Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
JUNE
22
PSALMS: 22,
52, 82, 112, 142
PROVERBS: 22
OLD
TESTAMENT: ISAIAH 8:1 - 9:21
NEW
TESTAMENT: 2 CORINTHIANS 12:1 -
10
PSALMS: 22
For
the director of music. To the tune of "The Doe of the Morning." A psalm of
David.
1
My
God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why
are you so far from saving me,
so
far from the words of my groaning?
2
O
my God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer,
by
night, and am not silent.
3
Yet
you are enthroned as the Holy One;
you
are the praise of Israel. A
4
In
you our fathers put their trust;
they
trusted and you delivered them.
5
They
cried to you and were saved;
in
you they trusted and were not disappointed.
6
But
I am a worm and not a man,
scorned
by men and despised by the people.
7
All
who see me mock me;
they
hurl insults, shaking their heads:
8
"He
trusts in the LORD;
let
the LORD rescue him.
Let
him deliver him,
since
he delights in him."
9
Yet
you brought me out of the womb;
you
made me trust in you
even
at my mother's breast.
10
From
birth I was cast upon you;
from
my mother's womb you have been my God. [1]
11
Do
not be far from me,
for
trouble is near
and
there is no one to help.
12
Many
bulls surround me;
strong
bulls of Bashan encircle me.
13
Roaring
lions tearing their prey
open
their mouths wide against me.
14
I
am poured out like water,
and
all my bones are out of joint.
My
heart has turned to wax;
it
has melted away within me.
15
My
strength is dried up like a potsherd,
and
my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;
you
lay me B in the dust of death.
16
Dogs
have surrounded me;
a
band of evil men has encircled me,
they
have pierced C my hands and my feet.
17
I
can count all my bones;
people
stare and gloat over me.
18
They
divide my garments among them
and
cast lots for my clothing.
19
But
you, O LORD, be not far off;
O
my Strength, come quickly to help me.
20
Deliver
my life from the sword,
my
precious life from the power of the dogs.
21
Rescue
me from the mouth of the lions;
save
D me from the horns of the wild oxen.
22
I
will declare your name to my brothers;
in
the congregation I will praise you.
23
You
who fear the LORD, praise him!
All
you descendants of Jacob, honor him! [2]
Revere
him, all you descendants of Israel!
24
For
he has not despised or disdained
the
suffering of the afflicted one;
he
has not hidden his face from him
but
has listened to his cry for help.
25
From
you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly;
before
those who fear you E will I fulfill my vows.
26
The
poor will eat and be satisfied;
they
who seek the LORD will praise him--
may
your hearts live forever!
27
All
the ends of the earth
will
remember and turn to the LORD,
and
all the families of the nations
will
bow down before him,
28
for
dominion belongs to the LORD
and
he rules over the nations.
29
All
the rich of the earth will feast and worship;
all
who go down to the dust will kneel before him--
those
who cannot keep themselves alive.
30
Posterity
will serve him;
future
generations will be told about the Lord.
31
They
will proclaim his righteousness
to
a people yet unborn--
for
he has done it. [3]
PSALMS: 52
For
the director of music. A maskil A of David. When Doeg the
Edomite had gone to Saul and told him: "David has gone to the house of
Ahimelech."
1
Why
do you boast of evil, you mighty man?
Why
do you boast all day long,
you
who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?
2
Your
tongue plots destruction;
it
is like a sharpened razor,
you
who practice deceit.
3
You
love evil rather than good,
falsehood
rather than speaking the truth.
Selah
4
You
love every harmful word,
O
you deceitful tongue!
5
Surely
God will bring you down to everlasting ruin:
He
will snatch you up and tear you from your tent;
he
will uproot you from the land of the living.
Selah
6
The
righteous will see and fear;
they
will laugh at him, saying,
7
"Here
now is the man
who
did not make God his stronghold
but
trusted in his great wealth
and
grew strong by destroying others!"
8
But
I am like an olive tree
flourishing
in the house of God;
I
trust in God's unfailing love
for
ever and ever.
9
I
will praise you forever for what you have done; [4]
in
your name I will hope, for your name is good.
I
will praise you in the presence of your saints. [5]
PSALMS: 82
A
psalm of Asaph.
1
God
presides in the great assembly;
he
gives judgment among the "gods":
2
"How long will you A defend the
unjust
and
show partiality to the wicked?
Selah
3
Defend
the cause of the weak and fatherless;
maintain
the rights of the poor and oppressed.
4 Rescue
the weak and needy;
deliver
them from the hand of the wicked.
5
"They know nothing, they understand
nothing.
They
walk about in darkness;
all
the foundations of the earth are shaken.
6
"I said, `You are "gods";
you
are all sons of the Most High.'
7 But
you will die like mere men;
you
will fall like every other ruler."
8 Rise
up, O God, judge the earth,
for
all the nations are your inheritance.
[6]
PSALMS: 112
1
Praise
A the LORD. B
Blessed
is the man who fears the LORD,
who
finds great delight in his commands.
