Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
Samekh.
113 I hate those who are (A)double-minded,
But I love Your (B)law.
114 You are my (C)hiding place and my (D)shield;
I [a](E)wait for Your word.
115 (F)Depart from me, evildoers,
That I may (G)observe the commandments of my God.
116 (H)Sustain me according to Your [b]word, that I may live;
And (I)do not let me be [c]ashamed of my hope.
117 Uphold me that I may be (J)safe,
That I may (K)have regard for Your statutes continually.
118 You have [d]rejected all those (L)who wander from Your statutes,
For their deceitfulness is [e]useless.
119 You have [f]removed all the wicked of the earth like (M)dross;
Therefore I (N)love Your testimonies.
120 My flesh [g](O)trembles for fear of You,
And I am (P)afraid of Your judgments.
Ayin.
121 I have (Q)done justice and righteousness;
Do not leave me to my oppressors.
122 Be (R)surety for Your servant for good;
Do not let the arrogant (S)oppress me.
123 My (T)eyes fail with longing for Your salvation
And for Your righteous [h]word.
124 Deal with Your servant (U)according to Your lovingkindness
And (V)teach me Your statutes.
125 (W)I am Your servant; (X)give me understanding,
That I may know Your testimonies.
126 It is time for the Lord to (Y)act,
For they have broken Your law.
127 Therefore I (Z)love Your commandments
Above gold, yes, above fine gold.
128 Therefore I esteem right all Your (AA)precepts concerning everything,
I (AB)hate every false way.
David Protected from Saul
19 Now Saul told Jonathan his son and all his servants (A)to put David to death. But (B)Jonathan, Saul’s son, greatly delighted in David. 2 So Jonathan told David saying, “Saul my father is seeking to put you to death. Now therefore, please be on guard in the morning, and stay in a secret place and hide yourself. 3 I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, and I will speak with my father about you; (C)if I [a]find out anything, then I will tell you.” 4 Then Jonathan (D)spoke well of David to Saul his father and said to him, “(E)Do not let the king sin against his servant David, since he has not sinned against you, and since his deeds have been very [b]beneficial to you. 5 For (F)he took his life in his hand and struck the Philistine, and (G)the Lord brought about a great deliverance for all Israel; you saw it and rejoiced. (H)Why then will you sin against innocent blood by putting David to death without a cause?” 6 Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan, and Saul vowed, “As the Lord lives, he shall not be put to death.” 7 Then Jonathan called David, and Jonathan told him all these words. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence as (I)formerly.
39 When day came, (A)they [a]could not recognize the land; but they did observe a bay with a beach, and they resolved to drive the ship onto it if they could. 40 And casting off (B)the anchors, they left them in the sea while at the same time they were loosening the ropes of the rudders; and hoisting the foresail to the wind, they were heading for the beach. 41 But striking a [b]reef where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground; and the prow stuck fast and remained immovable, but the stern began to be broken up by the force of the waves. 42 The soldiers’ plan was to (C)kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim away and escape; 43 but the centurion, (D)wanting to bring Paul safely through, kept them from their intention, and commanded that those who could swim should [c]jump overboard first and get to land, 44 and the rest should follow, some on planks, and others on various things from the ship. And so it happened that (E)they all were brought safely to land.
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