Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
Psalm 62[a]
For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.
1 Truly my soul finds rest(A) in God;(B)
my salvation comes from him.
2 Truly he is my rock(C) and my salvation;(D)
he is my fortress,(E) I will never be shaken.(F)
3 How long will you assault me?
Would all of you throw me down—
this leaning wall,(G) this tottering fence?
4 Surely they intend to topple me
from my lofty place;
they take delight in lies.
With their mouths they bless,
but in their hearts they curse.[b](H)
5 Yes, my soul, find rest in God;(I)
my hope comes from him.
6 Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
7 My salvation and my honor depend on God[c];
he is my mighty rock, my refuge.(J)
8 Trust in him at all times, you people;(K)
pour out your hearts to him,(L)
for God is our refuge.
2 The Lord has a charge(A) to bring against Judah;(B)
he will punish(C) Jacob[a] according to his ways
and repay him according to his deeds.(D)
3 In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel;(E)
as a man he struggled(F) with God.
4 He struggled with the angel and overcame him;
he wept and begged for his favor.
He found him at Bethel(G)
and talked with him there—
5 the Lord God Almighty,
the Lord is his name!(H)
6 But you must return(I) to your God;
maintain love and justice,(J)
and wait for your God always.(K)
7 The merchant uses dishonest scales(L)
and loves to defraud.
8 Ephraim boasts,(M)
“I am very rich; I have become wealthy.(N)
With all my wealth they will not find in me
any iniquity or sin.”
9 “I have been the Lord your God
ever since you came out of Egypt;(O)
I will make you live in tents(P) again,
as in the days of your appointed festivals.
10 I spoke to the prophets,
gave them many visions
and told parables(Q) through them.”(R)
11 Is Gilead wicked?(S)
Its people are worthless!
Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal?(T)
Their altars will be like piles of stones
on a plowed field.(U)
12 Jacob fled to the country of Aram[b];(V)
Israel served to get a wife,
and to pay for her he tended sheep.(W)
13 The Lord used a prophet to bring Israel up from Egypt,(X)
by a prophet he cared for him.(Y)
14 But Ephraim has aroused his bitter anger;
his Lord will leave on him the guilt of his bloodshed(Z)
and will repay him for his contempt.(AA)
The Rich and the Kingdom of God(A)
16 Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life(B)?”(C)
17 “Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”(D)
18 “Which ones?” he inquired.
Jesus replied, “‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery,(E) you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, 19 honor your father and mother,’[a](F) and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’[b]”(G)
20 “All these I have kept,” the young man said. “What do I still lack?”
21 Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect,(H) go, sell your possessions and give to the poor,(I) and you will have treasure in heaven.(J) Then come, follow me.”
22 When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth.
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