Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
56 1 David being brought to Achish the king of Gath, 1 Sam. 21:12, complaineth of his enemies, demandeth succor, 3 Putteth his trust in God and in his promises, 12 And promiseth to perform his vows which he had taken upon him, whereof this was the effect, to praise God in his Church.
To him that excelleth. A Psalm of David on Michtam, concerning the [a]dumb dove in a far country, when the Philistines took him in Gath.
1 Be merciful unto me, O God, for [b]man would swallow me up: he fighteth continually and vexeth me.
2 Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for many fight against me, O thou most High.
3 When I was afraid, I trusted in thee.
4 I will rejoice in God, because of his [c]word, I trust in God, and will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
5 Mine own [d]words grieve me daily: all their thoughts are against me to do me hurt.
6 [e]They gather together, and keep themselves close: they mark my steps, because they wait for my soul.
7 [f]They think they shall escape by iniquity: O God, cast these people down in thine anger.
8 Thou hast counted my wanderings; put my [g]tears into thy bottle; are they not in thy register?
9 When I cry, then mine enemies shall turn back; this I know, for God is with me.
10 I will rejoice in God because of his word; in the Lord will I rejoice because of his word.
11 In God do I trust; I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
12 [h]Thy vows are upon me, O God, I will render praises unto thee.
13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, and also my feet from falling, that I may [i]walk before God in the [j]light of the living.
8 ¶ And the [a]word of the Lord came unto him, saying,
9 (A)Up, and get thee to Zarephath, which is in Sidon, and remain there: behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain thee.
10 So he arose and went to Zarephath: and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow was there [b]gathering sticks: and he called her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.
11 And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand.
12 And she said, As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but even an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and behold, I am gathering [c]a few sticks for to go in, and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and [d]die.
13 And Elijah said unto her, Fear not, come do as thou hast said, but make me thereof a little cake first of all, and bring it unto me, and afterward make for thee and thy son.
14 For thus saith the Lord God of Israel, [e]The meal in the barrel shall not be wasted, neither shall the oil in the cruse be diminished, unto the time that the Lord send rain upon the earth.
15 So she went, and did as Elijah said, and she did eat: so did he and her house [f]for a certain time.
16 The barrel of the meal wasted not, nor the oil was spent out of the cruse, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by the hand of Elijah.
6 [a]And we speak wisdom among them that are [b]perfect: not the wisdom of this world, neither of the [c]princes of this world, which come to nought.
7 [d]But we speak the wisdom of God in a [e]mystery, even the hid wisdom, [f]which God had determined before the world, unto our glory.
8 [g]Which none of the princes of this world hath known: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the [h]Lord of glory.
9 [i]But as it is written, (A)The things which eye hath not seen, neither ear hath heard, neither came into [j]man’s heart, are, which God hath prepared for them that love him.
10 [k]But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the spirit [l]searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
11 [m]For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the [n]spirit of a man, which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
12 Now we have receiveth not the [o]spirit of the world, but the Spirit, which is of God, [p]that we might [q]know the things that are given to us of God.
13 [r]Which things also we speak, not in the (B)words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the holy Ghost teacheth, [s]comparing spiritual things with spiritual things.
14 [t]But the [u]natural man perceiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him, neither can he know them, because they are [v]spiritually discerned.
15 [w]But he that is spiritual, [x]discerneth all things: yet [y]he himself is judged of [z]no man.
16 (C)[aa]For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he might [ab]instruct him? But we have the [ac]mind of Christ.
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