2
His
children will be mighty in the land;
the
generation of the upright will be blessed.
3
Wealth
and riches are in his house,
and
his righteousness endures forever.
4
Even
in darkness light dawns for the upright,
for
the gracious and compassionate and righteous man.
C
5Good
will come to him who is generous and lends freely,
who
conducts his affairs with justice.
6
Surely
he will never be shaken;
a
righteous man will be remembered forever.
7
He
will have no fear of bad news;
his
heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
8
His
heart is secure, he will have no fear;
in
the end he will look in triumph on his foes.
9
He
has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor,
his
righteousness endures forever;
his
horn D will be lifted high in honor.
10
The
wicked man will see and be vexed,
he
will gnash his teeth and waste away;
the
longings of the wicked will come to nothing. [7]
PSALMS: 142
A
maskil A of David. When he was in the cave. A
prayer.
1
I
cry aloud to the LORD;
I
lift up my voice to the LORD for mercy.
2
I
pour out my complaint before him;
before
him I tell my trouble.
3
When
my spirit grows faint within me,
it
is you who know my way.
In
the path where I walk
men
have hidden a snare for me.
4
Look
to my right and see;
no
one is concerned for me.
I
have no refuge;
no
one cares for my life.
5
I
cry to you, O LORD;
I
say, "You are my refuge,
my
portion in the land of the living."
6
Listen
to my cry,
for
I am in desperate need;
rescue
me from those who pursue me,
for
they are too strong for me.
7
Set
me free from my prison,
that
I may praise your name.
Then
the righteous will gather about me
because
of your goodness to me. [8]
PROVERBS: 22
22
1
A good name is more desirable than great riches;
to
be esteemed is better than silver or gold.
2
Rich
and poor have this in common:
The
LORD is the Maker of them all.
3
A
prudent man sees danger and takes refuge,
but
the simple keep going and suffer for it.
4
Humility
and the fear of the LORD
bring
wealth and honor and life.
5
In
the paths of the wicked lie thorns and snares,
but
he who guards his soul stays far from them.
6
Train
A a child in the way he should go,
and
when he is old he will not turn from it.
7
The
rich rule over the poor,
and
the borrower is servant to the lender.
8
He
who sows wickedness reaps trouble,
and
the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
9
A
generous man will himself be blessed,
for
he shares his food with the poor.
10
Drive
out the mocker, and out goes strife;
quarrels
and insults are ended.
11
He
who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious
will
have the king for his friend. [9]
12
The
eyes of the LORD keep watch over knowledge,
but
he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
13
The
sluggard says, "There is a lion outside!"
or,
"I will be murdered in the streets!"
14
The
mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit;
he
who is under the LORD's wrath will fall into it.
15
Folly
is bound up in the heart of a child,
but
the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.
16
He
who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth
and
he who gives gifts to the rich--both come to poverty.
17
Pay
attention and listen to the sayings of the wise;
apply
your heart to what I teach,
18
for
it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart
and
have all of them ready on your lips.
19
So
that your trust may be in the LORD,
I
teach you today, even you.
20
Have
I not written thirty B sayings for you,
sayings
of counsel and knowledge,
21
teaching
you true and reliable words,
so
that you can give sound answers
to
him who sent you?
22
Do
not exploit the poor because they are poor
and
do not crush the needy in court,
23
for
the LORD will take up their case
and
will plunder those who plunder them. [10]
24
Do
not make friends with a hot-tempered man,
do
not associate with one easily angered,
25
or
you may learn his ways
and
get yourself ensnared.
26
Do
not be a man who strikes hands in pledge
or
puts up security for debts;
27
if
you lack the means to pay,
your
very bed will be snatched from under you.
28
Do
not move an ancient boundary stone
set
up by your forefathers.
29
Do
you see a man skilled in his work?
He
will serve before kings;
he
will not serve before obscure men. [11]
OLD
TESTAMENT: ISAIAH 8:1 - 9:21
8
1
The
LORD said to me, "Take a large scroll and write on it
with an ordinary pen: Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz. A 2
And I will call in Uriah the priest and
Zechariah son of Jeberekiah as reliable witnesses for me."
3
Then I went to the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. And
the LORD said to me, "Name him Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz. 4
Before the boy knows how to say `My father' or `My mother,' the wealth of
Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of
Assyria."
5
The
LORD spoke to me again:
6
"Because this people has rejected
the
gently flowing waters of Shiloah
and
rejoices over Rezin
and
the son of Remaliah,
7
therefore the Lord is about to bring against them
the
mighty floodwaters of the River B--
the
king of Assyria with all his pomp.
It
will overflow all its channels,
run
over all its banks
8
and sweep on into Judah, swirling over it,
passing
through it and reaching up to the neck.
Its
outspread wings will cover the breadth of your land,
O
Immanuel C!"
9
Raise
the war cry, D you nations, and be shattered!
Listen,
all you distant lands. [12]
Prepare
for battle, and be shattered!
Prepare
for battle, and be shattered!
