Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

51 To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David, in the coming inn unto him of Nathan the prophet, when he hath gone in unto Bath-Sheba. Favour me, O God, according to Thy kindness, According to the abundance of Thy mercies, Blot out my transgressions.

² Thoroughly wash me from mine iniquity, And from my sin cleanse me,

³ For my transgressions I do know, And my sin [is] before me continually.

⁴ Against Thee, Thee only, I have sinned, And done the evil thing in Thine eyes, So that Thou art righteous in Thy words, Thou art pure in Thy judging.

⁵ Lo, in iniquity I have been brought forth, And in sin doth my mother conceive me.

⁶ Lo, truth Thou hast desired in the inward parts, And in the hidden part Wisdom Thou causest me to know.

⁷ Thou cleansest me with hyssop and I am clean, Washest me, and than snow I am whiter.

⁸ Thou causest me to hear joy and gladness, Thou makest joyful bones Thou hast bruised.

⁹ Hide Thy face from my sin. And all mine iniquities blot out.

¹⁰ A clean heart prepare for me, O God, And a right spirit renew within me.

¹¹ Cast me not forth from Thy presence, And Thy Holy Spirit take not from me.

¹² Restore to me the joy of Thy salvation, And a willing spirit doth sustain me.

¹⁹ And it cometh to pass, when he hath drawn near unto the camp, that he seeth the calf, and the dancing, and the anger of Moses burneth, and he casteth out of his hands the tables, and breaketh them under the mount;

²⁰ and he taketh the calf which they have made, and burneth [it] with fire, and grindeth until [it is] small, and scattereth on the face of the waters, and causeth the sons of Israel to drink.

²¹ And Moses saith unto Aaron, `What hath this people done to thee, that thou hast brought in upon it a great sin?'

²² and Aaron saith, `Let not the anger of my lord burn; thou -- thou hast known the people that it [is] in evil;

²³ and they say to me, Make for us gods, who go before us, for this Moses -- the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt -- we have not known what hath happened to him;

²⁴ and I say to them, Whoso hath gold, let them break [it] off, and they give to me, and I cast it into the fire, and this calf cometh out.'

²⁵ And Moses seeth the people that it [is] unbridled, for Aaron hath made it unbridled for contempt among its withstanders,

²⁶ and Moses standeth in the gate of the camp, and saith, `Who [is] for Jehovah? -- unto me!' and all the sons of Levi are gathered unto him;

¹⁷ And this declaring, I give no praise, because not for the better, but for the worse ye come together;

¹⁸ for first, indeed, ye coming together in an assembly, I hear of divisions being among you, and partly I believe [it],

¹⁹ for it behoveth sects also to be among you, that those approved may become manifest among you;

²⁰ ye, then, coming together at the same place -- it is not to eat the Lord's supper;

²¹ for each his own supper doth take before in the eating, and one is hungry, and another is drunk;

²² why, have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or the assembly of God do ye despise, and shame those not having? what may I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I do not praise!