Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

112 Blessed is the man who fears the LORD and delights greatly in His Commandments.

² His seed shall be mighty upon Earth. The generation of the righteous shall be blessed.

³ Riches and treasures shall be in his house and his righteousness endures forever.

⁴ To the righteous arises light in darkness. He is merciful and full of compassion, and righteous.

⁵ A good man is merciful and lends. He will measure his affairs by judgment.

⁶ Surely, he shall never be moved. The righteous shall be held in everlasting remembrance.

⁷ He will not be afraid of evil tidings. His heart is fixed, believing in the LORD.

⁸ His heart is established. He will not fear, until he sees his desire upon his enemies.

⁹ He has distributed, given to the poor. His righteousness remains forever. His horn shall be exalted with glory.

¹⁰ The wicked shall see it and be angry. He shall gnash with his teeth and melt away. The desire of the wicked shall perish. Praise the LORD

29 Woe to Ariel! Ariel, the city in which David dwelt! Add year to year. Let them kill lambs.

² But I will bring Ariel into distress. And there shall be heaviness and sorrow. And it shall be to Me like Ariel.

³ And I will besiege you with a circle, and fight against you on a siege mount, and will cast up ramparts against you.

⁴ So shall you be humbled, and shall speak from the ground. And your speech shall be from the dust. Your voice, also, shall be from the ground, like one who has a spirit of divination. And your talking shall whisper from the dust.

⁵ Moreover, many of your strangers shall be like small dust. And the multitude of strong men shall be as chaff that passes away. And it shall be in a moment, suddenly.

⁶ You shall be visited by the LORD of Hosts with thunder, and shaking, and a great noise, a whirlwind, and a tempest, and a flame of a devouring fire.

⁷ And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel shall be as a dream, a vision by night, all those who make the war against it and strongholds against it and lay siege to it.

⁸ And it shall be like a hungry man dreams: And behold, he eats. And when he awakens, his soul is empty. Or like a thirsty man dreams: And lo, he is drinking. And when he awakens, behold, he faints. And his soul longs. So shall the multitude of all nations be that fight against Mount Zion.

⁹ Wait and wonder. Blind yourself and be blinded. They are drunk, but not with wine. They stagger, but not by strong drink.

¹⁰ For the LORD has covered you with a spirit of slumber and has shut your eyes. He has covered the Prophet and your chief Seers.

¹¹ And all their visions have become to you as the words of a book that is sealed up, which they deliver to one who can read, saying, “Read this, please.” And he shall say, “I cannot, for it is sealed.”

¹² And the book is given to him who cannot read, saying, “Read this, please.” And he shall say, “I cannot read.”

¹³ Who is wise among you and endowed with knowledge? Let him show the good behavior of his works in the gentleness of wisdom.

¹⁴ But if you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, do not boast. And do not be liars against the truth.

¹⁵ This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic.

¹⁶ For where there is envying and strife, there is upheaval, and all kinds of evil works.

¹⁷ But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without judging, and without hypocrisy.

¹⁸ And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.