Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

A Psalm of David.

¹ ¶ Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength.

² Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.

³ The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thunders: the LORD is upon many waters.

⁴ The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty.

⁵ The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; yea, the LORD broke the cedars of Lebanon.

⁶ And He made them skip like calves; Lebanon and Sirion like the sons of the unicorns.

⁷ The voice of the LORD divides the flames of fire.

⁸ The voice of the LORD that shall shake the wilderness; the LORD shall shake the wilderness of Kadesh.

⁹ The voice of the LORD shall make the hinds to calve and shall uncover the forests: and in his temple every one speaks to his glory.

¹⁰ The LORD sits upon the flood; yea, the LORD sat down as King for ever.

¹¹ The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people in peace.

2 ¶ Now the days of David drew near that he should die; and he charged Solomon, his son, saying,

² I go the way of all the earth; be thou strong therefore and show thyself a man.

³ Keep the charge of the LORD thy God, walking in his ways, keeping his statutes and his commandments and his rights and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou may have understanding in all that thou doest and in everything that thou dost undertake,

⁴ that the LORD may confirm the word which he spoke concerning me, saying, If thy sons take heed to their way, walking before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.

¹⁰ And David slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David.

¹¹ The days that David reigned over Israel were forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron, and he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

¹² ¶ Then Solomon sat upon the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was established greatly.

5 ¶ And it came to pass that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret

² and saw two ships that were by the shore of the lake, but the fishermen were gone out of them and were washing their nets.

³ And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon’s, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people out of the ship.

⁴ Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.

⁵ And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night and have taken nothing; nevertheless, at thy word I will let down the net.

⁶ And when they had done this, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes, and their net was breaking.

⁷ And they beckoned unto their partners, who were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.

⁸ When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down on his knees before Jesus, saying, Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.

⁹ For he was overcome with fear, and all that were with him, at the catch of the fishes which they had taken;

¹⁰ and likewise James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from now on thou shalt catch men.

¹¹ And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all and followed him.