Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
36 Wickedness says to the wicked man, even in my heart, that there is no fear of God before His eyes.
2 For he flatters himself in his own eyes, while his iniquity is found worthy to be hated.
3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to understand and to do good.
4 He imagines mischief upon his bed. He sets himself upon a way that is not good and does not abhor evil.
5 Your mercy, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, and Your faithfulness to the clouds.
6 Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains. Your judgments are like a great deep. You, LORD, save man and beast.
7 How excellent is Your mercy, O God! Therefore, the children of men trust under the shadow of Your wings.
8 They shall be satisfied with the fatness of Your House; and You shall give them drink out of the river of Your pleasures.
9 For with You is the well of life; and in Your Light shall we see light.
10 Extend Your lovingkindness to those who know You, and Your righteousness to those who are upright in heart.
11 Do not let the foot of pride come against me; and do not let the hand of the wicked men move me.
12 There those who work iniquity have fallen. They are cast down and shall not be able to rise. A Psalm of David.
45 Then Joseph could not control himself before all who stood by him; but he cried, “Send everyone away!” And not one remained with him while Joseph made himself known to his brothers.
2 And he wept, and cried, so that the Egyptians heard. The house of Pharaoh also heard.
3 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph. Is my father still alive?” But his brothers could not answer him (for they were astonished at his presence).
4 Again, Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near to me.” And they came near. And he said, “I am Joseph, your brother; whom you sold into Egypt.
5 “Now, therefore, do not be sad or angry with yourselves, that you sold me here. For God sent me before you for your preservation.
6 “For now, two years of famine have been through the land; and five years are still to come wherein there shall be neither earing nor harvest.
7 “Therefore, God sent me before you to preserve your posterity in this land, and to save you alive by a great deliverance.
8 “Now, then, you did not send me here, but God, Who has made me a father to Pharaoh and lord of all his house and ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.
9 “Hurry and go up to my father, and tell him, ‘Thus says your son, Joseph, “God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me, do not delay.
10 ‘And you shall dwell in the land of Goshen and shall be near me (you and your children and your children’s children and your sheep and your beasts and all that you have).
11 ‘Also, I will nourish you there (for there still remains five years of famine), lest you perish through poverty, (you and your household and all that you have).’
12 “And behold, your eyes see (as do the eyes of my brother, Benjamin) that my mouth speaks to you.
13 “Therefore, tell my father of all my honor in Egypt, and of all that you have seen; and hurry and bring my father here.”
14 Then he fell on his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept; and Benjamin wept on his neck.
15 Moreover, he kissed all his brothers, and wept upon them. And afterward, his brothers talked with him.
9 “And the Patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him,
10 “and delivered him out of all his afflictions and gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh, King of Egypt; who made him Governor over Egypt and his whole house.
11 “Then there came a famine over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, so that our fathers found no sustenance.
12 “But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent our fathers first.
13 “And the second time, Joseph was known by his brethren, and Joseph’s kindred were made known to Pharaoh.
14 “Then Joseph had his father and all his kindred brought, even seventy-five souls.
15 “So Jacob went down into Egypt, and he and our fathers died.
16 “And they were removed to Shechem and were put in the sepulcher which Abraham had bought for money from the sons of Hamor of Shechem.
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