Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

85 Lord, Thou hast been favorable unto Thy land; Thou hast released the captives of Jacob.

² Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of Thy people; Thou hast covered all their sin. Selah

⁸ I will hear what God the Lord will speak, for He will speak peace unto His people and to His saints; but let them not turn again to folly.

⁹ Surely His salvation is nigh them that fear Him, that glory may dwell in our land.

¹⁰ Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

¹¹ Truth shall spring out of the earth, and righteousness shall look down from heaven.

¹² Yea, the Lord shall give that which is good, and our land shall yield her increase.

¹³ Righteousness shall go before Him, and shall set us in the way of His steps.

⁴ Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

⁵ “Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.”

⁶ Then said I, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, I cannot speak, for I am a child.”

⁷ But the Lord said unto me, “Say not, ‘I am a child,’ for thou shalt go to all whom I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.

⁸ Be not afraid of their faces, for I am with thee to deliver thee,” saith the Lord.

⁹ Then the Lord put forth His hand and touched my mouth. And the Lord said unto me, “Behold, I have put My words in thy mouth.

¹⁰ See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms to root out and to pull down, and to destroy and to throw down, to build and to plant.”

¹⁹ Now those who had been scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose on account of Stephen, traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, preaching the Word to none but unto the Jews only.

²⁰ And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke unto the Greeks, preaching the Lord Jesus.

²¹ And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned unto the Lord.

²² Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem, and they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch.

²³ And when he came and had seen the grace of God, he was glad and exhorted them all that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord,

²⁴ for he was a good man and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith. And many people were added unto the Lord.

²⁵ Then Barnabas departed to Tarsus to seek out Saul;

²⁶ and when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass that for a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught many people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.