Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
The King of Glory Entering Zion.
A Psalm of David.
24 The (A)earth is the Lord’s, and [a]all it contains,
The (B)world, and those who live in it.
2 For He has (C)founded it upon the seas
And established it upon the rivers.
3 Who may (D)ascend onto the (E)hill of the Lord?
And who may stand in His holy (F)place?
4 One who has (G)clean hands and a (H)pure heart,
Who has not (I)lifted up his soul to deceit
And has not (J)sworn deceitfully.
5 He will receive a (K)blessing from the Lord
And [b](L)righteousness from the God of his salvation.
6 [c]This is the generation of those who (M)seek Him,
Who seek Your face—even Jacob. Selah
7 (N)Lift up your heads, you gates,
And be lifted up, you [d]ancient doors,
That the King of (O)glory may come in!
8 Who is the King of glory?
The Lord (P)strong and mighty,
The Lord (Q)mighty in battle.
9 Lift up your heads, you gates,
And lift them up, you [e]ancient doors,
That the King of (R)glory may come in!
10 Who is this King of glory?
The Lord of (S)armies,
He is the King of glory. Selah
Construction Continues
37 (A)Now Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; its length was [a]two and a half cubits, its width one and a half cubits, and its height one and a half cubits; 2 and he overlaid it with pure gold inside and out, and made a gold molding for it all around. 3 He cast four rings of gold for it on its four feet; two rings on one side of it, and two rings on the [b]other side of it. 4 And he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. 5 He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry [c]it. 6 He also made [d]an atoning cover of pure gold, two and a half cubits [e]long and one and a half cubits [f]wide. 7 And he made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work [g]at the two ends of the atoning cover: 8 one cherub [h]at the one end and one cherub [i]at the other end; he made the cherubim of one piece with the atoning cover [j]at the two ends. 9 And the cherubim had their wings spread upward, covering the atoning cover with their wings, with their faces toward each other; the faces of the cherubim were toward the atoning cover.
10 (B)Then he made the table of acacia wood, [k]two cubits [l]long, a cubit [m]wide, and one and a half cubits [n]high. 11 He overlaid it with pure gold, and made a gold molding for it all around. 12 And he made a rim for it of a [o]hand width all around, and made a gold molding for its rim all around. 13 He also cast four gold rings for it and put the rings on the four corners that were on its four legs. 14 Close by the rim were the rings, the holders for the poles to carry the table. 15 And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table. 16 He also made the utensils which were on the table, its dishes, its pans, its libation bowls, and its jars, with which to pour out drink offerings, of pure gold.
2 (A)Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving; 3 praying at the same time (B)for us as well, that God will open up to us a (C)door for (D)the word, so that we may proclaim (E)the mystery of Christ, for which I have also (F)been imprisoned; 4 that I may make it clear (G)in the way that I ought to proclaim it.
5 [a](H)Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward (I)outsiders, [b](J)making the most of the opportunity. 6 (K)Your speech must always be [c]with grace, as though seasoned with (L)salt, so that you will know how you should (M)respond to each person.
7 (N)As to all my affairs, (O)Tychicus, our (P)beloved brother and faithful servant and fellow bond-servant in the Lord, will bring you information. 8 (Q)For I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about our circumstances and that he may (R)encourage your hearts; 9 [d]and with him is (S)Onesimus, our faithful and (T)beloved brother, (U)who is one of your own. They will inform you about the whole situation here.
10 (V)Aristarchus, my (W)fellow prisoner, sends you his greetings; and also (X)Barnabas’ cousin Mark (about whom you received [e]instructions; (Y)if he comes to you, welcome him); 11 and also Jesus who is called Justus; these are the only (Z)fellow workers for the kingdom of God (AA)who are from the circumcision, and they have proved to be an encouragement to me. 12 (AB)Epaphras, (AC)who is one of your own, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings, always (AD)striving earnestly for you in his prayers, that you may [f]stand [g](AE)mature and [h]fully assured in all the will of God. 13 For I testify for him that he has [i]a deep concern for you and for those who are in (AF)Laodicea and Hierapolis. 14 (AG)Luke, the beloved physician, sends you his greetings, and (AH)Demas does also. 15 Greet the brothers and sisters who are in (AI)Laodicea and also [j]Nympha and (AJ)the church that is in [k]her house. 16 (AK)When [l]this letter is read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and you, for your part, (AL)read [m]my letter that is coming from (AM)Laodicea. 17 Tell (AN)Archippus, “See to the (AO)ministry which you have received in the Lord, so that you may [n]fulfill it.”
18 [o]I, Paul, (AP)write this greeting with my own hand. (AQ)Remember my [p](AR)imprisonment. (AS)Grace be with you.
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