A song of ascents. Of David. I rejoiced with those who said to me, “Let’s go to the house of the Lord.” A song of ascents. I lift my eyes toward the mountains. Where will my help come from?

Then the high priest rose up. He and all who were with him, who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. The chief priests heard, were baffled, wondering what would come of this. So the word of God spread, the disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly in number, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.

You killed the source of life, whom God raised from the dead; we are witnesses of this. God raised up his servant and sent him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your evil ways.

He jumped up and started to walk, and he entered the temple with them—walking, leaping, and praising God. All the people saw him walking and praising God. So they were filled with awe and astonishment at what had happened to him.

They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them. Since he has been exalted to the right hand of God and has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit, he has poured out what you both see and hear.

I love your instruction. You are my shelter and my shield; I put my hope in your word.

Sustain me so that I can be safe and always be concerned about God’s commands. Jesus commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the Father’s promise. “…you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit in a few days.”

Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he said to him, “you know that I love you.” “Feed my lambs,” he told him.

Lord, your word is forever…The disciple, the one Jesus loved, said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” This was now the third time Jesus appeared, to the disciples after he was raised.

I put my hope in your word. Don’t be faithless, but believe. Because you have seen me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe.

Lord, the earth is filled with your faithful love; teach me your statutes. Lord, you have treated your servant well, just as you promised.

He who saw this has testified so that you also may believe. His testimony is true, and he knows he is telling the truth. For these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled.

Let your faithful love come to me, Lord, your salvation, as you promised. Then I can answer the one who taunts me, for I trust in your word.

Don’t move an ancient boundary marker that your ancestors set up.

When he had said these things, one of the officials standing by slapped Jesus, saying, “Is this the way you answer the high priest?” “If I have spoken wrongly,” Jesus answered him, “give evidence about the wrong; but if rightly, why do you hit me?”

Open my eyes so that I may contemplate wondrous things from your instruction. I am a resident alien on earth; do not hide your commands from me.