Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.

3 Jehovah, how many are they that trouble me, many they that rise up against me!

² Many say of my soul, There is no salvation for him in God. Selah.

³ But thou, Jehovah, art a shield about me; my glory, and the lifter up of my head.

⁴ With my voice will I call to Jehovah, and he will answer me from the hill of his holiness. Selah.

⁵ I laid me down and slept; I awaked, for Jehovah sustaineth me.

⁶ I will not fear for myriads of the people that have set themselves against me round about.

⁷ Arise, Jehovah; save me, my God! For thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheekbone, thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked.

⁸ Salvation is of Jehovah; thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.

²² And Solomon stood before the altar of Jehovah in the presence of the whole congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward the heavens.

²³ And he said, Jehovah, God of Israel! there is no God like thee, in the heavens above, or on the earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart;

²⁴ who hast kept with thy servant David my father that which thou didst promise him; thou spokest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled [it] with thy hand, as at this day.

²⁵ And now, Jehovah, God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel, if only thy sons take heed to their way, to walk before me as thou hast walked before me.

²⁶ And now, O God of Israel, let thy words, I pray thee, be verified, which thou hast spoken unto thy servant David my father.

²⁷ But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, the heavens, and the heaven of heavens, cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!

²⁸ Yet have respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, Jehovah, my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee this day;

²⁹ that thine eyes may be open upon this house night and day, upon the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant prayeth toward this place.

³⁰ And hearken unto the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place, and hear thou in thy dwelling-place, in the heavens, and when thou hearest, forgive.

⁹ But *ye*, take heed to yourselves, for they shall deliver you up to sanhedrims and to synagogues: ye shall be beaten and brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them;

¹⁰ and the gospel must first be preached to all the nations.

¹¹ But when they shall lead you away to deliver you up, be not careful beforehand as to what ye shall say, [nor prepare your discourse]: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak; for *ye* are not the speakers, but the Holy Spirit.

¹² But brother shall deliver up brother to death, and father child; and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.

¹³ And ye will be hated of all on account of my name; but he that has endured to the end, *he* shall be saved.

¹⁴ But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not, (he that reads let him consider [it],) then let those in Judaea flee to the mountains;

¹⁵ and him that is upon the housetop not come down into the house, nor enter [into it] to take away anything out of his house;

¹⁶ and him that is in the field not return back to take his garment.

¹⁷ But woe to those that are with child and to those that give suck in those days!

¹⁸ And pray that it may not be in winter time;

¹⁹ for those days shall be distress such as there has not been the like since [the] beginning of creation which God created, until now, and never shall be;

²⁰ and if [the] Lord had not cut short those days, no flesh should have been saved; but on account of the elect whom he has chosen, he has cut short those days.

²¹ And then if any one say to you, Lo, here [is] the Christ, or Lo, there, believe [it] not.

²² For false Christs and false prophets will arise, and give signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

²³ But do *ye* take heed: behold, I have told you all things beforehand.