Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

⁴ Remember me, Lord, when you help your people;
    include me when you save them.
⁵ Let me see the prosperity of your people
    and share in the happiness of your nation,
    in the glad pride of those who belong to you.

⁶ We have sinned as our ancestors did;
    we have been wicked and evil.
^7 (B)Our ancestors in Egypt did not understand God's wonderful acts;
    they forgot the many times he showed them his love,
    and they rebelled against the Almighty^[a] at the Red Sea.
⁸ But he saved them, as he had promised,
    in order to show his great power.
^9 (C)He gave a command to the Red Sea,
    and it dried up;
    he led his people across on dry land.
¹⁰ He saved them from those who hated them;
    he rescued them from their enemies.
¹¹ But the water drowned their enemies;
    not one of them was left.
^12 (D)Then his people believed his promises
    and sang praises to him.

² “Who was it that brought the conqueror from the east^[a]
    and makes him triumphant wherever he goes?
Who gives him victory over kings and nations?
    His sword strikes them down as if they were dust.
    His arrows scatter them like straw before the wind.
³ He follows in pursuit and marches safely on,
    so fast that he hardly touches the ground!
⁴ Who was it that made this happen?
    Who has determined the course of history?
I, the Lord, was there at the beginning,
    and I, the Lord, will be there at the end.

⁵ “The people of distant lands have seen what I have done;
    they are frightened and tremble with fear.
    So they all assemble and come.
⁶ The skilled workers help and encourage each other.
⁷ The carpenter says to the goldsmith, ‘Well done!’
    The one who beats the idol smooth
    encourages the one who nails it together.
They say, ‘The soldering is good’—
    and they fasten the idol in place with nails.

^8 (A)“But you, Israel my servant,
    you are the people that I have chosen,
    the descendants of Abraham, my friend.
⁹ I brought you from the ends of the earth;
    I called you from its farthest corners
    and said to you, ‘You are my servant.’
I did not reject you, but chose you.
¹⁰ Do not be afraid—I am with you!
    I am your God—let nothing terrify you!
I will make you strong and help you;
    I will protect you and save you.

¹¹ “Those who are angry with you
    will know the shame of defeat.
Those who fight against you will die
¹²     and will disappear from the earth.
¹³ I am the Lord your God;
    I strengthen you and tell you,
    ‘Do not be afraid; I will help you.’”