APRIL
15
PSALMS: 15,
45, 75,105, 135
PROVERBS: 15
OLD TESTAMENT: 1 CHRONICLES 1:1 - 2:17
NEW TESTAMENT: ACTS 23:11 - 25
PSALMS: 15
A
psalm of David.
1
LORD, who may dwell in your sanctuary?
Who
may live on your holy hill?
2
He whose walk is blameless
and
who does what is righteous,
who
speaks the truth from his heart
3
and has no slander on his tongue,
who
does his neighbor no wrong
and
casts no slur on his fellowman,
4
who despises a vile man
but
honors those who fear the LORD,
who
keeps his oath
even
when it hurts,
5
who 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.
1
My heart is stirred by a noble theme
as
I recite my verses for the king;
my
tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
2
You are the most excellent of men
and
your lips have been anointed with grace,
since
God has blessed you forever.
3
Gird your sword upon your side, O mighty one;
clothe
yourself with splendor and majesty.
4
In your majesty ride forth victoriously
in
behalf of truth, humility and righteousness;
let
your right hand display awesome deeds.
5
Let your sharp arrows pierce the hearts of the king's
enemies;
let
the nations fall beneath your feet.
6
Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever;
a
scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.
7
You love righteousness and hate wickedness;
therefore
God, your God, has set you above your companions
by
anointing you with the oil of joy.
8
All your robes are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and
cassia;
from
palaces adorned with ivory
the
music of the strings makes you glad.
9
Daughters of kings are among your honored women;
at
your right hand is the royal bride in gold of Ophir.
10
Listen, O daughter, consider and give ear:
Forget
your people and your father's house. [2]
11
The king is enthralled by your beauty;
honor
him, for he is your lord.
12
The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift, B
men
of wealth will seek your favor.
13
All glorious is the princess within her chamber;
her
gown is interwoven with gold.
14
In embroidered garments she is led to the king;
her
virgin companions follow her
and
are brought to you.
15
They are led in with joy and gladness;
they
enter the palace of the king.
16
Your sons will take the place of your fathers;
you
will make them princes throughout the land.
17
I 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.
1
We give thanks to you, O God,
we
give thanks, for your Name is near;
men
tell of your wonderful deeds.
2
You say, "I choose
the appointed time;
it is I who judge uprightly.
3 When the
earth and all its people quake,
it is I who hold its pillars firm.
Selah
4
To the arrogant I say, `Boast no more,'
and to the wicked, `Do not lift up your horns.
5 Do not
lift your horns against heaven;
do not speak with outstretched neck.'"
6
No one from the east or the west
or
from the desert can exalt a man.
7
But it is God who judges:
He
brings one down, he exalts another.
8
In 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.
9
As for me, I will declare this forever;
I
will sing praise to the God of Jacob.
10
I will cut off the horns of all the wicked,
but
the horns of the righteous will be lifted up. [4]
PSALMS: 105
1
Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name;
make
known among the nations what he has done.
2
Sing to him, sing praise to him;
tell
of all his wonderful acts.
3
Glory in his holy name;
let
the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
4
Look to the LORD and his strength;
seek
his face always.
5
Remember the wonders he has done,
his
miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,
6
O descendants of Abraham his servant,
O
sons of Jacob, his chosen ones.
7
He is the LORD our God;
his
judgments are in all the earth.
8
He remembers his covenant forever,
the
word he commanded, for a thousand generations,
9
the covenant he made with Abraham,
the
oath he swore to Isaac.
10
He 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."
12
When they were but few in number,
few
indeed, and strangers in it,
13
they wandered from nation to nation,
from
one kingdom to another.
14
He 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]
16
He called down famine on the land
and
destroyed all their supplies of food;
17
and he sent a man before them--
Joseph,
sold as a slave.
18
They bruised his feet with shackles,
his
neck was put in irons,
19
till what he foretold came to pass,
till
the word of the LORD proved him true.
20
The king sent and released him,
the
ruler of peoples set him free.
21
He made him master of his household,
ruler
over all he possessed,
22
to instruct his princes as he pleased
and
teach his elders wisdom.
23
Then Israel entered Egypt;
Jacob
lived as an alien in the land of Ham.
24
The LORD made his people very fruitful;
he
made them too numerous for their foes,
25
whose hearts he turned to hate his people,
to
conspire against his servants.
26
He sent Moses his servant,
and
Aaron, whom he had chosen.
27
They performed his miraculous signs among them,
his
wonders in the land of Ham.
