Psalm 118:1-29  NKJ Psalm 118:1 Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.  2 Let Israel now say, "His mercy endures forever."  3 Let the house of Aaron now say, "His mercy endures forever."  4 Let those who fear the LORD now say, "His mercy endures forever."  5 I called on the LORD in distress; The LORD answered me and set me in a broad place.  6 The LORD is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?  7 The LORD is for me among those who help me; Therefore I shall see my desire on those who hate me.  8 It is better to trust in the LORD Than to put confidence in man.  9 It is better to trust in the LORD Than to put confidence in princes.  10 All nations surrounded me, But in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.  11 They surrounded me, Yes, they surrounded me; But in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.  12 They surrounded me like bees; They were quenched like a fire of thorns; For in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.  13 You pushed me violently, that I might fall, But the LORD helped me.  14 The LORD is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation.  15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation Is in the tents of the righteous; The right hand of the LORD does valiantly.  16 The right hand of the LORD is exalted; The right hand of the LORD does valiantly.  17 I shall not die, but live, And declare the works of the LORD.  18 The LORD has chastened me severely, But He has not given me over to death.  19 Open to me the gates of righteousness; I will go through them, And I will praise the LORD.  20 This is the gate of the LORD, Through which the righteous shall enter.  21 I will praise You, For You have answered me, And have become my salvation.  22 The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone.  23 This was the LORD's doing; It is marvelous in our eyes.  24 This is the day the LORD has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.  25 Save now, I pray, O LORD; O LORD, I pray, send now prosperity.  26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD! We have blessed you from the house of the LORD.  27 God is the LORD, And He has given us light; Bind the sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.  28 You are my God, and I will praise You; You are my God, I will exalt You.  29 Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.

2 Thessalonians 1:7 - 2:1   7 and to give you who are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels,  8 in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.  9 These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,  10 when He comes, in that Day, to be glorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who believe, because our testimony among you was believed.  11 Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with power,  12 that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. 

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18  13 But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope.  14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus.  15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep.  16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.  17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.  18 Therefore comfort one another with these words.

1 Thessalonians 5:1-28  NKJ 1 Thessalonians 5:1 But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should write to you.  2 For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night.  3 For when they say, "Peace and safety!" then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape.  4 But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief.  5 You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness.  6 Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober.  7 For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk are drunk at night.  8 But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation.  9 For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,  10 who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him.  11 Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing.  12 And we urge you, brethren, to recognize those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord and admonish you,  13 and to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. Be at peace among yourselves.  14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn those who are unruly, comfort the fainthearted, uphold the weak, be patient with all.  15 See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all.  16 Rejoice always,  17 pray without ceasing,  18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.  19 Do not quench the Spirit.  20 Do not despise prophecies.  21 Test all things; hold fast what is good.  22 Abstain from every form of evil.  23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.  24 He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.  25 Brethren, pray for us.  26 Greet all the brethren with a holy kiss.  27 I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read to all the holy brethren.  28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.

Psalm 116:1-19  NKJ Psalm 116:1 I love the LORD, because He has heard My voice and my supplications.  2 Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.  3 The pains of death surrounded me, And the pangs of Sheol laid hold of me; I found trouble and sorrow.  4 Then I called upon the name of the LORD: "O LORD, I implore You, deliver my soul!"  5 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; Yes, our God is merciful.  6 The LORD preserves the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me.  7 Return to your rest, O my soul, For the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.  8 For You have delivered my soul from death, My eyes from tears, And my feet from falling.  9 I will walk before the LORD In the land of the living.  10 I believed, therefore I spoke, "I am greatly afflicted."  11 I said in my haste, "All men are liars."  12 What shall I render to the LORD For all His benefits toward me?  13 I will take up the cup of salvation, And call upon the name of the LORD.  14 I will pay my vows to the LORD Now in the presence of all His people.  15 Precious in the sight of the LORD Is the death of His saints.  16 O LORD, truly I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have loosed my bonds.  17 I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of the LORD.  18 I will pay my vows to the LORD Now in the presence of all His people,  19 In the courts of the LORD's house, In the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!

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