Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
24 Lord, how (A)many are Your works!
[a]In (B)wisdom You have made them all;
The (C)earth is full of Your [b]possessions.
25 [c]There is the (D)sea, great and [d]broad,
In which are swarms without number,
Animals both small and great.
26 The (E)ships move along there,
And [e](F)Leviathan, which You have formed to have fun in it.
27 They all (G)wait for You
To (H)give them their food in [f]due season.
28 You give to them, they gather it up;
You (I)open Your hand, they are satisfied with good.
29 You (J)hide Your face, they are terrified;
You (K)take away their breath, they perish
And (L)return to their dust.
30 You send forth Your [g](M)Spirit, they are created;
And You renew the face of the ground.
31 May the (N)glory of the Lord endure forever;
May the Lord (O)rejoice in His works;
32 [h]He (P)looks at the earth, and it (Q)trembles;
He (R)touches the mountains, and they smoke.
33 [i]I will sing to the Lord [j](S)as long as I live;
[k]I will (T)sing praise to my God [l]while I have my being.
34 May my (U)praise be pleasing to Him;
As for me, I shall (V)rejoice in the Lord.
11 Tremble, you women who are at ease;
(A)Be troubled, you complacent daughters;
(B)Strip, undress, and put sackcloth on your waist,
12 (C)Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine,
13 (D)For the land of my people in which thorns and briars will come up;
Indeed, for all the joyful houses and for the (E)jubilant city.
14 For (F)the palace has been neglected, the [a]populated (G)city abandoned.
[b]Hill and watch-tower have become (H)caves forever,
A delight for (I)wild donkeys, a pasture for flocks,
15 Until the (J)Spirit is poured out upon us from on high,
And the wilderness becomes a (K)fertile field,
And the fertile field is considered as a forest.
16 Then (L)justice will dwell in the wilderness,
And righteousness will remain in the fertile field.
17 And the (M)work of righteousness will be peace,
And the service of righteousness, (N)quietness and [c]confidence forever.
16 But I say, (A)walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out (B)the desire of the flesh. 17 For (C)the desire of the flesh is against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, (D)in order to keep you from doing whatever you want. 18 But if you are (E)led by the Spirit, (F)you are not under the Law. 19 Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: (G)sexual immorality, impurity, indecent behavior, 20 idolatry, (H)witchcraft, hostilities, (I)strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, (J)selfish ambition, dissensions, (K)factions, 21 envy, (L)drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not (M)inherit the kingdom of God. 22 But (N)the fruit of the Spirit is (O)love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, (P)self-control; against such things (Q)there is no law. 24 Now those who [a]belong to (R)Christ Jesus (S)crucified the flesh with its passions and (T)desires.
25 If we live by the Spirit, let’s follow (U)the Spirit as well.
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