Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
Praise for the Lord’s Works
111 Hallelujah![a]
I will praise the Lord with all my heart
in the assembly of the upright and in the congregation.(A)
2 The Lord’s works are great,
studied by all who delight in them.(B)
3 All that he does is splendid and majestic;(C)
his righteousness endures for ever.(D)
4 He has caused his wondrous works to be remembered.(E)
The Lord is gracious and compassionate.(F)
5 He has provided food for those who fear him;(G)
he remembers his covenant for ever.(H)
6 He has shown his people the power of his works
by giving them the inheritance of the nations.(I)
7 The works of his hands are truth and justice;
all his instructions are trustworthy.(J)
8 They are established for ever and ever,
enacted in truth and in uprightness.(K)
9 He has sent redemption to his people.(L)
He has ordained his covenant for ever.
His name is holy and awe-inspiring.(M)
10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;(N)
all who follow his instructions[b] have good insight.(O)
His praise endures for ever.(P)
Miriam and Aaron Rebel
12 Miriam(A) and Aaron criticised Moses because of the Cushite woman he married (for he had married a Cushite woman). 2 They said, ‘Does the Lord speak only through Moses? Does he not also speak through us? ’ And the Lord heard it. 3 Moses was a very humble man, more so than anyone on the face of the earth.
4 Suddenly the Lord said to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, ‘You three come out to the tent of meeting.’ So the three of them went out. 5 Then the Lord descended in a pillar of cloud,(B) stood at the entrance to the tent, and summoned Aaron and Miriam. When the two of them came forward, 6 he said:
‘Listen to what I say:
If there is a prophet among you from the Lord,
I make myself known to him in a vision;(C)
I speak with him in a dream.
7 Not so with my servant Moses;
he is faithful in[a] all my household.(D)
8 I speak with him(E) directly,[b]
openly, and not in riddles;
he sees the form of the Lord.(F)
So why were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses? ’ 9 The Lord’s anger burned against them,(G) and he left.
10 As the cloud moved away from the tent, Miriam’s skin suddenly became diseased, resembling snow.[c] When Aaron turned towards her, he saw that she was diseased 11 and said to Moses, ‘My lord, please don’t hold against us this sin we have so foolishly committed. 12 Please don’t let her be like a dead baby[d] whose flesh is half eaten away when he comes out of his mother’s womb.’
13 Then Moses cried out to the Lord, ‘God, please heal her! ’(H)
14 The Lord answered Moses, ‘If her father had merely spat in her face, wouldn’t she remain in disgrace for seven days? Let her be confined outside the camp(I) for seven days;(J) after that she may be brought back in.’ 15 So Miriam was confined outside the camp for seven days, and the people did not move on until Miriam was brought back in.(K)
A Man Cleansed
12 While he was in one of the towns, a man was there who had leprosy[a] all over him.(A) He saw Jesus, fell face down, and begged him, ‘Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.’
13 Reaching out his hand, Jesus touched him,(B) saying, ‘I am willing; be made clean,’ and immediately the leprosy left him. 14 Then he ordered him to tell no one:(C) ‘But go and show yourself to the priest, and offer what Moses commanded for your cleansing as a testimony to them.’
15 But the news[b] about him spread even more, and large crowds would come together to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses. 16 Yet he often withdrew to deserted places and prayed.(D)
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