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Zephaniah 3.14-end 

14 Sing aloud, O daughter Zion;    shout, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart,    O daughter Jerusalem! 15 The Lord has taken away the judgements against you,    he has turned away your enemies. The king of Israel, the Lord , is in your midst;    you shall fear disaster no more. 16 On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: Do not fear, O Zion;    do not let your hands grow weak. 17 The Lord , your God, is in your midst,    a warrior who gives victory; he will rejoice over you with gladness,    he will renew you in his love; he will exult over you with loud singing 18     as on a day of festival. I will remove disaster from you,    so that you will not bear reproach for it. 19 I will deal with all your oppressors    at that time. And I will save the lame    and gather the outcast, and I will change their shame into praise    and renown in all the earth. 20 At that time I will bring you home,    at the time when I gather you; for I will make you renowned and praised    among all the peoples of the earth, when I restore your fortunes    before your eyes, says the Lord .

Matthew 18.21-end

21 Then Peter came and said to him, ‘Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?’ 22 Jesus said to him, ‘Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times.23 ‘For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves. 24 When he began the reckoning, one who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him; 25 and, as he could not pay, his lord ordered him to be sold, together with his wife and children and all his possessions, and payment to be made. 26 So the slave fell on his knees before him, saying, “Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.” 27 And out of pity for him, the lord of that slave released him and forgave him the debt. 28 But that same slave, as he went out, came upon one of his fellow-slaves who owed him a hundred denarii; and seizing him by the throat, he said, “Pay what you owe.” 29 Then his fellow-slave fell down and pleaded with him, “Have patience with me, and I will pay you.” 30 But he refused; then he went and threw him into prison until he should pay the debt. 31 When his fellow-slaves saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their lord all that had taken place. 32 Then his lord summoned him and said to him, “You wicked slave! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. 33 Should you not have had mercy on your fellow-slave, as I had mercy on you?” 34 And in anger his lord handed him over to be tortured until he should pay his entire debt. 35 So my heavenly Father will also do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother or sister from your heart.’

Psalm 80

1     Hear, O Shepherd of Israel, •     you that led Joseph like a flock;2     Shine forth, you that are enthroned upon the cherubim, •     before Ephraim, Benjamin and Manasseh.3     Stir up your mighty strength •     and come to our salvation.4     Turn us again, O God; •     show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved.5     O Lord God of hosts, •     how long will you be angry at your people’s prayer?6     You feed them with the bread of tears; •     you give them abundance of tears to drink.7     You have made us the derision of our neighbours, •     and our enemies laugh us to scorn.8     Turn us again, O God of hosts; •     show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved.9     You brought a vine out of Egypt; •     you drove out the nations and planted it.10     You made room around it, •     and when it had taken root, it filled the land.11     The hills were covered with its shadow •     and the cedars of God by its boughs.12     It stretched out its branches to the Sea •     and its tendrils to the River.13     Why then have you broken down its wall, •     so that all who pass by pluck off its grapes?14     The wild boar out of the wood tears it off, •     and all the insects of the field devour it.15     Turn again, O God of hosts, •     look down from heaven and behold;16     Cherish this vine which your right hand has planted, •     and the branch that you made so strong for yourself.17     Let those who burnt it with fire, who cut it down, •     perish at the rebuke of your countenance.18     Let your hand be upon the man at your right hand, •     the son of man you made so strong for yourself.19     And so will we not go back from you; •     give us life, and we shall call upon your name.20     Turn us again, O Lord God of hosts; •     show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved.