Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
57 Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me, for my soul trusteth in Thee. Yea, in the shadow of Thy wings will I make my refuge until these calamities pass by.
2 I will cry unto God Most High, unto God that performeth all things for me.
3 He shall send from heaven and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up; Selah God shall send forth His mercy and His truth.
4 My soul is among lions, and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
5 Be Thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let Thy glory be above all the earth.
6 They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down. They have dug a pit before me, into the midst whereof they themselves are fallen. Selah
7 My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise.
8 Awake, my glory! Awake, psaltery and harp! I myself will awaken early.
9 I will praise Thee, O Lord, among the people; I will sing unto Thee among the nations.
10 For Thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and Thy truth unto the clouds.
11 Be Thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let Thy glory be above all the earth.
36 And Abigail came to Nabal; and behold, he held a feast in his house like the feast of a king. And Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken; therefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.
37 But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine had gone out of Nabal and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him and he became as a stone.
38 And it came to pass about ten days after that the Lord smote Nabal, so that he died.
39 And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Blessed be the Lord who hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept His servant from evil; for the Lord hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head.” And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him as wife.
40 And when the servants of David had come to Abigail at Carmel, they spoke unto her, saying, “David sent us unto thee to take thee to him as wife.”
41 And she arose and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, “Behold, let thine handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.”
42 And Abigail hastened and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers who went after her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.
39 And He came out and went, as He was wont, to the Mount of Olives; and His disciples also followed Him.
40 And when He was at the place, He said unto them, “Pray that ye enter not into temptation.”
41 And He was withdrawn from them about a stone’s cast, and kneeled down and prayed,
42 saying, “Father, if Thou be willing, remove this cup from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Thine be done.”
43 And there appeared an angel unto Him from Heaven, strengthening Him.
44 And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat was, as it were, great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
45 And when He rose up from prayer and had come to His disciples, He found them sleeping for sorrow.
46 And He said unto them, “Why sleep ye? Rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.”
Copyright © 1994 by Deuel Enterprises, Inc.