Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

66 Unto the end, in, hymns, a psalm of a canticle for David.

² May God have mercy on us, and bless us: may he cause the light of his countenance to shine upon us, and may he have mercy on us.

³ That we may know thy way upon earth: thy salvation in all nations.

⁴ Let people confess to thee, O God: let all people give praise to thee.

⁵ Let the nations be glad and rejoice: for thou judgest the people with justice, and directest the nations upon earth.

⁶ Let the people, O God, confess to thee: let all the people give praise to thee:

⁷ The earth hath yielded her fruit. May God, our God bless us,

⁸ May God bless us: and all the ends of the earth fear him.

¹⁰ And all the land shall return even to the desert, from the hill to Remmon to the south of Jerusalem: and she shall be exalted, and shall dwell in her own place, from the gate of Benjamin even to the place of the former gate, and even to the gate of the corners: and from the tower of Hananeel even to the king's winepresses.

¹¹ And people shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more an anathema: but Jerusalem shall sit secure.

¹² And this shall be the plague wherewith the Lord shall strike all nations that have fought against Jerusalem: the flesh of every one shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.

¹³ In that day there shall be a great tumult from the Lord among them: and a man shall take the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall be clasped upon his neighbour's hand.

¹⁴ And even Juda shall fight against Jerusalem: and the riches of all nations round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and garments in great abundance.

¹⁵ And the destruction of the horse, and of the mule, and of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts, that shall be in those tents, shall be like this destruction.

¹⁶ And all they that shall be left of all nations that came against Jerusalem, shall go up from year to year, to adore the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.

¹⁷ And it shall come to pass, that he that shall not go up of the families of the land to Jerusalem, to adore the King, the Lord of hosts, there shall be no rain upon them.

¹⁸ And if the family of Egypt go not up nor come: neither shall it be upon them, but there shall be destruction wherewith the Lord will strike all nations that will not go up to keep the feast of tabernacles.

¹⁹ This shall be the sin of Egypt, and this the sin of all nations, that will not go up to keep the feast of tabernacles.

²⁰ In that day that which is upon the bridle of the horse shall be holy to the Lord: and the caldrons in the house of the Lord shall be as the phials before the altar.

²¹ And every caldron in Jerusalem and Juda shall be sanctified to the Lord of hosts: and all that sacrifice shall come, and take of them, and shall seethe in them: and the merchant shall be no more in the house of the Lord of hosts in that day.

9 Then calling together the twelve apostles, he gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.

² And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.

³ And he said to them: Take nothing for your journey; neither staff, nor scrip, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats.

⁴ And whatsoever house you shall enter into, abide there, and depart not from thence.

⁵ And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off even the dust of your feet, for a testimony against them.

⁶ And going out, they went about through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing everywhere.