Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
6 When David by his sins had provoked God’s wrath, and now felt not only his hand against him, but also conceived the horrors of death everlasting, he desireth forgiveness. 6 Bewailing that if God took him away in his indignation, he should lack occasion to praise him as he was wont to do while he was among men. 9 Then suddenly feeling God’s mercy, he sharply rebuketh his enemies which rejoiced in his affliction.
To him that excelleth on Neginoth, upon the eight tune. A Psalm of David.
1 O Lord, (A)[a]rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chastise me in thy wrath.
2 Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am weak: O Lord heal me, for my [b]bones are vexed.
3 [c]My soul is also sore troubled: but Lord, how long wilt thou delay?
4 Return, O Lord: deliver my soul: save me for thy mercy’s sake.
5 For in [d]death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall praise thee?
6 I fainted in my mourning: I cause my bed every night to swim, and water my couch with my tears.
7 [e]Mine eye is dimmed for despite, and sunk in because of all mine enemies.
8 [f]Away from me all ye workers of iniquity: for the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping.
9 The Lord hath heard my petition: the Lord will receive my prayer.
10 All mine enemies shall be confounded and sore vexed: they shall be turned back, and put to shame [g]suddenly.
26 2 Jeremiah moveth the people to repentance. 7 He is taken of the false prophets and priests, and brought to judgment. 23 Urijah the Prophet is killed of Jehoiakim contrary to the will of God.
1 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah King of Judah, came this word from the Lord, saying,
2 Thus saith the Lord, Stand in the [a]court of the Lord’s House, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the Lord’s House, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them: keep not [b]a word back,
3 If so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may [c]repent me of the plague, which I have determined to bring upon them because of the wickedness of their works.
4 And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord, If ye will not hear me to walk in my Laws, which I have set before you,
5 And to hear the words of my servants the Prophets, whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending them, and will not obey them,
6 Then will I make this House like [d]Shiloh, and will make this city [e]a curse to all nations of the earth.
7 So the Priests, and the Prophets, and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the House of the Lord.
8 Now when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the Lord had commanded him to speak unto all the people, then the Priests, and the Prophets, and all the people took him, and said, Thou shalt die the death.
9 Why hast thou prophesied in the name of the Lord, saying, [f]This House shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate without an inhabitant? and all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of the Lord.
10 And when the Princes of Judah heard of these things, they came up from the king’s house into the House of the Lord, and sat down in the entry of the [g]new gate of the Lord’s House.
11 Then spake the Priests, and the Prophets unto the Princes, and to all the people, saying, [h]This man is worthy to die: for he hath prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears.
12 Then spake Jeremiah unto all the Princes and to all the people, saying, The Lord hath [i]sent me to prophesy against this House and against this city all the things that ye have heard.
8 ¶ [a]And unto the Angel of the Church of the [b]Smyrnians write, These things saith he that is first and last, which was dead and is alive.
9 [c]I know thy works and tribulation, and poverty (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them, which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the Synagogue of Satan.
10 Fear none of those things, which thou shalt suffer: behold, it shall come to pass, that the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried, and ye shall have [d]tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto the death, and I will give thee the crown of life.
11 [e]Let him that hath an ear hear what the Spirit saith unto the Churches. He that overcometh shall not be hurt [f]of the second death.
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