Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
The Lord’s Covenant with David and Israel’s Afflictions.
A [a]Maskil of [b]Ethan [c]the Ezrahite.
89 I will (A)sing of the graciousness of the Lord forever;
To all generations I will (B)make Your (C)faithfulness known with my mouth.
2 For I have said, “(D)Graciousness will be built up forever;
In the heavens You will establish Your (E)faithfulness.”
3 “I have made a covenant with (F)My chosen;
I have (G)sworn to My servant David,
4 I will establish your [d](H)descendants forever
And build up your (I)throne to all generations.” Selah
5 The (J)heavens will praise Your wonders, Lord;
Your faithfulness also (K)in the assembly of the (L)holy ones.
6 For (M)who in the skies is comparable to the Lord?
Who among the [e](N)sons of the mighty is like the Lord,
7 A God (O)greatly feared in the council of the (P)holy ones,
And (Q)awesome above all those who are around Him?
8 Lord God of armies, (R)who is like You, mighty [f]Lord?
Your faithfulness also surrounds You.
9 You rule the surging of the sea;
When its waves rise, You (S)calm them.
10 You Yourself crushed [g](T)Rahab like one who is slain;
You (U)scattered Your enemies with [h]Your mighty arm.
11 The (V)heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours;
The (W)world and [i]all it contains, You have established them.
12 The (X)north and the south, You have created them;
(Y)Tabor and (Z)Hermon (AA)shout for joy at Your name.
13 You have [j]a strong arm;
Your hand is mighty, Your (AB)right hand is exalted.
14 (AC)Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;
(AD)Mercy and [k]truth go before You.
15 Blessed are the people who know the [l](AE)joyful sound!
Lord, they walk in the (AF)light of Your face.
16 In (AG)Your name they rejoice all the day,
And by Your righteousness they are exalted.
17 For You are the glory of (AH)their strength,
And by Your favor [m]our (AI)horn is exalted.
18 For our (AJ)shield belongs to the Lord,
[n]And our king to the (AK)Holy One of Israel.
The Davidic Kingdom
14 ‘Behold, (A)days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will (B)fulfill the good word which I have spoken concerning the house of Israel and the house of Judah. 15 In those days and at that time I will make a (C)righteous Branch of David sprout; and He shall execute (D)justice and righteousness on the earth. 16 In those days (E)Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety; and this is the name by which it will be called: the (F)Lord is our righteousness.’ 17 For this is what the Lord says: ‘[a]David shall (G)not lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel; 18 [b]and the (H)Levitical priests shall not lack a man before Me to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to (I)prepare sacrifices [c]continually.’”
19 And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying, 20 “This is what the Lord says: ‘If you can (J)break My covenant for the day and My covenant for the night, so that day and night do not occur at their proper time, 21 then (K)My covenant with David My servant may also be broken, so that he will not have a son to reign on his throne, and with the Levitical priests, My ministers. 22 As the (L)heavenly [d]lights cannot be counted, and the (M)sand of the sea cannot be measured, so I will (N)multiply the [e]descendants of My servant David and the (O)Levites who serve Me.’”
23 And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying, 24 “Have you not observed what these people have asserted, saying, ‘The (P)two families which the Lord chose, He has (Q)rejected them’? So they (R)despise My people as no longer being a nation [f]in their sight. 25 This is what the Lord says: ‘If My (S)covenant for day and night does not continue, and I have (T)not established the [g]fixed patterns of heaven and earth, 26 then I would (U)reject the [h]descendants of Jacob and David My servant, so as not to take from his [i]descendants (V)rulers over the [j]descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. But I will (W)restore their fortunes and have (X)mercy on them.’”
41 Peter said, “Lord, are You telling this parable to us, or (A)to everyone else as well?” 42 And (B)the Lord said, “(C)Who then is the faithful and sensible (D)steward, whom his master will put in charge of his servants, to give them their rations at the proper time? 43 Blessed is that (E)slave whom his [a]master finds so doing when he comes. 44 Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge of all his possessions. 45 But if that slave says in his heart, ‘My master will take a long time to come,’ and he begins to beat the other slaves, both men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk; 46 then the master of that slave will come on a day that he does not expect, and at an hour that he does not know, and will [b]cut him in two, and assign [c]him a place with the unbelievers. 47 And that slave who knew his master’s will and did not get ready or act in accordance with his will, will (F)receive many blows, 48 but the one who did not (G)know it, and committed acts deserving of [d]a beating, will receive only a few blows. (H)From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more.
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