September 23: Psalms 75–76; Psalm 23; Psalm 27; 2 Kings 2:1–18; 1 Corinthians 4:1–7; Matthew 5:17–20

Proper 19 First Psalm: Psalms 75–76 Psalms 75–76 (Listen) God Will Judge with Equity To the choirmaster: according to Do Not Destroy. A Psalm of Asaph. A Song. 75   We give thanks to you, O God;<br />    we give thanks, for your name is near.<br />  We1 recount your wondrous deeds.<br /> 2   “At the set time that I appoint<br />    I will judge with equity.<br />3   When the earth totters, and all its inhabitants,<br />    it is I who keep steady its pillars. Selah<br />4   I say to the boastful, ‘Do not boast,’<br />    and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn;<br />5   do not lift up your horn on high,<br />    or speak with haughty neck.’”<br /> 6   For not from the east or from the west<br />    and not from the wilderness comes lifting up,<br />7   but it is God who executes judgment,<br />    putting down one and lifting up another.<br />8   For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup<br />    with foaming wine, well mixed,<br />  and he pours out from it,