Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
Lament over Defeat in Battle, and Prayer for Help.
For the choir director; according to [a]Shushan Eduth. A [b]Mikhtam of David, to teach; [c]when he struggled with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and smote twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.
60 O God, (A)You have rejected us. You have [d](B)broken us;
You have been (C)angry; O, (D)restore us.
2 You have made the [e](E)land quake, You have split it open;
(F)Heal its breaches, for it totters.
3 You have [f](G)made Your people experience hardship;
You have given us [g]wine to (H)drink that makes us stagger.
4 You have given a (I)banner to those who fear You,
That it may be displayed because of the truth. [h]Selah.
5 (J)That Your (K)beloved may be delivered,
(L)Save with Your right hand, and answer [i]us!
6 God has spoken in His [j](M)holiness:
“I will exult, I will portion out (N)Shechem and measure out the valley of (O)Succoth.
7 “(P)Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine;
(Q)Ephraim also is the [k]helmet of My head;
Judah is My [l](R)scepter.
8 “(S)Moab is My washbowl;
Over (T)Edom I shall throw My shoe;
Shout loud, O (U)Philistia, because of Me!”
9 Who will bring me into the besieged city?
Who [m]will lead me to Edom?
10 Have not You Yourself, O God, (V)rejected us?
And (W)will You not go forth with our armies, O God?
11 O give us help against the adversary,
For (X)deliverance [n]by man is in vain.
12 [o]Through God we shall (Y)do valiantly,
And it is He who will (Z)tread down our adversaries.
12 [a]Ephraim surrounds Me with (A)lies
And the house of Israel with deceit;
Judah is also unruly against God,
Even against the Holy One who is faithful.
Ephraim Reminded
12 [b]Ephraim feeds on (B)wind,
And pursues the (C)east wind continually;
He multiplies lies and violence.
Moreover, [c]he makes a covenant with Assyria,
And oil is carried to Egypt.
2 The Lord also has a (D)dispute with Judah,
And will punish Jacob (E)according to his ways;
He will repay him according to his deeds.
3 In the womb he (F)took his brother by the heel,
And in his maturity he (G)contended with God.
4 Yes, he wrestled with the angel and prevailed;
He wept and (H)sought His favor.
He found Him at (I)Bethel
And there He spoke with us,
5 Even the Lord, the God of hosts,
The Lord is His [d](J)name.
6 Therefore, (K)return to your God,
(L)Observe [e]kindness and justice,
And (M)wait for your God continually.
7 A [f]merchant, in whose hands are false (N)balances,
He loves to oppress.
8 And Ephraim said, “Surely I have become (O)rich,
I have found wealth for myself;
In all my labors they will find in me
(P)No iniquity, which would be sin.”
9 But I have been the Lord your God since the land of Egypt;
I will make you (Q)live in tents again,
As in the days of the appointed festival.
10 I have also spoken to the (R)prophets,
And I [g]gave numerous visions,
And through the prophets I gave (S)parables.
11 Is there iniquity in Gilead?
Surely they are worthless.
In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls,
Yes, (T)their altars are like the stone heaps
Beside the furrows of the field.
12 Now (U)Jacob fled to the [h]land of Aram,
And (V)Israel worked for a wife,
And for a wife he kept sheep.
13 But by a (W)prophet the Lord brought Israel from Egypt,
And by a prophet he was kept.
14 (X)Ephraim has provoked to bitter anger;
So his Lord will leave his (Y)bloodguilt on him
And bring back his (Z)reproach to him.
Family Relations
18 (A)Wives, (B)be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. 19 (C)Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them. 20 (D)Children, be obedient to your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing [a]to the Lord. 21 (E)Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so that they will not lose heart.
22 (F)Slaves, in all things obey those who are your masters [b]on earth, (G)not with [c]external service, as those who merely please men, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. 23 Whatever you do, do your work [d]heartily, (H)as for the Lord [e]rather than for men, 24 (I)knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward [f]of (J)the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you (K)serve. 25 For (L)he who does wrong will receive the consequences of the wrong which he has done, and [g](M)that without partiality.
Fellow Workers
4 Masters, grant to your slaves justice and fairness, (N)knowing that you too have a Master in heaven.
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