Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
Heathen Idols Contrasted with the Lord.
115 (A)Not to us, O Lord, not to us,
But (B)to Your name give glory
Because of Your lovingkindness, because of Your [a]truth.
2 (C)Why should the nations say,
“(D)Where, now, is their God?”
3 But our (E)God is in the heavens;
He (F)does whatever He pleases.
4 Their (G)idols are silver and gold,
The (H)work of man’s hands.
5 They have mouths, but they (I)cannot speak;
They have eyes, but they cannot see;
6 They have ears, but they cannot hear;
They have noses, but they cannot smell;
7 [b]They have hands, but they cannot feel;
[c]They have feet, but they cannot walk;
They cannot make a sound with their throat.
8 (J)Those who make them [d]will become like them,
Everyone who trusts in them.
9 O (K)Israel, (L)trust in the Lord;
He is their (M)help and their shield.
10 O house of (N)Aaron, trust in the Lord;
He is their help and their shield.
11 You who [e](O)fear the Lord, trust in the Lord;
He is their help and their shield.
12 The Lord (P)has been mindful of us; He will bless us;
He will bless the house of Israel;
He will bless the house of Aaron.
13 He will (Q)bless those who [f]fear the Lord,
(R)The small together with the great.
14 May the Lord (S)give you increase,
You and your children.
15 May you be blessed of the Lord,
(T)Maker of heaven and earth.
The Song of Deborah and Barak
5 (A)Then Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying,
2 “(B)That [a]the leaders led in Israel,
That (C)the people volunteered,
Bless the Lord!
3 “Hear, O kings; give ear, O rulers!
(D)I—to the Lord, I will sing,
I will sing praise to the Lord, the God of Israel.
4 “(E)Lord, when You went out from Seir,
When You marched from the field of Edom,
(F)The earth quaked, the heavens also dripped,
Even the clouds dripped water.
5 “(G)The mountains [b]quaked at the presence of the Lord,
(H)This Sinai, at the presence of the Lord, the God of Israel.
6 “In the days of (I)Shamgar the son of Anath,
In the days of (J)Jael, the highways [c]were deserted,
And travelers [d]went by [e]roundabout ways.
7 “The peasantry ceased, they ceased in Israel,
Until I, Deborah, arose,
Until I arose, a mother in Israel.
8 “(K)New gods were chosen;
Then war was in the gates.
Not a shield or a spear was seen
Among forty thousand in Israel.
9 “My heart goes out to (L)the commanders of Israel,
The volunteers among the people;
Bless the Lord!
10 “(M)You who ride on [f]white donkeys,
You who sit on rich carpets,
And you who travel on the road—[g]sing!
11 “At the sound of those who divide flocks among (N)the watering places,
There they shall recount (O)the righteous deeds of the Lord,
The righteous deeds for His [h]peasantry in Israel.
Then the people of the Lord went down (P)to the gates.
26 (A)What is the outcome then, (B)brethren? When you assemble, (C)each one has a (D)psalm, has a (E)teaching, has a (F)revelation, has a (G)tongue, has an (H)interpretation. Let (I)all things be done for edification. 27 If anyone speaks in a (J)tongue, it should be by two or at the most three, and each in turn, and one must (K)interpret; 28 but if there is no interpreter, he must keep silent in the church; and let him speak to himself and to God. 29 Let two or three (L)prophets speak, and let the others (M)pass judgment. 30 But if a revelation is made to another who is seated, the first one must keep silent. 31 For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all may be exhorted; 32 and the spirits of prophets are subject to prophets; 33 for God is not a God of (N)confusion but of [a]peace, as in (O)all the churches of the (P)saints.
34 The women are to (Q)keep silent in the churches; for they are not permitted to speak, but (R)are to subject themselves, just as (S)the Law also says. 35 If they desire to learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home; for it is [b]improper for a woman to speak in church. 36 [c]Was it from you that the word of God first went forth? Or has it come to you only?
37 (T)If anyone thinks he is a prophet or (U)spiritual, let him recognize that the things which I write to you (V)are the Lord’s commandment. 38 But if anyone does not recognize this, he [d]is not recognized.
39 Therefore, my brethren, (W)desire earnestly to (X)prophesy, and do not forbid to speak in tongues. 40 But (Y)all things must be done properly and in an orderly manner.
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