Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
God Alone a Refuge from Treachery and Oppression.
For the music director; [a]according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
62 (A)My soul waits in silence for God alone;
From Him (B)comes my salvation.
2 He alone is my (C)rock and my salvation,
My (D)stronghold; I will not be greatly shaken.
3 How long will you attack a man,
That you may murder him, all of you,
Like a (E)leaning wall, like a tottering fence?
4 They have planned only to thrust him down from his high position;
They (F)delight in falsehood;
They (G)bless with [b]their mouth,
But inwardly they curse. Selah
5 My soul, (H)wait in silence for God alone,
For my hope is from Him.
6 He alone is (I)my rock and my salvation,
My refuge; I will not be shaken.
7 My (J)salvation and my glory rest on God;
The rock of my strength, my (K)refuge is in God.
8 (L)Trust in Him at all times, you people;
(M)Pour out your hearts before Him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah
2 The Lord also has a (A)case against Judah,
And will punish Jacob (B)according to his ways;
He will repay him according to his deeds.
3 In the womb he (C)took his brother by the heel,
And in his mature strength he (D)contended with God.
4 Yes, he wrestled with the angel and prevailed;
He wept and (E)implored His favor.
He found Him at (F)Bethel,
And there He spoke with us,
5 And the Lord, the God of armies,
The Lord is His [a](G)name.
6 So as for you, (H)return to your God,
(I)Maintain [b]kindness and justice,
And (J)wait for your God continually.
7 A [c]merchant, in whose hands are fraudulent (K)balances,
Loves to exploit.
8 And Ephraim said, “I have certainly become (L)rich,
I have found wealth for myself;
In all my labors they will find in me
(M)No wrongdoing, which would be sin.”
9 But I have been the Lord your God since the land of Egypt;
I will make you (N)live in tents again,
As in the days of the appointed festival.
10 I have also spoken to the (O)prophets,
And I [d]provided many visions,
And through the prophets I spoke in (P)parables.
11 Is there injustice in Gilead?
Certainly they are worthless.
In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls,
Yes, (Q)their altars are like stone heaps
Beside the furrows of a field.
12 Now (R)Jacob fled to the [e]land of Aram,
And (S)Israel worked for a wife,
And for a wife he kept sheep.
13 But by a (T)prophet the Lord brought Israel up from Egypt,
And by a prophet he was protected.
14 (U)Ephraim has provoked God to bitter anger;
So his Lord will leave his (V)guilt for bloodshed on him
And bring his (W)disgrace back to him.
The Rich Young Ruler
16 (A)And someone came to Him and said, “Teacher, what good thing shall I do so that I may obtain (B)eternal life?” 17 And He said to him, “Why are you asking Me about what is good? There is only One who is good; but (C)if you want to enter life, keep the commandments.” 18 Then he *said to Him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “(D)You shall not commit murder; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not give false testimony; 19 (E)Honor your father and mother; and (F)You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 20 The young man *said to Him, “All these I have kept; what am I still lacking?” 21 Jesus said to him, “If you want to be [a]complete, go and (G)sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have (H)treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” 22 But when the young man heard this statement, he went away grieving; for he was one who owned much property.
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