Selasa, 20 Agustus

1.   Oh, give thanks to the LORD! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples! 2.   Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; Talk of all His wondrous works! 3.   Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the LORD! 4.   Seek the LORD and His strength; Seek His face evermore! 5.   Remember His marvelous works which He has done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth, 6.   O seed of Abraham His servant, You children of Jacob, His chosen ones! 7.   He is the LORD our God; His judgments are in all the earth. 8.   He remembers His covenant forever, The word which He commanded, for a thousand generations, 9.   The covenant which He made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac, 10.   And confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel as an everlasting covenant, 11.   Saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan As the allotment of your inheritance," 12.   When they were few in number, Indeed very few, and strangers in it. 13.   When they went from one nation to another, From one kingdom to another people, 14.   He permitted no one to do them wrong; Yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes, 15.   Saying , "Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm." 16.   Moreover He called for a famine in the land; He destroyed all the provision of bread. 17.   He sent a man before them––Joseph–– who was sold as a slave. 18.   They hurt his feet with fetters, He was laid in irons. 19.   Until the time that his word came to pass, The word of the LORD tested him. 20.   The king sent and released him, The ruler of the people let him go free. 21.   He made him lord of his house, And ruler of all his possessions, 22.   To bind his princes at his pleasure, And teach his elders wisdom. 23.   Israel also came into Egypt, And Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham. 24.   He increased His people greatly, And made them stronger than their enemies. 25.   He turned their heart to hate His people, To deal craftily with His servants. 26.   He sent Moses His servant, And Aaron whom He had chosen. 27.   They performed His signs among them, And wonders in the land of Ham. 28.   He sent darkness, and made it dark; And they did not rebel against His word. 29.   He turned their waters into blood, And killed their fish. 30.   Their land abounded with frogs, Even in the chambers of their kings. 31.   He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, And lice in all their territory. 32.   He gave them hail for rain, And flaming fire in their land. 33.   He struck their vines also, and their fig trees, And splintered the trees of their territory. 34.   He spoke, and locusts came, Young locusts without number, 35.   And ate up all the vegetation in their land, And devoured the fruit of their ground. 36.   He also destroyed all the firstborn in their land, The first of all their strength. 37.   He also brought them out with silver and gold, And there was none feeble among His tribes. 38.   Egypt was glad when they departed, For the fear of them had fallen upon them. 39.   He spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to give light in the night. 40.   The people asked, and He brought quail, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven. 41.   He opened the rock, and water gushed out; It ran in the dry places like a river. 42.   For He remembered His holy promise, And Abraham His servant. 43.   He brought out His people with joy, His chosen ones with gladness. 44.   He gave them the lands of the Gentiles, And they inherited the labor of the nations, 45.   That they might observe His statutes And keep His laws. Praise the LORD!

1.   Praise the LORD! Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. 2.   Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? Who can declare all His praise? 3.   Blessed are those who keep justice, And he who does righteousness at all times! 4.   Remember me, O LORD, with the favor You have toward Your people; Oh, visit me with Your salvation, 5.   That I may see the benefit of Your chosen ones, That I may rejoice in the gladness of Your nation, That I may glory with Your inheritance. 6.   We have sinned with our fathers, We have committed iniquity, We have done wickedly. 7.   Our fathers in Egypt did not understand Your wonders; They did not remember the multitude of Your mercies, But rebelled by the sea––the Red Sea. 8.   Nevertheless He saved them for His name’s sake, That He might make His mighty power known. 9.   He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it dried up; So He led them through the depths, As through the wilderness. 10.   He saved them from the hand of him who hated them , And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. 11.   The waters covered their enemies; There was not one of them left. 12.   Then they believed His words; They sang His praise. 13.   They soon forgot His works; They did not wait for His counsel, 14.   But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tested God in the desert. 15.   And He gave them their request, But sent leanness into their soul. 16.   When they envied Moses in the camp, And Aaron the saint of the LORD, 17.   The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan, And covered the faction of Abiram. 18.   A fire was kindled in their company; The flame burned up the wicked. 19.   They made a calf in Horeb, And worshiped the molded image. 20.   Thus they changed their glory Into the image of an ox that eats grass. 21.   They forgot God their Savior, Who had done great things in Egypt, 22.   Wondrous works in the land of Ham, Awesome things by the Red Sea. 23.   Therefore He said that He would destroy them, Had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach, To turn away His wrath, lest He destroy them . 24.   Then they despised the pleasant land; They did not believe His word, 25.   But complained in their tents, And did not heed the voice of the LORD. 26.   Therefore He raised up His hand in an oath against them, To overthrow them in the wilderness, 27.   To overthrow their descendants among the nations, And to scatter them in the lands. 28.   They joined themselves also to Baal of Peor, And ate sacrifices made to the dead. 29.   Thus they provoked Him to anger with their deeds, And the plague broke out among them. 30.   Then Phinehas stood up and intervened, And the plague was stopped. 31.   And that was accounted to him for righteousness To all generations forevermore. 32.   They angered Him also at the waters of strife, So that it went ill with Moses on account of them; 33.   Because they rebelled against His Spirit, So that he spoke rashly with his lips. 34.   They did not destroy the peoples, Concerning whom the LORD had commanded them, 35.   But they mingled with the Gentiles And learned their works; 36.   They served their idols, Which became a snare to them. 37.   They even sacrificed their sons And their daughters to demons, 38.   And shed innocent blood, The blood of their sons and daughters, Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; And the land was polluted with blood. 39.   Thus they were defiled by their own works, And played the harlot by their own deeds. 40.   Therefore the wrath of the LORD was kindled against His people, So that He abhorred His own inheritance. 41.   And He gave them into the hand of the Gentiles, And those who hated them ruled over them. 42.   Their enemies also oppressed them, And they were brought into subjection under their hand. 43.   Many times He delivered them; But they rebelled in their counsel, And were brought low for their iniquity. 44.   Nevertheless He regarded their affliction, When He heard their cry; 45.   And for their sake He remembered His covenant, And relented according to the multitude of His mercies. 46.   He also made them to be pitied By all those who carried them away captive. 47.   Save us, O LORD our God, And gather us from among the Gentiles, To give thanks to Your holy name, To triumph in Your praise. 48.   Blessed be the LORD God of Israel From everlasting to everlasting! And let all the people say, "Amen!" Praise the LORD!

31.   And the Lord said, "To what then shall I liken the men of this generation, and what are they like? 32.   "They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, saying: ‘We played the flute for you, And you did not dance; We mourned to you, And you did not weep.’ 33.   "For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’ 34.   "The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ 35.   "But wisdom is justified by all her children." 36.   Then one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him. And He went to the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to eat. 37.   And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil, 38.   and stood at His feet behind Him weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil. 39.   Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this , he spoke to himself, saying, "This man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what manner of woman this is who is touching Him, for she is a sinner." 40.   And Jesus answered and said to him, "Simon, I have something to say to you." So he said, "Teacher, say it." 41.   "There was a certain creditor who had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. 42.   "And when they had nothing with which to repay, he freely forgave them both. Tell Me, therefore, which of them will love him more?" 43.   Simon answered and said, "I suppose the one whom he forgave more." And He said to him, "You have rightly judged." 44.   Then He turned to the woman and said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has washed My feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head. 45.   "You gave Me no kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss My feet since the time I came in. 46.   "You did not anoint My head with oil, but this woman has anointed My feet with fragrant oil. 47.   "Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little." 48.   Then He said to her, "Your sins are forgiven." 49.   And those who sat at the table with Him began to say to themselves, "Who is this who even forgives sins?" 50.   Then He said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you. Go in peace."