Numbers 10

• 1. Now the LORD said to Moses,
• 2. "Make two trumpets of beaten silver to be used for summoning the people to assemble and for signaling the breaking of camp.
• 3. When both trumpets are blown, the people will know that they are to gather before you at the entrance of the Tabernacle.
• 4. But if only one is blown, then only the leaders of the tribes of Israel will come to you.
• 5. "When you sound the signal to move on, the tribes on the east side of the Tabernacle will break camp and move forward.
• 6. When you sound the signal a second time, the tribes on the south will follow. You must sound short blasts to signal moving on.
• 7. But when you call the people to an assembly, blow the trumpets using a different signal.
• 8. Only the priests, Aaron's descendants, are allowed to blow the trumpets. This is a permanent law to be followed from generation to generation.
• 9. "When you arrive in your own land and go to war against your enemies, you must sound the alarm with these trumpets so the LORD your God will remember you and rescue you from your enemies.
• 10. Blow the trumpets in times of gladness, too, sounding them at your annual festivals and at the beginning of each month to rejoice over your burnt offerings and peace offerings. The trumpets will remind the LORD your God of his covenant with you. I am the LORD your God."
• 11. One day in midspring, during the second year after Israel's departure from Egypt, the cloud lifted from the Tabernacle of the Covenant.
• 12. So the Israelites set out from the wilderness of Sinai and traveled on in stages until the cloud stopped in the wilderness of Paran.
• 13. When the time to move arrived, the LORD gave the order through Moses.
• 14. The tribes that camped with Judah headed the march with their banner, under the leadership of Nahshon son of Amminadab.
• 15. The tribe of Issachar was led by Nethanel son of Zuar.
• 16. The tribe of Zebulun was led by Eliab son of Helon.
• 17. Then the Tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonite and Merarite divisions of the Levites were next in the line of march, carrying the Tabernacle with them.
• 18. Then the tribes that camped with Reuben set out with their banner, under the leadership of Elizur son of Shedeur.
• 19. The tribe of Simeon was led by Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
• 20. The tribe of Gad was led by Eliasaph son of Deuel.
• 21. Next came the Kohathite division of the Levites, carrying the sacred objects from the Tabernacle. When they arrived at the next camp, the Tabernacle would already be set up at its new location.
• 22. Then the tribes that camped with Ephraim set out with their banner, under the leadership of Elishama son of Ammihud.
• 23. The tribe of Manasseh was led by Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
• 24. The tribe of Benjamin was led by Abidan son of Gideoni.
• 25. Last of all, the tribes that camped with Dan set out under their banner. They served as the rear guard for all the tribal camps. The tribe of Dan headed this group, under the leadership of Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
• 26. The tribe of Asher was led by Pagiel son of Ocran.
• 27. The tribe of Naphtali was led by Ahira son of Enan.
• 28. This was the order in which the tribes marched, division by division.
• 29. One day Moses said to his brother-in-law, Hobab son of Reuel the Midianite, "We are on our way to the Promised Land. Come with us and we will treat you well, for the LORD has given wonderful promises to Israel!"
• 30. But Hobab replied, "No, I will not go. I must return to my own land and family."
• 31. "Please don't leave us," Moses pleaded. "You know the places in the wilderness where we should camp.
• 32. Come, be our guide and we will share with you all the good things that the LORD does for us."
• 33. They marched for three days after leaving the mountain of the LORD, with the Ark of the LORD's covenant moving ahead of them to show them where to stop and rest.
• 34. As they moved on each day, the cloud of the LORD hovered over them.
• 35. And whenever the Ark set out, Moses would cry, "Arise, O LORD, and let your enemies be scattered! Let them flee before you!"
• 36. And when the Ark was set down, he would say, "Return, O LORD, to the countless thousands of Israel!"

Psalms 46

• 1. God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble.
• 2. So we will not fear, even if earthquakes come and the mountains crumble into the sea.
• 3. Let the oceans roar and foam. Let the mountains tremble as the waters surge!
• 4. A river brings joy to the city of our God, the sacred home of the Most High.
• 5. God himself lives in that city; it cannot be destroyed. God will protect it at the break of day.
• 6. The nations are in an uproar, and kingdoms crumble! God thunders, and the earth melts!
• 7. The LORD Almighty is here among us; the God of Israel is our fortress.
• 8. Come, see the glorious works of the LORD: See how he brings destruction upon the world
• 9. and causes wars to end throughout the earth. He breaks the bow and snaps the spear in two; he burns the shields with fire.
• 10. "Be silent, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world."
• 11. The LORD Almighty is here among us; the God of Israel is our fortress.

Psalms 47

• 1. Come, everyone, and clap your hands for joy! Shout to God with joyful praise!
• 2. For the LORD Most High is awesome. He is the great King of all the earth.
• 3. He subdues the nations before us, putting our enemies beneath our feet.
• 4. He chose the Promised Land as our inheritance, the proud possession of Jacob's descendants, whom he loves.
• 5. God has ascended with a mighty shout. The LORD has ascended with trumpets blaring.
• 6. Sing praise to God, sing praises; sing praise to our King, sing praises!
• 7. For God is the King over all the earth. Praise him with a psalm!
• 8. God reigns above the nations, sitting on his holy throne.
• 9. The rulers of the world have gathered together. They join us in praising the God of Abraham. For all the kings of the earth belong to God. He is highly honored everywhere.

Song of Songs 8

• 1. Oh, if only you were my brother, who nursed at my mothers breast. Then I could kiss you no matter who was watching, and no one would criticize me.
• 2. I would bring you to my childhood home, and there you would teach me. I would give you spiced wine to drink, my sweet pomegranate wine.
• 3. Your left hand would be under my head and your right hand would embrace me.
• 4. "I want you to promise, O women of Jerusalem, not to awaken love until the time is right. "
• 5. Who is this coming up from the desert, leaning on her lover? I aroused you under the apple tree, where your mother gave you birth, where in great pain she delivered you.
• 6. Place me like a seal over your heart, or like a seal on your arm. For love is as strong as death, and its jealousy is as enduring as the grave. Love flashes like fire, the brightest kind of flame.
• 7. Many waters cannot quench love; neither can rivers drown it. If a man tried to buy love with everything he owned, his offer would be utterly despised.
• 8. We have a little sister too young for breasts. What will we do if someone asks to marry her?
• 9. If she is chaste, we will strengthen and encourage her. But if she is promiscuous, we will shut her off from men.
• 10. I am chaste, and I am now full breasted. And my lover is content with me.
• 11. "Solomon has a vineyard at Baal-hamon, which he rents to some farmers there. Each of them pays one thousand pieces of silver for its use.
• 12. But as for my own vineyard, O Solomon, you can take my thousand pieces of silver. And I will give two hundred pieces of silver to those who care for its vines."
• 13. O my beloved, lingering in the gardens, how wonderful that your companions can listen to your voice. Let me hear it, too!
• 14. Come quickly, my love! Move like a swift gazelle or a young deer on the mountains of spices.

New Living Translation: 123 of 365 days.