PSALMS: 11,
41, 71, 101, 131
PROVERBS: 11
OLD TESTAMENT: 2 KINGS 18:13 - 19:37
NEW TESTAMENT: ACTS 21:1 - 17
PSALMS: 11
For
the director of music. Of David.
1
In the LORD I take refuge.
How
then can you say to me:
"Flee like a bird to your mountain.
2 For look,
the wicked bend their bows;
they set their arrows against the strings
to shoot from the shadows
at the upright in heart.
3 When the
foundations are being destroyed,
what can the righteous do A?"
4
The LORD is in his holy temple;
the
LORD is on his heavenly throne.
He
observes the sons of men;
his
eyes examine them.
5
The LORD examines the righteous,
but
the wicked B and those who love violence
his
soul hates.
6
On the wicked he will rain
fiery
coals and burning sulfur;
a
scorching wind will be their lot.
7
For the LORD is righteous,
he
loves justice;
upright
men will see his face. [1]
PSALMS: 41
For
the director of music. A psalm of David.
1
Blessed is he who has regard for the weak;
the
LORD delivers him in times of trouble.
2
The LORD will protect him and preserve his life;
he
will bless him in the land
and
not surrender him to the desire of his foes.
3
The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed
and
restore him from his bed of illness.
4
I said, "O LORD, have mercy on me;
heal
me, for I have sinned against you."
5
My enemies say of me in malice,
"When
will he die and his name perish?"
6
Whenever one comes to see me,
he
speaks falsely, while his heart gathers slander;
then
he goes out and spreads it abroad.
7
All my enemies whisper together against me;
they
imagine the worst for me, saying,
8
"A vile disease has beset him;
he
will never get up from the place where he lies."
9
Even my close friend, whom I trusted,
he
who shared my bread,
has
lifted up his heel against me. [2]
10
But you, O LORD, have mercy on me;
raise
me up, that I may repay them.
11
I know that you are pleased with me,
for
my enemy does not triumph over me.
12
In my integrity you uphold me
and
set me in your presence forever.
13
Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel,
from
everlasting to everlasting.
Amen
and Amen [3]
PSALMS: 71
1
In you, O LORD, I have taken refuge;
let
me never be put to shame.
2
Rescue me and deliver me in your righteousness;
turn
your ear to me and save me.
3
Be my rock of refuge,
to
which I can always go;
give
the command to save me,
for
you are my rock and my fortress.
4
Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked,
from
the grasp of evil and cruel men.
5
For you have been my hope, O Sovereign LORD,
my
confidence since my youth.
6
From birth I have relied on you;
you
brought me forth from my mother's womb.
I
will ever praise you.
7
I have become like a portent to many,
but
you are my strong refuge.
8
My mouth is filled with your praise,
declaring
your splendor all day long.
9
Do not cast me away when I am old;
do
not forsake me when my strength is gone.
10
For my enemies speak against me;
those
who wait to kill me conspire together.
11
They say, "God has forsaken him;
pursue
him and seize him,
for
no one will rescue him."
12
Be not far from me, O God;
come
quickly, O my God, to help me.
13
May my accusers perish in shame;
may
those who want to harm me
be
covered with scorn and disgrace. [4]
14
But as for me, I will always have hope;
I
will praise you more and more.
15
My mouth will tell of your righteousness,
of
your salvation all day long,
though
I know not its measure.
16
I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, O Sovereign
LORD;
I
will proclaim your righteousness, yours alone.
17
Since my youth, O God, you have taught me,
and
to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.
18
Even when I am old and gray,
do
not forsake me, O God,
till
I declare your power to the next generation,
your
might to all who are to come.
19
Your righteousness reaches to the skies, O God,
you
who have done great things.
Who,
O God, is like you?
20
Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter,
you
will restore my life again;
from
the depths of the earth
you
will again bring me up.
21
You will increase my honor
and
comfort me once again.
22
I will praise you with the harp
for
your faithfulness, O my God;
I
will sing praise to you with the lyre,
O
Holy One of Israel.
23
My lips will shout for joy
when
I sing praise to you--
I,
whom you have redeemed.
24
My tongue will tell of your righteous acts [5]
all
day long,
for
those who wanted to harm me
have
been put to shame and confusion. [6]
PSALMS: 101
Of
David. A psalm.
1
I will sing of your love and justice;
to
you, O LORD, I will sing praise.
2
I will be careful to lead a blameless life--
when
will you come to me?
