Psalm 112

[1]   Praise the LORD!  
          Happy are those who fear the LORD,  
          who greatly delight in his commandments.  
[2]   Their descendants will be mighty in the land;  
          the generation of the upright will be blessed.  
[3]   Wealth and riches are in their houses,  
          and their righteousness endures forever.  
[4]   They rise in the darkness as a light for the upright;  
          they are gracious, merciful, and righteous.  
[5]   It is well with those who deal generously and lend,  
          who conduct their affairs with justice.  
[6]   For the righteous will never be moved;  
          they will be remembered forever.  
[7]   They are not afraid of evil tidings;  
          their hearts are firm, secure in the LORD.  
[8]   Their hearts are steady, they will not be afraid;  
          in the end they will look in triumph on their foes.  
[9]   They have distributed freely, they have given to the poor;  
          their righteousness endures forever;  
          their horn is exalted in honor.  
[10]  The wicked see it and are angry;  
          they gnash their teeth and melt away;  
          the desire of the wicked comes to nothing.

Psalm 104

[1] Bless the LORD, O my soul.   

         O LORD my God, you are very great.   

    You are clothed with honor and majesty,   

[2] wrapped in light as with a garment.   

    You stretch out the heavens like a tent,   

[3] you set the beams of your chambers on the waters,   

    you make the clouds your chariot,   

         you ride on the wings of the wind,   

[4] you make the winds your messengers,   

         fire and flame your ministers.

[5] You set the earth on its foundations,   

         so that it shall never be shaken.   

[6] You cover it with the deep as with a garment;   

         the waters stood above the mountains.   

[7] At your rebuke they flee;   

         at the sound of your thunder they take to flight.   

[8] They rose up to the mountains, ran down to the valleys   

         to the place that you appointed for them.   

[9] You set a boundary that they may not pass,   

         so that they might not again cover the earth.

[10] You make springs gush forth in the valleys;   

         they flow between the hills,   

[11] giving drink to every wild animal;   

         the wild asses quench their thirst.   

[12] By the streams the birds of the air have their habitation;   

         they sing among the branches.   

[13] From your lofty abode you water the mountains;   

         the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work.

[14] You cause the grass to grow for the cattle,   

         and plants for people to use,   

    to bring forth food from the earth,   

[15] and wine to gladden the human heart,   

    oil to make the face shine,   

         and bread to strengthen the human heart.   

[16] The trees of the LORD are watered abundantly,   

         the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.   

[17] In them the birds build their nests;   

         the stork has its home in the fir trees.   

[18] The high mountains are for the wild goats;   

         the rocks are a refuge for the coneys.   

[19] You have made the moon to mark the seasons;   

         the sun knows its time for setting.   

[20] You make darkness, and it is night,   

         when all the animals of the forest come creeping out.   

[21] The young lions roar for their prey,   

         seeking their food from God.   

[22] When the sun rises, they withdraw   

         and lie down in their dens.   

[23] People go out to their work   

         and to their labor until the evening.

[24] O LORD, how manifold are your works!   

         In wisdom you have made them all;   

         the earth is full of your creatures.   

[25] Yonder is the sea, great and wide,   

         creeping things innumerable are there,   

         living things both small and great.   

[26]There go the ships,   

         and Leviathan that you formed to sport in it.

[27] These all look to you   

         to give them their food in due season;   

[28] when you give to them, they gather it up;   

         when you open your hand, they are filled with good things.   

[29] When you hide your face, they are dismayed;   

         when you take away their breath, they die   

         and return to their dust.   

[30] When you send forth your spirit, they are created;   

         and you renew the face of the ground.

[31] May the glory of the LORD endure for ever;   

         may the LORD rejoice in his works --   

[32] who looks on the earth and it trembles,   

         who touches the mountains and they smoke.   

[33] I will sing to the LORD as long as I live;   

         I will sing praise to my God while I have being.   

[34] May my meditation be pleasing to him,   

         for I rejoice in the LORD.   

[35] Let sinners be consumed from the earth,   

         and let the wicked be no more.   

    Bless the LORD, O my soul.   

    Praise the Lord!

