Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
Psalm 57[a]
For the music director, according to the al-tashcheth style;[b] a prayer[c] of David, written when he fled from Saul into the cave.[d]
57 Have mercy on me, O God. Have mercy on me.
For in you I have taken shelter.[e]
In the shadow of your wings[f] I take shelter
until trouble passes.
2 I cry out for help to God Most High,[g]
to the God who vindicates[h] me.
3 May he send help from heaven and deliver me[i]
from my enemies who hurl insults.[j] (Selah)
May God send his loyal love and faithfulness.
4 I am surrounded by lions;
I lie down[k] among those who want to devour me,[l]
men whose teeth are spears and arrows,
whose tongues are sharp swords.[m]
5 Rise up[n] above the sky, O God.
May your splendor cover the whole earth.[o]
6 They have prepared a net to trap me;[p]
I am discouraged.[q]
They have dug a pit for me.[r]
They will fall[s] into it. (Selah)
7 I am determined,[t] O God. I am determined.
I will sing and praise you.
8 Awake, my soul![u]
Awake, O stringed instrument and harp!
I will wake up at dawn.[v]
9 I will give you thanks before the nations, O Lord.
I will sing praises to you before foreigners.[w]
10 For your loyal love extends beyond the sky,[x]
and your faithfulness reaches the clouds.
11 Rise up[y] above the sky, O God.
May your splendor cover the whole earth.[z]
36 When Abigail went back to Nabal, he was holding a banquet in his house like that of the king. Nabal was having a good time[a] and was very intoxicated. She told him absolutely nothing[b] until morning’s light. 37 In the morning, when Nabal was sober,[c] his wife told him about these matters. He had a stroke and was paralyzed.[d] 38 After about ten days the Lord struck Nabal down and he died.
39 When David heard that Nabal had died, he said, “Praised be the Lord who has vindicated me and avenged the insult that I suffered from Nabal![e] The Lord has kept his servant from doing evil, and he has repaid Nabal for his evil deeds.”[f] Then David sent word to Abigail and asked her to become his wife.
40 So the servants of David went to Abigail at Carmel and said to her, “David has sent us to you to bring you back to be his wife.” 41 She arose, bowed her face toward the ground, and said, “Your female servant, like a lowly servant, will wash[g] the feet of the servants of my lord.” 42 Then Abigail quickly went and mounted her donkey, with five of her female servants accompanying her.[h] She followed David’s messengers and became his wife.
On the Mount of Olives
39 Then[a] Jesus[b] went out and made his way,[c] as he customarily did, to the Mount of Olives,[d] and the disciples followed him. 40 When he came to the place,[e] he said to them, “Pray that you will not fall into temptation.”[f] 41 He went away from them about a stone’s throw, knelt down, and prayed, 42 “Father, if you are willing, take[g] this cup[h] away from me. Yet not my will but yours[i] be done.” 43 [Then an angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him. 44 And in his anguish[j] he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.][k] 45 When[l] he got up from prayer, he came to the disciples and found them sleeping, exhausted[m] from grief. 46 So[n] he said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you will not fall into temptation!”[o]
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