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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 126

A Song of Ascents

The Exiles Restored

126 When the Lord brought back Zion’s exiles,[a]
    we were like dreamers.[b]
2 Then our mouths were filled with laughter,
    and our tongues formed joyful shouts.
Then it was said among the nations,
    “The Lord has done great things for them.”
3 The great things that the Lord has done for us
    gladden us.

4 Restore our exiles,[c] Lord,
    like the streams of the Negev.[d]
5 Those who weep while they plant
    will sing for joy while they harvest.
6 The one who goes out weeping,[e]
    carrying a bag of seeds,
will surely return with a joyful song,
    bearing sheaves from his harvest.[f]

Isaiah 40:1-11

God Comforts His People

40 “Comfort! Yes, comfort my people,”
    says your God.
2 “Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
    and proclaim to her
that her heavy service has been completed,
    that her penalty has been paid,
that she has received from the Lord’s hand
    double for all her sins.”

3 A voice cries out:
    ‘In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord;
        and[a] in the desert a straight highway for our God.’
4 Every valley will be lifted up,
    and every mountain and hill will be lowered;
the rough ground will become level,
    and the mountain ridges made a plain.
5 Then the glory of the Lord will be revealed,
    and all humanity will see it at once;
        for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”

The Word of God Endures Forever

6 A voice says, “Cry out!”
    So I[b] asked, “What am I to cry out?”

“All humanity is grass,
    and all its loyalty[c] is like the flowers of the field.
7 Grass withers and flowers fade away
    when the Lord’s breath blows on them;
        surely the people are like grass.[d]
8 Grass withers and flowers fade away,
    when the Lord’s breath blows on them,
        but the word of[e] our God will stand forever.”

Here is Your God

9 “Climb up a high mountain,
    you messenger of good news to Zion!
Lift up your voice with strength,
    you messenger to Jerusalem!
Lift it up!
    Don’t be afraid!
Say to the towns of Judah,
    ‘Here is your God!’
10 Look! The Lord God comes with strength,
    and his arm[f] rules for him.
Look! His reward is with him,
    and his payment accompanies him.
11 Like a shepherd, he tends his flock.
    He gathers the lambs in his arms,
carries them close to his heart,
    and gently leads the mother sheep.”

Romans 8:22-25

22 For we know that all the rest of creation has been groaning with the pains of childbirth up to the present time. 23 However, not only the creation, but we who have the first fruits of the Spirit also groan inwardly as we eagerly await our adoption, the redemption of our bodies. 24 For we were saved with this hope in mind.[a] Now a hope that can be observed is not really hope, for who hopes for what can be seen? 25 But if we hope for what we do not yet observe, we eagerly wait for it with patience.

International Standard Version (ISV)

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