Divergence on the Lectionary, 1 Advent, Year C
First Reading Jeremiah 33:14–16 “Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David, and he shall execute justice and righteousness […]
Divergence on the Lectionary – Proper 29 (Christ the King), Year B (tracks one and two)
First Reading (track one) 2 Samuel 23:1–7 Now these are the last words of David: The oracle of David, the son of Jesse, the oracle of the man who was raised on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, the sweet psalmist of Israel: “The Spirit of the LORD speaks by me; his word […]
Divergence on the Lectionary – Proper 28 B (track one)
First Reading 1 Samuel 1:4-20 (vv. 1-3 and 21-28 included in italics) There was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim of the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an Ephrathite. He had two wives. The name of the one was Hannah, […]
Psalms – Recorded
About twenty years ago I made these recordings of some of the Psalms for someone who was going through a very rough time. I also shared them with my spiritual director, who then gave them to many of her other directees over time. She told me that she thought there was an “anointing” on them, […]
Psalm 139
1 O Lord, You have searched me and known me.2 You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off.3 You comprehend my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways.4 For there is not a word on my tongue, But behold, O Lord, You know […]
Psalm 104
1 Bless the Lord, O my soul!O Lord my God, You are very great: You are clothed with honor and majesty,2 Who cover Yourself with light as with a garment, Who stretch out the heavens like a curtain.3 He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters, Who makes the clouds His chariot, […]
Psalm 91
1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.”3 Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler And from the perilous […]
Psalm 84
1 How lovely is Your tabernacle, O Lord of hosts!2 My soul longs, yes, even faints For the courts of the Lord;My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.3 Even the sparrow has found a home, And the swallow a nest for herself, Where she may lay her young—Even Your altars, O […]
Psalm 65
1 Praise is awaiting You, O God, in Zion; And to You the vow shall be performed.2 O You who hear prayer, To You all flesh will come.3 Iniquities prevail against me; As for our transgressions, You will provide atonement for them.4 Blessed is the man You choose, And cause to approach You, That he […]
Psalm 63
1 O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You;My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for YouIn a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water.2 So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory.3 Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My […]
Psalm 62
1 Truly my soul silently waits for God; From Him comes my salvation.2 He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my [a]defense; I shall not be greatly moved.3 How long will you attack a man? You shall be slain, all of you, Like a leaning wall and a tottering fence.4 They only […]
Psalm 45
1 My heart is overflowing with a good theme; I recite my composition concerning the King; My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.2 You are fairer than the sons of men; Grace is poured upon Your lips; Therefore God has blessed You forever.3 Gird Your sword upon Your thigh, O Mighty One, With […]
Psalm 42
1 As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God.2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?3 My tears have been my food day and night, While they continually say to me, “Where is your God?”4 When I […]
Psalm 34
1 I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.2 My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; The humble shall hear of it and be glad.3 Oh, magnify the Lord with me, And let us exalt His name together.4 I sought the Lord, and He heard […]
Psalm 32
1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered.2 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit.3 When I kept silent, my bones grew old Through my groaning all the day long.4 For day and night Your hand was heavy […]
Divergence on the Lectionary – Proper 27, Year B (track one)
First Reading Ruth 3:1–5, 4:13–17 Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you? Is not Boaz our relative, with whose young women you were? See, he is winnowing barley tonight at the threshing floor. Wash therefore and anoint yourself, and […]