Psalms 111; Mark 1:21-28

1 Praise the Lord! With all my heart I will thank the Lord in the assembly of his people.

2 How wonderful are the things the Lord does! All who are delighted with them want to understand them.

3 All he does is full of honor and majesty; his righteousness is eternal.

4 The Lord does not let us forget his wonderful actions; he is kind and merciful.

5 He provides food for those who honor him; he never forgets his covenant.

6 He has shown his power to his people by giving them the lands of foreigners.

7 In all he does he is faithful and just; all his commands are dependable.

8 They last for all time; they were given in truth and righteousness.

9 He set his people free and made an eternal covenant with them. Holy and mighty is he!

10 The way to become wise is to honor the Lord; he gives sound judgment to all who obey his commands. He is to be praised forever.

21 Jesus and his disciples came to the town of Capernaum, and on the next Sabbath Jesus went to the synagogue and began to teach.

22 The people who heard him were amazed at the way he taught, for he wasn't like the teachers of the Law; instead, he taught with authority.

23 Just then a man with an evil spirit came into the synagogue and screamed,

24 "What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Are you here to destroy us? I know who you are - you are God's holy messenger!"

25 Jesus ordered the spirit, "Be quiet, and come out of the man!"

26 The evil spirit shook the man hard, gave a loud scream, and came out of him.

27 The people were all so amazed that they started saying to one another, "What is this? Is it some kind of new teaching? This man has authority to give orders to the evil spirits, and they obey him!"

28 And so the news about Jesus spread quickly everywhere in the province of Galilee.