Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

“My soul praises the Lord’s greatness!
⁴⁷ My spirit finds its joy in God, my Savior,
⁴⁸ because he has looked favorably on me, his humble servant.

“From now on, all people will call me blessed
⁴⁹ because the Almighty has done great things to me.
    His name is holy.
⁵⁰ For those who fear him,
    his mercy lasts throughout every generation.

⁵¹ “He displayed his mighty power.
    He scattered those who think too highly of themselves.
⁵² He pulled strong rulers from their thrones.
    He honored humble people.
⁵³ He fed hungry people with good food.
    He sent rich people away with nothing.

⁵⁴ “He remembered to help his servant Israel forever.
⁵⁵ This is the promise he made to our ancestors,
    to Abraham and his descendants.”

¹⁷ Your eyes will see how handsome the king is.
    You will see a land that stretches into the distance.
¹⁸ Your mind will be thinking of the terrors in the past.
    Where are the scribes?
    Where are the tax collectors?
    Where are those who counted the towers?
¹⁹ You will no longer see those savage people,
    those people with an unrecognizable language,
        with a foreign language that you can’t understand.
²⁰ Look at Zion, the city of our festivals.
    Your eyes will see Jerusalem as a peaceful place.
    It is a tent that can’t be moved.
        Its tent pegs will never be pulled out,
            and none of its ropes will be broken.
²¹ Yahweh will be our mighty defender
    in a place surrounded by wide rivers and streams.
        Ships with oars won’t travel on them.
        Stately ships won’t sail on them.
²² Yahweh is our Shophet.
    Yahweh is our lawgiver.
    Yahweh is our Melek.
    Yahweh is our savior.