I
will walk in my house
with
blameless heart.
3
I will set before my eyes
no
vile thing.
The
deeds of faithless men I hate;
they
will not cling to me.
4
Men of perverse heart shall be far from me;
I
will have nothing to do with evil.
5
Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret,
him
will I put to silence;
whoever
has haughty eyes and a proud heart,
him
will I not endure.
6
My eyes will be on the faithful in the land,
that
they may dwell with me;
he
whose walk is blameless
will
minister to me.[7]
7
No one who practices deceit
will
dwell in my house;
no
one who speaks falsely
will
stand in my presence.
8
Every morning I will put to silence
all
the wicked in the land;
I
will cut off every evildoer
from
the city of the LORD. [8]
PSALMS: 131
A
song of ascents. Of David.
1
My heart is not proud, O LORD,
my
eyes are not haughty;
I
do not concern myself with great matters
or
things too wonderful for me.
2
But I have stilled and quieted my soul;
like
a weaned child with its mother,
like
a weaned child is my soul within me.
3
O Israel, put your hope in the LORD
both
now and forevermore. [9]
PROVERBS: 11
11
1 The LORD abhors
dishonest scales,
but
accurate weights are his delight.
2
When pride comes, then comes disgrace,
but
with humility comes wisdom.
3
The integrity of the upright guides them,
but
the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.
4
Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath,
but
righteousness delivers from death.
5
The righteousness of the blameless makes a straight way for them,
but
the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.
6
The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
but
the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.
7
When a wicked man dies, his hope perishes;
all
he expected from his power comes to nothing.
8
The righteous man is rescued from trouble,
and
it comes on the wicked instead.
9
With his mouth the godless destroys his neighbor,
but
through knowledge the righteous escape.
10
When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices;
when
the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
11
Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
but
by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed. [10]
12
A man who lacks judgment derides his neighbor,
but
a man of understanding holds his tongue.
13
A gossip betrays a confidence,
but
a trustworthy man keeps a secret.
14
For lack of guidance a nation falls,
but
many advisers make victory sure.
15
He who puts up security for another will surely
suffer,
but
whoever refuses to strike hands in pledge is safe.
16
A kindhearted woman gains respect,
but
ruthless men gain only wealth.
17
A kind man benefits himself,
but
a cruel man brings trouble on himself.
18
The wicked man earns deceptive wages,
but
he who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
19
The truly righteous man attains life,
but
he who pursues evil goes to his death.
20
The LORD detests men of perverse heart
but
he delights in those whose ways are blameless.
21
Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished,
but
those who are righteous will go free.[11]
22
Like a gold ring in a pig's snout
is
a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.
23
The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
but
the hope of the wicked only in wrath.
24
One man gives freely, yet gains even more;
another
withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.
25
A generous man will prosper;
he
who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
26
People curse the man who hoards grain,
but
blessing crowns him who is willing to sell.
27
He who seeks good finds goodwill,
but
evil comes to him who searches for it.
28
Whoever trusts in his riches will fall,
but
the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.
29
He who brings trouble on his family will inherit only
wind,
and
the fool will be servant to the wise.
30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
and
he who wins souls is wise.
31
If the righteous receive their due on earth,
how
much more the ungodly and the sinner! [12]
OLD
TESTAMENT: 2 KINGS 18:13 - 19:37
13 In
the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah's reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria
attacked all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them. 14 So
Hezekiah king of Judah sent this message to the king of Assyria at Lachish:
"I have done wrong. Withdraw from me, and I will pay whatever you demand
of me." The king of Assyria exacted from Hezekiah king of Judah three
hundred talents D of silver and thirty talents E of gold.
15 So Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the temple
of the LORD and in the treasuries of the royal palace.
16 At
this time Hezekiah king of Judah stripped off the gold with which he had
covered the doors and doorposts of the temple of the LORD, and gave it to the
king of Assyria.
17 The
king of Assyria sent his supreme commander, his chief officer and his field
commander with a large army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They
came up to Jerusalem and stopped at the aqueduct of the Upper Pool, on the road
to the Washerman's Field. 18 They called for the king; and Eliakim
son of Hilkiah the palace administrator, Shebna the secretary, and Joah son of
Asaph the recorder went out to them.
