Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem! Praise thy God, O Zion!
13 For He hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; He hath blessed thy children within thee.
14 He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.
15 He sendeth forth His commandment upon the earth; His word runneth very swiftly.
16 He giveth snow like wool; He scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes;
17 He casteth forth His ice like morsels; who can stand before His cold?
18 He sendeth out His word, and melteth them; He causeth His wind to blow, and the waters flow.
19 He showeth His word unto Jacob, His statutes and His judgments unto Israel.
20 He hath not dealt so with any nation; and as for His judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the Lord!
7 In that night did God appear unto Solomon and said unto him, “Ask what I shall give thee.”
8 And Solomon said unto God, “Thou hast shown great mercy unto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead.
9 Now, O Lord God, let Thy promise unto David my father be established, for Thou hast made me king over a people like the ust of the earth in multitude.
10 Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people; for who can judge this Thy people that is o great?”
11 And God said to Solomon, “Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honor, nor the life of hine enemies, neither yet hast asked for long life, but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge My eople over whom I have made thee king,
12 wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches and wealth and honor, such as none of the kings have ad who have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.”
13 Then Solomon came from his journey to the high place that was at Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the tabernacle of the ongregation, and reigned over Israel.
32 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man — no, not the angels who are in Heaven, neither the Son, but only the Father.
33 “Take ye heed, watch and pray; for ye know not when the time is.
34 For the Son of Man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to watch.
35 Watch ye therefore, for ye know not when the Master of the house cometh — at evening, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning —
36 lest coming suddenly, He find you sleeping.
37 And what I say unto you, I say unto all: Watch!”
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