Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

107 Praise the LORD, because He is good; for His mercy endures forever.

² Let those who have been redeemed by the LORD show how He has delivered them from the hand of the oppressor—

³ and gathered them out of the lands—from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.

¹⁷ Fools, by reason of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

¹⁸ Their soul abhors all food, and they are brought to death’s door.

¹⁹ Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble. He delivers them from their distress.

²⁰ He sends His Word and heals them and delivers them from their graves.

²¹ Let them confess, before the LORD, His lovingkindness, and His wonderful works before the sons of men.

²² And let them offer sacrifices of praise and declare His works with rejoicing.

⁵ Then I, Daniel, looked. And behold, there stood two others: one on this side of the riverbank, and the other on the other side of the riverbank.

⁶ And one said to the man clothed in linen, who was upon the waters of the river, “When shall the end of these wonders come?”

⁷ And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand to heaven, and swore by him who lives forever, that it shall be for a time, two times, and half a time. And when he shall have shattered the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.

⁸ Though I heard it, I did not understand. Then I said, “O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?”

⁹ And he said, “Go your way, Daniel. For the words are closed up, and sealed, till the end of the time.

¹⁰ “Many shall be purified, made white, and tried. But the wicked shall do wickedly. And none of the wicked shall have understanding. But the wise shall understand.

¹¹ “And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abominable desolation set up, there shall be a thousand, two hundred and ninety days.

¹² “Blessed is he who and comes and awaits the thousand, three hundred and thirty-five days.

¹³ But go your way, till the end. For you shall rest, and arise for your portion, at the end of days.”

⁷ in Whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace,

⁸ with which He has been abundant toward us in all wisdom and understanding;

⁹ and has made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure, which He has purposed in Him.

¹⁰ That in the dispensation of the fullness of the times, He might gather together all things in Christ, both in Heaven and on Earth;

¹¹ in Whom we also have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according the counsel of His own will,

¹² that we who first trusted in Christ, should be to the praise of His Glory;

¹³ in Whom also, you, having heard the Word of Truth, the Gospel of your salvation, and after having believed, were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,

¹⁴ Who is the guarantee of our inheritance, for the redemption of that acquired possession, to the praise of His Glory.