Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
Give the King Your Justice
Of (A)Solomon.
72 Give the king your (B)justice, O God,
and your righteousness to the royal son!
2 May he (C)judge your people with righteousness,
and your poor with justice!
3 Let the mountains bear (D)prosperity for the people,
and the hills, in righteousness!
4 May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,
give deliverance to the children of the needy,
and crush the oppressor!
5 May they fear you[a] while (E)the sun endures,
and as long as the moon, (F)throughout all generations!
6 May he be like (G)rain that falls on (H)the mown grass,
like (I)showers that water the earth!
7 In his days may (J)the righteous flourish,
and (K)peace abound, till the moon be no more!
8 May he have dominion from (L)sea to sea,
and from (M)the River[b] to the (N)ends of the earth!
9 May desert tribes (O)bow down before him,
and his enemies (P)lick the dust!
10 May the kings of (Q)Tarshish and of (R)the coastlands
render him (S)tribute;
may the kings of (T)Sheba and (U)Seba
bring gifts!
11 May all kings (V)fall down before him,
all nations serve him!
12 For he delivers (W)the needy when he calls,
the poor and him who has no helper.
13 He has pity on the weak and the needy,
and saves the lives of the needy.
14 From oppression and violence he redeems their life,
and (X)precious is their blood in his sight.
15 Long may he live;
may (Y)gold of Sheba be given to him!
May prayer be made (Z)for him continually,
and blessings invoked for him all the day!
16 May there be abundance of grain in the land;
on the tops of the mountains may it wave;
may its fruit be like Lebanon;
and may people (AA)blossom in the cities
like the (AB)grass of the field!
17 (AC)May his name endure forever,
his fame continue as long as the sun!
(AD)May people be blessed in him,
(AE)all nations call him blessed!
7 For thus says the Lord:
(A)“Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob,
and raise shouts for (B)the chief of the nations;
proclaim, give praise, and say,
(C)‘O Lord, save your people,
the remnant of Israel.’
8 Behold, I will bring them (D)from the north country
and (E)gather them from (F)the farthest parts of the earth,
among them (G)the blind and the lame,
the pregnant woman and she who is in labor, together;
a great company, they shall return here.
9 (H)With weeping they shall come,
(I)and with pleas for mercy I will lead them back,
I will make them (J)walk by brooks of water,
(K)in a straight path in which they shall not stumble,
for (L)I am a father to Israel,
and Ephraim is (M)my firstborn.
10 “Hear the word of the Lord, O nations,
and declare it in the coastlands far away;
say, ‘He who scattered Israel will (N)gather him,
and will keep him (O)as a shepherd keeps his flock.’
11 (P)For the Lord has ransomed Jacob
and has redeemed him from (Q)hands too strong for him.
12 They shall come and sing aloud on the height of Zion,
(R)and they shall be radiant (S)over the goodness of the Lord,
(T)over the grain, the wine, and the oil,
and over the young of the flock and the herd;
(U)their life shall be like a watered garden,
(V)and they shall languish no more.
13 (W)Then shall the young women rejoice in the dance,
and the young men and the old shall be merry.
(X)I will turn their mourning into joy;
I will comfort them, and give them gladness for sorrow.
14 (Y)I will feast the soul of the priests with abundance,
and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness,
declares the Lord.”
The Word Became Flesh
1 (A)In the beginning was (B)the Word, and (C)the Word was with God, and (D)the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 (E)All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 (F)In him was life,[a] and (G)the life was the light of men. 5 (H)The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 There was a man (I)sent from God, whose name was (J)John. 7 He came as a (K)witness, to bear witness about the light, (L)that all might believe through him. 8 (M)He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.
9 (N)The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet (A)the world did not know him. 11 He came to (B)his own,[a] and (C)his own people[b] (D)did not receive him. 12 But to all who did receive him, (E)who believed in his name, (F)he gave the right (G)to become (H)children of God, 13 who (I)were born, (J)not of blood (K)nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 And (L)the Word (M)became flesh and (N)dwelt among us, (O)and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son[c] from the Father, full of (P)grace and (Q)truth. 15 ((R)John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, (S)‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”) 16 For from (T)his fullness we have all received, (U)grace upon grace.[d] 17 For (V)the law was given through Moses; (W)grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 (X)No one has ever seen God; (Y)the only God,[e] who is at the Father's side,[f] (Z)he has made him known.
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.