BibleGateway: Song of Solomon 6 ESV Text: Song of Solomon 6 Song of Solomon 6 (Listen) Others 6:1   Where has your beloved gone,    O most beautiful among women?  Where has your beloved turned,    that we may seek him with… Solomon and his bride are together in his garden. The two delight in one another.

BibleGateway: Song of Solomon 5 ESV Text: Song of Solomon 5 Song of Solomon 5 (Listen) He 5:1   I came to my garden, my sister, my bride,    I gathered my myrrh with my spice,    I ate my honeycomb… Solomon and his bride eat and drink in his garden. The bride searches for her beloved. The bride praises her beloved.

BibleGateway: Song of Solomon 4 ESV Text: Song of Solomon 4 Song of Solomon 4 (Listen) Solomon Admires His Bride’s Beauty He 4:1   Behold, you are beautiful, my love,    behold, you are beautiful!  Your eyes are doves    behind your… Solomon admires the beauty of his bride.

BibleGateway: Song of Solomon 3 ESV Text: Song of Solomon 3 Song of Solomon 3 (Listen) The Bride’s Dream 3:1   On my bed by night  I sought him whom my soul loves;    I sought him, but found him… The bride dreams of searching for and finding her beloved. Solomon arrives for their wedding.

BibleGateway: Song of Solomon 2 ESV Text: Song of Solomon 2 Song of Solomon 2 (Listen) 2:1   I am a rose1 of Sharon,    a lily of the valleys. He 2   As a lily among brambles,    so is my love… The bride describes her courtship with the king, their wedding, and their consummation of the marriage.

BibleGateway: Song of Solomon 1 ESV Text: Song of Solomon 1 Song of Solomon 1 (Listen) 1:1 The Song of Songs, which is Solomon’s. The Bride Confesses Her Love She1 2   Let him kiss me with the… The poetry of Song of Solomon, or Song of Songs, records romantic dialogues between a king (Solomon) and his bride. The relationship between this king and his bride serves as a beautiful metaphor for the relationship between Christ and His bride, the church.

BibleGateway: Psalm 46 ESV Text: Psalm 46 Psalm 46 (Listen) God Is Our Fortress To the choirmaster. Of the Sons of Korah. According to Alamoth.1 A Song. 46:1   God is our refuge and strength,    a very present2… The basis of Luther’s famous hymn, “A Mighty Fortress,” Psalm 46 paints a picture of security in the midst of conflict and tumult. Whatever battles or hardships or threats or dangers we may face, our mighty Lord is with us to protect us in this life and in eternity.

BibleGateway: Matthew 8 ESV Text: Matthew 8 Matthew 8 (Listen) Jesus Cleanses a Leper 8:1 When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him. 2 And behold, a leper1 came to him and knelt before… Jesus heals a leper, the servant of a centurion, the mother-in-law of Peter, and many others. Two men learn that following Jesus comes with an earthly cost. Jesus calms a storm on the sea. Jesus drives demons out of two men and into a herd of pigs.

BibleGateway: Matthew 7 ESV Text: Matthew 7 Matthew 7 (Listen) Judging Others 7:1 “Judge not, that you be not judged. 2 For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use… Jesus speaks against hypocritical judging, exhorts us to pray to the Father for all good things, teaches the golden rule, warns His followers to beware of false prophets, and encourages each of us to build his house on the rock of His Word. The crowds are astonished at the authority with which Jesus teaches.

BibleGateway: Ecclesiastes 12 ESV Text: Ecclesiastes 12 Ecclesiastes 12 (Listen) Remember Your Creator in Your Youth 12:1 Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw… Solomon describes the physical deterioration that we experience as we age, encouraging us to know the Lord while we are young. “Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.”