Today's Reading | May 30, 2025
Acts 1:12–26
Introduction Acts 1:12–26: The apostles meet and pray with other believers. Peter acts as spokesman for the community, and the apostles choose a successor to Judas. Today’s Key Verse: Acts 1:14 They gathered frequently to pray as a group, together with the women, and with Mary the mother of Jesus and his brothers. Read 12 Then the apostles went back to…
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October 10, 2022
Psalm 66
God’s Word of Praise and ThanksgivingIntroductionPsalm 66: This psalm is a song of praise for God’s deliverance, and it recounts God’s wonderful acts and affirms God’s listening to prayer.Scripture ReadingA Song of Praise and Thanksgiving1Praise God with shouts of joy, all people!2Sing to the glory of his name;offer him glorious praise!3Say to God, “How wonderful are the things you do!Your…
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Psalm 150
God’s Word of Praise and ThanksgivingIntroductionPsalm 150: In today’s psalm, a full orchestra of musical instruments is to be joined by a full choir of voices, as “all living creatures" join the song of praise. Every verse begins with and includes the word “praise" and the word appears thirteen times.Scripture ReadingPraise the Lord!1Praise the Lord!Praise God in his Temple!Praise his…
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Psalm 149
God’s Word of Praise and ThanksgivingIntroductionPsalm 149: Today’s psalm is a song of praise that emphasizes God’s justice. It offers images of music, praise, and celebration. But it also includes images of punishment. It may possibly have been an exilic or postexilic prayer for the defeat of Israel’s enemies and the deliverance of the people from exile and the restoration…
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Psalm 148
God’s Word of Praise and ThanksgivingIntroductionPsalm 148: This psalm is a call for the universe to praise God. While some of Israel’s neighbors worshiped the sun, moon, and stars as gods, in this psalm, the heavenly bodies worship the God who created them. In addition, this psalm invites everyone and everything on earth to praise God as creator.Scripture ReadingA Call…
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Psalm 147
God’s Word of Praise and ThanksgivingIntroductionPsalm 147: Today’s psalm expands on themes found in yesterday’s reading (Psalm 146). These themes include God’s help and justice for the poor, the importance of trusting in God rather than in human leaders, and the glory of God’s creation. It is a postexilic psalm that praises God for restoring Jerusalem and bringing home those…
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Psalm 146
God’s Word of Praise and ThanksgivingIntroductionPsalm 146: Today and for the next four days, we will be reading the concluding five psalms (146-150) in the book of Psalms. All five of these psalms begin and end with the words “Praise the LORD!" and form the concluding doxology to the book. These five psalms are also known as the “Hallelujah" psalms…
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