THEINC-HIM DAILY BIBLE MEDITATION: Psalms and Proverbs: 27

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Psalms and Proverbs: 27

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

PSALMS: 27, 57, 87, 117, 147

PROVERBS: 27

PSALMS: 27

Of David.

1The LORD is my light and my salvation--

whom shall I fear?

The LORD is the stronghold of my life--

of whom shall I be afraid?

2When evil men advance against me

to devour my flesh,A

when my enemies and my foes attack me,

they will stumble and fall.

3Though an army besiege me,

my heart will not fear;

though war break out against me,

even then will I be confident.

4One thing I ask of the LORD,

this is what I seek:

that I may dwell in the house of the LORD

all the days of my life,

to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD

and to seek him in his temple.

5For in the day of trouble

he will keep me safe in his dwelling;

he will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle

and set me high upon a rock.

6Then my head will be exalted

above the enemies who surround me;

at his tabernacle will I sacrifice with shouts of joy;

I will sing and make music to the LORD. [1]

7Hear my voice when I call, O LORD;

be merciful to me and answer me.

8My heart says of you, "Seek hisB face!"

Your face, LORD, I will seek.

9Do not hide your face from me,

do not turn your servant away in anger;

you have been my helper.

Do not reject me or forsake me,

O God my Savior.

10Though my father and mother forsake me,

the LORD will receive me.

11Teach me your way, O LORD;

lead me in a straight path

because of my oppressors.

12Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes,

for false witnesses rise up against me,

breathing out violence.

13I am still confident of this:

I will see the goodness of the LORD

in the land of the living.

14Wait for the LORD;

be strong and take heart

and wait for the LORD. [2]

For the director of music. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." Of David. A miktam.A When he had fled from Saul into the cave.

PSALMS: 57

1Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me,

for in you my soul takes refuge.

I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings

until the disaster has passed.

2I cry out to God Most High,

to God, who fulfills his purpose for me.

3He sends from heaven and saves me,

rebuking those who hotly pursue me;

Selah

God sends his love and his faithfulness.

4I am in the midst of lions;

I lie among ravenous beasts--

men whose teeth are spears and arrows,

whose tongues are sharp swords.

5Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;

let your glory be over all the earth.

6They spread a net for my feet--

I was bowed down in distress.

They dug a pit in my path--

but they have fallen into it themselves.

Selah [3]

7My heart is steadfast, O God,

my heart is steadfast;

I will sing and make music.

8Awake, my soul!

Awake, harp and lyre!

I will awaken the dawn.

9I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations;

I will sing of you among the peoples.

10For great is your love, reaching to the heavens;

your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

11Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;

let your glory be over all the earth. [4]

PSALMS: 87

Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm. A song.

1He has set his foundation on the holy mountain;

2the LORD loves the gates of Zion

more than all the dwellings of Jacob.

3Glorious things are said of you,

O city of God:

Selah

4"I will record RahabA and Babylon

among those who acknowledge me--

Philistia too, and Tyre, along with CushB--

and will say, `ThisC one was born in Zion.' "

5Indeed, of Zion it will be said,

"This one and that one were born in her,

and the Most High himself will establish her."

6The LORD will write in the register of the peoples:

"This one was born in Zion."

Selah

7As they make music they will sing,

"All my fountains are in you." [5]

PSALMS: 117

1Praise the LORD, all you nations;

extol him, all you peoples.

2For great is his love toward us,

and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever.

Praise the LORD.A [6]

PSALMS: 147

1Praise the LORD.A

How good it is to sing praises to our God,

how pleasant and fitting to praise him!

2The LORD builds up Jerusalem;

he gathers the exiles of Israel.

3He heals the brokenhearted

and binds up their wounds.

4He determines the number of the stars

and calls them each by name.

5Great is our Lord and mighty in power;

his understanding has no limit.

6The LORD sustains the humble

but casts the wicked to the ground.

7Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving;

make music to our God on the harp.

8He covers the sky with clouds;

he supplies the earth with rain

and makes grass grow on the hills.

9He provides food for the cattle

and for the young ravens when they call.

10His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse,

nor his delight in the legs of a man;

11the LORD delights in those who fear him,

who put their hope in his unfailing love. [7]

12Extol the LORD, O Jerusalem;

praise your God, O Zion,

13for he strengthens the bars of your gates

and blesses your people within you.

14He grants peace to your borders

and satisfies you with the finest of wheat.

15He sends his command to the earth;

his word runs swiftly.

16He spreads the snow like wool

and scatters the frost like ashes.

17He hurls down his hail like pebbles.

Who can withstand his icy blast?

18He sends his word and melts them;

he stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow.

19He has revealed his word to Jacob,

his laws and decrees to Israel.

20He has done this for no other nation;

they do not know his laws.

Praise the LORD. [8]

PROVERBS: 27

271 Do not boast about tomorrow,

for you do not know what a day may bring forth.

2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth;

someone else, and not your own lips.

3Stone is heavy and sand a burden,

but provocation by a fool is heavier than both.

4Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming,

but who can stand before jealousy?

5Better is open rebuke

than hidden love.

6Wounds from a friend can be trusted,

but an enemy multiplies kisses.

7He who is full loathes honey,

but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.

8Like a bird that strays from its nest

is a man who strays from his home.

9Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart,

and the pleasantness of one's friend springs from his earnest counsel.

10Do not forsake your friend and the friend of your father,

and do not go to your brother's house when disaster strikes you--

better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

11Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart;

then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt. [9]

12The prudent see danger and take refuge,

but the simple keep going and suffer for it.

13Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger;

hold it in pledge if he does it for a wayward woman.

14If a man loudly blesses his neighbor early in the morning,

it will be taken as a curse.

15A quarrelsome wife is like

a constant dripping on a rainy day;

16restraining her is like restraining the wind

or grasping oil with the hand.

17As iron sharpens iron,

so one man sharpens another.

18He who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit,

and he who looks after his master will be honored.

19As water reflects a face,

so a man's heart reflects the man.

20Death and DestructionA are never satisfied,

and neither are the eyes of man.

21The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,

but man is tested by the praise he receives.

22Though you grind a fool in a mortar,

grinding him like grain with a pestle,

you will not remove his folly from him. [10]

23Be sure you know the condition of your flocks,

give careful attention to your herds;

24for riches do not endure forever,

and a crown is not secure for all generations.

25When the hay is removed and new growth appears

and the grass from the hills is gathered in,

26the lambs will provide you with clothing,

and the goats with the price of a field.

27You will have plenty of goats' milk

to feed you and your family

and to nourish your servant girls. [11]

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: 27

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