Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

To the Overcomer, A Psalm or Song of David.

¹ ¶ Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered; let those that hate him flee before him.

² As smoke is driven away; so drive them away: as wax melts before the fire, so shall the wicked perish at the presence of God.

³ But the righteous shall be glad; they shall rejoice before God; they shall dance with joy.

⁴ Sing unto God, sing psalms unto his name; extol him that rides upon the heavens by his name JAH and rejoice before him.

⁵ A father of the fatherless and a defender of the widows is God in his holy habitation.

⁶ God sets the solitary in families; he brings out those who are bound with chains, but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.

⁷ ¶ O God, when thou didst go forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:

⁸ The earth shook, the heavens also dropped their rain at the presence of God; even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

⁹ Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, by which thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.

¹⁰ Thy presence was in thy congregation; thou, O God, by thy goodness thou hast provided for the poor.

¹⁹ Blessed be the Lord, who daily lades us with benefits, even the God of our saving health. Selah.

²⁰ He that is our God is the God of salvation, and unto GOD the Lord belongs the way of escape from death.

¹⁶ ¶ If I have disturbed the desire of the poor or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;

¹⁷ or have eaten my morsel alone and the fatherless has not eaten thereof;

¹⁸ (for from my youth the fatherless was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided the widow from my mother’s womb)

¹⁹ if I have seen any perish for want of clothing or any needy without a covering;

²⁰ if his loins have not blessed me and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

²¹ if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, even when I saw that they would all help me in the gate;

²² then let my back fall from my shoulder blade, and my arm be broken from its joint.

²³ For I feared destruction from God, against whose highness I could have no power.

⁴⁰ ¶ And it came to pass that when Jesus returned, the people received him, for they were all waiting for him.

⁴¹ And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a prince of the synagogue, and he fell down at Jesus’ feet and besought him that he would come into his house;

⁴² for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay dying. But as he went, the people thronged him.

⁴³ And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, who had spent all her living upon physicians but could not be healed by any,

⁴⁴ came behind him and touched the border of his garment, and immediately her issue of blood stopped.

⁴⁵ Then Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and those that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?

⁴⁶ And Jesus said, Someone has touched me, for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.

⁴⁷ And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him and how she was healed immediately.

⁴⁸ And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith has made thee whole; go in peace.

⁴⁹ While he yet spoke, there came one from the ruler of the synagogue’s house, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Master.

⁵⁰ But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not; only believe, and she shall be made whole.

⁵¹ And when he came into the house, he allowed no one to go in except Peter and James and John and the father and the mother of the maiden.

⁵² And all wept and bewailed her, but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleeps.

⁵³ And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.

⁵⁴ And he put them all out and took her by the hand and called, saying, Maid, arise.

⁵⁵ Then her spirit returned, and she arose straightway, and he commanded to give her food.

⁵⁶ And her parents were astonished, but he charged them that they should tell no one what was done.