Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
Waw
41 Let your acts of loyal love also come to me, O Yahweh,
your salvation according to your word.[a]
42 Then I will have an answer for the one who taunts me,
for I trust your word.
43 And do not snatch the word of truth utterly from my mouth,
for I hope in your ordinances.
44 So I will heed your law continually,
forever and ever.
45 And I will go about freely,[b]
for I have sought your precepts.
46 And I will speak of your testimonies before kings,
and will not be ashamed.
47 And I will take delight in your commands,
which I love.
48 And I will lift up my hands[c] to your commands, which I love,
and I will meditate on your statutes.
Detailed Stipulations
6 “Now this is the commandment, the rules and the regulations, that Yahweh your God charged to teach to you for you to observe[a] in the land that you are about to cross over into[b] to take possession of it, 2 so that you may revere Yahweh your God by keeping all his statutes and his commandments that I am commanding you, you and your children and grandchildren,[c] all the days of your life and so you may live long[d] lives. 3 And you shall hear, Israel, and be careful to observe these instructions, so that it may go well for you[e] and that you may multiply greatly, just as Yahweh, the God of your ancestors,[f] promised[g] you, in a land with milk and honey.
4 “Hear, Israel, Yahweh our God, Yahweh is unique.[h] 5 And you shall love Yahweh your God with all of your heart[i] and with all of your soul[j] and with all of your might. 6 And these words that I am commanding you today[k] shall be on[l] your heart.[m] 7 And you shall recite them to your children, and you shall talk about them at the time of your living in your house and at the time of your going on the road and at the time of your lying down and at the time of your rising up. 8 And you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as an emblem between your eyes. 9 And you shall write them on the doorframe of your house and on your gates.
20 “When your child[a] asks you in the future, saying,[b] ‘What is the meaning of the legal provisions and the rules and the regulations that Yahweh our God commanded for you?’ 21 Then you shall say to your child,[c] ‘We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, and Yahweh brought us out from Egypt with a strong hand. 22 And Yahweh gave great and awesome signs and wonders in Egypt against Pharaoh and against his entire household in our presence.[d] 23 But he brought us out from there in order to bring us here to give us the land that he swore to our ancestors.[e] 24 And so Yahweh commanded us to observe all of these rules and to revere Yahweh our God for our benefit[f] all the days that we live,[g] as it is today.[h] 25 And it shall be righteousness for us if we diligently observe and do all of this commandment before[i] Yahweh our God, as he has commanded us.’
8 However, if you carry out the royal law according to the scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,”[a] you are doing well. 9 But if you show partiality, you commit sin, and thus[b] are convicted by the law as transgressors. 10 For whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles in one point only has become guilty of all of it. 11 For the one who said “Do not commit adultery”[c] also said “Do not murder.”[d] Now if you do not commit adultery but you do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. 12 Thus speak and thus act as those who are going to be judged by the law of liberty. 13 For judgment is merciless to the one who has not practiced mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
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