Daily Readings - 29/01/2026

^132:1 Yahweh, remember David and all the hardships he suffered,

^132:2 and the oath he swore to Yahweh, his vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:

^132:3 not to enter tent or house, not to climb into bed,

^132:4 not to allow himself to sleep, not even to close his eyes,

^132:5 until he had found a place for Yahweh, a home for the Mighty One of Jacob!

^132:6 Listen: we heard it was in Ephrathah, we found it at Fields-of-the-Forest!

^132:7 Let us go where he is waiting and worship at his footstool.

^132:8 Yahweh, go up to your resting place, you and your ark of power.

^132:9 Your priests are vesting in virtue and your devout are shouting for joy.

^132:10 For the sake of your servant David, do not banish your anointed.

^132:11 Yahweh swore to David and will remain true to his word, ‘I promise that your own son shall succeed you on the throne.

^132:12 ‘If your sons observe my covenant, the decrees that I have taught them, their sons too shall succeed you on the throne for evermore.’

^132:13 For Yahweh has chosen Zion, desiring this to be his home,

^132:14 ‘Here I will stay for ever, this is the home I have chosen.

^132:15 ‘I will bless her virtuous with riches, provide her poor with food,

^132:16 vest her priests in salvation and her devout shall shout for joy.

^132:17 ‘Here, I will make a horn sprout for David, here, I will trim a lamp for my anointed,

^132:18 whose enemies I shall clothe in shame, while his crown bursts into flower.’

^4:21 He also said to them, ‘Would you bring in a lamp to put it under a tub or under the bed? Surely you will put it on the lamp-stand?

^4:22 For there is nothing hidden but it must be disclosed, nothing kept secret except to be brought to light.

^4:23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him listen to this.’

^4:24 He also said to them, ‘Take notice of what you are hearing. The amount you measure out is the amount you will be given – and more besides;

^4:25 for the man who has will be given more; from the man who has not, even what he has will be taken away.’