Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
The Glory of the Lord in Creation
To the Chief Musician. [a]On the instrument of Gath. A Psalm of David.
8 O Lord, our Lord,
How (A)excellent is Your name in all the earth,
Who have (B)set Your glory above the heavens!
2 (C)Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants
You have [b]ordained strength,
Because of Your enemies,
That You may silence (D)the enemy and the avenger.
3 When I (E)consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,
4 (F)What is man that You are mindful of him,
And the son of man that You (G)visit[c] him?
5 For You have made him a little lower than [d]the angels,
And You have crowned him with glory and honor.
6 (H)You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands;
(I)You have put all things under his feet,
7 All sheep and oxen—
Even the beasts of the field,
8 The birds of the air,
And the fish of the sea
That pass through the paths of the seas.
9 (J)O Lord, our Lord,
How excellent is Your name in all the earth!
22 “Have you entered (A)the treasury of snow,
Or have you seen the treasury of hail,
23 (B)Which I have reserved for the time of trouble,
For the day of battle and war?
24 By what way is light [a]diffused,
Or the east wind scattered over the earth?
25 “Who (C)has divided a channel for the overflowing water,
Or a path for the thunderbolt,
26 To cause it to rain on a land where there is no one,
A wilderness in which there is no man;
27 (D)To satisfy the desolate waste,
And cause to spring forth the growth of tender grass?
28 (E)Has the rain a father?
Or who has begotten the drops of dew?
29 From whose womb comes the ice?
And the (F)frost of heaven, who gives it birth?
30 The waters harden like stone,
And the surface of the deep is (G)frozen.[b]
31 “Can you bind the cluster of the (H)Pleiades,[c]
Or loose the belt of Orion?
32 Can you bring out [d]Mazzaroth in its season?
Or can you guide [e]the Great Bear with its cubs?
33 Do you know (I)the ordinances of the heavens?
Can you set their dominion over the earth?
34 “Can you lift up your voice to the clouds,
That an abundance of water may cover you?
35 Can you send out lightnings, that they may go,
And say to you, ‘Here we are!’?
36 (J)Who has put wisdom in [f]the mind?
Or who has given understanding to the heart?
37 Who can number the clouds by wisdom?
Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,
38 When the dust hardens in clumps,
And the clods cling together?
Jesus Promises Another Helper
15 (A)“If you love Me, [a]keep My commandments. 16 And I will pray the Father, and (B)He will give you another [b]Helper, that He may abide with you forever— 17 (C)the Spirit of truth, (D)whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you (E)and will be in you.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.