); Genesis 22:15-18 (God’s blessing promised again); 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12 (How to love one another) (Christian Standard Bible Anglicised)
Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
God Our King
For the choir director. A psalm of the sons of Korah.
47 Clap your hands, all you peoples;(A)
shout to God with a jubilant cry.(B)
2 For the Lord, the Most High, is awe-inspiring,
a great King over the whole earth.(C)
3 He subdues peoples under us
and nations under our feet.(D)
4 He chooses for us our inheritance –
the pride of Jacob, whom he loves.(E) Selah
5 God ascends among shouts of joy,
the Lord, with the sound of a ram’s horn.(F)
6 Sing praise to God, sing praise;
sing praise to our King, sing praise!(G)
7 Sing a song of wisdom,[a]
for God is King of the whole earth.(H)
8 God reigns over the nations;
God is seated on his holy throne.(I)
9 The nobles of the peoples have assembled
with the people of the God of Abraham.(J)
For the leaders[b] of the earth belong to God;
he is greatly exalted.(K)
15 Then the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven 16 and said, ‘By myself I have sworn,’(A) this is the Lord’s declaration: ‘Because you have done this thing and have not withheld your only son, 17 I will indeed bless you(B) and make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky(C) and the sand on the seashore.(D) Your offspring will possess the city gates of their[a] enemies.(E) 18 And all the nations of the earth will be blessed[b] by your offspring(F) because you have obeyed my command.’
Loving and Working
9 About brotherly love: You don’t need me to write to you because you yourselves are taught by God(A) to love one another.(B) 10 In fact, you are doing this towards all the brothers and sisters in the entire region of Macedonia.(C) But we encourage you, brothers and sisters, to do this even more, 11 to seek to lead a quiet life,(D) to mind your own business,[a] and to work(E) with your own hands, as we commanded you, 12 so that you may behave properly(F) in the presence of outsiders and not be dependent on anyone.[b](G)
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