Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
64 [a]Oh, that You would rend the heavens and (A)come down,
That the mountains might (B)quake at Your presence—
2 [b]As fire kindles the brushwood, as fire causes water to boil—
To make Your name known to Your adversaries,
That the (C)nations may tremble at Your presence!
3 When You did (D)awesome things for which we did not hope,
You came down; the mountains quaked at Your presence.
4 For from ancient times (E)they have not heard or given ear,
Nor has the eye seen a God besides You,
Who acts in behalf of the one who (F)waits for Him.
5 You (G)meet him who rejoices and (H)does righteousness,
Who (I)remembers You in Your ways.
Behold, (J)You were angry; indeed we have sinned—
We continued in them a long time—
And shall we be saved?
6 For all of us have become like one who is (K)unclean,
And all our (L)righteous deeds are like a filthy garment;
And all of us (M)wither like a leaf,
And our (N)iniquities, like the wind, carry us away.
7 There is (O)no one who calls on Your name,
Who awakens himself to take hold of You,
For You have (P)hidden Your face from us
And have [c]melted us into the hand of our iniquities.
O God, Restore Us
For the choir director. [a]El Shoshannim. [b]Eduth. Of Asaph. A Psalm.
80 O (A)Shepherd of Israel, give ear,
You who guide (B)Joseph like a flock;
You who (C)are enthroned above the cherubim, shine forth!
2 Before (D)Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, (E)stir up Your might
And come to save us!
3 O God, (F)restore us
And (G)cause Your face to shine upon us, that we would be saved.
4 O (H)Yahweh God of hosts,
(I)How long will You [c]smolder against the prayer of Your people?
5 You have fed them with the (J)bread of tears,
And You have made them to drink tears in [d]large measure.
6 You set us as [e]an object of strife (K)to our neighbors,
And our enemies mock us among themselves.
7 O God of hosts, restore us
And cause Your face to shine upon us, that we might be saved.
3 (A)Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4 (B)I thank [a]my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus, 5 that in everything you were (C)enriched in Him, in all (D)word and (E)all knowledge, 6 even as (F)the witness about Christ was confirmed [b]in you, 7 so that you are not lacking in any gift, (G)eagerly awaiting the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, 8 (H)who will also confirm you to the end, beyond reproach in (I)the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 (J)God is faithful, through whom you were (K)called into (L)fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
The Coming of the Son of Man
24 “But in those days, after that tribulation, (A)the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light, 25 (B)and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers that are in [a]the heavens will be shaken. 26 And then they will see (C)the Son of Man (D)coming in clouds with great power and glory. 27 And then He will send forth the angels, and (E)will gather together His [b]elect from the four winds, (F)from the farthest end of the earth to the farthest end of heaven.
The Parable of the Fig Tree
28 “Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near. 29 Even so, you too, when you see these things happening, [c]recognize that [d]He is near, right at the [e]door. 30 Truly I say to you, this [f]generation will not pass away until all these things take place. 31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away. 32 (G)But of that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.
33 “See to it, (H)keep on the alert; for you do not know when the appointed time [g]will come. 34 (I)It is like a man away on a journey, who, leaving his house and giving authority to his slaves—each one his task, also commanded the doorkeeper to stay awake. 35 Therefore, (J)stay awake—for you do not know when the [h]master of the house is coming, whether in the evening, at midnight, or (K)when the rooster crows, or (L)in the morning— 36 lest he come suddenly and find you (M)sleeping. 37 And what I say to you I say to all, ‘(N)Stay awake!’”
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