Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
9 I will sing a [a]new song unto thee, O God, and sing unto thee upon a viol, and an instrument of ten strings.
10 It is he that giveth deliverance unto kings, and rescueth David his [b]servant from the hurtful sword.
11 Rescue me, and deliver me from the hand of strangers, whose mouth talketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:
12 [c]That our sons may be as the plants growing up in their youth, and our daughters as the corner stones, graven after the similitude of a palace:
13 That our [d]corners may be full and abounding with divers sorts, and that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousand in our streets.
14 That our [e]oxen may be strong to labor; that there be none invasion, nor going out, nor no crying in our streets.
15 Blessed are the people, that be [f]so, yea blessed are the people whose God is the Lord.
2 [a]I sleep, but mine heart waketh, it is the voice of my well-beloved that knocketh, saying, Open unto me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for mine head is full of dew, and my locks with the drops of the [b]night.
3 I have put off my [c]coat, how shall I defile [put] it on? I have washed my feet, how shall I defile them?
4 My well-beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, and [d]mine heart was affectioned toward him.
5 I rose up to open to my well-beloved, and mine hands did drop down myrrh, and my [e]fingers pure myrrh upon the handles of the bar.
6 I opened to my well-beloved: but my well-beloved was gone and past: mine heart was gone when he did speak: I sought him, but I could not find him: I called him, but he answered me not.
7 The [f]watchmen that were about the city, found me: they smote me, and wounded me: the watchmen of the walls took away my veil from me.
8 I charge you, [g]O daughters of Jerusalem, if you find my well-beloved, that you tell him that I am sick of love.
9 [h]O the fairest among women, what is thy well-beloved more than other well-beloved? what is thy well-beloved more than another lover, that thou dost so charge us?
10 My well-beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest of ten thousand.
11 His [i]head is as fine gold, his locks curled, and black as a raven.
12 His eyes are like doves upon the rivers of waters, which are washed with milk, and remain by the full vessels.
13 His cheeks are as a bed of spices, and as sweet flowers, and his lips like lilies dropping down pure myrrh.
14 His hands as rings of gold set with the [j]chrysolite, his belly like white ivory covered with sapphires.
15 His legs are as pillars of marble set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.
16 His mouth is as sweet things, and he is wholly delectable: this is my well-beloved, and this is my lover, O daughters of Jerusalem.
17 [k]O the fairest among women, whither is thy well-beloved gone? whither is thy well-beloved turned aside, that we may seek him with thee?
6 1 The Church assureth herself of the love of Christ. 3 The praises of the Church. 8 She is but one and undefiled.
1 My well-beloved is gone down into his [l]garden to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
2 I am my well-beloved’s, and my well-beloved is mine, who feedeth among the lilies.
3 Thou art beautiful, my love, as [m]Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.
19 (A)[a]For this is thankworthy, if a man for [b]conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongly.
20 For what praise is it, if when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye take it patiently? but and if when ye do well, ye suffer wrong and take it patiently, this is acceptable to God.
21 [c]For hereunto ye are called: for Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an [d]example that ye should follow his steps,
22 (B)Who did no sin, neither was there guile found in his mouth.
23 Who when he was reviled, reviled not again: when he suffered, he threatened not, but [e]committed it to him [f]that judgeth righteously.
24 (C)[g]Who his own self bare our sins in his body on the tree, that we being dead to sin, should live in righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
25 For ye were as sheep going astray: but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
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