Saturday in Season after Pentecost

Semicontinuous (Track 1)

FIRST READING

1 Samuel 18:1-4

Verse 1. After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself. Verse 2. And from that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return to his father’s house. Verse 3. Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself. Verse 4. And Jonathan removed the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his tunic, his sword, his bow, and his belt.

PSALM

Psalm 9:9-20

The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.

Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.

Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations.

For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.

Be merciful to me, O LORD; see how my enemies afflict me! Lift me up from the gates of death,

that I may declare all Your praises — that within the gates of Daughter Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation.

The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.

The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.

The wicked will return to Sheol— all the nations who forget God.

For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.

Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.

Lay terror upon them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men.

Complementary (Track 2)

FIRST READING

Job 37:1-13

Verse 1. “At this my heart also pounds and leaps from its place. Verse 2. Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth. Verse 3. He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole sky and sends it to the ends of the earth. Verse 4. Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds. Verse 5. God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend. Verse 6. For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’ Verse 7. He seals up the hand of every man, so that all men may know His work. Verse 8. The wild animals enter their lairs; they settle down in their dens. Verse 9. The tempest comes from its chamber, and the cold from the driving north winds. Verse 10. By the breath of God the ice is formed and the watery expanses are frozen. Verse 11. He loads the clouds with moisture; He scatters His lightning through them. Verse 12. They swirl about, whirling at His direction, accomplishing all that He commands over the face of all the earth. Verse 13. Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion.

PSALM

Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32

Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy

and gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.

Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters.

They saw the works of the LORD, and His wonders in the deep.

For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea.

They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths; their courage melted in their anguish.

They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless.

Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress.

He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.

They rejoiced in the silence, and He guided them to the harbor they desired.

Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people and praise Him in the council of the elders.

SECOND READING

Luke 21:25-28

Verse 25. There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves. Verse 26. Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Verse 27. At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. Verse 28. When these things begin to happen, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”