Numbers 7

• 1. On the day Moses set up the Tabernacle, he anointed it and set it apart as holy, along with all its furnishings and the altar with its utensils.
• 2. Then the leaders of Israel--the tribal leaders who had organized the census--came and brought their offerings.
• 3. Together they brought six carts and twelve oxen. There was a cart for every two leaders and an ox for each leader. They presented these to the LORD in front of the Tabernacle.
• 4. Then the LORD said to Moses,
• 5. "Receive their gifts and use these oxen and carts for the work of the Tabernacle. Distribute them among the Levites according to the work they have to do."
• 6. So Moses presented the carts and oxen to the Levites.
• 7. He gave two carts and four oxen to the Gershonite division for their work,
• 8. and four carts and eight oxen to the Merarite division for their work. All their work was done under the leadership of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
• 9. But he gave none of the carts or oxen to the Kohathite division, since they were required to carry the sacred objects of the Tabernacle on their shoulders.
• 10. The leaders also presented dedication gifts for the altar at the time it was anointed. They each placed their gifts before the altar.
• 11. The LORD said to Moses, "Let each leader bring his gift on a different day for the dedication of the altar."
• 12. On the first day Nahshon son of Amminadab, leader of the tribe of Judah, presented his offering.
• 13. The offering consisted of a silver platter weighing about 3 1/4 pounds and a silver basin of about 1 3/4 pounds. These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour mixed with olive oil.
• 14. He also brought a gold container weighing about four ounces, which was filled with incense.
• 15. He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering;
• 16. a male goat for a sin offering;
• 17. and two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs for a peace offering. This was the offering brought by Nahshon son of Amminadab.
• 18. On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar, leader of the tribe of Issachar, presented his offering.
• 19. The offering consisted of a silver platter weighing about 3 1/4 pounds and a silver basin of about 1 3/4 pounds. These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour mixed with olive oil.
• 20. He also brought a gold container weighing about four ounces, which was filled with incense.
• 21. He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering;
• 22. a male goat for a sin offering;
• 23. and two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs for a peace offering. This was the offering brought by Nethanel son of Zuar.
• 24. On the third day Eliab son of Helon, leader of the tribe of Zebulun, presented his offering.
• 25. The offering consisted of a silver platter weighing about 3 1/4 pounds and a silver basin of about 1 3/4 pounds. These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour mixed with olive oil.
• 26. He also brought a gold container weighing about four ounces, which was filled with incense.
• 27. He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering;
• 28. a male goat for a sin offering;
• 29. and two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs for a peace offering. This was the offering brought by Eliab son of Helon.
• 30. On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur, leader of the tribe of Reuben, presented his offering.
• 31. The offering consisted of a silver platter weighing about 3 1/4 pounds and a silver basin of about 1 3/4 pounds. These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour mixed with olive oil.
• 32. He also brought a gold container weighing about four ounces, which was filled with incense.
• 33. He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering;
• 34. a male goat for a sin offering;
• 35. and two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs for a peace offering. This was the offering brought by Elizur son of Shedeur.
• 36. On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, leader of the tribe of Simeon, presented his offering.
• 37. The offering consisted of a silver platter weighing about 3 1/4 pounds and a silver basin of about 1 3/4 pounds. These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour mixed with olive oil.
• 38. He also brought a gold container weighing about four ounces, which was filled with incense.
• 39. He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering;
• 40. a male goat for a sin offering;
• 41. and two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs for a peace offering. This was the offering brought by Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
• 42. On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel, leader of the tribe of Gad, presented his offering.
• 43. The offering consisted of a silver platter weighing about 3 1/4 pounds and a silver basin of about 1 3/4 pounds. These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour mixed with olive oil.
• 44. He also brought a gold container weighing about four ounces, which was filled with incense.
• 45. He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering;
• 46. a male goat for a sin offering;
• 47. and two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs for a peace offering. This was the offering brought by Eliasaph son of Deuel.
• 48. On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, leader of the tribe of Ephraim, presented his offering.
• 49. The offering consisted of a silver platter weighing about 3 1/4 pounds and a silver basin of about 1 3/4 pounds. These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour mixed with olive oil.
• 50. He also brought a gold container weighing about four ounces, which was filled with incense.
• 51. He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering;
• 52. a male goat for a sin offering;
• 53. and two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs for a peace offering. This was the offering brought by Elishama son of Ammihud.
• 54. On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, leader of the tribe of Manasseh, presented his offering.
• 55. The offering consisted of a silver platter weighing about 3 1/4 pounds and a silver basin of about 1 3/4 pounds. These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour mixed with olive oil.
• 56. He also brought a gold container weighing about four ounces, which was filled with incense.
• 57. He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering;
• 58. a male goat for a sin offering;
• 59. and two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs for a peace offering. This was the offering brought by Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
• 60. On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni, leader of the tribe of Benjamin, presented his offering.
• 61. The offering consisted of a silver platter weighing about 3 1/4 pounds and a silver basin of about 1 3/4 pounds. These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour mixed with olive oil.
• 62. He also brought a gold container weighing about four ounces, which was filled with incense.
• 63. He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering;
• 64. a male goat for a sin offering;
• 65. and two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs for a peace offering. This was the offering brought by Abidan son of Gideoni.
• 66. On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, leader of the tribe of Dan, presented his offering.
• 67. The offering consisted of a silver platter weighing about 3 1/4 pounds and a silver basin of about 1 3/4 pounds. These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour mixed with olive oil.
• 68. He also brought a gold container weighing about four ounces, which was filled with incense.
• 69. He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering;
• 70. a male goat for a sin offering;
• 71. and two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs for a peace offering. This was the offering brought by Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
• 72. On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Ocran, leader of the tribe of Asher, presented his offering.
• 73. The offering consisted of a silver platter weighing about 3 1/4 pounds and a silver basin of about 1 3/4 pounds. These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour mixed with olive oil.
• 74. He also brought a gold container weighing about four ounces, which was filled with incense.
• 75. He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering;
• 76. a male goat for a sin offering;
• 77. and two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs for a peace offering. This was the offering brought by Pagiel son of Ocran.
• 78. On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, leader of the tribe of Naphtali, presented his offering.
• 79. The offering consisted of a silver platter weighing about 3 1/4 pounds and a silver basin of about 1 3/4 pounds. These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour mixed with olive oil.
• 80. He also brought a gold container weighing about four ounces, which was filled with incense.
• 81. He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering;
• 82. a male goat for a sin offering;
• 83. and two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs for a peace offering. This was the offering brought by Ahira son of Enan.
• 84. So this was the dedication offering for the altar, brought by the leaders of Israel at the time it was anointed: twelve silver platters, twelve silver basins, and twelve gold incense containers.
• 85. In all, the silver objects weighed about 60 pounds, about 3 1/4 pounds for each platter and 1 3/4 pounds for each basin.
• 86. The weight of the donated gold came to about three pounds, about four ounces for each of the gold containers that were filled with incense.
• 87. Twelve bulls, twelve rams, and twelve one-year-old male lambs were donated for the burnt offerings, along with their prescribed grain offerings. Twelve male goats were brought for the sin offerings.
• 88. Twenty-four young bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty one-year-old male lambs were donated for the peace offerings. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed.
• 89. Whenever Moses went into the Tabernacle to speak with the LORD, he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the Ark's cover--the place of atonement--that rests on the Ark of the Covenant. The LORD spoke to him from there.

