Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
65 O God, praise waits for You in Zion; and to You shall the vow be performed.
2 O, You Who hear prayer, to You shall all flesh come!
3 Wicked deeds have prevailed against me. But You will be merciful to our transgressions.
4 Blessed is he whom You choose and cause to come. He shall dwell in Your courts. We shall be satisfied with the pleasures of Your House, and of Your Holy Temple.
5 O God of our salvation, You will answer us with fearful signs in Your righteousness. You are the hope of all the ends of the Earth, and of those who are far off in the sea.
6 He establishes the mountains by His power, being clothed with strength.
7 He appeases the noise of the seas, and the noise of the waves thereof, and the tumults of the people.
8 Also, those who dwell in the uttermost parts shall be afraid of Your signs. You shall make the outgoings of the morning and the evening rejoice.
9 You visit the Earth and water it. You make it very rich. The river of God is full of water. You prepare their grain, for so You have appointed it.
10 You water the furrows thereof abundantly. You cause the rain to descend into the valleys thereof. You make it soft with showers and bless the bud thereof.
11 You crown the year with Your goodness; and Your steps drop fatness.
12 They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness; and the hills shall be surrounded with gladness.
13 The pastures are clad with sheep. The valleys, also, shall be covered with grain. They shout for joy and sing. To him who excels: A song or psalm
14 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is obstinate. He refuses to let the people go.
15 “Go to Pharaoh in the morning (lo, he will come forth to the water); and you shall stand and meet him by the river’s edge. And you shall take in your hand the rod which was turned into a serpent.
16 “And you shall say to him, ‘The LORD God of the Hebrews has sent me to you, saying, “Let My people go so that they may serve Me in the wilderness.” And behold, you would not hear until now.
17 ‘Thus says the LORD: “In this you shall know that I am the LORD!” Behold, with the rod that is in my hand I will strike the water that is in the river; and it shall be turned into blood.’
18 “And the fish that is in the river shall die. And the river shall stink. And it shall grieve the Egyptians to drink of the water of the river.”
19 The LORD then spoke to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Take your rod and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their streams, over their rivers, and over their ponds, and over all pools of their waters; and they shall be blood.’ And there shall be blood throughout the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood and of stone.”
20 So, Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD commanded. And he lifted up the rod and struck the water that was in the river in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants. And all the water that was in the river was turned into blood.
21 And the fish that were in the river died, and the river stank, so that the Egyptians could not drink the water of the river. And there was blood throughout the land of Egypt.
22 And the enchanters of Egypt did the same with their sorceries. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, so that he did not listen to them (as the LORD had said).
23 Then Pharaoh returned and went back into his house; and this still did not enter into his heart.
24 All the Egyptians then dug all around the river for waters to drink (for they could not drink the water of the river).
13 And when the southern wind blew softly, they determined conditions were right, weighed anchor, and sailed close by Crete.
14 But soon thereafter a stormy wind arose, called Euroclydon.
15 And when the ship was caught, and could not resist the wind, we let her go, and were carried away.
16 And we ran under the shelter of a little isle named Clauda, and had much difficulty securing the skiff,
17 which they took up with everyone’s help. And undergirding the ship (fearing they might have fallen into Syrtis), they set sail and so were carried.
18 The next day, when we were tossed with a strong storm, they lightened the ship.
19 And the third day, we cast out the tackling of the ship with our own hands.
20 And then, when neither Sun nor stars appeared for many days (and no small storm was upon us), all hope that we would be saved was taken away.
21 But after a long abstinence from food, Paul stood in the midst of them, and said, “Sirs! You should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete, incurring this hurt and loss.
22 “But now, I admonish you to be of good courage! For there among you shall be no loss of anyone’s life, only of the ship.
23 “For the Angel of God (Whose I am, and Whom I serve) stood by me this night,
24 Saying, ‘Fear not, Paul! For you must be brought before Caesar! And lo, all who sail with you God has given to you freely.’
25 “Therefore, sirs, be of good courage! For I believe God, that it shall be as it has been told to me.
26 “However, we must be cast ashore on a certain island.”
27 And when the fourteenth night had come, as we were carried to and fro in the Adriatic (about midnight), the shipmen suspected that some country approached.
28 And they sounded and found it to be twenty fathoms. And when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it to be fifteen fathoms.
29 Then, fearing they would have fallen into some rough places, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day to come.
30 Now as the sailors were about to escape the ship, and had let down the skiff into the sea, under a pretense of casting anchors from the bow,
31 Paul said to the Centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these stay in the ship, you cannot be safe!”
32 Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the skiff, and let it fall away.
33 And as the day dawned, Paul encouraged them all to eat, saying, “This is the fourteenth day that you have expectantly waited, and continued fasting, receiving nothing.
34 “Therefore I encourage you to eat! For this is for your safety. For not a hair shall fall from the head of any of you!”
35 And when he had said this, he took bread (and gave thanks to God in the presence of them all), and broke it, and began to eat.
36 Then they were all encouraged. And they also ate.
37 Now there were altogether two hundred seventy-six souls onboard the ship.
38 And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship and cast out the wheat into the sea.
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