Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
14 The Lord helps all who fall;
He raises up all who are oppressed.[a](A)
15 All eyes look to You,
and You give them their food at the proper time.(B)
16 You open Your hand
and satisfy the desire of every living thing.(C)
17 The Lord is righteous in all His ways
and gracious in all His acts.(D)
18 The Lord is near all who call out to Him,
all who call out to Him with integrity.(E)
19 He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him;
He hears their cry for help and saves them.(F)
20 The Lord guards all those who love Him,
but He destroys all the wicked.(G)
21 My mouth will declare Yahweh’s praise;
let every living thing
praise His holy name forever and ever.(H)
A Collection of Solomon’s Proverbs
10 Solomon’s proverbs:(A)
A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a foolish son, heartache to his mother.(B)
2 Ill-gotten gains do not profit anyone,
but righteousness rescues from death.(C)
4 Idle hands make one poor,
but diligent hands bring riches.(F)
5 The son who gathers during summer is prudent;
the son who sleeps during harvest is disgraceful.(G)
Appreciation of Support
10 I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that once again(A) you renewed your care for me.(B) You were, in fact, concerned about me but lacked the opportunity to show it. 11 I don’t say this out of need, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. 12 I know both how to have a little, and I know how to have a lot.(C) In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret of being content—whether well fed or hungry, whether in abundance or in need. 13 I am able to do all things through Him[a] who strengthens me.(D) 14 Still, you did well by sharing with me in my hardship.
15 And you Philippians(E) know that in the early days of the gospel,(F) when I left Macedonia,(G) no church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving except you alone.
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