Psalm 33:12-22

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¹²Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,^(A)
    the people he chose^(B) for his inheritance.^(C)
¹³From heaven the Lord looks down^(D)
    and sees all mankind;^(E)
¹⁴from his dwelling place^(F) he watches
    all who live on earth—
¹⁵he who forms^(G) the hearts of all,
    who considers everything they do.^(H)

¹⁶No king is saved by the size of his army;^(I)
    no warrior escapes by his great strength.
¹⁷A horse^(J) is a vain hope for deliverance;
    despite all its great strength it cannot save.
¹⁸But the eyes^(K) of the Lord are on those who fear him,
    on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,^(L)
¹⁹to deliver them from death^(M)
    and keep them alive in famine.^(N)

²⁰We wait^(O) in hope for the Lord;
    he is our help and our shield.
²¹In him our hearts rejoice,^(P)
    for we trust in his holy name.^(Q)
²²May your unfailing love^(R) be with us, Lord,
    even as we put our hope in you.

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Genesis 11:27-32

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Abram’s Family

²⁷This is the account^(A) of Terah’s family line.

Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor^(B) and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot.^(C) ²⁸While his father Terah was still alive, Haran died in Ur of the Chaldeans,^(D) in the land of his birth. ²⁹Abram and Nahor^(E) both married. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai,^(F) and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milkah;^(G) she was the daughter of Haran, the father of both Milkah and Iskah. ³⁰Now Sarai was childless because she was not able to conceive.^(H)

³¹Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot^(I) son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law^(J) Sarai, the wife of his son Abram, and together they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans^(K) to go to Canaan.^(L) But when they came to Harran,^(M) they settled there.

³²Terah^(N) lived 205 years, and he died in Harran.

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Matthew 6:19-24

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Treasures in Heaven^(A)

¹⁹“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth,^(B) where moths and vermin destroy,^(C) and where thieves break in and steal. ²⁰But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven,^(D) where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.^(E) ²¹For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.^(F)

²²“The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy,^[a] your whole body will be full of light. ²³But if your eyes are unhealthy,^[b] your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

²⁴“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.^(G)

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