Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
I Will Sing of the Steadfast Love of the Lord
A Maskil[a] of (A)Ethan the Ezrahite.
89 (B)I will sing of (C)the steadfast love of the Lord, forever;
with my mouth I will make known your (D)faithfulness to all generations.
2 For I said, (E)“Steadfast love will be built up forever;
in the heavens (F)you will establish your (G)faithfulness.”
3 You have said, “I have made (H)a covenant with my (I)chosen one;
I have (J)sworn to David my servant:
4 ‘I will establish your (K)offspring forever,
and build your (L)throne for all generations.’” Selah
5 Let (M)the heavens praise your (N)wonders, O Lord,
your faithfulness in the assembly of (O)the holy ones!
6 For (P)who in the skies can be compared to the Lord?
(Q)Who among the heavenly beings[b] is like the Lord,
7 a God greatly (R)to be feared in the council of (S)the holy ones,
and awesome above all (T)who are around him?
8 O Lord God of hosts,
(U)who is mighty as you are, O (V)Lord,
with your faithfulness all around you?
9 You rule the raging of the sea;
when its waves rise, you (W)still them.
10 You (X)crushed (Y)Rahab like a carcass;
you (Z)scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.
11 (AA)The heavens are yours; the earth also is yours;
(AB)the world and all that is in it, you have (AC)founded them.
12 (AD)The north and the south, you have created them;
(AE)Tabor and (AF)Hermon (AG)joyously praise your name.
13 You have a mighty arm;
strong is your hand, high your right hand.
14 (AH)Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne;
(AI)steadfast love and faithfulness go before you.
15 Blessed are the people who know (AJ)the festal shout,
who walk, O Lord, in (AK)the light of your face,
16 who exult in your (AL)name all the day
and in your righteousness are (AM)exalted.
17 For you are (AN)the glory of their strength;
by your favor our (AO)horn is exalted.
18 For our (AP)shield belongs to the Lord,
our king to (AQ)the Holy One of Israel.
The Lord's Eternal Covenant with David
14 (A)“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when (B)I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. 15 In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous (C)Branch to spring up for David, and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. 16 In those days Judah will be saved, (D)and Jerusalem will dwell securely. And this is the name by which it will be called: (E)‘The Lord is our righteousness.’
17 “For thus says the Lord: (F)David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel, 18 (G)and the Levitical priests shall never lack a man in my presence to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to make sacrifices forever.”
19 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: 20 (H)“Thus says the Lord: (I)If you can break my covenant with the day and my covenant with the night, (J)so that day and night will not come at their appointed time, 21 (K)then also my covenant with David my servant may be broken, so that he shall not have a son to reign on his throne, and my covenant with the Levitical priests my ministers. 22 As (L)the host of heaven cannot be numbered and (M)the sands of the sea cannot be measured, so I will multiply the offspring of David my servant, and the Levitical priests who minister to me.”
23 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: 24 “Have you not observed that these people are saying, ‘The Lord has rejected the two clans that he chose’? Thus they have despised my people so that they are no longer a nation in their sight. 25 Thus says the Lord: (N)If I have not established my covenant with day and night and the fixed order of heaven and earth, 26 then I will reject the offspring of Jacob and David my servant and will not choose one of his offspring to rule over the offspring of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. (O)For I will restore their fortunes and will have mercy on them.”
41 Peter said, “Lord, (A)are you telling this parable for us or for all?” 42 And the Lord said, “Who then is (B)the faithful and (C)wise (D)manager, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time? 43 (E)Blessed is that servant[a] whom his master will find so doing when he comes. 44 Truly, I say to you, (F)he will set him over all his possessions. 45 But if that servant says to himself, ‘My master (G)is delayed in coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and (H)get drunk, 46 the master of that servant will come (I)on a day when he does not expect him and (J)at an hour he does not know, and will cut him in pieces and put him with the unfaithful. 47 (K)And that servant who (L)knew his master's will but (M)did not get ready (N)or act according to his will, will receive a (O)severe beating. 48 (P)But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, (Q)will receive a light beating. (R)Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more.
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