Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
Gimel
17 (A)Deal generously with Your servant,
That I may live and keep Your word.
18 Open my eyes, that I may behold
Wonderful things from Your Law.
19 I am a (B)stranger on the earth;
Do not hide Your commandments from me.
20 My soul is crushed [a](C)with longing
For Your ordinances at all times.
21 You (D)rebuke the arrogant, [b]the (E)cursed,
Who (F)wander from Your commandments.
22 (G)Take disgrace and contempt away from me,
For I (H)comply with Your testimonies.
23 Even though (I)rulers sit and speak against me,
Your servant (J)meditates on Your statutes.
24 Your testimonies also are my (K)delight;
They are [c]my advisers.
Daleth
25 My (L)soul clings to the dust;
(M)Revive me (N)according to Your word.
26 I have told of my ways, and You have answered me;
(O)Teach me Your statutes.
27 Make me understand the way of Your precepts,
And I will (P)meditate on Your wonders.
28 My (Q)soul [d]weeps because of grief;
(R)Strengthen me according to Your word.
29 Remove the false way from me,
And graciously grant me Your Law.
30 I have chosen the faithful way;
I have [e]placed Your judgments before me.
31 I (S)cling to Your testimonies;
Lord, do not put me to shame!
32 I shall run the way of Your commandments,
For You will (T)enlarge my heart.
Warning through Visions
7 This is what the Lord [a]God showed me, and behold, He was forming a (A)swarm of locusts [b]when the spring crop began to sprout. And behold, the spring crop was after the king’s mowing. 2 And it came about, [c]when it had (B)finished eating the vegetation of the land, that I said,
“(C)Lord God, please pardon!
How can Jacob stand?
For he is (D)small.”
3 The Lord (E)relented of this.
“It shall not be,” said the Lord.
4 So the Lord God showed me, and behold, the Lord God was calling to contend with them by (F)fire, and it consumed the great deep and began to consume the [d]farmland. 5 Then I said,
27 to whom (A)God willed to make known what (B)the wealth of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles is, the mystery that is (C)Christ in you, the (D)hope of glory. 28 We proclaim Him, (E)admonishing every person and teaching every person [a]with all (F)wisdom, so that we may (G)present every person [b](H)complete in Christ. 29 For this purpose I also (I)labor, (J)striving (K)according to His [c]power which [d]works mightily within me.
You Are Built Up in Christ
2 For I want you to know how great a (L)struggle I have in your behalf and for those who are at (M)Laodicea, and for all those who have not [e]personally seen my face, 2 that their (N)hearts may be encouraged, having been (O)knit together in love, and that they would attain to all (P)the wealth [f]that comes from the full assurance of understanding, resulting in a (Q)true knowledge of (R)God’s mystery, that is, Christ Himself, 3 in whom are hidden all (S)the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. 4 (T)I say this so that no one will deceive you with (U)persuasive arguments. 5 For even though I am (V)absent in body, I am nevertheless with you in spirit, rejoicing [g]to see [h]your (W)orderly manner and the (X)stability of your faith in Christ.
6 Therefore, as you have received (Y)Christ Jesus the Lord, so [i](Z)walk in Him, 7 having been firmly (AA)rooted and now being (AB)built up in Him and (AC)established [j]in [k]your faith, just as you (AD)were instructed, and overflowing [l]with gratitude.
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