Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
9 Be gracious to me, O Yahweh, for (A)I am in distress;
My (B)eye is wasted away from grief, (C)my soul and [a]my body also.
10 For my life is worn down with (D)sorrow
And my years with sighing;
My (E)strength fails because of my iniquity,
And (F)my bones waste away.
11 Among all my adversaries, I have become a (G)reproach,
Especially to my (H)neighbors,
And an object of dread to my acquaintances;
Those who see me in the street flee from me.
12 I am (I)forgotten like a dead man—out of [b]mind—
I am like a broken vessel.
13 For I have heard [c](J)the bad report of many,
(K)Terror is on every side;
While they (L)took counsel together against me,
They (M)schemed to take my life.
11 And Samuel said to Jesse, “Are these all the young men?” And he said, “(A)There remains yet the youngest, and behold, he is shepherding the sheep.” Then Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and [a]bring him, for we will not turn around until he comes here.” 12 So he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with (B)beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And Yahweh said, “(C)Arise, anoint him, for this is he.” 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil and (D)anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and (E)the Spirit of Yahweh [b]came mightily upon David from that day forward. And Samuel arose and went to Ramah.
Thanksgiving
1 (A)Paul and (B)Timothy, (C)slaves of (D)Christ Jesus,
To (E)all the [a](F)saints in Christ Jesus who are in (G)Philippi, with the (H)overseers and (I)deacons: 2 (J)Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 (K)I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, 4 always offering prayer with joy in (L)my every prayer for you all, 5 because of your [b](M)fellowship in the (N)gospel (O)from the first day until now. 6 For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until (P)the day of Christ Jesus. 7 [c]For (Q)it is only right for me to think this way about you all, because I (R)have you in my heart, since both in my (S)chains and in the (T)defense and confirmation of the (U)gospel, you all are fellow partakers with me in this grace. 8 For (V)God is my witness, how I long for you all with the [d]affection of (W)Christ Jesus. 9 And this I pray, that (X)your love may abound still more and more in (Y)full knowledge and all discernment, 10 so that you may [e](Z)approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and without fault [f]until (AA)the day of Christ, 11 having been filled with the (AB)fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
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