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Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

Daily Bible readings that follow the church liturgical year, with thematically matched Old and New Testament readings.
Duration: 1245 days
Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
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Psalm 122

Psalm 122

A Prayer for Jerusalem

A Davidic song of ascents.

1 I rejoiced with those who said to me,
“Let us go to the house of the Lord.”(A)
2 Our feet are standing
within your gates, Jerusalem(B)—

3 Jerusalem, built as a city should be,
solidly joined together,(C)
4 where the tribes, Yahweh’s tribes, go up
to give thanks to the name of Yahweh.(D)
(This is an ordinance for Israel.(E))
5 There, thrones for judgment are placed,
thrones of the house of David.(F)

6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May those who love you prosper;(G)
7 may there be peace within your walls,
prosperity within your fortresses.”(H)
8 Because of my brothers and friends,
I will say, “Peace be with you.”(I)
9 Because of the house of the Lord our God,
I will seek your good.(J)

Daniel 9:15-19

15 Now, Lord our God, who brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand(A) and made Your name renowned(B) as it is this day, we have sinned, we have acted wickedly. 16 Lord, in keeping with all Your righteous acts, may Your anger and wrath(C) turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain;(D) for because of our sins and the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people have become an object of ridicule to all those around us.

17 Therefore, our God, hear the prayer and the petitions of Your servant. Show Your favor(E) to Your desolate sanctuary(F) for the Lord’s sake. 18 Listen,[a] my God, and hear. Open Your eyes and see our desolations and the city called by Your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before You based on our righteous acts, but based on Your abundant compassion. 19 Lord, hear! Lord, forgive! Lord, listen and act! My God, for Your own sake, do not delay,(G) because Your city and Your people are called by Your name.

James 4:1-10

Proud or Humble

4 What is the source of wars and fights among you? Don’t they come from the cravings(A) that are at war within you?[a] 2 You desire and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. You do not have because you do not ask. 3 You ask and don’t receive because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your evil desires.(B)

4 Adulteresses![b][c] Don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? So whoever wants to be the world’s friend becomes God’s enemy.(C) 5 Or do you think it’s without reason the Scripture says that the Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously?[d](D)

6 But He gives greater grace. Therefore He says:

God resists the proud,
but gives grace to the humble.(E)[e]

7 Therefore, submit to God. But resist the Devil, and he will flee from you.(F) 8 Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners, and purify your hearts, double-minded people!(G) 9 Be miserable and mourn and weep. Your laughter must change to mourning and your joy to sorrow.(H) 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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