Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

³ In the morning,^(E) Lord, you hear my voice;
    in the morning I lay my requests before you
    and wait expectantly.^(F)
4 For you are not a God who is pleased with wickedness;
    with you, evil people^(G) are not welcome.
⁵ The arrogant^(H) cannot stand^(I)
    in your presence.
You hate^(J) all who do wrong;
⁶     you destroy those who tell lies.^(K)
The bloodthirsty and deceitful
    you, Lord, detest.
⁷ But I, by your great love,
    can come into your house;
in reverence^(L) I bow down^(M)
    toward your holy temple.^(N)

⁸ Lead me, Lord, in your righteousness^(O)
    because of my enemies—
    make your way straight^(P) before me.
⁹ Not a word from their mouth can be trusted;
    their heart is filled with malice.
Their throat is an open grave;^(Q)
    with their tongues they tell lies.^(R)
10 Declare them guilty, O God!
    Let their intrigues be their downfall.
Banish them for their many sins,^(S)
    for they have rebelled^(T) against you.
¹¹ But let all who take refuge in you be glad;
    let them ever sing for joy.^(U)
Spread your protection over them,
    that those who love your name^(V) may rejoice in you.^(W)

¹² Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous;^(X)
    you surround them^(Y) with your favor as with a shield.^(Z)

²¹ The wise in heart are called discerning,
    and gracious words promote instruction.^[a](A)

²² Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent,^(B)
    but folly brings punishment to fools.

²³ The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent,^(C)
    and their lips promote instruction.^[b](D)

²⁴ Gracious words are a honeycomb,^(E)
    sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.^(F)

²⁵ There is a way that appears to be right,^(G)
    but in the end it leads to death.^(H)

²⁶ The appetite of laborers works for them;
    their hunger drives them on.

²⁷ A scoundrel^(I) plots evil,
    and on their lips it is like a scorching fire.^(J)

²⁸ A perverse person stirs up conflict,^(K)
    and a gossip separates close friends.^(L)

²⁹ A violent person entices their neighbor
    and leads them down a path that is not good.^(M)

³⁰ Whoever winks^(N) with their eye is plotting perversity;
    whoever purses their lips is bent on evil.

³¹ Gray hair is a crown of splendor;^(O)
    it is attained in the way of righteousness.

³² Better a patient person than a warrior,
    one with self-control than one who takes a city.

³³ The lot is cast^(P) into the lap,
    but its every decision^(Q) is from the Lord.^(R)

⁸ “‘These people honor me with their lips,
    but their hearts are far from me.
⁹ They worship me in vain;
    their teachings are merely human rules.^(E)’^[c](F)”