Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

^(A)Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.

² Who can ^[b]utter the mighty acts of the Lord?
Who can declare all His praise?
³ Blessed are those who keep justice,
And ^[c]he who ^(B)does righteousness at ^(C)all times!

^4 (D)Remember me, O Lord, with the favor You have toward Your people.
Oh, visit me with Your salvation,
⁵ That I may see the benefit of Your chosen ones,
That I may rejoice in the gladness of Your nation,
That I may glory with ^[d]Your inheritance.

^6 (E)We have sinned with our fathers,
We have committed iniquity,
We have done wickedly.
⁷ Our fathers in Egypt did not understand Your wonders;
They did not remember the multitude of Your mercies,
^(F)But rebelled by the sea—the Red Sea.

⁸ Nevertheless He saved them for His name’s sake,
^(G)That He might make His mighty power known.
^9 (H)He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it dried up;
So ^(I)He led them through the depths,
As through the wilderness.
¹⁰ He ^(J)saved them from the hand of him who hated them,
And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
^11 (K)The waters covered their enemies;
There was not one of them left.
^12 (L)Then they believed His words;
They sang His praise.

² “Who raised up one ^(C)from the east?
Who in righteousness called him to His feet?
Who ^(D)gave the nations before him,
And made him rule over kings?
Who gave them as the dust to his sword,
As driven stubble to his bow?
³ Who pursued them, and passed ^[a]safely
By the way that he had not gone with his feet?
^4 (E)Who has performed and done it,
Calling the generations from the beginning?
‘I, the Lord, am ^(F)the first;
And with the last I am ^(G)He.’ ”

⁵ The coastlands saw it and feared,
The ends of the earth were afraid;
They drew near and came.
^6 (H)Everyone helped his neighbor,
And said to his brother,
^[b]“Be of good courage!”
^7 (I)So the craftsman encouraged the ^(J)goldsmith;^[c]
He who smooths with the hammer inspired him who strikes the anvil,
Saying, ^[d]“It is ready for the soldering”;
Then he fastened it with pegs,
^(K)That it might not totter.

⁸ “But you, Israel, are My servant,
Jacob whom I have ^(L)chosen,
The descendants of Abraham My ^(M)friend.
⁹ You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth,
And called from its farthest regions,
And said to you,
‘You are My servant,
I have chosen you and have not cast you away:
^10 (N)Fear not, ^(O)for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’

¹¹ “Behold, all those who were incensed against you
Shall be ^(P)ashamed and disgraced;
They shall be as nothing,
And those who strive with you shall perish.
¹² You shall seek them and not find them—
^[e]Those who contended with you.
Those who war against you
Shall be as nothing,
As a nonexistent thing.
¹³ For I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand,
Saying to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you.’