Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
Lead Me to the Rock
For the choir director. On a stringed instrument. Of David.
61 (A)Hear my cry of lamentation, O God;
(B)Give heed to my prayer.
2 From the (C)end of the earth I call to You when my heart is (D)faint;
Lead me to (E)the rock that is higher than I.
3 For You have been a (F)refuge for me,
A (G)tower of strength before the enemy.
4 Let me (H)sojourn in Your tent forever;
Let me (I)take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. [a]Selah.
5 For You, O God, have heard my (J)vows;
You have given me the inheritance of those who (K)fear Your name.
6 You will (L)add days to the king’s [b]life;
His years will be from generation to generation.
7 He will sit enthroned (M)before God forever;
Appoint (N)lovingkindness and truth that they may guard him.
8 So I will (O)sing praise to Your name forever,
As I (P)pay my vows day by day.
David Magnifies Yahweh’s Name
18 Then David the king went in and sat before Yahweh, and he said, “(A)Who am I, O Lord Yahweh, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far? 19 And yet this was a small thing in Your eyes, O Lord Yahweh, (B)for You have spoken also of the house of Your slave concerning the distant future. And (C)this is the law of man, O Lord Yahweh. 20 And again what more can David say to You? And (D)You know Your slave, O Lord Yahweh! 21 (E)For the sake of Your word, and according to Your own heart, You have done all this greatness to let Your slave know. 22 For this reason (F)You are great, O Lord Yahweh; for (G)there is none like You, and there is no God besides You, (H)according to all that we have heard with our ears. 23 And (I)what one nation on the earth is like Your people Israel, whom God went to redeem for Himself as a people and to make a name for Himself, and (J)to do a great thing for You and awesome things for Your land, before (K)Your people whom (L)You have redeemed for Yourself from Egypt, from nations and their gods? 24 Yet (M)You have established for Yourself Your people Israel as Your own people forever, and (N)You, O Yahweh, have become their God. 25 So now, O Yahweh God, the word that You have spoken concerning Your slave and concerning his house, establish it forever, and do as You have spoken, 26 (O)that Your name may be magnified forever, by saying, ‘Yahweh of hosts is God over Israel’; and the house of Your [a]servant David shall be established before You. 27 For You, O Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed in the hearing of Your slave, saying, ‘(P)I will build you a house’; therefore Your slave has found courage in his heart to pray this prayer to You. 28 So now, O Lord Yahweh, You are God, and (Q)Your words are truth, and You have [b]promised this good thing to Your slave. 29 So now, be pleased and bless the house of Your slave, that it may be forever before You. For You, O Lord Yahweh, have spoken; and (R)with Your blessing may the house of Your slave be blessed forever.”
17 (A)Obey your leaders and submit to them—for (B)they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account—so that they will do this with joy and not with groaning, for this would be unprofitable for you.
18 (C)Pray for us, for we are convinced that we have a (D)good conscience, desiring to conduct ourselves well in all things. 19 And I urge you all the more to do this, (E)so that I may be restored to you the sooner.
Benediction
20 Now (F)the God of peace, who (G)brought up from the dead the (H)great Shepherd of the sheep [a]through (I)the blood of the (J)eternal covenant, our Lord Jesus, 21 (K)equip you in every good thing to do His will, by (L)doing in us (M)what is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, (N)to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
22 But (O)I urge you, (P)brothers, [b]bear with [c]this (Q)word of exhortation, for (R)I have written to you briefly. 23 Know that (S)our brother Timothy has been released, with whom, if he comes soon, I will see you. 24 Greet (T)all of your leaders and all the [d](U)saints. Those from (V)Italy greet you.
25 (W)Grace be with you all.
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