Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

⁴ Lord, tell me your ways.
    Show me how to live.
⁵ Guide me in your truth,
    and teach me, my God, my Savior.
    I trust you all day long.
⁶ Lord, remember your mercy and love
    that you have shown since long ago.
⁷ Do not remember the sins
    and wrong things I did when I was young.
But remember to love me always
    because you are good, Lord.

⁸ The Lord is good and right;
    he points sinners to the right way.
⁹ He shows those who are humble how to do right,
    and he teaches them his ways.
¹⁰ All the Lord’s ways are loving and true
    for those who follow the demands of his agreement.

¹⁶ “But our ancestors were proud and stubborn
    and did not obey your commands.
¹⁷ They refused to listen;
    they forgot the miracles you did for them.
So they became stubborn and turned against you,
    choosing a leader to take them back to slavery.
But you are a forgiving God.
    You are kind and full of mercy.
You do not become angry quickly, and you have great love.
    So you did not leave them.
¹⁸ Our ancestors even made an idol of a calf for themselves.
    They said, ‘This is your god, Israel,
    who brought you up out of Egypt.’
They spoke against you.

¹⁹ “You have great mercy,
    so you did not leave them in the desert.
The pillar of cloud guided them by day,
    and the pillar of fire led them at night,
    lighting the way they were to go.
²⁰ You gave your good Spirit to teach them.
    You gave them manna to eat
    and water when they were thirsty.
²¹ You took care of them for forty years in the desert;
    they needed nothing.
Their clothes did not wear out,
    and their feet did not swell.

²² “You gave them kingdoms and nations;
    you gave them more land.
They took over the country of Sihon king of Heshbon
    and the country of Og king of Bashan.
²³ You made their children as many as the stars in the sky,
    and you brought them into the land
    that you told their ancestors to enter and take over.
²⁴ So their children went into the land and took over.
    The Canaanites lived there, but you defeated them for our ancestors.
You handed over to them the Canaanites, their kings, and the people of the land.
    Our ancestors could do what they wanted with them.
²⁵ They captured strong, walled cities and fertile land.
    They took over houses full of good things,
    wells that were already dug,
    vineyards, olive trees, and many fruit trees.
They ate until they were full and grew fat;
    they enjoyed your great goodness.