Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

Psalm 29

The God of Glory Thunders

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A psalm by David.

The God of Glory Thunders

¹⁶ Moses did so. He did everything exactly as the Lord had commanded him.

¹⁷ And so in the first month of the second year, on the first day of the month, the Dwelling was raised. ¹⁸ Moses raised the Dwelling. He laid out its socket bases, set up its boards, inserted its crossbars, and raised its posts. ¹⁹ He spread the tent over the Dwelling and put the cover for the tent above it,^[a] just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

²⁰ He took the Testimony and put it into the ark. He set the poles in place on the ark and placed the atonement seat on top of the ark. ²¹ He brought the ark into the tent. He set up the special veil to screen the Ark of the Testimony, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

²² He put the table in the Tent of Meeting, on the north side of the tent, outside of the veil. ²³ He set the bread in order on the table in the presence of the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

²⁴ He put the lampstand in the Tent of Meeting, opposite the table, on the south side of the tent. ²⁵ He lit the lamps before the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

²⁶ He put the golden altar in the Tent of Meeting in front of the veil. ²⁷ He burned incense of fragrant spices on it, just as the Lord commanded Moses. ²⁸ He put up the screen for the entryway to the tent. ²⁹ He set the altar of burnt offering at the door of the Dwelling, the Tent of Meeting, and offered the burnt offering and the grain offering on it, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

³⁰ He set the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar and put water in it, with which to wash. ³¹ Moses, Aaron, and Aaron’s sons washed their hands and their feet there. ³² When they went into the Tent of Meeting and when they came near the altar, they washed, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

³³ He erected the courtyard around the tent and the altar and set up the screen of the gate of the courtyard. So Moses completed the work.

³⁴ Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the Glory of the Lord filled the tent. ³⁵ Moses was not able to enter the Tent of Meeting, because the cloud stayed over it, and the Glory of the Lord filled the tent. ³⁶ Throughout all their journeys, whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tent, the people of Israel would move forward. ³⁷ But if the cloud was not taken up, then they would not travel until the day when it was taken up. ³⁸ For in the sight of the whole house of Israel, the cloud of the Lord was above the tent by day, and there was fire in the cloud by night, throughout all their journeys.

Released From Prison

³⁵ At daybreak the magistrates sent officers, saying, “Release those men!” ³⁶ The jailer reported these words to Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders that you should be released. So come out now and go in peace.”

³⁷ But Paul said to them, “They beat us publicly without a trial, even though we are Roman citizens, and threw us into prison. And now they are releasing us secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!”

³⁸ The officers reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens. ³⁹ So they came and apologized to them. As they escorted them out, they requested that they leave the city. ⁴⁰ After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia’s house. They saw the brothers, encouraged them, and then left.