Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
Psalm 93
God’s Eternal Reign
1 The Lord reigns! He is robed in majesty;
The Lord is robed, enveloped in strength.
The world is firmly established;
it cannot be shaken.(A)
2 Your throne has been established
from the beginning;[a]
You are from eternity.(B)
3 The floods have lifted up, Lord,
the floods have lifted up their voice;
the floods lift up their pounding waves.(C)
4 Greater than the roar of many waters—
the mighty breakers of the sea—
the Lord on high is majestic.(D)
A Prophecy against Sidon
20 The word of the Lord came to me: 21 “Son of man, turn your face toward Sidon(A) and prophesy against it. 22 You are to say: This is what the Lord God says:
Look! I am against you, Sidon,(B)
and I will display My glory within you.
They will know that I am Yahweh
when I execute judgments against her(C)
and demonstrate My holiness through her.
23 I will send a plague against her(D)
and bloodshed in her streets;
the slain will fall within her,
while the sword is against her[a] on every side.
Then they will know that I am Yahweh.
24 “The house of Israel will no longer be hurt by[b] prickly briers or painful thorns(E) from all their neighbors who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.
25 “This is what the Lord God says: When I gather the house of Israel(F) from the peoples where they are scattered and demonstrate My holiness through them in the sight of the nations, then they will live in their own land, which I gave to My servant Jacob. 26 They will live there securely,(G) build houses, and plant vineyards.(H) They will live securely when I execute judgments(I) against all their neighbors who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am Yahweh their God.”
Christ’s Resurrection Guarantees Ours
20 But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits(A) of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For since death(B) came through a man,(C) the resurrection of the dead also comes through a man.(D) 22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.(E) 23 But each in his own order:(F) Christ, the firstfruits; afterward, at His coming, those who belong to Christ. 24 Then comes the end,(G) when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father,(H) when He abolishes all rule and all authority and power.(I) 25 For He must reign(J) until He puts all His enemies under His feet.(K) 26 The last enemy to be abolished is death.(L) 27 For God has put everything under His feet.(M)[a] But when it says “everything” is put under Him, it is obvious that He who puts everything under Him is the exception. 28 And when everything is subject to Christ, then the Son(N) Himself will also be subject to the One who subjected everything to Him, so that God may be all in all.(O)
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