Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

¹ Sing to Adonai a new song!
Sing to Adonai, all the earth.
² Sing to Adonai, bless His Name.
Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.
³ Declare His glory among the nations,
His marvelous deeds among all peoples.
⁴ For great is Adonai, and greatly to be praised.
He is to be feared above all gods.
⁵ For all the gods of the peoples are idols,
but Adonai made the heavens.
⁶ Splendor and majesty are before Him.
Strength and beauty are in His Sanctuary.
⁷ Ascribe to Adonai, O families of peoples.
Ascribe to Adonai glory and strength.
⁸ Ascribe to Adonai the glory of His Name.
Bring an offering and come into His courts.
⁹ Bow down to Adonai in holy splendor.
Tremble before Him, all the earth.
¹⁰ Say among the nations: “Adonai reigns!”
The world is firmly established—it will not move.
He will judge the peoples with fairness.
¹¹ Let the heavens be glad, let the earth rejoice.
Let the sea roar—and all that fills it.
¹² Let the land exult—and all that is in it.
Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy—
¹³ before Adonai, for He is coming!
For He is coming to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness
and the peoples in His faithfulness.^[a]

3 For everything there is a season
and a time for every activity under heaven:
² a time to give birth and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted;
³ a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build up;
⁴ a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance;
⁵ a time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing;
⁶ a time to seek and a time to lose,
a time to keep and a time to discard;
⁷ a time to tear apart and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak;
⁸ a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.