Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

107 ^(A)Oh give thanks to the Lord, ^(B)for he is good,
    for his steadfast love endures for ever!
² Let ^(C)the redeemed of the Lord say so,
    whom he has ^(D)redeemed from trouble^[a]
3 and ^(E)gathered in from the lands,
    from the east and from the west,
    from the north and from the south.

³³ He ^(A)turns rivers into a desert,
    springs of water into thirsty ground,
^34 (B)a fruitful land into a salty waste,
    because of the evil of its inhabitants.
³⁵ He ^(C)turns a desert into pools of water,
    ^(D)a parched land into springs of water.
³⁶ And there he lets the hungry dwell,
    and they establish ^(E)a city to live in;
³⁷ they sow fields and plant vineyards
    and get a fruitful yield.
^38 (F)By his blessing they multiply greatly,
    and he does not let their livestock diminish.
³⁹ When they are diminished and brought low
    through oppression, evil, and sorrow,
^40 (G)he pours contempt on princes
    and ^(H)makes them wander ^(I)in trackless wastes;
⁴¹ but ^(J)he raises up the needy out of affliction
    and ^(K)makes their families like flocks.
^42 (L)The upright see it and are glad,
    and ^(M)all wickedness shuts its mouth.
^43 (N)Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things;
    let them consider the steadfast love of the Lord.

55 ^(A)“Come, everyone who thirsts,
    come to the waters;
and he who has no money,
    ^(B)come, buy and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk
    without money and without price.
^2 (C)Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread,
    and your labour for that which does not satisfy?
Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good,
    and delight yourselves in rich food.
³ Incline your ear, and come to me;
    ^(D)hear, that your soul may live;
^(E)and I will make with you an everlasting covenant,
    ^(F)my steadfast, sure love for ^(G)David.
^4 (H)Behold, I made him a witness to the peoples,
    ^(I)a leader and commander for the peoples.
^5 (J)Behold, you shall call a nation that you do not know,
    and ^(K)a nation that did not know you shall run to you,
because of the Lord your God, and of the Holy One of Israel,
    ^(L)for he has glorified you.
^6 (M)“Seek the Lord while he may be found;
    call upon him while he is near;
⁷ let the wicked forsake his way,
    and the unrighteous man his thoughts;
let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him,
    and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
⁸ For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
    neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.
^9 (N)For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
    so are my ways higher than your ways
    and my thoughts than your thoughts.