Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
9 The Lord is (A)a stronghold for (B)the oppressed,
a stronghold in (C)times of trouble.
10 And those who (D)know your name put their trust in you,
for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.
11 Sing praises to the Lord, who (E)sits enthroned in Zion!
Tell among the peoples his (F)deeds!
12 For he who (G)avenges blood is mindful of them;
he (H)does not forget the cry of the afflicted.
13 (I)Be gracious to me, O Lord!
See my affliction from those who hate me,
O you who lift me up from (J)the gates of death,
14 that I may recount all your praises,
that in the gates of (K)the daughter of Zion
I may (L)rejoice in your salvation.
15 The nations have sunk in (M)the pit that they made;
in (N)the net that they hid, their own foot has been caught.
16 The Lord has made himself (O)known; he has executed judgment;
the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands. Higgaion.[a] Selah
18 For the needy shall not always be forgotten,
and (R)the hope of the poor shall not perish forever.
David and Jonathan's Friendship
18 As soon as he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan (A)loved him as his own soul. 2 And Saul took him that day (B)and would not let him return to his father's house. 3 Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because (C)he loved him as his own soul. 4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him and gave it to David, and his armor, and even his sword and his bow and his belt.
The Coming of the Son of Man
25 “And (A)there will be signs in sun and moon (B)and stars, and on the earth (C)distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves, 26 people fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is coming on the world. For (D)the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 27 And then they will see (E)the Son of Man coming in a cloud (F)with power and great glory. 28 Now when these things begin to take place, straighten up and (G)raise your heads, because (H)your redemption is drawing near.”
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.