Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

46 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

² Therefore will we 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 swelling thereof. Selah

⁴ There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High.

⁵ God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved; God shall help her, and that right early.

⁶ The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved; He uttered His voice, the earth melted.

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

⁸ Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desolations He hath made on the earth.

⁹ He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; He breaketh the bow and cutteth the spear in sunder; He burneth the chariot with fire.

¹⁰ Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted on the earth.

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

8 Doth not wisdom cry out, and understanding put forth her voice?

² She standeth at the top of high places, by the wayside where the paths meet.

³ She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors:

⁴ “Unto you, O men, I call, and my voice is to the sons of man.

⁵ O ye simple, understand wisdom; and ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.

⁶ Hear, for I will speak of excellent things, and the opening of my lips shall be of right things;

⁷ for my mouth shall speak truth, and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

⁸ All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.

⁹ They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.

¹⁰ Receive my instruction and not silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold;

¹¹ for wisdom is better than rubies, and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

¹² “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, and disclose knowledge of learned thoughts.

¹³ The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; pride and arrogance and the evil way and the froward mouth do I hate.

¹⁴ Counsel is mine and sound wisdom; I am understanding, I have strength.

¹⁵ By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.

¹⁶ By me princes rule and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.

¹⁷ I love them that love me, and those that seek me early shall find me.

¹⁸ Riches and honor are with me, yea, durable riches and righteousness.

¹⁹ My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold, and my revenue than choice silver.

²⁰ I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment,

²¹ that I may cause those that love me to inherit substance, and I will fill their treasuries.

¹³ And He went up onto a mountain, and called unto Him whom He would have, and they came unto Him.

¹⁴ And He ordained twelve, that they should be with Him, and that He might send them forth to preach,

¹⁵ and to have power to heal sicknesses and to cast out devils:

¹⁶ Simon (He surnamed Peter);

¹⁷ and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James (and He surnamed them Boanerges, which means The Sons of Thunder);

¹⁸ and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thadaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,

¹⁹ and Judas Iscariot who also betrayed Him. And they went into a house;