Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

23 These, also, are the last words of David. David, the son of Jesse, says. The man who was set up on high. The anointed of the God of Jacob and the sweet singer of Israel, says,

² “The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me. And His Word was in my tongue.

³ “The God of Israel spoke to me, the Strength of Israel said: ‘Bear rule over men, being just, ruling in the fear of God,

⁴ ‘as the morning light when the Sun rises. Be as the morning, I say, without clouds, as the grass of the earth by the bright rain.’

⁵ “For my House shall not be so with God. For He has made with me an everlasting Covenant, perfect in all points, and sure. It is with all my health and whole desire. Will He not make it grow?

⁶ “But every one of the wicked shall be as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands.

⁷ “But the man who shall touch them must be filled with iron, or with the shaft of a spear. And they shall be burnt with fire in the same place.”

132 LORD, remember David with all his affliction.

² Who swore to the LORD, vowed to the Mighty of Jacob,

³ “I will not enter into the tabernacle of my house, nor come upon my pallet (my bed),

⁴ “nor allow my eyes to sleep, nor my eyelids to slumber,

⁵ “until I find a place for the LORD, a habitation for the Mighty of Jacob.”

⁶ Lo, we heard of it in Ephrathah and found it in the fields of the forest.

⁷ We will enter into His Tabernacles and worship before His footstool.

⁸ Arise, O LORD, into Your rest, You and the Ark of Your strength.

⁹ Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness; and let Your saints rejoice.

¹⁰ For Your servant David’s sake, do not refuse the face of Your Anointed.

¹¹ The LORD has sworn to David in truth; and He will not shrink from it, saying, “From the fruit of your body will I set upon your throne.

¹² “If your sons keep My Covenant, and My testimonies, so that I shall teach them, their sons also shall sit upon your throne forever.”

¹³ For the LORD has chosen Zion and loved to dwell in it, saying,

¹⁴ “This is My rest, forever. Here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

¹⁵ “I will surely bless her provisions and will satisfy her poor with bread

¹⁶ “and will clothe her priests with salvation; and her saints shall shout for joy.

¹⁷ “There I will make the horn of David bud. I have ordained a Light for My Anointed.

¹⁸ “I will clothe His enemies with shame; but on Him His crown shall flourish.” A song of degrees, or Psalm, of Solomon

⁴ John, To the seven Churches which are in Asia: Grace be with you, and peace, from Him Who is, and Who was, and Who is to come; and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne;

⁵ and from Jesus Christ, Who is that faithful witness and that first begotten of the dead and that Prince of the Kings of the Earth. To Him - who loved us and washed us from our sins in His blood

⁶ and made us kings and priests to God, even His Father—to Him, I say, be glory and dominion forevermore! Amen.

⁷ Behold, He comes with clouds. And every eye shall see Him (indeed, even those who pierced Him through). And all kindreds of the Earth shall wail before Him. Even so, Amen.

⁸ “I am Alpha and Omega; the beginning and the ending,” says the Lord, Who is, and Who was, and Who is to come; even the Almighty.

³³ So Pilate entered into the common hall again; and called Jesus, and said to him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”

³⁴ Jesus answered him, “Do you say that of yourself, or did others tell it to you about Me?”

³⁵ Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation, and the High Priest, have delivered You to me. What have You done?”

³⁶ Jesus answered, “My Kingdom is not of this world. If My Kingdom were of this world, My servants would surely fight, so that I might not be delivered to the Jews. But now, My Kingdom is not from here.”

³⁷ Then Pilate said to Him, “Are You a King, then?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a King. For this reason, I am born. And for this reason, I came into the world; that I should bear witness to the Truth. Everyone that is of the Truth, hears My voice.”