Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
Psalm 125[a]
A song of ascents.[b]
125 Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion,
which cannot be moved and will endure forever.
2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
so the Lord surrounds his people,
now and forevermore.
3 Indeed,[c] the scepter of a wicked king[d] will not settle[e]
upon the allotted land of the godly.
Otherwise the godly
might do what is wrong.[f]
4 Do good, O Lord, to those who are good,
to the morally upright.[g]
5 As for those who are bent on traveling a sinful path,[h]
may the Lord remove them,[i] along with those who behave wickedly.[j]
May Israel experience peace.[k]
The Appeal of Wisdom[a]
8 Does not wisdom call out?
Does not understanding raise her voice?
2 At the top[b] of the prominent places along the way,
at the intersection[c] of the paths she has taken her stand;
3 beside the gates opening into[d] the city,
at the entrance of the doorways she cries out:[e]
4 “To you, O people,[f] I call out,
and my voice calls[g] to all mankind.[h]
5 You who are naive, discern[i] wisdom!
And you fools, understand discernment![j]
6 Listen, for I will speak excellent things,[k]
and my lips will utter[l] what is right.
7 For my mouth[m] speaks truth,[n]
and my lips[o] hate wickedness.[p]
8 All the words of my mouth are righteous;[q]
there is nothing in them twisted[r] or crooked.
9 All of them are clear[s] to the discerning
and upright to those who find knowledge.
10 Receive my instruction[t] rather than[u] silver,
and knowledge rather than choice gold.
11 For wisdom is better than rubies,
and desirable things cannot be compared[v] to her.
12 “I, wisdom, have dwelt[w] with prudence,[x]
and I find[y] knowledge and discretion.
13 The fear of the Lord is to hate[z] evil;
I hate arrogant pride[aa] and the evil way
and perverse utterances.[ab]
14 Counsel and sound wisdom belong to me;[ac]
I possess understanding and might.
15 By me kings reign,
and by me[ad] potentates[ae] decree[af] righteousness;
16 by me princes rule,
as well as nobles and[ag] all righteous judges.[ah]
17 I will love[ai] those who love me,
and those who seek me diligently will find me.
18 Riches and honor are with me,
long-lasting wealth and righteousness.
19 My fruit is better than the purest gold,[aj]
and my harvest[ak] is better than choice silver.
20 I walk in the path of righteousness,
in the pathway of justice,
21 that I may cause[al] those who love me to inherit wealth,
and that I may fill[am] their treasuries.[an]
22 The Lord created[ao] me as the beginning[ap] of his works,[aq]
before his deeds of long ago.
23 From eternity I have been fashioned,[ar]
from the beginning, from before the world existed.[as]
24 When there were no deep oceans[at] I was born,[au]
when there were no springs overflowing[av] with water;
25 before the mountains were set in place—
before the hills—I was born,[aw]
26 before he made the earth and its fields,[ax]
or the top soil[ay] of the world.
27 When he established the heavens, I was there;
when he marked out the horizon[az] over the face of the deep,
28 when he established the clouds above,
when he secured the fountains of the deep,[ba]
29 when he gave the sea his decree[bb]
that the waters should not pass over his command,[bc]
when he marked out the foundations of the earth,
30 then I was[bd] beside him as a master craftsman,[be]
and I was his delight[bf] day by day,
rejoicing before him at all times,
31 rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth,[bg]
and delighting[bh] in its people.[bi]
A Canaanite Woman’s Faith
21 After going out from there, Jesus went to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 A[a] Canaanite woman from that area came[b] and cried out,[c] “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is horribly demon-possessed!” 23 But he did not answer her a word. Then[d] his disciples came and begged him,[e] “Send her away, because she keeps on crying out after us.” 24 So[f] he answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” 25 But she came and bowed down[g] before him and said,[h] “Lord, help me!” 26 “It is not right[i] to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs,”[j] he said.[k] 27 “Yes, Lord,” she replied,[l] “but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.” 28 Then[m] Jesus answered her, “Woman,[n] your faith is great! Let what you want be done for you.” And her daughter was healed from that hour.
Healing Many Others
29 When he left there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up a mountain, where he sat down. 30 Then[o] large crowds came to him bringing with them the lame, blind, crippled, mute, and many others. They[p] laid them at his feet, and he healed them. 31 As a result, the crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled healthy, the lame walking, and the blind seeing, and they praised the God of Israel.
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