28
He sent darkness and made the land dark--
for
had they not rebelled against his words?
29
He turned their waters into blood,
causing
their fish to die.
30
Their land teemed with frogs,
which
went up into the bedrooms of their rulers.
31
He spoke, and there came swarms of flies,
and
gnats throughout their country.
32
He turned their rain into hail,
with
lightning throughout their land; [6]
33
he struck down their vines and fig trees
and
shattered the trees of their country.
34
He spoke, and the locusts came,
grasshoppers
without number;
35
they ate up every green thing in their land,
ate
up the produce of their soil.
36
Then he struck down all the firstborn in their land,
the
firstfruits of all their manhood.
37
He brought out Israel, laden with silver and gold,
and
from among their tribes no one faltered.
38
Egypt was glad when they left,
because
dread of Israel had fallen on them.
39
He spread out a cloud as a covering,
and
a fire to give light at night.
40
They asked, and he brought them quail
and
satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41
He opened the rock, and water gushed out;
like
a river it flowed in the desert.
42
For he remembered his holy promise
given
to his servant Abraham.
43
He brought out his people with rejoicing,
his
chosen ones with shouts of joy;
44
he gave them the lands of the nations,
and
they fell heir to what others had toiled for--
45
that they might keep his precepts
and
observe his laws.
Praise
the LORD. A [7]
PSALMS: 135
1
Praise the LORD. A
Praise
the name of the LORD;
praise
him, you servants of the LORD,
2
you who minister in the house of the LORD,
in
the courts of the house of our God.
3
Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good;
sing
praise to his name, for that is pleasant.
4
For the LORD has chosen Jacob to be his own,
Israel
to be his treasured possession.
5
I know that the LORD is great,
that
our Lord is greater than all gods.
6
The LORD does whatever pleases him,
in
the heavens and on the earth,
in
the seas and all their depths.
7
He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth;
he
sends lightning with the rain
and
brings out the wind from his storehouses.
8
He struck down the firstborn of Egypt,
the
firstborn of men and animals.
9
He sent his signs and wonders into your midst, O
Egypt,
against
Pharaoh and all his servants.
10
He struck down many nations
and
killed mighty kings--
11
Sihon king of the Amorites,
Og
king of Bashan
and
all the kings of Canaan--
12
and he gave their land as an inheritance,
an
inheritance to his people Israel. [8]
13
Your name, O LORD, endures forever,
your
renown, O LORD, through all generations.
14
For the LORD will vindicate his people
and
have compassion on his servants.
15
The idols of the nations are silver and gold,
made
by the hands of men.
16
They have mouths, but cannot speak,
eyes,
but they cannot see;
17
they have ears, but cannot hear,
nor
is there breath in their mouths.
18
Those who make them will be like them,
and
so will all who trust in them.
19
O house of Israel, praise the LORD;
O
house of Aaron, praise the LORD;
20
O house of Levi, praise the LORD;
you
who fear him, praise the LORD.
21
Praise be to the LORD from Zion,
to
him who dwells in Jerusalem.
Praise
the LORD. [9]
PROVERBS: 15
15
1 A gentle answer turns
away wrath,
but
a harsh word stirs up anger.
2
The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,
but
the mouth of the fool gushes folly.
3
The eyes of the LORD are everywhere,
keeping
watch on the wicked and the good.
4
The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life,
but
a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.
5
A fool spurns his father's discipline,
but
whoever heeds correction shows prudence.
6
The house of the righteous contains great treasure,
but
the income of the wicked brings them trouble.
7
The lips of the wise spread knowledge;
not
so the hearts of fools.
8
The LORD detests the sacrifice of the wicked,
but
the prayer of the upright pleases him.
9
The LORD detests the way of the wicked
but
he loves those who pursue righteousness.
10
Stern discipline awaits him who leaves the path;
he
who hates correction will die.
11
Death and Destruction A lie open before the
LORD--
how
much more the hearts of men! [10]
12
A mocker resents correction;
he
will not consult the wise.
13
A happy heart makes the face cheerful,
but
heartache crushes the spirit.
14
The discerning heart seeks knowledge,
but
the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
15
All the days of the oppressed are wretched,
but
the cheerful heart has a continual feast.
16
Better a little with the fear of the LORD
than
great wealth with turmoil.
17
Better a meal of vegetables where there is love
than
a fattened calf with hatred.
18
A hot-tempered man stirs up dissension,
but
a patient man calms a quarrel.
