The First Reading is from 1 Samuel 21:10-15
10 David rose and fled that day from Saul; he went to King Achish of Gath. 11 The servants of Achish said to him, ‘Is this not David the king of the land? Did they not sing to one another of him in dances, “Saul has killed his thousands, and David his tens of thousands”?’ 12 David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of King Achish of Gath. 13 So he changed his behaviour before them; he pretended to be mad when in their presence. He scratched marks on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle run down his beard. 14 Achish said to his servants, ‘Look, you see the man is mad; why then have you brought him to me? 15 Do I lack madmen, that you have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house?
Hear the Word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
The Gospel Reading is from Psalm 56 APBA
1 Be merciful to me, O God, for they are treading me down: all day long my adversary presses upon me. 2 My enemies tread me down all the day: for there are many that arrogantly fight against me. 3 In the hour of fear: I will put my trust in you. 4 In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust and fear not: what can flesh do to me? 5 All day long they afflict me with their words: and every thought is how to do me evil. 6 They stir up hatred and conceal themselves: they watch my steps, while they lie in wait for my life. 7 Let there be no escape for them: bring down the peoples in your wrath, O God. 8 You have counted my anxious tossings; put my tears in your bottle: are not these things noted in your book? 9 In the day that I call to you, my enemies shall turn back: this I know, for God is with me. 10 In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust and fear not: what can flesh and blood do to me? 11 To you, O God, must I perform my vows: I will pay the thank-offering that is due. 12 For you will deliver my soul from death, and my feet from falling: that I may walk before God in the light of the living.
For the Gospel of the Lord
Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ
