Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
The Lord Is in His Holy Temple
To the choirmaster. Of David.
11 In the Lord I take refuge;
how can you say to my soul,
(A)“Flee like a bird to your mountain,
2 for behold, the wicked (B)bend the bow;
(C)they have fitted their arrow to the string
to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart;
3 if (D)the foundations are destroyed,
what can the righteous do?”[a]
4 (E)The Lord is in his holy temple;
the Lord's (F)throne is in heaven;
his eyes see, his eyelids (G)test the children of man.
5 The Lord (H)tests the righteous,
but (I)his soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence.
6 Let him rain coals on the wicked;
(J)fire and sulfur and a scorching wind shall be (K)the portion of their cup.
7 For the Lord is righteous;
he (L)loves righteous deeds;
(M)the upright shall behold his face.
14 They lift up their voices, they sing for joy;
over the majesty of the Lord they shout from the west.[a]
15 (A)Therefore in the east[b] give glory to the Lord;
in the coastlands of the sea, give glory to the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
16 (B)From the ends of the earth we hear songs of praise,
of glory to (C)the Righteous One.
But I say, “I waste away,
I waste away. Woe is me!
For (D)the traitors have betrayed,
with betrayal the traitors have betrayed.”
17 (E)Terror and the pit and the snare[c]
are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth!
18 (F)He who flees at the sound of the terror
shall fall into the pit,
and he who climbs out of the pit
shall be caught in the snare.
For (G)the windows of heaven are opened,
and (H)the foundations of the earth tremble.
19 The earth is utterly broken,
the earth is split apart,
the earth is violently shaken.
20 The earth (I)staggers like a drunken man;
it sways like a hut;
(J)its transgression lies heavy upon it,
and it falls, and will not rise again.
21 On that day the Lord will punish
the host of heaven, in heaven,
and (K)the kings of the earth, on the earth.
22 (L)They will be gathered together
as prisoners in a pit;
they will be shut up in a prison,
and after many days (M)they will be punished.
23 (N)Then the moon will be confounded
and the sun ashamed,
for (O)the Lord of hosts reigns
on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem,
and his glory will be before his elders.
41 Peter said, “Lord, (A)are you telling this parable for us or for all?” 42 And the Lord said, “Who then is (B)the faithful and (C)wise (D)manager, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time? 43 (E)Blessed is that servant[a] whom his master will find so doing when he comes. 44 Truly, I say to you, (F)he will set him over all his possessions. 45 But if that servant says to himself, ‘My master (G)is delayed in coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and (H)get drunk, 46 the master of that servant will come (I)on a day when he does not expect him and (J)at an hour he does not know, and will cut him in pieces and put him with the unfaithful. 47 (K)And that servant who (L)knew his master's will but (M)did not get ready (N)or act according to his will, will receive a (O)severe beating. 48 (P)But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, (Q)will receive a light beating. (R)Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more.
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.