Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

19 The heavens declare the Glory of God, and the firmament shows the work of His Hands.

² Day unto day utters the same, and night unto night teaches knowledge.

³ There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard.

⁴ Their line has gone forth through all the earth; and their words into the ends of the world. In them He has set a tabernacle for the Sun,

⁵ which comes forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber, and rejoices like a mighty man to run his race.

⁶ His going out is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit is to the ends of the same, and nothing is hidden from the heat thereof.

⁷ The Law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul. The testimony of the LORD is sure and gives wisdom to the simple.

⁸ The Statutes of the LORD are right and rejoice the heart. The Commandment of the LORD is pure and gives light to the eyes.

⁹ The fear of the LORD is clean and endures forever. The judgments of the LORD are truth. They are righteous altogether,

¹⁰ and more to be desired than gold—yea, than much fine gold—sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

¹¹ Moreover, by them your servant is made circumspect, and in the keeping of them there is great reward.

¹² Who can understand his faults? Cleanse me from secret faults.

¹³ Keep your servant from presumptuous sins, also. Do not let them reign over me. So, shall I be upright and made clean from much wickedness.

¹⁴ Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD my strength, and my redeemer. To him who excels. A Psalm of David.

61 “The Spirit of the LORD God is upon me. Therefore, the LORD has anointed me. He has sent me to preach good tidings to the poor, to bind up the broken-hearted, to preach liberty to the captives and the opening of the prison to those who are bound,

² “to preach the acceptable year of the LORD, and the Day of Vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn,

³ “to tend to those who mourn in Zion, to give to them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of gladness for the spirit of heaviness, so that they might be called ‘Trees of Righteousness’, the planting of the LORD, so that He might be glorified.”

⁴ And they shall build the old waste places, raise up the former desolation. And they shall repair the cities that were desolate and waste throughout many generations.

⁵ And the strangers shall stand and feed your sheep. And the sons of the strangers shall be your plowmen, and dressers of your vines.

⁶ But you shall be named the Priests of the LORD. And men shall say you are the ministers of our God. You shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and shall be exalted with their glory.

⁷ Instead of your shame, you shall receive double. And for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion. Therefore, in their land they shall possess double. Everlasting joy shall be to them.

7 Do you not know, brothers, (for I speak to those who know the Law) that the Law has dominion over a man for as long as he lives?

² For the woman who is in subjection to a man, is bound by the Law to the man, while he lives. But if the man is dead, she is released from the Law of the man.

³ So then, if while the man lives, she takes another man, she shall be called an adulteress. But, if the man is dead, she is free from the Law; so that she is not an adulteress, even though she takes another man.

⁴ So you, my brothers, are also dead to the Law, by the body of Christ; so that you should belong to Another (that is, to Him Who was raised up from the dead) so that we should bring forth fruit unto God.

⁵ For when we were in the flesh, the sufferings of sins (which were by the Law) were at work in our limbs, bringing forth fruit unto death.

⁶ But now, we are delivered from the Law (that being dead in which we were held), so that we should serve in newness of Spirit, and not in the oldness of letter.