Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
His Chesed and His Wonders
Psalm 107
1 Praise Adonai, for He is good,
for His lovingkindness endures forever.
2 Let the redeemed of Adonai say so—
whom He redeemed from the hand of the foe,
3 whom He gathered out of the lands,
from the east and from the west,
from the north and from the sea.
4 Some wandered in a desert, a wasteland.
They found no way to an inhabited city.
5 Hungry and thirsty,
their souls ebbed away.
6 So they cried out to Adonai in their distress,
and He delivered them out of their troubles.
7 Then He led them by a straight way
to go to a city where they could live.
8 Let them praise Adonai for His mercy
and His wonders for the children of men,
9 for He satisfies the thirsty soul
and fills the hungry soul with goodness.
43 Who is wise?
Let him observe these things,
and consider Adonai’s lovingkindness.
Israel to be Shamed in Captivity
10 A luxuriant vine is Israel,
who produces fruit for himself.
Like the abundance of his fruit
he has multiplied his altars.
Like the goodness of his land,
they made beautiful sacred pillars.
2 Their heart became smooth[a].
Now they will bear their guilt.
He will break down their altars.
He will destroy their sacred pillars.
3 Surely now they will say: “We have no king,
for we have not feared Adonai.
The king—what can he do for us?”
4 They spoke words—
empty oaths to make a covenant.
But judgment springs up as hemlock
in the furrows of the field.
5 The inhabitants of Samaria will quarrel
over the calves of Beth-aven.
Indeed its people will mourn over it,
but its priests will tremble over it.
For its glory will surely depart from it.
6 It also will be carried to Assyria
as tribute to a warring king.
Ephraim will receive shame
and Israel will be put to shame by its own counsel.
7 Samaria is being cut off.
Her king is like a splinter on the surface of the water.
8 The high places of Aven,
the sin of Israel will be destroyed.
Thorns and thistles will come up on their altars.
And they will say to the mountains: “Cover us!”
And to the hills: “Fall on us!”[b]
9 “From the days of Gibeah,
you have sinned, O Israel.
There they took their stand.
Will not war over sons of iniquity
overtake them in Gibeah?
10 When I desire,
I will chasten them,
and peoples will gather against them
when they are yoked to their two sins.
11 Though Ephraim is a trained heifer
that loves to thresh,
I put a yoke
over her fair neck.
I will make Ephraim pull;
Judah will plow;
Jacob will drag a harrow by himself.”
Plow Up Your Ground
12 Sow for yourselves righteousness.[c]
Reap in accord with covenant love.
Break up your unplowed ground.
For it is time to seek Adonai,
until He comes
and showers righteousness on you.
13 You have plowed up wickedness,
you have reaped iniquity.
You have eaten the fruit of delusion,
for you have trusted in your own way,
in the multitude of your mighty men.
14 A tumult will arise among your people.
All your strongholds will be demolished,
as Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel in the day of battle,
when a mother was dashed in pieces with her children.
15 Just so has Bethel done to you
because of your great wickedness.
At dawn the king of Israel
will be utterly cut off.
The Cost of Discipleship
17 As Yeshua was setting out on His way, a man ran up to Him, fell on his knees before Him, and asked, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”
18 “Why do you call Me good?” Yeshua said to him. “No one is good except One—that is God. 19 You know the commandments, ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony,’ do not cheat, ‘honor your father and mother.’”[a]
20 The man responded, “Teacher, all these I have kept since my youth!”
21 Looking at him, Yeshua loved him and said, “One thing you lack. Go, sell as much as you have, and give to the poor; and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.” 22 But at this statement, the man became sad and went away grieving, for he had much property.
Tree of Life (TLV) Translation of the Bible. Copyright © 2015 by The Messianic Jewish Family Bible Society.