Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

⁵ Even when he lies on his bed,^[a]
    he is hatching evil plots.
He commits himself to a wicked course
    and refuses to reject evil.
^6 [b]O Lord, your kindness extends to the heavens;
    your faithfulness, to the skies.
⁷ Your righteousness is like the mountains of God;
    your judgments, like the mighty deep;
    you sustain both humans and beasts, O Lord.
⁸ How precious, O God, is your kindness!^[c]
    People seek refuge in the shadow of your wings.
⁹ They feast on the abundance of your house,^[d]
    and you give them to drink from your delightful streams.
¹⁰ For with you is the fountain of life,^[e]
    and by your light we see light.

^1 [a]If a man divorces his wife,
    and she leaves him
    and marries another man,
does he have the right to return to her?
    Would not that land be completely defiled?
But, says the Lord,
    you have been unfaithful with many lovers,
    and yet you would return to me?
² Lift up your eyes to the barren heights
    and recall whether there is any place
    that you have not offered your body to another.
By the waysides you waited for lovers
    like an Arab in the desert.
You defiled the land
    with your harlotry and wickedness.
³ Therefore, the rain showers were withheld
    and the spring rains have not fallen.
Yet you have the brazen boldness of a prostitute,
    and you refuse to blush with shame.
⁴ Not so long ago you addressed me,
    “My Father, the beloved friend of my youth,
⁵ will you be angry with me forever
    and continue your wrath toward me to the end?”
This is how you speak,
    but you continue to be obstinate
    and to do every evil you can.