Ephesians 1:1-10 and Psalm 147:1-11

Ephesians 1:1-10

[1]Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus and are faithful in Christ Jesus:

[2]Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

[3]Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, [4]just as he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before him in love. [5]He destined us for adoption as his children through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will, [6]to the praise of his glorious grace that he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. [7]In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace [8]that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and insight [9]he has made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ, [10]as a plan for the fullness of time, to gather up all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth. 

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Psalm 147:1-11

[1]   Praise the Lord!   

          How good it is to sing praises to our God;   

          for he is gracious, and a song of praise is fitting.   

[2]   The Lord builds up Jerusalem;   

          he gathers the outcasts of Israel.   

[3]   He heals the brokenhearted,   

          and binds up their wounds.   

[4]   He determines the number of the stars;   

          he gives to all of them their names.   

[5]   Great is our Lord, and abundant in power;   

          his understanding is beyond measure.   

[6]   The Lord lifts up the downtrodden;   

          he casts the wicked to the ground.

[7]   Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;   

          make melody to our God on the lyre.   

[8]   He covers the heavens with clouds,   

          prepares rain for the earth,   

          makes grass grow on the hills.   

[9]   He gives to the animals their food,   

          and to the young ravens when they cry.   

[10]  His delight is not in the strength of the horse,   

          nor his pleasure in the speed of a runner;   

[11]  but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him,   

          in those who hope in his steadfast love.