Daily Readings - 19/11/2026

^149:1 Alleluia! Sing Yahweh a new song, let the congregation of the faithful sing his praise!

^149:2 Let Israel rejoice in his maker, and Zion’s children exult in their King;

^149:3 let them dance in praise of his name, playing to him on strings and drums!

^149:4 For Yahweh has been kind to his people, conferring victory on us who are weak;

^149:5 the faithful exult in triumph, prostrate before God they acclaim him

^149:6 with panegyrics on their lips, and a two-edged sword in their hands

^149:7 to exact vengeance on the pagans, to inflict punishment on the heathen,

^149:8 to shackle their kings with chains and their nobles with fetters,

^149:9 to execute the preordained sentence.[*a] Thus gloriously are the faithful rewarded!

^19:41 As he drew near and came in sight of the city he shed tears over it

^19:42 and said, ‘If you in your turn had only understood on this day the message of peace! But, alas, it is hidden from your eyes!

^19:43 Yes, a time is coming when your enemies will raise fortifications all round you, when they will. encircle you and hem you in on every side;

^19:44 they will dash you and the children inside your walls to the ground; they will leave not one stone standing on another within you-and all because you did not recognise your opportunity when God offered it!’