Psalms 135; Psalms 136; 1 Corinthians 12

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Psalms 135

1 Praise the Lord! Praise his name, you servants of the Lord,
2 who stand in the Lord's house, in the Temple of our God.
3 Praise the Lord, because he is good; sing praises to his name, because he is kind.
4 He chose Jacob for himself, the people of Israel for his own.
5 I know that our Lord is great, greater than all the gods.
6 He does whatever he wishes in heaven and on earth, in the seas and in the depths below.
7 He brings storm clouds from the ends of the earth; he makes lightning for the storms, and he brings out the wind from his storeroom.
8 In Egypt he killed all the first-born of people and animals alike.
9 There he performed miracles and wonders to punish the king and all his officials.
10 He destroyed many nations and killed powerful kings:
11 Sihon, king of the Amorites, Og, king of Bashan, and all the kings in Canaan.
12 He gave their lands to his people; he gave them to Israel.
13 Lord, you will always be proclaimed as God; all generations will remember you.
14 The Lord will defend his people; he will take pity on his servants.
15 The gods of the nations are made of silver and gold; they are formed by human hands.
16 They have mouths, but cannot speak, and eyes, but cannot see.
17 They have ears, but cannot hear; they are not even able to breathe.
18 May all who made them and who trust in them become like the idols they have made!
19 Praise the Lord, people of Israel; praise him, you priests of God!
20 Praise the Lord, you Levites; praise him, all you that worship him!
21 Praise the Lord in Zion, in Jerusalem, his home. Praise the Lord!
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.

Psalms 136

1 Give thanks to the Lord, because he is good; his love is eternal.
2 Give thanks to the greatest of all gods; his love is eternal.
3 Give thanks to the mightiest of all lords; his love is eternal.
4 He alone performs great miracles; his love is eternal.
5 By his wisdom he made the heavens; his love is eternal;
6 he built the earth on the deep waters; his love is eternal.
7 He made the sun and the moon; his love is eternal;
8 the sun to rule over the day; his love is eternal;
9 the moon and the stars to rule over the night; his love is eternal.
10 He killed the first-born sons of the Egyptians; his love is eternal.
11 He led the people of Israel out of Egypt; his love is eternal;
12 with his strong hand, his powerful arm; his love is eternal.
13 He divided the Red Sea; his love is eternal;
14 he led his people through it; his love is eternal;
15 but he drowned the king of Egypt and his army; his love is eternal.
16 He led his people through the desert; his love is eternal.
17 He killed powerful kings; his love is eternal;
18 he killed famous kings; his love is eternal;
19 Sihon, king of the Amorites; his love is eternal;
20 and Og, king of Bashan; his love is eternal.
21 He gave their lands to his people; his love is eternal;
22 he gave them to Israel, his servant; his love is eternal.
23 He did not forget us when we were defeated; his love is eternal;
24 he freed us from our enemies; his love is eternal.
25 He gives food to every living creature; his love is eternal.
26 Give thanks to the God of heaven; his love is eternal.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.

1 Corinthians 12

1 Now, concerning what you wrote about the gifts from the Holy Spirit. I want you to know the truth about them, my friends.
2 You know that while you were still heathen, you were led astray in many ways to the worship of lifeless idols.
3 I want you to know that no one who is led by God's Spirit can say "A curse on Jesus!" and no one can confess "Jesus is Lord," without being guided by the Holy Spirit.
4 There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit gives them.
5 There are different ways of serving, but the same Lord is served.
6 There are different abilities to perform service, but the same God gives ability to all for their particular service.
7 The Spirit's presence is shown in some way in each person for the good of all.
8 The Spirit gives one person a message full of wisdom, while to another person the same Spirit gives a message full of knowledge.
9 One and the same Spirit gives faith to one person, while to another person he gives the power to heal.
10 The Spirit gives one person the power to work miracles; to another, the gift of speaking God's message; and to yet another, the ability to tell the difference between gifts that come from the Spirit and those that do not. To one person he gives the ability to speak in strange tongues, and to another he gives the ability to explain what is said.
11 But it is one and the same Spirit who does all this; as he wishes, he gives a different gift to each person.
12 Christ is like a single body, which has many parts; it is still one body, even though it is made up of different parts.
13 In the same way, all of us, whether Jews or Gentiles, whether slaves or free, have been baptized into the one body by the same Spirit, and we have all been given the one Spirit to drink.
14 For the body itself is not made up of only one part, but of many parts.
15 If the foot were to say, "Because I am not a hand, I don't belong to the body," that would not keep it from being a part of the body.
16 And if the ear were to say, "Because I am not an eye, I don't belong to the body," that would not keep it from being a part of the body.
17 If the whole body were just an eye, how could it hear? And if it were only an ear, how could it smell?
18 As it is, however, God put every different part in the body just as he wanted it to be.
19 There would not be a body if it were all only one part!
20 As it is, there are many parts but one body.
21 So then, the eye cannot say to the hand, "I don't need you!" Nor can the head say to the feet, "Well, I don't need you!"
22 On the contrary, we cannot do without the parts of the body that seem to be weaker;
23 and those parts that we think aren't worth very much are the ones which we treat with greater care; while the parts of the body which don't look very nice are treated with special modesty,
24 which the more beautiful parts do not need. God himself has put the body together in such a way as to give greater honor to those parts that need it.
25 And so there is no division in the body, but all its different parts have the same concern for one another.
26 If one part of the body suffers, all the other parts suffer with it; if one part is praised, all the other parts share its happiness.
27 All of you are Christ's body, and each one is a part of it.
28 In the church God has put all in place: in the first place apostles, in the second place prophets, and in the third place teachers; then those who perform miracles, followed by those who are given the power to heal or to help others or to direct them or to speak in strange tongues.
29 They are not all apostles or prophets or teachers. Not everyone has the power to work miracles
30 or to heal diseases or to speak in strange tongues or to explain what is said.
31 Set your hearts, then, on the more important gifts. Best of all, however, is the following way.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.