Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
Psalm 20
Deliverance in Battle
For the choir director. A psalm of David.
1 May the Lord answer you in a day of trouble;(A)
may the name of Jacob’s God protect you.(B)
2 May he send you help from the sanctuary
and sustain you from Zion.(C)
3 May he remember all your offerings
and accept your burnt offering.(D)Selah
4 May he give you what your heart desires(E)
and fulfill your whole purpose.(F)
5 Let us shout for joy at your victory(G)
and lift the banner in the name of our God.(H)
May the Lord fulfill all your requests.(I)
6 Now I know that the Lord gives victory to his anointed;(J)
he will answer him from his holy heaven
with mighty victories from his right hand.(K)
7 Some take pride in chariots, and others in horses,
but we take pride in the name of the Lord our God.(L)
8 They collapse and fall,
but we rise and stand firm.(M)
9 Lord, give victory to the king!(N)
May he[a] answer us on the day that we call.
2 Lord, I have heard the report about you;
Lord, I stand in awe of your deeds.(A)
Revive your work in these years;
make it known in these years.
In your wrath remember mercy!(B)
3 God comes from Teman,
the Holy One from Mount Paran.(C)Selah
His splendor covers the heavens,
and the earth is full of his praise.(D)
4 His brilliance is like light;
rays are flashing from his hand.
This is where his power is hidden.
5 Plague goes before him,
and pestilence follows in his steps.
6 He stands and shakes[a] the earth;(E)
he looks and startles the nations.
The age-old mountains break apart;
the ancient hills sink down.(F)
His pathways are ancient.(G)
7 I see the tents of Cushan[b] in distress;
the tent curtains of the land of Midian tremble.
8 Are you angry at the rivers, Lord?
Is your wrath against the rivers?
Or is your fury against the sea
when you ride on your horses,
your victorious chariot?(H)
9 You took the sheath from your bow;
the arrows are ready[c] to be used with an oath.[d](I)Selah
You split the earth with rivers.
10 The mountains see you and shudder;(J)
a downpour of water sweeps by.
The deep roars with its voice(K)
and lifts its waves[e] high.
11 Sun and moon stand still in their lofty residence,(L)
at the flash of your flying arrows,
at the brightness of your shining spear.
12 You march across the earth with indignation;
you trample down the nations in wrath.(M)
13 You come out to save your people,(N)
to save your anointed.[f]
You crush the leader of the house of the wicked
and strip him from foot[g] to neck.Selah
14 You pierce his head
with his own spears;
his warriors storm out to scatter us,
gloating as if ready to secretly devour the weak.
15 You tread the sea with your horses,
stirring up the vast water.(O)
The Third Prediction of His Death
31 Then(A) he took the Twelve aside and told them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem.(B) Everything that is written(C) through the prophets about the Son of Man will be accomplished.(D) 32 For he will be handed over to the Gentiles,(E) and he will be mocked,(F) insulted, spit(G) on; 33 and after they flog him, they will kill him, and he will rise on the third day.”(H)
34 They understood none of these things.(I) The meaning of the saying[a](J) was hidden(K) from them, and they did not grasp what was said.
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