Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

⁸ Yahweh is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger^[a] and great in loyal love.
⁹ Yahweh is good to all,
and his mercies are over all his works.

¹⁴ Yahweh upholds all who are falling,
and raises up all who are bowed down.
¹⁵ The eyes of all look hopefully to you,
and you give them their food in due time,
¹⁶ opening your hand,
and satisfying the desire of every living creature.
¹⁷ Yahweh is righteous in all his ways,
and loyal in all his works.
¹⁸ Yahweh is near to all who call on him,
to all who call on him in truth.
¹⁹ He fulfills the desire of those who fear him;
he also hears their cry for help, and saves them.
²⁰ Yahweh protects all those who love him,
but all the wicked he will exterminate.
²¹ My mouth will speak the praise of Yahweh,
and all flesh will bless his holy name
forever and ever.

44 “But now hear, Jacob my servant,
    and Israel, whom I have chosen.
² Thus says Yahweh, who made you,
    and who formed you in^[a] the womb and will help you:
you must not fear, my servant Jacob,
    and Jeshurun whom I have chosen.
³ For I will pour out water on a thirsty land
    and streams on dry ground.
I will pour my spirit out on your descendants^[b]
    and my blessing on your offspring.
⁴ And they shall sprout among^[c] the grass
    like willows by a watercourse of water.
⁵ This one will say, ‘I belong to Yahweh!’
    And that one will be called by the name of Jacob,
and another will write on his hand ‘Yahweh’s’
    and take the name^[d] of Israel.”