Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
A Song of Praise
92 It is good to give thanks to the Lord, and sing praises to Your name, O Most High. 2 It is good to tell of Your loving-kindness in the morning, and of how faithful You are at night, 3 with harps, and with music of praise. 4 For You have made me glad by what You have done, O Lord. I will sing for joy at the works of Your hands.
12 The man who is right and good will grow like the palm tree. He will grow like a tall tree in Lebanon. 13 Planted in the house of the Lord, they will grow well in the home of our God. 14 They will still give fruit when they are old. They will be full of life and strength. 15 And they will show that the Lord is faithful. He is my rock. There is nothing in Him that is not right and good.
15 A gentle answer turns away anger, but a sharp word causes anger.
2 The tongue of the wise uses much learning in a good way, but the mouth of fools speaks in a foolish way.
3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place, watching the bad and the good.
4 A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but a sinful tongue crushes the spirit.
5 A fool turns away from the strong teaching of his father, but he who remembers the strong words spoken to him is wise.
6 Great riches are in the house of those who are right with God, but trouble is what the sinful will receive.
7 The lips of the wise spread much learning, but the minds of fools do not.
8 The Lord hates the gifts of the sinful, but the prayer of the faithful is His joy.
9 The Lord hates the way of the sinful, but He loves him who follows what is right and good.
The Lord Is Coming Again
13 Christian brothers, we want you to know for sure about those who have died. You have no reason to have sorrow as those who have no hope. 14 We believe that Jesus died and then came to life again. Because we believe this, we know that God will bring to life again all those who belong to Jesus. 15 We tell you this as it came from the Lord. Those of us who are alive when the Lord comes again will not go ahead of those who have died. 16 For the Lord Himself will come down from heaven with a loud call. The head angel will speak with a loud voice. God’s horn will give its sounds. First, those who belong to Christ will come out of their graves to meet the Lord. 17 Then, those of us who are still living here on earth will be gathered together with them in the clouds. We will meet the Lord in the sky and be with Him forever. 18 Because of this, comfort each other with these words.
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