Reading: Numbers 29, Psalms 73

¹ And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you.² And ye shall offer a burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year without blemish:³ And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram,⁴ And one tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs:⁵ And one kid of the goats for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you:⁶ Beside the burnt offering of the month, and his meat offering, and the daily burnt offering, and his meat offering, and their drink offerings, according unto their manner, for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD.⁷ And ye shall have on the tenth day of this seventh month an holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls: ye shall not do any work therein:⁸ But ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the LORD for a sweet savour; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year; they shall be unto you without blemish:⁹ And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals to a bullock, and two tenth deals to one ram,¹⁰ A several tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs:¹¹ One kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the sin offering of atonement, and the continual burnt offering, and the meat offering of it, and their drink offerings.¹² And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days:¹³ And ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD; thirteen young bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year; they shall be without blemish:¹⁴ And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals unto every bullock of the thirteen bullocks, two tenth deals to each ram of the two rams,¹⁵ And a several tenth deal to each lamb of the fourteen lambs:¹⁶ And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.¹⁷ And on the second day ye shall offer twelve young bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without spot:¹⁸ And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:¹⁹ And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and the meat offering thereof, and their drink offerings.²⁰ And on the third day eleven bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish;²¹ And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:²² And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering.²³ And on the fourth day ten bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:²⁴ Their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:²⁵ And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.²⁶ And on the fifth day nine bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without spot:²⁷ And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:²⁸ And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering.²⁹ And on the sixth day eight bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:³⁰ And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:³¹ And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.³² And on the seventh day seven bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:³³ And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:³⁴ And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.³⁵ On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: ye shall do no servile work therein:³⁶ But ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD: one bullock, one ram, seven lambs of the first year without blemish:³⁷ Their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullock, for the ram, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:³⁸ And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering.³⁹ These things ye shall do unto the LORD in your set feasts, beside your vows, and your freewill offerings, for your burnt offerings, and for your meat offerings, and for your drink offerings, and for your peace offerings.⁴⁰ And Moses told the children of Israel according to all that the LORD commanded Moses.

¹ A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.² But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.³ For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.⁴ For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.⁵ They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.⁶ Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.⁷ Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.⁸ They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.⁹ They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.¹⁰ Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.¹¹ And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?¹² Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.¹³ Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.¹⁴ For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.¹⁵ If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.¹⁶ When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;¹⁷ Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.¹⁸ Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.¹⁹ How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.²⁰ As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.²¹ Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.²² So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.²³ Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand.²⁴ Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.²⁵ Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.²⁶ My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.²⁷ For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.²⁸ But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.