Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

124 ^(B)If it had not been the Lord who was on our side—
    ^(C)let Israel now say—
² if it had not been the Lord who was on our side
    when people rose up against us,
³ then they would have ^(D)swallowed us up alive,
    when their anger was kindled against us;
⁴ then ^(E)the flood would have ^(F)swept us away,
    the torrent would have gone ^(G)over us;
⁵ then over us would have gone
    the raging waters.
⁶ Blessed be the Lord,
    who has not given us
    as prey to their teeth!
⁷ We have escaped like a bird
    from ^(H)the snare of the fowlers;
the snare is broken,
    and we have escaped!
^8 (I)Our help is in the name of the Lord,
    who made heaven and earth.

54 ^(A)“Sing, O barren one, who did not bear;
    break forth into singing and cry aloud,
    you who have not been in labour!
For the children of ^(B)the desolate one ^(C)will be more
    than the children of her who is married,” says the Lord.
^2 (D)“Enlarge the place of your tent,
    and let the curtains of your habitations be stretched out;
do not hold back; lengthen your cords
    and strengthen your stakes.
^3 (E)For you will spread abroad to the right and to the left,
    and your offspring will possess the nations
    and will people the desolate cities.
⁴ “Fear not, ^(F)for you will not be ashamed;
    be not confounded, for you will not be disgraced;
for you will forget the shame of your youth,
    and the reproach of your widowhood you will remember no more.
^5 (G)For your Maker is your husband,
    the Lord of hosts is his name;
^(H)and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer,
    ^(I)the God of the whole earth he is called.
^6 (J)For the Lord has called you
    like a wife deserted and grieved in spirit,
like a wife of youth when she is cast off,
    says your God.
^7 (K)For a brief moment I deserted you,
    but with great compassion I will gather you.
^8 (L)In overflowing anger for a moment
    I hid my face from you,
^(M)but with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,”
    says the Lord, your Redeemer.
⁹ “This is like ^(N)the days of Noah^[a] to me:
    as I swore that the waters of Noah
    should no more go over the earth,
so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you,
    and will not rebuke you.
¹⁰ For the mountains may depart
    and the hills be removed,
but my steadfast love shall not depart from you,
    and ^(O)my covenant of peace shall not be removed,”
    says the Lord, who has compassion on you.