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Psalm 97

¹The Lord reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof.
²Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.
³A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.
⁴His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.
⁵The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
⁶The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory.
⁷Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods.
⁸Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O Lord.
⁹For thou, Lord, art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods.
¹⁰Ye that love the Lord, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
¹¹Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
¹²Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.

Psalm 99

¹The Lord reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved.
²The Lord is great in Zion; and he is high above all the people.
³Let them praise thy great and terrible name; for it is holy.
⁴The king’s strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.
⁵Exalt ye the Lord our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy.
⁶Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called upon the Lord, and he answered them.
⁷He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar: they kept his testimonies, and the ordinance that he gave them.
⁸Thou answeredst them, O Lord our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions.
⁹Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the Lord our God is holy.

43But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.
²When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
³For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
⁴Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.
⁵Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;
⁶I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;
⁷Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.
⁸Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.
⁹Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth.
¹⁰Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
¹¹I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour.
¹²I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, that I am God.

11And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.
²And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,
³Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.
⁴But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying,
⁵I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:
⁶Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
⁷And I heard a voice saying unto me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat.
⁸But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.
⁹But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
¹⁰And this was done three times: and all were drawn up again into heaven.
¹¹And, behold, immediately there were three men already come unto the house where I was, sent from Caesarea unto me.
¹²And the Spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered into the man’s house:
¹³And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter;
¹⁴Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved.
¹⁵And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.
¹⁶Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.
¹⁷Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God?
¹⁸When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.