Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
God’s Name Is Great in Israel
For the choir director. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A Song.
76 God is (A)known in Judah;
His name is (B)great in Israel.
2 So His [a](C)tabernacle is in (D)Salem;
His (E)dwelling place is in Zion.
3 There He (F)broke the [b]flaming arrows,
The shield and the sword and the battle. [c]Selah.
4 You are shining,
Majestic from the mountains of prey.
5 The (G)stouthearted were plundered,
[d]They sank into sleep;
And none of the [e]warriors could use his hands.
6 At Your (H)rebuke, O God of Jacob,
Both (I)chariot rider and horse slumbered into a deep sleep.
7 But You, You are [f](J)fearsome;
And (K)who can stand in Your presence when once [g]You are angry?
Heaven Is Yahweh’s Throne
66 Thus says Yahweh,
“(A)Heaven is My throne, and the earth is the footstool of My feet.
Where then is a (B)house you could build for Me?
And where is a place that [a]I may rest?
2 For (C)My hand made all these things,
Thus all these things came into being,” declares Yahweh.
“But to this one I will look,
To him who is humble and (D)contrite of spirit, and who (E)trembles at My word.
3 “But he who slaughters an ox is the one who strikes down a man;
He who sacrifices a lamb is the one who breaks a dog’s neck;
He who offers a grain offering is the one who offers (F)swine’s blood;
He who (G)offers a memorial offering of frankincense is the one who blesses wickedness.
As they have chosen their (H)own ways,
And their soul takes pleasure in their (I)detestable things,
4 So I will (J)choose their [b]punishments
And will (K)bring on them what they dread,
Because I called, but (L)no one answered;
I spoke, but they did not listen.
And they did what was (M)evil in My eyes
And chose that in which I did not take pleasure.”
5 Hear the word of Yahweh, you who (N)tremble at His word:
“Your brothers who (O)hate you, who (P)exclude you for My name’s sake,
Have said, ‘Let Yahweh be glorified, that we may see your gladness.’
But (Q)they will be put to shame.
6 A voice of rumbling from the city, a voice from the temple,
The voice of Yahweh who is (R)paying recompense to His enemies.
7 “Before she was in labor pains, (S)she gave birth;
Before her pangs came, (T)she delivered a male child.
8 (U)Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things?
Can a land be [c]brought forth through labor pains in one day?
Can a nation be born all at once?
As soon as Zion was in labor pains, she also gave birth to her sons.
9 Shall I bring to the point of breaking forth and (V)not cause birth?” says Yahweh.
“Or shall I who causes birth shut the womb?” says your God.
Joy in Jerusalem’s Future
10 “Be (W)glad with Jerusalem and rejoice for her, all you who (X)love her;
Be exceedingly (Y)joyful with her, all you who mourn over her,
11 That you may nurse and (Z)be satisfied with her comforting breasts,
That you may suck and be delighted with her (AA)bountiful bosom.”
12 For thus says Yahweh, “Behold, I stretch out (AB)peace to her like a river,
And the (AC)glory of the nations like an overflowing stream;
And you will [d]be nursed; you will be (AD)carried on the [e]hip and played with on the knees.
13 As one whom his mother comforts, so I will (AE)comfort you;
And you will be comforted in Jerusalem.”
23 (A)All things are lawful, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful, but not all things (B)build up. 24 Let no one (C)seek his own good, but that of the other person. 25 (D)Eat anything that is sold in the meat market without asking questions for conscience’ sake. 26 (E)For the earth is the [a]Lord’s, as well as its fullness. 27 If (F)one of the unbelievers invites you and you want to go, (G)eat anything that is set before you without asking questions for conscience’ sake. 28 But (H)if anyone says to you, “This is meat consecrated to idols,” do not eat it, for the sake of the one who informed you, and for conscience’ sake. 29 I do not mean your own conscience, but the other person’s. For (I)why is my freedom judged by another’s conscience? 30 If I partake with gratefulness, (J)why am I slandered concerning that for which I (K)give thanks?
31 Whether, then, you eat or drink or (L)whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. 32 (M)Give no offense either to Jews or to Greeks or to (N)the church of God; 33 just as I also (O)please all men in all things, (P)not seeking my own profit but the profit of the many, (Q)so that they may be saved.
11 (R)Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ.
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