Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
9 Be gracious to me, Lord,
because I am in distress;(A)
my eyes are worn out from angry sorrow—
my whole being[a] as well.(B)
10 Indeed, my life is consumed with grief
and my years with groaning;(C)
my strength has failed
because of my sinfulness,[b]
and my bones waste away.(D)
11 I am ridiculed by all my adversaries
and even by my neighbors.
I am dreaded by my acquaintances;
those who see me in the street run from me.(E)
12 I am forgotten: gone from memory
like a dead person—like broken pottery.(F)
13 I have heard the gossip of many;
terror is on every side.(G)
When they conspired against me,
they plotted to take my life.(H)
ק Qof
55 I called on Your name, Yahweh,
from the depths of the Pit.(A)
56 You hear my plea:
Do not ignore my cry for relief.
57 You come near when I call on You;
You say: “Do not be afraid.”
ר Resh
58 You defend my cause, Lord;(B)
You redeem my life.(C)
59 Lord, You see the wrong done to me;
judge my case.
60 You see all their malice,
all their plots against me.(D)
שׂ Sin/ שׁ Shin
61 Lord, You hear their insults,(E)
all their plots against me.
62 The slander[a] and murmuring of my opponents
attack me all day long.
63 When they sit and when they rise, look,
I am mocked by their songs.(F)
ת Tav
The Third Prediction of His Death
32 They(A) were on the road, going up to Jerusalem,(B) and Jesus was walking ahead of them. They were astonished, but those who followed Him were afraid.(C) Taking the Twelve aside again, He began to tell them the things that would happen to Him.(D)
33 “Listen! We are going up to Jerusalem. The Son of Man(E) will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes,(F) and they will condemn Him to death. Then they will hand Him over to the Gentiles,(G) 34 and they will mock Him, spit on Him, flog[a] Him, and kill Him, and He will rise(H) after three days.”(I)
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