Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
I Have Calmed and Quieted My Soul
A Song of (A)Ascents. Of David.
131 O Lord, my heart is not (B)lifted up;
my eyes are not (C)raised too high;
I do not (D)occupy myself with things
too great and (E)too marvelous for me.
2 But I have calmed and quieted my soul,
like a weaned (F)child with its mother;
like a weaned child is my soul within me.
3 (G)O Israel, hope in the Lord
from this time forth and forevermore.
22 (A)Lying lips are (B)an abomination to the Lord,
(C)but those who act faithfully are his delight.
23 (D)A prudent man conceals knowledge,
(E)but the heart of fools proclaims folly.
24 (F)The hand of the diligent will rule,
while the slothful will be (G)put to forced labor.
25 (H)Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down,
but a good word makes him glad.
26 One who is righteous is a guide to his neighbor,[a]
but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
27 (I)Whoever is slothful will not roast his game,
but the diligent man will get precious wealth.[b]
28 (J)In the path of righteousness is life,
and in its pathway there is no death.
Timothy and Epaphroditus
19 I hope in the Lord Jesus (A)to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be cheered by news of you. 20 For I have no one (B)like him, who will be genuinely concerned for your welfare. 21 For they all (C)seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ. 22 But you know Timothy's[a] (D)proven worth, how (E)as a son[b] with a father (F)he has served with me in the gospel. 23 I hope therefore to send him just as soon as I see how it will go with me, 24 and (G)I trust in the Lord that shortly I myself will come also.
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.