Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
Give Thanks to the Lord, for He Is Good
106 (A)Praise the Lord!
(B)Oh give thanks to the Lord, (C)for he is good,
(D)for his steadfast love endures forever!
2 Who can utter the mighty deeds of the Lord,
or declare all his praise?
3 Blessed are they who observe justice,
who (E)do righteousness at all times!
19 They (A)made a calf in Horeb
and worshiped a metal image.
20 They (B)exchanged the glory of God[a]
for the image of an ox that eats grass.
21 They (C)forgot God, their Savior,
who had done great things in Egypt,
22 wondrous works in (D)the land of Ham,
and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.
23 Therefore (E)he said he would destroy them—
had not Moses, his (F)chosen one,
(G)stood in the breach before him,
to turn away his wrath from destroying them.
9 Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and (A)seventy of the elders of Israel (B)went up, 10 and they (C)saw the God of Israel. There was under his feet as it were a pavement of (D)sapphire stone, like the very heaven for clearness. 11 And he did not lay his hand on the chief men of the people of Israel; they beheld God, and (E)ate and drank.
4 (A)You adulterous people![a] Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? (B)Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. 5 Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit (C)that he has made to dwell in us”? 6 But (D)he gives more grace. Therefore it says, (E)“God opposes the proud but (F)gives grace to the humble.” 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. (G)Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 (H)Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. (I)Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and (J)purify your hearts, (K)you double-minded. 9 (L)Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 (M)Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
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