Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

118 ALEPH. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.

² Blessed are they who search his testimonies: that seek him with their whole heart.

¹⁴ I have been delighted in the way of thy testimonies, as in all riches.

¹⁵ I will meditate on thy commandments: and I will consider thy ways.

¹⁶ I will think of thy justifications: I will not forget thy words.

¹⁷ GIMEL. Give bountifully to thy servant, enliven me: and I shall keep thy words.

¹⁸ Open thou my eyes: and I will consider the wondrous things of thy law.

¹⁹ I am a sojourner on the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.

²⁰ My soul hath coveted to long for thy justifications, at all times.

²¹ Thou hast rebuked the proud: they are cursed who decline from thy commandments.

²² Remove from reproach and contempt: because I have sought after thy testimonies.

²³ For princes sat, and spoke against me: but thy servant was employed in thy justifications.

²⁴ For thy testimonies are my meditation: and thy justifications my counsel.

6 And David again gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.

² And David arose and went, with all the people that were with him of the men of Juda to fetch the ark of God, upon which the name of the Lord of hosts is invoked, who sitteth over it upon the cherubims.

³ And they laid the ark of God upon a new cart: and took it out of the house of Abinadab, who was in Gabaa: and Oza, and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart.

⁴ And when they had taken it out of the house of Abinadab, who was in Gabaa, Ahio having care of the ark of God went before the ark.

⁵ But David and all Israel played before the Lord on all manner of instruments made of wood, on harps and lutes and timbrels and cornets and cymbals.

⁶ And when they came to the floor of Nachon, Oza put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it: because the oxen kicked and made it lean aside.

⁷ And the indignation of the Lord was enkindled against Oza, and he struck him for his rashness: and he died there before the ark of God.

⁸ And David was grieved because the Lord had struck Oza, and the name of that place was called: The striking of Oza, to this day.

⁹ And David was afraid of the Lord that day, saying: How shall the ark of the Lord come to me?

¹⁰ And he would not have the ark of the Lord brought in to himself into the city of David: but he caused it to be carried into the house of Obededom the Gethite.

¹¹ And the ark of the Lord abode in the house of Obededom the Gethite three months: and the Lord blessed Obededom, and all his household.

¹² And it was told king David, that the Lord had blessed Obededom, and all that he had, because of the ark of God. So David went, and brought away the ark of God out of the house of Obededom into the city of David with joy. And there were with David seven choirs, and calves for victims.

¹³ And when they that carried the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a ram:

¹⁴ And David danced with all his might before the Lord: and David was girded with a linen ephod.

¹⁵ And David and all the house of Israel brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord with joyful shouting, and with sound of trumpet.

24 And on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came to the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared.

² And they found the stone rolled back from the sepulchre.

³ And going in, they found not the body of the Lord Jesus.

⁴ And it came to pass, as they were astonished in their mind at this, behold, two men stood by them, in shining apparel.

⁵ And as they were afraid, and bowed down their countenance towards the ground, they said unto them: Why seek you the living with the dead?

⁶ He is not here, but is risen. Remember how he spoke unto you, when he was in Galilee,

⁷ Saying: The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.

⁸ And they remembered his words.

⁹ And going back from the sepulchre, they told all these things to the eleven, and to all the rest.

¹⁰ And it was Mary Magdalen, and Joanna, and Mary of James, and the other women that were with them, who told these things to the apostles.

¹¹ And these words seemed to them as idle tales; and they did not believe them.

¹² But Peter rising up, ran to the sepulchre, and stooping down, he saw the linen cloths laid by themselves; and went away wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.