Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
ו Waw
41 May your unfailing love(A) come to me, Lord,
your salvation, according to your promise;(B)
42 then I can answer(C) anyone who taunts me,(D)
for I trust in your word.
43 Never take your word of truth from my mouth,(E)
for I have put my hope(F) in your laws.
44 I will always obey your law,(G)
for ever and ever.
45 I will walk about in freedom,
for I have sought out your precepts.(H)
46 I will speak of your statutes before kings(I)
and will not be put to shame,(J)
47 for I delight(K) in your commands
because I love them.(L)
48 I reach out for your commands, which I love,
that I may meditate(M) on your decrees.
16 To humans belong the plans of the heart,
but from the Lord comes the proper answer of the tongue.(A)
3 Commit to the Lord whatever you do,
and he will establish your plans.(E)
6 Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for;
through the fear of the Lord(J) evil is avoided.(K)
7 When the Lord takes pleasure in anyone’s way,
he causes their enemies to make peace(L) with them.(M)
9 In their hearts humans plan their course,
but the Lord establishes their steps.(P)
10 The lips of a king speak as an oracle,
and his mouth does not betray justice.(Q)
11 Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord;
all the weights in the bag are of his making.(R)
12 Kings detest wrongdoing,
for a throne is established through righteousness.(S)
13 Kings take pleasure in honest lips;
they value the one who speaks what is right.(T)
17 The highway of the upright avoids evil;
those who guard their ways preserve their lives.(AA)
19 Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed
than to share plunder with the proud.
The Rich and the Kingdom of God(A)
16 Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life(B)?”(C)
17 “Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”(D)
18 “Which ones?” he inquired.
Jesus replied, “‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery,(E) you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, 19 honor your father and mother,’[a](F) and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’[b]”(G)
20 “All these I have kept,” the young man said. “What do I still lack?”
21 Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect,(H) go, sell your possessions and give to the poor,(I) and you will have treasure in heaven.(J) Then come, follow me.”
22 When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth.
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