Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

32 Blessed is he whose wickedness is forgiven; whose sin is covered.

² Blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

³ When I held my tongue (my bones being consumed when I roared all day,

⁴ for Your hand is heavy upon me day and night) and my moisture turned into the drought of Summer (Selah),

⁵ I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I thought, “I will confess to the LORD my wickedness against myself.” And You forgave the punishment of my sin. Selah.

⁶ Therefore, everyone who is godly shall make his prayer to You in a time when You may be found. Surely, in the flood of great waters they shall not come near him.

⁷ You are my Secret Place. You preserve me from trouble. You surround me with joyful deliverance. Selah.

⁸ The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination to the LORD. But the prayer of the righteous is acceptable to Him.

⁹ The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD. But He loves him who follows righteousness.

¹⁰ Instruction is evil to him who forsakes the Way. And he who hates correction, shall die.

¹¹ Hell and destruction are before the LORD; how much more the hearts of the sons of men?

²⁴ The way of life is upward to the prudent, that he may avoid Hell beneath.

²⁵ The LORD will destroy the house of the proud. But he will establish the borders of the widow.

²⁶ The thoughts of the wicked are abomination to the LORD. But the pure have pleasant words.

²⁷ He who is greedy for gain, troubles his own house. But he who bears gifts, shall live.

²⁸ The heart of the righteous studies to answer. But the wicked man’s mouth babbles evil things.

²⁹ The LORD is far off from the wicked. But he hears the prayer of the righteous.

³⁰ The light of the eyes rejoices the heart. And a good name makes the bones fat.

³¹ The ear that listens to the correction of life shall lodge among the wise.

³² He who refuses instruction, despises his own soul. But he who obeys correction, gets understanding.

³³ The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom. And honor goes before humility.

1 Paul - an Apostle of Jesus Christ, by the will of God - and brother Timothy, To the Church of God which is at Corinth (with all the Saints who are in all Achaia):

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

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

⁴ Who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, by the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

⁵ For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation abounds through Christ.

⁶ And if we are afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is wrought in the enduring of the same sufferings that we also suffer. Or, if we are comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.

⁷ And our hope is steadfast concerning you, because we know that as you are partakers of the sufferings, so shall you also be of the consolation.

⁸ For brothers, we would not have you be ignorant of our affliction, which came to us in Asia; how we were pressed beyond measure, passing strength, so that we utterly despaired, even of life.

⁹ But, we received the sentence of death in ourselves, because we should not rest in ourselves, but in God, Who raised the dead.

¹⁰ Who delivered us from so great a death and does deliver us. And in Whom also we have hope will still yet deliver.

¹¹ So that you labor together in prayer for us, that thanks on our behalf may be given by many for the grace bestowed upon us through many.