Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

A Song of degrees.

121 I lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: whence shall my help come?

² My help [cometh] from Jehovah, who made the heavens and the earth.

³ He will not suffer thy foot to be moved; he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

⁴ Behold, he that keepeth Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

⁵ Jehovah is thy keeper, Jehovah is thy shade upon thy right hand;

⁶ The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

⁷ Jehovah will keep thee from all evil; he will keep thy soul.

⁸ Jehovah will keep thy going out and thy coming in, from henceforth and for evermore.

⁴ Listen unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will establish my judgment for a light of the peoples.

⁵ My righteousness is near, my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the peoples: the isles shall wait for me, and in mine arm shall they trust.

⁶ Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look on the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall grow old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner; but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.

⁷ Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear not the reproach of men, and be not afraid of their revilings.

⁸ For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool; but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation.

7 And when he had completed all his words in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum.

² And a certain centurion's bondman who was dear to him was ill and about to die;

³ and having heard of Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, begging him that he might come and save his bondman.

⁴ But they, being come to Jesus, besought him diligently, saying, He is worthy to whom thou shouldest grant this,

⁵ for he loves our nation, and himself has built the synagogue for us.

⁶ And Jesus went with them. But already, when he was not far from the house, the centurion sent to him friends, saying to him, Lord, do not trouble thyself, for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof.

⁷ Wherefore neither did I count myself worthy to come to thee. But say by a word and my servant shall be healed.

⁸ For *I* also am a man placed under authority, having under myself soldiers, and I say to this [one], Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my bondman, Do this, and he does [it].

⁹ And Jesus hearing this wondered at him, and turning to the crowd following him said, I say to you, Not even in Israel have I found so great faith.

¹⁰ And they who had been sent returning to the house found the bondman, who was ill, in good health.