Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

128 Blessed is everyone who fears the LORD and walks in His ways.

² When you eat the labors of your hands, you shall be blessed; and it shall be well with you.

³ Your wife shall be as a fruitful vine on the sides of your house, your children like olive plants around your table.

⁴ Lo, surely thus shall the man be blessed who fears the LORD.

⁵ The LORD out of Zion shall bless you; and you shall see the wealth of Jerusalem all the days of your life.

⁶ Indeed, you shall see your children’s children. Peace upon Israel. A song of degrees

¹² Then Joshua spoke to the LORD, on the day when the LORD gave the Amorites before the children of Israel. And he said in the sight of Israel, “Sun, stay in Gibeon! And Moon, you stay in the Valley of Aijalon!”

¹³ And the Sun stayed, and the Moon stood still, until the people avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the Sun stayed in the midst of the sky and did not hurry to go down for a whole day.

¹⁴ And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD heard the voice of a man. For the LORD fought for Israel.

15 Then the scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying,

² “Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”

³ But He answered and said to them, “And why do you transgress the Commandment of God by your tradition?

⁴ “For God has commanded, saying, ‘Honor your father and mother. And the one who curses father or mother, let him die the death.’

⁵ “But you say, ‘Whoever shall say to father or mother, “By the gift that is offered by me,” you may have profit;

⁶ though he does not honor his father or his mother. Thus, by your tradition, you have made the Commandment of God of no authority.

⁷ “O hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied well of you, saying,

⁸ “‘This people draws near to Me with their mouth, and honors Me with the lips, but their heart is far away from Me.

⁹ ‘But they worship Me in vain, teaching men’s precepts as doctrines.’”