Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

145 I will exalt you, my God, O king,
and I will bless^[b] your name forever and ever.
² Every day I will bless you
and praise your name forever and ever.
³ Great is Yahweh, and very worthy of praise,
and his greatness is unsearchable.
⁴ One generation will laud your works to another,
and will declare your mighty deeds.
⁵ On the splendor of the glory of your majesty,
and on your wonderful deeds, I will meditate.
⁶ And they will speak of the power of your awesome deeds,^[c]
and I will tell of your greatness.^[d]
7 They will utter ^[e] the renown of your abundant goodness,
and they will proclaim with joy your righteousness.
⁸ Yahweh is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger^[f] and great in loyal love.
⁹ Yahweh is good to all,
and his mercies are over all his works.
¹⁰ All your works will praise you, O Yahweh,
and your faithful ones will bless^[g] you.
¹¹ They will speak of the glory of your kingdom,
and talk of your power,
¹² to make known to the children of humankind his mighty deeds,
and the glory of the majesty of his kingdom.
¹³ Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and your dominion endures throughout all generations.^[h]
14 Yahweh upholds all who are falling,
and raises up all who are bowed down.
¹⁵ The eyes of all look hopefully to you,
and you give them their food in due time,
¹⁶ opening your hand,
and satisfying the desire of every living creature.
¹⁷ Yahweh is righteous in all his ways,
and loyal in all his works.
¹⁸ Yahweh is near to all who call on him,
to all who call on him in truth.
¹⁹ He fulfills the desire of those who fear him;
he also hears their cry for help, and saves them.
²⁰ Yahweh protects all those who love him,
but all the wicked he will exterminate.
²¹ My mouth will speak the praise of Yahweh,
and all flesh will bless his holy name
forever and ever.

4 Oh my!^[a] You are beautiful, my beloved!
    Oh my!^[b] You are beautiful!
Your eyes are doves
    from behind your veil.
Your hair is like a flock of goats
    that move down from the mountains of Gilead.
² Your teeth are like a flock of shorn ewes
    that came up from the washing,
all of them bearing twins,
    and there is none bereaved among them.
³ Your lips are like a thread of crimson,
    and your mouth is lovely.
Your temple is like pomegranate
    from behind your veil.
⁴ Your neck is like the tower of David,
    built in courses;
a thousand ornaments^[c] are hung on it,
    all the shields of the warriors.
⁵ Your two breasts are like two fawns,
    twins of a gazelle that feed among the lilies.
⁶ Until the day breathes and the shadows flee,
    I will go to the mountain of the myrrh,
        to the hill of the frankincense.
⁷ You are completely beautiful, my beloved!
    You are flawless!^[d]

⁸ Come^[e] with me from Lebanon, my bride!
    Come with me^[f] from Lebanon!
Look from the top of Amana,
    from the top of Senir and Hermon,
from the dwelling places of the lions,
    from the mountains of leopard.