Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
Psalm 142[a]
A well-written song[b] by David, when he was in the cave;[c] a prayer.
142 To the Lord I cry out;[d]
to the Lord I plead for mercy.[e]
2 I pour out my lament before him;
I tell him about[f] my troubles.
3 Even when my strength leaves me,[g]
you watch my footsteps.[h]
In the path where I walk
they have hidden a trap for me.
4 Look to the right and see.
No one cares about me.[i]
I have nowhere to run;[j]
no one is concerned about my life.[k]
5 I cry out to you, O Lord;
I say, “You are my shelter,
my security[l] in the land of the living.”
6 Listen to my cry for help,
for I am in serious trouble.[m]
Rescue me from those who chase me,
for they are stronger than I am.
7 Free me[n] from prison,
that I may give thanks to your name.
Because of me the godly will assemble,[o]
for you will vindicate me.[p]
The Restoration of the Davidic Dynasty
11 “In that day I will rebuild the collapsing hut[a] of David.
I will seal its[b] gaps,
repair its[c] ruins,
and restore it to what it was like in days gone by.[d]
12 As a result they[e] will conquer those left in Edom[f]
and all the nations subject to my rule.”[g]
The Lord, who is about to do this, is speaking.
13 “Be sure of this,[h] the time is[i] coming,” says the Lord,
“when the plowman will catch up to the reaper,[j]
and the one who stomps the grapes[k] will overtake[l] the planter.[m]
Juice will run down the slopes;[n]
it will flow down all the hillsides.[o]
14 I will bring back my people, Israel;[p]
they will rebuild the cities lying in rubble[q] and settle down.[r]
They will plant vineyards and drink the wine they produce;[s]
they will grow orchards[t] and eat the fruit they produce.[u]
15 I will plant them on their land,
and they will never again be uprooted from the[v] land I have given them,”
says the Lord your God.
31 “To what then should I compare the people[a] of this generation, and what are they like? 32 They are like children sitting in the marketplace[b] and calling out to one another,[c]
‘We played the flute for you, yet you did not dance;[d]
we wailed in mourning,[e] yet you did not weep.’
33 For John the Baptist has come[f] eating no bread and drinking no wine,[g] and you say, ‘He has a demon!’[h] 34 The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at him,[i] a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’[j] 35 But wisdom is vindicated[k] by all her children.”[l]
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