Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

To the chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.

4 When I call, answer me, O God of my righteousness: in pressure thou hast enlarged me; be gracious unto me, and hear my prayer.

² Ye sons of men, till when is my glory [to be put] to shame? [How long] will ye love vanity, will ye seek after a lie? Selah.

³ But know that Jehovah hath set apart the pious [man] for himself: Jehovah will hear when I call unto him.

⁴ Be moved with anger, and sin not; meditate in your own hearts upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

⁵ Offer sacrifices of righteousness, and confide in Jehovah.

⁶ Many say, Who shall cause us to see good? Lift up upon us the light of thy countenance, O Jehovah.

⁷ Thou hast put joy in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their new wine was in abundance.

⁸ In peace will I both lay me down and sleep; for thou, Jehovah, alone makest me to dwell in safety.

3 And Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, [which is] the ninth [hour];

² and a certain man who was lame from his mother's womb was being carried, whom they placed every day at the gate of the temple called Beautiful, to ask alms of those who were going into the temple;

³ who, seeing Peter and John about to enter into the temple, asked to receive alms.

⁴ And Peter, looking stedfastly upon him with John, said, Look on us.

⁵ And he gave heed to them, expecting to receive something from them.

⁶ But Peter said, Silver and gold I have not; but what I have, this give I to thee: In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazaraean rise up and walk.

⁷ And having taken hold of him [by] the right hand he raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones were made strong.

⁸ And leaping up he stood and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.

⁹ And all the people saw him walking and praising God;

¹⁰ and they recognised him, that it was *he* who sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

²⁴ And there was also a strife among them which of them should be held to be [the] greatest.

²⁵ And he said to them, The kings of the nations rule over them, and they that exercise authority over them are called benefactors.

²⁶ But *ye* [shall] not [be] thus; but let the greater among you be as the younger, and the leader as he that serves.

²⁷ For which [is] greater, he that is at table or he that serves? [Is] not he that is at table? But *I* am in the midst of you as the one that serves.

²⁸ But *ye* are they who have persevered with me in my temptations.

²⁹ And *I* appoint unto you, as my Father has appointed unto me, a kingdom,

³⁰ that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.