Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

148 Praise the LORD from the heavens! Praise Him in the high places!

² Praise Him, all His angels! Praise Him, all His army!

³ Praise Him, Sun and Moon! Praise Him, all bright stars!

⁴ Praise Him, you heavens of heavens, and waters above the heavens!

⁵ Let them praise the Name of the LORD; for He commanded, and they were created.

⁶ And He has established them forever and ever. He has made an ordinance which shall not pass.

⁷ Praise the LORD from the Earth, you dragons and all depths:

⁸ fire and hail, snow and vapors, stormy wind — which execute His Word —

⁹ mountains and all hills, fruitful trees, and all cedars,10 beasts and all cattle, creeping things and feathered birds,

¹¹ kings of the Earth and all people, princes and all judges of the world,

¹² young men and maidens, also old men and children.

¹³ Let them praise the Name of the LORD; for only His Name is to be exalted. His praise is above the Earth and the heavens.

¹⁴ For He has exalted the horn of His people — a praise for all His saints, for the children of Israel — a people that is near to Him. Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD.

54 “Rejoice, O barren who did not bear! Break forth into joy and rejoice, you who did not labor with child! For the desolate has more children than the married wife,” says the LORD.

² “Enlarge the place of your tents. And let them spread out the curtains of your habitations. Do not spare. Stretch out your cords and strengthen your stakes.

³ “For you shall increase on the right hand and on the left. And your seed shall possess the Gentiles and dwell in the desolate cities.

⁴ “Do not fear. For you shall not be ashamed. Nor shall you be confounded. For you shall not be put to shame. Indeed, you shall forget the shame of your youth and shalt not remember the reproach of your widowhood anymore.

⁵ “For He Who made you is your husband (Whose Name is the LORD of Hosts). And your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, shall be called the God of the whole world.

⁶ “For the LORD has called you, being like a woman forsaken and afflicted in spirit, and like a young wife when you were refused,” says your God.

⁷ “For a little while I have forsaken you. But with great compassion I will gather you.

⁸ “For a moment, in anger, I hid My Face from you for a little season. But with everlasting mercy, I have had compassion on you,” says the LORD, your Redeemer.

⁹ “For this is to Me as the waters of Noah. For as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should go over the Earth no more, so have I sworn that I would not be angry with you or rebuke you.

¹⁰ “For the mountains shall depart. And the hills shall fall down. But My mercy shall not depart from you. Nor shall the Covenant of My Peace fall away,” says the LORD, Who has compassion on you.

¹¹ “O you afflicted and tossed with storms, who has no comfort, behold, I will lay your stones with antimony, and lay your foundation with sapphires.

¹² “And I will make your windows of emeralds and your gates of shining, your borders of pleasant stones.

¹³ “And all your children shall be taught about the LORD. And much peace shall be to your children.

21 And I saw a new Heaven and a new Earth. For the first Heaven and the first Earth had passed away. And there was no more sea.

² And I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, come down from God out of Heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

³ And I heard a great voice out of Heaven, saying, “Behold, the Tabernacle of God is with man! And He will dwell with them! And they shall be His people! And God Himself shall be their God with them!

⁴ “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes! And there shall be no more death or sorrow or crying. Nor shall there be any more pain. For the first things are passed!”

⁵ And He who sat upon the throne, said, “Behold, I make all things new!” And He said to me, “Write. For these things are faithful and true.”

⁶ And He said to me, “It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give freely from the well of the water of life to him who is thirsty.

⁷ “He who overcomes, shall inherit all things. And I will be his God. And he shall be My Son.