Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
The Lord’s Wonderful Works in Behalf of Israel.
105 (A)Give thanks to the Lord, (B)call upon His name;
(C)Make His deeds known among the peoples.
2 Sing to Him, (D)sing praises to Him;
[a](E)Tell of all His [b]wonders.
3 Boast in His holy name;
May the (F)heart of those who seek the Lord be joyful.
4 Seek the Lord and (G)His strength;
(H)Seek His face continually.
5 Remember His [c](I)wonders which He has done,
His marvels and the (J)judgments [d]spoken by His mouth,
6 You [e]descendants of (K)Abraham, His servant,
You sons of (L)Jacob, His (M)chosen ones!
7 He is the Lord our God;
His (N)judgments are in all the earth.
8 He has (O)remembered His covenant forever,
The word which He commanded to a (P)thousand generations,
9 The (Q)covenant which He made with Abraham,
And His (R)oath to Isaac.
10 Then He (S)confirmed it to Jacob as a statute,
To Israel as an everlasting covenant,
11 Saying, “(T)To you I will give the land of Canaan
As the [f](U)portion of your inheritance,”
37 Then He brought [a]the Israelites out with (A)silver and gold,
And among His tribes there was not one who stumbled.
38 Egypt was (B)glad when they departed,
For the (C)dread of them had fallen upon [b]the Egyptians.
39 He spread out a (D)cloud as a [c]covering,
And (E)fire to illumine by night.
40 [d]They (F)asked, and He brought (G)quail,
And satisfied them with the [e](H)bread of heaven.
41 He opened the [f]rock and (I)water flowed out;
[g]It ran in the dry places like a river.
42 For He (J)remembered His holy word
With His servant Abraham;
43 And He led out His people with joy,
His chosen ones with a joyful (K)shout.
44 He also (L)gave them the lands of the [h]nations,
So that they (M)might take possession of the fruit of the peoples’ labor,
45 And that they might (N)keep His statutes
And comply with His laws;
[i]Praise [j]the Lord!
10 Listen, my son, and (A)accept my sayings,
And the (B)years of your life will be many.
11 I have (C)instructed you in the way of wisdom;
I have led you in upright paths.
12 When you walk, your (D)steps will not be hampered;
And if you run, you (E)will not stumble.
13 (F)Take hold of instruction; do not let go.
Guard her, for she is your (G)life.
14 (H)Do not enter the path of the wicked
And do not proceed in the way of evil people.
15 Avoid it, do not pass by it;
Turn away from it and pass on.
16 For they (I)cannot sleep unless they do evil;
And [a]they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble.
17 For they (J)eat the bread of wickedness,
And drink the wine of violence.
18 But the (K)path of the righteous is like the (L)light of dawn
That (M)shines brighter and brighter until the (N)full day.
19 The (O)way of the wicked is like darkness;
They do not know over what they [b](P)stumble.
20 My son, (Q)pay attention to my words;
(R)Incline your ear to my sayings.
21 (S)They are not to escape from your sight;
(T)Keep them in the midst of your heart.
22 For they are (U)life to those who find them,
And (V)healing to all [c]their body.
23 Watch over your heart with all diligence,
For (W)from it flow the springs of life.
24 Rid yourself of a (X)deceitful mouth
And (Y)keep devious [d]speech far from you.
25 Let your eyes look directly ahead
And let your [e]gaze be fixed straight in front of you.
26 (Z)[f]Watch the path of your feet,
And all your (AA)ways will be established.
27 (AB)Do not turn to the right or to the left;
(AC)Turn your foot from evil.
Choosing the Twelve
12 Now it was [a]at this time that He went off to (A)the mountain to (B)pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer with God. 13 And when day came, (C)He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also named as (D)apostles: 14 Simon, whom He also named Peter, and his brother Andrew; and [b]James and John; and Philip and Bartholomew; 15 and (E)Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot; 16 Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
17 And then Jesus (F)came down with them and stood on a level place; and there was (G)a large crowd of His disciples, and a great multitude of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the coastal region of (H)Tyre and Sidon, 18 who had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled by unclean spirits were being cured. 19 And all the [c]people were trying to (I)touch Him, because (J)power was coming from Him and healing them all.
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