Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
An instruction[a]. By Ethan, the Ezrahite
God’s Covenant with David
89 I will sing forever about the gracious love of the Lord;
from generation to generation
I will declare your faithfulness with my mouth.
2 I will declare that your gracious love was established forever;
in the heavens itself, you have established your faithfulness.
3 I have made a covenant with my chosen one;
I have made a promise to David, my servant.
4 “I will establish your dynasty forever,
and I will lift up one who will build[b] your throne
from generation to generation.”
God’s Describes His Anointed
19 You spoke to your faithful[a] ones through a vision:[b]
“I will set a helper over[c] a warrior.
I will raise up a chosen one from the people.
20 I have found my servant David;
I have anointed him with my sacred oil,
21 with whom my power[d] will be firmly established;
for my arm will strengthen him.
22 No enemy will deceive him;
no wicked person[e] will afflict him.
23 I will crush his enemies before him
and strike those who hate him.
24 My faithfulness and gracious love will be with him,
and in my name his power[f] will be exalted.
25 I will place his hand[g] over the sea,
and his right hand[h] over the rivers.
26 He will announce to me
‘You are my father,
my God, and the rock of my salvation.’
12 Later on, David was informed, “The Lord has blessed the home of Obed-edom and everything he has since he’s in possession[a] of the Ark of God.” So David went out joyfully and brought up the Ark of God to the City of David from Obed-edom’s home. 13 After those who were carrying the ark of the Lord had taken six steps, he sacrificed oxen and fattened animals, 14 dancing in front of the Lord with all of his strength and wearing a linen ephod. 15 So David and the entire assembly[b] of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting and trumpet blasts.
David’s Wife Michal Disrespects David’s Worship
16 As the ark of the Lord was coming into the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal was peering out a window, watching King David jumping and dancing in the Lord’s presence, and she despised him in her heart. 17 They brought in the ark of the Lord, set it in place inside the tent that David had erected for it, and David sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings in the presence of the Lord.
18 After David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of the Heavenly Armies 19 and distributed to all the people—the entire multitude of Israel, including both men and women—a cake made of bread, one made of dates, and one made of raisins to each one. Then all the people left, each headed for home.
God’s Son is Superior to the Angels
5 For to which of the angels did God[a] ever say, “You are my Son. Today I have become your Father”?[b] Or again, “I will be his Father, and he will be my Son”?[c] 6 And again, when he brings[d] his firstborn into the world, he says, “Let all God’s angels worship him.”[e] 7 Now about the angels he says,
“He makes his angels winds,
and his servants flames of fire.”[f]
8 But about the Son he says,
“Your throne, O God,
is forever and ever,
and the scepter of your kingdom
is a righteous scepter.
9 You have loved righteousness
and hated wickedness.
That is why God, your God,
anointed you rather than your companions
with the oil of gladness.”[g]
10 And,
“In the beginning, Lord,[h]
you laid the foundation of the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands.
11 They will come to an end,
but you will remain forever.
They will all wear out like clothes.
12 You will roll them up like a robe,
and they will be changed like clothes.
But you remain the same,
and your life[i] will never end.”[j]
13 But to which of the angels did he ever say,
“Sit at my right hand
until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet”?[k]
14 All of them are spirits on a divine mission, sent to serve those who are about to inherit salvation, aren’t they?
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