Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

27 The Lord is my ^(A)light and my ^(B)salvation;
    ^(C)whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold^[a] of my life;
    of whom shall I be afraid?
² When evildoers assail me
    to ^(D)eat up my flesh,
my adversaries and foes,
    it is they who stumble and fall.
^3 (E)Though an army encamp against me,
    my heart shall not fear;
though war arise against me,
    yet^[b] I will be confident.
^4 (F)One thing have I asked of the Lord,
    that will I seek after:
that I may ^(G)dwell in the house of the Lord
    all the days of my life,
to gaze upon ^(H)the beauty of the Lord
    and to enquire^[c] in his temple.
⁵ For he will ^(I)hide me in his shelter
    in the day of trouble;
he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;
    he will ^(J)lift me high upon a rock.
⁶ And now my ^(K)head shall be lifted up
    above my enemies all round me,
and I will offer in his tent
    sacrifices with shouts of ^(L)joy;
^(M)I will sing and make melody to the Lord.
^7 (N)Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud;
    be gracious to me and answer me!
⁸ You have said, ^(O)“Seek^[d] my face.”
My heart says to you,
    “Your face, Lord, do I seek.”^{[e]
9     (P)}Hide not your face from me.
Turn not your servant away in anger,
    O you who have been my help.
Cast me not off; forsake me not,
    ^(Q)O God of my salvation!
¹⁰ For ^(R)my father and my mother have forsaken me,
    but the Lord will ^(S)take me in.
^11 (T)Teach me your way, O Lord,
    and lead me on ^(U)a level path
    because of my enemies.
^12 (V)Give me not up to the will of my adversaries;
    for ^(W)false witnesses have risen against me,
    and they ^(X)breathe out violence.
¹³ I believe^[f] that I shall look upon ^(Y)the goodness of the Lord
    in ^(Z)the land of the living!
^14 (AA)Wait for the Lord;
    ^(AB)be strong, and let your heart take courage;
    wait for the Lord!

^26 (A)Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
    We ^(B)bless you from the house of the Lord.
²⁷ The Lord is God,
    and he has made ^(C)his light to shine upon us.
Bind the festal sacrifice with cords,
    up to ^(D)the horns of the altar!
²⁸ You are my God, and I will give thanks to you;
    you are my God; I will ^(E)extol you.
^29 (F)Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
    for his steadfast love endures for ever!