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Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

Daily Bible readings that follow the church liturgical year, with thematically matched Old and New Testament readings.
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Psalm 36

Psalm 36[a]

For the director of music. Of David the servant of the Lord.

1 I have a message from God in my heart
    concerning the sinfulness of the wicked:[b](A)
There is no fear(B) of God
    before their eyes.(C)

2 In their own eyes they flatter themselves
    too much to detect or hate their sin.(D)
3 The words of their mouths(E) are wicked and deceitful;(F)
    they fail to act wisely(G) or do good.(H)
4 Even on their beds they plot evil;(I)
    they commit themselves to a sinful course(J)
    and do not reject what is wrong.(K)

5 Your love, Lord, reaches to the heavens,
    your faithfulness(L) to the skies.(M)
6 Your righteousness(N) is like the highest mountains,(O)
    your justice like the great deep.(P)
    You, Lord, preserve both people and animals.(Q)
7 How priceless is your unfailing love, O God!(R)
    People take refuge in the shadow of your wings.(S)
8 They feast on the abundance of your house;(T)
    you give them drink from your river(U) of delights.(V)
9 For with you is the fountain of life;(W)
    in your light(X) we see light.

10 Continue your love(Y) to those who know you,(Z)
    your righteousness to the upright in heart.(AA)
11 May the foot of the proud not come against me,
    nor the hand of the wicked(AB) drive me away.
12 See how the evildoers lie fallen—
    thrown down, not able to rise!(AC)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 36:1 In Hebrew texts 36:1-12 is numbered 36:2-13.
  2. Psalm 36:1 Or A message from God: The transgression of the wicked / resides in their hearts.

Cross references

  1. Psalm 36:1 : S Job 21:16
  2. Psalm 36:1 : Jer 2:19; 36:16, 24
  3. Psalm 36:1 : S Job 23:15; Ro 3:18*
  4. Psalm 36:2 : Dt 29:19
  5. Psalm 36:3 : Ps 10:7
  6. Psalm 36:3 : S Job 5:13; Ps 5:6, 9; 43:1; 144:8, 11; Isa 44:20
  7. Psalm 36:3 : Ps 94:8
  8. Psalm 36:3 : Jer 4:22; 13:23; Am 3:10
  9. Psalm 36:4 : Pr 4:16
  10. Psalm 36:4 : Isa 65:2
  11. Psalm 36:4 : Ps 52:3; Ro 12:9
  12. Psalm 36:5 : Ps 89:1; 119:90
  13. Psalm 36:5 : Ps 57:10; 71:19; 89:2; 103:11; 108:4
  14. Psalm 36:6 : Ps 5:8
  15. Psalm 36:6 : Ps 68:15
  16. Psalm 36:6 : S Ge 1:2; S 7:11
  17. Psalm 36:6 : Ne 9:6; Ps 104:14; 145:16
  18. Psalm 36:7 : Ps 6:4
  19. Psalm 36:7 : S Ru 2:12; S Ps 17:8; 57:1; 91:4
  20. Psalm 36:8 : Ps 65:4; Isa 25:6; Jer 31:12, 14
  21. Psalm 36:8 : Job 20:17; Rev 22:1
  22. Psalm 36:8 : S Ps 23:2; 63:5
  23. Psalm 36:9 : Ps 87:7; Pr 10:11; 16:22; Jer 2:13
  24. Psalm 36:9 : Ps 4:6; 27:1; 76:4; 104:2; Isa 2:5; 9:2; 60:1, 19; Jn 1:4; 1Pe 2:9
  25. Psalm 36:10 : Jer 31:3
  26. Psalm 36:10 : Jer 9:24; 22:16
  27. Psalm 36:10 : Ps 7:10; 11:2; 94:15; 125:4
  28. Psalm 36:11 : Ps 71:4; 140:4
  29. Psalm 36:12 : S Ps 18:38
Genesis 45:1-15

Joseph Makes Himself Known

45 Then Joseph could no longer control himself(A) before all his attendants, and he cried out, “Have everyone leave my presence!”(B) So there was no one with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers. 2 And he wept(C) so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh’s household heard about it.(D)

3 Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still living?”(E) But his brothers were not able to answer him,(F) because they were terrified at his presence.(G)

4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come close to me.”(H) When they had done so, he said, “I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt!(I) 5 And now, do not be distressed(J) and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here,(K) because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you.(L) 6 For two years now there has been famine(M) in the land, and for the next five years there will be no plowing and reaping. 7 But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant(N) on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.[a](O)

8 “So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God.(P) He made me father(Q) to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household and ruler of all Egypt.(R) 9 Now hurry(S) back to my father and say to him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; don’t delay.(T) 10 You shall live in the region of Goshen(U) and be near me—you, your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and all you have.(V) 11 I will provide for you there,(W) because five years of famine(X) are still to come. Otherwise you and your household and all who belong to you will become destitute.’(Y)

