Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
You Will Not Forsake My Soul
A [a]Mikhtam of David.
16 (A)Keep me, O God, for (B)I take refuge in You.
2 O my soul, you have said to Yahweh, “You are [b]my Lord;
I (C)have no good without You.”
3 As for the [c](D)saints who are in the earth,
They are the majestic ones (E)in whom is all my delight.
4 The [d](F)pains of those who have [e]bartered for another god will be multiplied;
I shall not pour out their drink offerings of (G)blood,
Nor will I (H)take their names upon my lips.
5 Yahweh is the (I)portion of my inheritance and my (J)cup;
You support my (K)lot.
6 The (L)lines have fallen to me in pleasant places;
Indeed, my inheritance is (M)beautiful to me.
7 I will bless Yahweh who has (N)counseled me;
Indeed, my [f](O)mind instructs me in the night.
8 (P)I have (Q)set Yahweh continually before me;
Because He is (R)at my right hand, (S)I will not be shaken.
9 Therefore (T)my heart is glad and (U)my glory rejoices;
My flesh also will (V)dwell securely.
10 For You (W)will not forsake my soul to Sheol;
You will not (X)give Your [g]Holy One over to see [h]corruption.
11 You will make known to me (Y)the path of life;
In (Z)Your presence is fullness of joy;
In Your right hand there are (AA)pleasures forever.
The Bride Delights in Her Beloved
8 “[a]The voice of my beloved!
Behold, he is coming,
Leaping (A)on the mountains,
Jumping on the hills!
9 My beloved is like a (B)gazelle or a (C)young [b]stag.
Behold, he is standing behind our wall;
He gazes through the windows;
He is peering (D)through the lattice.
10 “My beloved answered and said to me,
‘(E)Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,
And come along.
11 For behold, the winter is past,
The rain is over; it is gone.
12 The flowers have appeared in the land;
The time for [c]pruning has arrived;
And the voice of the (F)turtledove has been heard in our land.
13 The (G)fig tree has ripened its figs,
And the (H)vines in blossom have given forth their fragrance.
Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,
And come along!’”
2 (A)Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving; 3 praying at the same time (B)for us as well, that God will open up to us a (C)door for (D)the word, so that we may speak (E)the mystery of Christ, for which I have also (F)been bound, 4 that I may make it (G)manifest (H)in the way I ought to speak.
5 (I)Walk in wisdom toward (J)outsiders, (K)redeeming the time.
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