Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
5 The (A)heavens will praise Your wonders, Lord;
Your faithfulness also (B)in the assembly of the (C)holy ones.
6 For (D)who in the skies is comparable to the Lord?
Who among the [a](E)sons of the mighty is like the Lord,
7 A God (F)greatly feared in the council of the (G)holy ones,
And (H)awesome above all those who are around Him?
8 Lord God of armies, (I)who is like You, mighty [b]Lord?
Your faithfulness also surrounds You.
9 You rule the surging of the sea;
When its waves rise, You (J)calm them.
10 You Yourself crushed [c](K)Rahab like one who is slain;
You (L)scattered Your enemies with [d]Your mighty arm.
11 The (M)heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours;
The (N)world and [e]all it contains, You have established them.
12 The (O)north and the south, You have created them;
(P)Tabor and (Q)Hermon (R)shout for joy at Your name.
13 You have [f]a strong arm;
Your hand is mighty, Your (S)right hand is exalted.
14 (T)Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;
(U)Mercy and [g]truth go before You.
15 Blessed are the people who know the [h](V)joyful sound!
Lord, they walk in the (W)light of Your face.
16 In (X)Your name they rejoice all the day,
And by Your righteousness they are exalted.
17 For You are the glory of (Y)their strength,
And by Your favor [i]our (Z)horn is exalted.
18 For our (AA)shield belongs to the Lord,
[j]And our king to the (AB)Holy One of Israel.
19 [k]Once You spoke in vision to Your godly [l]ones,
And said, “I have [m]given help to one who is (AC)mighty;
I have exalted one (AD)chosen from the people.
20 I have (AE)found My servant David;
With My holy (AF)oil I have anointed him,
21 With whom (AG)My hand will be established;
My arm also will (AH)strengthen him.
22 The enemy will not [n]deceive him,
Nor will the [o](AI)son of wickedness afflict him.
23 But I will (AJ)crush his adversaries before him,
And strike those who hate him.
24 My (AK)faithfulness and My favor will be with him,
And in My name his (AL)horn will be exalted.
25 I will also place his hand (AM)on the sea,
And his right hand on the rivers.
26 He will call to Me, ‘You are (AN)my Father,
My God, and the (AO)rock of my salvation.’
27 I will also make him My (AP)firstborn,
The (AQ)highest of the kings of the earth.
28 I will maintain My (AR)favor for him forever,
And My (AS)covenant shall be confirmed to him.
29 So I will establish his [p](AT)descendants forever,
And his (AU)throne (AV)as the days of heaven.
30 “If his sons (AW)abandon My Law
And do not walk in My judgments,
31 If they [q]violate My statutes
And do not keep My commandments,
32 Then I will punish their wrongdoing with the (AX)rod,
And their guilt with [r]afflictions.
33 But I will not [s]withhold (AY)My favor from him,
Nor deal falsely in My faithfulness.
34 I will not [t]violate My (AZ)covenant,
Nor will I (BA)alter [u]the utterance of My lips.
35 [v]Once I have (BB)sworn by My holiness;
I will not lie to David.
36 His [w](BC)descendants shall endure forever,
And his (BD)throne (BE)as the sun before Me.
37 It shall be established forever (BF)like the moon,
And a (BG)witness in the sky is faithful.” Selah
Jacob Moves to Bethel
35 Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to (A)Bethel and live there, and make an altar there to (B)God, who appeared to you (C)when you fled [a]from your brother Esau.” 2 So Jacob said to his (D)household and to all who were with him, “Remove (E)the foreign gods which are among you, and (F)purify yourselves and change your garments; 3 and let’s arise and go up to Bethel, and I will make (G)an altar there to God, (H)who answered me on the day of my distress and (I)has been with me [b]wherever I have gone.” 4 So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods which [c]they had and the rings which were in their ears, and Jacob hid them under the [d]oak which was near Shechem.
5 As they journeyed, there was [e](J)a great terror upon the cities which were around them, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob. 6 So Jacob came to (K)Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him. 7 Then (L)he built an altar there, and called the place [f]El-bethel, because there God had revealed Himself to him when he fled [g]from his brother. 8 Now (M)Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died, and she was buried below Bethel under the oak; and it was named [h]Allon-bacuth.
Jacob Is Named Israel
9 Then God appeared to Jacob again when he came from Paddan-aram, and He (N)blessed him. 10 (O)God said to him,
“Your name is Jacob;
[i]You shall no longer be called Jacob,
But Israel shall be your name.”
So He called [j]him Israel. 11 God also said to him,
“I am [k](P)God Almighty;
(Q)Be fruitful and multiply;
A nation and a (R)multitude of nations shall [l]come from you,
And (S)kings shall [m]come from [n]you.
12 And (T)the land which I gave to Abraham and Isaac,
I will give to you,
And I will give the land to your [o]descendants after you.”
13 Then (U)God went up from him at the place where He had spoken with him. 14 So Jacob set up (V)a memorial stone in the place where He had spoken with him, a memorial of stone, and he poured out a drink offering on it; he also poured oil on it. 15 And Jacob named the place where God had spoken with him, [p](W)Bethel.
44 While Peter was still speaking these words, (A)the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who were listening to the [a]message. 45 (B)All the [b]Jewish believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had also been (C)poured out on the Gentiles. 46 For they were hearing them (D)speaking with tongues and exalting God. Then Peter responded, 47 “(E)Surely no one can refuse the water for these to be baptized, who (F)have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?” 48 And he (G)ordered them to be baptized (H)in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay on for a few days.
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