LESSON XLIII. NEW YEAR. S. Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it. P. Except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. S. Go to now, ye that say, To-day or tomorrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy, and sell, and get gain. Whereas, ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? P. It is even a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. S. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. P. My help cometh from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. S. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved. He that keepeth thee will not slumber. P. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. S. The Lord is thy keeper. The sun shall not smite thee by day nor the moon by night. P. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. S. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in him will I trust. P. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust; his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. S. Because thou hast made the Lord which is my refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation; P. There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. S. Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; P. But we will remember the name of the Lord our God. S. Watch, for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. P. Therefore, be ye ready; for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of Man cometh. S. But of the times and season, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. P. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. S. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. P. Therefore let us watch and be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and for an helmet the hope of salvation. S. For God hath not wrath, but to obtain Lord Jesus Christ. appointed us to salvation by our P. Who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep we should live together with him. |