First Reading (track one) 2 Samuel 23:1–7 Now these are the last words of David: The oracle of David, the son of Jesse, the oracle

First Reading 1 Samuel 1:4-20 (vv. 1-3 and 21-28 included in italics) There was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim of the hill country of Ephraim

First Reading Ruth 3:1–5, 4:13–17 Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek rest for you, that it may be

First Lesson Isaiah 25:6–9 On this mountain the LORD of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged

First Reading Job 42:1-6, 10-17 (omitted verses in italics) Then Job answered the LORD and said: “I know that you can do all things, and

First Reading Job 38:1–7, [34-41] optional verses bracketed below Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said: “Who is this that darkens