Psalm 118 “1 O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.  ² Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.  ³ Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.  ⁴ Let them now that fear the Lord say, that his mercy endureth for ever.  ⁵ I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place.  ⁶ The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?  ⁷ The Lord taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.  ⁸ It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.  ⁹ It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.  ¹⁰ All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord will I destroy them. ¹¹ They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.  ¹² They compassed me about like bees: they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.  ¹³ Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the Lord helped me.  ¹⁴ The Lord is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.  ¹⁵ The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly.  ¹⁶ The right hand of the Lord is exalted: the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly.  ¹⁷ I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.  ¹⁸ The Lord hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.  ¹⁹ Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the Lord:  ²⁰ This gate of the Lord, into which the righteous shall enter.  ²¹ I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.  ²² The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.  ²³ This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.  ²⁴ This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.  ²⁵ Save now, I beseech thee, O Lord: O Lord, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.  ²⁶ Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord: we have blessed you out of the house of the Lord.  ²⁷ God is the Lord, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.  ²⁸ Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee.  ²⁹ O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.”

Mark 12:1-12 “1 And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.  ² And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.  ³ And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.  ⁴ And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled.  ⁵ And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some.  ⁶ Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.  ⁷ But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.’  ⁸ And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.  ⁹ What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.  ¹⁰ And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner: ¹¹ This was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?  ¹² And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.”