Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
In God I Trust, I Shall Not Be Afraid
For the choir director. According to [a]Jonath Elem Rehokim. A [b]Mikhtam of David. [c]When the Philistines seized him in Gath.
56 Be gracious to me, O God, for man has [d](A)trampled upon me;
All day long, an attacker (B)oppresses me.
2 My foes have [e](C)trampled upon me all day long,
For many (D)attack me proudly.
3 [f]When I am (E)afraid,
[g]I will (F)trust in You.
4 (G)In God, whose word I praise,
In God I trust;
I shall not be afraid.
(H)What can mere [h]man do to me?
5 All day long they [i](I)distort my words;
All their [j](J)thoughts are against me for evil.
6 They [k](K)attack, they lurk,
They (L)watch my heels,
As they have (M)hoped to take my [l]life.
7 On account of their wickedness, (N)will they have an escape?
In anger, (O)bring down the peoples, O God!
8 You (P)have taken account of my wanderings;
Put my (Q)tears in Your bottle.
Are they not in (R)Your book?
9 Then my enemies will (S)turn back (T)in the day when I call;
This I know, [m]that (U)God is for me.
10 In God, whose word I praise,
In Yahweh, whose word I praise,
11 In God I [n]trust, I shall not be afraid.
What can man do to me?
12 Your (V)vows are binding upon me, O God;
I will [o]fulfill thank offerings to You.
13 [p]For You have (W)delivered my soul from death,
Indeed (X)my feet from stumbling,
So that I may (Y)walk before God
In the (Z)light of the [q]living.
The Almond Rod and Boiling Pot
11 Now the word of Yahweh came to me saying, “What do you see, (A)Jeremiah?” And I said, “I see a rod of an [a]almond tree.” 12 Then Yahweh said to me, “You have seen well, for (B)I am [b]watching over My word to do it.”
13 The word of Yahweh came to me a second time saying, “(C)What do you see?” And I said, “I see a boiling (D)pot, facing away from the north.” 14 Then Yahweh said to me, “(E)From the north the evil [c]will break open on all the inhabitants of the land. 15 For, behold, I am calling (F)all the families of the kingdoms of the north,” declares Yahweh; “and they will come, and each one of them will (G)put his throne at the opening of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all its walls round about and against all the (H)cities of Judah. 16 I will speak My judgments on them concerning all their evil, whereby they have (I)forsaken Me and have (J)burned incense to other gods and worshiped the (K)works of their own hands. 17 Now, (L)gird up your loins and arise and speak to them all which I command you. (M)Do not be dismayed before them, lest I dismay you before them. 18 Now behold, I have given you today as a fortified city and as a pillar of iron and as walls of bronze against the whole land, to the kings of Judah, to its princes, to its priests, and to the people of the land. 19 And they will fight against you, but they will not overcome you, for (N)I am with you to deliver you,” declares Yahweh.
Lament over Jerusalem
41 And as He approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He (A)cried over it, 42 saying, “If you knew in this day, even you, the things which make for peace! But now they have been hidden from your eyes. 43 For the days will come upon you [a]when your enemies will (B)throw up a [b]barricade against you, and (C)surround you and hem you in on every side, 44 and they will level you to the ground and your children within you, and (D)they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not [c]recognize (E)the time of your visitation.”
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