Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
Psalm 27
My Stronghold
Davidic.
1 The Lord is my light and my salvation—
whom should I fear?(A)
The Lord is the stronghold of my life—
of whom should I be afraid?(B)
2 When evildoers came against me to devour my flesh,(C)
my foes and my enemies stumbled and fell.(D)
3 Though an army deploys against me,
my heart is not afraid;
though a war breaks out against me,
still I am confident.(E)
4 I have asked one thing from the Lord;
it is what I desire:
to dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,(F)
gazing on the beauty of the Lord(G)
and seeking Him in His temple.(H)
5 For He will conceal me in His shelter
in the day of adversity;
He will hide me under the cover of His tent;
He will set me high on a rock.(I)
6 Then my head will be high
above my enemies around me;(J)
I will offer sacrifices in His tent with shouts of joy.(K)
I will sing and make music to the Lord.(L)
34 Samuel went to Ramah,(A) and Saul went up to his home in Gibeah(B) of Saul. 35 Even to the day of his death, Samuel never again visited Saul.(C) Samuel mourned for Saul,(D) and the Lord regretted He had made Saul king over Israel.
Samuel Anoints David
16 The Lord said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul,(E) since I have rejected him as king over Israel?(F) Fill your horn with oil(G) and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem(H) because I have selected a king from his sons.”
2 Samuel asked, “How can I go? Saul will hear about it and kill me!”
The Lord answered, “Take a young cow with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.’(I) 3 Then invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will let you know what you are to do.(J) You are to anoint for Me the one I indicate to you.”(K)
4 Samuel did what the Lord directed and went to Bethlehem.(L) When the elders of the town met him, they trembled[a] and asked, “Do[b] you come in peace?”(M)
5 “In peace,” he replied. “I’ve come to sacrifice to the Lord. Consecrate yourselves(N) and come with me to the sacrifice.”[c] Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice. 6 When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab(O) and said, “Certainly the Lord’s anointed one is here before Him.”
7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or his stature, because I have rejected him. Man does not see what the Lord sees,[d] for man sees what is visible,[e] but the Lord sees the heart.”(P)
8 Jesse called Abinadab(Q) and presented him to Samuel. “The Lord hasn’t chosen this one either,” Samuel said. 9 Then Jesse presented Shammah,(R) but Samuel said, “The Lord hasn’t chosen this one either.” 10 After Jesse presented seven of his sons to him, Samuel told Jesse, “The Lord hasn’t chosen any of these.” 11 Samuel asked him, “Are these all the sons you have?”
“There is still the youngest,”(S) he answered, “but right now he’s tending the sheep.” Samuel told Jesse, “Send for him. We won’t sit down to eat until he gets here.” 12 So Jesse sent for him. He had beautiful eyes and a healthy,[f] handsome appearance.(T)
Then the Lord said, “Anoint him, for he is the one.”(U) 13 So Samuel took the horn of oil, anointed him(V) in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the Lord took control of David from that day forward.(W) Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah.
The Call of Matthew
27 After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax office,(A) and He said to him, “Follow Me!” 28 So, leaving everything behind, he got up and began to follow Him.
Dining with Sinners
29 Then Levi hosted a grand banquet for Him at his house. Now there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others who were guests[a] with them.(B) 30 But the Pharisees and their scribes(C) were complaining to His disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
31 Jesus replied to them, “The healthy don’t need a doctor, but the sick do. 32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
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