Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
Psalm 106[a]
106 Praise the Lord.
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
and his loyal love endures.[b]
2 Who can adequately recount the Lord’s mighty acts,
or relate all his praiseworthy deeds?[c]
3 How blessed are those who promote justice,
and do what is right all the time.
4 Remember me, O Lord, when you show favor to your people.
Pay attention to me, when you deliver,
5 so I may see the prosperity[d] of your chosen ones,
rejoice along with your nation,[e]
and boast along with the people who belong to you.[f]
6 We have sinned like[g] our ancestors;[h]
we have done wrong, we have done evil.
19 They made an image of a calf at Horeb,
and worshiped a metal idol.
20 They traded their majestic God[a]
for the image of an ox that eats grass.
21 They rejected[b] the God who delivered them,
the one who performed great deeds in Egypt,
22 amazing feats in the land of Ham,
mighty acts[c] by the Red Sea.
23 He threatened[d] to destroy them,
but[e] Moses, his chosen one, interceded with him[f]
and turned back his destructive anger.[g]
The Lord Ratifies the Covenant
24 [a] But to Moses the Lord[b] said, “Come up[c] to the Lord, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship from a distance.[d] 2 Moses alone may come near[e] the Lord, but the others[f] must not come near,[g] nor may the people go up with him.”
3 Moses came[h] and told the people all the Lord’s words[i] and all the decisions. All the people answered together,[j] “We are willing to do[k] all the words that the Lord has said,” 4 and Moses wrote down all the words of the Lord. Early in the morning he built[l] an altar at the foot[m] of the mountain and arranged[n] twelve standing stones[o]—according to the twelve tribes of Israel. 5 He sent young Israelite men,[p] and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls for peace offerings[q] to the Lord. 6 Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and half of the blood he splashed on the altar.[r] 7 He took the Book of the Covenant[s] and read it aloud[t] to the people, and they said, “We are willing to do and obey[u] all that the Lord has spoken.” 8 So Moses took the blood and splashed it on[v] the people and said, “This is the blood of the covenant[w] that the Lord has made with you in accordance with all these words.”
Leading and Living in God’s Flock
5 So as your fellow elder and a witness of Christ’s sufferings and as one who shares in the glory that will be revealed, I urge the elders among you: 2 Give a shepherd’s care to[a] God’s flock among you, exercising oversight[b] not merely as a duty[c] but willingly under God’s direction,[d] not for shameful profit but eagerly. 3 And do not lord it over[e] those entrusted to you,[f] but be examples to the flock. 4 Then[g] when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that never fades away.
5 In the same way, you who are younger,[h] be subject to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.[i]
Final Greetings
12 Through Silvanus,[a] whom I know to be a faithful brother,[b] I have written to you briefly, in order to encourage you and testify[c] that this is the true grace of God. Stand fast in it.[d] 13 The church[e] in Babylon,[f] chosen together with you,[g] greets you, and so does Mark, my son. 14 Greet one another with a loving kiss.[h] Peace to all of you who are in Christ.[i]
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