Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

¹ I will exalt you, my God, the King,
and I will bless your name forever and ever.
² Every day I will bless you,
and I will praise your name forever and ever.

³ Great is the Lord and worthy of great praise,
and there are no limits to the extent of his greatness.

⁴ One generation will praise your deeds to another,
and they will declare your mighty acts.
⁵ I will contemplate the glorious splendor of your majesty
and the accounts of your wonderful works.
⁶ Then they will speak about the power of your awesome works,
and I will tell about your great deeds.
⁷ They will pour forth the memory of your abundant goodness
and sing loudly about your righteousness.

⁸ The Lord is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and great in mercy.
⁹ The Lord is good to all.
His compassion extends over all he has made.

¹⁰ Everyone you have made will thank you, O Lord,
and the ones you favor will bless you.
¹¹ They will tell about the glory of your kingdom,
and they will speak about your might,
¹² to make known his might to the children of Adam,
to make known the glorious splendor of his kingdom.

¹³ Your kingdom is a kingdom for all ages,
and your dominion endures through all generations.
The Lord is faithful to all his words
and merciful toward all he has made.^[a]
14 The Lord lifts up all who fall,
and he supports all who are bowed down.
¹⁵ The eyes of all look eagerly to you,
and you give them their food at the proper time.
¹⁶ He opens his hand,
and he satisfies the desire of every living thing.^[b]
17 The Lord is righteous in all his ways
and merciful toward all that he has made.
¹⁸ The Lord is near to all who call on him,
to all who call on him in truth.
¹⁹ He grants the desire of those who fear him.
He hears their cry and saves them.
²⁰ The Lord watches over all who love him,
but he will destroy all the wicked.

²¹ My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord.
Let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.

4 Look at you. You are beautiful, my darling!
Look at you. You are beautiful!
Your eyes are doves behind your veil.
Your hair is like a flock of goats
which flows down from Mount Gilead.
² Your teeth are like a flock,
ready to be sheared,
which comes up from the washing.
Each is a twin. Not one of them is left by itself.
³ Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon.
Your mouth is lovely.
Your cheeks behind your veil
are like the halves of a pomegranate.
⁴ Like the tower of David,
your neck is adorned with rows of stones.^[a]
A thousand shields hang on it,
all of them the equipment of warriors.
⁵ Your two breasts are like two fawns,
twins of a gazelle, that browse among the lilies.

⁸ Come with me from Lebanon, my bride.
With me from Lebanon, come.
Descend from the top of Amana,
from the top of Senir and Hermon,
from the lions’ dens,
and from the mountains of the leopards.