Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
Psalm 150
Praise the Lord
1 Hallelujah!
Praise God in his sanctuary.
Praise him in his mighty expanse.(A)
2 Praise him for his powerful acts;(B)
praise him for his abundant greatness.(C)
3 Praise him with the blast of a ram’s horn;(D)
praise him with harp and lyre.(E)
4 Praise him with tambourine and dance;(F)
praise him with strings and flute.(G)
5 Praise him with resounding cymbals;
praise him with clashing cymbals.(H)
6 Let everything that breathes praise the Lord.(I)
Hallelujah!
Restoration from Captivity
30 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord. 2 “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Write on a scroll all the words that I have spoken to you,(A) 3 for look, the days are coming”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“when I will restore the fortunes[a] of my people Israel and Judah,”(B) says the Lord. “I will restore them to the land I gave to their ancestors and they will possess it.”
4 These are the words the Lord spoke to Israel and Judah. 5 This is what the Lord says:
We have heard a cry of terror,
of dread—there is no peace.
6 Ask and see
whether a male can give birth.
Why then do I see every man
with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor
and every face turned pale?(C)
7 How awful that day will be!(D)
There will be no other like it!(E)
It will be a time of trouble for Jacob,
but he will be saved out of it.
8 On that day—
this is the declaration of the Lord of Armies—
I will break his yoke from your neck(F)
and tear off your chains,(G)
and strangers will never again enslave him.(H)
9 They will serve the Lord their God
and David their king,
whom I will raise up for them.(I)
10 As for you, my servant Jacob,(J)
do not be afraid—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
and do not be discouraged, Israel,
for without fail I will save you out of a distant place,
your descendants, from the land of their captivity!
Jacob will return and have calm and quiet
with no one to frighten him.(K)
11 For I will be with you—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
to save you!(L)
I will bring destruction on all the nations
where I have scattered you;
however, I will not bring destruction on you.
I will discipline you justly,
and I will by no means leave you unpunished.(M)
10 This is how God’s children and the devil’s children become obvious. Whoever does not do what is right is not of God, especially the one who does not love his brother or sister.(A)
Love in Action
11 For this is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another, 12 unlike Cain,(B) who was of the evil one(C) and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his deeds were evil, and his brother’s were righteous.
13 Do not be surprised, brothers and sisters, if the world hates(D) you. 14 We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers and sisters. The one who does not love remains in death.(E) 15 Everyone who hates his brother or sister(F) is a murderer,(G) and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him. 16 This is how we have come to know love: He laid down his life(H) for us.(I) We should also lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.(J)
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