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Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

Daily Bible readings that follow the church liturgical year, with sequential stories told across multiple weeks.

Duration: 1245 days

Psalm 98

A song of praise.

98 Sing a new song^[a] to the Lord,
    because he has done amazing things!
His powerful and holy right arm^[b]
    has brought him another victory.
²The Lord showed the nations his power to save.
    He showed them his goodness.
³He has kept his promise of love and loyalty to the people of Israel.
    People everywhere have seen our God’s power to save.
⁴Everyone on earth, shout with joy to the Lord.
    Start singing happy songs of praise!
⁵Praise the Lord with harps.
    Yes, praise him with music from the harps.
⁶Blow the pipes and horns,
    and shout for joy to the Lord our King!
⁷Let the sea and everything in it,
    the earth and all who live in it shout his praise!
⁸Rivers, clap your hands!
    All together now, mountains sing out!
⁹Sing before the Lord
    because he is coming to judge the world.
He will rule the world fairly.
    He will rule the people with goodness.

Deuteronomy 32:44-47

Moses Teaches the People His Song

⁴⁴Moses and Joshua son of Nun came and sang all the words of this song for the Israelites to hear. ⁴⁵When Moses finished giving these teachings to the people, ⁴⁶he said to them, “You must be sure to pay attention to all the commands I tell you today. And you must tell your children to obey completely the commands in this Law. ⁴⁷Don’t think these teachings are not important. They are your life! Through these teachings you will live a long time in the land across the Jordan River that you are ready to take.”

Mark 10:42-45

⁴²Jesus called all the followers together. He said, “The non-Jewish people have men they call rulers. You know that those rulers love to show their power over the people. And their important leaders love to use all their authority over the people. ⁴³But it should not be that way with you. Whoever wants to be your leader must be your servant. ⁴⁴Whoever wants to be first must serve the rest of you like a slave. ⁴⁵Follow my example: Even the Son of Man did not come for people to serve him. He came to serve others and to give his life to save many people.”

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)