Psalm 66:1-20 · Psalm 66

1 Shout with joy to God, all the earth!

2 Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious!

3 Say to God, "How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you.

4 All the earth bows down to you; they sing praise to you, they sing praise to your name." Selah

5 Come and see what God has done, how awesome his works in man's behalf!

6 He turned the sea into dry land, they passed through the waters on foot- come, let us rejoice in him.

7 He rules forever by his power, his eyes watch the nations- let not the rebellious rise up against him. Selah

8 Praise our God, O peoples, let the sound of his praise be heard;

9 he has preserved our lives and kept our feet from slipping.

10 For you, O God, tested us; you refined us like silver.

11 You brought us into prison and laid burdens on our backs.

12 You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but you brought us to a place of abundance.

13 I will come to your temple with burnt offerings and fulfill my vows to you-

14 vows my lips promised and my mouth spoke when I was in trouble.

15 I will sacrifice fat animals to you and an offering of rams; I will offer bulls and goats. Selah

16 Come and listen, all you who fear God; let me tell you what he has done for me.

17 I cried out to him with my mouth; his praise was on my tongue.

18 If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened;

19 but God has surely listened and heard my voice in prayer.

20 Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld his love from me!

Easter 6
Psalm 66:1-20, Acts 17:16-34, 1 Peter 3:8-22, John 14:15-31
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by Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe
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TEXTS FROM ACTS AND PSALMS

If there is logic to the selection or combination of these texts, it is not readily discernible, even by stretching one's imagination. The sermon-speech by Paul in Acts works out a kind of "crisis-theology," which insists that necessary changes are currently demanded by the work of God in Jesus Christ. The psalm is a profound expression of piety, filled with vivid imagery and recalling the goodness of God both to Israel and to the psalmist.

Acts 17:22-31 - "The Changing of the Times"
Setting.  The lesson is the well-known speech by Paul on the Areopagus, or "Mars Hill." Having come from Asia Minor to Europe (the Roman province Macedonia), Paul and his colleagues, Timothy and Barnabas, moved through Philippi, Thessalonica, and Beroea before arriving in Athens. P…

by Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe