Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

² When the Lord extends your mighty scepter from Zion,
    rule in the midst of your enemies.
³ Your soldiers^[b] are willing volunteers on your day of battle;
    in majestic holiness, from the womb,
        from the dawn, the dew of your youth belongs to you.
⁴ The Lord took an oath and will never recant:
    “You are a priest forever,
        after the manner of Melchizedek.”

⁵ The Lord is at your right hand;
    he will utterly destroy kings in the time of his wrath.

⁶ He will execute judgment against the nations,
    filling graves^[c] with corpses.
        He will utterly destroy leaders far and wide.
⁷ He will drink from a stream on the way,
    then hold his head high.

² The rich and the poor have this in common—
    the Lord created both of them.

³ The prudent person sees trouble ahead and hides,
    but the naïve continue on and suffer the consequences.

⁴ The reward of humility is the fear of the Lord,
    along with wealth, honor, and life.

⁵ Thorns and snares lie in the path of the perverse person,
    but whoever is cautious stays far away from them.

⁶ Train a child in the way appropriate for him,
    and when he becomes older, he will not turn from it.

⁷ The wealthy rule over the poor,
    and anyone who borrows is a slave to the lender.

⁸ Whoever sows wickedness reaps trouble,
    and the anger he uses for a weapon^[a] will be destroyed.

⁹ Whoever is generous^[b] will be blessed,
    for he shares his food with the poor.