Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
⁴⁷ and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior,
⁴⁸ because he has looked with favor on the humble state of his servant.
Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed,
⁴⁹ because the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is
    his name.
⁵⁰ His mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation.
⁵¹ He has shown strength with his arm.
He has scattered those who were proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
⁵² He has brought down rulers from their thrones.
He has lifted up the lowly.
⁵³ He has filled the hungry with good things, but the rich he has sent
    away empty.
⁵⁴ He has come to the aid of his servant Israel, remembering his mercy,
⁵⁵ as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his offspring^[a] forever.

¹⁷ Your eyes will see the King^[a] in his splendor.
They will see a land that stretches far and wide.
¹⁸ Your heart will think about the past terrors.
You will think, “Where is the one who took the inventory?^[b]
Where is the one who weighed the silver?
Where is the one who counted the towers?”
¹⁹ You will no longer see a barbaric people,
a people with unintelligible speech, which you cannot understand,
a people who babble in a language that makes no sense.
²⁰ Look at Zion, the city where we hold our festivals.
You will see Jerusalem as a peaceful place,
as a tent that cannot be removed.
Its stakes will never be pulled up.
Its ropes will never be broken.
²¹ There the Lord will be with us in majesty,
as in a place with wide rivers and streams,
where no enemy warship can row,
where no sailing ship can slip past.
²² Because the Lord is our judge,
the Lord is our lawgiver,
and the Lord is our king,
he is the one who will save us.