Hello, this is Father Paul, and I'm glad we're
taking this journey together to read the Bible
in a year. Today's reading is from the book of
Psalms, chapters 114 through 118, as well as
135 and 136. Psalm 114 When Israel went out of
Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange
language, Judah became his sanctuary, and Israel
his dominion. The sea saw it and fled. Jordan
turned back. The mountains skipped like rams,
the little hills like clams. What ails you, O
sea, that you fled? O Jordan, that you turned
back? O mountains, that you skipped like rams,
O little hills like clams? Tremble, O earth,
at the presence of the Lord, at the presence
of the God of Jacob, who turned the rock into
a pool of water, the flint into a fountain of
waters. Psalm 115 Not unto us, O Lord, not unto
us, but to your name give glory. Because of your
mercy, because of your truth, why should the
Gentiles say, So where is their God? But our
God is in heaven. He does whatever he pleases.
Their idols are silver and gold, the work of
men's hands. They have mouth, but they do not
speak. Eyes they have, but they do not see. They
have ears, but they do not hear. Noses they have,
but they do not smell. They have hands, but they
do not handle. Feet they have, but they do not
walk. Nor do they mutter through their throat.
Those who make them are like them. So is everyone
who trusts in them. O Israel, trust in the Lord.
He is their help and their shield. O house of
Aaron, trust in the Lord. He is their help and
their shield. You who fear the Lord, trust in
the Lord. He is their help and their shield.
The Lord has been mindful of us. He will bless
us. He will bless the house of Israel. He will
bless the house of Aaron. He will bless those
who fear the Lord, both small and great. May
the Lord give you increase more and more, you
and your children. May you be blessed by the
Lord who made heaven and earth. The heaven, even
the heavens, are the Lord's, but the earth he
has given to the children of men. The dead do
not praise the Lord, nor any who go down into
silence. But we will bless the Lord from this
time forth and forevermore. Praise the Lord.
Psalm 116 I love the Lord because he has heard
my voice and my supplications, because he has
inclined his ear to me. Therefore I will call
upon him as long as I live. The pains of death
surrounded me, and the pangs of Sheol laid hold
of me. I found trouble and sorrow. Then I called
upon the name of the Lord. O Lord, I implore
you, deliver my soul. Gracious is the Lord and
righteous. Yes, our God is merciful. The Lord
preserves the simple. I was brought low and he
saved me. Return to your rest, O my soul, for
the Lord has dealt bountifully with you. For
you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes
from tears, and my feet from falling. I will
walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
I believed, therefore I spoke. I am greatly afflicted.
I said in my haste, all men are liars. What shall
I render to the Lord for all his benefits toward
me? I will take up the cup of salvation and call
upon the name of the Lord. I will pay my vows
to the Lord now in the presence of all his people.
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death
of his saints. O Lord, truly I am your servant.
I am your servant, the son of your maidservant.
You have loosed my bonds. I will offer to you
the sacrifice of thanksgiving and will call upon
the name of the Lord. I will pay my vows to the
Lord now in the presence of all his people. In
the courts of the Lord's house, in the midst
of you, O Jerusalem, praise the Lord. Psalm 117
Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles. Laud Him,
all you peoples. For His merciful kindness is
great toward us, and the truth of the Lord endures
forever. Praise the Lord. Psalm 118 O give thanks
to the Lord, for He is good. For His mercy endures
forever. Let Israel now say, His mercy endures
forever. Let the house of Aaron now say, His
mercy endures forever. Let those who fear the
Lord now say, His mercy endures forever. I called
on the Lord in distress. The Lord answered me
and set me in a broad place. The Lord is on my
side. I will not fear. What can man do to me?
The Lord is for me among those who help me. Therefore
I will see my desire on those who hate me. It
is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence
in man. It is better to trust in the Lord than
to put confidence in princes. All nations surrounded
me, but in the name of the Lord I will destroy
them. They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded
me, but in the name of the Lord I will destroy
them. They surrounded me like bees, they were
quenched like a fire of thorns, for in the name
of the Lord I will destroy them. You pushed me
violently that I might fall, but the Lord helped
me. The Lord is my strength and song, and he
has become my salvation. The voice of rejoicing
and salvation is in the tents of the righteous.
