Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
A Prayer for Guidance, Deliverance, and Forgiveness
Of David.[a]
25 To you, O Yahweh, I lift up my soul.
2 O my God, I trust you; let me not be put to shame.
Do not let my enemies exult over me.
3 Indeed, none who wait for you should be put to shame.
Those who betray without cause should be put to shame.
4 Make me know your ways, O Yahweh.
Teach me your paths.
5 Cause me to walk in your truth and teach me,
because you are the God of my salvation.
I await you all day long.[b]
6 Remember your compassion, O Yahweh,
and your acts of loyal love,
because they are from of old.
7 Do not remember
the sins of my youth or my transgressions.
According to your loyal love remember me if you will,
for the sake of your goodness, O Yahweh.
8 Good and right is Yahweh;
therefore he instructs sinners in the way.
9 He causes the humble to walk in justice,
and teaches the humble his way.
5 And if a man is righteous and does justice and righteousness, 6 and on the mountains he does not eat and he does not lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, and the wife of his neighbor he does not defile and he does not approach a woman of[a] menstruation, 7 and he oppresses no one[b] and he returns a pledge for his loan and he commits no robbery[c] and he gives[d] his bread to the hungry and he covers a naked person with a garment, 8 and he does not charge interest[e] and he takes no usury, and he holds back[f] his hand from injustice and he executes a judgment of fairness between persons,[g] 9 and in my statutes he goes about and my regulations he keeps,[h] performing faithfully[i] —then he is righteous, and certainly he will live,” declares[j] the Lord Yahweh.
10 “And now he has a son, a violent one, who sheds blood[k] and does any of these things[l] 11 (though[m] he[n] did not do all of these things), for the son also[o] eats on the mountains and he defiles the wife of his neighbor. 12 He oppresses the needy and the poor, and he commits robbery,[p] and he does not return a pledge for a loan, and he lifts his eyes to the idols so he does a detestable thing. 13 He charges interest[q] and takes usury. Then, shall he live? He shall not live, for he did all of these detestable things. Surely he will die! His blood will be on him.
14 “And look! He has a son, and he sees all of the sin of his father that he did, and he sees it, but he does not do it. 15 On the mountains he does not eat, and he does not lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, and the wife of his neighbor he does not defile. 16 And he oppresses no one; he requires no pledge for a loan, and he does not commit robbery;[r] he gives his bread to the hungry, and he covers the naked person with a garment. 17 He brings back[s] his hand from iniquity;[t] he does not take interest and usury; he does my regulations; he goes[u] in my statutes. He will not die because of the guilt of his father; he will surely live! 18 Because his father oppressed severely;[v] he stole from his brother;[w] that which is not good he did in the midst of his people, and look! He will die through[x] his guilt.
32 And we proclaim the good news to you: that the promise that was made to the fathers, 33 this promise[a] God has fulfilled to our children[b] by[c] raising Jesus, as it is also written in the second psalm,
‘You are my Son;
today I have fathered you.’[d]
34 But that he has raised him from the dead, no more going to return to decay, he has spoken in this way: ‘I will give you the reliable divine decrees of David.’[e] 35 Therefore he also says in another psalm,[f]
‘You will not permit your Holy One to experience decay.’[g]
36 For David, after[h] serving the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep and was buried with[i] his fathers, and experienced decay. 37 But he whom God raised up did not experience decay.
38 “Therefore let it be known to you, men and brothers, that through this one forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, and from all the things from which you were not able to be justified by the law of Moses, 39 by this one everyone who believes is justified! 40 Watch out, therefore, lest what is stated by the prophets come upon you:[j]
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