Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
Psalm 10[a]
10 Why, Lord, do you stand far off?
Why do you pay no attention during times of trouble?[b]
2 The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed;[c]
the oppressed are trapped[d] by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.[e]
3 Yes,[f] the wicked man[g] boasts because he gets what he wants;[h]
the one who robs others[i] curses[j] and[k] rejects the Lord.[l]
4 The wicked man is so arrogant he always thinks,
“God won’t hold me accountable; he doesn’t care.”[m]
5 He is secure at all times.[n]
He has no regard for your commands;[o]
he disdains all his enemies.[p]
6 He says to himself,[q]
“I will never[r] be shaken,
because I experience no calamity.”[s]
7 His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words;[t]
his tongue injures and destroys.[u]
8 He waits in ambush near the villages;[v]
in hidden places he kills the innocent.
His eyes look for some unfortunate victim.[w]
9 He lies in ambush in a hidden place, like a lion in a thicket.[x]
He lies in ambush, waiting to catch[y] the oppressed;
he catches the oppressed[z] by pulling in his net.[aa]
10 His victims are crushed and beaten down;
they are trapped in his sturdy nets.[ab]
11 He says to himself,[ac]
“God overlooks it;
he does not pay attention;
he never notices.”[ad]
12 Rise up, Lord![ae]
O God, strike him down.[af]
Do not forget the oppressed.
13 Why does the wicked man reject God?[ag]
He says to himself,[ah] “You[ai] will not hold me accountable.”[aj]
14 You have taken notice,[ak]
for[al] you always see[am] one who inflicts pain and suffering.[an]
The unfortunate victim entrusts his cause to you;[ao]
you deliver[ap] the fatherless.[aq]
15 Break the arm[ar] of the wicked and evil man.
Hold him accountable for his wicked deeds,[as]
which he thought you would not discover.[at]
16 The Lord rules forever![au]
The nations are driven out of his land.[av]
17 Lord, you have heard[aw] the request[ax] of the oppressed;
you make them feel secure because you listen to their prayer.[ay]
18 You defend[az] the fatherless and oppressed,[ba]
so that mere mortals may no longer terrorize them.[bb]
27 Then the Lord said to me,[a] “When you tell them all this, they will not listen to you. When you call out to them, they will not respond to you. 28 So tell them: ‘This is a nation that has not obeyed the Lord their God and has not accepted correction. Faithfulness is nowhere to be found in it. These people do not even profess it anymore.[b] 29 So mourn,[c] you people of this nation.[d] Cut off your hair and throw it away. Sing a song of mourning on the hilltops. For the Lord has decided to reject[e] and forsake this generation that has provoked his wrath!’”[f]
30 The Lord says, “I have rejected them because[g] the people of Judah have done what I consider evil.[h] They have set up their disgusting idols in the temple[i] that I have claimed for my own[j] and have defiled it. 31 They have also built places of worship[k] in a place called Topheth[l] in the Valley of Ben Hinnom so that they can sacrifice their sons and daughters by fire. That is something I never commanded them to do! Indeed, it never even entered my mind to command such a thing![m] 32 So, watch out!”[n] says the Lord. “The time will soon come when people will no longer call those places Topheth or the Valley of Ben Hinnom. But they will call that valley[o] the Valley of Slaughter, and they will bury so many people in Topheth they will run out of room.[p] 33 Then the dead bodies of these people will be left on the ground for the birds and wild animals to eat.[q] There will not be any survivors to scare them away. 34 I will put an end to the sounds of joy and gladness or the glad celebration of brides and grooms throughout the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem. For the whole land will become a desolate wasteland.”
Healing a Withered Hand
6 On[a] another Sabbath, Jesus[b] entered the synagogue[c] and was teaching. Now[d] a man was there whose right hand was withered.[e] 7 The experts in the law[f] and the Pharisees[g] watched[h] Jesus[i] closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath,[j] so that they could find a reason to accuse him. 8 But[k] he knew[l] their thoughts,[m] and said to the man who had the withered hand, “Get up and stand here.”[n] So[o] he rose and stood there. 9 Then[p] Jesus said to them, “I ask you,[q] is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil, to save a life or to destroy it?” 10 After[r] looking around[s] at them all, he said to the man,[t] “Stretch out your hand.” The man[u] did so, and his hand was restored.[v] 11 But they were filled with mindless rage[w] and began debating with one another what they would do[x] to Jesus.
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