Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
BOOK IV
(Psalms 90–106)
Psalm 90
Eternal God and Mortal Man
A prayer of Moses, the man of God.
1 Lord, you have been our refuge[a]
in every generation.(A)
2 Before the mountains were born,
before you gave birth to the earth and the world,
from eternity to eternity, you are God.(B)
3 You return mankind to the dust,
saying, “Return, descendants of Adam.”(C)
4 For in your sight a thousand years
are like yesterday that passes by,
like a few hours of the night.(D)
5 You end their lives;[b] they sleep.(E)
They are like grass that grows in the morning—
6 in the morning it sprouts and grows;
by evening it withers and dries up.(F)
7 For we are consumed by your anger;
we are terrified by your wrath.(G)
8 You have set our iniquities before you,
our secret sins in the light of your presence.(H)
9 For all our days ebb away under your wrath;
we end our years like a sigh.(I)
10 Our lives last[c] seventy years
or, if we are strong, eighty years.
Even the best of them are[d] struggle and sorrow;
indeed, they pass quickly and we fly away.(J)
11 Who understands the power of your anger?
Your wrath matches the fear that is due you.(K)
12 Teach us to number our days carefully
so that we may develop wisdom in our hearts.[e](L)
13 Lord—how long?
Turn and have compassion on your servants.(M)
14 Satisfy us in the morning with your faithful love
so that we may shout with joy and be glad all our days.(N)
15 Make us rejoice for as many days as you have humbled us,
for as many years as we have seen adversity.(O)
16 Let your work be seen by your servants,
and your splendor by their children.(P)
17 Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us;
establish for us the work of our hands—
establish the work of our hands!(Q)
24 Therefore the Lord God of Armies,
the Mighty One of Israel, declares:
“Ah, I will get even with my foes;
I will take revenge against my enemies.(A)
25 I will turn my hand against you(B)
and will burn away your dross completely;[a]
I will remove all your impurities.(C)
26 I will restore your judges(D) to what they were at first,
and your advisers to what they were at the start.
Afterward you will be called the Righteous City,(E)
a Faithful Town.”
27 Zion will be redeemed by justice,
those who repent, by righteousness.(F)
28 At the same time both rebels and sinners will be broken,
and those who abandon the Lord will perish.
29 Indeed, they[b] will be ashamed of the sacred trees
you desired,(G)
and you will be embarrassed because of the garden shrines
you have chosen.(H)
30 For you will become like an oak
whose leaves are withered,
and like a garden without water.(I)
31 The strong one will become tinder,
and his work a spark;
both will burn together,(J)
with no one to extinguish the flames.(K)
The Sign of Jonah
29 As the crowds were increasing, he began saying, “This generation(A) is an evil generation.(B) It demands a sign,(C) but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.[a](D) 30 For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so also the Son of Man(E) will be to this generation. 31 The queen of the south(F) will rise up at the judgment(G) with the men of this generation and condemn(H) them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon,(I) and look—something greater than Solomon is here. 32 The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at Jonah’s preaching, and look—something greater than Jonah is here.
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