Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
20 I have found my servant David;
with my holy oil I have anointed him;(A)
21 my hand shall always remain with him;
my arm also shall strengthen him.
22 The enemy shall not outwit him;
the wicked shall not humble him.(B)
23 I will crush his foes before him
and strike down those who hate him.(C)
24 My faithfulness and steadfast love shall be with him,
and in my name his horn shall be exalted.(D)
25 I will set his hand on the sea
and his right hand on the rivers.
26 He shall cry to me, ‘You are my Father,
my God, and the Rock of my salvation!’(E)
27 I will make him the firstborn,
the highest of the kings of the earth.(F)
28 Forever I will keep my steadfast love for him,
and my covenant with him will stand firm.(G)
29 I will establish his line forever
and his throne as long as the heavens endure.(H)
30 If his children forsake my law
and do not walk according to my ordinances,(I)
31 if they violate my statutes
and do not keep my commandments,
32 then I will punish their transgression with the rod
and their iniquity with scourges,(J)
33 but I will not remove from him my steadfast love
or be false to my faithfulness.(K)
34 I will not violate my covenant
or alter the word that went forth from my lips.(L)
35 Once and for all I have sworn by my holiness;
I will not lie to David.(M)
36 His line shall continue forever,
and his throne endure before me like the sun.(N)
37 It shall be established forever like the moon,
an enduring witness in the skies.” Selah
The Ark Brought to Jerusalem
15 David[a] built houses for himself in the city of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.(A) 2 Then David commanded that no one but the Levites were to carry the ark of God, for the Lord had chosen them to carry the ark of the Lord and to minister to him forever.(B)
4 He appointed certain of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the Lord, to invoke, to thank, and to praise the Lord, the God of Israel. 5 Asaph was the chief, and second to him was Zechariah, Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel, with harps and lyres; Asaph was to sound the cymbals,(A) 6 and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel were to blow trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.
David’s Psalm of Thanksgiving
7 Then on that day David first appointed the singing of praises to the Lord by Asaph and his kindred.(B)
8 O give thanks to the Lord, call on his name,
make known his deeds among the peoples.(C)
9 Sing to him, sing praises to him;
tell of all his wonderful works.
10 Glory in his holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
11 Seek the Lord and his strength;
seek his presence continually.(D)
12 Remember the wonderful works he has done,
his miracles and the judgments he uttered,(E)
13 O offspring of his servant Israel,
children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar Near Jericho
35 As he approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. 36 When he heard a crowd going by, he asked what was happening. 37 They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth[a] is passing by.” 38 Then he shouted, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”(A) 39 Those who were in front sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he shouted even more loudly, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”(B) 40 Jesus stood still and ordered the man to be brought to him, and when he came near, he asked him, 41 “What do you want me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, let me see again.” 42 Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has saved you.”(C) 43 Immediately he regained his sight and followed him, glorifying God, and all the people, when they saw it, praised God.(D)
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