Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
5 Lord, your faithful love reaches to heaven,
your faithfulness to the clouds.(A)
6 Your righteousness is like the highest mountains,
your judgments like the deepest sea.(B)
Lord, you preserve people and animals.(C)
7 How priceless your faithful love is, God!
People take refuge in the shadow of your wings.(D)
8 They are filled from the abundance of your house.
You let them drink from your refreshing stream.(E)
9 For the wellspring of life is with you.(F)
By means of your light we see light.(G)
10 Spread your faithful love over those who know you,
and your righteousness over the upright in heart.(H)
Wages of Apostasy
3 If[a] a man divorces his wife
and she leaves him to marry another,
can he ever return to her?(A)
Wouldn’t such a land[b] become totally defiled?
But you!
You have prostituted yourself with many partners(B)—
can you return to me?(C)
This is the Lord’s declaration.
2 Look to the barren heights(D) and see.
Where have you not been immoral?
You sat waiting for them beside the highways(E)
like a nomad in the desert.
You have defiled the land
with your prostitution and wickedness.(F)
3 This is why the showers haven’t come(G)—
why there has been no spring rain.
You have the brazen look(H) of a prostitute[c]
and refuse to be ashamed.(I)
4 Haven’t you recently called to me, “My Father!(J)
You were my friend in my youth.(K)
5 Will he bear a grudge forever?(L)
Will he be endlessly infuriated?”
This is what you have said,
but you have done the evil things
you are capable of.
18 When Simon saw that the Spirit[a] was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money, 19 saying, “Give me this power also so that anyone I lay hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”
20 But Peter told him, “May your silver be destroyed with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!(A) 21 You have no part or share in this matter, because your heart is not right before God.(B) 22 Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, your heart’s intent may be forgiven. 23 For I see you are poisoned by bitterness and bound by wickedness.”(C)
24 “Pray to the Lord for me,” Simon replied, “so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”(D)
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