Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
Psalm 26
Prayer for Vindication
Davidic.
1 Vindicate me, Lord,
because I have lived with integrity
and have trusted in the Lord without wavering.(A)
2 Test me, Lord, and try me;
examine my heart and mind.(B)
3 For Your faithful love is before my eyes,
and I live by Your truth.(C)
4 I do not sit with the worthless
or associate with hypocrites.
5 I hate a crowd of evildoers,
and I do not sit with the wicked.(D)
6 I wash my hands[a] in innocence(E)
and go around Your altar, Lord,(F)
7 raising my voice in thanksgiving(G)
and telling about Your wonderful works.(H)
8 Lord, I love the house where You dwell,
the place where Your glory resides.(I)
Jeremiah’s Complaint
10 Woe is me, my mother,
that you gave birth to me,(A)
a man who incites dispute and conflict
in all the land.
I did not lend or borrow,
yet everyone curses me.(B)
The Lord’s Response
11 The Lord said:
I will certainly set you free and care for you.[a]
I will certainly intercede for you
in a time of trouble,
in your time of distress, with the enemy.
12 Can anyone smash iron,
iron from the north, or bronze?
13 I will give up your wealth
and your treasures as plunder,
without cost,(C) for all your sins
in all your borders.
14 Then I will make you serve your enemies[b]
in a land you do not know,
for My anger will kindle a fire
that will burn against you.(D)
Healings at Capernaum
14 When Jesus went into Peter’s house,(A) He saw his mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever. 15 So He touched her hand, and the fever left her. Then she got up and began to serve Him. 16 When evening came, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. He drove out the spirits(B) with a word and healed all who were sick,(C) 17 so that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:
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