Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
The Nations Exhorted to Praise God.
For the music director; with stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song.
67 God be gracious to us and (A)bless us,
And (B)cause His face to shine [a]upon us— Selah
2 That (C)Your way may be known on the earth,
(D)Your salvation among all nations.
3 May the (E)peoples praise You, God;
May all the peoples praise You.
4 May the (F)nations be glad and sing for joy;
For You will (G)judge the peoples with fairness
And (H)guide the nations on the earth. Selah
5 May the (I)peoples praise You, God;
May all the peoples praise You.
6 The (J)earth has yielded its produce;
God, our God, (K)blesses us.
7 God blesses us,
[b]So that (L)all the ends of the earth may fear Him.
9 Then you will discern (A)righteousness, justice,
And integrity, and every (B)good path.
10 For (C)wisdom will enter your heart,
And (D)knowledge will be delightful to your soul;
11 Discretion will (E)watch over you,
Understanding will guard you,
12 To (F)rescue you from the way of evil,
From a person who speaks (G)perverse things;
13 From those who (H)leave the paths of uprightness
To walk in the (I)ways of darkness;
14 Who (J)delight in doing evil
And rejoice in the perversity of evil;
15 Whose paths are (K)crooked,
And who are devious in their ways;
Zaccheus Converted
19 Jesus (A)entered Jericho and was passing through. 2 And [a]there was a man called by the name of Zaccheus; he was a chief tax collector and he was rich. 3 Zaccheus was trying to see who Jesus was, and he was unable due to the crowd, because he was short in stature. 4 So he ran on ahead and climbed up a [b](B)sycamore tree in order to see Him, because He was about to pass through that way. 5 And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and said to him, “Zaccheus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house.” 6 And he hurried and came down, and received Him [c]joyfully. 7 When the people saw this, they all began to complain, saying, “He has gone in [d]to be the guest of a man who is a sinner!” 8 But Zaccheus stopped and said to (C)the Lord, “Behold, Lord, half of my possessions I am giving to the poor, and if I have (D)extorted anything from anyone, I am giving back (E)four times as much.” 9 And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he, too, is (F)a son of Abraham. 10 For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”
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