Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
101 1 David describeth what government he will observe in his house and kingdom. 5 He will punish and correct, by rooting forth the wicked, 6 and cherishing the godly persons.
A Psalm of David.
1 I will [a]sing mercy and judgment: unto thee, O Lord, will I sing.
2 I will do wisely in the perfect way, [b]till thou comest to me, I will walk in the uprightness of mine heart in the midst of my house.
3 I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate [c]the work of them that fall away: it shall not cleave unto me.
4 A froward heart shall depart from me; I will know none evil.
5 Him that privily [d]slandereth his neighbor, will I destroy: him that hath a proud look and high heart, I cannot suffer.
6 Mine eyes shall be unto the [e]faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.
7 There shall no deceitful person dwell within my house: he that telleth lies, shall not remain in my sight.
8 [f]Betimes will I destroy all the wicked of the land that I may cut off all the workers of iniquity from the City of the Lord.
7 1 The building of the house of Solomon. 15 The excellent workmanship of Hiram in the pieces which he made for the Temple.
1 But Solomon was building his own house (A)thirteen years, and [a]finished all his house.
2 He built also an house [b]called the forest of Lebanon, an hundred cubits long, and fifty cubits broad, and thirty cubits high, upon four rows of Cedar pillars: and Cedar beams were laid upon the pillars.
3 And it was covered above with cedar upon the beams, that lay on the forty and five pillars, fifteen in a row.
4 And the windows were in three rows, and window was [c]against window in three ranks.
5 And all the doors, and the side posts with the windows were foursquare, and window was over against window in three ranks.
6 And he made a porch of pillars fifty cubits long, and thirty cubits broad, and the porch was before [d]them, even before them were thirty pillars.
7 ¶ Then he made a porch [e]for the throne, where he judged, even a porch of judgment, and it was ceiled with cedar from pavement to pavement.
8 And in his house where he dwelt was another hall more inward than the porch which was of the same work. Also Solomon made an house for Pharaoh’s daughter ((B)whom he had taken to wife) like unto this porch.
9 All these were [f]of costly stones, hewed by measure, and sawed with saws within and without, from the foundation unto [g]the stones of an [h]hand breadth, and on the outside to the great court.
10 And the foundation was of costly stones, and great stones, even of stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.
11 [i]Above also were costly stones squared by rule, and boards of cedar.
12 ¶ And the great court round about was with three rows of hewed stones, and a row of cedar beams: [j]so was it to the inner court of the house of the Lord, and to the porch of the house.
9 [a]And the Patriarchs moved with envy, sold (A)Joseph into Egypt: but God was [b]with him,
10 And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and (B)gave him [c]favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who made him governor over Egypt, and over his whole house.
11 ¶ Then came there a famine over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, that our fathers found no sustenance.
12 But when (C)Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent our fathers first:
13 (D)And at the second time Joseph was known of his brethren, and Joseph’s kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.
14 Then sent Joseph and caused his father to be brought, and all his kindred, even threescore and fifteen souls.
15 So (E)Jacob went down into Egypt, and he (F)died, and our fathers,
16 And were [d]removed into Shechem, and were put in the sepulcher, that Abraham had bought (G)for money of the sons of Hamor, son of Shechem.
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