Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
Psalm 20[a]
Prayer in Praise of the Messiah King
1 For the director.[b] A psalm of David.
2 May the Lord answer you in times of trouble;
may the name[c] of the God of Jacob protect you.
3 May he send you help from the sanctuary
and grant you support from Zion.[d]
4 May he remember[e] all your sacrifices
and accept all your burnt offerings. Selah
5 May he give you your heart’s desire[f]
and grant you success in all your plans.
6 May we shout with joy over your victory
and lift up our banners in the name of our God.[g]
May the Lord grant your every request.
7 Now I know that the Lord will grant victory to his anointed;[h]
he will answer him from his holy heaven,
granting mighty victories with his right hand.
8 [i]Some trust in chariots, and some in horses,
but we trust in the name of the Lord, our God.
9 They will collapse and fall,
but we will rise up and stand firm.
10 O Lord, save the king,
and answer us when we call upon you.[j]
Chapter 40
God Commands Moses To Consecrate the Tabernacle and the Priests. 1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses and said to him, 2 “On the first day of the first month you shall set up the tabernacle, the meeting tent. 3 Put the Ark of Testimony inside, and in front of the Ark hang the veil. 4 Bring in the table and arrange its accessories. Then bring in the lampstand and put on its lamps. 5 Place the altar of gold for incense before the Ark of Testimony and set up the screen at the entrance to the tent.
6 “Set the altar of burnt offerings in front of the entrance to the tabernacle, the meeting tent. 7 Place the basin between the meeting tent and the altar, and pour water into it. 8 Set up the courtyard all around, and put up the screen for the entrance to the courtyard.
9 “Take the oil of anointing and anoint the tabernacle and everything in it. Consecrate it and all its furnishings, and it will become holy. 10 Also anoint the altar of burnt offerings and all its accessories. Consecrate the altar, and it will become most holy. 11 Also anoint the basin and its base and consecrate them.
12 “Then have Aaron and his sons approach the entrance to the meeting tent and wash them with water. 13 Put the holy vestments on Aaron and anoint him and consecrate him so that he might serve me as a priest. 14 Also have his sons approach and put their tunics on them. 15 Anoint them, like their father, so that they might exercise my priesthood. In this way their anointing will confer upon them an eternal priesthood, for all their generations.”
Perseverance in Faith[a]
The Need To Stand Firm
19 Let Us Approach with Sincerity of Heart.[b] Therefore, brethren, the blood of Jesus has given us confidence to enter the sanctuary 20 by the new and living way that he has opened for us through the veil, that is, through his flesh. 21 Since we have a great priest over the household of God, 22 let us approach with sincerity of heart and the full assurance of faith, with hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and bodies washed in pure water.
23 Let us remain firm in the confession of our hope without wavering, for the one who made the promise is trustworthy. 24 And let us consider how to spur one another to love and good works. 25 Do not neglect to attend your assemblies, as some do, but rather encourage one another, especially since you can see the Day[c] approaching.
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