Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

96 Sing ye unto Jehovah a new song: sing unto Jehovah, all the earth.

² Sing unto Jehovah, bless his name; publish his salvation from day to day.

³ Declare his glory among the nations, his wondrous works among all the peoples.

⁴ For Jehovah is great and exceedingly to be praised; he is terrible above all gods.

⁵ For all the gods of the peoples are idols; but Jehovah made the heavens.

⁶ Majesty and splendour are before him; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.

⁷ Give unto Jehovah, ye families of peoples, give unto Jehovah glory and strength;

⁸ Give unto Jehovah the glory of his name; bring an oblation and come into his courts;

⁹ Worship Jehovah in holy splendour; tremble before him, all the earth.

¹⁰ Say among the nations, Jehovah reigneth! yea, the world is established, it shall not be moved; he will execute judgment upon the peoples with equity.

¹¹ Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof;

¹² Let the field exult and all that is therein. Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy,

¹³ Before Jehovah, for he cometh; for he cometh to judge the earth: he will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples in his faithfulness.

3 To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heavens:

² A time to be born, and a time to die; A time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

³ A time to kill, and a time to heal; A time to break down, and a time to build up;

⁴ A time to weep, and a time to laugh; A time to mourn, and a time to dance;

⁵ A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

⁶ A time to seek, and a time to lose; A time to keep, and a time to cast away;

⁷ A time to rend, and a time to sew; A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

⁸ A time to love, and a time to hate; A time of war, and a time of peace.

¹⁷ Every good gift and every perfect gift comes down from above, from the Father of lights, with whom is no variation nor shadow of turning.

¹⁸ According to his own will begat he us by the word of truth, that we should be a certain first-fruits of *his* creatures.