Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
12 But You, Lord, are enthroned forever;(A)
Your fame endures to all generations.(B)
13 You will rise up and have compassion on Zion,
for it is time to show favor to her—
the appointed time has come.(C)
14 For Your servants take delight in its stones
and favor its dust.(D)
15 Then the nations will fear the name of Yahweh,
and all the kings of the earth Your glory,(E)
16 for the Lord will rebuild Zion;
He will appear in His glory.(F)
17 He will pay attention to the prayer of the destitute
and will not despise their prayer.(G)
18 This will be written for a later generation,
and a newly created people will praise the Lord:(H)
19 He looked down from His holy heights—
the Lord gazed out from heaven to earth(I)—
20 to hear a prisoner’s groaning,
to set free those condemned to die,[a](J)
21 so that they might declare
the name of Yahweh in Zion
and His praise in Jerusalem,(K)
22 when peoples and kingdoms are assembled
to serve the Lord.(L)
23 He has broken my[b] strength in midcourse;
He has shortened my days.(M)
24 I say: “My God, do not take me
in the middle of my life![c]
Your years continue through all generations.(N)
25 Long ago You established the earth,
and the heavens are the work of Your hands.(O)
26 They will perish, but You will endure;
all of them will wear out like clothing.
You will change them like a garment,
and they will pass away.(P)
27 But You are the same,
and Your years will never end.(Q)
28 Your servants’ children will dwell securely,
and their offspring will be established before You.”(R)
Job’s Reply to Eliphaz
6 Then Job answered:
2 If only my grief could be weighed
and my devastation(A) placed with it in the scales.(B)
3 For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas!
That is why my words are rash.
4 Surely the arrows of the Almighty have pierced[a] me;
my spirit drinks their poison.
God’s terrors are arrayed against me.(C)
5 Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass
or an ox low over its fodder?
6 Is bland food eaten without salt?
Is there flavor in an egg white?[b]
7 I refuse to touch them;
they are like contaminated food.(D)
8 If only my request would be granted
and God would provide what I hope for:
9 that He would decide to crush me,
to unleash His power and cut me off!
10 It would still bring me comfort,
and I would leap for joy in unrelenting pain
that I have not denied[c] the words of the Holy One.(E)
11 What strength do I have that I should continue to hope?
What is my future, that I should be patient?
12 Is my strength that of stone,
or my flesh made of bronze?
13 Since I cannot help myself,
the hope for success has been banished from me.
Ministering to the Multitude
7 Jesus(A) departed with His disciples to the sea, and a large crowd followed from Galilee,(B) Judea,(C) 8 Jerusalem,(D) Idumea, beyond the Jordan,(E) and around Tyre(F) and Sidon.(G) The large crowd came to Him because they heard about everything He was doing. 9 Then He told His disciples to have a small boat(H) ready for Him, so the crowd would not crush Him. 10 Since He had healed(I) many, all who had diseases were pressing toward Him to touch(J) Him. 11 Whenever the unclean(K) spirits(L) saw Him, those possessed fell down(M) before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!”(N) 12 And He would strongly warn(O) them not to make Him known.(P)
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