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<< The Word for Sunday, 17 August 2025

English Standard Version

The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.

Psalm 118:14

Jesus said to the disciples, “But who do you say that I am?” And Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”

Luke 9:20

Psalm 118 (English Standard Version)

11 They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side;
in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
12 They surrounded me like bees;
they went out like a fire among thorns;
in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
13 I was pushed hard, so that I was falling,
but the Lord helped me.
14 The Lord is my strength and my song;
he has become my salvation.
15 Glad songs of salvation
are in the tents of the righteous:
“The right hand of the Lord does valiantly,
16 the right hand of the Lord exalts,
the right hand of the Lord does valiantly!”
17 I shall not die, but I shall live,
and recount the deeds of the Lord.

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Luke 9 (English Standard Version)

17 And they all ate and were satisfied. And what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.
18 Now it happened that as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him. And he asked them,
“Who do the crowds say that I am?”
19 And they answered, “John the Baptist. But others say, Elijah, and others, that one of the prophets of old has risen.”
20 Then he said to them,
“But who do you say that I am?”
And Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”
21 And he strictly charged and commanded them to tell this to no one,
22 saying,
“The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.”
23 And he said to all,
“If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.

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The Lord is my strength, and the one I sing about. He is the one who saves me.

Psalm 118:14

“What about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” “God's Messiah,” Peter replied.

Luke 9:20

Psalm 118 (Free Bible Version)

11 They completely surrounded me, but even so I defeated them with the help of the Lord.
12 Like a swarm of bees they attacked, but their attack died out as quickly as burning thorn twigs. I defeated them with the help of the Lord.
13 They tried as hard as they could to kill me, but the Lord helped me.
14 The Lord is my strength, and the one I sing about. He is the one who saves me.
15 Songs of celebration and victory come from the tents of the faithful. The Lord's powerful hand has done amazing things!
16 The Lord raises his powerful hand in victory! The Lord's powerful hand has done amazing things!
17 I'm not going to die. In fact I'm going to live, and let people know what the Lord has done.

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Luke 9 (Free Bible Version)

17 Everybody ate until they were full, and then twelve baskets of leftovers were collected.
18 At another time, when Jesus was praying in private with just his disciples with him, he asked them, “All these crowds of people—who do they say I am?”
19 “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and still others say one of the ancient prophets risen from the dead,” they replied.
20 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”
“God's Messiah,” Peter replied.
21 Jesus gave them strict orders not to tell anybody about this.
22 “The Son of man must experience terrible sufferings,” he said. “He will be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the religious teachers. He will be killed, but on the third day he will rise again.”
23 “If any one of you wants to follow me, you must deny yourself, pick up your cross daily, and follow me,” Jesus told all of them.

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