Saint Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop

2Confess to the Lord with stringed instruments; sing psalms to him with the psaltery, the instrument of ten strings.

3Sing to him a new song. Sing psalms to him skillfully, with loud exclamation.

4For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his works are in faith.

5He loves mercy and judgment. The earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.

6By the word of the Lord, the heavens were established, and all their power, by the Spirit of his mouth:

7gathering together the waters of the sea, as if in a container, placing the depths in storage.

8Let all the earth fear the Lord, and may all the inhabitants of the world quake before him.

9For he spoke, and they became. He commanded, and they were created.

46And they went to Jericho. And as he was setting out from Jericho with his disciples and a very numerous multitude, Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, a blind man, sat begging beside the way. 47And when he had heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and to say, “Jesus, Son of David, take pity on me.” 48And many admonished him to be quiet. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, take pity on me.” 49And Jesus, standing still, instructed him to be called. And they called the blind man, saying to him: “Be at peace. Arise. He is calling you.” 50And casting aside his garment, he leapt up and went to him. 51And in response, Jesus said to him, “What do you want, that I should do for you?” And the blind man said to him, “Master, that I may see.” 52Then Jesus said to him, “Go, your faith has made you whole.” And immediately he saw, and he followed him on the way.