Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
19 But You, O Yahweh, (A)be not far off;
O my Strength, (B)hasten to my help.
20 Deliver my [a]soul from (C)the sword,
My (D)only life from the [b]power of the dog.
21 Save me from the mouth of the (E)lion;
From the horns of the (F)wild oxen You (G)have answered me.
22 I will surely (H)recount Your name to my brothers;
In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.
23 (I)You who fear Yahweh, praise Him;
All you seed of Jacob, (J)glorify Him,
And (K)stand in awe of Him, all you seed of Israel.
24 For He has (L)not despised and He has not abhorred the affliction of the afflicted;
And He has not (M)hidden His face from him;
But (N)when he cried to Him for help, He heard.
25 Of You is (O)my praise in the great assembly;
I shall (P)pay my vows before those who fear Him.
26 The [c]afflicted will eat and (Q)be satisfied;
Those who seek Him will (R)praise Yahweh.
May your (S)heart live forever!
27 All the (T)ends of the earth will remember and turn to Yahweh,
And all the (U)families of the nations will worship before [d]You.
28 For the (V)kingdom is Yahweh’s
And He (W)rules over the nations.
Evil Leaders Rebuked
57 The righteous man perishes, and no man (A)puts it upon his heart;
And men of lovingkindness are gathered away, while no one understands.
For the righteous man is gathered away from (B)evil,
2 He enters into peace;
They rest in their [a]beds,
Each one who (C)walked in his upright way.
3 “But draw near, you sons of a (D)soothsayer,
(E)Seed of an adulterer and [b]a (F)prostitute.
4 Against whom do you jest?
Against whom do you open wide your mouth
And stick out your tongue?
Are you not children of (G)transgression,
Seed of lying,
5 Who inflame yourselves among the [c](H)oaks,
(I)Under every green tree,
Who (J)slaughter the children in the [d]ravines,
Under the clefts of the cliffs?
6 Among the [e](K)smooth stones of the [f]ravine
Is your portion, [g]they are your lot;
Even to them you have (L)poured out a drink offering;
You have made a grain offering.
Shall I [h](M)relent concerning these things?
7 Upon a mountain (N)lofty and lifted up
You have (O)made your bed.
You also went up there to offer sacrifice.
8 Behind the door and the doorpost
You have set up your memorial;
Indeed, far removed from Me, you have (P)uncovered yourself,
And have gone up and made your bed wide,
And you have cut a covenant for yourself with them;
You have loved their [i]bed;
You have looked on their [j]manhood.
9 You have journeyed to the king with oil
And increased your perfumes;
You have (Q)sent your envoys a great distance
And made them go down to Sheol.
10 You were tired out by the length of your road,
Yet you did not say, ‘(R)It is hopeless.’
You found [k]renewed strength;
Therefore you did not [l]faint.
11 “Of (S)whom were you anxious and fearful
When you lied and did (T)not remember Me,
Nor even (U)put Me upon your heart?
Was I not silent even for a long time
So you do not fear Me?
12 I will (V)declare your righteousness and your (W)deeds,
But they will not profit you.
13 When you cry out, (X)let your collection of idols deliver you.
But the wind will lift all of them up,
And a breath will take them away.
But he who (Y)takes refuge in Me will (Z)inherit the land
And will (AA)possess My holy mountain.”
The Promise by Faith
15 (A)Brothers, (B)I speak [a]in human terms: (C)even though it is only a man’s [b]covenant, yet when it has been ratified, no one sets it aside or adds [c]conditions to it. 16 Now the promises were spoken (D)to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, “And to seeds,” as referring to many, but rather to one, “And (E)to your seed,” that is, Christ. 17 And what I am saying is this: the Law, which came (F)430 years later, does not invalidate a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to abolish the promise. 18 For (G)if the inheritance is by law, it is no longer by promise, but (H)God has granted it to Abraham through promise.
19 (I)Why the Law then? It was added [d]because of trespasses, having been (J)ordained through angels (K)by the hand of a mediator, until (L)the seed would come to whom the promise had been made. 20 Now (M)a mediator is not [e]for one person only, whereas God is one. 21 Is the Law then contrary to the promises of God? (N)May it never be! For (O)if a law had been given which was able to impart life, then righteousness would indeed be by law. 22 But the Scripture has (P)shut up [f]everyone under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.
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