Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

A Song of degrees.

¹ ¶ Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye slaves of the LORD, who by night stand in the house of the LORD.

² Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.

³ The LORD that made the heavens and the earth bless thee out of Zion.

³² ¶ Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye sons; for blessed are those that keep my ways.

³³ Hearken unto chastening, and be wise; refuse it not.

³⁴ Blessed is the man that hears me, keeping vigil at my gates, waiting at the threshold of my doors.

³⁵ For whosoever finds me shall find life and shall obtain the will of the LORD.

³⁶ But he that sins against me wrongs his own soul; all those that hate me love death.

9 ¶ Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn out her seven pillars:

² She has killed her sacrifice; she has mingled her wine; and she has furnished her table.

³ She has sent forth her maidens; she cries upon the highest places of the city,

⁴ whosoever is simple, let him turn in here; as for those that lack understanding, {Heb. lacking of heart} she saith unto him,

⁵ Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.

⁶ Forsake that which is foolish and live and go in the way of understanding.

2 ¶ Having therefore left all malice and all guile and hypocrisies and envies and all murmurings,

² as newborn babes, desire the rational milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby in health;

³ if so be ye have tasted that the Lord is benevolent;