Bible Browser

Elijah

48Then Elijah arose, a prophet like fire,
   and his word burned like a torch.
² He brought a famine upon them,
   and by his zeal he made them few in number.
³ By the word of the Lord he shut up the heavens,
   and also three times brought down fire.
⁴ How glorious you were, Elijah, in your wondrous deeds!
   Whose glory is equal to yours?
⁵ You raised a corpse from death
   and from Hades, by the word of the Most High.
⁶ You sent kings down to destruction,
   and famous men, from their sickbeds.
⁷ You heard rebuke at Sinai
   and judgements of vengeance at Horeb.
⁸ You anointed kings to inflict retribution,
   and prophets to succeed you.^*
9 You were taken up by a whirlwind of fire,
   in a chariot with horses of fire.
¹⁰ At the appointed time, it is written, you are destined^*
   to calm the wrath of God before it breaks out in fury,
to turn the hearts of parents to their children,
   and to restore the tribes of Jacob.
¹¹ Happy are those who saw you
   and were adorned^* with your love!
   For we also shall surely live.^*

Elisha

¹² When Elijah was enveloped in the whirlwind,
   Elisha was filled with his spirit.
He performed twice as many signs,
   and marvels with every utterance of his mouth.^*
Never in his lifetime did he tremble before any ruler,
   nor could anyone intimidate him at all.
¹³ Nothing was too hard for him,
   and when he was dead, his body prophesied.
¹⁴ In his life he did wonders,
   and in death his deeds were marvellous.

God’s Mercy Remembered

⁷ I will recount the gracious deeds of the Lord,
   the praiseworthy acts of the Lord,
because of all that the Lord has done for us,
   and the great favour to the house of Israel
that he has shown them according to his mercy,
   according to the abundance of his steadfast love.
⁸ For he said, ‘Surely they are my people,
   children who will not deal falsely’;
and he became their saviour
⁹   in all their distress.
It was no messenger^* or angel
   but his presence that saved them;^*
in his love and in his pity he redeemed them;
   he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.

Psalm 97

1  The Lord is king: let the earth rejoice; ♦︎
   let the multitude of the isles be glad.
2  Clouds and darkness are round about him; ♦︎
   righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
3  Fire goes before him ♦︎
   and burns up his enemies on every side.
4  His lightnings lit up the world; ♦︎
   the earth saw it and trembled.
5  The mountains melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, ♦︎
   at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
6  The heavens declared his righteousness, ♦︎
   and all the peoples have seen his glory.
7  Confounded be all who worship carved images
      and delight in mere idols. ♦︎
   Bow down before him, all you gods.
8  Zion heard and was glad, and the daughters of Judah rejoiced, ♦︎
   because of your judgements, O Lord.

7 ‘When you are praying, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard because of their many words. ⁸Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

9 ‘Pray then in this way:
Our Father in heaven,
   hallowed be your name.
¹⁰   Your kingdom come.
   Your will be done,
     on earth as it is in heaven.
¹¹   Give us this day our daily bread.^*
12   And forgive us our debts,
     as we also have forgiven our debtors.
¹³   And do not bring us to the time of trial,^*
     but rescue us from the evil one.^*
14For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you; ¹⁵but if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.