The Daily Readings for June 15, 2017

We've included both the Morning and Evening Psalms for the Daily Office; they are listed after the other readings. If you'd like to filter for a particular day's readings, you can do it at The Daily Readings Anytime.

1 Samuel 2:27-36

A man of God came to Eli and said to him, "Thus the LORD has said, 'I revealed myself to the family of your ancestor in Egypt when they were slaves to the house of Pharaoh. I chose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to offer incense, to wear an ephod before me; and I gave to the family of your ancestor all my offerings by fire from the people of Israel. Why then look with greedy eye at my sacrifices and my offerings that I commanded, and honor your sons more than me by fattening yourselves on the choicest parts of every offering of my people Israel?' Therefore the LORD the God of Israel declares: 'I promised that your family and the family of your ancestor should go in and out before me forever' but now the LORD declares: 'Far be it from me; for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be treated with contempt. See, a time is coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your ancestor's family, so that no one in your family will live to old age. Then in distress you will look with greedy eye on all the prosperity that shall be bestowed upon Israel; and no one in your family shall ever live to old age. The only one of you whom I shall not cut off from my altar shall be spared to weep out his eyes and grieve his heart; all the members of your household shall die by the sword. The fate of your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, shall be the sign to you-- both of them shall die on the same day. I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who shall do according to what is in my heart and in my mind. I will build him a sure house, and he shall go in and out before my anointed one forever. Everyone who is left in your family shall come to implore him for a piece of silver or a loaf of bread, and shall say, Please put me in one of the priest's places, that I may eat a morsel of bread.'"

Acts 2:22-36

"You that are Israelites, listen to what I have to say: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with deeds of power, wonders, and signs that God did through him among you, as you yourselves know-- this man, handed over to you according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of those outside the law. But God raised him up, having freed him from death, because it was impossible for him to be held in its power. For David says concerning him, 'I saw the Lord always before me, for he is at my right hand so that I will not be shaken; therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; moreover my flesh will live in hope. For you will not abandon my soul to Hades, or let your Holy One experience corruption. You have made known to me the ways of life; you will make me full of gladness with your presence.' "Fellow Israelites, I may say to you confidently of our ancestor David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. Since he was a prophet, he knew that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would put one of his descendants on his throne. Foreseeing this, David spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, saying, 'He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh experience corruption.' This Jesus God raised up, and of that all of us are witnesses. Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you both see and hear. For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says, 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool."' Therefore let the entire house of Israel know with certainty that God has made him both Lord and Messiah, this Jesus whom you crucified."

Luke 20:41-21:4

Then he said to them, "How can they say that the Messiah is David's son? For David himself says in the book of Psalms, 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool."' David thus calls him Lord; so how can he be his son?" In the hearing of all the people he said to the disciples, "Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets. They devour widows' houses and for the sake of appearance say long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation." He looked up and saw rich people putting their gifts into the treasury; he also saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. He said, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them; for all of them have contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on."

Morning Psalms

Psalm 83 Deus, quis similis?

¹   O God, do not be silent; *
do not keep still nor hold your peace, O God;
²   For your enemies are in tumult, *
and those who hate you have lifted up their heads.
³   They take secret counsel against your people *
and plot against those whom you protect.
⁴   They have said, "Come, let us wipe them out from among the nations; *
let the name of Israel be remembered no more."
⁵   They have conspired together; *
they have made an alliance against you:
⁶   The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; *
the Moabites and the Hagarenes;
⁷   Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; *
the Philistines and those who dwell in Tyre.
⁸   The Assyrians also have joined them, *
and have come to help the people of Lot.
⁹   Do to them as you did to Midian, *
to Sisera, and to Jabin at the river of Kishon:
¹⁰   They were destroyed at Endor; *
they became like dung upon the ground.
¹¹   Make their leaders like Oreb and Zeëb, *
and all their commanders like Zebah and Zalmunna,
¹²   Who said, "Let us take for ourselves *
the fields of God as our possession."
¹³   O my God, make them like whirling dust *
and like chaff before the wind;
¹⁴   Like fire that burns down a forest, *
like the flame that sets mountains ablaze.
¹⁵   Drive them with your tempest *
and terrify them with your storm;
¹⁶   Cover their faces with shame, O LORD, *
that they may seek your Name.
¹⁷   Let them be disgraced and terrified for ever; *
let them be put to confusion and perish.
¹⁸   Let them know that you, whose Name is YAHWEH, *
you alone are the Most High over all the earth.

Evening Psalms

Psalm 85 Benedixisti, Domine

¹   You have been gracious to your land, O LORD, *
you have restored the good fortune of Jacob.
²   You have forgiven the iniquity of your people *
and blotted out all their sins.
³   You have withdrawn all your fury *
and turned yourself from your wrathful indignation.
⁴   Restore us then, O God our Savior; *
let your anger depart from us.
⁵   Will you be displeased with us for ever? *
will you prolong your anger from age to age?
⁶   Will you not give us life again, *
that your people may rejoice in you?
⁷   Show us your mercy, O LORD, *
and grant us your salvation.
⁸   I will listen to what the LORD God is saying, *
for he is speaking peace to his faithful people and to those who turn their hearts to him.
⁹   Truly, his salvation is very near to those who fear him, *
that his glory may dwell in our land.
¹⁰   Mercy and truth have met together; *
righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
¹¹   Truth shall spring up from the earth, *
and righteousness shall look down from heaven.
¹²   The LORD will indeed grant prosperity, *
and our land will yield its increase.
¹³   Righteousness shall go before him, *
and peace shall be a pathway for his feet.

Psalm 86 Inclina, Domine

¹   Bow down your ear, O LORD, and answer me, *
for I am poor and in misery.
²   Keep watch over my life, for I am faithful; *
save your servant who puts his trust in you.
³   Be merciful to me, O LORD, for you are my God; *
I call upon you all the day long.
⁴   Gladden the soul of your servant, *
for to you, O LORD, I lift up my soul.
⁵   For you, O LORD, are good and forgiving, *
and great is your love toward all who call upon you.
⁶   Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer, *
and attend to the voice of my supplications.
⁷   In the time of my trouble I will call upon you, *
for you will answer me.
⁸   Among the gods there is none like you, O LORD, *
nor anything like your works.
⁹   All the nations you have made will come and worship you, O LORD, *
and glorify your Name.
¹⁰   For you are great; you do wondrous things; *
and you alone are God.
¹¹   Teach me your way, O LORD, and I will walk in your truth; *
knit my heart to you that I may fear your Name.
¹²   I will thank you, O LORD my God, with all my heart, *
and glorify your Name for evermore.
¹³   For great is your love toward me; *
you have delivered me from the nethermost Pit.
¹⁴   The arrogant rise up against me, O God, and a band of violent men seeks my life; *
they have not set you before their eyes.
¹⁵   But you, O LORD, are gracious and full of compassion, *
slow to anger, and full of kindness and truth.
¹⁶   Turn to me and have mercy upon me; *
give your strength to your servant; and save the child of your handmaid.
¹⁷   Show me a sign of your favor, so that those who hate me may see it and be ashamed; *
because you, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.

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