Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
The Victorious Power of the God of Jacob.
For the choir director; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song.
76 God is (A)known in Judah;
His name is (B)great in Israel.
2 His [a](C)tabernacle is in (D)Salem;
His (E)dwelling place also is in Zion.
3 There He (F)broke the [b]flaming arrows,
The shield and the sword and the [c]weapons of war. [d]Selah.
4 You are resplendent,
[e]More majestic than the mountains of prey.
5 The (G)stouthearted were plundered,
[f]They sank into sleep;
And none of the [g]warriors could use his hands.
6 At Your (H)rebuke, O God of Jacob,
Both [h](I)rider and horse were cast into a dead sleep.
7 You, even You, are (J)to be feared;
And (K)who may stand in Your presence when once [i]You are angry?
Victory for Babylon
20 In the (A)eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh of the month, the word of the Lord came to me saying, 21 “Son of man, I have (B)broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, behold, it has not been (C)bound up [a]for healing [b]or wrapped with a bandage, that it may be strong to hold the sword. 22 Therefore thus says the Lord God, ‘Behold, I am (D)against Pharaoh king of Egypt and will break his arms, both the strong and the (E)broken; and I will make the sword (F)fall from his hand. 23 I will (G)scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them among the lands. 24 For I will (H)strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put (I)My sword in his hand; and I will break the arms of Pharaoh, so that he will groan before him with the groanings of a wounded man. 25 Thus I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh will fall. Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I put My sword into the hand of the king of Babylon and he (J)stretches it out against the land of Egypt. 26 When I scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them among the lands, then they will know that I am the Lord.’”
25 “These things I have spoken to you in [a](A)figurative language; (B)an hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in [b]figurative language, but will tell you plainly of the Father. 26 (C)In that day (D)you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I will request of the Father on your behalf; 27 for (E)the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and (F)have believed that (G)I came forth from the Father. 28 (H)I came forth from the Father and have come into the world; I am leaving the world again and (I)going to the Father.”
29 His disciples *said, “Lo, now You are speaking plainly and are not [c]using (J)a figure of speech. 30 Now we know that You know all things, and have no need for anyone to question You; by this we (K)believe that You (L)came from God.” 31 Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe? 32 Behold, (M)an hour is coming, and has already come, for (N)you to be scattered, each to (O)his own home, and to leave Me alone; and yet (P)I am not alone, because the Father is with Me. 33 These things I have spoken to you, so that (Q)in Me you may have peace. (R)In the world you have tribulation, but (S)take courage; (T)I have overcome the world.”
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