Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
The Lord’s Power and Dominion.
97 (A)The Lord [a]reigns, let the (B)earth rejoice;
Let the many [b](C)islands be glad.
2 (D)Clouds and thick darkness surround Him;
(E)Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
3 (F)Fire goes before Him
And (G)burns up His adversaries round about.
4 His (H)lightnings lit up the world;
The earth saw and (I)trembled.
5 The mountains (J)melted like wax at the presence of the Lord,
At the presence of the (K)Lord of the whole earth.
6 The (L)heavens declare His righteousness,
And (M)all the peoples have seen His glory.
7 Let all those be ashamed who serve (N)graven images,
Who boast themselves of (O)idols;
[c](P)Worship Him, all you [d]gods.
8 Zion [e]heard this and (Q)was glad,
And the daughters of Judah have rejoiced
Because of Your judgments, O Lord.
9 For You are the Lord (R)Most High over all the earth;
You are exalted far (S)above all [f]gods.
10 (T)Hate evil, you who love the Lord,
Who (U)preserves the souls of His godly ones;
He (V)delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
11 (W)Light is sown like seed for the righteous
And (X)gladness for the upright in heart.
12 Be (Y)glad in the Lord, you righteous ones,
And (Z)give thanks [g]to His holy name.
18 (A)Then [a]Moses said, “I pray You, show me Your glory!” 19 And He said, “(B)I Myself will make all My goodness pass before you, and will proclaim the name of the Lord before you; and (C)I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show compassion on whom I will show compassion.” 20 But He said, “You cannot see My face, (D)for no man can see Me and live!” 21 Then the Lord said, “Behold, there is a place [b]by Me, and (E)you shall stand there on the rock; 22 and it will come about, while My glory is passing by, that I will put you in the cleft of the rock and (F)cover you with My hand until I have passed by. 23 Then I will take My hand away and you shall see My back, but (G)My face shall not be seen.”
The Word Made Flesh
14 And (A)the Word (B)became flesh, and [a](C)dwelt among us, and (D)we saw His glory, glory as of [b]the only begotten from the Father, full of (E)grace and (F)truth. 15 John *(G)testified about Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘(H)He who comes after me [c]has a higher rank than I, (I)for He existed before me.’” 16 For of His (J)fullness [d]we have all received, and [e]grace upon grace. 17 For (K)the Law was given through Moses; (L)grace and (M)truth [f]were realized through Jesus Christ. 18 (N)No one has seen God at any time; (O)the only begotten God who is (P)in the bosom of the Father, (Q)He has explained Him.
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