Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

¹¹ O LORD, the Eternal, bring glory to Your name,
    and forgive my sins because they are beyond number.
¹² MAY anyone who fears the Eternal
    be shown the path he should choose.

¹³ His soul will NOT only live in goodness,
    but his children will inherit the land.
¹⁴ ONLY those who stand in awe of the Eternal will have intimacy with Him,
    and He will reveal His covenant to them.
¹⁵ PERPETUALLY my focus takes me to the Eternal
    because He will set me free from the traps laid for me.

¹⁶ QUIETLY turn Your eyes to me and be compassionate toward me
    because I am lonely and persecuted.
¹⁷ RAPIDLY my heart beats as troubles build on the horizon.
    Come relieve me from these threats.
¹⁸ SEE my troubles and my misery,
    and forgive all my sins.
¹⁹ TAKE notice of my enemies.
    See how there are so many of them
    who hate me and would seek my violent destruction.
²⁰ Watch over my soul,
    and let me face shame and defeat
UNASHAMED because You are my refuge.

24 Job: Why are there not judgment times for the wicked before the Highest One?^[a]
        Why do those who know Him not see His judgment days?
²     After all it’s the wicked who seize land that belongs to others,
        capture flocks and let them graze for themselves,
³     Drive off orphans’ donkeys,
        take as collateral widows’ oxen,
⁴     Drive the needy off the road,
        and force the poor into hiding together.
⁵     Look at how the poor are forced to live!
        Like wild donkeys in the desert,
    They spend all their energy scrounging for food,
        hoping the desert provides enough to feed their children!
⁶     They forage for scraps out in the open
        and glean what they can from the already-harvested vineyards of the wicked.
⁷     They settle down night after night, naked since pawning their cloaks,
        and have nothing to protect them from the cold.
⁸     The hard mountain rains soak them
        as they press themselves against rocks in the absence of real shelter;