Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
The Lord Reigns
97 (A)The Lord reigns, (B)let the earth rejoice;
let the many (C)coastlands be glad!
2 (D)Clouds and thick darkness are all round him;
(E)righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
3 (F)Fire goes before him
and burns up his adversaries all round.
4 His (G)lightnings light up the world;
the earth sees and (H)trembles.
5 The mountains (I)melt like (J)wax before the Lord,
before (K)the Lord of all the earth.
6 (L)The heavens proclaim his righteousness,
and all (M)the peoples see his glory.
7 All worshippers of images are (N)put to shame,
who make their boast in (O)worthless idols;
(P)worship him, all you gods!
8 Zion hears and (Q)is glad,
and the daughters of Judah rejoice,
because of your judgements, O Lord.
9 For you, O Lord, are (R)most high over all the earth;
you are exalted far above (S)all gods.
10 O you who love the Lord, (T)hate evil!
He (U)preserves the lives of his (V)saints;
he (W)delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
11 (X)Light (Y)is sown[a] for the righteous,
and joy for the upright in heart.
12 (Z)Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous,
and (AA)give thanks to his holy name!
18 Moses said, “Please (A)show me your glory.” 19 And he said, (B)“I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you my name ‘The Lord’. And (C)I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy. 20 But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for (D)man shall not see me and live.” 21 And the Lord said, “Behold, there is a place by me where you shall stand on the rock, 22 and while my glory passes by I will put you in a (E)cleft of the rock, and I will (F)cover you with my hand until I have passed by. 23 Then I will take away my hand, and you shall see my back, but my face shall (G)not be seen.”
14 And (A)the Word (B)became flesh and (C)dwelt among us, (D)and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of (E)grace and (F)truth. 15 ((G)John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, (H)‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”) 16 And from (I)his fullness we have all received, (J)grace upon grace. 17 For (K)the law was given through Moses; (L)grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 (M)No one has ever seen God; (N)the only God,[a] who is at the Father's side,[b] (O)he has made him known.
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