19
The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns,
but
the path of the upright is a highway.
20
A wise son brings joy to his father,
but
a foolish man despises his mother.
21
Folly delights a man who lacks judgment,
but
a man of understanding keeps a straight course.
22
Plans fail for lack of counsel,
but
with many advisers they succeed. [11]
23
A man finds joy in giving an apt reply--
and
how good is a timely word!
24
The path of life leads upward for the wise
to
keep him from going down to the grave. B
25
The LORD tears down the proud man's house
but
he keeps the widow's boundaries intact.
26
The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked,
but
those of the pure are pleasing to him.
27
A greedy man brings trouble to his family,
but
he who hates bribes will live.
28
The heart of the righteous weighs its answers,
but
the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.
29
The LORD is far from the wicked
but
he hears the prayer of the righteous.
30
A cheerful look brings joy to the heart,
and
good news gives health to the bones.
31
He who listens to a life-giving rebuke
will
be at home among the wise.
32
He who ignores discipline despises himself,
but
whoever heeds correction gains understanding. [12]
33
The fear of the LORD teaches a man wisdom, C
OLD TESTAMENT: 1 CHRONICLES 1:1 - 2:17
1 1
Adam, Seth, Enosh, 2 Kenan, Mahalalel,
Jared, 3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah.
4 The
sons of Noah: A
Shem, Ham and Japheth.
5 The
sons B of Japheth:
Gomer, Magog, Madai,
Javan, Tubal, Meshech and Tiras.
6 The
sons of Gomer:
Ashkenaz, Riphath C
and Togarmah.
7 The
sons of Javan:
Elishah, Tarshish, the
Kittim and the Rodanim.
8 The
sons of Ham:
Cush, Mizraim, D
Put and Canaan.
9 The
sons of Cush:
Seba, Havilah, Sabta,
Raamah and Sabteca.
The sons of Raamah:
Sheba and Dedan.
10 Cush
was the father E of
Nimrod, who grew to be a
mighty warrior on earth.
11 Mizraim
was the father of
the Ludites, Anamites,
Lehabites, Naphtuhites, 12 Pathrusites, Casluhites (from whom the
Philistines came) and Caphtorites.
13 Canaan
was the father of
Sidon his firstborn, F
and of the Hittites,
14 Jebusites,
Amorites, Girgashites, 15 Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, 16 Arvadites,
Zemarites [15]
and Hamathites.
17 The
sons of Shem:
Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad,
Lud and Aram.
The sons of Aram G:
Uz, Hul, Gether and
Meshech.
18 Arphaxad
was the father of Shelah,
and Shelah the father of
Eber.
19 Two
sons were born to Eber:
One was named Peleg, H
because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.
20 Joktan
was the father of
Almodad, Sheleph,
Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 22 Obal, I
Abimael, Sheba, 23 Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All these were sons of
Joktan.
24 Shem,
Arphaxad, J Shelah,
25 Eber,
Peleg, Reu,
26 Serug,
Nahor, Terah
27 and
Abram (that is, Abraham).
28 The
sons of Abraham:
Isaac and Ishmael.
29 These
were their descendants: [16]
Nebaioth the firstborn
of Ishmael, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad,
Tema, 31 Jetur, Naphish and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.
32 The
sons born to Keturah, Abraham's concubine:
Zimran, Jokshan, Medan,
Midian, Ishbak and Shuah.
The sons of Jokshan:
Sheba and Dedan.
33 The
sons of Midian:
Ephah, Epher, Hanoch,
Abida and Eldaah.
All these were
descendants of Keturah.
34 Abraham
was the father of Isaac.
The sons of Isaac:
Esau and Israel.
35 The
sons of Esau:
Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush,
Jalam and Korah.
36 The
sons of Eliphaz:
Teman, Omar, Zepho, K
Gatam and Kenaz;
by Timna: Amalek. L
37 The
sons of Reuel:
Nahath, Zerah, Shammah
and Mizzah.
38 The
sons of Seir:
Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon,
Anah, Dishon, Ezer and Dishan.
39 The
sons of Lotan: [17]
Hori and Homam. Timna
was Lotan's sister.
40 The
sons of Shobal:
Alvan, M
Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam.
The sons of Zibeon:
Aiah and Anah.
41 The
son of Anah:
Dishon.
The sons of Dishon:
Hemdan, N
Eshban, Ithran and Keran.
42 The
sons of Ezer:
Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan.
O
The sons of Dishan P:
Uz and Aran.
