1 I love the LORD, because he has heardmy voice and my supplications.2 Because he inclined his ear to me,therefore I will call on him as long as I live.3 The snares of death encompassed me;the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me;I suffered distress and anguish.4 Then I called on the name of the…

11The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, asking him for a sign from heaven, to test him. 12And he sighed deeply in his spirit and said, “Why does this generation ask for a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.” 13And he left them, and getting into…

12Friends, I beg you, become as I am, for I also have become as you are. You have done me no wrong. 13You know that it was because of a physical infirmity that I first announced the gospel to you; 14though my condition put you to the test, you did not scorn or despise me,…

17 Rouse yourself, rouse yourself!Stand up, O Jerusalem,you who have drunk at the hand of the LORDthe cup of his wrath,who have drunk to the dregsthe bowl of staggering.18 There is no one to guide heramong all the children she has borne;there is no one to take her by the handamong all the children she…

1 My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast;I will sing and make melody.Awake, my soul!2 Awake, O harp and lyre!I will awake the dawn.3 I will give thanks to you, O LORD, among the peoples,and I will sing praises to you among the nations.4 For your steadfast love is higher than the…

1Now when the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around him, 2they noticed that some of his disciples were eating with defiled hands, that is, without washing them. 3(For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat unless they thoroughly wash their hands, thus observing the tradition of…

15Brothers and sisters, I give an example from daily life: once a person’s will has been ratified, no one adds to it or annuls it. 16Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring; it does not say, “And to offsprings,” as of many; but it says, “And to your offspring,” that is,…

13 Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth;break forth, O mountains, into singing!For the LORD has comforted his people,and will have compassion on his suffering ones. 14 But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me,my Lord has forgotten me.”15 Can a woman forget her nursing child,or show no compassion for the child of…

1 You who live in the shelter of the Most High,who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,2 will say to the LORD, “My refuge and my fortress;my God, in whom I trust.”3 For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowlerand from the deadly pestilence;4 he will cover you with his pinions,and…

1He left that place and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. 2On the sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astounded. They said, “Where did this man get all this? What is this wisdom that has been given to him? What deeds of power are…