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Isaiah 38. 9–20    

9 A writing of King Hezekiah of Judah, after he had been sick and had recovered from his sickness:10 I said: In the noontide of my days   I must depart;I am consigned to the gates of Sheol   for the rest of my years.11 I said, I shall not see the Lord   in the land of the living;I shall look upon mortals no more   among the inhabitants of the world.12 My dwelling is plucked up and removed from me   like a shepherd’s tent;like a weaver I have rolled up my life;   he cuts me off from the loom;from day to night you bring me to an end;13   I cry for help until morning;like a lion he breaks all my bones;   from day to night you bring me to an end.14 Like a swallow or a crane I clamour,   I moan like a dove.My eyes are weary with looking upwards.   O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security!15 But what can I say? For he has spoken to me,   and he himself has done it.All my sleep has fled   because of the bitterness of my soul.16 O Lord, by these things people live,   and in all these is the life of my spirit.   O restore me to health and make me live!17 Surely it was for my welfare   that I had great bitterness;but you have held back my life   from the pit of destruction,for you have cast all my sins   behind your back.18 For Sheol cannot thank you,   death cannot praise you;those who go down to the Pit cannot hope   for your faithfulness.19 The living, the living, they thank you,   as I do this day;fathers make known to children   your faithfulness.20 The Lord will save me,   and we will sing to stringed instrumentsall the days of our lives,   at the house of the Lord.

Matthew 17.1–13    

17 Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. 2And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became dazzling white. 3Suddenly there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. 4Then Peter said to Jesus, ‘Lord, it is good for us to be here; if you wish, I will make three dwellings here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.’ 5While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud a voice said, ‘This is my Son, the Beloved; with him I am well pleased; listen to him!’ 6When the disciples heard this, they fell to the ground and were overcome by fear. 7But Jesus came and touched them, saying, ‘Get up and do not be afraid.’ 8And when they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus himself alone.9 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus ordered them, ‘Tell no one about the vision until after the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.’ 10And the disciples asked him, ‘Why, then, do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?’ 11He replied, ‘Elijah is indeed coming and will restore all things; 12but I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but they did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of Man is about to suffer at their hands.’ 13Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them about John the Baptist.

Psalm 70

1 O God, make speed to save me; ♦︎   O Lord, make haste to help me.2 Let those who seek my life      be put to shame and confusion; ♦︎   let them be turned back and disgraced      who wish me evil.3 Let those who mock and deride me ♦︎   turn back because of their shame.4 But let all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; ♦︎   let those who love your salvation say always, ‘Great is the Lord!’5 As for me, I am poor and needy; ♦︎   come to me quickly, O God.6 You are my help and my deliverer; ♦︎   O Lord, do not delay.