Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

⁵ And ^(A)the heavens will praise Your wonders, O Lord;
Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the saints.
^6 (B)For who in the heavens can be compared to the Lord?
Who among the sons of the mighty can be likened to the Lord?
^7 (C)God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints,
And to be held in reverence by all those around Him.
⁸ O Lord God of hosts,
Who is mighty like You, O Lord?
Your faithfulness also surrounds You.
^9 (D)You rule the raging of the sea;
When its waves rise, You still them.
^10 (E)You have broken ^[a]Rahab in pieces, as one who is slain;
You have scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.

^11 (F)The heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours;
The world and all its fullness, You have founded them.
¹² The north and the south, You have created them;
^(G)Tabor and ^(H)Hermon rejoice in Your name.
¹³ You have a mighty arm;
Strong is Your hand, and high is Your right hand.
¹⁴ Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;
Mercy and truth go before Your face.
¹⁵ Blessed are the people who know the ^(I)joyful sound!
They walk, O Lord, in the light of Your countenance.
¹⁶ In Your name they rejoice all day long,
And in Your righteousness they are exalted.
¹⁷ For You are the glory of their strength,
And in Your favor our ^[b]horn is ^(J)exalted.
¹⁸ For our shield belongs to the Lord,
And our king to the Holy One of Israel.

¹⁹ Then You spoke in a vision to Your ^[c]holy one,
And said: “I have given help to one who is mighty;
I have exalted one ^(K)chosen from the people.
^20 (L)I have found My servant David;
With My holy oil I have anointed him,
^21 (M)With whom My hand shall be established;
Also My arm shall strengthen him.
²² The enemy shall not ^[d]outwit him,
Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
²³ I will beat down his foes before his face,
And plague those who hate him.

²⁴ “But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him,
And in My name his horn shall be exalted.
²⁵ Also I will ^(N)set his hand over the sea,
And his right hand over the rivers.
²⁶ He shall cry to Me, ‘You are ^(O)my Father,
My God, and ^(P)the rock of my salvation.’
²⁷ Also I will make him ^(Q)My firstborn,
^(R)The highest of the kings of the earth.
^28 (S)My mercy I will keep for him forever,
And My covenant shall stand firm with him.
²⁹ His seed also I will make to endure forever,
^(T)And his throne ^(U)as the days of heaven.

³⁰ “If^(V) his sons ^(W)forsake My law
And do not walk in My judgments,
³¹ If they ^[e]break My statutes
And do not keep My commandments,
³² Then I will punish their transgression with the rod,
And their iniquity with stripes.
^33 (X)Nevertheless My lovingkindness I will not ^[f]utterly take from him,
Nor ^[g]allow My faithfulness to fail.
³⁴ My covenant I will not break,
Nor ^(Y)alter the word that has gone out of My lips.
³⁵ Once I have sworn ^(Z)by My holiness;
I will not lie to David:
^36 (AA)His seed shall endure forever,
And his throne ^(AB)as the sun before Me;
³⁷ It shall be established forever like the moon,
Even like the faithful witness in the sky.” Selah

⁵ “Before I ^(A)formed you in the womb ^(B)I knew you;
Before you were born I ^(C)sanctified^[a] you;
I ^[b]ordained you a prophet to the nations.”

^(D)“Ah, Lord God!
Behold, I cannot speak, for I am a youth.”

“Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’
For you shall go to all to whom I send you,
And ^(E)whatever I command you, you shall speak.
^8 (F)Do not be afraid of their faces,
For ^(G)I am with you to deliver you,” says the Lord.

“Behold, I have ^(I)put My words in your mouth.
^10 (J)See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms,
To ^(K)root out and to pull down,
To destroy and to throw down,
To build and to plant.”