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Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

Daily Bible readings that follow the church liturgical year, with sequential stories told across multiple weeks.
Duration: 1245 days
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Psalm 45:1-2

A Song Celebrating the King’s Marriage.

For the music director; according to the [a]Shoshannim. A [b]Maskil of the sons of Korah. A Song of Love.

45 My heart is moved with a good theme;
I [c]address my [d]verses to the [e]King;
My tongue is the pen of (A)a ready writer.
2 You are the most handsome of the sons of mankind;
(B)Grace is poured [f]upon Your lips;
Therefore God has (C)blessed You forever.

Psalm 45:6-9

6 (A)Your throne, God, is forever and ever;
(B)The scepter of Your kingdom is a scepter of justice.
7 You have (C)loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
Therefore God, Your God, has (D)anointed You
With the oil of joy above Your companions.
8 All Your garments are fragrant with (E)myrrh, aloes, and cassia;
From ivory palaces (F)stringed instruments have made You joyful.
9 Kings’ daughters are among (G)Your noble women;
At Your (H)right hand stands the queen in (I)gold from Ophir.

Song of Solomon 2:1-7

The Bride’s Admiration

2 “I am the [a](A)rose of (B)Sharon,
The (C)lily of the valleys.”

The Groom

2 “Like a lily among the thorns,
So is (D)my darling among the [b]young women.”

The Bride

3 “Like an (E)apple tree among the trees of the forest,
So is my beloved among the [c]young men.
In his shade I took great delight and sat down,
And his (F)fruit was sweet to my [d]taste.
4 He has (G)brought me to his [e]banquet hall,
And his (H)banner over me is love.
5 Refresh me with (I)raisin cakes,
Sustain me with (J)apples,
Because (K)I am lovesick.
6 (L)His left hand is under my head,
And (M)his right hand (N)embraces me.”

The Groom

7 “(O)Swear to me, you (P)daughters of Jerusalem,
By the (Q)gazelles or by the (R)does of the field,
(S)That you will not disturb or awaken my love
Until she pleases.”

James 1:9-16

9 (A)Now the brother or sister of humble circumstances is to glory in his high position; 10 but the rich person is to glory in his [a]humiliation, because (B)like [b]flowering grass he will pass away. 11 For the sun rises with (C)its scorching heat and (D)withers the grass; and its flower falls off and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed; so also the rich person, in the midst of his pursuits, will die out.

12 (E)Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has [c]been approved, he will receive (F)the crown of life which the Lord (G)has promised to those who (H)love Him. 13 No one is to say when he is tempted, “(I)I am being tempted [d]by God”; for God cannot be tempted [e]by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone. 14 But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust. 15 Then (J)when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and (K)sin, when it has run its course, brings forth death. 16 (L)Do not be [f]deceived, (M)my beloved brothers and sisters.

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