Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

61 Unto the end, for Idithun, a psalm of David.

² Shall not my soul be subject to God? for from him is my salvation.

³ For he is my God and my saviour: he is my protector, I shall be moved no more.

⁴ How long do you rush in upon a man? you all kill, as if you were thrusting down a leaning wall, and a tottering fence.

⁵ But they have thought to cast away my price; I ran in thirst: they blessed with their mouth, but cursed with their heart.

⁶ But be thou, O my soul, subject to God: for from him is my patience.

⁷ For he is my God and my saviour: he is my helper, I shall not be moved.

⁸ In God is my salvation and my glory: he is the God of my help, and my hope is in God.

⁹ Trust in him, all ye congregation of people: pour out your hearts before him. God is our helper for ever.

¹⁰ But vain are the sons of men, the sons of men are liars in the balances: that by vanity they may together deceive.

¹¹ Trust not in iniquity, and cover not robberies: if riches abound, set not your heart upon them.

¹² God hath spoken once, these two things have I heard, that power belongeth to God,

¹³ And mercy to thee, O Lord; for thou wilt render to every man according to his works.

9 And David said: Is there any one, think you, left of the house of Saul, that I may shew kindness to him for Jonathan's sake?

² Now there was of the house of Saul, a servant named Siba: and when the king had called him to him, he said to him: Art thou Siba? And he answered: I am Siba thy servant.

³ And the king said: Is there any one left of the house of Saul, that I may shew the mercy of God unto him? And Siba said to the king: There is a son of Jonathan left, who is lame of his feet.

⁴ Where is he? said he. And Siba said to the king: Behold he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel in Lodabar.

⁵ Then king David sent, and brought him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodabar.

⁶ And when Miphiboseth the son of Jonathan the son of Saul was come to David, he fell on his face and worshipped. And David said: Miphiboseth? And he answered: Behold thy servant.

⁷ And David said to him: Fear not, for I will surely shew thee mercy for Jonathan thy father's sake, and I will restore the lands of Saul thy father, and thou shalt eat bread at my table always.

⁸ He bowed down to him, and said: Who am I thy servant, that thou shouldst look upon such a dead dog as I am?

⁹ Then the king called Siba the servant of Saul, and said to him: All that belonged to Saul, and all his house, I have given to thy master's son.

¹⁰ Thou therefore and thy sons and thy servants shall till the land for him: and thou shalt bring in food for thy master's son, that he may be maintained: and Miphiboseth the son of thy master shall always eat bread at my table. And Siba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.

¹¹ And Siba said to the king: As thou my lord the king hast commanded thy servant, so will thy servant do: and Miphiboseth shall eat at my table, as one of the sons of the king.

¹² And Miphiboseth had a young son whose name was Micha: and all the kindred of the house of Siba served Miphiboseth.

¹³ But Miphiboseth dwelt in Jerusalem: because he ate always of the king's table: and he was lame of both feet.

15 Now the publicans and sinners drew near unto him to hear him.

² And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying: This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.

³ And he spoke to them this parable, saying:

⁴ What man of you that hath an hundred sheep: and if he shall lose one of them, doth he not leave the ninety-nine in the desert, and go after that which was lost, until he find it?

⁵ And when he hath found it, lay it upon his shoulders, rejoicing:

⁶ And coming home, call together his friends and neighbours, saying to them: Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost?

⁷ I say to you, that even so there shall be joy in heaven upon one sinner that doth penance, more than upon ninety-nine just who need not penance.