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Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33

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Psalms 118:10-119:40

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Chapter 118

¹⁰ All the nations surrounded me;
in the name of Yahweh I destroyed them.^(k)
¹¹ They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me;
in the name of Yahweh I destroyed them.^(l)
¹² They surrounded me like bees;^(m)
they were extinguished like a fire among thorns;
in the name of Yahweh I destroyed them.⁽ⁿ⁾
¹³ You^[b] pushed me^[c] hard to make me fall,
but the Lord helped me.^(o)
¹⁴ The Lord is my strength and my song;
He has become my salvation.^(p)

¹⁵ There are shouts of joy and victory
in the tents of the righteous:
"The Lord 's right hand performs valiantly!^(q)
¹⁶ The Lord 's right hand is raised.
The Lord 's right hand performs valiantly!"^(r)
¹⁷ I will not die, but I will live
and proclaim what the Lord has done.^(s)
¹⁸ The Lord disciplined me severely
but did not give me over to death.^(t)

¹⁹ Open the gates of righteousness for me;
I will enter through them
and give thanks to the Lord .^(u)
²⁰ This is the gate of the Lord ;
the righteous will enter through it.^(v)
²¹ I will give thanks to You
because You have answered me
and have become my salvation.^(w)
²² The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone.^(x)
²³ This came from the Lord ;
it is wonderful in our eyes.^(y)
²⁴ This is the day the Lord has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.^(z)

²⁵ Lord , save us!
Lord , please grant us success!^(aa)
²⁶ He who comes in the name
of the Lord is blessed.^(ab)
From the house of the Lord we bless you.^(ac)
²⁷ The Lord is God and has given us light.
Bind the festival sacrifice with cords
to the horns of the altar.^(ad)
²⁸ You are my God, and I will give You thanks.
You are my God; I will exalt You.^(ae)
²⁹ Give thanks to the Lord , for He is good;
His faithful love endures forever.^(af)

Chapter 119 Psalm 119

Delight in God's Word

א Alef

¹ How^[a] happy are those whose way is blameless,^(a)
who live according to the Lord 's instruction!^(b)
² Happy are those who keep His decrees^(c)
and seek Him with all their heart.^(d)
³ They do nothing wrong;^(e)
they follow His ways.
⁴ You have commanded that Your precepts^(f)
be diligently kept.
⁵ If only my ways were committed
to keeping Your statutes!^(g)
⁶ Then I would not be ashamed^(h)
when I think about all Your commands.
⁷ I will praise You with a sincere heart⁽ⁱ⁾
when I learn Your righteous judgments.
⁸ I will keep Your statutes;
never abandon me.^(j)

ב Bet

⁹ How can a young man keep his way pure?
By keeping Your^[b] word.^(k)
¹⁰ I have sought You with all my heart;^(l)
don't let me wander from Your commands.^(m)
¹¹ I have treasured Your word in my heart⁽ⁿ⁾
so that I may not sin against You.
¹² Lord , may You be praised;
teach me Your statutes.^(o)
¹³ With my lips I proclaim
all the judgments from Your mouth.^(p)
¹⁴ I rejoice in the way revealed by Your decrees^(q)
as much as in all riches.
¹⁵ I will meditate on Your precepts^(r)
and think about Your ways.^(s)
¹⁶ I will delight in Your statutes;^(t)
I will not forget Your word.

ג Gimel

¹⁷ Deal generously with Your servant^(u)
so that I might live;
then I will keep Your word.
¹⁸ Open my eyes so that I may contemplate
wonderful things from Your instruction.
¹⁹ I am a stranger on earth;^(v)
do not hide Your commands from me.
²⁰ I am continually overcome
with longing for Your judgments.^(w)
²¹ You rebuke the proud,
the ones under a curse,^(x)
who wander from Your commands.^(y)
²² Take insult and contempt away from me,^(z)
for I have kept Your decrees.
²³ Though princes sit together speaking against me,^(aa)
Your servant will think about Your statutes;^(ab)
²⁴ Your decrees are my delight
and my counselors.^(ac)

ד Dalet

²⁵ My life is down in the dust;^(ad)
give me life^(ae) through Your word.
²⁶ I told You about my life,
and You listened to me;
teach me Your statutes.^(af)
²⁷ Help me understand
the meaning of Your precepts
so that I can meditate on Your wonders.^(ag)
²⁸ I am weary^[c] from grief;
strengthen me through Your word.^(ah)
²⁹ Keep me from the way of deceit
and graciously give me Your instruction.
³⁰ I have chosen the way of truth;
I have set Your ordinances before me.^(ai)
³¹ I cling to Your decrees;
Lord , do not put me to shame.^(aj)
³² I pursue the way of Your commands,
for You broaden my understanding.^[d]^(ak)

ה He

³³ Teach me, Lord , the meaning^[e] of Your statutes,
and I will always keep them.^[f]^(al)
³⁴ Help me understand Your instruction,^(am)
and I will obey it
and follow it with all my heart.^(an)
³⁵ Help me stay on the path of Your commands,^(ao)
for I take pleasure in it.^(ap)
³⁶ Turn my heart to Your decrees^(aq)
and not to material gain.^(ar)
³⁷ Turn my eyes
from looking at what is worthless;^(as)
give me life in Your ways.^[g]^(at)
³⁸ Confirm what You said to Your servant,^(au)
for it produces reverence for You.
³⁹ Turn away the disgrace I dread;^(av)
indeed, Your judgments are good.
⁴⁰ How I long for Your precepts!^(aw)
Give me life through Your righteousness.

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