Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
23 1 Because the Prophet had proved the great mercies of God at divers times, and in sundry manners, he gathereth a certain assurance, fully persuading himself that God will continue the very same goodness towards him forever.
A Psalm of David.
1 The Lord is my (A)shepherd, [a]I shall not want.
2 He maketh me to rest in green pasture, and leadeth me by the still waters.
3 He [b]restoreth my soul, and leadeth me in the [c]paths of righteousness for his Name’s sake.
4 Yea, though I should walk through the valley of the [d]shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me: thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
5 Thou dost prepare a [e]table before me in the sight of mine adversaries: thou dost [f]anoint mine head with oil, and my cup runneth over.
6 Doubtless kindness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall remain a long season in the [g]house of the Lord.
16 Go and gather the Elders of Israel together, and thou shalt say unto them, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob appeared unto me, and said, [a]I have surely remembered you, and that which is done to you in Egypt.
17 Therefore I did say, I will bring you out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land that floweth with milk and honey.
18 Then shall they obey my voice, and thou and the Elders of Israel shall go unto the King of Egypt, and say unto him, The Lord God of the Hebrews hath [b]met with us: we pray thee now therefore, let us go three days’ journey in the wilderness, that we may [c]sacrifice unto the Lord our God.
19 ¶ But I know, that the King of Egypt will not let you go, but by strong hand.
20 Therefore will I stretch out mine hand and smite Egypt with all my wonders, which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that shall he let you go.
21 And I will make this people to be favored of the Egyptians: so that when ye go, ye shall not go empty.
22 [d](A)For every woman shall ask of her neighbor, and of her [e]that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver and jewels of gold and raiment, and ye shall put them on your sons, and on your daughters, and shall spoil the Egyptians.
18 ¶ Therefore Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said unto him, I pray thee, let me go, and return to my [a]brethren, which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. Then Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.
19 (For the Lord had said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return to Egypt: for they are all dead which [b]went about to kill thee.)
20 Then Moses took his wife and his sons, and [c]put them on an ass, and returned toward the land of Egypt, and Moses took the [d]rod of God in his hand.
13 (A)[a] Therefore submit yourselves unto [b]all manner ordinance of man [c]for the Lord’s sake, [d]whether it be unto the King, as unto the superior,
14 Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent of him, [e]for the punishment of evil doers, and for the praise of them that do well.
15 [f]For so is the will of God, that by well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men.
16 As free, and not as having the liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
17 [g][h]Honor all men: (B)love [i]brotherly fellowship: fear God: honor the King.
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