Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

92 The Lord hath reigned, he is clothed with beauty: the Lord is clothed with strength, and hath girded himself. For he hath established the world which shall not be moved.

² Thy throne is prepared from of old: thou art from everlasting.

³ The floods have lifted up, O Lord: the floods have lifted up their voice. The floods have lifted up their waves,

⁴ With the noise of many waters. Wonderful are the surges of the sea: wonderful is the Lord on high.

⁵ Thy testimonies are become exceedingly credible: holiness becometh thy house, O Lord, unto length of days.

²³ The desire of the just is all good: the expectation of the wicked is indignation.

²⁴ Some distribute their own goods, and grow richer: others take away what is not their own, and are always in want.

²⁵ The soul which blesseth, shall be made fat: and he that inebriateth, shall be inebriated also himself.

²⁶ He that hideth up corn, shall be cursed among the people: but a blessing upon the head of them that sell.

²⁷ Well doth he rise early who seeketh good things; but he that seeketh after evil things shall be oppressed by them.

²⁸ He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the just shall spring up as a green leaf.

²⁹ He that troubleth his own house, shall inherit the winds: and the fool shall serve the wise.

³⁰ The fruit of the just man is a tree of life: and he that gaineth souls, is wise.

¹⁰ And his disciples came and said to him: Why speakest thou to them in parables?

¹¹ Who answered and said to them: Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven: but to them it is not given.

¹² For he that hath, to him shall be given, and he shall abound: but he that hath not, from him shall be taken away that also which he hath.

¹³ Therefore do I speak to them in parables: because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

¹⁴ And the prophecy of Isaias is fulfilled in them, who saith: By hearing you shall hear, and shall not understand: and seeing you shall see, and shall not perceive.

¹⁵ For the heart of this people is grown gross, and with their ears they have been dull of hearing, and their eyes they have shut: lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

¹⁶ But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear.

¹⁷ For, amen, I say to you, many prophets and just men have desired to see the things that you see, and have not seen them, and to hear the things that you hear and have not heard them.