43 These
were the kings who reigned in Edom before any Israelite king reigned Q:
Bela son of Beor, whose
city was named Dinhabah.
44 When
Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah succeeded him as king.
45 When
Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites succeeded him as king.
46 When
Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab,
succeeded him as king. His city was named Avith.
47 When
Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him as king.
48 When
Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the river R succeeded him as
king. [18]
49 When
Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Acbor succeeded him as king.
50 When
Baal-Hanan died, Hadad succeeded him as king. His city was named Pau, S
and his wife's name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab.
51 Hadad
also died.
The chiefs of Edom were:
Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, 52
Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, 53 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,
54 Magdiel
and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.
2 1
These were the sons of Israel:
Reuben, Simeon, Levi,
Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, 2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad and
Asher.
3 The
sons of Judah:
Er, Onan and Shelah.
These three were born to him by a Canaanite woman, the daughter of Shua. Er,
Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the LORD's sight; so the LORD put him to
death. 4 Tamar, Judah's daughter-in-law, bore him Perez and Zerah.
Judah had five sons in all.
5 The
sons of Perez:
Hezron and Hamul.
6 The
sons of Zerah:
Zimri, Ethan, Heman,
Calcol and Darda A--five in all. [19]
7The
son of Carmi:
Achar, B who
brought trouble on Israel by violating the ban on taking devoted things. C
8 The
son of Ethan:
Azariah.
9 The
sons born to Hezron were:
Jerahmeel, Ram and
Caleb. D
10 Ram
was the father of
Amminadab, and Amminadab
the father of Nahshon, the leader of the people of Judah. 11 Nahshon
was the father of Salmon, E Salmon the father of Boaz, 12 Boaz
the father of Obed and Obed the father of Jesse.
13 Jesse
was the father of
Eliab his firstborn; the
second son was Abinadab, the third Shimea, 14 the fourth Nethanel,
the fifth Raddai, 15 the sixth Ozem and the seventh David. 16 Their
sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah's three sons were Abishai, Joab and
Asahel. 17 Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether
the Ishmaelite. [20]
NEW TESTAMENT: ACTS 23:11 - 35
11 The
following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, "Take courage! As you have testified about me in
Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome."
12 The
next morning the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not
to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
13 More
than forty men were involved in this plot. 14 They went to the chief
priests and elders and said, "We have taken a solemn oath not to eat anything
until we have killed Paul. 15 Now then, you and the Sanhedrin
petition the commander to bring him before you on the pretext of wanting more
accurate information about his case. We are ready to kill him before he gets
here."
16 But
when the son of Paul's sister heard of this plot, he went into the barracks and
told Paul.
17 Then
Paul called one of the centurions and said, "Take this young man to the
commander; he has something to tell him." 18 So he took him to
the commander.
The centurion said,
"Paul, the prisoner, sent for me and asked me to bring this young man to
you because he has something to tell you."
19 The
commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside and asked, "What
is it you want to tell me?"
20 He
said: "The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul before the Sanhedrin
tomorrow on the pretext of wanting more accurate information about him. 21
Don't give in to them, because [21]
more than forty of them are waiting in ambush for him. They have taken an oath
not to eat or drink until they have killed him. They are ready now, waiting for
your consent to their request."
22 The
commander dismissed the young man and cautioned him, "Don't tell anyone
that you have reported this to me."
23 Then
he called two of his centurions and ordered them, "Get ready a detachment
of two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen B
to go to Caesarea at nine tonight. 24 Provide mounts for Paul so
that he may be taken safely to Governor Felix."
25 He
wrote a letter as follows: [22]
26 Claudius Lysias,
To His Excellency,
Governor Felix:
Greetings.
27 This man was seized by
the Jews and they were about to kill him, but I came with my troops and rescued
him, for I had learned that he is a Roman citizen. 28 I wanted to
know why they were accusing him, so I brought him to their Sanhedrin. 29 I
found that the accusation had to do with questions about their law, but there
was no charge against him that deserved death or imprisonment. 30 When
I was informed of a plot to be carried out against the man, I sent him to you
at once. I also ordered his accusers to present to you their case against him.
31 So
the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul with them during the night
and brought him as far as Antipatris. 32 The next day they let the
cavalry go on with him, while they returned to the barracks. 33 When
the cavalry arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and
handed Paul over to him. 34 The governor read the letter and asked
what province he was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia, 35 he
said, "I will hear your case when your accusers get here." Then he
ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod's palace. [23]
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