March 24, 2025 PORTALS OF PRAYER READINGS
Zechariah 12:1-10
The Lord Will Give Salvation
12 The
oracle of the word of the Lord concerning Israel: Thus
declares the Lord, who stretched out the heavens and founded the earth and formed the
spirit of man within him: 2 “Behold, I
am about to make Jerusalem a cup of staggering to all the surrounding peoples.
The siege of Jerusalem will also be against Judah. 3 On
that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples. All who lift
it will surely hurt themselves. And all the nations of the earth will gather
against it. 4 On that day, declares the
Lord, I will strike every horse with panic, and its rider with madness.
But for the sake of the house of Judah I will keep my eyes open, when I strike
every horse of the peoples with blindness. 5 Then
the clans of Judah shall say to themselves, ‘The inhabitants of Jerusalem have
strength through the Lord of hosts, their God.’
6 “On that day I will make the clans of
Judah like a blazing pot in the midst of wood, like a flaming torch among
sheaves. And they shall devour to the right and to the left all the surrounding
peoples, while Jerusalem shall again be inhabited in its place, in Jerusalem.
7 “And the Lord will give
salvation to the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and
the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem may not surpass that of Judah.
8 On that day the Lord will protect the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the feeblest
among them on that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be
like God, like the angel of the Lord, going
before them. 9 And on that day I will
seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Him Whom They Have Pierced
10 “And I will pour out on the house of
David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and pleas for mercy,
so that, when they look on me, on him whom they have pierced, they shall mourn
for him, as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one
weeps over a firstborn.
Psalm 4
Answer Me When I Call
To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm of
David.
4 Answer me
when I call, O God of my righteousness!
You
have given me relief when I was in distress.
Be
gracious to me and hear my prayer!
2 O men,[a] how long
shall my honor be turned into shame?
How
long will you love vain words and seek after lies? Selah
3 But know that the Lord has set apart the godly for himself;
the
Lord hears when I call to him.
4 Be angry,[b] and do not
sin;
ponder
in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent. Selah
5 Offer right sacrifices,
and
put your trust in the Lord.
6 There are many who say, “Who
will show us some good?
Lift
up the light of your face upon us, O Lord!”
7 You have put more joy in my heart
than
they have when their grain and wine abound.
8 In peace I will both lie down
and sleep;
for
you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.
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