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Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

Daily Bible readings that follow the church liturgical year, with sequential stories told across multiple weeks.

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Psalm 150

Psalm 150^[a]

Harmonious Praise of God

¹Alleluia.

Praise God in his sanctuary;
    praise him in the firmament of his power.^[b]
²Praise him for his awesome acts,^[c]
    praise him for his immeasurable greatness.
³^[d]Praise him with the sound of the trumpet,
    praise him with the harp and lyre.
⁴Praise him with tambourines and dancing,
    praise him with strings and flutes.
⁵Praise him with clanging cymbals,
    praise him with crashing cymbals.
⁶Let everything that breathes
    offer praise to the Lord.
Alleluia.^[e]

Footnotes

Psalm 150:1 In the same manner in which our “Glory be to the Father” concludes the recitation of our psalms, this doxological psalm concludes the Psalter on an urgent invitation to praise (see the conclusions to the first four Books: Pss 41:14; 72:18f; 89:53; 106:48). May every living creature praise the Lord everywhere, on the part of everyone, and by every means. The word “Alleluia” or “Hallelujah” (translated as “Praise [or bless] the Lord” or “Praise [or bless] him”) echoes thirteen times in this psalm. The Psalter could not end on a richer or more powerful note. Everything leads to the immensity of God’s glory (see Rev 15:3-4; 19:4-8). “Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: ‘To the One seated on the throne / and to the Lamb / be blessing and honor and glory and might / forever and ever!’. . . Amen!” (Rev 5:13f).
We should heed this recommendation and carry it out, for we Christians are more aware than the psalmist of the work of God and Christ in the world and in us. Christ is enthroned in the highest heavens, his own sanctuary, but he is present and active in the heart of every creature, giving to each existence, motion, and life, as the case may be. He is in the heart of the whole world, directing its march in the material, living, human, and spiritual spheres and realizing his greatest victory in the last—the construction of the Church, his Body, his spiritual Spouse.
Psalm 150:1 God is to be praised in his sanctuary on earth and his sanctuary in heaven (see Ps 8:3). The Church of the New Covenant has the mission to glorify God in the world, and her members must gather in the house of God in order to carry out this mission. Firmament of his power: this is also translated as “mighty heavens,” which ensures the well-being of those on earth.
Psalm 150:2 God is to be praised because of his creating and redeeming awesome acts (see Pss 106:2; 145:4, 12), which reveal his greatness (see Pss 145:3; 147:5; 1 Chr 29:11).
Psalm 150:3 God is to be praised with a full orchestra (with trumpet, harp, lyre, and tambourine) and with dance in a liturgy of praise that will reach as high as the heavens.
Psalm 150:6 God is to be praised by everyone and everything endowed with life by the Creator (see Pss 103:22; 148:7-12; Rev 5:13). By doing so, Christians will be following the “way” of the Lord, with which the Psalter began (see Ps 1:2), a way that leads to eternal life.

Hosea 5:15-6:6

¹⁵I shall go back to my dwelling place
    until they acknowledge their guilt
    and seek my presence.^[a]
In their affliction,
    they will beseech my favor.

Chapter 6

Steadfast Love Rather than Sacrifice Is What Pleases Me

¹^[b]“Come, let us return to the Lord;
    he has wounded us, but he will heal us;
    he has struck us down, but he will bind up our wounds.
²After two days he will revive us;
    on the third day^[c] he will raise us up
    to live in his presence.
³Let us know the Lord;
    let us strive to know him.
His coming is as sure as the dawn;
    he will come to us like a shower,
    like the spring rains that water the earth.”
⁴What can I do with you, Ephraim?
    What can I do with you, Judah?
Your love is like a morning mist,
    like the dew that quickly evaporates.
⁵That is the reason why I cut them to pieces
    by means of the prophets.
I have slaughtered them by the word of my mouth,
    and my judgment goes forth like the dawn.
⁶For steadfast love rather than sacrifice is what pleases me,
    and knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

2 John 1-6

Salutation. ¹The Presbyter^[a] to the chosen Lady and to her children whom I love in the truth—and not I alone but also all who know the truth ²because of the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever. ³Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

The Commandment of Love.^[b] ⁴It was a cause of great joy to me to discover that some of your children have been walking in the truth^[c] just as we have been commanded by the Father. ⁵^[d]But now, Lady, I am making this request of you, not as though I were writing you a new commandment but simply one that we have had from the beginning: let us love one another. ⁶And this is love: when we walk according to his commandments.^[e] This is the commandment that you have heard from the beginning, and you must follow it.

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Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

Psalm 150[a]

Harmonious Praise of God

Footnotes

Chapter 6

Steadfast Love Rather than Sacrifice Is What Pleases Me

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Psalm 150^[a]