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1 Peter 1:1-12
Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) Greeting 1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ: 1) To the temporary residents dispersed in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen 2) according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and set apart by the Spirit for obedience and for sprinkling with the blood of Jesus Christ. May grace and peace be multiplied to you. A Living Hope 3) Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. According to His great mercy, He has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead 4) and into an inheritance that is imperishable, uncorrupted, and unfading, kept in heaven for you. 5) You are being protected by God’s power through faith for a salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. 6) You rejoice in this, though now for a short time you have had to struggle in various trials 7) so that the genuineness of your faith—more valuable than gold, which perishes though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 8) You love Him, though you have not seen Him. And though not seeing Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with inexpressible and glorious joy, 9) because you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls. 10) Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that would come to you searched and carefully investigated. 11) They inquired into what time or what circumstances the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating when He testified in advance to the messianic sufferings and the glories that would follow. 12) It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you. These things have now been announced to you through those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Angels desire to look into these things.
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Psalm 41
Victory in Spite of Betrayal For the choir director. A Davidic psalm. 1.) Happy is one who cares for the poor; the Lord will save him in a day of adversity. 2.) The Lord will keep him and preserve him; he will be blessed in the land. You will not give him over to the desire of his enemies. 3.) The Lord will sustain him on his sickbed; You will heal him on the bed where he lies. 4.) I said, “Lord, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against You.” 5.) My enemies speak maliciously about me: “When will he die and be forgotten?” 6.) When one of them comes to visit, he speaks deceitfully; he stores up evil in his heart; he goes out and talks. 7.) All who hate me whisper together about me; they plan to harm me. 8.) “Lethal poison has been poured into him, and he won’t rise again from where he lies!” 9.) Even my friend in whom I trusted, one who ate my bread, has raised his heel against me. 10.) But You, Lord, be gracious to me and raise me up; then I will repay them. 11.) By this I know that You delight in me: my enemy does not shout in triumph over me. 12.) You supported me because of my integrity and set me in Your presence forever. 13.) May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be praised from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and amen. ![]()
Psalm 40
For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. 1) I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. 2) He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. 3) He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the Lord and put their trust in him. 4) Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, who does not look to the proud, to those who turn aside to false gods. 5) Many, Lord my God, are the wonders you have done, the things you planned for us. None can compare with you; were I to speak and tell of your deeds, they would be too many to declare. 6) Sacrifice and offering you did not desire but my ears you have opened burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not require. 7) Then I said, “Here I am, I have come it is written about me in the scroll. 8) I desire to do your will, my God; your law is within my heart. 9) I proclaim your saving acts in the great assembly; I do not seal my lips, Lord, as you know. 10) I do not hide your righteousness in my heart; I speak of your faithfulness and your saving help. I do not conceal your love and your faithfulness from the great assembly. 11) Do not withhold your mercy from me, Lord; may your love and faithfulness always protect me. 12) For troubles without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart fails within me. 13) Be pleased to save me, Lord; come quickly, Lord, to help me. 14) May all who want to take my life be put to shame and confusion; may all who desire my ruin be turned back in disgrace. 15) May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!” be appalled at their own shame. 16) But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; May those who long for your saving help always say, “The Lord is great!” 17) But as for me, I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my help and my deliverer; you are my God, do not delay. ![]()
Psalm 39
The Fleeting Nature of Life For the choir director, for Jeduthun. A Davidic psalm. 1.) I said, “I will guard my ways so that I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are in my presence.” 2.) I was speechless and quiet; I kept silent, even from speaking good, and my pain intensified. 3.) My heart grew hot within me; as I mused, a fire burned. I spoke with my tongue: 4.) “Lord, reveal to me the end of my life and the number of my days. Let me know how short-lived I am. 5.) You, indeed, have made my days short in length, and my life span as nothing in Your sight. Yes, every mortal man is only a vapor.Selah 6.) “Certainly, man walks about like a mere shadow. Indeed, they frantically rush around in vain, gathering possessions without knowing who will get them. 7.) Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You. 8.) Deliver me from all my transgressions; do not make me the taunt of fools. 9.) I am speechless; I do not open my mouth because of what You have done. 10.) Remove Your torment from me; I fade away because of the force of Your hand. 11.) You discipline a man with punishment for sin, consuming like a moth what is precious to him; every man is only a vapor.Selah 12.) “Hear my prayer, Lord, and listen to my cry for help; do not be silent at my tears. For I am a foreigner residing with You, a temporary resident like all my fathers. 13.) Turn Your angry gaze from me so that I may be cheered up before I die and am gone.” Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville Tennessee. All rights reserved. Note for the Media Team: We apologize. During the beginning of the service we lost the left side of our recording. You can hear us working on it briefly before it is fixed. Only the first couple minutes have this issue. ![]()
Psalm 38
Prayer of a Suffering Sinner A Davidic psalm for remembrance. 1.) Lord, do not punish me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath. 2.) For Your arrows have sunk into me, and Your hand has pressed down on me. 3.) There is no health in my body because of Your indignation; there is no strength in my bones because of my sin. 4.) For my sins have flooded over my head; they are a burden too heavy for me to bear. 5.) My wounds are foul and festering because of my foolishness. 6.) I am bent over and brought low; all day long I go around in mourning. 7.) For my loins are full of burning pain, and there is no health in my body. 8.) I am faint and severely crushed; I groan because of the anguish of my heart. |
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