Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
Samekh
113 I hate those who are (A)double-minded,
But I love Your (B)Law.
114 You are my (C)hiding place and my (D)shield;
I [a](E)wait for Your word.
115 (F)Leave me, you evildoers,
So that I may (G)comply with the commandments of my God.
116 (H)Sustain me according to Your [b]word, that I may live;
And (I)do not let me be [c]ashamed of my hope.
117 Sustain me so that I may be (J)safe,
That I may (K)have regard for Your statutes continually.
118 You have [d]rejected all those (L)who stray from Your statutes,
For their deceitfulness is [e]useless.
119 You have [f]removed all the wicked of the earth like [g](M)impurities;
Therefore I (N)love Your testimonies.
120 My flesh [h](O)trembles from the fear of You,
And I am (P)afraid of Your judgments.
Ayin
121 I have (Q)done justice and righteousness;
Do not leave me to my oppressors.
122 Be (R)a guarantor for Your servant for good;
Do not let the arrogant (S)oppress me.
123 My (T)eyes fail with longing for Your salvation,
And for Your righteous [i]word.
124 Deal with Your servant (U)according to Your graciousness,
And (V)teach me Your statutes.
125 (W)I am Your servant; (X)give me understanding,
So that I may know Your testimonies.
126 It is time for the Lord to (Y)act,
For they have broken Your Law.
127 Therefore I (Z)love Your commandments
Above gold, yes, above pure gold.
128 Therefore I carefully follow all Your (AA)precepts concerning everything,
I (AB)hate every false way.
David Protected from Saul
19 Now Saul told his son Jonathan and all his servants (A)to put David to death. But (B)Jonathan, Saul’s son, greatly delighted in David. 2 So Jonathan informed David, saying, “My father Saul is seeking to put you to death. Now then, please be on your guard in the morning, and stay in a hiding place and conceal yourself. 3 And as for me, I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are hiding, and I will speak with my father about you; and (C)whatever I [a]find out, I will tell you.” 4 Then Jonathan (D)spoke well of David to his father Saul and said to him, “(E)May the king not sin against his servant David, since he has not sinned against you, and since his deeds have been very [b]beneficial to you. 5 For (F)he took his life in his hand and struck the Philistine, and (G)the Lord brought about a great [c]victory for all Israel; you saw it and rejoiced. (H)Why then would you sin against innocent blood by putting David to death [d]for no reason?” 6 Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan, and Saul vowed, “As the Lord lives, David shall not be put to death.” 7 Then Jonathan called David, and Jonathan told him all these words. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence as (I)before.
39 Now when day came, (A)they [a]could not recognize the land; but they did notice a bay with a beach, and they resolved to run the ship onto it if they could. 40 And casting off (B)the anchors, they left them in the sea while at the same time they were loosening the ropes of the rudders; and they hoisted the foresail to the wind and were heading for the beach. 41 But they struck a [b]reef where two seas met and ran the ship aground; and the prow stuck firmly and remained immovable, while the stern started to break up due to the force of the waves. 42 The soldiers’ plan was to (C)kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim away and escape; 43 but the centurion, (D)wanting to bring Paul safely through, kept them from accomplishing their intention, and commanded that those who could swim were to [c]jump overboard first and get to land, 44 and the rest were to follow, some on planks, and others on various things from the ship. And so it happened that (E)they all were brought safely to land.
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