Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

32 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

² Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

³ When I kept silent, my bones waxed old through my groaning all the day long.

⁴ For day and night Thy hand was heavy upon me; the sap of my soul was turned into the drought of summer. Selah

⁵ I acknowledged my sin unto Thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, “I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord,” and Thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah

⁶ For this shall every one that is godly pray unto Thee in a time when Thou mayest be found; surely the floods of great waters shall not come nigh unto him.

⁷ Thou art my hiding place; Thou shalt preserve me from trouble; Thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah

⁸ The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

⁹ The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the Lord, but He loveth him that followeth after righteousness.

¹⁰ Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way, and he that hateth reproof shall die.

¹¹ Hell and destruction are the concern of the Lord; how much more then, the hearts of the children of men?

²⁴ The path of life is upward for the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.

²⁵ The Lord will destroy the house of the proud, but He will establish the border of the widow.

²⁶ The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord, but the words of the pure are pleasant words.

²⁷ He that is greedy for gain troubleth his own house, but he that hateth bribes shall live.

²⁸ The heart of the righteous studieth how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

²⁹ The Lord is far from the wicked, but He heareth the prayer of the righteous.

³⁰ The light of the eyes maketh the heart rejoice, and a good report maketh the bones fat.

³¹ The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.

³² He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul, but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.

³³ The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom, and before honor is humility.

1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia:

² Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

³ Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort,

⁴ who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted by God.

⁵ For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.

⁶ And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer; or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.

⁷ And our hope for you is steadfast, knowing that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.

⁸ For we would not have you ignorant, brethren, of our trouble which came to us in Asia: that we were pressed beyond measure, beyond strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life.

⁹ But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves but in God who raiseth the dead,

¹⁰ who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver us, in whom we trust that He will yet deliver us.

¹¹ Ye also helped by praying together for us, so that for the gift bestowed upon us by means of many persons, thanks may be given by many on our behalf.