Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
BOOK 5
The Lord Rescues People from Many Troubles.
17 Fools, because of [a]their rebellious way,
And (A)because of their guilty deeds, were afflicted.
18 Their (B)souls loathed all kinds of food,
And they (C)came close to the (D)gates of death.
19 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;
He saved them from their distresses.
20 He (E)sent His word and (F)healed them,
And (G)saved them from their [b]destruction.
21 (H)They shall give thanks to the Lord for His mercy,
And for His [c]wonders to the sons of mankind!
22 They shall also offer (I)sacrifices of thanksgiving,
And (J)tell of His works with joyful singing.
8 Then God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying, 9 “Now behold, (A)I Myself am establishing My covenant with you, and with your [a]descendants after you; 10 and with every living creature that is with you: the birds, the livestock, and every animal of the earth with you; of all that comes out of the ark, every animal of the earth. 11 I establish My covenant with you; and all flesh shall (B)never again be eliminated by the waters of a flood, (C)nor shall there again be a flood to destroy the earth.” 12 God said, “This is (D)the sign of the covenant which I am making between Me and you and every living creature that is with you, for [b]all future generations; 13 I have set My (E)rainbow in the cloud, and it shall [c]serve as a sign of a covenant between Me and the earth. 14 It shall come about, when I make a cloud appear over the earth, that the rainbow will be seen in the cloud, 15 and (F)I will remember My covenant, which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and (G)never again shall the water become a flood to destroy all flesh. 16 When the rainbow is in the cloud, then I will look at it, to remember the (H)everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.” 17 And God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant which I have established between Me and all flesh that is on the earth.”
3 (A)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in (B)the heavenly places in Christ, 4 just as (C)He chose us in Him before (D)the foundation of the world, that we would be (E)holy and blameless before [a]Him. (F)In love 5 [b]He (G)predestined us to (H)adoption as sons and daughters through Jesus Christ to Himself, (I)according to the good pleasure of His will, 6 (J)to the praise of the glory of His grace, with which He favored us in (K)the Beloved.
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