Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
Thanksgiving for Rescue from Death.
A Psalm; a Song at the Dedication of the House. A Psalm of David.
30 I will (A)exalt You, Lord, for You have (B)lifted me up,
And have not let my (C)enemies rejoice over me.
2 Lord my God,
I (D)cried to You for help, and You (E)healed me.
3 Lord, You have (F)brought up my soul from [a]Sheol;
You have kept me alive, [b]that I would not (G)go down to the pit.
4 (H)Sing praise to the Lord, you (I)His godly ones,
And (J)praise the mention of His holiness.
5 For (K)His anger is but for a moment,
His (L)favor is for a lifetime;
Weeping may (M)last for the night,
But a shout of joy comes in the morning.
6 Now as for me, I said in my prosperity,
“I will (N)never be moved.”
7 Lord, by Your favor You have made my mountain to stand strong;
You (O)hid Your face, I was dismayed.
8 To You, Lord, I called,
And to the Lord I pleaded for compassion:
9 “What gain is there in my blood, if I (P)go down to the pit?
Will the (Q)dust praise You? Will it declare Your faithfulness?
18 Their (A)heart cried out to the Lord:
“You (B)wall of the daughter of Zion,
Let your (C)tears stream down like a river day and night;
Give yourself no relief,
Let [a]your eyes have no rest.
19 Arise, whimper in the (D)night
At the beginning of the night watches;
(E)Pour out your heart like water
Before the presence of the Lord;
Raise your hands to Him
For the (F)life of your little ones
Who (G)languish because of hunger
At the head of every street.
20 See, Lord, and look!
With (H)whom have You dealt this way?
Should women really (I)eat their [b]children,
The little ones who were [c]born healthy?
Should (J)priest and prophet really be killed
In the sanctuary of the Lord?
21 On the ground in the streets
Lie (K)young and old;
My (L)virgins and my young men
Have fallen by the sword.
You have put them to death on the day of Your anger,
You have slaughtered, (M)without sparing.
22 You called as on the day of an appointed feast
My (N)terrors on every side;
And there was (O)no one who survived or escaped
On the day of the Lord’s anger.
As for those (P)whom I brought forth healthy and whom I raised,
My enemy annihilated them.”
31 And (A)He came down to (B)Capernaum, a city of Galilee; and He was teaching them on the Sabbath; 32 and (C)they were amazed at His teaching, because (D)His [a]message was delivered with authority. 33 In the synagogue there was a man [b]possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice, 34 “Leave us alone! [c](E)What business do You have with us, Jesus [d]of (F)Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—(G)the Holy One of God!” 35 But Jesus (H)rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet and come out of him!” And when the demon had thrown him down in the midst of the people, it came out of him without doing him any harm. 36 And amazement came upon them all, and they began talking with one another, saying, “What is [e]this message? For (I)with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!” 37 And (J)the news about Him was spreading into every locality of the surrounding region.
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