Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
9 Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am in distress!
My eyes grow dim[a] from suffering.[b]
I have lost my strength.[c]
10 For my life nears its end in pain;
my years draw to a close as I groan.[d]
My strength fails me because of[e] my sin,
and my bones become brittle.[f]
11 Because of all my enemies, people disdain me;[g]
my neighbors are appalled by my suffering[h]—
those who know me are horrified by my condition;[i]
those who see me in the street run away from me.
12 I am forgotten, like a dead man no one thinks about;[j]
I am regarded as worthless, like a broken jar.[k]
13 For I hear what so many are saying,[l]
the terrifying news that comes from every direction.[m]
When they plot together against me,
they figure out how they can take my life.
14 But I trust in you, O Lord!
I declare, “You are my God!”
15 You determine my destiny.[n]
Rescue me from the power of my enemies and those who chase me.
16 Smile[o] on your servant.
Deliver me because of your faithfulness.
9 “As far as I am concerned, this is like in Noah’s time,[a]
when I vowed that the waters of Noah’s flood[b] would never again cover the earth.
In the same way I have vowed that I will not be angry at you or shout at you.
10 Even if the mountains are removed
and the hills displaced,
my devotion will not be removed from you,
nor will my covenant of friendship[c] be displaced,”
says the Lord, the one who has compassion on you.
10 For it was fitting for him, for whom and through whom all things exist,[a] in bringing many sons to glory, to make the pioneer[b] of their salvation perfect through sufferings. 11 For indeed he who makes holy and those being made holy all have the same origin,[c] and so[d] he is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters,[e] 12 saying, “I will proclaim your name to my brothers;[f] in the midst of the assembly I will praise you.”[g] 13 Again he says,[h] “I will be confident in him,” and again, “Here I am,[i] with[j] the children God has given me.”[k] 14 Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, he likewise shared in[l] their humanity,[m] so that through death he could destroy[n] the one who holds the power of death (that is, the devil), 15 and set free those who were held in slavery all their lives by their fear of death. 16 For surely his concern is not for angels, but he is concerned for Abraham’s descendants. 17 Therefore he had[o] to be made like his brothers and sisters[p] in every respect, so that he could become a merciful and faithful high priest in things relating to God, to make atonement[q] for the sins of the people. 18 For since he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted.
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