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Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

Daily Bible readings that follow the church liturgical year, with thematically matched Old and New Testament readings.
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Psalm 75

Psalm 75[a]

For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A psalm of Asaph. A song.

1 We praise you, God,
    we praise you, for your Name is near;(A)
    people tell of your wonderful deeds.(B)

2 You say, “I choose the appointed time;(C)
    it is I who judge with equity.(D)
3 When the earth and all its people quake,(E)
    it is I who hold its pillars(F) firm.[b]
4 To the arrogant(G) I say, ‘Boast no more,’(H)
    and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horns.[c](I)
5 Do not lift your horns against heaven;
    do not speak so defiantly.(J)’”

6 No one from the east or the west
    or from the desert can exalt themselves.
7 It is God who judges:(K)
    He brings one down, he exalts another.(L)
8 In the hand of the Lord is a cup
    full of foaming wine mixed(M) with spices;
he pours it out, and all the wicked of the earth
    drink it down to its very dregs.(N)

9 As for me, I will declare(O) this forever;
    I will sing(P) praise to the God of Jacob,(Q)
10 who says, “I will cut off the horns of all the wicked,
    but the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.”(R)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 75:1 In Hebrew texts 75:1-10 is numbered 75:2-11.
  2. Psalm 75:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
  3. Psalm 75:4 Horns here symbolize strength; also in verses 5 and 10.

Cross references

  1. Psalm 75:1 : Ps 145:18
  2. Psalm 75:1 : S Jos 3:5; Ps 44:1; S 71:16; 77:12; 105:2; 107:8, 15; 145:5, 12
  3. Psalm 75:2 : S Ex 13:10
  4. Psalm 75:2 : S Ps 7:11
  5. Psalm 75:3 : Isa 24:19
  6. Psalm 75:3 : 1Sa 2:8; S 2Sa 22:8
  7. Psalm 75:4 : S Ps 5:5
  8. Psalm 75:4 : S 1Sa 2:3
  9. Psalm 75:4 : Zec 1:21
  10. Psalm 75:5 : S Job 15:25
  11. Psalm 75:7 : S Ge 16:5; Ps 50:6; 58:11; Rev 18:8
  12. Psalm 75:7 : 1Sa 2:7; S Job 5:11; Ps 147:6; Eze 21:26; Da 2:21
  13. Psalm 75:8 : Pr 23:30
  14. Psalm 75:8 : Isa 51:17; Jer 25:15; Zec 12:2
  15. Psalm 75:9 : Ps 40:10
  16. Psalm 75:9 : Ps 108:1
  17. Psalm 75:9 : S Ge 24:12; Ps 76:6
  18. Psalm 75:10 : Ps 89:17; 92:10; 112:9; 148:14
Nahum 1:1-13

1 A prophecy(A) concerning Nineveh.(B) The book of the vision(C) of Nahum the Elkoshite.

The Lord’s Anger Against Nineveh

2 The Lord is a jealous(D) and avenging God;
    the Lord takes vengeance(E) and is filled with wrath.
The Lord takes vengeance on his foes
    and vents his wrath against his enemies.(F)
3 The Lord is slow to anger(G) but great in power;
    the Lord will not leave the guilty unpunished.(H)
His way is in the whirlwind(I) and the storm,(J)
    and clouds(K) are the dust of his feet.
4 He rebukes(L) the sea and dries it up;(M)
    he makes all the rivers run dry.
Bashan and Carmel(N) wither
    and the blossoms of Lebanon fade.
5 The mountains quake(O) before him
    and the hills melt away.(P)
The earth trembles(Q) at his presence,
    the world and all who live in it.(R)
6 Who can withstand(S) his indignation?
    Who can endure(T) his fierce anger?(U)
His wrath is poured out like fire;(V)
    the rocks are shattered(W) before him.

7 The Lord is good,(X)
    a refuge in times of trouble.(Y)
He cares for(Z) those who trust in him,(AA)
8     but with an overwhelming flood(AB)
he will make an end of Nineveh;
    he will pursue his foes into the realm of darkness.

9 Whatever they plot(AC) against the Lord
    he will bring[a] to an end;
    trouble will not come a second time.
10 They will be entangled among thorns(AD)
    and drunk(AE) from their wine;
    they will be consumed like dry stubble.[b](AF)
11 From you, Nineveh, has one come forth
    who plots evil against the Lord
    and devises wicked plans.

12 This is what the Lord says:

“Although they have allies and are numerous,
    they will be destroyed(AG) and pass away.
Although I have afflicted you, Judah,
    I will afflict you no more.(AH)
13 Now I will break their yoke(AI) from your neck
    and tear your shackles away.”(AJ)

Footnotes

  1. Nahum 1:9 Or What do you foes plot against the Lord? / He will bring it
  2. Nahum 1:10 The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.

