Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
113 I hate the double-minded,
but I love your law.(A)
114 You are my hiding place and my shield;
I hope in your word.(B)
115 Go away from me, you evildoers,
that I may keep the commandments of my God.(C)
116 Uphold me according to your promise, that I may live,
and let me not be put to shame in my hope.(D)
117 Hold me up, that I may be safe
and have regard for your statutes continually.
118 You spurn all who go astray from your statutes,
for their cunning is in vain.(E)
119 All the wicked of the earth I count[a] as dross;
therefore I love your decrees.(F)
120 My flesh trembles for fear of you,
and I am afraid of your judgments.(G)
121 I have done what is just and right;
do not leave me to my oppressors.
122 Guarantee your servant’s well-being;
do not let the godless oppress me.(H)
123 My eyes fail from watching for your salvation
and for the fulfillment of your righteous promise.(I)
124 Deal with your servant according to your steadfast love,
and teach me your statutes.(J)
125 I am your servant; give me understanding,
so that I may know your decrees.(K)
126 It is time for the Lord to act,
for your law has been broken.
127 Truly I love your commandments
more than gold, more than fine gold.(L)
128 Truly I direct my steps by all your precepts;[b]
I hate every false way.(M)
Jonathan Intercedes for David
19 Saul spoke with his son Jonathan and with all his servants about killing David. But Saul’s son Jonathan took great delight in David.(A) 2 Jonathan told David, “My father Saul is trying to kill you; therefore be on guard tomorrow morning; stay in a secret place and hide yourself. 3 I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, and I will speak to my father about you; if I learn anything I will tell you.”(B) 4 Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul, saying to him, “The king should not sin against his servant David, because he has not sinned against you and because his deeds have been of good service to you,(C) 5 for he took his life in his hand when he attacked the Philistine, and the Lord brought about a great victory for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced; why then will you sin against an innocent person by killing David without cause?”(D) 6 Saul heeded the voice of Jonathan; Saul swore, “As the Lord lives, he shall not be put to death.” 7 So Jonathan called David and related all these things to him. Jonathan then brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence as before.(E)
The Shipwreck
39 In the morning they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach on which they planned to run the ship ashore, if they could.(A) 40 So they cast off the anchors and left them in the sea. At the same time they loosened the ropes that tied the steering-oars; then hoisting the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.(B) 41 But striking a reef,[a] they ran the ship aground; the bow stuck and remained immovable, but the stern was being broken up by the force of the waves.(C) 42 The soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, so that none might swim away and escape;(D) 43 but the centurion, wishing to save Paul, kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and make for the land(E) 44 and the rest to follow, some on planks and others on pieces of the ship. And so it was that all were brought safely to land.(F)
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