Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

To the Overcomer: for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth.

¹ ¶ God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in tribulation.

² Therefore we will not fear, though the earth be removed and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea,

³ though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the violence thereof. Selah.

⁴ There is a river, the streams of which shall make glad the city of God, the sanctuary of the tents of the most High.

⁵ God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved; God shall help her, as the morning dawns.

⁶ ¶ The Gentiles raged, the kingdoms were moved; he uttered his voice, the earth melted.

⁷ The LORD of the hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

⁸ Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he has made in the earth.

⁹ He makes wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaks the bow and cuts the spear in sunder; he burns the chariot in the fire.

¹⁰ Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted in the Gentiles, I will be exalted in the earth.

¹¹ The LORD of the hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

²⁵ ¶ And they went up out of Egypt and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob, their father,

²⁶ and told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is lord over all the land of Egypt. And his heart fainted, for he did not believe them.

²⁷ And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them; and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob, their father, revived:

²⁸ Then Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive; I will go and see him before I die.

46 ¶ And Israel took his journey with all that he had and came to Beersheba and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.

² And God spoke unto Israel in visions of the night and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.

³ And he said, I am the God, the God of thy father; fear not to go down into Egypt; for there I will make of thee a great people.

⁴ I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again; and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.

⁵ ¶ And Jacob rose up from Beersheba, and the sons of Israel took Jacob their father and their little ones and their wives in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

⁶ And they took their cattle and their goods which they had gotten in the land of Canaan and came into Egypt, Jacob and all his seed with him,

⁷ his sons, and his sons’ sons with him, his daughters, and his sons’ daughters, and all his seed he brought with him into Egypt.

³³ When they heard that, they were divided and took counsel to slay them.

³⁴ Then a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, who had a reputation among all the people, stood up in the council and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space

³⁵ and said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as concerning these men.

³⁶ For before these days, rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves; who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered and brought to nought.

³⁷ After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing and drew away many people after him; he also perished, and all those that consented with him were dispersed.

³⁸ And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men and let them alone; for if this counsellor or this work is of men, it will come to nought,

³⁹ but if it is of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest ye be found fighting against God.

⁴⁰ And they agreed with him; and when they had called the apostles and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus and let them go.

⁴¹ And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.

⁴² And daily in the temple and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach the gospel of Jesus the Christ.