Saturday 19 January 2008 DAILY LECTIONARY

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Saturday 19 January 2008 
DAILY LECTIONARY

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Genesis 6:9-22

These are the descendants of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless
in his generation; Noah walked with God. 10And Noah had three sons,
Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 
11 Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight, and the earth was filled
with violence. 12And God saw that the earth was corrupt; for all flesh
had corrupted its ways upon the earth. 13And God said to Noah, 'I have
determined to make an end of all flesh, for the earth is filled with
violence because of them; now I am going to destroy them along with the
earth. 14Make yourself an ark of cypress* wood; make rooms in the ark,
and cover it inside and out with pitch. 15This is how you are to make
it: the length of the ark three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits,
and its height thirty cubits. 16Make a roof* for the ark, and finish it
to a cubit above; and put the door of the ark in its side; make it with
lower, second, and third decks. 17For my part, I am going to bring a
flood of waters on the earth, to destroy from under heaven all flesh in
which is the breath of life; everything that is on the earth shall die.
18But I will establish my covenant with you; and you shall come into the
ark, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives with you. 19And of
every living thing, of all flesh, you shall bring two of every kind into
the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female.
20Of the birds according to their kinds, and of the animals according to
their kinds, of every creeping thing of the ground according to its
kind, two of every kind shall come in to you, to keep them alive. 21Also
take with you every kind of food that is eaten, and store it up; and it
shall serve as food for you and for them.' 22Noah did this; he did all
that God commanded him.
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Hebrews 4:1-13

Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest is still open, let us
take care that none of you should seem to have failed to reach it. 2For
indeed the good news came to us just as to them; but the message they
heard did not benefit them, because they were not united by faith with
those who listened.* 3For we who have believed enter that rest, just as
God* has said,
'As in my anger I swore,
"They shall not enter my rest" ',
though his works were finished at the foundation of the world. 4For in
one place it speaks about the seventh day as follows: 'And God rested on
the seventh day from all his works.' 5And again in this place it says,
'They shall not enter my rest.' 6Since therefore it remains open for
some to enter it, and those who formerly received the good news failed
to enter because of disobedience, 7again he sets a certain
day-'today'-saying through David much later, in the words already
quoted,
'Today, if you hear his voice,
do not harden your hearts.' 
8For if Joshua had given them rest, God* would not speak later about
another day. 9So then, a sabbath rest still remains for the people of
God; 10for those who enter God's rest also cease from their labours as
God did from his. 11Let us therefore make every effort to enter that
rest, so that no one may fall through such disobedience as theirs. 
12 Indeed, the word of God is living and active, sharper than any
two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from
marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
13And before him no creature is hidden, but all are naked and laid bare
to the eyes of the one to whom we must render an account. 
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John 2:13-22

The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14In
the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the
money-changers seated at their tables. 15Making a whip of cords, he
drove all of them out of the temple, both the sheep and the cattle. He
also poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their
tables. 16He told those who were selling the doves, 'Take these things
out of here! Stop making my Father's house a market-place!' 17His
disciples remembered that it was written, 'Zeal for your house will
consume me.' 18The Jews then said to him, 'What sign can you show us for
doing this?' 19Jesus answered them, 'Destroy this temple, and in three
days I will raise it up.' 20The Jews then said, 'This temple has been
under construction for forty-six years, and will you raise it up in
three days?' 21But he was speaking of the temple of his body. 22After he
was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said
this; and they believed the scripture and the word that Jesus had
spoken.
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Morning Psalms:  Psalm 20, 21:1-14

Psalm 20

The Lord answer you in the day of trouble!
   The name of the God of Jacob protect you! 
2May he send you help from the sanctuary,
   and give you support from Zion. 
3May he remember all your offerings,
   and regard with favour your burnt sacrifices.
          Selah 


4May he grant you your heart's desire,
   and fulfil all your plans. 
5May we shout for joy over your victory,
   and in the name of our God set up our banners.
May the Lord fulfil all your petitions. 


