Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
The King Rules
110 The Lord says to my Lord, “Sit at My right side, for those who hate You will be a place to rest Your feet.” 2 The Lord will send out Your strength from Zion, saying, “Rule in front of those who hate You.” 3 Your people will be willing to help in the day of Your power. Your young men will be dressed in holy clothes. They will come to You like water on the grass in the early morning.
4 The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a Religious Leader forever, in the same way as Melchizedek.” 5 The Lord is at Your right hand. He will crush kings in the day of His anger. 6 He will say who is guilty or not among the nations. He will fill them with dead bodies. He will crush the leaders of many lands. 7 He will drink from the river on the way. And so He will lift up His head.
22 A good name is to be chosen instead of many riches. Favor is better than silver and gold.
2 The rich and the poor meet together. The Lord is the maker of them all. 3 A wise man sees sin and hides himself, but the foolish go on, and are punished for it.
4 The reward for not having pride and having the fear of the Lord is riches, honor and life.
5 Thorns and traps are in the way of the sinful. He who watches himself will stay far from them.
6 Bring up a child by teaching him the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn away from it.
7 The rich rules over the poor. The man who uses something that belongs to someone else is ruled by the one who let him use it.
8 He who plants sin will gather trouble, and the heavy stick of his anger will break.
9 He who gives much will be honored, for he gives some of his food to the poor.
Jesus Teaches What the Law Says about Love
27 “I say to you who hear Me, love those who work against you. Do good to those who hate you. 28 Respect and give thanks for those who try to bring bad to you. Pray for those who make it very hard for you. 29 Whoever hits you on one side of the face, turn so he can hit the other side also. Whoever takes your coat, give him your shirt also. 30 Give to any person who asks you for something. If a person takes something from you, do not ask for it back. 31 Do for other people what you would like to have them do for you.
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