Monday in Season after Pentecost

Semicontinuous (Track 1)

FIRST READING

Isaiah 60:17-22

Verse 17. Instead of bronze I will bring you gold; I will bring silver in place of iron, bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stones. I will appoint peace as your governor and righteousness as your ruler. Verse 18. No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise. Verse 19. No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor. Verse 20. Your sun will no longer set, and your moon will not wane; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your sorrow will cease. Verse 21. Then all your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever; they are the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, so that I may be glorified. Verse 22. The least of you will become a thousand, and the smallest a mighty nation. I am the LORD; in its time I will accomplish it quickly.

PSALM

Psalm 76

For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A song. God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel.

His tent is in Salem, His dwelling place in Zion.

There He shattered the flaming arrows, the shield and sword and weapons of war.

You are resplendent with light, more majestic than mountains filled with game.

The valiant lie plundered; they sleep their last sleep. No men of might could lift a hand.

At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both horse and rider lie stunned.

You alone are to be feared. When You are angry, who can stand before You?

From heaven You pronounced judgment, and the earth feared and was still

when God rose up to judge, to save all the lowly of the earth.

Even the wrath of man shall praise You; with the survivors of wrath You will clothe Yourself.

Make and fulfill your vows to the LORD your God; let all the neighboring lands bring tribute to Him who is to be feared.

He breaks the spirits of princes; He is feared by the kings of the earth.

Complementary (Track 2)

FIRST READING

Ezekiel 11:14-25

Verse 14. Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Verse 15. “Son of man, your brothers — your relatives, your fellow exiles, and the whole house of Israel — are those of whom the people of Jerusalem have said, ‘They are far away from the LORD; this land has been given to us as a possession.’ Verse 16. Therefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Although I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, yet for a little while I have been a sanctuary for them in the countries to which they have gone.’ Verse 17. Therefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you from the countries to which you have been scattered, and I will give back to you the land of Israel.’ Verse 18. When they return to it, they will remove all its detestable things and all its abominations. Verse 19. And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh, Verse 20. so that they may follow My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God. Verse 21. But as for those whose hearts pursue detestable things and abominations, I will bring their conduct down upon their own heads, declares the Lord GOD.” Verse 22. Then the cherubim, with the wheels beside them, spread their wings, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them. Verse 23. And the glory of the LORD rose up from within the city and stood over the mountain east of the city. Verse 24. And the Spirit lifted me up and carried me back to Chaldea, to the exiles in the vision given by the Spirit of God. After the vision had gone up from me, Verse 25. I told the exiles everything the LORD had shown me.

PSALM

Psalm 141

A Psalm of David. I call upon You, O LORD; come quickly to me. Hear my voice when I call to You.

May my prayer be set before You like incense; my uplifted hands, like the evening offering.

Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.

Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies.

Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.

When their rulers are thrown down from the cliffs, the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.

As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

But my eyes are fixed on You, O GOD the Lord. In You I seek refuge; do not leave my soul defenseless.

Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the lures of evildoers.

Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by in safety.

SECOND READING

Ephesians 4:25-5:2

Text not available in the Berean Standard Bible.