Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
24 Your procession is[a] seen, O God,
the procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary—
25 (A)the singers in front, (B)the musicians last,
between them (C)virgins playing tambourines:
26 (D)“Bless God in the great congregation,
the Lord, O you[b] who are of (E)Israel's fountain!”
27 There is (F)Benjamin, the least of them, in the lead,
the princes of Judah in their throng,
the princes of (G)Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.
28 (H)Summon your power, O God,[c]
the power, O God, by which you have worked for us.
29 Because of your temple at Jerusalem
kings shall (I)bear gifts to you.
30 Rebuke (J)the beasts that dwell among the reeds,
the herd of (K)bulls with the calves of the peoples.
(L)Trample underfoot those who lust after tribute;
scatter the peoples who delight in war.[d]
31 Nobles shall come from (M)Egypt;
(N)Cush shall hasten to (O)stretch out her hands to God.
32 (P)O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God;
sing praises to the Lord, Selah
33 to him (Q)who rides in (R)the heavens, the ancient heavens;
behold, he (S)sends out his voice, his mighty voice.
34 (T)Ascribe power to God,
whose majesty is over Israel,
and whose (U)power is in (V)the skies.
35 (W)Awesome is God from his[e] (X)sanctuary;
the God of Israel—he is the one who gives (Y)power and strength to his people.
Blessed be God!
David and Michal
16 As the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord, and she despised him in her heart. 17 And they brought in the ark of the Lord and set it (A)in its place, inside the tent that David had pitched for it. (B)And David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord. 18 And when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, (C)he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts 19 and distributed among all the people, the whole multitude of Israel, both men and women, a cake of bread, a portion of meat,[a] and a cake of raisins to each one. (D)Then all the people departed, each to his house.
20 And David returned to bless his household. But Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David and said, “How the king of Israel honored himself today, (E)uncovering himself today before the eyes of his servants' female servants, as one of the (F)vulgar fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!” 21 And David said to Michal, “It was before the Lord, (G)who chose me above your father and above all his house, to appoint me as prince[b] over Israel, the people of the Lord—and I will celebrate before the Lord. 22 I will make myself yet more contemptible than this, and I will be abased in your[c] eyes. But by the female servants of whom you have spoken, by them I shall be held in honor.” 23 And Michal the daughter of Saul had no child to the day of her death.
31 “To what then shall I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like? 32 They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another,
“‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance;
we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’
33 For John the Baptist has come (A)eating no bread and (B)drinking no wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’ 34 The Son of Man has come (C)eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, (D)a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ 35 Yet (E)wisdom is justified by all her children.”
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.