THEINC-HIM DAILY BIBLE MEDITATION: Psalms and Proverbs: 15

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Psalms and Proverbs: 15

Genesis 1:1 1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

PSALMS: 15, 45, 75, 105, 135

PROVERBS: 15

PSALMS: 15

A psalm of David.

1LORD, who may dwell in your sanctuary?

Who may live on your holy hill?

2He whose walk is blameless

and who does what is righteous,

who speaks the truth from his heart

3and has no slander on his tongue,

who does his neighbor no wrong

and casts no slur on his fellowman,

4who despises a vile man

but honors those who fear the LORD,

who keeps his oath

even when it hurts,

5who lends his money without usury

and does not accept a bribe against the innocent.

He who does these things

will never be shaken. [1]

PSALMS: 45

For the director of music. To the tune of "Lilies." Of the Sons of Korah. A maskil.A A wedding song.

1My heart is stirred by a noble theme

as I recite my verses for the king;

my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.

2You are the most excellent of men

and your lips have been anointed with grace,

since God has blessed you forever.

3Gird your sword upon your side, O mighty one;

clothe yourself with splendor and majesty.

4In your majesty ride forth victoriously

in behalf of truth, humility and righteousness;

let your right hand display awesome deeds.

5Let your sharp arrows pierce the hearts of the king's enemies;

let the nations fall beneath your feet.

6Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever;

a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.

7You love righteousness and hate wickedness;

therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions

by anointing you with the oil of joy.

8All your robes are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia;

from palaces adorned with ivory

the music of the strings makes you glad.

9Daughters of kings are among your honored women;

at your right hand is the royal bride in gold of Ophir.

10Listen, O daughter, consider and give ear:

Forget your people and your father's house. [2]

11The king is enthralled by your beauty;

honor him, for he is your lord.

12The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift,B

men of wealth will seek your favor.

13All glorious is the princess within her chamber;

her gown is interwoven with gold.

14In embroidered garments she is led to the king;

her virgin companions follow her

and are brought to you.

15They are led in with joy and gladness;

they enter the palace of the king.

16Your sons will take the place of your fathers;

you will make them princes throughout the land.

17I will perpetuate your memory through all generations;

therefore the nations will praise you for ever and ever. [3]

PSALMS: 75

For the director of music. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." A psalm of Asaph. A song.

1We give thanks to you, O God,

we give thanks, for your Name is near;

men tell of your wonderful deeds.

2You say, "I choose the appointed time;

it is I who judge uprightly.

3When the earth and all its people quake,

it is I who hold its pillars firm.

Selah

4To the arrogant I say, `Boast no more,'

and to the wicked, `Do not lift up your horns.

5Do not lift your horns against heaven;

do not speak with outstretched neck.' "

6No one from the east or the west

or from the desert can exalt a man.

7But it is God who judges:

He brings one down, he exalts another.

8In the hand of the LORD is a cup

full of foaming wine mixed with spices;

he pours it out, and all the wicked of the earth

drink it down to its very dregs.

9As for me, I will declare this forever;

I will sing praise to the God of Jacob.

10I will cut off the horns of all the wicked,

but the horns of the righteous will be lifted up. [4]

PSALMS: 105

1Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name;

make known among the nations what he has done.

2Sing to him, sing praise to him;

tell of all his wonderful acts.

3Glory in his holy name;

let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

4Look to the LORD and his strength;

seek his face always.

5Remember the wonders he has done,

his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,

6O descendants of Abraham his servant,

O sons of Jacob, his chosen ones.

7He is the LORD our God;

his judgments are in all the earth.

8He remembers his covenant forever,

the word he commanded, for a thousand generations,

9the covenant he made with Abraham,

the oath he swore to Isaac.

10He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree,

to Israel as an everlasting covenant:

11"To you I will give the land of Canaan

as the portion you will inherit."

12When they were but few in number,

few indeed, and strangers in it,

13they wandered from nation to nation,

from one kingdom to another.

14He allowed no one to oppress them;

for their sake he rebuked kings:

15"Do not touch my anointed ones;

do my prophets no harm." [5]

16He called down famine on the land

and destroyed all their supplies of food;

17and he sent a man before them--

Joseph, sold as a slave.

18They bruised his feet with shackles,

his neck was put in irons,

19till what he foretold came to pass,

till the word of the LORD proved him true.

20The king sent and released him,

the ruler of peoples set him free.

21He made him master of his household,

ruler over all he possessed,

22to instruct his princes as he pleased

and teach his elders wisdom.

23Then Israel entered Egypt;

Jacob lived as an alien in the land of Ham.

24The LORD made his people very fruitful;

he made them too numerous for their foes,

25whose hearts he turned to hate his people,

to conspire against his servants.

26He sent Moses his servant,

and Aaron, whom he had chosen.

27They performed his miraculous signs among them,

his wonders in the land of Ham.

28He sent darkness and made the land dark--

for had they not rebelled against his words?

29He turned their waters into blood,

causing their fish to die.

