Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

42 As the hart panteth for the water brooks, so panteth my soul for Thee, O God.

² My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God; when shall I come and appear before God?

³ My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, “Where is thy God?”

⁴ When I remember these things, I pour out my soul within me, for I had gone with the multitude; I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.

⁵ Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God, for I shall yet praise Him for the help of His countenance.

⁶ O my God, my soul is cast down within me; therefore will I remember Thee from the land of Jordan and of the Hermonites, from the hill of Mizar.

⁷ Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of Thy waterspouts; all Thy waves and Thy billows have gone over me.

⁸ Yet the Lord will command His lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night His song shall be with me and my prayer unto the God of my life.

⁹ I will say unto God my rock, “Why hast Thou forgotten me? Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”

¹⁰ As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me, while they say daily unto me, “Where is thy God?”

¹¹ Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God, for I shall yet praise Him, who is the health of my countenance and my God.

43 Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation; O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

² For Thou art the God of my strength; why dost Thou cast me off? Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

³ O send out Thy light and Thy truth! Let them lead me. Let them bring me unto Thy holy hill and to Thy tabernacles.

⁴ Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy; yea, upon the harp will I praise Thee, O God, my God.

⁵ Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him, who is the health of my countenance and my God.

³ The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.

⁴ Riches profit not in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivereth from death.

⁵ The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

⁶ The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the transgressors shall be taken in their own wickedness.

⁷ When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish; and the hope of unjust men perisheth.

⁸ The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.

⁹ A hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbor, but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.

¹⁰ When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth; and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.

¹¹ By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

¹² He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbor, but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.

¹³ A talebearer revealeth secrets, but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.

²⁷ And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed Him, crying and saying, “Thou Son of David, have mercy on us!”

²⁸ And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him, and Jesus said unto them, “Believe ye that I am able to do this?” They said unto Him, “Yea, Lord.”

²⁹ Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith, be it unto you.”

³⁰ And their eyes were opened, and Jesus strictly charged them, saying, “See that no man know it.”

³¹ But they, when they had departed, spread abroad His fame in all that country.

³² As they went out, behold, they brought to Him a man, dumb and possessed with a devil.

³³ And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spoke; and the multitudes marveled, saying, “It was never so seen in Israel.”

³⁴ But the Pharisees said, “He casteth out the devils through the prince of the devils.”