Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
Psalm 34
The Lord Delivers the Righteous
Concerning David, when he pretended to be insane in the presence of Abimelech,(A) who drove him out, and he departed.
1 I will bless the Lord at all times;
his praise will always be on my lips.(B)
2 I will boast in the Lord;(C)
the humble will hear and be glad.(D)
3 Proclaim the Lord’s greatness with me;(E)
let us exalt his name together.(F)
4 I sought the Lord, and he answered me
and rescued me from all my fears.(G)
5 Those who look to him are[a] radiant with joy;(H)
their faces will never be ashamed.(I)
6 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
and saved him from all his troubles.(J)
7 The angel of the Lord encamps
around those who fear him, and rescues them.(K)
19 One who is righteous has many adversities,
but the Lord rescues him from them all.(A)
20 He protects all his bones;
not one of them is broken.(B)
21 Evil brings death to the wicked,
and those who hate the righteous will be punished.(C)
22 The Lord redeems the life of his servants,
and all who take refuge in him will not be punished.(D)
7 After the Lord had finished speaking[a] to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “I am angry with you and your two friends, for you have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has. 8 Now take seven bulls and seven rams, go to my servant Job, and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. Then my servant Job will pray for you.(A) I will surely accept his prayer and not deal with you as your folly deserves. For you have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has.” 9 Then Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the Lord had told them, and the Lord accepted Job’s prayer.
Healing a Blind Man
22 They came to Bethsaida.(A) They brought a blind(B) man to him and begged him to touch him. 23 He took the blind man by the hand and brought him out of the village. Spitting(C) on his eyes and laying his hands on(D) him, he asked him, “Do you see anything?”
24 He looked up and said, “I see people—they look like trees walking.”(E)
25 Again Jesus placed his hands on the man’s eyes. The man looked intently and his sight was restored and he saw everything clearly. 26 Then he sent(F) him home, saying, “Don’t even go into the village.”[a](G)
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