Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
The Lord, the Psalmist’s Shepherd.
A Psalm of David.
23 The Lord is my (A)shepherd,
I will (B)not be in need.
2 He lets me lie down in (C)green pastures;
He (D)leads me beside [a](E)quiet waters.
3 He (F)restores my soul;
He (G)guides me in the [b](H)paths of righteousness
For the sake of His name.
4 Even though I (I)walk through the [c]valley of the shadow of death,
I (J)fear no [d]evil, for (K)You are with me;
Your (L)rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
5 You (M)prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You [e]have (N)anointed my head with oil;
My (O)cup overflows.
6 [f]Certainly (P)goodness and [g]faithfulness will follow me all the days of my life,
And my (Q)dwelling will be in the house of the Lord [h]forever.
8 And He removed the [a]defense of Judah.
On that day you [b]depended on the weapons of the (A)house of the forest,
9 And you saw that the breaches
In the wall of the city of David were many;
And you (B)collected the waters of the lower pool.
10 Then you counted the houses of Jerusalem
And tore down houses to fortify the wall.
11 And you made a reservoir (C)between the two walls
For the waters of the (D)old pool.
But you did not [c]depend on Him who made it,
Nor did you [d]take into consideration Him who planned it long ago.
12 Therefore on that day the Lord [e]God of armies called you to (E)weeping, to wailing,
To (F)shaving the head, and to wearing sackcloth.
13 Instead, there is (G)joy and jubilation,
Killing of cattle and slaughtering of sheep,
Eating of meat and drinking of wine:
“(H)Let’s eat and drink, for tomorrow we may die.”
14 But the Lord of armies revealed Himself [f]to me:
“Certainly this (I)wrongdoing (J)will not be [g]forgiven you
(K)Until you die,” says the Lord [h]God of armies.
4 You (A)adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with (B)the world is (C)hostility toward God? (D)Therefore whoever wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. 5 Or do you think that the Scripture (E)says to no purpose, “[a]He [b]jealously desires (F)the Spirit whom He has made to dwell in us”? 6 But (G)He gives a greater grace. Therefore it says, “(H)God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” 7 (I)Submit therefore to God. But [c](J)resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 (K)Come close to God and He will come close to you. (L)Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and (M)purify your hearts, you (N)[d]double-minded. 9 (O)Be miserable, and mourn, and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into gloom. 10 (P)Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.
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