CIL Daily Bible Readings

CIL Daily Bible Readings

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  • Psalms 36
    The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.
    For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.
    The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.
    He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.
    Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.
    Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.
    How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
    They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
    For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
    O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.
    Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.
    There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.
    2 min
  • Genesis 31
    And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this glory.
    And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.
    And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.
    And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,
    And said unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me.
    And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.
    And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.
    If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the cattle bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstraked shall be thy hire; then bare all the cattle ringstraked.
    Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.
    And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams which leaped upon the cattle were ringstraked, speckled, and grisled.
    And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I.
    And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle are ringstraked, speckled, and grisled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.
    I am the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.
    And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house?
    Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath quite devoured also our money.
    For all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that is ours, and our children's: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.
    Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;
    And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padanaram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.
    And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father's.
    And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.
    So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead.
    And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled.
    And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.
    And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
    Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount: and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead.
    And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives taken with the sword?
    Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp?
    And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.
    It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
    And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?
    And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.
    With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, a
    9 min
  • Matthew 20
    For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.
    And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
    And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
    And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.
    Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.
    And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
    They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.
    So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.
    And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
    But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.
    And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house,
    Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.
    But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
    Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.
    Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
    So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
    And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them,
    Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death,
    And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.
    Then came to him the mother of Zebedees children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.
    And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.
    But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.
    And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.
    And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren.
    But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.
    But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;
    And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:
    Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
    And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.
    And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.
    And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.
    And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?
    They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
    So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes
    5 min
  • Psalms 35
    Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.
    Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.
    Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.
    Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.
    Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them.
    Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them.
    For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.
    Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.
    And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation.
    All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?
    False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.
    They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.
    But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.
    I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.
    But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:
    With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.
    Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.
    I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.
    Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
    For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.
    Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.
    This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.
    Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
    Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.
    Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
    Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.
    Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
    And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.
    4 min
  • Matthew 19
    And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan;
    And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.
    The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
    And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
    And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?
    Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
    They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
    He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.
    And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
    His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
    But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.
    For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.
    Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.
    But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
    And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.
    And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
    And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
    He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
    Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
    The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
    Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
    But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.
    Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.
    And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
    When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?
    But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
    Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?
    And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
    And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
    But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.
    5 min
  • Genesis 30
    And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
    And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?
    And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.
    And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.
    And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.
    And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.
    And Bilhah Rachel's maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.
    And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.
    When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.
    And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a son.
    And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.
    And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a second son.
    And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.
    And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes.
    And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son's mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son's mandrakes.
    And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.
    And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.
    And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.
    And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.
    And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.
    And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.
    And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
    And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:
    And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.
    And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.
    Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee.
    And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.
    And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.
    And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me.
    For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?
    And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock.
    I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my hire.
    So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me.
    And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.
    And he removed that day th
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  • Psalms 34
    I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
    My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
    O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.
    I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
    They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
    This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
    The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
    O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
    O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.
    The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.
    Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
    What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
    Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
    Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
    The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
    The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
    The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
    The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
    Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
    He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
    Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
    The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.
    2 min
  • Matthew 18
    At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
    And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
    And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
    Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
    And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
    But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
    Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
    Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
    And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.
    Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
    For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.
    How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?
    And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray.
    Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
    Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
    But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
    And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
    Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
    Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
    For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
    Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
    Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
    Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.
    And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
    But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
    The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
    Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
    But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
    And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
    And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
    So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto th
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  • Genesis 28,29
    And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.
    Arise, go to Padanaram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughers of Laban thy mother's brother.
    And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;
    And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.
    And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padanaram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.
    When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padanaram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughers of Canaan;
    And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padanaram;
    And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father;
    Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.
    And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran.
    And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
    And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
    And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;
    And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
    And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
    And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.
    And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
    And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
    And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.
    And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,
    So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God:
    And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.
    Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east.
    And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth.
    And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well's mouth in his place.
    And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.
    And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.
    And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.
    And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and g
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  • Psalms 33
    Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.
    Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.
    Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.
    For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth.
    He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.
    By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
    He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.
    Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
    For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.
    The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
    The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
    Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
    The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.
    From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.
    He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.
    There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
    An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.
    Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;
    To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
    Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.
    For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.
    Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.
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