Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

³ The Lord’s voice is heard over the sea.
    The glorious God thunders.
    The Lord thunders over the great ocean.
⁴ The Lord’s voice is powerful.
    The Lord’s voice is majestic.
⁵ The Lord’s voice breaks the trees.
    The Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon.
⁶ He makes the land of Lebanon dance like a calf.
    He makes Mount Hermon jump like a baby bull.
⁷ The Lord’s voice makes the lightning flash.
⁸ The Lord’s voice shakes the desert.
    The Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh.
⁹ The Lord’s voice shakes the oaks.
    The leaves fall off the trees.
In his Temple everyone says, “Glory to God!”

¹⁰ The Lord controls the flood.
    The Lord will be King forever.
¹¹ The Lord gives strength to his people.
    The Lord blesses his people with peace.

²⁶ “Is it through your wisdom that the hawk flies?
    Is this why he spreads his wings toward the south?
²⁷ Are you the one that commands the eagle to fly
    and build his nest so high?
²⁸ The eagle lives on a high cliff and stays there at night.
    The rocky peak is his protected place.
²⁹ From there he looks for his food.
    His eyes can see it from far away.
³⁰ His young eat blood.
    And where there is something dead, the eagle is there.”

² “Will the person who argues with God All-Powerful correct him?
    Let the person who accuses God answer him!”

⁴ “I am not worthy. I cannot answer you anything.
    I will put my hand over my mouth.
⁵ I spoke one time, but I will not answer again.
    I even spoke two times, but I will say nothing more.”