Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
The King of Glory Entering Zion.
A Psalm of David.
24 The (A)earth is the Lord’s, and [a]all it contains,
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)hill of the Lord?
And who may stand in His holy (F)place?
4 He who has (G)clean hands and a (H)pure heart,
Who has not (I)lifted up his soul [b]to falsehood
And has not (J)sworn deceitfully.
5 He shall receive a (K)blessing from the Lord
And [c](L)righteousness from the God of his salvation.
6 [d]This is the generation of those who (M)seek Him,
Who seek Your face—even Jacob. [e]Selah.
7 (N)Lift up your heads, O gates,
And be lifted up, O [f]ancient doors,
That the King of (O)glory may come in!
8 Who is the King of glory?
The Lord (P)strong and mighty,
The Lord (Q)mighty in battle.
9 Lift up your heads, O gates,
And lift them up, O [g]ancient doors,
That the King of (R)glory may come in!
10 Who is this King of glory?
The Lord of (S)hosts,
He is the King of glory. Selah.
17 Your eyes will see (A)the King in His beauty;
They will behold (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)Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts;
Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an (G)undisturbed habitation,
(H)A tent which will not be folded;
Its stakes will never be pulled up,
Nor any of its cords be torn apart.
21 But there the majestic One, the Lord, 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 the Lord is our (J)judge,
The Lord is (K)our lawgiver,
The Lord is (L)our king;
(M)He will save us—
8 (A)I, John, am the one who heard and saw 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, “Do not do that. I am a (D)fellow servant of yours and of your brethren the prophets and of those who [a]heed the words of (E)this book. Worship God.”
The Final Message
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 wrong, still do wrong; and the one who is filthy, still be filthy; and let the one who is righteous, still practice 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 what he has done. 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 right 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 immoral persons and the murderers and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.
16 “(V)I, Jesus, have sent (W)My angel to testify to you these things [c](X)for the churches. I am (Y)the root and the (Z)descendant of David, the bright (AA)morning star.”
17 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 take the (AE)water of life without cost.
18 I testify 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)testifies to these things says, “Yes, (AO)I am coming quickly.” Amen. (AP)Come, Lord Jesus.
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