Mark 10:46-52

[46]They came to Jericho. As he and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside. [47]When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" [48]Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" [49]Jesus stood still and said, "Call him here." And they called the blind man, saying to him, "Take heart; get up, he is calling you." [50]So throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. [51]Then Jesus said to him, "What do you want me to do for you?" The blind man said to him, "My teacher, let me see again." [52]Jesus said to him, "Go; your faith has made you well." Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the way.

 

Mark 10:32-45

[32]They were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them; they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. He took the twelve aside again and began to tell them what was to happen to him, [33]saying, "See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death; then they will hand him over to the Gentiles; [34]they will mock him, and spit upon him, and flog him, and kill him; and after three days he will rise again."

[35]James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to him and said to him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you." [36]And he said to them, "What is it you want me to do for you?" [37]And they said to him, "Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory."
[38]But Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?" [39]They replied, "We are able." Then Jesus said to them, "The cup that I drink you will drink; and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized; [40]but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared."

[41]When the ten heard this, they began to be angry with James and John.
[42]So Jesus called them and said to them, "You know that among the Gentiles those whom they recognize as their rulers lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them. [43]But it is not so among you; but whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant, [44]and whoever wishes to be first among you must be slave of all. [45]For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many."

Psalm 89:1-18

[1]   I will sing of your steadfast love, O LORD, forever;  
          with my mouth I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations.

[2]   I declare that your steadfast love is established forever;  
          your faithfulness is as firm as the heavens.

[3]   You said, "I have made a covenant with my chosen one,  
          I have sworn to my servant David:  
[4]   'I will establish your descendants forever,  
          and build your throne for all generations.'"                  
Selah

[5]   Let the heavens praise your wonders, O LORD,  
          your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones.  
[6]   For who in the skies can be compared to the LORD?  
          Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD,  
[7]   a God feared in the council of the holy ones,  
          great and awesome above all that are around him?  
[8]   O LORD God of hosts,  
          who is as mighty as you, O LORD?  
          Your faithfulness surrounds you.  
[9]   You rule the raging of the sea;  
          when its waves rise, you still them.  
[10]  You crushed Rahab like a carcass;  
          you scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.  
[11]  The heavens are yours, the earth also is yours;  
          the world and all that is in it -- you have founded them.  
[12]  The north and the south -- you created them;  
          Tabor and Hermon joyously praise your name.  
[13]  You have a mighty arm;  
          strong is your hand, high your right hand.  
[14]  Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne;  
          steadfast love and faithfulness go before you.  
[15]  Happy are the people who know the festal shout,  
          who walk, O LORD, in the light of your countenance;  
[16]  they exult in your name all day long,  
          and extol your righteousness.  
[17]  For you are the glory of their strength;  
          by your favor our horn is exalted.  
[18]  For our shield belongs to the LORD,  
          our king to the Holy One of Israel.

Psalm 133

[1]   How very good and pleasant it is  
          when kindred live together in unity!  
[2]   It is like the precious oil on the head,  
          running down upon the beard,  
     on the beard of Aaron,  
          running down over the collar of his robes.  
[3]   It is like the dew of Hermon,  
          which falls on the mountains of Zion.  
     For there the LORD ordained his blessing,  
          life forevermore.

Psalm 29

[1]   Ascribe to the LORD, O heavenly beings,  
          ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.  
[2]   Ascribe to the LORD the glory of his name;  
          worship the LORD in holy splendor.

[3]   The voice of the LORD is over the waters;  
          the God of glory thunders,  
          the LORD, over mighty waters.  
[4]   The voice of the LORD is powerful;  
          the voice of the LORD is full of majesty.

[5]   The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars;  
          the LORD breaks the cedars of Lebanon.  
[6]   He makes Lebanon skip like a calf,  
          and Sirion like a young wild ox.

[7]   The voice of the LORD flashes forth flames of fire.  
[8]   The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness;  
          the LORD shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.

[9]   The voice of the LORD causes the oaks to whirl,  
          and strips the forest bare;  
          and in his temple all say, "Glory!"

[10]  The LORD sits enthroned over the flood;  
          the LORD sits enthroned as king forever.  
[11]  May the LORD give strength to his people!  
          May the LORD bless his people with peace!