Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

The Song of Mary

⁴⁶ And Mary said:

David’s Thanksgiving to God^(A)

¹⁸ Then King David went in and sat before the Lord; and he said: ^(B)“Who am I, O Lord God? And what is my house, that You have brought me this far?

²³ And who is like Your people, like Israel, ^(A)the one nation on the earth whom God went to redeem for Himself as a people, to make for Himself a name—and to do for Yourself great and awesome deeds for Your land—before ^(B)Your people whom You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt, the nations, and their gods? ²⁴ For ^(C)You have made Your people Israel Your very own people forever; ^(D)and You, Lord, have become their God.

²⁵ “Now, O Lord God, the word which You have spoken concerning Your servant and concerning his house, establish it forever and do as You have said. ²⁶ So let Your name be magnified forever, saying, ‘The Lord of hosts is the God over Israel.’ And let the house of Your servant David be established before You. ²⁷ For You, O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house.’ Therefore Your servant has found it in his heart to pray this prayer to You.

²⁸ “And now, O Lord God, You are God, and ^(E)Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant. ²⁹ Now therefore, let it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue before You forever; for You, O Lord God, have spoken it, and with Your blessing let the house of Your servant be blessed ^(F)forever.”

⁶ just as Abraham ^(A)“believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” ⁷ Therefore know that only ^(B)those who are of faith are sons of Abraham. ⁸ And ^(C)the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, ^(D)“In you all the nations shall be blessed.” ⁹ So then those who are of faith are blessed with believing Abraham.

The Law Brings a Curse

¹⁰ For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse; for it is written, ^(E)“Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all things which are written in the book of the law, to do them.” ¹¹ But that no one is ^[a]justified by the law in the sight of God is evident, for ^(F)“the just shall live by faith.” ¹² Yet ^(G)the law is not of faith, but ^(H)“the man who does them shall live by them.”

^13 (I)Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, ^(J)“Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”), ^14 (K)that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the ^(L)Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive ^(M)the promise of the Spirit through faith.