Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

¹⁴ The Lord upholds all who are falling,
    and raises up all who are bowed down.
¹⁵ The eyes of all look to thee,
    and thou givest them their food in due season.
¹⁶ Thou openest thy hand,
    thou satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
¹⁷ The Lord is just in all his ways,
    and kind in all his doings.
¹⁸ The Lord is near to all who call upon him,
    to all who call upon him in truth.
¹⁹ He fulfils the desire of all who fear him,
    he also hears their cry, and saves them.
²⁰ The Lord preserves all who love him;
    but all the wicked he will destroy.

44 “But now hear, O Jacob my servant,
    Israel whom I have chosen!
² Thus says the Lord who made you,
    who formed you from the womb and will help you:
Fear not, O Jacob my servant,
    Jesh′urun whom I have chosen.
³ For I will pour water on the thirsty land,
    and streams on the dry ground;
I will pour my Spirit upon your descendants,
    and my blessing on your offspring.
⁴ They shall spring up like grass amid waters,^[a]
    like willows by flowing streams.
⁵ This one will say, ‘I am the Lord’s,’
    another will call himself by the name of Jacob,
and another will write on his hand, ‘The Lord’s,’
    and surname himself by the name of Israel.”