Then the Kingwill desireyour beauty.BecauseHe is your Lord,bowdownto Him.
Dohomageto the Son,that He not becomeangry,and you perish[in] the way,For His wrathmay soonbe kindled.How blessedare allwho takerefugein Him!
Your throne,O God,is foreverand ever;A scepterof uprightnessis the scepterof Your kingdom.
Come,let us worshipand bowdown,Let us kneelbeforethe LORDour Maker.
"Ifyou yourself do not know,Most beautifulamong women,Goforthon the trailof the flockAnd pastureyour younggoatsBy the tentsof the shepherds.
"O my dove,in the cleftsof the rock,In the secretplaceof the steeppathway,Let me seeyour form,Let me hearyour voice;For your voiceis sweet,And your formis lovely."
"Like a lilyamongthe thorns,Sois my darlingamongthe maidens."
"You are altogetherbeautiful,my darling,And thereis noblemishin you.
"You are as beautifulas Tirzah,my darling,As lovelyas Jerusalem,As awesomeas an armywith banners.
"For your husbandis your Maker,Whose nameis the LORDof hosts;And your Redeemeris the HolyOneof Israel,Who is calledthe Godof allthe earth.
"The LORDyour Godis in your midst,A victoriouswarrior.He will exultoveryou with joy,He will be quietin His love,He will rejoiceoveryou with shoutsof joy.
And they, after worshipingHim, returnedto Jerusalemwith greatjoy,
Thomasansweredand saidto Him, "My Lordand my God!"
"The wordwhichHe sentto the sonsof Israel,preachingpeacethroughJesusChrist(He is Lordof all)--
For to thisend Christdiedand livedagain, that He might be Lordbothof the deadand of the living.
More thanthat, I countallthingsto be lossin viewof the surpassing valueof knowingChristJesusmy Lord,for whomI have suffered the lossof all things,and countthem but rubbishsothat I may gainChrist,
