Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
A Psalm of Praise.
150 [a]Praise [b]the Lord!
Praise God in His (A)sanctuary;
Praise Him in His mighty [c](B)expanse.
2 Praise Him for His (C)mighty deeds;
Praise Him according to His excellent (D)greatness.
3 Praise Him with (E)trumpet sound;
Praise Him with (F)harp and lyre.
4 Praise Him with (G)tambourine and dancing;
Praise Him with (H)stringed instruments and (I)flute.
5 Praise Him with loud (J)cymbals;
Praise Him with resounding cymbals.
6 (K)Everything that has breath shall praise [d]the Lord.
[e]Praise [f]the Lord!
15 I will go away and return to My place
Until they [a](A)acknowledge their guilt and seek My face;
In their distress they will (B)search for Me.
The Response to God’s Rebuke
6 “(C)Come, let’s return to the Lord.
For (D)He has torn us, but (E)He will heal us;
He has [b]wounded us, but He will (F)bandage us.
2 He will (G)revive us after two days;
He will (H)raise us up on the third day,
That we may live before Him.
3 So let’s (I)learn, let’s press on to know the Lord.
His (J)appearance is as sure as the dawn;
And He will come to us like the (K)rain,
As the spring rain waters the earth.”
4 What shall I do with you, (L)Ephraim?
What shall I do with you, Judah?
For your loyalty is like a (M)morning cloud,
And like the dew which goes away early.
5 Therefore I have (N)cut them in pieces by the prophets;
I have slain them by the (O)words of My mouth;
And the judgments on you are like the light that [c]shines.
6 For (P)I [d]desire loyalty (Q)rather than sacrifice,
And the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
Walk According to His Commandments
1 (A)The elder to the (B)chosen (C)lady and her children, whom I (D)love in truth; and not only I, but also all who (E)know the truth, 2 (F)because of the truth which remains (G)in us and will be (H)with us forever: 3 (I)Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
4 (J)I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in truth, just as we have received a commandment to do from the Father. 5 Now I ask you, lady, (K)not as though I were writing to you a new commandment, but the one which we have had (L)from the beginning, that we (M)love one another. 6 And (N)this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, (O)just as you have heard (P)from the beginning, that you are to walk in it.
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