Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
14 The Lord upholds(A) all who fall
and lifts up all(B) who are bowed down.(C)
15 The eyes of all look to you,
and you give them their food(D) at the proper time.
16 You open your hand
and satisfy the desires(E) of every living thing.
17 The Lord is righteous(F) in all his ways
and faithful in all he does.(G)
18 The Lord is near(H) to all who call on him,(I)
to all who call on him in truth.
19 He fulfills the desires(J) of those who fear him;(K)
he hears their cry(L) and saves them.(M)
20 The Lord watches over(N) all who love him,(O)
but all the wicked he will destroy.(P)
Thanks for Their Gifts
10 I rejoiced greatly in the Lord that at last you renewed your concern for me.(A) Indeed, you were concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it. 11 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content(B) whatever the circumstances. 12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry,(C) whether living in plenty or in want.(D) 13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength.(E)
14 Yet it was good of you to share(F) in my troubles. 15 Moreover, as you Philippians know, in the early days(G) of your acquaintance with the gospel, when I set out from Macedonia,(H) not one church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving, except you only;(I)
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