Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

⁶ Please, Lord, remember,
you have always
    been patient and kind.
⁷ Forget each wrong I did
    when I was young.
Show how truly kind you are
    and remember me.
⁸ You are honest and merciful,
and you teach sinners
    how to follow your path.

⁹ You lead humble people
to do what is right
    and to stay on your path.
¹⁰ In everything you do,
    you are kind and faithful
to everyone who keeps
    our agreement with you.

^26 (A)(B) In spite of this, they rebelled
    and disobeyed your laws.
They killed your prophets,
    who warned them
to turn back to you,
    and they cursed your name.
²⁷ So you handed them over
to their enemies,
    who treated them terribly.
But in their sufferings,
    they begged you to help.
From heaven you listened
    to their prayers
and because of your great mercy,
you sent leaders to rescue them.

^28 (C) But when they were at peace,
    they would turn against you,
and you would hand them over
    to their enemies.
Then they would beg for help,
and because you are merciful,
    you rescued them
    over and over again.
^29 (D) You warned them to turn back
and discover true life
    by obeying your laws.
But they stubbornly refused
    and continued to sin.
^30 (E) For years, you were patient,
    and your Spirit^[a] warned them
with messages spoken
    by your prophets.
Still they refused to listen,
and you handed them over
    to their enemies.
³¹ But you are merciful and kind,
and so you never forgot them
    or let them be destroyed.