Daily Reading for Tuesday, January 23rd, 2024

Reading 1, Second Samuel 6:12-15, 17-19

¹² King David was informed that Yahweh had blessed Obed-Edom's family and everything belonging to him on account of the ark of God. David accordingly went and, amid great rejoicing, brought the ark of God up from Obed-Edom's house to the City of David.

¹³ When the bearers of the ark of Yahweh had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fat sheep.

¹⁴ And David danced whirling round before Yahweh with all his might, wearing a linen loincloth.

¹⁵ Thus with war cries and blasts on the horn, David and the entire House of Israel brought up the ark of Yahweh.

¹⁷ They brought the ark of Yahweh in and put it in position, inside the tent which David had erected for it; and David presented burnt offerings and communion sacrifices in Yahweh's presence.

¹⁸ And when David had finished presenting burnt offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Yahweh Sabaoth.

¹⁹ To all the people, to the whole multitude of Israelites, men and women, he then distributed to each a loaf of bread, a portion of dates and a raisin cake. Then the people all went back to their homes.

Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 24:7, 8, 9, 10

⁷ Gates, lift high your heads, raise high the ancient gateways, and the king of glory shall enter!

⁸ Who is he, this king of glory? It is Yahweh, strong and valiant, Yahweh valiant in battle.

⁹ Gates, lift high your heads, raise high the ancient gateways, and the king of glory shall enter!

¹⁰ Who is he, this king of glory? Yahweh Sabaoth, he is the king of glory.