Daily Bible Readings
Load readings for St. Laurence, Deacon and Martyr
9th Sunday after Trinity Sunday
Chief Hymn: The Lutheran Hymnal #625Liturgical Color: Green
Introit
BE- HOLD, || God is my | help- | er; *
The Lord is with those who up- | hold | my | life.
|| He will repay my enemies for their | ev- | il. *
Cut them off in Your | truth, | O | Lord. (Psalm 54:4–5)
|| Save me, O God, by Your | name, | - *
And vindicate me | by | Your | strength.
|| Hear my prayer, O | God; | - *
Give ear to the words | of | my | mouth.
|| For strangers have risen up a- | gainst | me, *
They have not set God | be- | fore | them.
|| For He has delivered me out of all | trou- | ble; *
And my eye has seen its desire upon my | en- | e- | mies. (Psalm 54:1, 2-3, 7)
GLORIA PATRI (From Hymnal)
|| Behold, God is my | help- | er; *
The Lord is with those who up- | hold | my | life.
|| He will repay my enemies for their | ev- | il. *
Cut them off in Your | truth, | O | Lord. (Psalm 54:4–5)
Psalm Readings
Matins: Psalm 119:65-72
Vespers: Psalm 139
Collect
Let Thy merciful ears, O Lord, be open to the prayers of Thy humble servants; and that they may obtain their petitions, make them to ask such things as shall please Thee; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.
Old Testament Reading (TLH): 1 Chron. 29:10-13
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First Reading: 1 Cor. 10:6-13
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Gradual
|| O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is Your name in all the | earth, | - *
Who have set Your glory above | the | heav- | ens! (Psalm 8:1)
Verse
|| Alle- | lu- | ia! *
Al- | le- | lu- | ia!
|| Blessed is the man who fears the | Lord, | - *
Who delights greatly in His commandments. Al- | le- | lu- | ia! (Psalm 112:1b)
Second Reading: Luke 16:1-9
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Devotion from the Lutheran Herald
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.