Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

¹² Glorify, O Jerusalem, Jehovah, Praise thy God, O Zion.

¹³ For He did strengthen the bars of thy gates, He hath blessed thy sons in thy midst.

¹⁴ Who is making thy border peace, [With] the fat of wheat He satisfieth Thee.

¹⁵ Who is sending forth His saying [on] earth, Very speedily doth His word run.

¹⁶ Who is giving snow like wool, Hoar-frost as ashes He scattereth.

¹⁷ Casting forth His ice like morsels, Before His cold who doth stand?

¹⁸ He sendeth forth His word and melteth them, He causeth His wind to blow -- the waters flow.

¹⁹ Declaring His words to Jacob, His statutes and His judgments to Israel.

²⁰ He hath not done so to any nation, As to judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye Jah!

⁷ In that night hath God appeared to Solomon, and saith to him, `Ask -- what do I give to thee?'

⁸ And Solomon saith to God, `Thou hast done with David my father great kindness, and hast caused me to reign in his stead.

⁹ Now, O Jehovah God, is Thy word with David my father stedfast, for Thou hast caused me to reign over a people numerous as the dust of the earth;

¹⁰ now, wisdom and knowledge give to me, and I go out before this people, and I come in, for who doth judge this Thy great people?'

¹¹ And God saith to Solomon, `Because that this hath been with thy heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, and honour, and the life of those hating thee, and also many days hast not asked, and dost ask for thyself wisdom and knowledge, so that thou dost judge My people over which I have caused thee to reign --

¹² the wisdom and the knowledge is given to thee, and riches and wealth and honour I give to thee, that there hath not been so to the kings who [are] before thee, and after thee it is not so.'

¹³ And Solomon cometh in [from] the high place that [is] in Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the tent of meeting, and reigneth over Israel,

³² `And concerning that day and the hour no one hath known -- not even the messengers who are in the heaven, not even the Son -- except the Father.

³³ Take heed, watch and pray, for ye have not known when the time is;

³⁴ as a man who is gone abroad, having left his house, and given to his servants the authority, and to each one his work, did command also the porter that he may watch;

³⁵ watch ye, therefore, for ye have not known when the lord of the house doth come, at even, or at midnight, or at cock-crowing, or at the morning;

³⁶ lest, having come suddenly, he may find you sleeping;

³⁷ and what I say to you, I say to all, Watch.'