Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

34 For David himself. Judge thou, O Lord, them that wrong me: overthrow them that fight against me.

² Take hold of arms and shield: and rise up to help me.

³ Bring out the sword, and shut up the way against them that persecute me: say to my soul: I am thy salvation.

⁴ Let them be confounded and ashamed that seek after my soul. Let them be turned back and be confounded that devise against me.

⁵ Let them become as dust before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord straiten them.

⁶ Let their way become dark and slippery; and let the angel of the Lord pursue them.

⁷ For without cause they have hidden their net for me unto destruction: without cause they have upbraided my soul.

⁸ Let the snare which he knoweth not come upon him: and let the net which he hath hidden catch him: and let the net which he hath hidden catch him: and into that very snare let them fall.

²⁰ And forthwith Saul fell all along on the ground, for he was frightened with the words of Samuel, and there was no strength in him, for he had eaten no bread all that day.

²¹ And the woman came to Saul (for he was very much troubled) and said to him: Behold thy handmaid hath obeyed thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand: and I hearkened unto the words which thou spokest to me.

²² Now therefore hear thou also the voice of thy handmaid, and let me set before thee a morsel of bread, that thou mayest eat and recover strength, and be able to go on thy journey.

²³ But he refused, and said: I will not eat. But his servants and the woman forced him, and at length hearkening to their voice, he arose from the ground and sat upon the bed.

²⁴ Now the woman had a fatted calf in the house, and she made haste and killed it: and taking meal kneaded it, and baked some unleavened bread,

²⁵ And set it before Saul, and before his servants. And when they had eaten they rose up, and walked all that night.

15 Now we that are stronger, ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

² Let every one of you please his neighbour unto good, to edification.

³ For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written: The reproaches of them that reproached thee, fell upon me.

⁴ For what things soever were written, were written for our learning: that through patience and the comfort of the scriptures, we might have hope.

⁵ Now the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be of one mind one towards another, according to Jesus Christ:

⁶ That with one mind, and with one mouth, you may glorify God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.