Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

Suddenly they shoot, fearing nothing.
⁵ They concoct an evil scheme for themselves;
they enumerate their hidden snares;
    they say, “Who will see them?”^[b]
6 They devise wicked schemes, saying,
    “We have completed our plans,
        hiding them deep in our hearts.”

⁷ But God shot an arrow at them,
    and they were wounded immediately.
⁸ They tripped over their own tongues,
    and everyone who was watching ran away.
⁹ Everyone was gripped with fear
    and acknowledged God’s deeds,
        understanding what he had done.
¹⁰ The righteous rejoiced in the Lord,
    because they had fled to him for refuge.
        Let all the upright in heart exult.

‘You may have called yourself a lion among nations,
    but you’re a monster at sea.
You thrash about in your rivers,
    muddy the water with your feet,
        and relieve yourself in the rivers.’

³ “This is what the Lord God says:
    ‘I’m coming fishing for you!
Right in the sight of many nations
    they’ll haul you up in my dragnet.
⁴ I’ll fling you up onto the land;
    I’ll haul you into the field,
I’ll make every carrion-eating bird come to dine on you,
    and I’ll make all the scavenging animals gorge themselves on you.
⁵ I’ll cover the mountains with your flesh
    and fill their valleys with your rotting carcass.^[b]
6 I’ll drench the land with your blood,
    right up to the mountains,
and the ravines will overflow
    with blood that comes from you!
⁷ When I extinguish your lights,
    I’ll cover the heavens
        and darken their stars.
I’ll cover the sun with a cloud
    and the moon won’t reflect its light.
⁸ I’ll darken the bright lights in the sky above you
    and bring darkness to your territory,’
        declares the Lord God.