Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

¹² And the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to Me onto the mountain, and be there. And I will give you Tablets of stone, and the Law, and the Commandment which I have written, to teach them.”

¹³ Then Moses and his minister, Joshua, rose up. And Moses went up onto the Mountain of God,

¹⁴ and said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we return. And behold, Aaron and Hur are with you. Whoever has any matters, let him come to them.

¹⁵ Then, Moses went up to the mount; and the cloud covered the mountain.

¹⁶ And the Glory of the LORD remained upon Mount Sinai; and the cloud covered it for six days. And the seventh day, He called to Moses out of the midst of the cloud.

¹⁷ And the sight of the Glory of the LORD on the top of the mountain was like a consuming fire in the eyes of the children of Israel.

¹⁸ And Moses entered into the midst of the cloud and went up to the mountain. And Moses was on the mount for forty days and forty nights.

2 Why do the heathen rage, and the people murmur in vain?

² The kings of the Earth stand together. And the Princes are assembled together against the LORD, and against His Christ.

³ Let us break their bands and cast their cords from us.

⁴ But he who dwells in the heavens shall laugh. The LORD shall hold them in derision.

⁵ Then shall He speak to them in His wrath, and vex them in His sore displeasure, saying,

⁶ “I have set My King upon Zion, My Holy Mountain.”

⁷ “I will declare the decree. The LORD has said to me, ‘You are My Son. This day have I begotten You.

⁸ “Ask of Me, and I shall give You the heathen for Your inheritance, and the ends of the Earth for Your possession.

⁹ “You shall crush them with a scepter of iron; and break them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.’”

¹⁰ Be wise now, therefore, you kings. Be learned, you judges of the Earth.

¹¹ Serve the LORD in fear; and rejoice in trembling.

¹² Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, and you perish on the way when His wrath shall suddenly burn. Blessed are all who trust in Him. A Psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom.

99 The LORD reigns! Let the people tremble. He sits between the Cherubims. Let the Earth be moved!

² The LORD is great in Zion; and He is high above all the people.

³ They shall praise Your great and fearful Name (It is Holy).

⁴ Also, the King’s power loves judgment. You establish equity. You have executed judgment and justice in Jacob.

⁵ Exalt the LORD our God and bow down before His footstool. He is Holy.

⁶ Moses and Aaron were among His Priests, and Samuel among such as call upon His Name. These called upon the LORD and He heard them.

⁷ He spoke to them in the cloudy pillar. They kept His testimonies, the Law which He gave them.

⁸ You heard them, O LORD our God. You were a favorable God to them, though You took vengeance for their evil deeds.

⁹ Exalt the LORD our God and bow down before His Holy Mountain; for the LORD our God is Holy. A Psalm of praise

¹⁶ For we did not follow cunningly-devised fables when we opened to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. But we saw His majesty with our own eyes.

¹⁷ For He received honor and glory from God the Father when there came such a voice to Him from that excellent Glory: “This is my beloved Son, in Whom I am well-pleased.”

¹⁸ And this voice we heard when it came from Heaven, being with Him on the Holy Mount.

¹⁹ We also have the enduring Word of the Prophets—to which you do well to pay attention, as to a light that shines in a dark place—until the Day dawns and the Day Star arise in your hearts.

²⁰ So that you first know this: that no Prophecy of the Scripture is of any private interpretation.

²¹ For the Prophecy did not come by the will of man. But holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

17 And after six days, Jesus took Peter and James, and John his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain, alone.

² And He was transfigured before them. And His face shined as the Sun. And His clothes were as white as the light.

³ And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with Him.

⁴ Then Peter answered, and said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here. If You would, let us make three booths here; one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

⁵ “While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. And behold, a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in Whom I am well pleased. Hear Him.”

⁶ And when the disciples heard that, they fell on their faces, and were very afraid.

⁷ Then Jesus came and touched them, and said, “Arise. And do not be afraid.”

⁸ And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no one, except Jesus only.

⁹ And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, “Tell no one of this vision until the Son of Man has risen again from the dead.”