Psalm 121

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Psalm 121

A song of ascents.

¹I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
where does my help come from?
²My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven^(A) and earth.^(B)

³He will not let your foot slip—
he who watches over you will not slumber;
⁴indeed, he who watches^(C) over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.

⁵The Lord watches over^(D) you—
the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
⁶the sun^(E) will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.

⁷The Lord will keep you from all harm^(F)—
he will watch over your life;
⁸the Lord will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore.^(G)

Jude 17-25

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A Call to Persevere

¹⁷But, dear friends, remember what the apostles^(A) of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold.^(B) ¹⁸They said to you, “In the last times^(C) there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires.”^(D) ¹⁹These are the people who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit.^(E)

²⁰But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up^(F) in your most holy faith^(G) and praying in the Holy Spirit,^(H) ²¹keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait^(I) for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.^(J)

²²Be merciful to those who doubt; ²³save others by snatching them from the fire;^(K) to others show mercy, mixed with fear—hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.^[a]^(L)

Doxology

²⁴To him who is able^(M) to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence^(N) without fault^(O) and with great joy— ²⁵to the only God^(P) our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore!^(Q) Amen.^(R)