Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

19 Unto the end. A psalm for David.

² May the Lord hear thee in the day of tribulation: may the name of the God of Jacob protect thee.

³ May he send thee help from the sanctuary: and defend thee out of Sion.

⁴ May he be mindful of all thy sacrifices: and may thy whole burnt offering be made fat.

⁵ May he give thee according to thy own heart; and confirm all thy counsels.

⁶ We will rejoice in thy salvation; and in the name of our God we shall be exalted.

⁷ The Lord fulfill all thy petitions: now have I known that the Lord hath saved his anointed. He will hear him from his holy heaven: the salvation of his right hand is in powers.

⁸ Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will call upon the name of the Lord our God.

⁹ They are bound, and have fallen; but we are risen, and are set upright. O Lord, save the king: and hear us in the day that we shall call upon thee.

21 As the divisions of waters, so the heart of the king is in the hand of the Lord: whithersoever he will he shall turn it.

² Every way of a man seemeth right to himself: but the Lord weigheth the hearts.

³ To do mercy and judgment, pleaseth the Lord more than victims.

⁴ Haughtiness of the eyes is the enlarging of the heart: the lamp of the wicked is sin.

⁵ The thoughts of the industrious always bring forth abundance: but every sluggard is always in want.

⁶ He that gathereth treasures by a lying tongue, is vain and foolish, and shall stumble upon the snares of death.

⁷ The robberies of the wicked shall be their downfall, because they would not do judgment.

⁸ The perverse way of a man is strange: but as for him that is pure, his work is right.

⁹ It is better to sit in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling women, and in a common house.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desireth evil, he will not have pity on his neighbour.

¹¹ When a pestilent man is punished, the little one will be wiser: and if he follow the wise, he will receive knowledge.

¹² The just considereth seriously the house of the wicked, that he may withdraw the wicked from evil.

¹³ He that stoppeth his ear against the cry of the poor, shall also cry himself and shall not be heard.

¹⁴ A secret present quencheth anger: and a gift in the bosom the greatest wrath.

¹⁵ It is joy to the just to do judgment: and dread to them that work iniquity.

¹⁶ A man that shall wander out of the way of doctrine, shall abide in the company of the giants.

¹⁷ He that loveth good cheer, shall be in want: he that loveth wine, and fat things, shall not be rich.

²³ And when he was come into the temple, there came to him, as he was teaching, the chief priests and ancients of the people, saying: By what authority dost thou these things? and who hath given thee this authority?

²⁴ Jesus answering, said to them: I also will ask you one word, which if you shall tell me, I will also tell you by what authority I do these things.

²⁵ The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven or from men? But they thought within themselves, saying:

²⁶ If we shall say, from heaven, he will say to us: Why then did you not believe him? But if we shall say, from men, we are afraid of the multitude: for all held John as a prophet.

²⁷ And answering Jesus, they said: We know not. He also said to them: Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

²⁸ But what think you? A certain man had two sons; and coming to the first, he said: Son, go work to day in my vineyard.

²⁹ And he answering, said: I will not. But afterwards, being moved with repentance, he went.

³⁰ And coming to the other, he said in like manner. And he answering, said: I go, Sir; and he went not.

³¹ Which of the two did the father's will? They say to him: The first. Jesus saith to them: Amen I say to you, that the publicans and the harlots shall go into the kingdom of God before you.

³² For John came to you in the way of justice, and you did not believe him. But the publicans and the harlots believed him: but you, seeing it, did not even afterwards repent, that you might believe him.