6Now I know that the Lord will help his anointed;
   he will answer him from his holy heaven
   with mighty victories by his right hand. 
7Some take pride in chariots, and some in horses,
   but our pride is in the name of the Lord our God. 
8They will collapse and fall,
   but we shall rise and stand upright. 


9Give victory to the king, O Lord;
   answer us when we call.*


Psalm 21:1-14

1In your strength the king rejoices, O Lord,
   and in your help how greatly he exults! 
2You have given him his heart's desire,
   and have not withheld the request of his lips.
          Selah 
3For you meet him with rich blessings;
   you set a crown of fine gold on his head. 
4He asked you for life; you gave it to him-
   length of days for ever and ever. 
5His glory is great through your help;
   splendour and majesty you bestow on him. 
6You bestow on him blessings for ever;
   you make him glad with the joy of your presence. 
7For the king trusts in the Lord,
   and through the steadfast love of the Most High he shall not be
moved.


8Your hand will find out all your enemies;
   your right hand will find out those who hate you. 
9You will make them like a fiery furnace
   when you appear.
The Lord will swallow them up in his wrath,
   and fire will consume them. 
10You will destroy their offspring from the earth,
   and their children from among humankind. 
11If they plan evil against you,
   if they devise mischief, they will not succeed. 
12For you will put them to flight;
   you will aim at their faces with your bows. 


13Be exalted, O Lord, in your strength!
   We will sing and praise your power.
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Evening Psalms:  Psalm 110:1-7, 116, 117

Psalm 110:1-7

The Lord says to my lord,
   'Sit at my right hand
until I make your enemies your footstool.' 


2The Lord sends out from Zion
   your mighty sceptre.
   Rule in the midst of your foes. 
3Your people will offer themselves willingly
   on the day you lead your forces
   on the holy mountains.*
>From the womb of the morning,
   like dew, your youth* will come to you. 
4The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind,
   'You are a priest for ever according to the order of Melchizedek.'* 


5The Lord is at your right hand;
   he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath. 
6He will execute judgement among the nations,
   filling them with corpses;
he will shatter heads
   over the wide earth. 
7He will drink from the stream by the path;
   therefore he will lift up his head.


Psalm 116

I love the Lord, because he has heard
   my voice and my supplications. 
2Because he inclined his ear to me,
   therefore I will call on him as long as I live. 
3The snares of death encompassed me;
   the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me;
   I suffered distress and anguish. 
4Then I called on the name of the Lord:
   'O Lord, I pray, save my life!' 


5Gracious is the Lord, and righteous;
   our God is merciful. 
6The Lord protects the simple;
   when I was brought low, he saved me. 
7Return, O my soul, to your rest,
   for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you. 


8For you have delivered my soul from death,
   my eyes from tears,
   my feet from stumbling. 
9I walk before the Lord
   in the land of the living. 
10I kept my faith, even when I said,
   'I am greatly afflicted'; 
11I said in my consternation,
   'Everyone is a liar.' 


12What shall I return to the Lord
   for all his bounty to me? 
13I will lift up the cup of salvation
   and call on the name of the Lord, 
14I will pay my vows to the Lord
   in the presence of all his people. 
15Precious in the sight of the Lord
   is the death of his faithful ones. 
16O Lord, I am your servant;
   I am your servant, the child of your serving-maid.
   You have loosed my bonds. 
17I will offer to you a thanksgiving sacrifice
   and call on the name of the Lord. 
18I will pay my vows to the Lord
   in the presence of all his people, 
19in the courts of the house of the Lord,
   in your midst, O Jerusalem.
Praise the Lord!


Psalm 117

Praise the Lord, all you nations!
   Extol him, all you peoples! 
2For great is his steadfast love towards us,
   and the faithfulness of the Lord endures for ever.
Praise the Lord!
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