Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

³ Even the sparrow finds a home,
    and the swallow a nest for herself,
    where she may lay her young,
at your altars, O Lord of hosts,
    ^(H)my King and my God.
^4 (I)Blessed are those who dwell in your house,
    ever ^(J)singing your praise! Selah

⁵ Blessed are those whose strength is in you,
    ^(K)in whose heart are the highways to Zion.^[b]
6 As they go through the Valley of Baca
    they make it a place of springs;
    ^(L)the early rain also covers it with ^(M)pools.
⁷ They go ^(N)from strength to strength;
    each one ^(O)appears before God in Zion.

^2 (B)“Judah mourns,
    and ^(C)her gates languish;
her people lament on the ground,
    and ^(D)the cry of Jerusalem goes up.
³ Her nobles send their servants for water;
    they come to the cisterns;
they find no water;
    they return with their vessels empty;
they are ^(E)ashamed and confounded
    and ^(F)cover their heads.
⁴ Because of the ground that is dismayed,
    since there is ^(G)no rain on the land,
the farmers are ashamed;
    they cover their heads.
⁵ Even ^(H)the doe in the field forsakes her newborn fawn
    because there is no grass.
^6 (I)The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights;
    they pant for air like jackals;
their eyes fail
    because there is no vegetation.

^(A)“My ^(B)soul ^(C)magnifies the Lord,
^{47     (D)}and my ^(E)spirit rejoices in ^(F)God my Savior,
⁴⁸ for ^(G)he has looked on the humble estate of his servant.
    For behold, from now on all generations ^(H)will call me blessed;
⁴⁹ for ^(I)he who is mighty ^(J)has done great things for me,
    and ^(K)holy is his name.
⁵⁰ And ^(L)his mercy is for those who fear him
    from generation to generation.
^51 (M)He has shown strength with his arm;
    ^(N)he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
^52 (O)he has brought down the mighty from their thrones
    ^(P)and exalted those of humble estate;
⁵³ he has filled ^(Q)the hungry with good things,
    and the rich ^(R)he has sent away empty.
⁵⁴ He has ^(S)helped ^(T)his servant Israel,
    ^(U)in remembrance of his mercy,
^55 (V)as he spoke to our fathers,
    ^(W)to Abraham and to his offspring forever.”