Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
40 1 David delivered from great danger doth magnify and praise the grace of God for his deliverance, and commendeth his providence toward all mankind. 5 Then doth he promise to give himself wholly to God’s service, and so declareth how God is truly worshipped. 14 Afterwards he giveth thanks and praiseth God, and having complained of his enemies, with good courage he calleth for aid and succor.
To him that excelleth. A Psalm of David.
1 I waited [a]patiently for the Lord, and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
2 He brought me also out of the [b]horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon the rock, and ordered my goings.
3 And he hath put in my mouth [c]a new song of praise unto our God: many shall see it and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.
4 Blessed is the man that maketh the Lord his trust, and regardeth [d]not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
5 [e]O Lord my God, thou hast made thy wonderful works so many, that none can count in order to thee thy thoughts toward us: I would declare and speak of them, but they are more than I am able to express.
6 Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire: (for [f]mine ears hast thou prepared) burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.
7 [g]Then said I, Lo, I come: for in the roll of the book it is written of me.
8 I desired to do thy good will, O my God: yea, thy Law is within mine heart.
25 Also when a woman’s issue of blood runneth long time besides the time of her [a]flowers, or when she hath an issue longer than her flowers, all the days of the issue of her uncleanness she shall be unclean, as in the time of her flowers.
26 Every bed whereon she lieth (as long as her issue lasteth) shall be to her as the [b]bed of her separation: and whatsoever she sitteth upon, shall be unclean, as her uncleanness when she is put apart.
27 And whosoever toucheth these things, shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and wash himself in water, and shall be unclean unto the even.
28 But if she be cleansed of her issue, then she shall [c]count her seven days, and after, she shall be clean.
29 And in the eighth day she shall take unto her two turtles, or two young pigeons, and bring them unto the Priest at the door of the Tabernacle of the Congregation.
30 And the Priest shall make of the one a sin offering, and of the other a burnt offering, and the Priest shall make an atonement for her before the Lord, for the issue of her uncleanness.
31 Thus shall ye [d]separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness, that they die not in their uncleanness, if they defile my Tabernacle that is among them.
22 3 Who ought to abstain from eating the things that were offered. 19 What oblation should be offered.
1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2 Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, that they be [a]separated from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they pollute not mine holy name in those things, which they hallow unto me: I am the Lord.
3 Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations after you, that [b]toucheth the holy things which the children of Israel hallow unto the Lord, having his uncleanness upon him, even that person shall be cut off from my sight, I am the Lord.
4 (A)Whosoever also of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue, he shall not eat of the holy things until he be clean: and who so toucheth any that is [c]unclean by reason of the dead, or a man whose issue of seed runneth from him,
5 Or the man that toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man by whom he may take uncleanness, [d]whatsoever uncleanness he hath,
6 The person that hath touched such, shall therefore be unclean until the even, and shall not eat of the holy things, [e]except he have washed his flesh with water.
7 But when the Sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things: for it is his [f]food.
8 (B)Of a beast that dieth, or is rent with beasts, whereby he may be defiled, he shall not eat: I am the Lord.
9 Let them keep therefore mine ordinance, lest they bear their sin for it, and die for it, if they defile it: I the Lord sanctify them.
14 [a]Be not unequally yoked with the infidels: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what [b]part hath the believer with the infidel?
16 And what agreement hath the Temple of God with idols? (A)for ye are the Temple of the [c]living God: as God hath said, (B)I will [d]dwell among them, and walk there: and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
17 (C)Wherefore come out from among them, and separate yourselves, saith the Lord, and touch none unclean thing, and I will receive you.
18 (D)And I will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
7 1 Lest by overmuch urging them he should dismay their tender minds, 2 he proveth that all that he said, 4 proceeded of the great good will he bare unto them: 8 and therefore they should not be offended, that he made them sorry, 10 and brought them to repentance not to be repented of.
1 Seeing then we have these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the [e]flesh and spirit, and finish our sanctification in the fear of God.
2 [f][g]Receive us: we have done wrong to no man: we have corrupted no man: we have defrauded no man.
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