Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
God Is a Refuge for Us
For the choir director. According to [a]Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
62 (A)Surely my soul waits in silence for God;
From Him (B)is my salvation.
2 Surely He is my (C)rock and my salvation,
My (D)stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken.
3 How long will you assail a man,
That you may murder him, all of you,
Like a (E)leaning wall, like a fence thrust down?
4 Surely they have counseled to thrust him down from his high position;
They (F)find pleasure in falsehood;
They (G)bless with [b]their mouth,
But inwardly they curse. [c]Selah.
5 Surely (H)wait in silence for God, O my soul,
For my hope is from Him.
6 Surely He is (I)my rock and my salvation,
My stronghold; I shall not be shaken.
7 On God my (J)salvation and my glory rest;
The rock of my strength, my (K)refuge is in God.
8 (L)Trust in Him at all times, O people;
(M)Pour out your heart before Him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah.
Yahweh’s Contention with Judah
2 And Yahweh has a (A)contention with Judah
And will punish Jacob (B)according to his ways;
He will cause everything to return to him according to his deeds.
3 In the womb he (C)took his brother by the heel,
And in his maturity he [a](D)wrestled with God.
4 Indeed, he [b]wrestled with the angel and prevailed;
He wept and (E)sought His favor.
He found Him at (F)Bethel,
And there He spoke with us,
5 Even Yahweh, the God of hosts,
Yahweh is His [c](G)name of remembrance.
6 Therefore, (H)return to your God,
(I)Keep lovingkindness and justice,
And (J)hope in your God continually.
7 A [d]merchant, in whose hands are deceptive (K)balances,
He loves to oppress.
8 And Ephraim said, “Surely I have become (L)rich;
I have found wealth for myself;
In all my labors they will find in me
(M)No iniquity, which would be sin.”
9 But I have been Yahweh your God since the land of Egypt;
I will make you (N)settle in tents again,
As in the days of the appointed festival.
10 And I have spoken to the (O)prophets,
And I [e]made visions abound,
And by the hand of the prophets I gave (P)parables.
11 Is there wickedness in Gilead?
Surely they are worthless.
In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls;
Yes, (Q)their altars are like the stone heaps
Beside the furrows of the field.
12 Now (R)Jacob fled to the field of Aram,
And (S)Israel worked for a wife,
And for a wife he kept sheep.
13 But by a (T)prophet Yahweh brought Israel up from Egypt,
And by a prophet he was kept.
14 (U)Ephraim has provoked to bitter anger;
So his Lord will leave his (V)bloodguilt on him
And cause his (W)reproach to return to him.
The Rich Young Ruler
16 (A)And behold, someone came to Him and said, “Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have (B)eternal life?” 17 And He said to him, “Why are you asking Me about what is good? There is only One who is good; but (C)if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.” 18 Then he *said to Him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “(D)You shall not murder; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness; 19 (E)Honor your father and mother; and (F)You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 20 The young man *said to Him, “All these things I have kept; what am I still lacking?” 21 Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be [a]complete, go and (G)sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have (H)treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” 22 But when the young man heard this statement, he went away grieving; for he was one who owned much property.
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