Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
8 They who dwell in the (A)ends of the earth stand in awe of Your signs;
You make the [a]dawn and the sunset shout for joy.
9 You visit the earth and (B)cause it to overflow;
You greatly (C)enrich it;
The [b](D)stream of God is full of water;
You prepare their (E)grain, for thus You prepare [c]the earth.
10 You water its furrows abundantly,
You [d]settle its ridges,
You soften it (F)with showers,
You bless its growth.
11 You have crowned the year [e]with Your [f](G)bounty,
And Your [g]paths (H)drip with fatness.
12 (I)The pastures of the wilderness drip,
And the (J)hills gird themselves with rejoicing.
13 The meadows are (K)clothed with flocks
And the valleys are (L)covered with grain;
They (M)shout for joy, yes, they sing.
37 Then Jacob [a]took fresh rods of poplar and almond and plane trees, and peeled white stripes in them, exposing the white which was [b]in the rods. 38 He set the rods which he had peeled in front of the flocks in the gutters, even in the watering troughs, where the flocks came to drink; and they [c]mated when they came to drink. 39 So the flocks [d]mated by the rods, and the flocks brought forth striped, speckled, and spotted. 40 Jacob separated the lambs, and [e]made the flocks face toward the striped and all the black in the flock of Laban; and he put his own herds apart, and did not put them with Laban’s flock. 41 Moreover, whenever the [f]stronger of the flock [g]were mating, Jacob would place the rods in the sight of the flock in the gutters, so that they might [h]mate by the rods; 42 but when the flock was feeble, he did not put them in; so the feebler were Laban’s and the [i]stronger Jacob’s. 43 So (A)the man [j]became exceedingly prosperous, and had large flocks and female and male servants and camels and donkeys.
The Armor of God
10 Finally, (A)be strong in the Lord and in (B)the strength of His might. 11 (C)Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the (D)schemes of the devil. 12 For our (E)struggle is not against [a](F)flesh and blood, but (G)against the rulers, against the powers, against the (H)world forces of this (I)darkness, against the (J)spiritual forces of wickedness in (K)the heavenly places. 13 Therefore, take up (L)the full armor of God, so that you will be able to (M)resist in (N)the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. 14 Stand firm therefore, (O)having girded your loins with truth, and having (P)put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and having (Q)shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 [b]in addition to all, taking up the (R)shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the (S)flaming arrows of (T)the evil one. 17 And take (U)the helmet of salvation, and the (V)sword of the Spirit, which is (W)the word of God.
18 [c]With all (X)prayer and petition [d](Y)pray at all times (Z)in the Spirit, and with this in view, [e](AA)be on the alert with all (AB)perseverance and (AC)petition for all the saints,
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