Open Word

Semicontinuous (Track 1)

FIRST READING

Exodus 5:1-6:13

Text not available in the Berean Standard Bible.

PSALM

Psalm 83:1-4, 13-18

A song. A Psalm of Asaph. O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.

See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads.

With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,

saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”

Make them like tumbleweed, O my God, like chaff before the wind.

As fire consumes a forest, as a flame sets the mountains ablaze,

so pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm.

Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD.

May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.

May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.

Complementary (Track 2)

FIRST READING

2 Samuel 11:27b-12:15

Text not available in the Berean Standard Bible.

PSALM

Psalm 17

A prayer of David. Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer— it comes from lips free of deceit.

May my vindication come from Your presence; may Your eyes see what is right.

You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; I have resolved not to sin with my mouth.

As for the deeds of men — by the word of Your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent.

My steps have held to Your paths; my feet have not slipped.

I call on You, O God, for You will answer me. Incline Your ear to me; hear my words.

Show the wonders of Your loving devotion, You who save by Your right hand those who seek refuge from their foes.

Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings

from the wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies who surround me.

They have closed their callous hearts; their mouths speak with arrogance.

They have tracked us down, and now surround us; their eyes are set to cast us to the ground,

like a lion greedy for prey, like a young lion lurking in ambush.

Arise, O LORD, confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your sword,

from such men, O LORD, by Your hand— from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.

As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.

SECOND READING

Revelation 3:7-13

Verse 7. To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open. Verse 8. I know your deeds. Behold, I have placed before you an open door, which no one can shut. I know that you have only a little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name. Verse 9. As for those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead, I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you. Verse 10. Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. Verse 11. I am coming soon. Hold fast to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. Verse 12. The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name. Verse 13. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.