Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
The King of Glory
Of David. A Psalm.
24 The (A)earth is Yahweh’s, as well as its fullness,
The (B)world, and those who dwell in it.
2 For He has (C)founded it upon the seas
And established it upon the rivers.
3 Who may (D)ascend into the (E)mountain of Yahweh?
And who may rise in His holy (F)place?
4 He who has (G)innocent hands and a (H)pure heart,
Who has not (I)lifted up his soul [a]to worthlessness
And has not (J)sworn deceitfully.
5 He shall lift up a (K)blessing from Yahweh
And [b](L)righteousness from the God of his salvation.
6 [c]This is the generation of those who (M)seek Him,
Who seek Your face—pay heed O Jacob. [d]Selah.
7 (N)Lift up your heads, O gates,
And be lifted up, O [e]ancient doors,
That the King of (O)glory may come in!
8 Who is this King of glory?
Yahweh (P)strong and mighty,
Yahweh (Q)mighty in battle.
9 Lift up your heads, O gates,
And lift yourselves up, O [f]ancient doors,
That the King of (R)glory may come in!
10 Who is He, this King of glory?
Yahweh of (S)hosts,
He is the King of glory. Selah.
17 Your eyes will behold (A)the King in His beauty;
They will see (B)a far-distant land.
18 Your heart will meditate on (C)terror:
“Where is (D)he who counts?
Where is he who weighs?
Where is he who counts the towers?”
19 You will no longer see a fierce people,
A people of [a](E)unintelligible speech [b]which no one comprehends,
Of a stammering tongue [c]which no one understands.
20 (F)Behold Zion, the city of our appointed times;
Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an (G)abode at ease,
(H)A tent which will not be folded;
Its stakes will never be pulled up,
Nor any of its cords ever be torn apart.
21 But there the Mighty One, Yahweh, will be for us
A place of (I)rivers and wide canals
On which no boat with oars will go,
And on which no mighty ship will pass—
22 For Yahweh is our (J)judge,
Yahweh is (K)our lawgiver,
Yahweh is (L)our king;
(M)He will save us—
8 (A)I, John, am the one who was hearing and seeing these things. And when I heard and saw, (B)I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed me these things. 9 But (C)he *said to me, “[a]Do not do that! I am a (D)fellow slave with you and your brothers the prophets and with those who keep the words of (E)this book. Worship God!”
The Final Message: Come
10 And he *said to me, “(F)Do not seal up (G)the words of the prophecy of this book, (H)for the time is near. 11 (I)Let the one who does unrighteousness, still do unrighteousness; and the one who is filthy, still be filthy; and let the one who is righteous, still do righteousness; and the one who is holy, still keep himself holy.”
12 “Behold, (J)I am coming quickly, and My (K)reward is with Me, (L)to render to every man [b]according to his work. 13 I am the (M)Alpha and the Omega, (N)the first and the last, (O)the beginning and the end.”
14 Blessed are those who (P)wash their robes, so that they may have the authority to (Q)the tree of life and may (R)enter by the (S)gates into the city. 15 (T)Outside are the (U)dogs and the sorcerers and the sexually immoral persons and the murderers and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.
16 “(V)I, Jesus, sent (W)My angel to bear witness to you of these things [c](X)for the churches. I am (Y)the root and the (Z)descendant of David, the bright (AA)morning star.”
17 And the (AB)Spirit and the (AC)bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And (AD)let the one who is thirsty come. Let the one who wishes receive the (AE)water of life without cost.
18 I bear witness to everyone who hears (AF)the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone (AG)adds to them, God will add to him (AH)the plagues which are written in (AI)this book. 19 And if anyone (AJ)takes away from the (AK)words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from (AL)the tree of life and [d]from the holy city, (AM)which are written in this book.
20 He who (AN)bears witness to these things says, “Yes, (AO)I am coming quickly.” Amen. (AP)Come, Lord Jesus.
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