⁷ “And when you are praying, do not use thoughtless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard because of their ^(A)many words. ⁸ So do not be like them; for ^(B)your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

^47 (A)Everyone who comes to Me and hears My words and ^[a]acts on them, I will show you whom he is like: ⁴⁸ he is like a man building a house, who ^[b]dug deep and laid a foundation on the rock; and when there was a flood, the river burst against that house and yet it could not shake it, because it had been well built. ⁴⁹ But the one who has heard and has not acted accordingly is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation; and the river burst against it and it immediately collapsed, and the ruin of that house was great.”

¹⁸ So take care how you listen; ^(A)for whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he ^[a]thinks he has will be taken away from him.”

³⁵ And then ^(A)a voice came from the cloud, saying, “^(B)This is My Son, My Chosen One; listen to Him!”

²⁸ But He said, “On the contrary, blessed are ^(A)those who hear the word of God and follow it.”

¹³ “^[a](A)Be silent, all ^[b]mankind, before the Lord; for He has ^(B)roused Himself from His holy dwelling.”

God Alone a Refuge from Treachery and Oppression.

For the music director; ^[a]according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.