Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

¹¹ Teach me your way,^(A) Lord,
    that I may rely on your faithfulness;^(B)
give me an undivided^(C) heart,
    that I may fear^(D) your name.
¹² I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart;^(E)
    I will glorify your name forever.
¹³ For great is your love toward me;
    you have delivered me^(F) from the depths,
    from the realm of the dead.^(G)

¹⁴ Arrogant foes are attacking me, O God;
    ruthless people are trying to kill me—
    they have no regard for you.^(H)
15 But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious^(I) God,
    slow to anger,^(J) abounding^(K) in love and faithfulness.^(L)
16 Turn to me^(M) and have mercy^(N) on me;
    show your strength^(O) in behalf of your servant;
save me, because I serve you
    just as my mother did.^(P)
17 Give me a sign^(Q) of your goodness,
    that my enemies may see it and be put to shame,
    for you, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.

¹⁸ They know nothing, they understand^(A) nothing;
    their eyes^(B) are plastered over so they cannot see,
    and their minds closed so they cannot understand.
¹⁹ No one stops to think,
    no one has the knowledge or understanding^(C) to say,
“Half of it I used for fuel;^(D)
    I even baked bread over its coals,
    I roasted meat and I ate.
Shall I make a detestable^(E) thing from what is left?
    Shall I bow down to a block of wood?”^(F)
20 Such a person feeds on ashes;^(G) a deluded^(H) heart misleads him;
    he cannot save himself, or say,
    “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?^(I)”