Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
Comfort in Trouble from Recalling God’s Mighty Deeds.
For the music director; [a]according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph.
77 My voice rises to God, and I will (A)cry aloud;
My voice rises to God, and He will listen to me.
2 In the (B)day of my trouble I sought the Lord;
(C)In the night my (D)hand was stretched out and did not grow weary;
My soul (E)refused to be comforted.
3 When I remember God, then I am (F)restless;
When I (G)sigh, then (H)my spirit feels weak. Selah
4 You have held my eyelids open;
I am so troubled that I (I)cannot speak.
5 I have considered the (J)days of old,
The years of long ago.
6 I will remember my (K)song in the night;
I (L)will meditate with my heart,
And my spirit [b]ponders:
7 Will the Lord (M)reject forever?
And will He (N)never be favorable again?
8 Has His (O)favor ceased forever?
Has His [c](P)promise come to an end [d]forever?
9 Has God (Q)forgotten to be gracious,
Or has He in anger [e]withdrawn His (R)compassion? Selah
10 Then I said, “(S)It is my [f]grief,
That the (T)right hand of the Most High has changed.”
11 I shall remember the (U)deeds of [g]the Lord;
I will certainly (V)remember Your wonders of old.
12 I will (W)meditate on all Your work,
And on Your deeds with thanksgiving.
13 Your way, God, is (X)holy;
(Y)What god is great like our God?
14 You are the (Z)God who works wonders;
You have (AA)made known Your strength among the peoples.
15 By Your [h]power You have (AB)redeemed Your people,
The sons of Jacob and (AC)Joseph. Selah
16 The (AD)waters saw You, God;
The waters saw You, they were in anguish;
The ocean depths also trembled.
17 The (AE)clouds poured out water;
The skies [i](AF)sounded out;
Your (AG)arrows [j]flashed here and there.
18 The (AH)sound of Your thunder was in the whirlwind;
The (AI)lightning lit up the world;
The (AJ)earth trembled and shook.
19 Your (AK)way was in the sea
And Your paths in the mighty waters,
And Your footprints were not known.
20 You (AL)led Your people like a flock
By the hand of (AM)Moses and Aaron.
9 “(A)You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt,
And (B)heard their cry by the [a]Red Sea.
10 Then You performed (C)signs and wonders against Pharaoh,
Against all his servants and all the people of his land;
For You knew that (D)they acted arrogantly toward them,
And You (E)made a name for Yourself as it is this day.
11 (F)You divided the sea before them,
So they passed through the midst of the sea on dry ground;
And You hurled (G)their pursuers into the depths,
Like a stone into [b]raging waters.
12 And with a pillar of cloud (H)You led them by day,
And with a pillar of fire by night
To light for them the way
In which they were to go.
13 Then (I)You came down on Mount Sinai,
And (J)spoke with them from heaven;
You gave them (K)just ordinances and true laws,
Good statutes and commandments.
14 So You made known to them (L)Your holy Sabbath,
And gave them commandments, statutes, and law,
Through Your servant Moses.
15 You (M)provided bread from heaven for them for their hunger,
You (N)brought out water from a rock for them for their thirst,
And You (O)told them to enter in order to take possession of
The land which You [c]swore to give them.
13 Therefore let’s not (A)judge one another anymore, but rather [a]determine this: (B)not to put an obstacle or a stumbling block in a brother’s or sister’s way. 14 I know and am convinced [b]in the Lord Jesus that (C)nothing is [c]unclean in itself; but to the one who (D)thinks something is [d]unclean, to that person it is [e]unclean. 15 For if because of food your brother or sister is hurt, you are no longer (E)walking in accordance with love. (F)Do not destroy with your choice of food that person for whom Christ died. 16 Therefore (G)do not let what is for you a good thing be [f]spoken of as evil; 17 for the kingdom of God (H)is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and (I)peace and (J)joy in the Holy Spirit. 18 For the one who (K)serves Christ in this way is (L)acceptable to God and approved by other people. 19 So then we (M)pursue the things [g]which make for peace and the (N)building up of one another. 20 (O)Do not tear down the work of God for the sake of food. (P)All things indeed are clean, but (Q)they are evil for the person who eats [h]and causes offense. 21 (R)It is good not to eat meat or to drink wine, or to do anything by which your brother or sister stumbles. 22 The faith which you have, have [i]as your own conviction before God. Happy is the one who (S)does not condemn himself in what he approves. 23 But (T)the one who doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and whatever is not from faith is sin.
Self-denial in behalf of Others
15 Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of (U)those without strength, and not just please ourselves. 2 Each of us is to (V)please his neighbor [j]for his good, to his (W)edification.
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