Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
The King of Glory Entering Zion.
A Psalm of David.
24 The (A)earth is the Lord’s, and [a]all it contains,
The (B)world, and those who live in it.
2 For He has (C)founded it upon the seas
And established it upon the rivers.
3 Who may (D)ascend onto the (E)hill of the Lord?
And who may stand in His holy (F)place?
4 One who has (G)clean hands and a (H)pure heart,
Who has not (I)lifted up his soul to deceit
And has not (J)sworn deceitfully.
5 He will receive a (K)blessing from the Lord
And [b](L)righteousness from the God of his salvation.
6 [c]This is the generation of those who (M)seek Him,
Who seek Your face—even Jacob. Selah
7 (N)Lift up your heads, you gates,
And be lifted up, you [d]ancient doors,
That the King of (O)glory may come in!
8 Who is the King of glory?
The Lord (P)strong and mighty,
The Lord (Q)mighty in battle.
9 Lift up your heads, you gates,
And lift them up, you [e]ancient doors,
That the King of (R)glory may come in!
10 Who is this King of glory?
The Lord of (S)armies,
He is the King of glory. Selah
17 Your eyes will see (A)the King in His beauty;
They will see (B)a distant land.
18 Your heart will meditate on (C)terror:
“Where is (D)one who counts?
Where is one who weighs?
Where is one who counts the towers?”
19 You will no longer see a fierce people,
A people of [a](E)unintelligible speech [b]which no one comprehends,
Of a stammering tongue [c]which no one understands.
20 (F)Look at Zion, the city of our appointed feasts;
Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an (G)undisturbed settlement,
(H)A tent which will not be folded;
Its stakes will never be pulled up,
Nor any of its ropes be torn apart.
21 But there the majestic One, the Lord, will be for us
A place of (I)rivers and wide canals
On which no boat with oars will go,
And on which no mighty ship will pass—
22 For the Lord is our (J)judge,
The Lord is (K)our lawgiver,
The Lord is (L)our king;
(M)He will save us—
8 (A)I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, (B)I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed me these things. 9 And (C)he *said to me, “[a]Do not do that; I am a (D)fellow servant of yours and of your brothers the prophets, and of those who [b]keep the words of (E)this book. Worship God!”
The Final Message
10 And he *said to me, “(F)Do not seal up (G)the words of the prophecy of this book, (H)for the time is near. 11 (I)Let the one who does wrong still do wrong, and the one who is filthy still be filthy; and let the one who is righteous still practice righteousness, and the one who is holy still keep himself holy.”
12 “Behold, (J)I am coming quickly, and My (K)reward is with Me, (L)to reward each one as his work [c]deserves. 13 I am the (M)Alpha and the Omega, (N)the first and the last, (O)the beginning and the end.”
14 Blessed are those who (P)wash their robes, so that they will have the right to (Q)the tree of life, and may (R)enter the city by the (S)gates. 15 (T)Outside are the (U)dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral persons, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.
16 “(V)I, Jesus, have sent (W)My angel to testify to you of these things [d](X)for the churches. I am (Y)the root and the (Z)descendant of David, the bright (AA)morning star.”
17 The (AB)Spirit and the (AC)bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And (AD)let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires, take the (AE)water of life without cost.
18 I testify to everyone who hears (AF)the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone (AG)adds to them, God will add to him (AH)the plagues that are written in (AI)this book; 19 and if anyone (AJ)takes away from the (AK)words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from (AL)the tree of life and [e]from the holy city, (AM)which are written in this book.
20 He who (AN)testifies to these things says, “Yes, (AO)I am coming quickly.” Amen. (AP)Come, Lord Jesus.
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