Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
Book 1 (Psalms 1-41)
Psalm 1[a]
1 How blessed[b] is the one[c] who does not follow[d] the advice[e] of the wicked,[f]
or stand in the pathway[g] with sinners,
or sit in the assembly[h] of scoffers.[i]
2 Instead[j] he finds pleasure in obeying the Lord’s commands;[k]
he meditates on[l] his commands[m] day and night.
3 He is like[n] a tree planted by flowing streams;[o]
it[p] yields[q] its fruit at the proper time,[r]
and its leaves never fall off.[s]
He succeeds in everything he attempts.[t]
4 Not so with the wicked!
Instead[u] they are like wind-driven chaff.[v]
5 For this reason[w] the wicked cannot withstand[x] judgment,[y]
nor can sinners join the assembly of the godly.[z]
6 Certainly[aa] the Lord guards the way of the godly,[ab]
but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.[ac]
The Words of Agur[a]
30 The words of Agur, the son of Jakeh; an oracle:[b]
This[c] man says[d] to Ithiel, to Ithiel and to Ukal:[e]
2 Surely[f] I am more brutish[g] than any other human being,[h]
and I do not have human understanding;[i]
3 I have not learned wisdom,
nor can[j] I have knowledge[k] of the Holy One.[l]
4 Who has ascended into heaven, and then descended?[m]
Who has gathered up the winds in his fists?[n]
Who has bound up the waters in his cloak?[o]
Who has established all the ends of the earth?[p]
What is his name, and what is his son’s name?[q] Surely[r] you can[s] know!
5 Every word of God is purified;[t]
he is like[u] a shield for those who take refuge in him.[v]
6 Do not add to his words,
lest he reprove you, and prove you to be a liar.[w]
7 Two things[x] I have asked from you;[y]
do not refuse me before I die:
8 Remove falsehood and lies[z] far from me;
do not give me poverty or riches,
feed me with my allotted portion[aa] of bread,[ab]
9 lest I become satisfied and act deceptively[ac]
and say, “Who is the Lord?”
Or lest I become poor and steal
and demean[ad] the name of my God.
10 Do not slander[ae] a servant to his master,
lest he curse you, and you are found guilty.[af]
2 When I came[a] to you, brothers and sisters,[b] I did not come with superior eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed the testimony[c] of God. 2 For I decided to be concerned about nothing[d] among you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified. 3 And I was with you in weakness and in fear and with much trembling. 4 My conversation and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 5 so that your faith would not be based on human wisdom but on the power of God.
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