Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
Psalm 29[a]
A psalm of David.
29 Acknowledge the Lord, you heavenly beings,[b]
acknowledge the Lord’s majesty and power.[c]
2 Acknowledge the majesty of the Lord’s reputation.[d]
Worship the Lord in holy attire.[e]
3 The Lord’s shout is heard over the water;[f]
the majestic God thunders,[g]
the Lord appears over the surging water.[h]
4 The Lord’s shout is powerful,[i]
the Lord’s shout is majestic.[j]
5 The Lord’s shout breaks[k] the cedars,
the Lord shatters[l] the cedars of Lebanon.[m]
6 He makes them skip like a calf,
Lebanon and Sirion[n] like a young ox.[o]
7 The Lord’s shout strikes[p] with flaming fire.[q]
8 The Lord’s shout shakes[r] the wilderness,
the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.[s]
9 The Lord’s shout bends[t] the large trees[u]
and strips[v] the leaves from the forests.[w]
Everyone in his temple says, “Majestic!”[x]
10 The Lord sits enthroned over the engulfing waters,[y]
the Lord sits enthroned[z] as the eternal king.
11 The Lord gives[aa] his people strength;[ab]
the Lord grants his people security.[ac]
16 This is what Moses did, according to all the Lord had commanded him—so he did.
17 So the tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month, in the second year. 18 When Moses set up the tabernacle and put its bases in place, he set up its frames, attached its bars, and set up its posts. 19 Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent over it, as the Lord had commanded him.[a] 20 He took the testimony and put it in the ark, attached the poles to the ark, and then put the atonement lid on the ark. 21 And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, hung[b] the protecting curtain,[c] and shielded the ark of the testimony from view, just as the Lord had commanded him.[d]
22 And Moses[e] put the table in the tent of meeting, on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the curtain. 23 And he set the bread in order on it[f] before the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded him.[g]
24 And he put the lampstand in the tent of meeting opposite the table, on the south side of the tabernacle. 25 Then he set up the lamps before the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded him.[h]
26 And he put the gold altar in the tent of meeting in front of the curtain, 27 and he burned fragrant incense on it, just as the Lord had commanded him.[i]
28 Then Moses[j] put the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle. 29 He also put the altar for the burnt offering by the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, and offered on it the burnt offering and the meal offering, just as the Lord had commanded him.[k]
30 Then he put the large basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it[l] for washing. 31 Moses and Aaron and his sons would wash their hands and their feet from it. 32 Whenever they entered[m] the tent of meeting, and whenever they approached[n] the altar, they would wash,[o] just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
33 And he set up the courtyard around the tabernacle and the altar, and put the curtain at the gate of the courtyard. So Moses finished the work.
34 Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. 35 Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud settled on it and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. 36 But when the cloud was lifted up[p] from the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out[q] on all their journeys; 37 but if the cloud was not lifted up, then they would not journey farther until the day it was lifted up.[r] 38 For the cloud of the Lord was on the tabernacle by day, but fire would be[s] on it at night, in plain view[t] of all the house of Israel throughout all their journeys.
35 At daybreak[a] the magistrates[b] sent their police officers,[c] saying, “Release those men.” 36 The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying,[d] “The magistrates have sent orders[e] to release you. So come out now and go in peace.”[f] 37 But Paul said to the police officers,[g] “They had us beaten in public[h] without a proper trial[i]—even though we are Roman citizens[j]—and they threw us[k] in prison. And now they want to send us away[l] secretly? Absolutely not! They[m] themselves must come and escort us out!”[n] 38 The police officers reported these words to the magistrates. They were frightened when they heard Paul and Silas[o] were Roman citizens[p] 39 and came[q] and apologized to them. After[r] they brought them out, they asked them repeatedly[s] to leave the city. 40 When they came out of the prison, they entered Lydia’s house, and when they saw the brothers, they encouraged them and then[t] departed.
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