12 “You can see for yourselves, and so can my brother Benjamin,(Z) that it is really I who am speaking to you.(AA) 13 Tell my father about all the honor accorded me in Egypt(AB) and about everything you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly.(AC)”

14 Then he threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin(AD) embraced him,(AE) weeping. 15 And he kissed(AF) all his brothers and wept over them.(AG) Afterward his brothers talked with him.(AH)

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 45:7 Or save you as a great band of survivors

Cross references

  1. Genesis 45:1 : S Ge 43:31
  2. Genesis 45:1 : 2Sa 13:9
  3. Genesis 45:2 : S Ge 29:11
  4. Genesis 45:2 : ver 16; Ac 7:13
  5. Genesis 45:3 : S Ge 43:7
  6. Genesis 45:3 : ver 15
  7. Genesis 45:3 : Ge 44:20; Job 21:6; 23:15; Mt 17:6; Mk 6:49-50
  8. Genesis 45:4 : Ge 27:21-22
  9. Genesis 45:4 : Ge 37:28
  10. Genesis 45:5 : Ge 42:21
  11. Genesis 45:5 : Ge 42:22
  12. Genesis 45:5 : ver 7-8; Ge 50:20; Job 10:12; Ps 105:17
  13. Genesis 45:6 : S Ge 41:30
  14. Genesis 45:7 : 2Ki 19:4, 30, 31; Ezr 9:8, 13; Isa 1:9; 10:20, 21; 11:11, 16; 46:3; Jer 6:9; 42:2; 50:20; Mic 4:7; 5:7; Zep 2:7
  15. Genesis 45:7 : S ver 5; Ge 49:18; Ex 15:2; 1Sa 14:45; 2Ki 13:5; Est 4:14; Isa 25:9; Mic 7:7
  16. Genesis 45:8 : ver 5
  17. Genesis 45:8 : Jdg 17:10; 2Ki 6:21; 13:14
  18. Genesis 45:8 : S Ge 41:41
  19. Genesis 45:9 : S Ge 43:15
  20. Genesis 45:9 : Ge 43:10; Ac 7:14
  21. Genesis 45:10 : Ge 46:28, 34; 47:1, 11, 27; 50:8; Ex 8:22; 9:26; 10:24
  22. Genesis 45:10 : Ge 46:6-7
  23. Genesis 45:11 : Ge 47:12; 50:21
  24. Genesis 45:11 : S Ge 41:30
  25. Genesis 45:11 : Ps 102:17
  26. Genesis 45:12 : S Ge 35:18
  27. Genesis 45:12 : Mk 6:50
  28. Genesis 45:13 : S Ge 41:41
  29. Genesis 45:13 : S Ge 43:15; Ac 7:14
  30. Genesis 45:14 : S Ge 35:18
  31. Genesis 45:14 : S Ge 29:13
  32. Genesis 45:15 : S Ge 29:11; Lk 15:20
  33. Genesis 45:15 : S Ge 29:11, 13; S 46:4
  34. Genesis 45:15 : ver 3
Acts 7:9-16

9 “Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph,(A) they sold him as a slave into Egypt.(B) But God was with him(C) 10 and rescued him from all his troubles. He gave Joseph wisdom and enabled him to gain the goodwill of Pharaoh king of Egypt. So Pharaoh made him ruler over Egypt and all his palace.(D)

11 “Then a famine struck all Egypt and Canaan, bringing great suffering, and our ancestors could not find food.(E) 12 When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our forefathers on their first visit.(F) 13 On their second visit, Joseph told his brothers who he was,(G) and Pharaoh learned about Joseph’s family.(H) 14 After this, Joseph sent for his father Jacob and his whole family,(I) seventy-five in all.(J) 15 Then Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our ancestors died.(K) 16 Their bodies were brought back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a certain sum of money.(L)

Cross references

  1. Acts 7:9 : Ge 37:4, 11
  2. Acts 7:9 : Ge 37:28; Ps 105:17
  3. Acts 7:9 : Ge 39:2, 21, 23; Hag 2:4
  4. Acts 7:10 : Ge 41:37-43; Ps 105:20-22
  5. Acts 7:11 : Ge 41:54
  6. Acts 7:12 : Ge 42:1, 2
  7. Acts 7:13 : Ge 45:1-4
  8. Acts 7:13 : Ge 45:16
  9. Acts 7:14 : Ge 45:9, 10
  10. Acts 7:14 : Ge 46:26, 27; Ex 1:5; Dt 10:22
  11. Acts 7:15 : Ge 46:5-7; 49:33; Ex 1:6
  12. Acts 7:16 : Ge 23:16-20; 33:18, 19; 50:13; Jos 24:32
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