10
Devise
your strategy, but it will be thwarted;
propose
your plan, but it will not stand,
for
God is with us. E
11
The
LORD spoke to me with his strong hand upon me, warning me not to follow the way
of this people. He said:
12
"Do not call conspiracy
everything
that these people call conspiracy F;
do
not fear what they fear,
and
do not dread it.
13
The LORD Almighty is the one you are to regard as holy,
he
is the one you are to fear,
he
is the one you are to dread,
14
and he will be a sanctuary;
but
for both houses of Israel he will be
a
stone that causes men to stumble
and
a rock that makes them fall.
And
for the people of Jerusalem he will be
a
trap and a snare.
15
Many of them will stumble;
they
will fall and be broken,
they
will be snared and captured."
[13]
16
Bind
up the testimony
and
seal up the law among my disciples.
17
I
will wait for the LORD,
who
is hiding his face from the house of Jacob.
I
will put my trust in him.
18
Here
am I, and the children the LORD has given me. We are signs and symbols in Israel
from the LORD Almighty, who dwells on Mount Zion.
19
When
men tell you to consult mediums and spiritists, who whisper and mutter, should
not a people inquire of their God? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?
20 To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to
this word, they have no light of dawn. 21 Distressed and hungry, they
will roam through the land; when they are famished, they will become enraged
and, looking upward, will curse their king and their God. 22 Then
they will look toward the earth and see only distress and darkness and fearful
gloom, and they will be thrust into utter darkness.
9
1
Nevertheless,
there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress. In the past he
humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will
honor Galilee of the Gentiles, by the way of the sea, along the Jordan--
2
The
people walking in darkness [14]
have seen a great light;
on
those living in the land of the shadow of death A
a
light has dawned.
3
You
have enlarged the nation
and
increased their joy;
they
rejoice before you
as
people rejoice at the harvest,
as
men rejoice
when
dividing the plunder.
4
For
as in the day of Midian's defeat,
you
have shattered
the
yoke that burdens them,
the
bar across their shoulders,
the
rod of their oppressor.
5
Every
warrior's boot used in battle
and
every garment rolled in blood
will
be destined for burning,
will
be fuel for the fire.
6
For
to us a child is born,
to
us a son is given,
and
the government will be on his shoulders.
And
he will be called
Wonderful
Counselor, B Mighty God, [15]
Everlasting
Father, Prince of Peace.
7
Of
the increase of his government and peace
there
will be no end.
He
will reign on David's throne
and
over his kingdom,
establishing
and upholding it
with
justice and righteousness
from
that time on and forever.
The
zeal of the LORD Almighty
will
accomplish this.
8
The
Lord has sent a message against Jacob;
it
will fall on Israel.
9
All
the people will know it--
Ephraim
and the inhabitants of Samaria--
who
say with pride
and
arrogance of heart,
10
"The
bricks have fallen down,
but
we will rebuild with dressed stone;
the
fig trees have been felled,
but
we will replace them with cedars."
11
But
the LORD has strengthened Rezin's foes against them
and
has spurred their enemies on.
12
Arameans
from the east and Philistines from the west
have
devoured Israel with open mouth. [16]
Yet
for all this, his anger is not turned away,
his
hand is still upraised.
13
But
the people have not returned to him who struck them,
nor
have they sought the LORD Almighty.
14
So
the LORD will cut off from Israel both head and tail,
both
palm branch and reed in a single day;
15
the
elders and prominent men are the head,
the
prophets who teach lies are the tail.
16
Those
who guide this people mislead them,
and
those who are guided are led astray.
17
Therefore
the Lord will take no pleasure in the young men,
nor
will he pity the fatherless and widows,
for
everyone is ungodly and wicked,
every
mouth speaks vileness.
Yet
for all this, his anger is not turned away,
his
hand is still upraised.
18
Surely
wickedness burns like a fire;
it
consumes briers and thorns,
it
sets the forest thickets ablaze,
so
that it rolls upward in a column of smoke.
19
By
the wrath of the LORD Almighty
the
land will be scorched
and
the people will be fuel for the fire; [17]
20
On
the right they will devour,
but
still be hungry;
on
the left they will eat,
but
not be satisfied.
Each
will feed on the flesh of his own offspring C:
21
Manasseh will feed on Ephraim, and Ephraim on Manasseh;
together
they will turn against Judah. [18]
NEW
TESTAMENT: 2 CORINTHIANS 12:1 -
10
12
1
I
must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to be gained, I will go on to
visions and revelations from the Lord. 2 I know a man in Christ who
fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body
or out of the body I do not know--God knows. 3 And I know that this
man--whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, but God
knows—4 was caught up to paradise. He heard inexpressible things,
things that man is not permitted to tell. 5 I will boast about a man
like that, but I will not boast about myself, except about my weaknesses. 6
Even if I should choose to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would
be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will think more of me than is
warranted by what I do or say.
7
To
keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations,
there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.
8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. 9
But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for
you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast
all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.
10 That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in
insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak,
then I am strong. [19]
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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. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever 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 19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. 21 But 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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