Cross references

  1. Nahum 1:1 : S Isa 13:1; 19:1; Jer 23:33-34
  2. Nahum 1:1 : S Ge 10:11; S Jer 50:18; Na 2:8; 3:7
  3. Nahum 1:1 : S Isa 1:1
  4. Nahum 1:2 : S Ex 20:5
  5. Nahum 1:2 : S Ge 4:24; S Dt 32:41; Ps 94:1
  6. Nahum 1:2 : S Dt 7:10
  7. Nahum 1:3 : S Ne 9:17
  8. Nahum 1:3 : S Ex 34:7
  9. Nahum 1:3 : S Ex 14:21; S 2Ki 2:1
  10. Nahum 1:3 : S Ps 50:3
  11. Nahum 1:3 : S 2Sa 22:10; S Ps 104:3
  12. Nahum 1:4 : S 2Sa 22:16
  13. Nahum 1:4 : S Ex 14:22
  14. Nahum 1:4 : S Isa 33:9
  15. Nahum 1:5 : S Ex 19:18; S Job 9:6
  16. Nahum 1:5 : S Mic 1:4
  17. Nahum 1:5 : S Joel 2:10
  18. Nahum 1:5 : S Eze 38:20
  19. Nahum 1:6 : S Ps 130:3
  20. Nahum 1:6 : S Eze 22:14
  21. Nahum 1:6 : S Ps 76:7
  22. Nahum 1:6 : S Isa 5:24-25; S 42:25; S Jer 10:10
  23. Nahum 1:6 : 1Ki 19:11
  24. Nahum 1:7 : S Jer 33:11
  25. Nahum 1:7 : S Jer 17:17
  26. Nahum 1:7 : S Ps 1:6
  27. Nahum 1:7 : S Ps 22:9
  28. Nahum 1:8 : S Isa 8:7; S Da 9:26
  29. Nahum 1:9 : S Hos 7:15
  30. Nahum 1:10 : S 2Sa 23:6
  31. Nahum 1:10 : S Isa 49:26
  32. Nahum 1:10 : S Isa 5:24; Mal 4:1
  33. Nahum 1:12 : S Isa 10:34
  34. Nahum 1:12 : Isa 54:6-8; S La 3:31-32
  35. Nahum 1:13 : S Isa 9:4
  36. Nahum 1:13 : S Job 12:18; S Ps 107:14
Revelation 14:12-20

12 This calls for patient endurance(A) on the part of the people of God(B) who keep his commands(C) and remain faithful to Jesus.

13 Then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord(D) from now on.”

“Yes,” says the Spirit,(E) “they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them.”

Harvesting the Earth and Trampling the Winepress

14 I looked, and there before me was a white cloud,(F) and seated on the cloud was one like a son of man[a](G) with a crown(H) of gold on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand. 15 Then another angel came out of the temple(I) and called in a loud voice to him who was sitting on the cloud, “Take your sickle(J) and reap, because the time to reap has come, for the harvest(K) of the earth is ripe.” 16 So he who was seated on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.

17 Another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle.(L) 18 Still another angel, who had charge of the fire, came from the altar(M) and called in a loud voice to him who had the sharp sickle, “Take your sharp sickle(N) and gather the clusters of grapes from the earth’s vine, because its grapes are ripe.” 19 The angel swung his sickle on the earth, gathered its grapes and threw them into the great winepress of God’s wrath.(O) 20 They were trampled in the winepress(P) outside the city,(Q) and blood(R) flowed out of the press, rising as high as the horses’ bridles for a distance of 1,600 stadia.[b]

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 14:14 See Daniel 7:13.
  2. Revelation 14:20 That is, about 180 miles or about 300 kilometers

Cross references

  1. Revelation 14:12 : S Heb 6:12
  2. Revelation 14:12 : Rev 13:10
  3. Revelation 14:12 : S Jn 14:15
  4. Revelation 14:13 : 1Co 15:18; 1Th 4:16
  5. Revelation 14:13 : Rev 2:7; 22:17
  6. Revelation 14:14 : Mt 17:5
  7. Revelation 14:14 : Da 7:13; S Rev 1:13
  8. Revelation 14:14 : S Rev 6:2
  9. Revelation 14:15 : ver 17; Rev 11:19
  10. Revelation 14:15 : ver 18; Joel 3:13; Mk 4:29
  11. Revelation 14:15 : Jer 51:33
  12. Revelation 14:17 : S ver 15
  13. Revelation 14:18 : Rev 6:9; 8:5; 16:7
  14. Revelation 14:18 : S ver 15
  15. Revelation 14:19 : Rev 19:15
  16. Revelation 14:20 : ver 19; Isa 63:3; Joel 3:13; Rev 19:15
  17. Revelation 14:20 : Heb 13:12; Rev 11:8
  18. Revelation 14:20 : Ge 49:11; Dt 32:14
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