19 The
field commander said to them, "Tell Hezekiah:
"`This is what the
great king, the king of Assyria, says: On what are you basing this confidence
of yours? 20 You say you have strategy and military strength--but
you speak only empty words. On whom are you depending, that you rebel against
me? 21 Look now, [13]
you are depending on Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff, which pierces a
man's hand and wounds him if he leans on it! Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to
all who depend on him. 22 And if you say to me, "We are
depending on the LORD our God"--isn't he the one whose high places and
altars Hezekiah removed, saying to Judah and Jerusalem, "You must worship
before this altar in Jerusalem"?
23 "`Come
now, make a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria: I will give you two
thousand horses--if you can put riders on them!
24 How
can you repulse one officer of the least of my master's officials, even though
you are depending on Egypt for chariots and horsemen F? 25 Furthermore,
have I come to attack and destroy this place without word from the LORD? The
LORD himself told me to march against this country and destroy it.'"
26 Then
Eliakim son of Hilkiah, and Shebna and Joah said to the field commander,
"Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, since we understand it. Don't
speak to us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people on the wall."
27 But
the commander replied, "Was it only to your master and you that my master
sent me to say these things, and not to the men sitting on the wall--who, like
you, will have to eat their own filth and drink their own urine?"
28 Then
the commander stood and called out in Hebrew: "Hear the word of the great
king, the king of Assyria! 29 This is what the king says: Do not let
Hezekiah deceive you. He cannot deliver you from my hand.
30 Do
not let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the [14]
LORD when he says, `The LORD will surely deliver us;
this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.'
31 "Do
not listen to Hezekiah. This is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with
me and come out to me. Then every one of you will eat from his own vine and fig
tree and drink water from his own cistern, 32 until I come and take
you to a land like your own, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and
vineyards, a land of olive trees and honey. Choose life and not death!
"Do not listen to
Hezekiah, for he is misleading you when he says, `The LORD will deliver us.' 33
Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the
king of Assyria? 34 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where
are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena and Ivvah? Have they rescued Samaria from my
hand? 35 Who of all the gods of these countries has been able to
save his land from me? How then can the LORD deliver Jerusalem from my
hand?"
36 But
the people remained silent and said nothing in reply, because the king had
commanded, "Do not answer him."
37 Then
Eliakim son of Hilkiah the palace administrator, Shebna the secretary and Joah
son of Asaph the recorder went to Hezekiah, with their clothes torn, and told
him what the field commander had said.
19 1
When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes and
put on sackcloth and went into the temple of the LORD. 2 He sent
Eliakim the [15]
palace administrator, Shebna the secretary and the leading priests, all wearing
sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz. 3 They told him,
"This is what Hezekiah says: This day is a day of distress and rebuke and
disgrace, as when children come to the point of birth and there is no strength
to deliver them. 4 It may be that the LORD your God will hear all
the words of the field commander, whom his master, the king of Assyria, has
sent to ridicule the living God, and that he will rebuke him for the words the
LORD your God has heard. Therefore pray for the remnant that still
survives."
5 When
King Hezekiah's officials came to Isaiah, 6 Isaiah said to them,
"Tell your master, `This is what the LORD says:
Do not be afraid of what you have heard--those words with which the underlings
of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me. 7 Listen! I am going to put such a
spirit in him that when he hears a certain report, he will return to his own
country, and there I will have him cut down with the sword.'"
8 When
the field commander heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he
withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah.
9 Now
Sennacherib received a report that Tirhakah, the Cushite A king of
Egypt, was marching out to fight against him. So he again sent messengers to
Hezekiah with this word: 10 "Say to Hezekiah king of Judah: Do
not let the god you depend on deceive you when he says, `Jerusalem will not be
handed over to the king of Assyria.' 11 Surely you have heard what
the kings of Assyria have done to all the countries, destroying them
completely. And will you be delivered? 12 Did the gods of the
nations that were destroyed by my [16]
forefathers deliver them: the gods of Gozan, Haran, Rezeph and the people of
Eden who were in Tel Assar?
13 Where
is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of the city of Sepharvaim,
or of Hena or Ivvah?"
14 Hezekiah
received the letter from the messengers and read it. Then he went up to the
temple of the LORD and spread it out before the LORD. 15 And
Hezekiah prayed to the LORD: "O LORD, God of Israel, enthroned between the
cherubim, you alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made
heaven and earth. 16Give ear, O LORD, and hear; open your eyes, O
LORD, and see; listen to the words Sennacherib has sent to insult the living
God.