30Their land teemed with frogs,

which went up into the bedrooms of their rulers.

31He spoke, and there came swarms of flies,

and gnats throughout their country.

32He turned their rain into hail,

with lightning throughout their land; [6]

33he struck down their vines and fig trees

and shattered the trees of their country.

34He spoke, and the locusts came,

grasshoppers without number;

35they ate up every green thing in their land,

ate up the produce of their soil.

36Then he struck down all the firstborn in their land,

the firstfruits of all their manhood.

37He brought out Israel, laden with silver and gold,

and from among their tribes no one faltered.

38Egypt was glad when they left,

because dread of Israel had fallen on them.

39He spread out a cloud as a covering,

and a fire to give light at night.

40They asked, and he brought them quail

and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

41He opened the rock, and water gushed out;

like a river it flowed in the desert.

42For he remembered his holy promise

given to his servant Abraham.

43He brought out his people with rejoicing,

his chosen ones with shouts of joy;

44he gave them the lands of the nations,

and they fell heir to what others had toiled for--

45that they might keep his precepts

and observe his laws.

Praise the LORD.A [7]

PSALMS: 135

1Praise the LORD.A

Praise the name of the LORD;

praise him, you servants of the LORD,

2you who minister in the house of the LORD,

in the courts of the house of our God.

3Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good;

sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant.

4For the LORD has chosen Jacob to be his own,

Israel to be his treasured possession.

5I know that the LORD is great,

that our Lord is greater than all gods.

6The LORD does whatever pleases him,

in the heavens and on the earth,

in the seas and all their depths.

7He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth;

he sends lightning with the rain

and brings out the wind from his storehouses.

8He struck down the firstborn of Egypt,

the firstborn of men and animals.

9He sent his signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt,

against Pharaoh and all his servants.

10He struck down many nations

and killed mighty kings--

11Sihon king of the Amorites,

Og king of Bashan

and all the kings of Canaan--

12and he gave their land as an inheritance,

an inheritance to his people Israel. [8]

13Your name, O LORD, endures forever,

your renown, O LORD, through all generations.

14For the LORD will vindicate his people

and have compassion on his servants.

15The idols of the nations are silver and gold,

made by the hands of men.

16They have mouths, but cannot speak,

eyes, but they cannot see;

17they have ears, but cannot hear,

nor is there breath in their mouths.

18Those who make them will be like them,

and so will all who trust in them.

19O house of Israel, praise the LORD;

O house of Aaron, praise the LORD;

20O house of Levi, praise the LORD;

you who fear him, praise the LORD.

21Praise be to the LORD from Zion,

to him who dwells in Jerusalem.

Praise the LORD. [9]

PROVERBS: 15

151 A gentle answer turns away wrath,

but a harsh word stirs up anger.

2The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,

but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.

3The eyes of the LORD are everywhere,

keeping watch on the wicked and the good.

4The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life,

but a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.

5A fool spurns his father's discipline,

but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.

6The house of the righteous contains great treasure,

but the income of the wicked brings them trouble.

7The lips of the wise spread knowledge;

not so the hearts of fools.

8The LORD detests the sacrifice of the wicked,

but the prayer of the upright pleases him.

9The LORD detests the way of the wicked

but he loves those who pursue righteousness.

10Stern discipline awaits him who leaves the path;

he who hates correction will die.

11Death and DestructionA lie open before the LORD--

how much more the hearts of men! [10]

12A mocker resents correction;

he will not consult the wise.

13A happy heart makes the face cheerful,

but heartache crushes the spirit.

14The discerning heart seeks knowledge,

but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.

15All the days of the oppressed are wretched,

but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.

16Better a little with the fear of the LORD

than great wealth with turmoil.

17Better a meal of vegetables where there is love

than a fattened calf with hatred.

18A hot-tempered man stirs up dissension,

but a patient man calms a quarrel.

19The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns,

but the path of the upright is a highway.

20A wise son brings joy to his father,

but a foolish man despises his mother.

21Folly delights a man who lacks judgment,

but a man of understanding keeps a straight course.

22Plans fail for lack of counsel,

but with many advisers they succeed. [11]

23A man finds joy in giving an apt reply--

and how good is a timely word!

24The path of life leads upward for the wise

to keep him from going down to the grave.B

25The LORD tears down the proud man's house

but he keeps the widow's boundaries intact.

26The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked,

but those of the pure are pleasing to him.

27A greedy man brings trouble to his family,

but he who hates bribes will live.

28The heart of the righteous weighs its answers,

but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.

29The LORD is far from the wicked

but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

30A cheerful look brings joy to the heart,

and good news gives health to the bones.

31He who listens to a life-giving rebuke

will be at home among the wise.

32He who ignores discipline despises himself,

but whoever heeds correction gains understanding. [12]

33The fear of the LORD teaches a man wisdom,C

and humility comes before honor. [13] [14]

John 3:16-21 16"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,F that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son.G 19This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. 21But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God."H

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Sunday, October 25, 2009

Psalms and Proverbs: 15

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