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Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

Daily Bible readings that follow the church liturgical year, with sequential stories told across multiple weeks.
Duration: 1245 days
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Psalm 63

A Davidic Psalm, while he was in the Judean wilderness.

Joyful Trust in God

63 God, you are my God!
    I will fervently seek you.
My soul thirsts for you;
    my flesh longs for you in a dry, weary, and parched land.
So I have looked for you in the sanctuary,
    to behold your power and glory.
Because your gracious love is better than life itself,
    my lips will praise you.
So I will bless you as long as I live;
    I will lift up my hands in your name.

Just as I am satisfied with the choicest of foods,[a]
    so my lips will praise you joyfully.
When I think of you in bed,
    I will meditate on you in the night watches.
For you have been my strength,
    and in the shadow of your wings I will shout for joy.

My soul clings to you,
    even as your right hand supports me.

But as for those who seek to destroy me,
    they will go down to the depths of the earth;
10 May they be given over to the power of[b] the sword;
    may they become carrion for jackals.

11 But as for the king,
    he will rejoice in God.
Indeed, everyone who swears by God[c] will exult,
    because the mouths of liars will be silenced.

1 Samuel 17:55-18:5

55 When Saul saw David going out to meet the Philistine, he asked Abner, the commander of the army, “Whose son is this young man, Abner?”

Abner said, “As surely as you live, your majesty, I don’t know.”

56 The king replied, “Go find out whose son the young man is.”

57 When David returned from striking down the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him to Saul with the Philistine’s head in his hand. 58 Saul told him, “Whose son are you, young man?”

David said, “The son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem.”

Jonathan and David’s Friendship

18 When David finished speaking with Saul, Jonathan became a close friend to David,[a] and Jonathan[b] loved him as himself. Saul took David[c] that day and did not let him return to his father’s house. Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as he loved himself. Jonathan took off the robe that he had on and gave it to David, along with his coat, his sword, his bow, and his belt. David went out and was successful everywhere Saul sent him, and Saul put him in charge of the troops. This pleased the entire army,[d] as well as Saul’s officials.[e]

Revelation 11:15-19

The Vision of the Seventh Angel Blowing His Trumpet

15 When the seventh angel blew his trumpet, there were loud voices in heaven, saying,

“The world’s kingdom has become
    the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah,[a]
        and he will rule forever and ever.”

16 Then the twenty-four elders who were sitting on their thrones in God’s presence fell on their faces and worshipped God. 17 They said,

“We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty,
    who is and who was,
because you have taken your great power
    and have begun to rule.
18 The nations were angry,
    but the time for[b] your wrath has come.
It is time for the dead to be judged—
    to reward your servants, the prophets, the saints, and all who fear your name,
        both unimportant and important,
    and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”

19 Then the Temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen inside his Temple. There were flashes of lightning, noises, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail.

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