Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

“From now on, all people will call me blessed
⁴⁹ because the Almighty has done great things to me.
His name is holy.
⁵⁰ For those who fear him,
his mercy lasts throughout every generation.

⁵¹ “He displayed his mighty power.
He scattered those who think too highly of themselves.
⁵² He pulled strong rulers from their thrones.
He honored humble people.
⁵³ He fed hungry people with good food.
He sent rich people away with nothing.

⁵⁴ “He remembered to help his servant Israel forever.
⁵⁵ This is the promise he made to our ancestors,
to Abraham and his descendants.”

¹⁷ Your eyes will see how handsome the king is.
You will see a land that stretches into the distance.
¹⁸ Your mind will be thinking of the terrors ⌞in the past⌟.
Where are the scribes?
Where are the tax collectors?
Where are those who counted the towers?
¹⁹ You will no longer see those savage people,
those people with an unrecognizable language,
with a foreign language that you can’t understand.
²⁰ Look at Zion, the city of our festivals.
Your eyes will see Jerusalem as a peaceful place.
It is a tent that can’t be moved.
Its tent pegs will never be pulled out,
and none of its ropes will be broken.
²¹ The Lord will be our mighty defender
in a place surrounded by wide rivers and streams.
Ships with oars won’t travel on them.
Stately ships won’t sail on them.
²² The Lord is our judge.
The Lord is our lawgiver.
The Lord is our king.
The Lord is our savior.