Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

29 Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings,^{[a]
    (A)}ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
² Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
    worship the Lord in ^(B)the splendour of holiness.^[b]
3 The voice of the Lord is over ^(C)the waters;
    the God of glory ^(D)thunders,
    the Lord, over many waters.
⁴ The voice of the Lord is ^(E)powerful;
    the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
⁵ The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
    the Lord breaks ^(F)the cedars of Lebanon.
⁶ He makes Lebanon to ^(G)skip like a calf,
    and ^(H)Sirion like a young ^(I)wild ox.
⁷ The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire.
⁸ The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;
    the Lord shakes the wilderness of ^(J)Kadesh.
⁹ The voice of the Lord makes ^(K)the deer give birth^[c]
    and strips the forests bare,
    and in his temple all cry, “Glory!”
¹⁰ The Lord sits enthroned over ^(L)the flood;
    the Lord sits enthroned ^(M)as king for ever.
¹¹ May the Lord give ^(N)strength to his people!
    May the Lord bless^[d] his people with ^(O)peace!

²⁶ “Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars
    and spreads his wings towards the south?
²⁷ Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up
    and makes his ^(A)nest on high?
²⁸ On the rock he dwells and makes his home,
    on ^(B)the rocky crag and stronghold.
²⁹ From there he spies out the prey;
    his eyes behold it from far away.
³⁰ His young ones suck up blood,
    and ^(C)where the slain are, there is he.”

² “Shall a fault-finder ^(E)contend with the Almighty?
    He who argues with God, let him answer it.”

⁴ “Behold, I am ^(F)of small account; what shall I answer you?
    ^(G)I lay my hand on my mouth.
⁵ I have spoken ^(H)once, and I will not answer;
    ^(I)twice, but I will proceed no further.”