Day 194 The Bible in a Year (Orthodox canon)

Psalm 60 (61)

1 For the end, among the Hymns of David. 2 O God, hearken to my petition; attend to my prayer. 3 From the ends of the earth have I cried to thee, when my heart was in trouble: thou liftedst me up on a rock, thou didst guide me: 4 because thou wert my hope, a tower of strength from the face of the enemy. 5 I will dwell in thy tabernacle for ever; I will shelter myself under the shadow of thy wings. Pause. 6 For thou, O God, hast heard my prayers; thou hast given an inheritance to them that fear thy name. 7 Thou shalt add days to the days of the king; [thou shalt lengthen] his years to all generations. 8 He shall endure for ever before God: which of them will seek out his mercy and truth? 9 So will I sing to thy name for ever and ever, that I may daily perform my vows.

Psalm 61 (62)

1 For the end, a Psalm of David for Idithun. 2 Shall not my soul be subjected to God? for of him is my salvation. 3 For he is my God and my Saviour; my helper, I shall not be moved very much. 4 How long will ye assault a man? ye are all slaughtering as with a bowed wall and a broken hedge. 5 They only took counsel to set at nought mine honour: I ran in thirst: with their mouth they blessed, but with their heart they cursed. Pause. 6 Nevertheless do thou, my soul, be subjected to God; for of him [is] my patient hope. 7 For he [is] my God and my Saviour; my helper, I shall not be moved. 8 In God [is] my salvation and my glory: [he is] the God of my help, and my hope is in God. 9 Hope in him, all ye congregation of the people; pour out your hearts before him, for God is our helper. Pause. 10 But the sons of men are vain; the sons of men are false, so as to be deceitful in the balances; they are all alike [formed] out of vanity. 11 Trust not in unrighteousness, and lust not after robberies: if wealth should flow in, set not your heart upon it. 12 God has spoken once, [and] I have heard these two things, that power is of God; 13 and mercy is thine, O Lord; for thou wilt recompense every one according to his works.

Psalm 62 (63)

1 A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Idumea. 2 O God, my God, I cry to thee early; my soul has thirsted for thee: how often has my flesh [longed] after thee, in a barren and trackless and dry land! 3 Thus have I appeared before thee in the sanctuary, that I might see thy power and thy glory. 4 For thy mercy is better than life: my lips shall praise thee. 5 Thus will I bless thee during my life: I will lift up my hands in thy name. 6 Let my soul be filled as with marrow and fatness; and [my] joyful lips shall praise thy name. 7 Forasmuch as I have remembered thee on my bed: in the early seasons I have meditated on thee. 8 For thou hast been my helper, and in the shelter of thy wings will I rejoice. 9 My soul has kept very close behind thee: thy right hand has upheld me. 10 But they vainly sought after my soul; they shall go into the lowest parts of the earth. 11 They shall be delivered up to the power of the sword; they shall be portions for foxes. 12 But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that swears by him shall be praised; for the mouth of them that speak unjust things has been stopped.

Romans 1

1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the Good News of God, 2 which he promised before through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, 3 concerning his Son, who was born of the offspring of David according to the flesh, 4 who was declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, 5 through whom we received grace and apostleship for obedience of faith among all the nations for his name’s sake; 6 among whom you are also called to belong to Jesus Christ; 7 to all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, that your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world. 9 For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the Good News of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you always in my prayers, 10 requesting, if by any means now at last I may be prospered by the will of God to come to you. 11 For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, to the end that you may be established; 12 that is, that I with you may be encouraged in you, each of us by the other’s faith, both yours and mine. 13 Now I don’t desire to have you unaware, brothers, that I often planned to come to you (and was hindered so far), that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among the rest of the Gentiles. 14 I am debtor both to Greeks and to foreigners, both to the wise and to the foolish. 15 So as much as is in me, I am eager to preach the Good News to you also who are in Rome. 16 For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, because it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first, and also for the Greek. 17 For in it is revealed God’s righteousness from faith to faith. As it is written, “But the righteous shall live by faith.” 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, 19 because that which is known of God is revealed in them, for God revealed it to them. 20 For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity, that they may be without excuse. 21 Because knowing God, they didn’t glorify him as God, and didn’t give thanks, but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless heart was darkened. 22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 23 and traded the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, four-footed animals, and creeping things. 24 Therefore God also gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves; 25 who exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. 26 For this reason, God gave them up to vile passions. For their women changed the natural function into that which is against nature. 27 Likewise also the men, leaving the natural function of the woman, burned in their lust toward one another, men doing what is inappropriate with men, and receiving in themselves the due penalty of their error. 28 Even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting; 29 being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil habits, secret slanderers, 30 backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, unforgiving, unmerciful; 32 who, knowing the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also approve of those who practice them.