Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

29 ⁽⁰⁾ A psalm of David:

⁽¹⁾ Give Adonai his due, you who are godly;
give Adonai his due of glory and strength;
² give Adonai the glory due his name;
worship Adonai in holy splendor.

³ The voice of Adonai is over the waters;
the God of glory thunders,
Adonai over rushing waters,
⁴ the voice of Adonai in power,
the voice of Adonai in splendor.

⁵ The voice of Adonai cracks the cedars;
Adonai splinters the cedars of the L’vanon
⁶ and makes the L’vanon skip like a calf,
Siryon like a young wild ox.

⁷ The voice of Adonai flashes fiery flames;
⁸ the voice of Adonai rocks the desert,
Adonai convulses the Kadesh Desert.
⁹ The voice of Adonai causes deer to give birth
and strips the forests bare —
while in his temple, all cry, “Glory!”
¹⁰ Adonai sits enthroned above the flood!
Adonai sits enthroned as king forever!
¹¹ May Adonai give strength to his people!
May Adonai bless his people with shalom!

²⁶ “Is it your wisdom that sets the hawk soaring,
spreading its wings toward the south?
²⁷ Does the eagle fly up when you say so,
to build its nest in the heights?
²⁸ It lives and spends its nights on the cliffs;
a rocky crag is its fortress.
²⁹ From there it spots its prey,
its eyes see it far off.
³⁰ Its young ones suck up blood;
wherever the slain are, there it is.”

40 Continuing to address Iyov, Adonai said:

² “Does the critic still want to dispute Shaddai?
Let him who wants to correct God give an answer!”
³ Then Iyov replied to Adonai:

⁴ “I am too ashamed; I have nothing to say.
I lay my hand over my mouth.
⁵ Yes, I spoke once, but I won’t answer more;
all right, twice, but I won’t go on.”