Psalms 42

• 1. As the deer pants for streams of water, so I long for you, O God.
• 2. I thirst for God, the living God. When can I come and stand before him?
• 3. Day and night, I have only tears for food, while my enemies continually taunt me, saying, "Where is this God of yours?"
• 4. My heart is breaking as I remember how it used to be: I walked among the crowds of worshipers, leading a great procession to the house of God, singing for joy and giving thanks--it was the sound of a great celebration!
• 5. Why am I discouraged? Why so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again--my Savior and
• 6. my God! Now I am deeply discouraged, but I will remember your kindness--from Mount Hermon, the source of the Jordan, from the land of Mount Mizar.
• 7. I hear the tumult of the raging seas as your waves and surging tides sweep over me.
• 8. Through each day the LORD pours his unfailing love upon me, and through each night I sing his songs, praying to God who gives me life.
• 9. "O God my rock," I cry, "Why have you forsaken me? Why must I wander in darkness, oppressed by my enemies?"
• 10. Their taunts pierce me like a fatal wound. They scoff, "Where is this God of yours?"
• 11. Why am I discouraged? Why so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again--my Savior and my God!

Psalms 43

• 1. O God, take up my cause! Defend me against these ungodly people. Rescue me from these unjust liars.
• 2. For you are God, my only safe haven. Why have you tossed me aside? Why must I wander around in darkness, oppressed by my enemies?
• 3. Send out your light and your truth; let them guide me. Let them lead me to your holy mountain, to the place where you live.
• 4. There I will go to the altar of God, to God--the source of all my joy. I will praise you with my harp, O God, my God!
• 5. Why am I discouraged? Why so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again--my Savior and my God!

Song of Songs 5

• 1. I am here in my garden, my treasure, my bride! I gather my myrrh with my spices and eat my honeycomb with my honey. I drink my wine with my milk. Oh, lover and beloved, eat and drink! Yes, drink deeply of this love!
• 2. One night as I was sleeping, my heart awakened in a dream. I heard the voice of my lover. He was knocking at my bedroom door. `Open to me, my darling, my treasure, my lovely dove, he said, `for I have been out in the night. My head is soaked with dew, my hair with the wetness of the night.
• 3. "But I said, `I have taken off my robe. Should I get dressed again? I have washed my feet. Should I get them soiled?'
• 4. "My lover tried to unlatch the door, and my heart thrilled within me.
• 5. I jumped up to open it. My hands dripped with perfume, my fingers with lovely myrrh, as I pulled back the bolt.
• 6. I opened to my lover, but he was gone. I yearned for even his voice! I searched for him, but I couldn't find him anywhere. I called to him, but there was no reply.
• 7. The watchmen found me as they were making their rounds; they struck and wounded me. The watchman on the wall tore off my veil.
• 8. "Make this promise to me, O women of Jerusalem! If you find my beloved one, tell him that I am sick with love."
• 9. O woman of rare beauty, what is it about your loved one that brings you to tell us this?
• 10. My lover is dark and dazzling, better than ten thousand others!
• 11. His head is the finest gold, and his hair is wavy and black.
• 12. His eyes are like doves beside brooks of water; they are set like jewels.
• 13. His cheeks are like sweetly scented beds of spices. His lips are like perfumed lilies. His breath is like myrrh.
• 14. His arms are like round bars of gold, set with chrysolite. His body is like bright ivory, aglow with sapphires.
• 15. His legs are like pillars of marble set in sockets of the finest gold, strong as the cedars of Lebanon. None can rival him.
• 16. His mouth is altogether sweet; he is lovely in every way. Such, O women of Jerusalem, is my lover, my friend.

New Living Translation: 120 of 365 days.