So while reclining next to Jesus, he asked him, “Lord, who is it?” ²⁶Jesus answered, “It is the one to whom I give this piece of bread when I have dipped it in the dish.” So when he had dipped the piece of bread, he gave it to Judas son of Simon Iscariot. ²⁷After he received the piece of bread, Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, “Do quickly what you are going to do.” ²⁸Now no one at the table knew why he said this to him. ²⁹Some thought that, because Judas had the common purse, Jesus was telling him, “Buy what we need for the festival”; or, that he should give something to the poor. ³⁰So, after receiving the piece of bread, he immediately went out. And it was night.

³¹When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him. ³²If God has been glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself and will glorify him at once. ³³Little children, I am with you only a little longer. You will look for me; and as I said to the Jews so now I say to you, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’ ³⁴I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. ³⁵By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

¹   The heavens are telling the glory of God;
          and the firmament proclaims his handiwork.
²   Day to day pours forth speech,
          and night to night declares knowledge.
³   There is no speech, nor are there words;
          their voice is not heard;
⁴   yet their voice goes out through all the earth,
          and their words to the end of the world.

     In the heavens he has set a tent for the sun,
⁵   which comes out like a bridegroom from his wedding canopy,
          and like a strong man runs its course with joy.
⁶   Its rising is from the end of the heavens,
          and its circuit to the end of them;
          and nothing is hidden from its heat.

⁷   The law of the LORD is perfect,
          reviving the soul;
     the decrees of the LORD are sure,
          making wise the simple;
⁸   the precepts of the LORD are right,
          rejoicing the heart;
     the commandment of the LORD is clear,
          enlightening the eyes;
⁹   the fear of the LORD is pure,
          enduring forever;
     the ordinances of the LORD are true
          and righteous altogether.
¹⁰  More to be desired are they than gold,
          even much fine gold;
     sweeter also than honey,
          and drippings of the honeycomb.

¹¹  Moreover by them is your servant warned;
          in keeping them there is great reward.
¹²   But who can detect their errors?
          Clear me from hidden faults.
¹³  Keep back your servant also from the insolent;
          do not let them have dominion over me.
     Then I shall be blameless,
          and innocent of great transgression.

¹⁴  Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
          be acceptable to you,
          O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.

¹  I lift up my eyes to the hills —
          from where will my help come?
²   My help comes from the LORD,
          who made heaven and earth.

³   He will not let your foot be moved;
          he who keeps you will not slumber.
⁴   He who keeps Israel
          will neither slumber nor sleep.

⁵   The LORD is your keeper;
          the LORD is your shade at your right hand.
⁶   The sun shall not strike you by day,
          nor the moon by night.

⁷   The LORD will keep you from all evil;
          he will keep your life.
⁸   The LORD will keep
          your going out and your coming in
          from this time on and for evermore.