Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
14 The Lord supports all those who are falling
and raises up all who are bowed down.[a]
15 The eyes of all look hopefully to you,
and you give them their food at the right time.
16 You open your hand
and satisfy the needs of every living creature.[b]
17 [c]The Lord is righteous in all his ways
and merciful in everything he does.[d]
18 The Lord is near to all who call out to him,
to all who call out to him sincerely.[e]
19 He satisfies the desires of all who fear him;
he hears their cry and saves them.[f]
20 The Lord watches over all who love him,
but he will completely destroy all the wicked.[g]
21 May my mouth declare the praise of the Lord,
and may every creature[h] bless his holy name
forever and ever.
Chapter 44
1 Now listen to me, O Jacob, my servant,
Israel whom I have chosen.
2 Thus says the Lord who made you,
who formed you in the womb
and will continue to help you:
Do not fear, O Jacob, my servant,
Jeshurun[a] whom I have chosen.
3 For I will pour down rain on the thirsty land
and open up streams on the dry ground.
I will pour out my Spirit upon your offspring
and my blessing upon your descendants.
4 They will spring up amid the grass
like willows besides flowing waters.
5 One person will say, “I am the Lord’s,”
while another will call himself a son of Jacob.
And on his hand still another will write “The Lord’s,”
and adopt Israel as a surname.
Ask, Seek, Knock.[a] 7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks will receive, and those who seek will find, and to those who knock the door will be opened.
9 “Is there anyone among you who would give a stone to his son if he asks for bread, 10 or hand him a snake if he asks for a fish? 11 If you then, despite your evil nature, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him!
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