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.

44 “But now hear, O Jacob, My ^(A)servant,
And Israel, whom I have chosen:
² Thus says Yahweh who made you
And ^(B)formed you from the womb, who ^(C)will help you,
‘^(D)Do not fear, O Jacob My servant,
And you ^(E)Jeshurun whom I have chosen.
³ For ^(F)I will pour out water on ^[a]the thirsty ground
And streams on the dry land;
I will ^(G)pour out My Spirit on your ^(H)seed
And My blessing on your offspring;
⁴ And they will spring up ^[b]among the grass
Like ^(I)poplars by streams of water.’
⁵ This one will say, ‘I am Yahweh’s’;
And this one ^[c]will call on the name of Jacob;
And this one will ^(J)write ^[d]on his hand, ‘Belonging to Yahweh,’
And will name Israel’s name with honor.