Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
Psalm 62
Trust in God Alone
For the choir director: according to Jeduthun.(A) A psalm of David.
1 I am at rest in God alone;
my salvation comes from him.(B)
2 He alone is my rock and my salvation,(C)
my stronghold; I will never be shaken.(D)
3 How long will you threaten a man?
Will all of you attack[a]
as if he were a leaning wall
or a tottering fence?(E)
4 They only plan to bring him down
from his high position.
They take pleasure in lying;
they bless with their mouths,
but they curse inwardly.(F)Selah
5 Rest in God alone, my soul,
for my hope comes from him.(G)
6 He alone is my rock and my salvation,(H)
my stronghold; I will not be shaken.(I)
7 My salvation and glory depend on God, my strong rock.
My refuge is in God.(J)
8 Trust in him at all times, you people;
pour out your hearts before him.
God is our refuge.(K)Selah
2 The Lord also has a dispute with Judah.
He is about to punish Jacob according to his conduct;(A)
he will repay him based on his actions.
3 In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel,(B)
and as an adult he wrestled with God.(C)
4 Jacob struggled with the angel and prevailed;
he wept and sought his favor.(D)
He found him at Bethel,(E)
and there he spoke with him.[a](F)
5 The Lord is the God of Armies;
the Lord is his name.(G)
6 But you must return to your God.(H)
Maintain love and justice,(I)
and always put your hope in God.(J)
7 A merchant loves to extort(K)
with dishonest scales in his hands.(L)
8 But Ephraim thinks,
“How rich I have become;(M)
I made it all myself.
In all my earnings,
no one can find any iniquity in me(N)
that I can be punished for!” [b]
Judgment on Apostate Israel
9 I have been the Lord your God
ever since[c] the land of Egypt.(O)
I will make you live in tents again,(P)
as in the festival days.
10 I will speak through the prophets(Q)
and grant many visions;
I will give parables through the prophets.(R)
11 Since Gilead is full of evil,(S)
they will certainly come to nothing.
They sacrifice bulls in Gilgal;(T)
even their altars will be like piles of rocks(U)
on the furrows of a field.
Further Indictment of Jacob’s Heirs
The Rich Young Ruler
16 Just then someone came up and asked him,(A) “Teacher, what good must I do to have eternal life?” (B)
17 “Why do you ask me about what is good?”[a] he said to him. “There is only one who is good.[b] If you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”(C)
18 “Which ones?” he asked him.
Jesus answered: Do not murder; do not commit adultery; do not steal; do not bear false witness;(D) 19 honor your father and your mother; and love your neighbor as yourself.[c](E)
20 “I have kept all these,”[d] the young man told him. “What do I still lack?”
21 “If you want to be perfect,”[e] Jesus said to him, “go, sell your belongings and give to the poor,(F) and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
22 When the young man heard that, he went away grieving, because he had many possessions.
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