Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
9 O God, I will sing a (A)new song to You;
Upon a (B)harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You,
10 Who (C)gives salvation to kings,
Who (D)sets David His servant free from the evil sword.
11 Set me free and deliver me out of the hand of the sons of a (E)foreigner,
Whose mouth (F)speaks worthlessness
And whose (G)right hand is a right hand of lying.
12 That our sons would be as (H)grown-up plants in their youth,
And our daughters as (I)corner pillars [a]fashioned as for a palace;
13 That our (J)granaries would be full, furnishing every kind of produce,
And our flocks would bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields outside;
14 That our (K)cattle would [b]bear
Without [c](L)mishap and without [d](M)loss,
And without (N)outcry in our streets!
15 How blessed are the people for whom this is so;
How (O)blessed are the people for whom God is Yahweh!
Solomon Arrives on His Wedding Day
6 “[a](A)Who is this coming up from the wilderness
Like (B)columns of smoke,
As rising incense of (C)myrrh and (D)frankincense,
With all scented powders of the merchant?
7 Behold, it is the traveling couch of Solomon;
Sixty mighty men around it,
Of the mighty men of Israel.
8 All of them are those who seize the sword,
(E)Learned in war;
Each man has his (F)sword at his side,
Guarding against the [b](G)dreadful things of the night.
9 King Solomon has made for himself a sedan chair
From the timber of Lebanon.
10 He made its posts of silver,
Its [c]back of gold
And its seat of purple fabric,
With its interior inlaid with love
By the (H)daughters of Jerusalem.
11 Go forth and see, O (I)daughters of Zion,
King Solomon with the [d]crown
With which his mother has crowned him
On the (J)day of his wedding,
And on the day of his gladness of heart.”
A Good Minister’s Discipline
6 In pointing out these things to (A)the brothers, you will be a good (B)servant of Christ Jesus, being nourished on the words of the faith and of the [a](C)sound doctrine which you (D)have been following. 7 But refuse (E)godless (F)myths fit only for old women. On the other hand, train yourself for the purpose of (G)godliness, 8 for (H)bodily training is only of little profit, but (I)godliness is profitable for all things, since it (J)holds promise for the (K)present life and also for the life to come. 9 (L)It is a trustworthy saying and deserving full acceptance. 10 For it is for this we labor and strive, because we have fixed (M)our hope on (N)the living God, who is (O)the Savior of all men, especially of believers.
11 (P)Command and teach these things. 12 (Q)Let no one look down on your youthfulness, but show yourself as (R)a model to those who believe in word, conduct, (S)love, faith, and purity. 13 (T)Until I come, give attention to the public (U)reading of Scripture, to exhortation and teaching. 14 Do not neglect the gift within you, which was given to you through (V)prophetic utterance with (W)the laying on of hands by the (X)council of elders. 15 Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all. 16 (Y)Pay close attention to yourself and to your teaching; persevere in these things, for as you do this you will (Z)save both yourself and those who hear you.
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