Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
Psalm 97
The Majestic King
1 The Lord reigns! Let the earth rejoice;
let the many coasts and islands be glad.(A)
2 Clouds and total darkness surround him;
righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.(B)
3 Fire goes before him
and burns up his foes on every side.(C)
4 His lightning lights up the world;
the earth sees and trembles.(D)
5 The mountains melt like wax
at the presence of the Lord—
at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.(E)
7 All who serve carved images,
those who boast in worthless idols, will be put to shame.(H)
All the gods[a] must worship him.(I)
18 Then Moses said, “Please, let me see your glory.”(A)
19 He said, “I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim the name ‘the Lord’ before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.”(B) 20 But he added, “You cannot see my face, for humans cannot see(C) me and live.” 21 The Lord said, “Here is a place near me. You are to stand on the rock, 22 and when my glory passes by, I will put you in the crevice of the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by.(D) 23 Then I will take my hand away, and you will see my back, but my face will not be seen.”
14 The Word(A) became flesh(B) and dwelt[a] among us. We observed his glory,(C) the glory as the one and only(D) Son[b] from the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 (John testified concerning him and exclaimed, “This was the one of whom I said, ‘The one coming after me(E) ranks ahead of me,(F) because he existed before me.’”)(G) 16 Indeed, we have all received grace(H) upon[c] grace from his fullness, 17 for the law was given through Moses;(I) grace and truth(J) came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God. The one and only(K) Son, who is himself God and is at the Father’s(L) side[d]—he has revealed him.(M)
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