Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
The Lord Exalted for His Goodness.
A Psalm of Praise, of David.
145 I will (A)exalt You, (B)my God, the King,
And I will (C)bless Your name forever and ever.
2 Every day I will bless You,
And I will (D)praise Your name forever and ever.
3 (E)Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised;
And His (F)greatness is unsearchable.
4 One (G)generation will praise Your works to another,
And will declare Your mighty acts.
5 On the (H)glorious [a]splendor of Your majesty
And (I)on Your wonderful works, I will meditate.
6 People will speak of the [b]power of Your (J)awesome acts,
And I will (K)tell of Your greatness.
7 They will burst forth [c]in speaking of Your (L)abundant goodness,
And will (M)shout joyfully of Your righteousness.
8 The Lord is (N)gracious and compassionate;
Slow to anger and great in mercy.
9 The Lord is (O)good to all,
And His (P)mercies are over all His works.
10 (Q)All Your works will give thanks to You, Lord,
And Your (R)godly ones will bless You.
11 They will speak of the (S)glory of Your kingdom,
And talk of Your might,
12 To (T)make known to the sons of mankind [d]Your mighty acts,
And the (U)glory of the majesty of [e]Your kingdom.
13 Your kingdom is [f]an (V)everlasting kingdom,
And Your dominion endures throughout all generations.
[g]The Lord is faithful in His words,
And holy in all His works.
14 The Lord (W)supports all who fall,
And (X)raises up all who are bowed down.
15 The eyes of all [h]look to You,
And You (Y)give them their food in due time.
16 You (Z)open Your hand
And satisfy the desire of every living thing.
17 The Lord is (AA)righteous in all His ways,
And kind in all His works.
18 The Lord is (AB)near to all who call on Him,
To all who call on Him (AC)in truth.
19 He will (AD)fulfill the desire of those who fear Him;
He will also (AE)hear their cry for help and save them.
20 The Lord (AF)watches over all who love Him,
But He will destroy all the (AG)wicked.
21 My (AH)mouth will speak the praise of the Lord,
And (AI)all flesh will (AJ)bless His holy name forever and ever.
Solomon’s Love Expressed
4 “[a]How beautiful (A)you are, my darling,
[b]How beautiful you are!
Your (B)eyes are like doves (C)behind your veil;
Your (D)hair is like a flock of goats
That have descended from Mount (E)Gilead.
2 Your (F)teeth are like a flock of newly shorn sheep
Which have come up from their watering place,
All of which bear twins,
And not one among them has lost her young.
3 Your lips are like a (G)scarlet thread,
And your (H)mouth is beautiful.
Your (I)temples are like a slice of a pomegranate
Behind your veil.
4 Your (J)neck is like the tower of David,
Built with layers of stones
On which are (K)hung a thousand shields,
All the round (L)shields of the warriors.
5 Your (M)two breasts are like two fawns,
Twins of a gazelle
That (N)graze among the lilies.
6 (O)Until [c]the cool of the day
When the shadows flee,
I will go my way to the mountain of (P)myrrh
And to the hill of (Q)frankincense.
7 “(R)You are altogether beautiful, my darling,
And there is no blemish on you.
8 Come with me from (S)Lebanon, my (T)bride,
You shall come with me from Lebanon.
You shall [d]come down from the summit of (U)Amana,
From the summit of (V)Senir and Hermon,
From the dens of lions,
From the mountains of leopards.
3 (A)Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4 (B)I thank [a]my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus, 5 that in everything you were (C)enriched in Him, in all (D)speech and (E)all knowledge, 6 just as (F)the testimony concerning Christ was confirmed [b]in you, 7 so that you are not lacking in any gift, as you eagerly (G)await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, 8 (H)who will also [c]confirm you to the end, blameless on (I)the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 (J)God is faithful, through whom you were (K)called into (L)fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
10 Now (M)I urge you, (N)brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all [d]agree and that there be no [e](O)divisions among you, but that you be [f]made complete in (P)the same mind and in the same judgment. 11 For I have been informed concerning you, my brothers and sisters, by Chloe’s people, that there are quarrels among you. 12 Now I mean this, that (Q)each one of you is saying, “I am [g]with Paul,” [h]or “I am [i]with (R)Apollos,” [j]or “I am [k]with [l](S)Cephas,” [m]or “I am [n]with Christ.” 13 [o]Has Christ been divided? Paul was not crucified for you, was he? Or were you (T)baptized [p]in the name of Paul? 14 I am thankful that I (U)baptized none of you except (V)Crispus and (W)Gaius, 15 so that no one would say you were baptized [q]in my name! 16 But I did baptize the (X)household of Stephanas also; beyond that, I do not know if I baptized anyone else. 17 (Y)For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, (Z)not with [r]cleverness of speech, so that the cross of Christ would not be made of no effect.
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