Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

To the Overcomer: Maschil, for the sons of Korah.

¹ ¶ As the hart pants after the water brooks, so does my soul pant after thee, O God.

² My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; when shall I come and appear before God?

³ My tears have been my food day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?

⁴ I will remember these things; I will pour out my soul in me. When I shall be included in the number; I will go with them to the house of God with voice of joy and praise, dancing in the multitude.

⁵ Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted against me? Wait thou for God, for I shall yet praise him for the wellbeing of his presence.

⁶ ¶ O my God, my soul is cast down within me; therefore I will remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the mountain of Mizar.

⁷ Deep calls unto deep at the voice of thy waterspouts; all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.

⁸ Yet the LORD will command his mercy in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.

⁹ I will say unto God, My rock, why hast thou forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

¹⁰ It is as death in my bones when my enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?

¹¹ Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? Wait thou for God, for I shall yet praise him, who is the saving health of my countenance and my God.

¹ ¶ Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against those who are not merciful; O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

² For thou art the God of my strength; why dost thou cast me off? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

³ O send out thy light and thy truth; let them lead me; let them bring me unto the mountain of thy holiness and to thy tabernacles.

⁴ Then I will enter in to the altar of God, unto the God of my exceeding joy; yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.

⁵ Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? Wait for God, for I shall yet praise him, who is the saving health of my countenance and my God.

³ ¶ The perfection of the upright shall guide them in the way, but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.

⁴ ¶ Riches shall not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness shall deliver from death.

⁵ ¶ The righteousness of the perfect shall straighten his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

⁶ The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but transgressors shall be imprisoned in their own sin.

⁷ ¶ When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of unjust men shall perish.

⁸ ¶ The righteous is delivered out of the tribulation, and the wicked takes his place.

⁹ ¶ The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbour, but the just are delivered with wisdom.

¹⁰ ¶ When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are feasts.

¹¹ By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

¹² ¶ He that is void of understanding despises his neighbour, but the intelligent man remains silent.

¹³ A talebearer reveals secrets, but he that is of a faithful spirit conceals the matter.

²⁷ ¶ And when Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed him, crying out and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us.

²⁸ And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus said unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yes, Lord.

²⁹ Then he touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.

³⁰ And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no one knows it.

³¹ But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.

³² And as they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a demon.

³³ And when the demon was cast out, the dumb man spoke; and the multitude marvelled, saying, Such a thing has never been seen in Israel.

³⁴ But the Pharisees said, He casts out demons through the prince of the demons.