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Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

Daily Bible readings that follow the church liturgical year, with thematically matched Old and New Testament readings.
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Psalm 145:1-8

Psalm 145[a]

A psalm of praise. Of David.

1 I will exalt you,(A) my God the King;(B)
    I will praise your name(C) for ever and ever.
2 Every day I will praise(D) you
    and extol your name(E) for ever and ever.

3 Great(F) is the Lord and most worthy of praise;(G)
    his greatness no one can fathom.(H)
4 One generation(I) commends your works to another;
    they tell(J) of your mighty acts.(K)
5 They speak of the glorious splendor(L) of your majesty—
    and I will meditate on your wonderful works.[b](M)
6 They tell(N) of the power of your awesome works—(O)
    and I will proclaim(P) your great deeds.(Q)
7 They celebrate your abundant goodness(R)
    and joyfully sing(S) of your righteousness.(T)

8 The Lord is gracious and compassionate,(U)
    slow to anger and rich in love.(V)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 145:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the verses of which (including verse 13b) begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
  2. Psalm 145:5 Dead Sea Scrolls and Syriac (see also Septuagint); Masoretic Text On the glorious splendor of your majesty / and on your wonderful works I will meditate

Cross references

  1. Psalm 145:1 : Ps 30:1; 34:1
  2. Psalm 145:1 : Ps 2:6; 5:2
  3. Psalm 145:1 : S Ps 54:6
  4. Psalm 145:2 : S Ps 71:6
  5. Psalm 145:2 : Ps 34:1; Isa 25:1; 26:8
  6. Psalm 145:3 : S Ps 95:3
  7. Psalm 145:3 : S 2Sa 22:4; Ps 96:4
  8. Psalm 145:3 : S Job 5:9
  9. Psalm 145:4 : Ps 22:30
  10. Psalm 145:4 : S Dt 11:19
  11. Psalm 145:4 : S Ps 71:16
  12. Psalm 145:5 : Ps 96:6; 148:13
  13. Psalm 145:5 : S Ps 75:1
  14. Psalm 145:6 : Ps 78:4
  15. Psalm 145:6 : S Ps 66:3
  16. Psalm 145:6 : S Dt 32:3
  17. Psalm 145:6 : Ps 75:1; 106:22
  18. Psalm 145:7 : S Ex 18:9; S Ps 27:13
  19. Psalm 145:7 : S Ps 5:11; S 101:1
  20. Psalm 145:7 : S Ps 138:5
  21. Psalm 145:8 : S Ps 86:15; 103:8
  22. Psalm 145:8 : S Ps 86:5
Nahum 2:3-13

3 The shields of the soldiers are red;
    the warriors are clad in scarlet.(A)
The metal on the chariots flashes
    on the day they are made ready;
    the spears of juniper are brandished.[a]
4 The chariots(B) storm through the streets,
    rushing back and forth through the squares.
They look like flaming torches;
    they dart about like lightning.

5 Nineveh summons her picked troops,
    yet they stumble(C) on their way.
They dash to the city wall;
    the protective shield is put in place.
6 The river gates(D) are thrown open
    and the palace collapses.
7 It is decreed[b] that Nineveh
    be exiled and carried away.
Her female slaves moan(E) like doves
    and beat on their breasts.(F)
8 Nineveh is like a pool
    whose water is draining away.
“Stop! Stop!” they cry,
    but no one turns back.
9 Plunder the silver!
    Plunder the gold!
The supply is endless,
    the wealth from all its treasures!
10 She is pillaged, plundered, stripped!
    Hearts melt,(G) knees give way,
    bodies tremble, every face grows pale.(H)

11 Where now is the lions’ den,(I)
    the place where they fed their young,
where the lion and lioness went,
    and the cubs, with nothing to fear?
12 The lion killed(J) enough for his cubs
    and strangled the prey for his mate,
filling his lairs(K) with the kill
    and his dens with the prey.(L)

13 “I am against(M) you,”
    declares the Lord Almighty.
“I will burn up your chariots in smoke,(N)
    and the sword(O) will devour your young lions.
    I will leave you no prey on the earth.
The voices of your messengers
    will no longer be heard.”(P)

Footnotes

  1. Nahum 2:3 Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac ready; / the horsemen rush to and fro.
  2. Nahum 2:7 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.

Cross references

  1. Nahum 2:3 : S Eze 23:14-15
  2. Nahum 2:4 : S Jer 4:13; S Eze 23:24
  3. Nahum 2:5 : Jer 46:12
  4. Nahum 2:6 : Isa 45:1; Na 3:13
  5. Nahum 2:7 : S Ge 8:8; S Isa 59:11
  6. Nahum 2:7 : Isa 32:12
  7. Nahum 2:10 : S Jos 2:11; S 7:5
  8. Nahum 2:10 : S Isa 29:22
  9. Nahum 2:11 : Isa 5:29
  10. Nahum 2:12 : S Jer 51:34
  11. Nahum 2:12 : S Jer 4:7
  12. Nahum 2:12 : S Isa 37:18
  13. Nahum 2:13 : Isa 10:5-13; S Jer 21:13; Na 3:5
  14. Nahum 2:13 : Ps 46:9
  15. Nahum 2:13 : S 2Sa 2:26
  16. Nahum 2:13 : S Mic 5:6
2 Corinthians 13:5-10

5 Examine yourselves(A) to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves.(B) Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you(C)—unless, of course, you fail the test? 6 And I trust that you will discover that we have not failed the test. 7 Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong—not so that people will see that we have stood the test but so that you will do what is right even though we may seem to have failed. 8 For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth. 9 We are glad whenever we are weak(D) but you are strong;(E) and our prayer is that you may be fully restored.(F) 10 This is why I write these things when I am absent, that when I come I may not have to be harsh(G) in my use of authority—the authority the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.(H)

Cross references

  1. 2 Corinthians 13:5 : 1Co 11:28
  2. 2 Corinthians 13:5 : La 3:40; Jn 6:6
  3. 2 Corinthians 13:5 : S Ro 8:10
  4. 2 Corinthians 13:9 : S 1Co 2:3
  5. 2 Corinthians 13:9 : 2Co 4:12
  6. 2 Corinthians 13:9 : ver 11; Eph 4:13
  7. 2 Corinthians 13:10 : S 2Co 1:23
  8. 2 Corinthians 13:10 : 2Co 10:8
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