Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

⁸ Yahweh is ^(A)gracious and compassionate;
Slow to anger and great in lovingkindness.

⁹ Yahweh is ^(B)good to all,
And His ^(C)compassions are over all His works.

¹⁴ Yahweh ^(A)sustains all who fall
And ^(B)raises up all who are bowed down.

¹⁵ The eyes of all wait on You,
And You ^(C)give them their food in due time.

¹⁶ You ^(D)open Your hand
And satisfy the desire of every living thing.

¹⁷ Yahweh is ^(E)righteous in all His ways
And holy in all His works.

¹⁸ Yahweh is ^(F)near to all who call upon Him,
To all who call upon Him ^(G)in truth.

¹⁹ He will ^(H)work out the desire of those who fear Him;
He will ^(I)hear their cry for help and He will save them.

²⁰ Yahweh ^(J)keeps all who love Him,
But all the ^(K)wicked He will destroy.

²¹ My ^(L)mouth will speak the praise of Yahweh,
And ^(M)all flesh will ^(N)bless His holy name forever and ever.

^(B)A wise son makes a father glad,
But ^(C)a foolish son is a grief to his mother.
^2 (D)Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,
But righteousness delivers from death.
³ Yahweh ^(E)will not allow the soul of the righteous to hunger,
But He ^(F)will push away the craving of the wicked.
⁴ Poor is he who works with a slack ^[a]hand,
But the ^(G)hand of the diligent makes rich.
⁵ He who gathers in summer is a son who acts insightfully,
But he who sleeps in harvest is a son who acts shamefully.