Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

Morning Prayer of Trust in God.

A Psalm of David, when ^[a]he fled from his son Absalom.

The Prayer of Dedication

²² Then ^(A)Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and he ^(B)spread out his hands toward heaven. ²³ And he said, “Lord, God of Israel, ^(C)there is no God like You in heaven above or on earth beneath, ^(D)keeping the covenant and showing faithfulness to Your servants who walk before You with all their heart, ²⁴ You who have kept with Your servant, my father David, that which You ^[a]promised him; You have spoken with Your mouth and have fulfilled it with Your hand, as it is this day. ²⁵ Now then, Lord, God of Israel, keep with Your servant David my father that which You have ^[b]promised him, saying, ‘^[c](E)You shall not be deprived of a man to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your sons are careful about their way, to walk before Me as you have walked.’ ²⁶ Now then, God of Israel, let Your words, please, be confirmed, ^(F)which You have spoken to Your servant, my father David.

²⁷ “But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, ^(G)heaven and the ^[d]highest heaven cannot contain You, how much less this house which I have built! ²⁸ Nevertheless, turn Your attention to the ^(H)prayer of Your servant and to his plea, Lord, my God, to listen to the cry and to the prayer which Your servant prays before You today, ^29 (I)so that Your eyes may be open toward this house night and day, toward ^(J)the place of which You have said, ‘My name shall be there,’ to listen to the prayer which Your servant will pray toward this place. ³⁰ And ^(K)listen to the plea of Your servant and of Your people Israel, ^(L)when they pray toward this place; hear in heaven Your dwelling place; hear and ^(M)forgive!

⁹ “But ^[a]be on your guard; for they will ^(A)hand you over to the ^[b]courts, and you will be flogged ^(B)in the synagogues, and you will stand before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them. ^10 (C)And the gospel must first be preached to all the nations. ^11 (D)And when they ^[c]arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say, but say whatever is given you at that time; for you are not the ones speaking, but it is the Holy Spirit. ¹² And brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and ^[d]have them put to death. ¹³ And ^(E)you will be hated by everyone because of My name, but it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved.

¹⁴ “Now ^(F)when you see the ^(G)abomination of desolation standing where it should not be—^[e]let the ^[f]reader understand—then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains. ^15 [g](H)Whoever is on the ^[h]housetop must not go down, nor go in to get anything out of his house. ¹⁶ And ^[i]whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his cloak. ¹⁷ But woe to those women who are pregnant, and to those who are nursing babies in those days! ¹⁸ Moreover, pray that it will not happen in winter. ¹⁹ For those days will be such a time of tribulation as has not occurred ^(I)since the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never will again. ²⁰ And if the Lord had not shortened those days, no ^[j]life would have been saved; but for the sake of the ^[k]elect, whom He chose, He shortened the days. ²¹ And then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the ^[l]Christ’; or, ‘Look, there He is’; do not believe it; ²² for false christs and ^(J)false prophets will arise, and will provide ^(K)signs and ^(L)wonders, in order to mislead, if possible, the elect. ²³ But beware; I have told you everything in advance.