Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
The King of Glory Entering Zion.
A Psalm of David.
24 The (A)earth is the Lord’s, and [a]all it contains,
The (B)world, and those who dwell in it.
2 For He has (C)founded it upon the seas
And established it upon the rivers.
3 Who may (D)ascend into the (E)hill of the Lord?
And who may stand in His holy (F)place?
4 He who has (G)clean hands and a (H)pure heart,
Who has not (I)lifted up his soul [b]to falsehood
And has not (J)sworn deceitfully.
5 He shall receive a (K)blessing from the Lord
And [c](L)righteousness from the God of his salvation.
6 [d]This is the generation of those who (M)seek Him,
Who seek Your face—even Jacob. [e]Selah.
7 (N)Lift up your heads, O gates,
And be lifted up, O [f]ancient doors,
That the King of (O)glory may come in!
8 Who is the King of glory?
The Lord (P)strong and mighty,
The Lord (Q)mighty in battle.
9 Lift up your heads, O gates,
And lift them up, O [g]ancient doors,
That the King of (R)glory may come in!
10 Who is this King of glory?
The Lord of (S)hosts,
He is the King of glory. Selah.
Construction Continues
37 (A)Now Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; its length was two and a half [a]cubits, and its width one and a half cubits, and its height one and a half cubits; 2 and he overlaid it with pure gold inside and out, and made a gold molding for it all around. 3 He cast four rings of gold for it on its four feet; even two rings on one side of it, and two rings on the [b]other side of it. 4 He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. 5 He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry [c]it. 6 He made a [d]mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits [e]long and one and a half cubits [f]wide. 7 He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work [g]at the two ends of the mercy seat; 8 one cherub [h]at the one end and one cherub [i]at the other end; he made the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat [j]at the two ends. 9 The cherubim had their wings spread upward, covering the [k]mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward each other; the faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat.
10 (B)Then he made the table of acacia wood, two [l]cubits [m]long and a cubit [n]wide and one and a half cubits [o]high. 11 He overlaid it with pure gold, and made a gold molding for it all around. 12 He made a rim for it of a handbreadth all around, and made a gold molding for its rim all around. 13 He cast four gold rings for it and put the rings on the four corners that were on its four feet. 14 Close by the rim were the rings, the holders for the poles to carry the table. 15 He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table. 16 He made the utensils which were on the table, its [p]dishes and its pans and its [q]bowls and its jars, with which to pour out drink offerings, of pure gold.
2 (A)Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving; 3 praying at the same time (B)for us as well, that God will open up to us a (C)door for (D)the word, so that we may speak forth (E)the mystery of Christ, for which I have also (F)been imprisoned; 4 that I may make it clear (G)in the way I ought to speak.
5 [a](H)Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward (I)outsiders, [b](J)making the most of the opportunity. 6 (K)Let your speech always be [c]with grace, as though seasoned with (L)salt, so that you will know how you should (M)respond to each person.
7 (N)As to all my affairs, (O)Tychicus, our (P)beloved brother and faithful servant and fellow bond-servant in the Lord, will bring you information. 8 (Q)For I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about our circumstances and that he may (R)encourage your hearts; 9 [d]and with him (S)Onesimus, our faithful and (T)beloved brother, (U)who is one of your number. They will inform you about the whole situation here.
10 (V)Aristarchus, my (W)fellow prisoner, sends you his greetings; and also (X)Barnabas’s cousin Mark (about whom you received [e]instructions; (Y)if he comes to you, welcome him); 11 and also Jesus who is called Justus; these are the only (Z)fellow workers for the kingdom of God (AA)who are from the circumcision, and they have proved to be an encouragement to me. 12 (AB)Epaphras, (AC)who is one of your number, a bondslave of Jesus Christ, sends you his greetings, always (AD)laboring earnestly for you in his prayers, that you may [f]stand [g](AE)perfect and [h]fully assured in all the will of God. 13 For I testify for him that he has [i]a deep concern for you and for those who are in (AF)Laodicea and Hierapolis. 14 (AG)Luke, the beloved physician, sends you his greetings, and also (AH)Demas. 15 Greet the brethren who are in (AI)Laodicea and also [j]Nympha and (AJ)the church that is in [k]her house. 16 (AK)When [l]this letter is read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and you, for your part (AL)read [m]my letter that is coming from (AM)Laodicea. 17 Say to (AN)Archippus, “Take heed to the (AO)ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may [n]fulfill it.”
18 [o]I, Paul, (AP)write this greeting with my own hand. (AQ)Remember my [p](AR)imprisonment. (AS)Grace be with you.
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