Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
5 My soul, (A)wait in silence for God only,
For my hope is from Him.
6 He only is (B)my rock and my salvation,
My stronghold; I shall not be shaken.
7 On God my (C)salvation and my glory rest;
The rock of my strength, my (D)refuge is in God.
8 (E)Trust in Him at all times, O people;
(F)Pour out your heart before Him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah.
Jeremiah’s Complaint
7 O Lord, You have deceived me and I was deceived;
You have (A)overcome me and prevailed.
I have become a (B)laughingstock all day long;
Everyone (C)mocks me.
8 For each time I speak, I cry aloud;
I (D)proclaim violence and destruction,
Because for me the (E)word of the Lord has [a]resulted
In reproach and derision all day long.
9 But if I say, “I will not (F)remember Him
Or speak anymore in His name,”
Then in (G)my heart it becomes like a burning fire
Shut up in my bones;
And I am weary of holding it in,
And (H)I cannot endure it.
10 For (I)I have heard the whispering of many,
“(J)Terror on every side!
(K)Denounce him; yes, let us denounce him!”
[b]All my (L)trusted friends,
Watching for my fall, say:
“Perhaps he will be [c]deceived, so that we may (M)prevail against him
And take our revenge on him.”
11 But the (N)Lord is with me like a dread champion;
Therefore my (O)persecutors will stumble and not prevail.
They will be utterly ashamed, because they have [d]failed,
With an (P)everlasting disgrace that will not be forgotten.
12 Yet, O Lord of hosts, You who (Q)test the righteous,
Who see the [e]mind and the heart;
Let me (R)see Your vengeance on them;
For (S)to You I have set forth my cause.
13 (T)Sing to the Lord, praise the Lord!
For He has (U)delivered the soul of the needy one
From the hand of evildoers.
Purpose of This Letter
3 This is now, (A)beloved, the second letter I am writing to you in which I am (B)stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder, 2 that you should (C)remember the words spoken beforehand by (D)the holy prophets and (E)the commandment of the Lord and Savior spoken by your apostles.
The Coming Day of the Lord
3 (F)Know this first of all, that (G)in the last days (H)mockers will come with their mocking, (I)following after their own lusts, 4 and saying, “(J)Where is the promise of His (K)coming? For ever since the fathers (L)fell asleep, all continues just as it was (M)from the beginning of creation.” 5 For [a]when they maintain this, it escapes their notice that (N)by the word of God the heavens existed long ago and the earth was (O)formed out of water and by water, 6 through which (P)the world at that time was (Q)destroyed, being flooded with water. 7 But by His word (R)the present heavens and earth are being reserved for (S)fire, kept for (T)the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
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