Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
14 The Lord supports all who are falling
and raises up all who are bowed down.(A)
15 The eyes of all look hopefully to you;
you give them their food in due season.(B)
16 You open wide your hand
and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
17 The Lord is just in all his ways,
merciful in all his works.(C)
18 The Lord is near to all who call upon him,
to all who call upon him in truth.(D)
19 He fulfills the desire of those who fear him;
he hears their cry and saves them.(E)
20 The Lord watches over all who love him,
but all the wicked he destroys.(F)
21 My mouth will speak the praises of the Lord;
all flesh will bless his holy name forever and ever.
Chapter 44
1 Hear then, Jacob, my servant,
Israel, whom I have chosen.
2 Thus says the Lord who made you,
your help, who formed you from the womb:
Do not fear, Jacob, my servant,
Jeshurun,[a] whom I have chosen.
3 I will pour out water upon the thirsty ground,
streams upon the dry land;
I will pour out my spirit upon your offspring,
my blessing upon your descendants.
4 They shall spring forth amid grass
like poplars beside flowing waters.(A)
5 One shall say, “I am the Lord’s,”
another shall be named after Jacob,
And this one shall write on his hand,[b] “The Lord’s,”
and receive the name Israel.(B)
The Answer to Prayers. 7 (A)“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.(B) 8 For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.(C) 9 Which one of you would hand his son a stone when he asks for a loaf of bread,[a] 10 or a snake when he asks for a fish? 11 If you then, who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good things to those who ask him.(D)
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