8 Oh give thanks to Yahweh.
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Call on his name.
Make what he has done known among the peoples.
9 Sing to him.
Sing praises to him.
Tell of all his marvellous works.
10 Glory in his holy name.
Let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.
11 Seek Yahweh and his strength.
…5 Blessed are those whose strength is in you,
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who have set their hearts on a pilgrimage.
6 Passing through the valley of Weeping, they make it a place of springs.
Yes, the autumn rain covers it with blessings.
7 They go from strength to strength.
Every one of them appears before God in Zion.
8 …Heavenly father
give us grace to be generous to those around us today40 “He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives him who sent me.
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41 He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward.
He who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.
42 Whoever gives one of these little ones just a cup of…Heavenly Father
give us grace to see the immense and eternal power that is in you and with us today.14 You will be established in righteousness.
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You will be far from oppression,
for you will not be afraid,
and far from terror,
for it shall not come near you.
15 Behold, they may…Heavenly father
give us grace today to honour all people7 You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge,
giving honour to the woman, as to the weaker vessel,
as also being joint heirs of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.Heavenly father
give us grace to follow you today, whatever the cost38 He who doesn’t take his cross and follow after me isn’t worthy of me.
39 He who seeks his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.1 Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to yourself so that you also aren’t tempted. 2 Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. 3 For if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. 4 But let each man examine his own work, and then he will have reason to boast in himself…
more1 How lovely are your dwellings,
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Yahweh of Armies!
2 My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of Yahweh.
My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
3 Yes, the sparrow has found a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young,
near your altars, Yahweh of Armies, my King, and my God.
…Heavenly father
give us grace be faithful to you particularly when it would be more peaceful not to.34 “Don’t think that I came to send peace on the earth. I didn’t come to send peace, but a sword.
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35 For I came to set a man at odds against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
36 A man’s foes will be those of his own household. …Heavenly Father
give us grace to be a blessing to the next generation11 “You afflicted, tossed with storms, and not comforted,
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behold, I will set your stones in beautiful colours,
and lay your foundations with sapphires.
12 I will make your pinnacles of rubies,
your gates of sparkling jewels,
and all your walls of precious…Heavenly father
give us grace today to gentle and quiet in our spirits3 Let your beauty be not just the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on fine clothing;
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4 but in the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit,
which is very precious in the sight of God.
5 For this is how in the past, the holy women who hoped in…Heavenly father
give us grace to stand by the truths that we know about you today.32 Everyone therefore who confesses me before men, I will also confess him before my Father who is in heaven.
33 But whoever denies me before men, I will also deny him before my Father who is in heaven.1 God, don’t keep silent.
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Don’t keep silent,
and don’t be still, God.
2 For, behold, your enemies are stirred up.
Those who hate you have lifted up their heads.
3 They conspire with cunning against your people.
They plot against your cherished ones.
5 For they have conspired together with…Heavenly father
give us grace to know that we are loved today29 “Aren’t two sparrows sold for an assarion coin?
Not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will.
30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
31 Therefore don’t be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows.Heavenly Father
give us hope when life is bleak7 “For a small moment I have forsaken you,
but I will gather you with great mercies.
8 In overflowing wrath I hid my face from you for a moment,
but with everlasting loving kindness I will have mercy on you,” says Yahweh your Redeemer.9 “For this is like the waters of Noah to me;
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…Heavenly father
give us grace today to be pure in our behaviour today1 In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands;
so that, even if any don’t obey the Word, they may be won by the behaviour of their wives without a word,
2 seeing your pure behaviour in fear.Heavenly father
give us the courage to live in the truth today and the wisdom to know what needs to spoken and proclaimed26 Therefore don’t be afraid of them, for there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.
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27 What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in the ear, proclaim on the housetops.
28 …1 Praise Yah!
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Praise, you servants of Yahweh,
praise Yahweh’s name.
2 Blessed be Yahweh’s name,
from this time forward and forever more.
3 From the rising of the sun to its going down,
Yahweh’s name is to be praised.
4 Yahweh is high above all nations,
his glory above the heavens…[The author is speaking about those in power encouraging them to have humility]
5 They have neither knowledge nor understanding,
they walk about in darkness;
all the foundations of the earth are shaken.6 I said, “You are gods,
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sons of the Most High, all of you;
7 nevertheless,…Heavenly father
give us grace to be like our teacher Jesus today, even when things go badly24 “A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his lord.
25 It is enough for the disciple that he be like his teacher, and the servant like his lord.
If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more those of his household!Heavenly Father
give us grace to love you with our whole heart today4 “Don’t be afraid, for you will not be ashamed.
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Don’t be confounded, for you will not be disappointed.
For you will forget the shame of your youth.
You will remember the reproach of your widowhood no more.
5 For your Maker is your husband; Yahweh of Armies is his name.
The Holy One…Heavenly father
give us grace today so that we can be gracious to others, particularly when we not in a position of power
[previous chapter ends with slaves showing grace to their masters]
1 In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands;
so that, even if any don’t obey the Word, they may be won by the behaviour of their wives without a word,
2 seeing your pure behaviour in fear.…
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give us grace to be faithful today, whatever the circumstances21 “Brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child.
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Children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death.
22 You will be hated by all men for my name’s sake, but he who endures to the end will be saved.
23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next, for most…1 God has taken his place in the divine council;
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in the midst of the gods he holds judgement: [and speaks to the rulers of the nations, and also, by implication, to the electorate in democracies]
2 “How long will you judge unjustly
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