Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

62 For God alone ^(B)my soul ^(C)waits in silence;
    from him comes my salvation.
^2 (D)He only is my rock and my salvation,
    my ^(E)fortress; ^(F)I shall not be greatly shaken.
³ How long will all of you attack a man
    to batter him,
    like ^(G)a leaning wall, a tottering fence?
⁴ They only plan to thrust him down from his ^(H)high position.
    They take pleasure in falsehood.
^(I)They bless with their mouths,
    but inwardly they curse. Selah
⁵ For God alone, O ^(J)my soul, wait in silence,
    for my hope is from him.
^6 (K)He only is my rock and my salvation,
    my fortress; I shall not be shaken.
⁷ On God rests my ^(L)salvation and my glory;
    my mighty rock, ^(M)my refuge is God.
^8 (N)Trust in him at all times, O people;
    ^(O)pour out your heart before him;
    God is ^(P)a refuge for us. Selah
^9 (Q)Those of low estate are but a breath;
    those of high estate ^(R)are a delusion;
in the balances they go up;
    ^(S)they are together lighter than a breath.
¹⁰ Put no trust in extortion;
    ^(T)set no vain hopes on robbery;
    ^(U)if riches increase, set not your heart on them.
^11 (V)Once God has spoken;
    ^(W)twice have I heard this:
that ^(X)power belongs to God,
¹²     and that to you, O Lord, ^(Y)belongs steadfast love.
For you will ^(Z)render to a man
    according to his work.

^2 (A)The Lord has an indictment against Judah
    and will punish Jacob according to his ways;
    he will repay him according to his deeds.
^3 (B)In the womb he took his brother by the heel,
    and in his manhood he strove with God.
⁴ He strove with the angel and prevailed;
    he wept and sought his favour.
^(C)He met God^[a] at Bethel,
    and there God spoke with us—
⁵ the Lord, the God of hosts,
    ^(D)the Lord is his memorial name:
⁶ “So you, ^(E)by the help of your God, return,
    ^(F)hold fast to love and justice,
    and wait continually for your God.”
⁷ A merchant, in whose hands are ^(G)false balances,
    he loves ^(H)to oppress.
⁸ Ephraim has said, “Ah, but ^(I)I am rich;
    I have found wealth for myself;
in all my labours ^(J)they cannot find in me iniquity or sin.”
^9 (K)I am the Lord your God
    from the land of Egypt;
I will again make you ^(L)dwell in tents,
    as in the days of the appointed feast.
^10 (M)I spoke to the prophets;
    it was I who multiplied ^(N)visions,
    and through the prophets gave parables.
^11 (O)If there is iniquity in Gilead,
    they shall surely come to nothing:
^(P)in Gilgal they sacrifice bulls;
    ^(Q)their altars also are like stone heaps
    ^(R)on the furrows of the field.
^12 (S)Jacob fled to the land of Aram;
    there Israel ^(T)served for a wife,
    and for a wife he guarded sheep.
¹³ By ^(U)a prophet ^(V)the Lord brought Israel up from Egypt,
    and by a prophet he was guarded.
^14 (W)Ephraim has given bitter provocation;
    so his Lord ^(X)will leave his bloodguilt on him
    ^(Y)and will repay him for his disgraceful deeds.