Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

BOOK V
(Psalms 107–150)

Psalm 107

Thanksgiving for God’s Deliverance

⁸ Then God said to Noah and his sons with him, ⁹ “Understand that I am confirming My covenant^(A) with you and your descendants after you, ¹⁰ and with every living creature that is with you—birds, livestock, and all wildlife of the earth that are with you—all the animals of the earth that came out of the ark. ¹¹ I confirm My covenant with you that never again will every creature be wiped out by the waters of a flood; there will never again be a flood to destroy the earth.”^(B)

¹² And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant^(C) I am making between Me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all future generations: ¹³ I have placed My bow in the clouds,^(D) and it will be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth. ¹⁴ Whenever I form clouds over the earth and the bow appears in the clouds, ¹⁵ I will remember My covenant^(E) between Me and you and all the living creatures:^[a] water will never again become a flood to destroy every creature. ¹⁶ The bow will be in the clouds, and I will look at it and remember the everlasting covenant^(F) between God and all the living creatures^[b] on earth.” ¹⁷ God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant that I have confirmed between Me and every creature on earth.”

God’s Rich Blessings

³ Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens.^{(A) 4} For He chose us in Him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in His sight.^[a](B) In love^{[b] 5} He predestined us to be adopted through Jesus Christ for Himself, according to His favor and will, ⁶ to the praise of His glorious grace^(C) that He favored us with in the Beloved.^(D)