Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

128 A Song of the Ascents. O the happiness of every one fearing Jehovah, Who is walking in His ways.

² The labour of thy hands thou surely eatest, Happy [art] thou, and good [is] to thee.

³ Thy wife [is] as a fruitful vine in the sides of thy house, Thy sons as olive plants around thy table.

⁴ Lo, surely thus is the man blessed who is fearing Jehovah.

⁵ Jehovah doth bless thee out of Zion, Look, then, on the good of Jerusalem, All the days of thy life,

⁶ And see the sons of thy sons! Peace on Israel!

¹² Then speaketh Joshua to Jehovah in the day of Jehovah's giving up the Amorites before the sons of Israel, and he saith, before the eyes of Israel, `Sun -- in Gibeon stand still; and moon -- in the valley of Ajalon;'

¹³ and the sun standeth still, and the moon hath stood -- till the nation taketh vengeance [on] its enemies; is it not written on the Book of the Upright, `and the sun standeth in the midst of the heavens, and hath not hasted to go in -- as a perfect day?'

¹⁴ And there hath not been like that day before it or after it, for Jehovah's hearkening to the voice of a man; for Jehovah is fighting for Israel.

15 Then come unto Jesus do they from Jerusalem -- scribes and Pharisees -- saying,

² `Wherefore do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they do not wash their hands when they may eat bread.'

³ And he answering said to them, `Wherefore also do ye transgress the command of God because of your tradition?

⁴ for God did command, saying, Honour thy father and mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother -- let him die the death;

⁵ but ye say, Whoever may say to father or mother, An offering [is] whatever thou mayest be profited by me; --

⁶ and he may not honour his father or his mother, and ye did set aside the command of God because of your tradition.

⁷ `Hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,

⁸ This people doth draw nigh to Me with their mouth, and with the lips it doth honour Me, but their heart is far off from Me;

⁹ and in vain do they worship Me, teaching teachings -- commands of men.'