Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
Psalm 111
Praise for the Lord’s Works
1 Hallelujah![a]
I will praise the Lord with all my heart
in the assembly of the upright and in the congregation.(A)
2 The Lord’s works are great,
studied by all who delight in them.(B)
3 All that he does is splendid and majestic;(C)
his righteousness endures forever.(D)
4 He has caused his wondrous works to be remembered.(E)
The Lord is gracious and compassionate.(F)
5 He has provided food for those who fear him;(G)
he remembers his covenant forever.(H)
6 He has shown his people the power of his works
by giving them the inheritance of the nations.(I)
7 The works of his hands are truth and justice;
all his instructions are trustworthy.(J)
8 They are established forever and ever,
enacted in truth and in uprightness.(K)
9 He has sent redemption to his people.(L)
He has ordained his covenant forever.
His name is holy and awe-inspiring.(M)
Solomon Confirmed King
28 King David responded by saying, “Call in Bathsheba for me.” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before him. 29 The king swore an oath and said, “As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my life from every difficulty,(A) 30 just as I swore to you by the Lord God of Israel: Your son Solomon is to become king after me, and he is the one who is to sit on my throne in my place,(B) that is exactly what I will do this very day.”(C)
31 Bathsheba knelt low with her face to the ground, paying homage to the king,(D) and said, “May my lord King David live forever!” (E)
32 King David then said, “Call in the priest Zadok, the prophet Nathan, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada for me.”(F) So they came into the king’s presence. 33 The king said to them, “Take my servants(G) with you, have my son Solomon ride on my own mule,(H) and take him down to Gihon.(I) 34 There, the priest Zadok and the prophet Nathan are to anoint him as king over Israel.(J) You are to blow the ram’s horn(K) and say, ‘Long live King Solomon!’ (L) 35 You are to come up after him, and he is to come in and sit on my throne. He is the one who is to become king in my place; he is the one I have commanded to be ruler(M) over Israel and Judah.”(N)
36 “Amen,” Benaiah son of Jehoiada replied to the king. “May the Lord, the God of my lord the king, so affirm it.(O) 37 Just as the Lord was with my lord the king,(P) so may he[a] be with Solomon and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord King David.”(Q)
38 Then the priest Zadok, the prophet Nathan, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Cherethites, and the Pelethites(R) went down, had Solomon ride on King David’s mule, and took him to Gihon. 39 The priest Zadok took the horn of oil from the tabernacle and anointed Solomon.(S) Then they blew the ram’s horn,(T) and all the people proclaimed, “Long live King Solomon!” (U) 40 All the people went up after him, playing flutes and rejoicing with such a great joy(V) that the earth split open from the sound.[b]
Adonijah Hears of Solomon’s Coronation
41 Adonijah and all the invited guests who were with him(W) heard the noise as they finished eating. Joab heard the sound of the ram’s horn and said, “Why is the town in such an uproar?” (X) 42 He was still speaking when Jonathan son of Abiathar the priest,(Y) suddenly arrived. Adonijah said, “Come in, for you are an important man, and you must be bringing good news.”(Z)
43 “Unfortunately not,” Jonathan answered him. “Our lord King David has made Solomon king. 44 And with Solomon, the king has sent the priest Zadok, the prophet Nathan, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have had him ride on the king’s mule. 45 The priest Zadok and the prophet Nathan have anointed him king in Gihon.(AA) They have gone up from there rejoicing. The town has been in an uproar; that’s the noise you heard. 46 Solomon has even taken his seat on the royal throne.(AB)
47 “The king’s servants have also gone to congratulate our lord King David, saying, ‘May your God make the name of Solomon more well known than your name, and may he make his throne greater than your throne.’(AC) Then the king bowed in worship on his bed.(AD) 48 And the king went on to say this: ‘Blessed be the Lord God of Israel! Today he has provided one to sit on my throne,(AE) and I am a witness.’”[c]
Warning against Divisive People
17 Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles contrary to the teaching that you learned.(A) Avoid them,(B) 18 because such people do not serve our Lord Christ(C) but their own appetites.[a](D) They deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting with smooth talk and flattering words.(E)
Paul’s Gracious Conclusion
19 The report of your obedience has reached everyone.(F) Therefore I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise about what is good, and yet innocent about what is evil.(G) 20 The God of peace(H) will soon crush Satan(I) under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.(J)
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