17 "It
is true, O LORD, that the Assyrian kings have laid waste these nations and
their lands. 18 They have thrown their gods into the fire and
destroyed them, for they were not gods but only wood and stone, fashioned by
men's hands. 19 Now, O LORD our God, deliver us from his hand, so
that all kingdoms on earth may know that you alone, O LORD, are God."
20 Then
Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah: "This
is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I have heard your prayer concerning
Sennacherib king of Assyria.
21 This is
the word that the LORD has spoken against him:
"`The Virgin Daughter of Zion
despises you and mocks you.
The Daughter of Jerusalem
tosses her head as you flee.
Against whom have you raised your voice
and lifted your eyes in pride?
Against the Holy One of Israel!
23 By your
messengers
you have heaped insults on the Lord.
And you have said,
"With my many chariots
I have ascended the heights of the mountains,
the utmost heights of Lebanon.
I have cut down its tallest cedars,
the choicest of its pines.
I have reached its remotest parts,
the finest of its forests.
24 I have dug
wells in foreign lands
and drunk the water there.
With the soles of my feet
I have dried up all the streams of Egypt."
25 "`Have
you not heard?
Long ago I ordained it.
In days of old I planned it;
now I have brought it to pass,
that you have turned fortified cities
into piles of stone.
26 Their people,
drained of power,
are dismayed and put to shame. [18]
They are like plants in the field,
like tender green shoots,
like grass sprouting on the roof,
scorched before it grows up.
27 "`But I
know where you stay
and when you come and go
and how you rage against me.
28 Because you
rage against me
and your insolence has reached my ears,
I will put my hook in your nose
and my bit in your mouth,
and I will make you return
by the way you came.'
29 "This
will be the sign for you, O Hezekiah:
"This year you will eat what grows by itself,
and the second year what springs from that.
But in the third year sow and reap,
plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
30 Once more a
remnant of the house of Judah
will take root below and bear fruit above.
31 For out of
Jerusalem will come a remnant,
and out of Mount Zion a band of survivors.
The zeal of the LORD
Almighty will accomplish this. [19]
32 "Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning the king of
Assyria:
"He will
not enter this city
or shoot an
arrow here.
He will not
come before it with shield
or build a
siege ramp against it.
33 By the way
that he came he will return;
he will not
enter this city,
declares the
LORD.
34 I will defend
this city and save it,
for my sake
and for the sake of David my servant."
35 That
night the angel of the LORD went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five
thousand men in the Assyrian camp. When the people got up the next
morning--there were all the dead bodies! 36 So Sennacherib king of
Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there.
37 One
day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons
Adrammelech and Sharezer cut him down with the sword, and they escaped to the
land of Ararat. And Esarhaddon his son succeeded him as king. [20]
NEW TESTAMENT: ACTS 21:1 - 17
21 1
After we had torn ourselves away from them, we put out
to sea and sailed straight to Cos. The next day we went to Rhodes and from
there to Patara. 2 We found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, went
on board and set sail. 3 After sighting Cyprus and passing to the
south of it, we sailed on to Syria. We landed at Tyre, where our ship was to
unload its cargo. 4 Finding the disciples there, we stayed with them
seven days. Through the Spirit they urged Paul not to go on to Jerusalem. 5
But when our time was up, we left and continued on our way. All the
disciples and their wives and children accompanied us out of the city, and
there on the beach we knelt to pray. 6 After saying good-by to each
other, we went aboard the ship, and they returned home.
7 We
continued our voyage from Tyre and landed at Ptolemais, where we greeted the
brothers and stayed with them for a day. 8 Leaving the next day, we
reached Caesarea and stayed at the house of Philip the evangelist, one of the
Seven. 9 He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.
10 After
we had been there a number of days, a prophet named Agabus came down from
Judea. 11 Coming over to us, he took Paul's belt, tied his own hands
and feet with it and said, "The Holy Spirit
says, `In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and
will hand him over to the Gentiles.' "
12 When
we heard this, we and the people there pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
13 Then Paul answered, "Why are you weeping and breaking my
heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the
name of the Lord Jesus." 14 When he would not be dissuaded, we
gave up and said, "The Lord's will [21]
be done."
15 After
this, we got ready and went up to Jerusalem. 16 Some of the
disciples from Caesarea accompanied us and brought us to the home of Mnason,
where we were to stay. He was a man from Cyprus and one of the early disciples.
17 When
we arrived at Jerusalem, the brothers received us warmly. [22]
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