Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
Joy in the Morning
A psalm; a dedication song for the house. Of David.
30 I will exalt you, Lord,
because you have lifted me up(A)
and have not allowed my enemies
to triumph over me.(B)
2 Lord my God,
I cried to you for help, and you healed me.(C)
3 Lord, you brought me up from Sheol;(D)
you spared me from among those
going down[a] to the Pit.(E)
4 Sing to the Lord, you his faithful ones,
and praise his holy name.(F)
5 For his anger lasts only a moment,
but his favour, a lifetime.
Weeping may stay overnight,
but there is joy in the morning.(G)
6 When I was secure, I said,
‘I will never be shaken.’(H)
7 Lord, when you showed your favour,
you made me stand like a strong mountain;(I)
when you hid your face, I was terrified.(J)
8 Lord, I called to you;
I sought favour from my Lord:(K)
9 ‘What gain is there in my death,
if I go down to the Pit?
Will the dust praise you?
Will it proclaim your truth?(L)
10 Lord, listen and be gracious to me;
Lord, be my helper.’(M)
11 You turned my lament into dancing;
you removed my sackcloth
and clothed me with gladness,(N)
12 so that I can sing to you and not be silent.
Lord my God, I will praise you for ever.(O)
32 When Elisha got to the house, he discovered the boy lying dead on his bed.(A) 33 So he went in, closed the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the Lord.(B) 34 Then he went up and lay on the boy:(C) he put mouth to mouth, eye to eye, hand to hand. While he bent down over him, the boy’s flesh became warm.(D) 35 Elisha got up, went into the house, and paced back and forth. Then he went up and bent down over him again. The boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes.(E)
36 Elisha called Gehazi and said, ‘Call the Shunammite woman.’ He called her and she came. Then Elisha said, ‘Pick up your son.’ 37 She came, fell at his feet, and bowed to the ground; she picked up her son and left.(F)
Commissioning the Twelve
9 Summoning the Twelve,(A) he gave them power and authority over all the demons and to heal diseases.(B) 2 Then he sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.(C)
3 ‘Take nothing for the road,’(D) he told them, ‘no staff,(E) no travelling bag, no bread, no money; and don’t take an extra shirt. 4 Whatever house you enter, stay there and leave from there. 5 If they do not welcome you, when you leave that town, shake off the dust from your feet as a testimony against them.’(F) 6 So they went out and travelled from village to village, proclaiming the good news and healing everywhere.
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