Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
24 People have seen Your procession, God,
the procession of my God,
my King, in the sanctuary.[a](A)
25 Singers[b] lead the way,
with musicians following;
among them are young women
playing tambourines.(B)
26 Praise God in the assemblies;
praise the Lord from the fountain of Israel.(C)
27 There is Benjamin, the youngest, leading them,
the rulers of Judah in their assembly,[c]
the rulers of Zebulun, the rulers of Naphtali.(D)
28 Your God has decreed your strength.
Show Your strength, God,
You who have acted on our behalf.(E)
29 Because of Your temple at Jerusalem,
kings will bring tribute to You.(F)
30 Rebuke the beast[d] in the reeds,
the herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples.(G)
Trample underfoot those with bars of silver.[e]
Scatter the peoples who take pleasure in war.(H)
31 Ambassadors will come[f] from Egypt;
Cush will stretch out its hands[g] to God.(I)
32 Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth;
sing praise to the Lord,(J)
33 to Him who rides in the ancient, highest heavens.(K)
Look, He thunders with His powerful voice!(L)
34 Ascribe power to God.
His majesty is over Israel,
His power among the clouds.(M)
35 God, You are awe-inspiring in Your sanctuaries.
The God of Israel gives power and strength to His people.
May God be praised!(N)
6 When they came to Nacon’s threshing floor, Uzzah reached out to the ark of God and took hold of it because the oxen had stumbled. 7 Then the Lord’s anger burned against Uzzah,(A) and God struck him dead on the spot for his irreverence,(B) and he died there next to the ark of God. 8 David was angry because of the Lord’s outburst against Uzzah, so he named that place an Outburst Against Uzzah,[a] as it is today. 9 David feared the Lord that day and said, “How can the ark of the Lord ever come to me?” 10 So he was not willing to move the ark of the Lord to the city of David;(C) instead, he took it to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite. 11 The ark of the Lord remained in his house three months, and the Lord blessed Obed-edom(D) and his whole family.
12 It was reported to King David: “The Lord has blessed Obed-edom’s family and all that belongs to him because of the ark of God.” So David went and had the ark of God brought up from Obed-edom’s house to the city of David with rejoicing.(E)
27 As the seven days were about to end, the Jews from Asia saw him in the temple complex, stirred up the whole crowd, and seized him,(A) 28 shouting, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people, our law, and this place. What’s more, he also brought Greeks into the temple and has profaned this holy place.”(B) 29 For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with him, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple complex.[a](C)
30 The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul, dragged him out of the temple complex, and at once the gates were shut.(D) 31 As they were trying to kill him, word went up to the commander of the regiment that all Jerusalem was in chaos. 32 Taking along soldiers and centurions, he immediately ran down to them. Seeing the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul. 33 Then the commander came up, took him into custody, and ordered him to be bound with two chains.(E) He asked who he was and what he had done. 34 Some in the mob were shouting one thing and some another. Since he was not able to get reliable information because of the uproar, he ordered him to be taken into the barracks.(F) 35 When Paul got to the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the mob’s violence, 36 for the mass of people followed, yelling, “Take him away!”(G)
Paul’s Defense before the Jerusalem Mob
37 As he was about to be brought into the barracks, Paul said to the commander, “Am I allowed to say something to you?”
He replied, “Do you know Greek? 38 Aren’t you the Egyptian who raised a rebellion some time ago and led 4,000 Assassins[b][c] into the wilderness?”(H)
39 Paul said, “I am a Jewish man from Tarsus of Cilicia,(I) a citizen of an important city.[d] Now I ask you, let me speak to the people.”
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