Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

¹ ¶ Halelu-JAH. O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good, for his mercy endures for ever.

² Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? Who can show forth all his praise?

³ Happy are those that keep judgment and he that does righteousness at all times.

⁴ Remember me, O LORD, with the favour that thou dost bear unto thy people; O visit me with thy saving health,

⁵ that I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance.

⁶ ¶ We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity; we have done wickedly.

⁷ Our fathers did not understand thy wonders in Egypt; they did not remember the multitude of thy mercies but rebelled by the sea, even at the Red Sea.

⁸ Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.

⁹ He reprehended the Red Sea also, and it was dried up, so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness.

¹⁰ And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.

¹¹ And the waters covered their enemies: there was not one of them left.

¹² Then they believed his words; they sang his praise.

¹⁰ ¶ And Jacob went out from Beersheba and went toward Haran.

¹¹ And he found a certain place and slept there all night because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place and put them for his pillows and lay down in that place to sleep.

¹² And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven; and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.

¹³ And, behold, the LORD stood above it and said, I AM the God of Abraham, thy father, and the God of Isaac; the land upon which thou dost lie, to thee will I give it and to thy seed;

¹⁴ and thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt multiply to the west and to the east and to the Aquilon and to the Negev; and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

¹⁵ And, behold, I am with thee and will keep thee in all places where thou goest and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.

¹⁶ ¶ And Jacob awakened out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place, and I knew it not.

¹⁷ And he was afraid and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

¹⁷ ¶ And I beseech you, brethren, mark those who cause dissensions and offences outside of the doctrine which ye have learned, and avoid them.

¹⁸ For they that are such do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly and by smooth words and blessings deceive the hearts of the simple.

¹⁹ For your obedience is come abroad unto all places. I am glad therefore on your behalf, but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good and innocent concerning evil.

²⁰ And let the God of peace bruise Satan under your feet quickly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.