Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
21 The king shall rejoice in Your strength, O LORD. Indeed, how greatly shall he rejoice in Your salvation!
2 You have given him his heart’s desire and have not denied the request of his lips. Selah.
3 For You meet him with liberal blessings and set a crown of pure gold upon his head.
4 He asked life of You, and You gave him a long life forever and ever.
5 His glory is great in Your salvation. Dignity and honor You have laid upon him.
6 For You have set him as most blessed forever. You have made him glad with the joy of Your countenance.
7 Because the king trusts in the LORD, and in the mercy of the Most High, he shall not slide.
8 Your hand shall find out all Your enemies. And Your right hand shall find out those who hate You.
9 You shall make them like a fiery oven in time of Your anger. The LORD shall destroy them in His wrath. And the fire shall devour them.
10 You shall destroy their fruit from the Earth, and their seed from the children of men.
11 For they intended evil against You and imagined mischief. But they shall not prevail.
12 Therefore, You shall make them turn their back. And You shall make ready the strings of Your bow against their faces.
13 Be exalted, O LORD, in Your strength. So, will we sing and praise Your power. To him who excels upon Aijeleth Hashahar: A Psalm of David.
17 But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David. And when David heard, he went down to a fort.
18 But the Philistines came and spread themselves in the Valley of Rephaim.
19 Then David asked counsel of the LORD, saying, “Shall I go up to the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hands?” And the LORD answered David, “Go up! For I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into your hands.”
20 Then David came to Baal Perazim and struck them there, and said, “The LORD has divided my enemies before me, as waters are divided.” Therefore, he called the name of that place, “Baal Perazim”.
21 And they left their images there; and David and his men burnt them.
22 Again, the Philistines came up and spread themselves in the Valley of Rephaim.
23 And when David asked counsel of the LORD, He answered, “You shall not go up. Circle around behind them and come upon them in front of the mulberry trees.
24 “And when you hear the noise of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then move. For then shall the LORD go out before you, to strike the army of the Philistines.”
25 Then David did so, as the LORD had Commanded him, and struck the Philistines from Geba, until you come to Gezer.
7 After these things, Jesus walked in Galilee. For He did not wish to walk in Judea because the Jews sought to kill Him.
2 Now the Jews’ feast of the Tabernacles was at hand.
3 Therefore, His brothers said to Him, “Leave here, and go into Judea, so that Your disciples may see Your works that You do.
4 “For no one does anything secretly when seeking to be famous. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world.”
5 For, as yet, His brothers did not believe in Him.
6 Then Jesus said to them, “My time has not yet come. But your time is always ready.
7 “The world cannot hate you. But it hates Me, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.
8 “You go up to the feast. I will not go up to this feast yet. For My time is not yet fulfilled.”
9 He said these things to them and remained in Galilee.
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