Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

15 The inscription of a title to David himself. Preserve me, O Lord, for I have put trust in thee.

² I have said to the Lord, thou art my God, for thou hast no need of my goods.

³ To the saints, who are in his land, he hath made wonderful all my desires in them.

⁴ Their infirmities were multiplied: afterwards they made haste. I will not gather together their meetings for blood offerings: nor will I be mindful of their names by my lips.

⁵ The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup: it is thou that wilt restore my inheritance to me.

⁶ The lines are fallen unto me in goodly places: for my inheritance is goodly to me.

⁷ I will bless the Lord, who hath given me understanding: moreover my reins also have corrected me even till night.

⁸ I set the Lord always in my sight: for he is at my right hand, that I be not moved.

⁹ Therefore my heart hath been glad, and my tongue hath rejoiced: moreover my flesh also shall rest in hope.

¹⁰ Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; nor wilt then give thy holy one to see corruption.

¹¹ Thou hast made known to me the ways of life, thou shalt fill me with joy with thy countenance: at thy right hand are delights even to the end.

14 And it came to pass at that time, that Amraphel king of Sennaar, and Arioch king of Pontus, and Chodorlahomor king of the Elamites, and Thadal king of nations,

² Made war against Bara king of Sodom, and against Bersa king of Gomorrha, and against Sennaab king of Adama, and against Semeber king of Seboim, and against the king of Bala, which is Segor.

³ All these came together into the woodland vale, which now is the salt sea.

⁴ For they had served Chodorlahomor twelve years, and in the thirteenth year they revolted from him.

⁵ And in the fourteenth year came Chodorlahomor, and the kings that were with him: and they smote the Raphaim in Astarothcarnaim, and the Zuzim with them, and the Emim in Save of Cariathaim.

⁶ And the Chorreans in the mountains of Seir, even to the plains of Pharan, which is in the wilderness.

⁷ And they returned, and came to the fountain of Misphat, the same is Cades: and they smote all the country of the Amalecites, and the Amorrhean that dwelt in Asasonthamar.

⁸ And the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrha, and the king of Adama, and the king of Seboim, and the king of Bala, which is Segor, went out: and they set themselves against them in battle array in the woodland vale:

⁹ To wit, against Chodorlahomor king of the Elamites, and Thadal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Sennaar, and Arioch king of Pontus: four kings against five.

¹⁰ Now the woodland vale had many pits of slime. And the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrha turned their backs and were overthrown there: and they that remained fled to the mountain.

¹¹ And they took all the substance of the Sodomites, and Gomorrhites, and all their victuals, and went their way:

¹² And Lot also, the son of Abram's brother, who dwelt in Sodom, and his substance.

¹³ And behold one that had escaped told Abram the Hebrew, who dwelt in the vale of Mambre the Amorrhite, the brother of Escol, and the brother of Aner: for these had made league with Abram.

¹⁴ Which when Abram had heard, to wit, that his brother Lot was taken, he numbered of the servants born in his house, three hundred and eighteen well appointed: and pursued them to Dan.

¹⁵ And dividing his company, he rushed upon them in the night: and defeated them, and pursued them as far as Hoba, which is on the left hand of Damascus.

¹⁶ And he brought back all the substance, and Lot his brother, with his substance, the women also and the people.

⁴ And when a very great multitude was gathered together, and hastened out of the cities unto him, he spoke by a similitude.

⁵ The sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.

⁶ And other some fell upon a rock: and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.

⁷ And other some fell among thorns, and the thorns growing up with it, choked it.

⁸ And other some fell upon good ground; and being sprung up, yielded fruit a hundredfold. Saying these things, he cried out: He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

⁹ And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.

¹⁰ To whom he said: To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to the rest in parables, that seeing they may not see, and hearing may not understand.