Old Testament: Genesis 25:19-34

¹⁹These are the descendants of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham was the father of Isaac, ²⁰and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Paddan-aram, sister of Laban the Aramean. ²¹Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord granted his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived. ²²The children struggled together within her; and she said, “If it is to be this way, why do I live?” So she went to inquire of the Lord.²³And the Lord said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples born of you shall be divided; the one shall be stronger than the other, the elder shall serve the younger.” ²⁴When her time to give birth was at hand, there were twins in her womb. ²⁵The first came out red, all his body like a hairy mantle; so they named him Esau. ²⁶Afterward his brother came out, with his hand gripping Esau’s heel; so he was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them. ²⁷When the boys grew up, Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents. ²⁸Isaac loved Esau, because he was fond of game; but Rebekah loved Jacob.

²⁹Once when Jacob was cooking a stew, Esau came in from the field, and he was famished. ³⁰Esau said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stuff, for I am famished!” (Therefore he was called Edom.) ³¹Jacob said, “First sell me your birthright.” ³²Esau said, “I am about to die; of what use is a birthright to me?” ³³Jacob said, “Swear to me first.” So he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob. ³⁴Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew, and he ate and drank, and rose and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.

Psalm: Psalm 119:105-112

¹⁰⁵ Your word is a lantern to my feet *
       and a light upon my path.
¹⁰⁶ I have sworn and am determined *
       to keep your righteous judgments.
¹⁰⁷ I am deeply troubled; *
       preserve my life, O Lord, according to your word.
¹⁰⁸ Accept, O Lord, the willing tribute of my lips, *
       and teach me your judgments.
¹⁰⁹ My life is always in my hand, *
       yet I do not forget your law.
¹¹⁰ O The wicked have set a trap for me, *
       but I have not strayed from your commandments.
¹¹¹ Your decrees are my inheritance for ever; *
       truly, they are the joy of my heart.
¹¹² I have applied my heart to fulfill your statutes *
       for ever and to the end.

Old Testament: Isaiah 55:10-13

¹⁰For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return there until they have watered the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, ¹¹so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and succeed in the thing for which I sent it. ¹²For you shall go out in joy, and be led back in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall burst into song, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. ¹³Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress; instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle; and it shall be to the Lord for a memorial, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.

Psalm: Psalm 65: (1-8), 9-14

[¹ You are to be praised, O God, in Zion; *
       to you shall vows be performed in Jerusalem.
² To you that hear prayer shall all flesh come, *
       because of their transgressions.
³ Our sins are stronger than we are, *
       but you will blot them out.
⁴ Happy are they whom you choose
  and draw to your courts to dwell there! *
       they will be satisfied by the beauty of your house,
       by the holiness of your temple.
⁵ Awesome things will you show us in your righteousness,
  O God of our salvation, *
       O Hope of all the ends of the earth
       and of the seas that are far away.
⁶ You make fast the mountains by your power; *
       they are girded about with might.
⁷ You still the roaring of the seas, *
       the roaring of their waves,
       and the clamor of the peoples.
⁸ Those who dwell at the ends of the earth will tremble at your marvelous signs; *
       you make the dawn and the dusk to sing for joy.]
⁹ You visit the earth and water it abundantly;
  you make it very plenteous; *
       the river of God is full of water.
¹⁰ You prepare the grain, *
       for so you provide for the earth.
¹¹ You drench the furrows and smooth out the ridges; *
       with heavy rain you soften the ground and bless its increase.
¹² You crown the year with your goodness, *
       and your paths overflow with plenty.
¹³ May the fields of the wilderness be rich for grazing, *
       and the hills be clothed with joy.
¹⁴ May the meadows cover themselves with flocks,
   and the valleys cloak themselves with grain; *
       let them shout for joy and sing.