The right hand of the Lord does valiantly. The
right hand of the Lord is exalted. The right
hand of the Lord does valiantly. I shall not
die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.
The Lord has chastened me severely, but he has
not given me over to death. Open to me the gates
of righteousness. I will go through them, and
I will praise the Lord. This is the gate of the
Lord, through which the righteous shall enter.
I will praise you, for you have answered me and
have become my salvation. The stone which the
builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.
This was the Lord's doing. It is marvelous in
our eyes. This is the day the Lord has made.
We will rejoice and be glad in it. Save now,
I pray, O Lord. O Lord, I pray, send now prosperity.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
We have blessed you from the house of the Lord.
God is the Lord, and he has given us light. Bind
the sacrifice with cords to the horns of the
altar. You are my God, and I will praise you.
You are my God, I will exalt you. O give thanks
to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy endures
forever. Psalm 135 Praise the Lord. Praise the
name of the Lord. Praise Him, O you servants
of the Lord, you who stand in the house of the
Lord, in the courts of the house of our God.
Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good. Sing praises
to His name, for it is pleasant. For the Lord
has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel for His
special treasure. For I know that the Lord is
great, and our Lord is above all gods. Whatever
the Lord pleases, He does, in heaven and in earth,
in the seas and in all deep places. He causes
the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth.
He makes lightning for the rain. He brings the
wind out of his treasuries. He destroyed the
firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast. He
sent signs and wonders into the midst of you,
O Egypt, upon Pharaoh and all his servants. He
defeated many nations and slew mighty kings.
Sihon, king of the Amorites, O king of Bashan.
and all the kingdoms of Canaan, and give their
land as a heritage, a heritage to Israel, his
people. Your name, O Lord, endures forever. Your
fame, O Lord, throughout all generations. For
the Lord will judge his people, and he will have
compassion on his servants. The idols of the
nations are silver and gold, the work of men's
hands. They have mouth, but they do not speak.
Eyes they have, but they do not see. They have
ears, but they do not hear, nor is there any
breath in their mouth. Those who make them are
like them. So is everyone who trusts in them.
Bless the Lord, O house of Israel. Bless the
Lord, O house of Aaron. Bless the Lord, O house
of Levi. You who fear the Lord, bless the Lord.
Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, who dwells in
Jerusalem. Praise the Lord. Psalm 136 O give
thanks to the Lord, for he is good. for his mercy
endures forever. O give thanks to the God of
gods, for his mercy endures forever. O give thanks
to the Lord of lords, for his mercy endures forever.
To him who alone does great wonders, for his
mercy endures forever. To him who by wisdom made
the heavens, for his mercy endures forever. To
him who laid out the earth above the waters,
for his mercy endures forever. To him who made
great lights, for his mercy endures forever.
The sun to rule by day, for his mercy endures
forever. The moon and stars to rule by night,
for his mercy endures forever. To him who struck
Egypt in their firstborn, for his mercy endures
forever. And brought out Israel from among them,
for his mercy endures forever. With a strong
hand and with an outstretched arm, for his mercy
endures forever. To him who divided the Red Sea
in two, for his mercy endures forever. And made
Israel pass through the midst of it. for his
mercy endures forever. But overthrew Pharaoh
and his army in the Red Sea, for his mercy endures
forever. To him who led his people through the
wilderness, for his mercy endures forever. To
him who struck down great kings, for his mercy
endures forever. And slew famous kings, for his
mercy endures forever. Sihon king of the Amorites,
for his mercy endures forever. And Og king of
Bashan, for his mercy endures forever. And gave
their land as a heritage, for his mercy endures
forever. forever. A heritage to Israel his servant,
for his mercy endures forever. Who remembered
us in our lowly state, for his mercy endures
forever, and rescued us from our enemies, for
his mercy endures forever. Who gives food to
all flesh, for his mercy endures forever. O give
thanks to the God of heaven, for his mercy endures
forever. I hope you enjoyed today's reading as
much as I did and I look forward to seeing you
again tomorrow to continue on our journey. God
bless you and have a great day.