Psalm 21
1The king rejoices in your strength, O LORD;
how greatly he exults in your victory!
2You have given him his heart’s desire;
you have not denied him the request of his lips.
3For you meet him with blessings of prosperity,
and set a crown of fine gold upon his head.
4He asked you for life, and you gave it to him:
length of days, for ever and ever.
5His honor is great, because of your victory;
splendor and majesty have you bestowed upon him.
6For you will give him everlasting felicity
and will make him glad with the joy of your presence.
7For the king puts his trust in the LORD;
because of the loving-kindness of the Most High, he
will not fall.
8Your hand will lay hold upon all your enemies;
your right hand will seize all those who hate you.
9You will make them like a fiery furnace
at the time of your appearing, O LORD;
10You will swallow them up in your wrath,
and fire shall consume them.
11You will destroy their offspring from the land
and their descendants from among the peoples of the earth.
12Though they intend evil against you
and devise wicked schemes,
yet they shall not prevail.
13For you will put them to flight
and aim your arrows at them.
14Be exalted, O LORD, in your might;
we will sing and praise your power.
Collect of the Day: The First Sunday after the Epiphany
Father in heaven, who at the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan proclaimed him your beloved Son and anointed him with the Holy Spirit: Grant that all who are baptized into his Name may keep the covenant they have made, and boldly confess him as Lord and Savior; who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.