Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
Celebration of a Royal Wedding
For the music director; according to The Lilies. Of the sons of Korah.
A maskil. A song of love.[a]
45 My heart is moved with a good word;
I recite my compositions[b] to the king.
My tongue is the pen of a skilled scribe.
2 You are the most handsome of the sons of humankind;
grace is poured out on your lips;
therefore God has blessed you forever.
6 Your throne, O God, is forever and ever.
A scepter of uprightness is
the scepter of your kingdom.
7 You love righteousness and hate wickedness.
Therefore God, your God, has anointed you
from among your companions with festive oil.
8 All your robes are scented with myrrh and aloes and cassia.
From palaces of ivory stringed instruments gladden you.
9 Kings’ daughters are among your noble ladies.
The queen stands at your right hand in gold of Ophir.
Dialogue between Maiden and Her Beloved
2 I am a rose[a] of Sharon,
a lily of the valleys.
2 Like a lily among the thorns,[b]
so is my love among the maidens.
3 As an apple tree among the trees of the forest,
so is my beloved among the young men.
In his shade I sat down with delight,[c]
and his fruit was sweet to my palate.
Banquet Hall of Love
4 He brought me to the house of the wine,
and his intention was love toward me.
5 Sustain me with the raisins,
refresh me with the apples,
for I am lovesick.[d]
Double Refrain: Embrace and Adjuration
9 Now let the brother of humble circumstances boast in his high position, 10 but the rich person in his humiliation, because he will pass away like a flower of the grass. 11 For the sun rises with its burning heat and dries up the grass, and its flower falls off, and the beauty of its appearance is lost. So also the rich person in his pursuits[a] will wither away.
12 Blessed is the person[b] who endures testing, because when he[c] is approved he will receive the crown of life that he[d] has promised to those who love him. 13 No one who is being tempted should say, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted[e] by evil, and he himself tempts no one. 14 But each one is tempted when he[f] is dragged away and enticed by his own desires. 15 Then desire, after it[g] has conceived, gives birth to sin, and sin, when it[h] is brought to completion, gives birth to death.
16 Do not be deceived, my dear brothers.
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